Comic books February 1955

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Outlaws try to stop the railroad from going through the West; Exiled for thievery, Red Hawk must find the Men with Dog Faces to clear his name; Straight Arrow intervenes when Arapahoes launch a surprise attack on the Comanches. The Iron Horse of Indian Gulch; The Grim Pursuit; Red Hawk: Men with Dog Faces!; The Man Who Looked for Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Human Icicle" (pencils by Carmine Infantino), "Martian Masquerade!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Interplanetary Swap Shop," and "The Millionaire Robot!" murphy Anderson cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Flesh and Blood," "Moment of Glory" (art by Pete Tumlinson), "The Last Barrier," "The Strange Room" (art by Al Hartley), "Family Tree" (art by Mort Lawrence), and a two-page text story, "Boomerang!" 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Walter Gibson and others. Art by Gene Fawcette, and Gerald McCann. Tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror. A reprint of Robotmen of the Lost Planet (1952) #1. In the future, humans build robots to do every task for them, and fall into lives of pampered leisure. But when the robots rebel, the human race is helpless to stop them from taking over the Earth. The story was written by Walter Gibson, best known as the author of The Shadows pulp adventures (under the name Maxwell Grant). Robotmen of the Lost Planet; The Man of the Future!; Cargo from Mars. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

No. 48 - February 03, 1955. Rip Kirby newspaper strip reprint by John Prentice. Digest-sized comic book, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Susie's Enchanted Isle starring Superman and Susie Tompkins, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Practical Joker starring Superman and Pointdexter Wells, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. The Saga of the Soda text story Ben Boltson. Jimmy Olsen, Super-Reporter starring Superman, Jimmy Olsen (who now has freckles), June Evans, Biff Wilson, and Killer Duganart, art by by Al Plastino. Full-page ad for My Greatest Adventure #1. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Boy Millionaire!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy Olsen is given $1,000,000 by a weathly widower for saving her cat. Anthony "Slick" Slade tries to steal his money. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Fastest Gun in the West!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy travels to Tumbleweed to cover a rodeo and finds a modern-day gunfighter terrorizing the town. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Collected Excitement!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy has been getting tips of breaking news but others suspect him of creating the accidents. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Redheaded car-hop Helen is torn between Bob with his jalopy and Lew with his limo, in a story with some nice good-girl (and good-car) art. Two friends make a bet on Beverly Bopworthy's chances in a violin contest. Plus an immortal love poem from India, land of the Kama Sutra, and a comics biography of war hero/movie star Audie Murphy. Runaway Girl; The Mistletoe; Be-Bop Bopworthy; Illustrated Great Love Poems: Indian Love Lyric; Romance on the Menu; Audie Murphy: Typical American in War and Peace!; Changing Styles in Glamour! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by John Rosenberger. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Treasury Agent Pete Trask is trapped in an ancient Moslem tomb...a macabre headquarters for reds! See T-Man in "Propaganda for Doom"! Also in this issue: T-Man in "Hindu Intrigue"; T-Man Don Miller in "Treason Trap"; 1-page text story "The Ill Wind," reprinted from Plastic Man (1943 Vital/Quality) #34; and T-Man in "Red Inferno"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Final issue of the series. Cover by Jack Davis. "Upon Reflection," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; The mayor of a small town vows revenge upon a werewolf that kills his wife. "Blind Alleys," script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; The blind victims of an unscrupulous and cruel director lock him and his dog up for several days without food and then release them into a maze with razor blades embedded into the walls. "Gone To Seed" text story. "Success Story," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Orlando; A woman and her parents move in with a man they nag constantly to get ahead in the world because he can't afford their demands for gadgets. "Tatter Up!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; A man is murdered by a creature made out of old rags in retaliation for killing the woman who was kind to the rag creature. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Lehti. Joseph and His Brothers text story. Young Daniel's Faith, script and art by John Lehti; Daniel is a slave, but then he becomes ruler of the country that captured him. The Saga of Samson, script and art by John Lehti. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. A Spelling Lesson The Education of Boy illustration by Jesse Marsh. "Tarzan and the War of the Dyals," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps the dyal riders make friends with a tribe of white apes and together, they drive away a pair of cave bears. "The Tooth of M'Bogo," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy find an injured missionary and learn that his wife and daughter have been taken captive by the M'Gulu, a witch doctor who fears the missionaries medicine; Tarzan rescues the wife and daughter and pulls the chief's aching tooth. "A Gift For Memba" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers are cornered in a crevasse in a cliff face by the Obelos and plan to fight their way out. Kronosaurus illustration. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by John Celardo, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Colorized Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 8 - February 21st 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features an Eva Gabor cover, and extensive pictorial article on the so-called "Most Glamorous Gabor." 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 9 - February 28th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. When young Benny wants to be a deputy sheriff for Tex more than anything, an outlaw sees a way to set him up for a silver robbery. Dusty tells a series of tall tales about how dumb his brother is. Vance ignores Tex's warnings and hides himself in a safe to catch robbers, but that just puts him in danger that Tex has to get him out of. Lamebrain Lem: Ouch; Lamebrain Lem: Sewed Up; The Bandit With Good Intentions; Dusty: Trial of the Trail; Prince Albert Kid: Security for the Stagecoach; Outlaw's Range; Doc Sorebones: Real Bad, Nothing But the Throat; Cowboy Cal: A Rich One; Golden Arrow: The Great Dam Disaster; Cowboy Cal: Log Headed; Molasses Mouth: Some Ad, The Build Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Harry C. Knode. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 40 pages B&W.

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Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Wally Wood and Dick Giordano. Numbering continues from Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #22. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An 25-page adaptation of the classic horror novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, featuring art by comics legend Wally Wood. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with humanity's dark side succeed only too well. In another story, a dwarf falls in love with a kind, beautiful gypsy woman, but fears she could never love him. The Choice; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Mine Menace; The Repulsive Dwarf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As the Comics Code goes into effect, Harvey retools its horror titles to milder fare. This issue features reprints of the Simon and Kirby character Stuntman from 1946. The origin of Stuntman, as Stuntman seeks the truth about deadly circus "accidents." Stuntman infiltrates the Chalker Rest Home to rescue Don and Sandra and finds a crazed fairy-tale world, in a story that opens with a justifiably famous two-page Simon and Kirby spread. Also, a two-page text story featuring the origin of The Boy Explorers. Killer in the Big Top; The House of Madness; The Boy Explorers Meet Commodore Sinbad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 4 - February, 1955. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue includes a pictorial of Bettie Page at a carnival. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Three Droopy 1-pagers; Tom, Jerry & Tuffy do some home improvements in a Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Baby Sitter"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; and Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The King of the Thieves starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. The Midnight Ride of Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. Ordeal of the Aztec Prince. The Emperor of North America starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - February, 1955. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, issue 10 - February 1955. Digest sized news, and gossip magazine. Articles on the Golden Gloves, "Pyramid Parties" and Humphrey Bogart. 4-in.x 5 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Reprints: Mr. Risk in "The Case of the Berserk G.I.," "A Candidate for the Morgue," "The Man Who Jumped the Gun," and Kirk Mason in "The Case of the Carnival Killer." Cover price $0.10.

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February 10, 1955

February 24, 1955. Bob Powell art (6 pages).

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Jack Sparling and Lee Elias. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Ruby is torn between Dirk and Ted, until Ted is lost at sea; her marriage to Dirk is called into question when Ted returns. Smitten Joan follows dance teacher Pedro to Central America, but he's not a one-woman man. Starstruck Jean dumps boyfriend Tom when visiting movie star Dexter gives her a tumble, but she should know how that story goes. Cover (possibly by Al Avison) suggests the classic joke about an affair with the milkman. Moonlight Madness; Tomorrow Is For Tears!; Desperate Decision; Keep It Gay; Midnight Kisses; Know Your Man!; My Fallen Star. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.