Comic books February 1954

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Cover art by Jack Kamen. Only Skin-Deep, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man comes out of an car accident with amnesia and plastic surgery to reconstruct extensive facial burns to be met by a woman who claims to be his lover and that the two of them plotted to murder her husband for his insurance money. Blood-Brothers, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A bigot finds out that his life was saved as a child by a blood transfusion from a black man. Proposal text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. Upon Reflection, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A boxer feels guilty for killing a man in the ring when the man's widow screams at him that he's a 'beast'; He perceives that his hands and face are taking on the appearance of a gorilla but a psychologist tells him that it's all in his mind. Squeeze Play, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Frank Frazetta (art by Frank Frazetta--his only solo story for EC); A young man gets a girl pregnant and then murders her by throwing her out of a roller coaster car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 5 - February 1954. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - February , 1954. 5.5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Charles Biro. Squeeks, Crimebuster's monkey sidekick from Boy Comics, gets his own funny-animal comic. Squeeks and Tiger Tom both want to be with Evelyn on New Year's Eve. Squeeks and Tiger Tom compete to find a fortune in sunken treasure. How to do magic tricks, including tricks with coins, soda bottles and knives. Midnight Madness; The Puzzle Page; The Diving Dimwit; Young Magicians' Secrets; Furry Facts; It's a Vicious Cycle; Something Fishy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 2 - February, 1954. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 8.5" x 10.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. The Gladiator, script by France Herron, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. Human Trigger, script by France Herron, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Ninety-Day Wonder, script by Art Wallace, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Sy Barry. Warrior Shepherd, script by France Herron, art by Carmine Infantino. Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley one-page humor story by Irwin Hasen. War Cart to Tank facts about tanks. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 54, No. 3 - February 1954. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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. Straight Arrow joins forces with outlaws who want to kill his alter ego, Steve Adams; Red Hawk is captured by a tribe of female warriors. Straight Arrow must intervene after a bored Comanche teen gets into hot water. Also featuring an ad for a "TV Puppet Theatre" featuring Straight Arrow, his horse and his friends as finger puppets. Outlaw Death-Warrant!; Red Hawk: The Women Warriors; The Savage Student!; Date With Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Terror of Akbar"; Akbar, an ancient mummy, comes to life in a museum to find his missing glowing eyes hidden in a safe; After finding the eyes and regaining his sight he goes on a rampage He loses his eyes again and, blinded, stumbles onto a subway track. "Bloody Mary"; Foster-child Sister doesn't let anyone stand in her way, not her foster-family or her court-appointed psychiatrist. "A Jungle Grave" text story. "Tee Off a Tomb!"; Biff Stewart helps solve the mystery of the dead female golf champion. "One Very Wide Coffin." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"In a Lonely Place," art by Robert Webb. "Death Packs a Suitcase"; Betty Jones finds her sister Mary dead, but the trail leads to a killer who refuses to be caught alive. "Frozen in Stone!"; Donna Hag flees to the jungle where her sculpture-work might be better appreciated, but in her madness she sculpts what she kills and the natives turn on her. "Mice and Old Rice" text story. "Doom Deferred"; Adam Monny builds a house to protect him from his imagined enemies, but no walls can keep out vengeful spirits. 36 pgs., 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.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Cover inks by Stan Kaye. The Thing From 40,000 A.D. starring Superman and The Thing, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman battles a Superman lookalike. Superman's Super-Boners starring Superman, Cyrus Walters, and Prof. Vandyke, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Spear Hunters text story by John Mapes. The Prankster's Greatest Role starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan and unknown. U.S. Treasury Agent Pete Trask has found out something that no one outside that room knows! But is it really Hitler? His death has never been proved! Has Trask stumbled on a secret that will startle the world? Find out in "Trouble in Bavaria"! Also on this issue: T-Man in "Ultimatum of Doom!"; T-Man Tod Ellis in "The Case of the Merry Murderer" with art by Charles Sultan; 1-page text story "The Killer Who Wasn't There"; and T-Man in "Border Incident"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "Food For Thought," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A woman plots to run away with the circus animal trainer because her husband, even though he can project his thoughts to her which they use as their act, does not love her. "Pearly To Dead," script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Two navy divers discover a pearl bed while placing demo charges and make plans to go back for them after the war ends. "Choice!" text story. "Prairie Schooner," script by Al Feldstein, art by Bernie Krigstein; A madman converts a house into a ship in the middle of a prairie. "Half-Baked!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man who enjoys tormenting lobster ends up in a car crash where the steering column disembowels him and the flames that erupt broil him alive. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Sparling. Stories and art by George Olesen, Ben Brown, David Gantz and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A hit man relaxes in a steam room after his latest job, but as the heat increases, he realizes he's not in his favorite sauna - or even New York - anymore. Dr. Jonathan Weir crash-lands in Africa, where a local tribe entrusts him with the mystical artifact known as The Purple Claw, giving him the power to battle evil. In his debut adventures, he faces Dr. Gool's army of the undead, and gangster's moll Brima Stone, who has the powers of witchcraft. The Son of Satan; It Came from the Bottom of the World!; Too Much Steam; The Power of the Purple Claw; Purple Claw: The Devil Is a Dame. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the King Panther," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; A member of a leopard cult kidnaps Jane in order for her to serve as a sacrifice the Black King, embodiment of the leopard god; Tarzan pursues them, frees Jane, and kills the Black King. "Boy Delivers a Letter," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy and Dombie deliver what they think is an urgent letter to Tarzan, who is away from home arbitrating a village disagreement. "Tarzan and the Ancient Weapon," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Gangsters from the outside world take over Luton; Soon, Tarzan arrives and set things right, exiling the gangsters to an island in the Great Swamp. "Manga Hunt" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo struggle to get out of the extinct volcano crater they have been trapped in. Geckos illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by John Prentice, Tom Hickey, Manny Stallman, Warren Kremer and Bill Draut. Harvey's romance comic about young brides includes cautionary tales about those who marry too soon. Kit cares for her husband Ted after he's crippled in an accident, but her pushy boss Bob sees her as fair game. Eileen is perplexed by the way her sister Susan pushes her husband around, and wonders if she should change up her own marriage game. Manipulative Lucy agrees to marry free spirit Rance and travel around the country with him in his trailer, but she has no intention of actually doing it. No More Tomorrows; Bride of the Month; Double Wedding; Trailer Bride; Heart and Soul. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - February 8th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features am Ava Gardner Cover and a health article on the correlation between cigarettes and cancer. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 2, Issue 8 - February 15, 1954. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bernard Baily. "Lovers!"; Betsy and Bill want to marry, but her mother opposes the match.; Betsys Uncle Jim tells them the story of a young man who found out his girlfriend loved another; in the end all three of them separated, unhappily. "The Song in My Heart"; Pennys mother, a former actress, pushes her daughters Pat and Penny into show business; Penny loves Gene but her mothers strict regimen harms their relationship. "Miss Efficiency!" text story. "My Stolen Love!"; Famous model Faith goes on a bond-selling tour with Korean War ace pilot Paul; They fall in love and get secretly married, but Paul is sent back into action and is killed; Faith has twins and leaves them with Pauls parents, anonymously, to avoid scandal. "Summer Romance"; Lynn and Ruth run a travel agency; Ruth books wealthy Tad a vacation at Golden Acres, and suggests Lynn go there as well; Posing as a rich guest, Lynn meets Tad and they fall in love but he doesnt propose marriage. "Ugly!", art by Sal Trapani; Unattractive Belinda is advised by her psychiatrist to forget about her troubles by volunteering at a veterans hospital; She enjoys the work and is accepted by the patients; She spends time with blind veteran Ken and they become friends. 36 pgs., 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. Cover price $0.03.

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Volume 38, Issue 2 - February, 1954. Brooks Atkinson, Tina Louise, Doretta Morrow and Alfred Drake photo cover. Theatre Arts Monthly 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. This issue includes a complete version of "Time Out for Ginger" by Ronald Alexander, as well as articles by Maurice Zolotow, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, John Chapman, Joseph Wood Drutch, Howard Teichmann, more. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Edited by Blanche Hodges. Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Evil doubles from another dimension break into our world and substitute people with their duplicates in "Horror in Duplicate" with pencils by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: Tom kills and buries his rival Gil in the house he builds for himself and Paula. But the corpse proves to be restless, ruining the walls and ceilings and even the wedding ceremony at home in "The Corpse in the House" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Ace Malet and his jewel-thieving thugs take refuge on a schooner off the Newfoundland banks. But cannibal sea creatures lurk on Dead Man's Reef and attack the crew wave after wave in "Monsters of the Deep"! And: Lumberjack Jacque DuSac kills his mate Pierre for his money. When Jacque starts seeing ghosts he returns to the scene of the crime and meets his fate in "The Forest of Death" with art by McCarty. Plus: 2-page text story "Legend of Lost Lake" written by Jess Cole. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Bertie Bird Performs"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Droopy 1-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Jack Lehti and others. Adventures in space, based on the pioneering sci-fi TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. Tom gets a message from another planet in a language unknown to science. Investigating, he discovers a race of people who live underwater. Plus a photo still from the TV series. Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Space Academy; The World of Deep Waters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Admiral Tomahawk starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. The Frontier Protection Racket starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. The Legend of the Water Loon--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Jim McArdle. The Battle of the Puppets starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 14, Issue 4 - February, 1954. 8" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.