Comic books August 1954

Vol. 14, No. 2 - August 1954. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - August, 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Ivar Jorgensen, Lysander Kemp, Milton Lesser, J.B. Drexel, Winston Marks, and Vern Fearing. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7 - Issue 8, August 1954. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features an indepth article on Bali's Mysterious Sword Rituals! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Al Fago. Funny-animal comics from Charlton, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Fuzzy Bear and Atomic Mouse. Hoppy and Millie fight back with improvised weapons after their sailboat encounters pirates. A scavenger hunt gives Fuzzy Bear some unwelcome advice. Sherlock and Chuck get jobs at a fish market and battle a walrus hoodlum who's there to steal fish. Buzzy Bee; Hoppy: Pirate Trouble; Atomic Mouse; Fuzzy Bear: Treasure Hunt; Willie the Worm: Perfect Fit; Red Ned's Danger; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck in a Fishing Repartee; Willie the Worm Takes No Chances; Hoppy: Never Best a Pest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix goes to the big city on vacation, but when he can't relax, he heads to the country, which is even worse. Danny looks for someone to play with. That's My Mummy; Felix the Cat Goes to Town; Tim and Dim; Pokey; Danny; Joe Blow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lee Elias. "Resort Romeo," art by John Prentice; June Baker and her mother manage a summer resort, the only thing her father left them after his death; But it is heavily in debt and Charlie Wayde holds the mortgage and wants to marry June. "Through With Love" text story. "Complexion Clues," art by Tom Hickey; Hints on matching skin color, hair color and clothes. "Yesterday's Love," pencils by Al Avison; Carla has been dating Bern Madsen, and she is ready to marry him but still thinks of Jeff Condon, a pilot she met while he was on furlough from Korea. "True To My Love," pencils by Bill Draut; Sharon hates watching her sister Elaine suffer through, married to Phil who "gets by" working at a gas station; Vowing not to let that happen to her, Sharon goes to New York to find a "rich man" and meets Larry Curtiss, son of her boss; After he proposes, he tells Sharon he has used every penny he had to buy into an ad agency in Dallas. "Man Stealer" text story. Advice to readers from Nancy Powers. "First Claim on Him," art by Bob Powell; Judy works at the Hi School Music Shop, and was intently listening to the new record by Joe Banner, when he enters the store; There is an immediate connection, and during their whirlwind romance, Judy learns that Joe still lives with his mother. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Bill Draut, John Prentice and Bob Powell. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Pragmatic Ann seeks money and security, but can't help falling for Paul, who offers neither. Widow Tracy realizes she loves handsome boss Morgan when she sees him with flighty gold-digger Kathy. Scheming redhead Lorraine feels resentful of her sister's New York lifestyle and decides to steal her boyfriend Pete. Plus a page on 1950s fashion fads that's a real time capsule of the era. No Promises for Me; Summer Storm; Fashion Fads!; Heart of Stone; The Love I Lost; Sins of the Fathers; ...If You Love Me.. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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August 1954. Peter Driben cover. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 8 - July, 1954. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Bob Forgione, Charles Nicholas, Kenneth Landau, and Milt Knopf. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Earth is in trouble when invading aliens join forces with the living dead; A visitor realizes he lived a previous life in Venice, and his fate is sealed when he returns; A man learns the horrifying truth about an old woman and her three pet apes. A Tomb for Antonio!; Deaths Darts ; The Invasion of the Deadlings; Uncanny Mysteries; Secret of Cynthia Krone!; Jury of the Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 578." Painted cover art. The Missing Maharajah, art by William Overgard and Milton Caniff (Caniff only drew Steve Canyon's heads); Steve Canyon and Tuck go to India as civilians to map out the best strategy for air support of supplies to a famine-stricken area; When they get to the area they find that the Maharajah who asked for help is reported to be dead and the Maharajah's brother is now in charge; The former Maharajah's wife thinks her husband is still alive and asks Canyon for help. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Luke Short's Six Gun Ranch" - Written by Luke Short (original story) and unknown (adaptation). Art by Bob Correa. An adaptation of "Gunsmoke Graze" serialized in 1940 in 'Street & Smith's Western Story' pulp magazine. First of eight Luke Short Four Color issues. Starring Becky, Case, Chap Hale, Charlie Sommers, Milt Barron, Pres Milo and Will Danning! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Russell Patterson, Bob Greene and Al Capp. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil convinces Fritzi to barge into a screen-test audition, but they didn't know it's for dogs, not people. Phil's magician neighbor arranges some surprises for Phil's important dinner with the boss. Li'l Abner deals with the arrival of the Wolf-Gal. Backup strips include Russell Patterson's Mamie. Fritzi Ritz; Mamie; Li'l Abner: Romance Calls!; Stamp Tips; Hobbies For All: Photography. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

8 in. x 10.5 in. 66pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 20, Issue 78 - August 1954. Cover by Benton Clark. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, PC/B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - August 1954. Cover by Vidmer. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "Party of the Two Parts" by William Tenn, "The Impossible Voyage Home" by F.L. Wallace, and "Subsistence Level" by Finn O. Donnevan 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Golden Carp," art by Nicholas Firfires; Wanted criminals are being smuggled across to Mexico on a boat called The Golden Carp, and US Marshal Gene Autry is going to stop it. "The Miracle at Devil's Pass," art by Mike Arens; A miner carrying a fortune in gold in his backseat, is held up by road agents, but Gene is soon on their track. "The Braggart" text story by Paul Bachant. "The Dancing Ghosts of Yaqui Well," script by Elizabeth Beecher, art by Nicholas Firfires; Pete returns from Borego Valley and tells a spine-chilling ghost story to the kids. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 18 # 12. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 36 pages on white paper stock. Jack Swimmer, Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, Gerrie Larsen photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Dillin? and Chuck Cuidera. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas and unknown. War front fury! Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "Trapped Under Fire," with pencils by Charles Nicholas; "Killer Target"; "Death Ambush," with pencils by Nicholas; 1-page text story "Revenge"; and "Airfield in Hell"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. The Bundle in the Jeep starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; Joe and Carp finds a stowaway kid in their jeep. Auntie Antes Up starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; A young girl is mistaken for the Colonel's aunt. Deductible starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; A tax collector is asking for Cpl. Reilly. The Tightwad starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; Baker Company had their tightwad in Pvt. "Pinch" Wallingford. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

When she arrived at the place where David and her had shared their happiest moments, her heart stopped! Until then, she'd had no inkling of..."His Secret Past," the cover-featured 8 page story pencilled by Bernard Sachs. Plus: 7 page story "Romance Came Too Soon"; 7 page story "False Kisses" pencilled by Sidney Greene; 2 page text story "The Voice of Love" (mythological story of Echo and Narcissus); 6 page story "Fool's Awakening." Cover pencils by Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

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The Man Who Would Be Fate starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; When power-mad Roger Dunning blackmails a conference of world leaders, he is thrown into a jail cell; Fate steps in and offers Dunning to take his place. Lord of the Tattered Realm, art by Ken Rice; Louis Rouselle, a scrap dealer in Paris, is sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his business partner, but can escape with the help of the supernatural "junk spirit"; Thanks to voodoo magic, the junk spirit enables Rouselle to murder all of his jurors. 12 Symbols to Hell, art by Louis Zansky; Astrologer Carl Dunnock commands the symbols of the zodiac come to life. Beast of the Bayous, art by Jim McLaughlin; In the "voodoo-ridden bayous" of the Louisiana swamps strange things are happening; With the help of an Ouanga witch woman, Lydia Foster plans to inherit a building company. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Marriage Vow--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A woman who was murdered by her husband for her money comes back from the dead to fulfill her wifely role in a zombified way. The Shadow Knows--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man murders his wife making it look like a suicide in order to marry a wealthy woman. Spoiled--Haunt of Fear, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen. Comes The Dawn!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: Contains anti-censorship editorial, 'Are you a Red Dupe?' Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Carl Burgos and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A woman's jilted fiance commits suicide, but he's not done making her life miserable. A killer's victims are reincarnated as lethal swans. Mysterious, beautiful Suthina appears after Matt is bitten by the deadly temple spider in Egypt, and soon follows him to America. Devil's Bride; Web of the Widow; Phantoms Are Fatal to Fakers; Howling Horror!; Blade of Horror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 12 - August 1954. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Featuring two untitled Here's Howie tales with art by Owen Fitzgerald, plus an untitled Melvin tale with art by Fitzgerald. Also in this issue: Untitled Winnie the WAC tale with art by Fitzgerald; Word Maneuver activity page by Martin Naydel; Private Pete 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and 2-page text story "Operation: Problem"! Plus: Superboy says "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Henry C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Mike Roy, Harold LeDoux, and John Belfi. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A truck driver saves a fellow trucker after his rig is struck by a train; A woman pulls a neighbor out of her burning apartment; A college student leads others to safety during a fire. Great train cover by Henry C. Kiefer. True Courage; Mary Moore & the Smoke Filled Room; The Maypole Mishap; Boy Scout Life Saver; Son Saves Minister; Cool Headed in Hot Place; Ordeal by Fire; The Worry Bird; Bombs Away; Maze of Sudden Death; A Matter of Lives or Deaths; Flying Target; Proves Hero Again; Feat of Clay; He Lost His Shirt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Raymond Perry and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong tries to figure out the secret of the polite stage robber, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan, and one of two written by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. In another Fox-Colan story, two clues lead Hoppy from an art auction to hired killers. Hopalong tries to catch outlaws who use a hot-air balloon for getaways, and ends up airborne himself. The Sky-Riding Outlaws!; Justice on the Range!; The Case of the Friendly Thief!; Choctaw Indian Family Customs; Night Guards!; Yippee-o-yea!; Two Clues to Crime! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!" public service announcement. "Hangman's House!", pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Ray Burnley; All of his predecessors in the family of Frenchman Pierre Gault were hangmen; Now its Pierres turn, but he refuses to do the job; Doubts arise when people keep dying by accident in his presence. Batman ad. Superman DC National Comics ad. "Enter the Ghost!", script by Joe Samachson, art by Ruben Moreira; Winters is an actor performing a play forbidden in the town; Lord Boynton has sworn to return from the grave to kill anyone attempting to mount the play. Superman and Batman with Robin ad. "Psychic Detective" filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Weaver of Fate," art by Mort Meskin. "The Strange Case of Conrad Kane" text story, art by Raymond Perry. One-page "Ghostly Executioner" story, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Man Who Became a Lion!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; A hunter and a lion seem to exchange their souls and personalities; However, an African witch doctor has manipulated the transfer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The World's End starring the Human Torch, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A communist spy convinces Professor Marko to use a vacuum built on top of an observatory to suck in all the world's air in a bid for world domination; Torch and Toro put a stop his plans. In Korea! starring the Human Torch, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; The Torch and Toro fight Communists in North Korea to rescue a US General & his daughter and prevent the secret of an "atomic cannon" from falling into Red hands. Lost Island text story. The Octopus-Men! starring the Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Flame On! starring the Human Torch, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover features Lucille Ball. The I Love Lucy issues of Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series), #535 and #559, count as the first two issues, in Dell's reckoning. The comedic misadventures of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, based on the beloved TV sitcom that set the standard for all to follow. Lucy accidentally mails the resignation letter that Ricky wrote in anger but decided not to send. Ricky just wants to relax, but Lucy wants an "action shot" of Ricky for a photo contest. Lucy plans to join Ricky's stage show by disguising herself as a Spanish flamenco dancer. The Letter; Photo Finish; Behind the Scenes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bernard Baily. "Uncertainty"; Kay and Clark fall in love, but she fears hes never gotten over the death of his wife Amy, who was killed in an auto accident; Kay and Clark marry, and he tears up the photo of Amy he carries with him. "First Love!"; Joan is married to "solid and dependable" John but she wonders what life would have been like if shed married former boyfriend Eddie: "he knew how to thrill a girl!"; Eddie comes back to town and Joan invites him to dinner. "The Wandering Wallet of Love" text story. "The Man I Love," pencils by S. Finocchiaro, inks by Eugene Hughes; Ambitious Lisa impresses vacationing model agency owner Garth and he invites her to New York; She tells him "Ill do anything to be a success!" but he says she doesnt need to seduce him to get hired; Garth has Sylvia train Lisa and he pronounces her ready for her modeling debut. "Too Many Lovers"; Mindy and David form a dance team and also fall in love; They wed and their career seems to be on the upswing, but only Mindy is offered a job in a big club; David tells her to take the chance and she is paired with Tod. Shes not successful and to avoid getting fired she flirts with Tod. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Aug 1954. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Robert Sheckley, Richard Matheson, Poul Anderson and Theodore Cogswell, William F. Nolan, and Philip K. Dick. Virgil Finlay (3) and Kelly Freas illustration. Cover by Ken Fagg. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

August, 1954 Volume 5, Issue 8. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Howie Post. Pre-Code crime comics from Sterling, aka Feature Television Productions, focused on police-procedural stories in the "Dragnet" vein. The murder of a newsdealer leads detective Mark Fabian to a numbers racket. Cop Kenny Cogan finds abandoned kids, and tracks their mother to a jewelry heist. In a whimsical story, con man Luke the Spook devises a scheme so good, he can even fool his fellow con men. The cover may be the work of Sekowsky or Marvel legend Ross Andru. Death Has Your Number; The Cop: Operation Kids!; The Full Circle; Readin', Writin', and Rackets; Luke the Spook: A Fool and His Gold. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.