Comic books June 1954

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A Case of Green Toes; Lulu paints Tubby's toes green while he is asleep. Sandwich Boys; Lulu wants the boys to advertise Gran'ma Jones's restaurant instead of the Sunset Diner. Queen of the Crows; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel sold scarecrows in her image. The Ball of String; Tubby tricks Gloria with his ball of string. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1954 Issue. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books. Apache Peril, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Chief Black Hawk and 100 braves jump the reservation and go on the war path. The Outlaws, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Two outlaws break out of jail and take an old prospector and his wife hostage. Across the Canyon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Roger Force is being paid by Washington interests to delay completion of the railroad bridge across Crystal Canyon so that they can take over the railroad franchise. The Jealous Brave, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck go on a deer hunt with Shoshone chief Big Otter, but the jealous brave Canuga tries to turn the chief against his visitors. Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic; Premium is vinyl wallet. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. Full-page, inside front cover article about the Ghost Dance. The Buffalo Hunt, script by Paul Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto faces danger on his first buffalo hunt. The Prisoner, script by Paul Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto helps a sheriff catch a bank robber. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by Mort Leav and others. Offbeat romance comic, from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted, often featured early work by future comics legends. In a complicated prison romance, redhead Terry, who works in the warden's office, falls for Doug, who's working to overturn the manslaughter charge against his girlfriend, prisoner Gail. Joan dates Walter to get Craig's attention, which works, but now Walter is ready to get serious with Joan. Joyce loves Cliff, but refuses to marry him because he doesn't earn enough to satisfy her dreams of luxury. Also featuring an unusual vintage ad for Catholic prayer beads filled with water from the Lourdes holy site. My Secret Desire; A Man of My Own; SOS Love in Distress; High Price on Love! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney and unknown. Love letters and the revealing tales of the lovers who wrote them! In this issue: "Gosh, Edith, maybe one day we'll belong to each other...but I can't tie myself down now!" "Why, George? Why can't you be like the average man? Why can't you hold a job and want to settle down? --sob--" See "Should I Marry Him?" with art by Ogden Whitney. Plus: "He Wouldn't Propose to Me"; "Torment: Special Delivery"; 1-page text story "Too Much Love," reprinted from #12; and "Why Did He Date Me?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, John Tartaglione, J. Makowski?, Jay Scott Pike and unknown. What happens when a man falls under the spell of a..."Sophisticated Lady!" Also featuring: "If You Love Me!"; "Second Chance!"; and "Marriage is Many Things!" Plus: 2-page text story "My Kind of Man"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kenneth Landau and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A couple always remembers that romantic night they spent on the Staten Island Ferry; How to tell when things are getting serious; A woman hides the secret of the slightly unethical way she secured a fortune and turned her life around. Produced in 3-D Truevision, says the cover, with no glasses needed. This turns out to mean the panels are shaped like little TV screens against a black background, with no 3-D effects. A Moment to Remember; It's Getting Serious When--; Room For Romance; My Guilty Secret; Kiss and Forget; Nobody's Perfect!; To Carry a Torch! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Walton. Stories and art by Ann Brewster, Tony Cataldo, Carl Pfeufer, and Eloise Taylor. From the publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, Lover's Lane offered somewhat edgier, more lurid tales than other romance comics of the era. Real-life 1950s musical celebrity Ray Anthony appears in the story (and cover) to intervene when Marcy and David face the end of their romance and their musical act. Returning from military service in Korea, Tim learns Elva has moved on, so he dates librarian Janie. Dan fears he must leave Nancy rather than have her face the scandal that he's an ex-convict. Love Song for Two; Those Three Little Words; Eloise Taylor Talks About... A Lovelier You!; My Love Couldn't Wait; Man With a Past. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ad for Panic magazine. "Starchie," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Bottleneck frames Starchie so that Starchie goes to prison and Bottleneck can take over the girls and rackets at the high school; Parody of Archie comic books. "From Eternity Back to Here!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bernie Krigstein; Prewitt will not fight, no matter what, and Sgt. Warden and Mrs. Homes drown on the beach; Parody of the movie "From Here to Eternity." "Operation Under-the-Ground" (Chapter 6) text story. "3-Dimensions!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; A phony description of how 3-D comics are made and a look at what can go wrong. "Mark Trade!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of the comic strip Mark Trail, finding Mark sick and tired of nature. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

June 1954. Cover by Fred Kirberger. "Star Lummox" 3/3 by Robert A. Heinlein and "Mousetrap" by Andre Norton, plus more fantasy and science fiction stories by Robert Abernathy, Gordon R. Dickson, Michael Shaara, Leslie Charteris, Levi Crow, Ruth Laura Wainwright, and T. S. Watt. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

"Hard to Kill" short story by pulp era writer Hugh B. Cave.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - June, 1954. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dave Berg. Stories and art by Dave Berg and others. Teen humor hijinks with Merton and his pals, featuring early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist, Dave Berg. Merton pretends to buy a mink coat to impress Marcia, then must act fast when he realizes the sale went through. Merton fears the changes that domesticity brings, and even more so when he has to baby-sit his ill-mannered twin cousins. Teen Mike must wear a dress to pass a club initiation. Mink Mad; Beware of the Girls; Anything for a Laugh; Two's Company; Initiation Blues. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert and Bob Bean. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Bob Bean. The misadventures of Miss Pepper, the beautiful but scatterbrained novice teacher, featuring charming early art from comics legend Joe Kubert. Miss Pepper's class goes on an ice-skating trip that turns into a fiasco after her car breaks down and they have an encounter with a cow. Ed Phizz, the phys ed teacher, thinks Miss Pepper has written him a love poem. Nerdy Maximillian finds oil on the school grounds with his latest invention. Plus a guide to common student types of the 1950s, including "Clothes Horse," "Elastic Jaws," "Muscles," and "Barrymore." Also, vintage advice to 1950s teen girls and boys on the "Chix" and "Chux" pages. Meet Miss Pepper; Class Characters; Billy Bigtop; Chix Page; Chux Page; Schools Around the World. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 56, Issue 222 - June, 1954. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 168 pages, B&W with color.

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.

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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 GD/VG 3.0 $188.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple, loose at second. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing half an ad page, does not interrupt art or story. 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. In this issue: Millie the Model in four untitled stories and three untitled 1-pagers. Plus: untitled Chili story; 2-page text story "The Efficient Way" (creators unknown); and untitled Hanover and His Gals story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Mobsters all fear the hit man known as The Executioner. A Hollywood director will do anything to win Academy Awards, in a story featuring images of the Oscar statuette used as a murder weapon. A two-bit hood finds an aging pirate's secret treasure stash and decides to secure it for himself. Pre-Code pile-of-heads cover by Bernard Baily. The Executioner; Hen Pecked; The Gambit; Yo Ho Ho; Contract in Blood. 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.

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.