Comic books 1954 w/ month not specified

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Little Miss Phony"; "Men Were Her Game"; "Kissless Bride"; and "The Wall Around My Heart" reprinted from All Love (1949) #31. Text articles: "Vacation Hints: Outdoor Beauty, Summer Time Is Color Time..." reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #33, "Chats on Charm" in Glamorous Romances (1949) #55, and "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #26, and reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #4 and as "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #75; and "Enhance Your Charm: Charm Check-Up, How to Get on With the Crowd, You Need Girl Friends Too!" reprinted as "Check-Up On Charm..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #3. Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE" and "Volume XXXIV, Number 5, #197". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. "Prairie Ranger" Tex tracks the killers who poisoned prize cattle and murdered Old Ben Bartlett on the road to Saddletown. Tex receives a mysterious section of map in the mail from an unknown sender, but someone else wants it. A vengeful outlaw murders two of the men who sent him to prison, and the survivor warns Tex that he's their next target. Sagebrush: Bottle Neck; Panic at the Diamond B; Vengeance Guns; Plains Peril; Sagebrush: Best Friends; Slim Pickens: Too Many Suits; The Buried Diamonds; Hill Billy Believes What He Hears; Cowboy Cal Is Suspended; Chief Gray Matter Is On Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex sets out to help his prospector pal Snap after an outlaw discovers his gold claim and tries to murder him for it. When Young Falcon tracks down the renegades who are impersonating his tribe, he uses a tribal mask to impersonate their shaman. Cheapskate Frank tries to trick Dusty the butcher into giving him a cut of beef on credit. Horseman Horace: Neigh Neigh; Deadly Bonanza; Young Falcon: The Victorious Masquerade; Cactus Brain: Run Away; Loco Lew: Stationary Time; Red Roan: Grizzly Killer; Dusty: Meet the Meat Hound; The Inheritance; Cactus Brain: Hunter; Li'l Buck: Tricked; Li'l Buck: Button Button; Chief Gray Matter: TNT; Molasses Mouth Has Flattered Brains. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and Ray Osrin. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Killers hide their stolen gold in Tex Ritter's rooming house, figuring that's the last place he'll look for it. Young Falcon proves Little Star didn't commit the theft that got her exiled from her tribe, but finding the real culprit is trickier. Ranch hands try to get Whitey Whiskers fired by replacing his pot of boiling spaghetti with mop heads. Whiz Banks Makes a Difference; Whiz Banks: Powerful Stuff; Two-Gun Justice; Young Falcon: Little Star's Secret; The Ghosts of the Vigilantes; Whitey Whiskers: The Toothsome Spaghetti; Frame Up; Dusty: The Recruit; The Inheritance; Cactus Brain: Noisy; Li'l Buck: Descriptive. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Clint Harmon and Anthony Cataldo. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Jealous of Tex Ritter's skill sets, Pete tries to show him up by taking Sally on a canoe trip through dangerous waters. Young Falcon tries to find the tribe's thief and walks into a trap, in a story continued from the previous issue. After a reformed train robber is murdered for his map to the lost loot, Tex tracks the killer to Abilene, Kansas. Whiz Banks: Phew!; Whiz Banks: Strained Relations!; The Challenge; Young Falcon Unmasks the Guilty; Wagonwheels Pours It On; Red Roan: The Bargain; Showdown in Abilene; Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns; Vita Min: Daredevil; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Hay, Hay!; Happy Homer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Burton N. Levey. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Cruel Mark Coyne is led to his grandfather's ship, the Sea Witch. There he re-enacts the latter's last voyage with ghosts from the past in "The Last Voyage of the Sea Witch!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: Newspaperman Tom Farrell exposes the government of a Balkan country as run by aliens wanting to take over control. Nobody believes him, though, in "The Evil Ministers?" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Homer Rogers, author of a biography on Abraham Lincoln, is invited to a strange masquerade: Rogers is costumed as the assassinated president...and John Wilkes Booth is loose in the theatre in "Some Things Weren't Meant to be Written"! Also: 2-page text story "The 'Gnombi' Graveyard"; 1-page stories "The Haunt of Allanbank Castle" and "Pet Hate"; and a "Supernatural Quiz"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Bob Powell and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Horror film actor Bruno Thor is fired from his studio. He closes a deal with the devil, however, and comes back for bloody revenge in "3-D Disaster Doom Death!" with art by Steve Ditko. Plus: An inner earth alien creature ventures forth into human civilization. Though full of good intentions, it is met with fear, hate and ultimately death in "A Simple Wish"! Also: Vampiristic department store manikins come alive after dark and feast upon a burglar in "The Night People" with art by Ditko; "You Must Believe Me!"; "The Will to Kill" with art by Bob Powell; 2-page text story "The Cave of Carmon the Great"; and 2-page story "Triple-Header!" with art by Ditko. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Molno, Ray Osrin, Sy Moskowitz, Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Wife commands her lover to murder the husband. But things go wrong, because "beings from the spectral world" interfere with events in "Where Do They Lurk?" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and Ray Osrin. Plus: Farmer family Yancy kills the cruel land owner Mr. Kreeg. But his remains (used as a scarecrow) come alive and take bloody revenge in "Final Payment" with art by Sy Moskowitz. Also: Al Duquette is a small time crook afraid of water. When he goes to hell, the devil assigns him to the torture of eternal drowning in "Doom of the Cheat!" with art by Moskowitz. And: Beautiful Carlotta marries undertaker Hiram for his money. Things get dangerous when she finds out that her husband made a pact with the devil in person in "The Coffin Maker!" with art by Shelly Moldoff, reprinted from issue #1. Plus: 2-page text story "Picture of Death," and 1-page stories "Friendship Beyond Death" and "The Ghost of Port Palos"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Sy Moskowitz. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Steve Kirkel, Bill Molno, Ray Osrin, Bernard Baily and unknown. No one knows when Dr. Death may strike in these blood-curdling tales of terror! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Medieval Italy: misshapen hunchback Fernando wants to win the people's affection by building them a magnificent monument. But the construction has its flaws in "The Monument" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Plus: A group of adventurers find the treasure of Ulysses. Cursed as it is, the men have to relive the perils of the Odyssey and get decimated one by one in "The Curse of the Odyssey" with art by Steve Kirkel. Also: Victor Manson can retrieve his wife from Death's realm -- and trick the devil -- in "Quest of the Beyond!!" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and Ray Osrin. And: Karl Danner steals the coat of a dying man and uses the ticket he finds in its pockets to escape aboard a ferry. Unfortunately he has chosen the ferry of the dead and is doomed to ride along in "Stand-in for Death" with art by Bernard Baily, reprinted from issue #1. Plus: 2-page text story "The Simbis of Zimbabwe," and 1-page story "Facts About Witches and Witchcraft"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of dancers Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander as featured on NBC Television's "Show of Shows". In order of appearance: "Runaway Love!"; "Home's Where the Heart Is!"; "Impatient Hearts"; "Glamour-Eyes-Ing!"; "My Guilty Secret"; "Range Fashions"; "I Learned About Kisses"; and "Sauce For the Gander". "Love Is All: Donald's Mother Almost Made a Nightmare of Love's Young Dream" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest sized collection of humorous prose and cartoons. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Dick Van Buren, Bob Lubbers, Mik, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Peanuts by Charles Schulz; Stamp Tips article; Tarzan by Dick Van Buren (script) and Bob Lubbers; Hobbies for All article; Ferd'nand 2-pager by Mik; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; and Strange as It Seems 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Dick Van Buren, Bob Lubbers, Rudolph Dirks, Mik, Charles Schulz and unknown. In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Tarzan by Dick Van Buren (script) and Bob Lubbers; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article; Ferd'nand by Mik; Hobbies for All article; Strange as It Seems half-pager; and Peanuts by Charles Schulz. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Oskar Lebeck, Al McWilliams, and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. A spider web reveals the extent of Fritzi's social life to her friend Bessie. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year, presented in full color. After a bomb attack on the FBI headquarters, Vana reveals that the Soviets are also aware of the agents of Terra on Earth. Nightmare Alice falls in love with Lance Carver (M.D.), in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Twin Earths; Li'l Abner; Peanuts; Stamp Tips. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Written by Victor Appleton II. Art by Edward Moritz. Tom Swift Jr. Story (#2). Hardcover, 5" x 7 1/2", 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

1st printing. Written by Victor Appleton II. Art by Edward Moritz. Tom Swift Jr. Story (#3). Hardcover, 5" x 7 1/2", 208 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

UK annuals featuring a wide assortment of characters and stories from British and American comics. Hardcover, 8" x 10", 100 pages, full color.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Kitty falls for Rex, but before they get married, she wants to know where he gets his money and nice car. A homeless woman assumes the identity of Helen, who jumped from a bridge. She gives Helen's family the happy reunion they could never have, but what happens if she's found out? In the last of a series of What Would You Do? stories, Ray knows that Susan is dying, but when they're shipwrecked with only one preserver, he must make a choice. Doubt in My Heart; My Stolen Love; Life or Death; Only Way Out; Gang Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Linda is dating Jeff and seeing Cobb on the sly, but when Cobb gets her alone on a storm-tossed island, she wishes she'd just stayed with Jeff. Jane pretends to be wealthy for her job at the department store, but when she meets Clay, she tries to maintain the pretense. Cute Mindy sets out to steal Bob away from her sister, but she didn't reckon on her own insanely jealous boyfriend. Thrill Crazy; You Can't Buy Love; Budget Blues; Marriage at First Sight; Wild for Love; Peace of Mind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Art Cappello and Al Fago. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Four high-school friends share their dreams for life and love, and agree to meet ten years later to compare lives. The next four stories in this issue follow each of the four women. Vickie gets a job as a welder, then must choose between fellow factory worker Vic or wealthy socialite Morgan. May has a troubled relationship with her husband, but she decides to wait until the reunion before making any drastic decisions. Their Secret Decision; Price Tag on Love!; Office Romance; I Cheated My Heart; My Greatest Sin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Girl on the River"; Rhoda grows up with her father on a river barge, and longs for a life of luxury as epitomized by Brians fancy yacht; Rhoda and fisherman Mark fall in love; When Brian invites her to a party on his yacht, Mark advises Rhoda not to go because Brians "dubious business contacts" attend the wild parties. "Treachery"; Jewel thief Laura takes a job as Mrs. Gaumonts social secretary, intending to steal a fabulous diamond; She and Mr. Gaumonts secretary Matt fall in love; Laura steals a ring from Mrs. Gaumont and plants it on Matt. "Lesson Plan for Love" text story. "My Secret Happiness"; Kitty loses her job as a director of a small-town theatres play when rival Vivian brings in famous performer Scott; Scott co-stars with Kitty and she falls in love with him; The play is a success, but Scott is later reported dead in a plane crash. Untitled story; Honey is engaged to Russell, a probationary police officer; When Russell leaves his beat to price a wedding ring, a nearby store is robbed and he may lose his job; Honey knows it was her brother Ned who was the holdup man; Readers are asked "What Would YOU Do?" and to send their answer to the editor. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Leon Winik, Warren Broderick, S. Finocchiaro and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. May finds fun and companionship at her corner bar, but when she meets the man who actually loves her, he's shocked at her "party girl" reputation. Dancers Belinda and Jackie are a team onstage and off, but when Belinda meets smarmy Len, there's trouble ahead for their romance and their careers. Joan wants Larry for herself as soon as she meets him, even though he's already involved with her co-worker Betty. Their Secret Decision; Price Tag on Love!; Office Romance; I Cheated My Heart; My Greatest Sin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Leon Winik, Warren Broderick, S. Finocchiaro and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Widow Gina tries to lose her sorrow in wild living, but then she meets old high school chum Charlie and has second thoughts. Joyce likes partying with Speedy, who looks like Jimmy Olsen's sleazy older brother, while her father tries to cover for her with straight-arrow Mat. Stella wants to forget her ex, boxer Rocky, but it's hard to do when he's fighting for the championship on TV. Close Call!; My Selfish Heart; Night of Reckoning!; I Must Have Been Crazy; Love Wins a Decision!; Everybody's Sweetheart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. Marge wants to improve her life and love, but first she must escape Dick, the young hood she's engaged to. Public defender Barbara falls for her handsome client Van, but that just complicates her attempt to clear him of a burglary charge. Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Classic cover by Baker has a little bit of everything. Afraid to Be Married; The Perfect Dinner Date; Faith in My Love; Pathway to Paradise; Correspondence Club; Telephone Tips; Love Runs the Risks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Lee Loeb and others. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. New department store clerk June falls for co-worker Bob, but the other women at the store warn her that he's a ladies' man. Redheaded Louise becomes convinced that fiance Lance is only interested in her mother's fortune. Party girl Kathy tries settling down with stable new hubby Frank, but gets restless and falls in with her old crowd. "Miss Ashton" provides vintage romantic advice for readers. Why Didn't I Believe Him?; Escape to Love..!; I Wanted Thrills. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Yearly publication full of car photos and stories. Cover price $0.75.

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Turning Wheels, The Studebaker Story (1954) is a beautifully illustrated promotional comic distributed by Studebaker automobile dealerships. This giveaway premium tells the history of the Studebaker Company. In 1852, Henry and Clement Studebaker opened a horseshoeing company. Next came wagons, carriages, buggies, sleighs, and bobsleds. In 1904 automobile production began. The rest of the story? Well, it's right here in this interesting little promotional comic! 16 pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, all newsprint, no cover price.

Cover by Chic Stone. Stories and art by Cover by Chic Stone and others. Teen comedy that plays up the still-new idea of "TV" with its title. In a story that showcases its era, Ozzie takes Babs to the drive-in, and all his friends want to come along...in the same car. Babs and Ozzie attend the live telecast of a game show, and Ozzie gets a soaking on stage. Philomel and the gang don't have a TV to watch the game, but they've got an aerial antenna, and that's a start. Squeeze Play; Ticket Tack-Toe; Algernon: A Close Shave!; Beanpole Throws a Curve; Delayed in Transit!!; Dippy: Philomel: TV or Not TV. Final issue of the series; followed by TV Teens Vol. 2 (1954) #3 a year later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket sized books by popular murder mystery authors. This title: The Shocking Secret by Holly Roth. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 10. Australian reprint of the original American edition. Art by Joe Maneely. Includes the stories, "Two-Gun Kid: Indian Moon", "Kid Barrat: The Kid Who Downed King Gantrell", "Two-Gun Kid: Outlaws' Retreat", and "The Iron Monsters". 6 3/4" x 9 7/8". 22 pages. Black and white.

Giveaway from gas stations to promote Prestone Anti-Freeze. 7" x 10", 32 pages, full color.

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A-1 Comics #118. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney and Paul Parker. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #118. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. Starr must rescue an atomic scientist; Fallon of the FBI uncovers a secret school for communist agents; Starr must stop enemy agents from selling the Alaskan Defense Plans to another country. The Man Who Was Yesterday; Fallon of the FBI: The School for Spies; The Puzzle of the Picture; Roger Wright: The Key of Death. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Peppe. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "Monsters of the Deep" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #4, Haunted Love (2016 IDW) #3, and Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST; "Grim Grins"; "No Rest For the Dead!" reprinted in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #2 and in Haunted Love: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2017 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Devil's Puzzle" puzzle page reprinted in Devil Tales: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2016 IDW) #1-1ST; "The Fifth Corpse" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #15 and in Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2018 IDW) #5-1ST; "Do You Believe..?"; "Death Reaches Out"; "Skeleton's Gibbet" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #33 and in Return of the Zombies: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2016 IDW) #1-1ST; "Horror's Scrapbook"; and "Crime and Punishment". "The Icy Fingers: They Held Hal Bickford in a Slimy Grip He Couldn't Hope to Break!" illustrated text story by Charles Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.