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Comic books July 1954

  • Issue #18
    All True Romance (1951 Comic Media / Farrell) 18

    Cover by Marty Elkin. Stories by unknown. Art by Tewks and Marty Elkin. "Man Chaser" with art by Tewks - Although 17-year-old Dolly loves Bart, she compulsively craves the flattery and romantic attention of other men. Dolly promises Bart to straighten up, but soon afterwards goes with Buck to his family's beach house. Buck makes a pass at Dolly and complains when she first flirts with him, then rejects him. Bart arrives to take Dolly home and tells her they are through. Plus: "Love Thief" with art by Marty Elkin - Terry lives with her older sister Laura and Laura's husband Frank. Frank can't find a job so he's around the house all day while Laura works to support them. Terry and Frank fall in love but Terry feels guilty and breaks off their romance, even though she still loves him. Frank gets a job and his relationship with Laura improves. Terry decides to move out and begins to date an old school friend. Also: "Love Lesson" with art by Tewks - Jean's roommate Marylin is much more glamorous than she, and steals Jean's boyfriend Jack. Jean, Marylin, Jack, and Jack's friend Peter spend a weekend in a mountain cabin. Marylin decides to dump Jack for the wealthy Peter, whom Jean finds attractive. Peter says he'll play along with Marylin so Jack will see how fickle she is, and Jean can win Jack back. The plan works, except Jean doesn't want Jack, she wants Peter, and gets him in the end. And: "Love Is the Prize" with art by Tewks - Ronnie wins a singing contest in her hometown and moves to New York to take singing lessons from Paul. She leaves behind her boyfriend Mike. When Paul says he's attracted to her, Ronnie explains about Mike and Paul accepts this. However, Mike arrives unexpectedly and mistakenly thinks Ronnie loves Paul; he breaks their engagement and leaves. Ronnie realizes Paul is the one she loves after all. Plus: 2-page text story "The Wonderful Knight"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Monthly magazine focusing on human interest stories, social issues and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 140 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 339 #1
    Argosy Part 5: Argosy Magazine (1943-1979 Popular) Vol. 339 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Spine break.
  • Vol. 53 #5
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 53 #5


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    July 1954. Volume 53, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Randall Garrett, Poul Anderson, Winston Marks, Robert Abernathy, and Morton Klass. Illustrations by Freas, Orban, and van Dongen. Article on interstellar flight (part 1). Cover by Alejandro. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #34
    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 34
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with some splitting through several wraps.
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by John Celardo and others. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. The FBI and Scotland Yard track a gang of murderous jewel thieves to the frozen wastes of Greenland, in a story that may be early work by Frank Thorne. Mounties King and Bernard travel by dogsled to track poacher Johnson, described in the captions as a "human wolverine," but he proves too tough for just two Mounties. Donovan investigates when Marian denies that the body recovered from a plane crash is that of her husband Bill. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Case of the International Jewel Thieves; Monument to Death; The Arctic Menace; Storm Patrol; Corpses in the Caribbean. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 13 #3
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 13 #3


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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 2" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Denting. Foxing.
    • Spine stress. Edge damage. Foxing. Water damage.

    Volume 13, Issue 3 - July, 1954. Men's interest magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials, including a two-page Bettie Page pictorial. Steffa cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages. B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #10
    Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 10
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Cover Detached.
    • Label #2045774001
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    Cover by Frank Frazetta and Sid Check. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Art Gates, Sid Check, and Jay Disbrow. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines. Treasure hunters seeking lost pirate gold find skeleton pirates still guarding it, even underwater. A hanged man seeks revenge on those who framed him, in a story that may feature inks by Wally Wood or Frank Frazetta. Scientists seeking the secrets of life and death encounter a zombie. Early cover by art legend Frank Frazetta. The Bell Tolls Death!; Man with the Broken Neck!; The Thing in the Fens; Out of the Grave…; The Spell of Doom! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Beyond Fantasy Fiction (1953-1955 Galaxy Publishing) Vol. 2 #1

    July 1954. Cover by Vidmer. Fantasy stories: "No More Stars" by Charles Satterfield, "The Agony of the Leaves" by Evelyn E. Smith, "Miss Tarmity's Profession" by Roy Hutchins, "Disassembly Line" by Theodore R. Cogswell, "A Brush With the Enemy" by H. Chandler Elliott, "Yours for the Asking" by Winston Marks and "It's a Gift" by George Hayman. 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #23
    Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950) 23

    Cover by Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Jack O'Brien. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy sets out to avenge his prospector friend Jeb, murdered by his partner after they struck gold. Billy rescues a boy from a stampede and gets caught up in a murderous plot on a ranch. When Billy swears to give up his guns, outlaws see their chance. Hatred Made the Desert Hotter; The Maverick; The Prince Albert Kid; The Silver Tongue of Death; The Loan Arranger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #78
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 78
    • 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
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    Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "The Killer Vulture" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "Stand-Ins for Death" with art by Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Phantom Raider" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in the back-up story "The Veiled Princess" by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #36. And: 1-page text story "The Perfect Double Cross"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #37
    Bugs Bunny (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 37

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Tony Strobl, Phil de Lara and Fred Abranz. Featuring several untitled tales starring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, The Three Bears, Yosemite Sam, Archibald Buzzard, Archy Buzzard's Mother and Porky Pig! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #77
    Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 77
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)
    • Label #1560853009

    Cover by John Romita. Stories by Don Rico and Joe Gill. Art by John Romita, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. "You Die at Midnight!" by Don Rico and John Romita (with the first panel drawn by Carl Burgos) - Communist spies attempt to extort a man who works at the shipyard into turning over plans for atomic-powered vessels or else they will kill his blind son. A disguised Captain America takes his place, and Bucky substitutes for the boy. They reveal themselves and are mopping up the spies when the blind boy comes out of the apartment attempting to help. One of the spies grabs him and threatens to shoot him. Captain America deflects his aim, but the gun discharges near his head, restoring the boy's sight. Captain America and Bucky hand over the spies to the police. Also in this issue: Cap and Bucky in "The Man with No Face" and "Striking Back at the Soviet," both by Don Rico and John Romita; untitled Human Torch and Toro tale by Joe Gill, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache; and 2-page text story "Bait for a Spy" (writer unknown). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #6
    Car Life (1954 - 1970 Motor Publications / Bond Publishing) Magazine Vol. 1 #6


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #24
    Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 24

    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, Mort Meskin and George Roussos. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A vampire tells the reader the story of his existence from his point of view. A henpecked husband finally snaps. An ex-convict seeks revenge on the man who framed him, in a story with atmospheric art by Tom Hickey. Plus a vintage ad for a "Toy Circus," featuring a live "performing chameleon" lizard offered through the mail! Classic hand-from-the-grave-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.

  • Issue #39
    Children's Digest (1950-2009 Better Reading Foundation) 39


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    Stories and art by Oscar Wilde, Thelma Peters, Michael Gorham, Bee Lewi, Ralph S. Boggs, Mary G. Davis, Louis Wolfe, Annie Blaine, Gottfried Keller, Phyllis Fenner and John Greenleaf Whittier. Cover by Gyo Fujikawa. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. The story of American folk hero Davy Crockett; The history of the circus in comics form; A classic poem from John Greenleaf Whittier. The Happy Prince; Riddles; Happy Rabbit; Why Can't We See in the Dark?; What's the Good Word?; A Strange Rescue; Barbara Frietchie; Story of the Circus; Some Fun; The Legend of Davy Crockett; What Are Freckles?; The Illegal Firecracker; The Golden Parrot; Tall Tale; Some More Fun; Brave Kate Shelley; Fun on a Ride; Basketball for Grandpa; Conquest by the Iron Horse; Hungry Hans; New Books You Will Enjoy. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 121 Wild Bill Hickok (1954) 1
    • 3 3/4" Spine split from top. Chew.

    Wild Bill Hickok, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 122, with 7/54 date). Into the lawless West rode United States Marshal James Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill. A gentleman, always, Wild Bill wore a frock coat, string tie...and a pair of pistols. This is the story of the famous marshal and how he tamed the Western badmen by shooting straighter, cleaner and faster. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #510
    Classics Illustrated Junior (1953-1971) 1st Printing 510

    Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Little Red Riding Hood," script by Brothers Grimm (adapted from their original story), art by William A. Walsh; Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to her grandmother's house when a wolf surprises her in the forest; After learning the child's destination, he hurries ahead and hides in the grandmother's bed; Little Red Riding Hood is saved when a woodcutter drives the wolf away. "The Fox and the Grapes," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes hanging high on a vine but fails. He walks away telling himself the grapes were probably sour anyway. "Little Bo-Peep," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a shepherdess who loses her sheep and waits for them to come home "wagging their tails behind them." Article about the Indian rhinoceros, art by William A. Walsh. Little Red Riding Hood pinup on back cover, art by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Jul 23 1954
    Collier's (1888-1957 Crowell-Collier Publishing) Magazine Jul 23 1954


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    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    Classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. 10.5" x 13.5", 92 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

    • Water damage: Slight.

    July 1954. Stories: "Teucan" by Paul Anderson, "Itko's Strong Right Arm" by Gordon Dickson, "We Are Here" by Algis Budrys, "Geoff the Djinn" by Steve Frazee, "Of Withered Apples" by Philip K. Dick, "I'll See You Tomorrow" by Ben Smith, "It's Magic" by Larry M. Harris, and "See No Evil" by Charles E. Fritch. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7-in, 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #68
    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 68

    Cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Ben Brown, Bill Finger 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 trick motorcycle rider decides to use his skill sets for stealing jewelry. An article on the Food and Drug Safety Dept., written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger! A gang decides to attempt a modern-day train robbery after their femme-fatale member cases the station. Death on Wheels; The Show-Off; Are You Being Poisoned?; Murder in the Bathtub; The Gang War Murders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) 14

    Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth, and Myron Fass. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. When redheaded heiress Jane marries struggling artist Roy, her disapproving guardian gives them a wedding present: a haunted house where an eccentric artist once murdered his model. Inspector Kent investigates reports of a zombie murdering the members of an adventurer's club that's seeking a lost treasure. A private eye is hired to escort a murder witness back to the city, but a gangster wants her dead. Painted in Blood; Cross a Gypsy's Palm; The Murdered Murderer; Fact into Fiction; The Road Back. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Dell Giant Donald Duck Beach Party (1954-1959 Dell) 1
    • First two pages detached.

    100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Dell Giant Marge's Little Lulu on Vacation (1954 Dell) 1

    Four Color reprints: Little Lulu in "Treasure Hunt," "Sunday Afternoon," "The Dancing Bear," "Tubby's Travels," "A Feathered Friend in Need," "Just a Gigolo," "Babes in the Wood," "Mountain Climbing," and an untitled story. John Stanley art. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Dell Giant Tom and Jerry Summer Fun (1954-1957 Dell) 1
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 5" cumulative spine split. Lateral spine tear. Pencil writing inside covers.

    Dell Giant: Tom and Jerry's Summer Fun #1 (July 1954). 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #5
    Dell Giant Vacation Parade (1950-1954 Dell) 5
    • 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. One page nearly detached. Pen markings in margins of one page.

    100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #209
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 209
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (missing splash page, "Whiz Cop" text story and last page), interrupts art and story.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Don't Give Fire a Place to Start! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Shadowed Batman! starring Batman and Robin, script by France Herron, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. The Doubles of Doom! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. The Case of the Cowardly Crew! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Whiz Cop article by Jack Miller (as Joe Masters). The Three Feats of Peril! starring Mysto Magician Detective, art by Leonard Starr. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Eh! (1953) 5
    • .5" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Fred Ottenheimer. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and others. Eh! was Charlton's attempt at a one-word-title humor and satire comic, inspired by the success of EC's Mad. "Cliff Headfirst" of the "That Was Your Life" TV show seeks a subject for his next episode, but finds an escaped convict instead. In a truly bonkers story, an ad exec makes a fortune selling dirt by calling it "Dirth." Eh! parodies the "Miss Rheingold" beer ads, just as Mad did. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including sports cars, how-to books, and 'Ways to Beat the Draft!" (!) That Was Your Life; Dirth Does Anything!; Little Willies; Eh's Song Page!; Success 1954 Style; Miss Rhineghoul of 1954!; Mary Had a Little Lamb!; Inspector Moe Ron; Look, Ma ... I'm Dancin'; The NG. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #212
    Famous Funnies (1934) 212
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1972228002
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4270240002
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4222672002
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    Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager and Coulton Waugh. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Dickie Dare and Dan find adventure in Thailand. An outer-space variation of issue #210's Buck Rogers underwater cover (with bondage elements) by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of heroism. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Chance; He Refused to Retreat; Mission of Mercy! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Fantastic Fears (1953) 8
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3719882001
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    "Terror under Glass," art by Robert Webb (Iger Shop); David sees a psychiatrist about his recurring nightmare of being suffocated in an hourglass; Under hypnosis, he reveals that he was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and collaborated with his captors; As a result, many of his fellow Americans died, including some in a building constructed in hourglass-shape. "Fear in the Jungle"; Wealthy Matilda turns down Tom's proposal, saying she wants to marry jungle man Kaza; Matilda and her companion Dorothy travel to Africa and use her influence to force the commissioner to ask Kaza to guide her on safari; Tom follows and tries to ambush Kaza. "Be My Ghost"; When Pierre learns his wife Gigi is pregnant, he takes a job as the official executioner to earn money for his family; He doesn't tell Gigi what he's doing, and decides to quit because the strain is too much for him; However, Gigi had learned the truth and began an affair with another man, then murdered him. "Ghost Bullet" text story. "Green Horror," pencils by Ken Battefield (Iger Shop); Over her husband's objections, Martha plants a cactus in the yard of their home; George broods over the plant and one night decides to chop it down, but the cactus seizes the axe and kills George instead; The police think a prowler did it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Fight Against Crime (1951) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4407789004
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    • 1" Cumulative spine split in first wrap. Water spotting. Unattached reproduction cover included.
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    Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Ralph becomes murderously obsessed with the idea that his wife is having an affair, but all is not as it seems. Hank and Gloria think they've figured out the perfect way to get rid of her husband, but fate provides poetic justice. Roger decides to loot the business that's just laid him off after thirty years, but when a security guard catches him, a simple burglary becomes murder. Smoked-Out; Double Trouble; Smart Cons Don't Talk; Two-of-a-Kind!; The Thief! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Fighting American (1954 Headline/Prize) 2
    • 2" spine split from top. Oxidation.
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. Fighting American and Speedboy track a gang of killers who are especially handsome. The bi-cranial criminal Doubleheader uses technology to fix sports games, until FA and Speedboy pick up his trail. Fighting America, Speedboy, and Mary are captured by Communists and must fight their way out of Mount Shasta. The League of the Handsome Devils!; Find the King of the Crime Syndicate; Investigate the City of Ghouls; Gerard. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #2
    Gala (1951 Gala Magazine Corporation) Magazine Vol. 5 #2





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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 8 #4
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 8 #4


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 8, Issue 5 - July 1954. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "A Thief in Time" by Robert Sheckley, "Green Thumb" by Clifford D. Simak, "This Side Up" by R. E. Banks, "What Rough Beast?" by James Causey, and "Gladiator at Law" Part 2 of 3 by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth. Illustrations by Charles Beck, Emsh, Dick Francis, Fleminger. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #16
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1953-1958 Digest) UK Edition 16
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Pages detached. Water damage.
  • Issue #89
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 89

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Tough Tenderfoot," art by Nicholas Firfires; When Frank Tilden refuses to sell the Rocking-T Ranch, someone is trying to kill him. Untitled story; All inhabitants of Red Gulch are put to sleep by a fume grenade, and the town looted, when Gene arrives. "Proof Positive," script by Elizabeth Beecher, art by Nat Edson; Cruger ambushes Ranger Bailey, and changes clothes and identity with him, but his dog and horse are not fooled. "Self Defence or Murder" text story. Gene Autry ring ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Gene Autry's Champion (1951-1955 Dell) 14

    #14, 5-7/54, 10c. Comic book featuring adventures with youngster Ricky and his pals, Champion, the horse for the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry, and Rebel, the dog. In this issue, the trio rescue some kidnapped animals in "Monkey Business" and track down some robbers terrorizing the area in "The Rawhide Clue." Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Jul 1954
    Glamorous Models (1943-1954 Models Publishing^) Magazine Jul 1954
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  • Issue #12
    Horrific (1952) 12

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Rudy Palais, Steve Kirkel and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A newscaster creates an imaginary monster that turns out to be real. A fishing vessel encounters the ghost of a Viking king. A man becomes obsessed with a woman in a portrait, with tragic results. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Morrisons Monster; The Sea Ghost; Bloodlust; The Deadliest Witch; Dancing Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Howdy Doody (1950-1956 Dell) 29
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.
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    Stories and art by Edward Kean and others. An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Phineas T. Bluster hires Howdy and Dilly to ride Teena the elephant through town to promote the circus, but they forget Teena's command word. The Inspector's Whodunit Machine is supposed to be able to find anyone or anything. Howdy and Dilly go to the beach. Trailer's End; Bluster's Circus; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; The Inspector's Great Invention; Phineas T. Bluster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 16 #9
    Jack and Jill (1938 Curtis) Vol. 16 #9
    Published Jul 1954 by Curtis.

    Cover by Joe Krush. Magazine for children, text stories and illustrations. 68 Page, Full Color, 7-in. x 10-in. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #20
    Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 20
    • Cover detached at one staple, cover oxidation.
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    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Heavy cover oxidation with chipping.
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    • Interior is complete. Severe cover tears, back cover torn off but present. Bottom staple loose.
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    Masters of the Dead; Rocks Hudson smuggles jewels in the bodies of cadavers that he turns into zombies once they enter the U.S.A. The Avenging Ghost; A sword killer is hanged and buried in quicklime; He is not dead but is severely disfigured by the lime. Terror Take All text story. Partners in Horror; A man is confronted by the personification of death and agrees to marry her in exchange for prolonging his life. Body and Ghoul; A man harnesses the power of thought control, thus gaining the ability to change his appearance. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Katy Keene (1949-1961 Archie) 17
    • 1 1/2" spine split through top of comic and all wraps. Cover and interior oxidation.
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  • Issue #17
    Lassie (1950-1962 Dell) 17

    Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the Harpy Eagle, the Howler Monkey, the Peccary, the Capybara, and the Hoactzin. The Jungle Princess, pencils by John Lehti; Lassie helps a jaguar cub and makes friends with his wounded mother Cheena. Illegal trapper Roderico tries to capture both. Lassie Collars a Thief, pencils by John Lehti; On the way to New York Gerry and Rocky buy a new collar for Lassie which is to be engraved by senhor Emile, a jeweler. He has other plans. The Mercy Mission, pencils by John Lehti; Lassie and Timbu round up a herd of cattle for senhor Rovera, but Timbu gets hurt by an alligator. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #124
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 124
    • Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #125
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 125
    • Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #126
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 126
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #127
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 127
    • Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #128
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 128
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #73
    Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 73

    Cover art by John Stanley. Two Is a Crowd; Tubby is hanging around when Lulu is about to go out and buy an ice cream cone. Wrong Number; Tubby thinks a spaceman is in Lulu's house. The Smokers; All the kids get sick after they take a puff on Lulu's pop's cigar. Breakfast In Bed; Lulu gets Annie's father to cook breakfast in bed for Lulu's mother. Tubby's Guest; Tubby is not happy when Chubby stays overnight. All scripts and pencils by John Stanley, inks by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #153
    Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 153

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.