Comic books May 1954

Volume 1, Issue 5 -May 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, George Tuska, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw gets a new face through plastic surgery, as the saga of Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen transforms into a more lighthearted strip. A 20-year-old cold case sends Crimebuster to the Arctic wastes in search of a fugitive from justice. In a complete shift from their previous Buck Rogers-like exploits, Rocky and his pals go undercover as military officers in Korea. Crimebuster: The Long Arm of Justice; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Oily Boid; Dig Those Fleas; Crimebuster: Emergency Chute Failed; Rocky X: Welcome To Spy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Young married couples face romantic and domestic strife, with stories and art by the Iger Shop. A woman gets cold feet on her long-awaited wedding day. Young couple David and Peg are struggling to get by, so when Peg's boss Tom gives her an offer, she's forced to make a choice. My Trembling Heart; Dear Miss Benson; Our Honeymoon Was Over. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April-May. Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Ken Champin and Tony Strobl. Featuring several untitled tales starring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Petunia Pig and Sylvester Pussycat! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in: "A Scheme for the Team"; "Half-Shot at Sunrise"; "A New Ar-Rival"; "Birthday Blues"; and "Dad's Little Helper"! Plus: Gabby in reprint story "Twin Trouble" co-starring Mr. Hyatt, Happy, Hubert Hyatt, Mr. Duckworth, Peahead Wilson, Spike McBrawn, Taffy O'Toole and Timothy O'Toole. Also: Candy in 1-page reprint text story "Candy's Good Deed" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tina, Trish Traynor, Polly Westmore, Andy, Roger and Jim Durant. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Don Rico and Joe Gill. Art by Bill Benulis, John Romita, Carl Burgos, Paul Reinman and Jack Abel. Cap and Bucky rejoin the Army, and when Betsy Ross' boss turns out to be a commie spy, Cap and Bucky help her out of a jam in "The Betrayers!" by Don Rico, Bill Benulis and Jack Abel. Also in this issue: Cap and Bucky in "Captain America Strikes!" by Don Rico and John Romita; Cap and Bucky in "Come to the Commies!" by Don Rico, Bill Benulis and Jack Abel; untitled Human Torch and Toro tale by Joe Gill and Carl Burgos; and 2-page text story "The Perfect Spy" (writer unknown) with illo by Paul Reinman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest-sized, 5.25" x 8", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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1st appearance of Wendy the Witch. Casper the Friendly Ghost in "The Big Fright", "Who, the Witch" text story (1 pg), Herman and Katnip in "End of Tail" (1 pg), Casper in "The Poor Little Witch Girl", Spooky in "Grin and Bear It", Buzzy in "Seeing Stars" (1 pg), Baby Huey in "Home Maid". 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, issue 2 - May 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrities, athletes, and pin-up models. 4-in. x 5 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Wow! There's no cover more lurid than this, not in comics, not even in the pulps! A must have issue for serious pre-code horror collectors!

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A surgeon saves a woman's life with a heart transplant, but she becomes obsessed with the donor. An asylum inmate insists that aliens are planning to invade Earth. A reporter spends the night in a wax museum. Extra-creepy cover by Lee Elias. Heartline; The Storm; Invasion; The Museum; Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box; The Meaning of Dreams; Dust Unto Dust. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, Johanna Spyri, Dorothy Hosford, Bee Lewi, Dorothy Aldis, Margaret J. Sprinkle, Don Lang, and Crockett Johnson. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. Adventures on the Pony Express; A story by "Barnaby" cartoonist Crockett Johnson; An excerpt from the children's classic "Heidi." Riding for the Pony Express; Riddles; Magic Tricks Anyone Can Do; Who's Upside Down?; Thor's Mighty Hammer; Feet; The Organ Grinder; Some Fun; Custer Crocodile; What's the Good Word?; Jenny and Her Pets; Is a Falling Star a Real Star?; Marco Polar Bear; Who Threw the Ball? 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - August 1952. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6" x 9", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Soldiers of Fortune, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 120, with 5/54 date). Like fearless knights of old, modern soldiers of fortune go forth seeking glory and adventure. No cause is too small, no sacrifice too great for these men who live only to be heroes. This is their story as it unfolds in the center of a blazing South American revolution. Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," script by Robert Southey (adapted from his original story); Goldilocks makes use of the food, chairs, and beds of three bears; When caught, she runs home to her mother and later promises the bears she will never to do it again. "Foreign Lands," script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" that tells of a youngster climbing a tree and gazing upon the countryside. Article about the bison, illustrated by William A. Walsh. Goldilock and the Three Bears pinup on the back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

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The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. 10.75" x 13.75", 106 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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May 28, 1954. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. 10.75" x 13.75", 106 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Written by John Wheeler - 28 Pages

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Australian Edition. Warfront cover logo. 7-in. x 10 3/4-in., 24 pages, black and white.

Antony and Cleopatra; Cookie's plan to get even with Zoot goes awry, but he gets his scene with Angelpuss anyhow. No Wiles for Susie text story. Slang Situation; Jitterbuck doesn't understand when his father gets a little nostalgic. Dog Laundry, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Moronica opens up a dog laundry. Rental Trailer; Cookie and Jitterbuck rent a vacation trailer, and it winds up costing them their car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories and art by Mort Drucker, Carl Burgos, Sol Brodsky, Joe Maneely, and Howie Post. The very first incarnation of Marvel's humor publication, started in the first wave of 1950s Mad imitators. A Western parody with early art by future MAD legend Mort Drucker. Martians look like monkeys, causing confusion when one of them winds up on Earth. A parody of Mummy movies, and another of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Plus a text story illustrated by Marvel legend Carl Burgos, creator of the Original Human Torch. The Hunchback of Notre Doom; Those Crazy Dolls; The Mummy Walks; The Men from Mars; Tall in the Saddle; Moe Gumbo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories and art by Ben Brown and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a process called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. A drug-addicted youth steals to support his habit, in a story somewhat ahead of its time in its approach to addiction. When sideshow trick shooter Rube Ventris turns to crime, everyone within his range is in danger. Holdup men use a plane to force down and rob other planes, effectively becoming air pirates. Monkey On His Back; The Beast From the Backwoods; Never Buy Something For Nothing; The Home of Leonard Devanson; Last Flight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Fodera. Stories and art by Mickey Spillane, Sam Burlockoff and Les Zakarin. Pre-Code crime comics from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. The debut of private eye Mike Danger is scripted by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane, who used him as a prototype for his later bestselling creation Mike Hammer. Red Kelly, Chief Investigator of the Missing Persons Bureau, takes his first case. Meet Mike Danger, Private Detective!; The Case of the Man Who Wasn't!; The Revolver's Revenge; The Bad Penny!; The Flash Bandit! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints. "Thomas Dun..." and "William Garner..." feature criminals who disguise themselves by cross-dressing. In order of appearance: "The Scourge of the South" reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #3; "Thomas Dun...Fiend of a Thousand Forms!" reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #4; "...Get August Doaks!" reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #3; and "William Garner, 'The Florida Fox!' reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #4. "Heist by Air Express" text story. "Murder for Profit: A True Crime Story" text story reprinted from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Art Gates, Myron Fass, Alvin Hollingsworth, Sid Check and Angelo Torres. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. Paul becomes convinced that to save his dying wife, he must murder six women on the streets of Paris. A magician's wife and her lover plot the murder of her husband, but it's hard to trick a magician. Detective Rhodes investigates a series of cat-like murders, in a story that features the first published work of future Mad magazine artist Angelo Torres, inking the pencils of Syd Check. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Sportsman's Paradise," offering crossbows, throwing daggers and other weapons by mail. (!) Bad-girl cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Six Lives For One!; Turnabout!; The Mystery of the Cross-Eyed Cat; The Corpse in the Car; Suicide Ship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Don Heck and others. Tales of men's adventure, similar to the magazines that were then becoming a burgeoning market unto themselves. US spy Duke Douglas travels to the Middle East for secret dealings over an oil contract. A beautiful plane crash survivor inspires unrest among the sparse winter staff at a remote Arctic drilling station. In London, Duke poses as a Russian secret agent to ferret out Soviet spies. Featuring art and a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Ransom in Oil; Racket Man; Intrigue; Cold Hate; Dedication; Escape. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 13 - May 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on Military, Politics, celebrities and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Ben Brown, and Tony DiPreta. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys find trouble after Scarecrow gets a job at a carnival. Dilly Duncan helps Carol's chances of winning a beauty contest. A solve-it-yourself murder mystery. The backup historical strip features true tales about falling. Little Wise Guys: Pigheaded Cecil; Tickle Twins; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Dilly Picks a Winner; Junior Who Dunnit?; Little Wise Guys: Impatient Patient; Count Your Grey Hairs; Little Wise Guys: Hey, Rube! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Graham Place. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; After they see a romantic movie, Judy tries to make Oogie jealous. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Judy decides that Oogie should show his appreciation for her more often. Leave It to Binky house ad. "Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz," script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira; Judy thinks that Oogie should spend more time choosing his future career, even if it means they will spend less time together. One-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "Host Hints" Tips for Teens, art by Graham Place. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Tootsie and Oogie have to go shopping for decorations for the school dance, but she doesn't want Oogie to tell Judy why they are spending time together so Judy will be jealous. "Operation: Teamwork" text story. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Judy makes a bet with Randolph that Oogie will not remember that today is the sixth anniversary of his first date with her. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Hank Ketcham. Stories and art by Hank Ketcham, Fred Toole and Al Wiseman. Five-year-old Dennis is a concern to his parents, a crisis to his teachers, and a menace to grumpy neighbor Mr. Wilson. Dennis faces the latest in a long line of baby-sitters. Dennis must attend a dance school. Henry tries to help Dennis build a kite. Dead-End Dennis; Dennis vs. the Baby Sitter; Dennis the Jitterbug; Kite Krazy; Ruff; Big Deal; Dennis vs. the Barber; Dizzy Bizzness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Welcome, Amigo public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Batman the Magician starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Secret of the Flying Saucers! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Beware the Sea Serpent! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Meet a Killer text article by Jack Miller (as Joseph Macready). Conquerors of Crime starring Mysto Magician Detective, art by Leonard Starr. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Fiendish Photographers," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy becomes suspicious of the photographers who want to take pictures of his daughter. Casper the Friendly Ghost house ad. "Part 2," script and art by Chester Gould; Dick and Sam chase Crewy Lou through a hospital. "Death Casts a Vote" text story. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Myra helps investigate a fire. "A Matter of Time" text story. Dick Tracy house ad. Minit Mystery starring The Count; The Count investigates a murder in a men's dormitory. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 65, Issue 1 - May, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Marriage counselor and love doctor King helps Hollywood housewife Carla deal with her surreal nightmares of a mysterious lover who has no face. Stories and art by Myron Fass and Ed Moore. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Cover by Fass. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 5 - May, 1954. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and others. Men's adventure comics that served as a platform to launch one-eyed private eye Johnny Dynamite. Johnny Dynamite will get to the bottom of the case, even if there are four more dead people as a result. In the 1920s, detective Mike Flanders tries to get the goods on nattily dressed killer Keno the Rat. Steve joins his future father-in-law in the dangerous job of driving truckloads of nitroglycerine across the country. Vendetta; Liquid Dynamite; The Rat Trap; Trail & Error; Nitro-Glycerine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5 #19 - May 7, 1954. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, True Dog Stories, Railway Wonders, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Journey Into the Unknown, The Baden Powell Story. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.