Comic books May 1954

Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. Lone Rider learns the surprising truth about the new woman living on the Old Hermit's property. When cattle rustlers almost cause a war with the nearby tribe, Lone Rider must risk his own life to keep the peace. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Rocketman Out of This World Televiewer." Pistol Packin' Mama; Swift Arrow: Blood Fury; Killer's Trap; War on Rustlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring elements of crime, infidelity and good-girl art that later romance comics eschewed. Country girl Wendy falls for her handsome new neighbor Matt, but he has a secret reason for refusing her advances. Jack loves Kathy, but she's still not over the loss of her fiance in the war. Chip's girlfriend wonders why he never takes her to meet his friends, in a story featuring plentiful good-girl art. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Our Kind of Love; Always the Bridesmaid; Too Late for Regret; My Mixed-up Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Stirring stories of real romance! In this issue: "Thrill Crazy"; "The Easy Way!"; 1-page text story "Love in Your Eye!"; "You're My Man!"; 1-pager "When to Run!"; 1-page text story "Love's Ambassador"; and "Snowbound Heart"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Basil Wolverton. "Flesh Garden!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Flesh defeats aliens and the champion of King Mong but refuses to return to Earth; Parody of Flash Gordon. "MAD Reader!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Basil Wolverton; Humorous portraits of MAD readers. Ad for Panic magazine. "Operation Under-the-Ground Chapter 87" (Chapter 5) text story. "Murder the Husband!", script by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A man murders his lover's husband but also manages to sink the rowboat he and the husband are in. "Murder the Story!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of a typical EC-like comic book mystery. "Dragged Net!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Parody of the crime television series, "Dragnet." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May 1954. Cover by Jack Coggins. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "Star Lummox" 1/3 by Robert A. Heinlein, "An Old-Fashioned Poker for My Uncle's Head" by Margot Bennett, "The Pioneer" by Will Stanton, "The Gingerbread Man" by Dale Jennings, "The Airborne Baserunner" by Lysander Kemp, "$1.98" by Arthur Porges, "Ghetto" by Poul Anderson, "The Poundstone Paradox" by Roger Dee. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 5 - May 1954. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, and humor. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - May-June 1954. Men's interest magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Correa, Mannie Banks, Louis Ravielli, Vic Carrabotta and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "The Lonely Road" with art by Bob Correa; "The Vampire's Victim" with art by Mannie Banks; "George!" with art by Louis Ravielli; "Defense Witness"; "No Way Out" with art by Vic Carrabotta; and 2-page text story "The Mark of Guilt"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May, 1954. Creature from Black Lagoon article and featured on the cover. May, 1954. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue features: "Science Creates a Monster", "Amazing Moon Farms To Banish Starvation", and "How To Build A Battery Powered Scooter". 6.25-in. x 9.25-in. 224 pages, B&W with red and yellow accents. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - May, 1954. 8" x 10.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 56, Issue 221 - May, 1954. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 188 pages, B&W with color.

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Cover art by Harry Anderson. I, The Robot, art by John Romita; A robot is given a command to kill the man in the room by someone who wishes to steal it after the robot has slain its creator. A Fate Worse Than Death, art by Seymour Moskowitz; A space explorer takes a poison capsule after learning a hideous female alien has selected him for her mate upon reaching her maturity day. Only a Beast, art by Al Eadeh; A bed-ridden old man hates those who will inherit his money so he establishes hypnotic control of his dimwitted caretaker and convinces him that he loves the woman and her husband is mean to her, so he must kill those who harm the one he loves. My Other Body!, art by Jack Katz; A man's conscience convinces him to steal money from a jewelry store for his girlfriend. Locked In!, art by Bob Powell; A woman trails after her husband for twenty years because, after they murdered a family, he skipped out on her with the loot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $20.00 View scans Pencil marking. Light residue.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Mickey Mouse in "The Impossible Berries" in which Mickey and Goofy use some magical berries in their search for a missing explorer. Mickey also investigates missing oysters and deals with his overly playful nephews in two untitled stories. Last story continues onto the inside back cover and the back cover. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

May, 1954 - Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue showcases a pictorial featuring Mamie Van Doren, a look at the works of Earl MacPherson, known as the Pin-up Picasso, and an intensive article of the firearms produced by Browning, Maxim, Beretta, and Thompson. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.40 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. This issue features four pages of Marilyn Monroe photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $75.00 View scans 2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

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Scripts by Stan Lee, art and cover by Dan De Carlo Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. In a rare story featuring a female soldier (and some good-girl art), Gwyn is a WAC in postwar Germany who agrees to marry Rudy so he can emigrate to America. Martha knows her marriage to movie star Roger is a sham, but she can't help loving him anyway. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Without Romance; Dangerous Moments; Honeymoon Hideaway; My Secret Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $149.00 or Best Offer View scans 2.5" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple. Staple added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $199.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2039140015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.00 View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split, both covers completely detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Pre-Code mystery and horror stories from Canadian publisher Superior. A shape-shifting, demonic figure called The Masher is preying on women in the city, so policewoman Pat prepares to go undercover. Two criminals kill each other for a stolen jewel, but their struggle goes on beyond the grave. Sea goblins abduct women from a coastal town and townspeople give pursuit, but no one realizes the terrible truth. Demon in Disguise; One Was Human; Death in Possession; Blood Oath; The Sea Goblins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.