Comic books September 1954

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Work Can Be Fun public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Super Brat of Smallville, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Bradley Ashton causes trouble for Superboy. The Lagoon of Doom starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Jimmy Olsen #1 ad, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game. Johnny Quick, King of Comedy, art by Ralph Mayo. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Arrowthon starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 28, No. 4 - September , 1954. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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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.

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Join Archie and his crew in "How To Make It! - How To Fix It!" Archie's Mechanics No.1 from Sept., 1954. This nifty comic book, with the help of Archie Andrews, Betty, Veronica, and even Jughead, shows you the "mechanics" of a wide range of "new era" things including a new atomic locomotive, the low-down on hi-fi, color TV, plus the "ABC's of power steering and power brakes!" Inside this 52-page issue, learn "What's Inside a Baseball," "The Pitch on Bike Care," "How to take Better Summer Photos," and much more! Cover price $0.15.

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September 1954. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. 9" x 12", 44 pages, B&W and color Cover price $0.35.

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Sept 1954. Volume 54, Issue 1 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Fredric Brown, Maurice Ogden and Betty Fuller, Mark Clifton and Frank Riley, Roger Dee, and Oscar A. Boch. Illustrations by Freas, Shapiro, and van Dongen. Article on interstellar flight (part 3). Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Terry is the one cop who can stop Chad Ludwig and his mob, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, the Mounties go after outlaw James J. "Make-a-Million" Milton, otherwise known as "the red-bearded rogue." Vic Flint takes a vacation to the lake with an old Marine buddy and stumbles on a blackmail plot. Cover by Baker. Odds Against the Outlaws; Midwest Cops Smash the Crimson Gang!; Vic Flint: The Case of Lake Mystery; The Case of the Red Bearded Rogue. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Work Can Be Fun! public service announcement with Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Voyage of the First Batmarine!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; After volunteering to become divers to remove explosives underwater at great depths, the Dynamic Duo are unable to properly rise to the surface slowly enough to prevent the bends. Batman Whirly-word Game activity page by Martin Naydel. "The Joker's Winning Team!", script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye; A baseball game inspires the Joker to become a manager of crime, as he decides to "trade" various crooks for others who have specialized talents that he can use to commit various crimes. Two-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Hotel Cop article, art by Raymond Perry. "Batman--Indian Chief!", script by France Herron, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye; The Dynamic Duo come upon a duo dressing very much the same as the famed Batman and Robin, these being an Indian version; They are asked by the wounded "Man-of-the-Bats" to substitute for he and his fighting aide in battling against Black Elk. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Across the Han" (art by Paul Reinman), "Rescue" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Garibald" (art by Myron Fass), "In Flanders' Fields" (art by Tony DiPreta), and a two-page text story, "A Hero's Son." Joe Maneely cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Russ Heath. Written by unknown. Art by Joe Maneely, Sam Kweskin, Sid Check and Werner Roth. Featuring: "Another Hill!" with art by Joe Maneely; "Barbed Wire!" with art by Sam Kweskin; "The Spartans!" with art by Sid Check (heavily influenced by Wally Wood and Frank Frazetta); "Imphal" with art by Werner Roth; and 2-page text story "News from the Front"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Art Gates, Leo Morey, Edvard Moritz and Jay Disbrow. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines. Archaeologists exploring the lost Mayan "Temple of Eternal Life" accidentally awaken the dead, who want to pick up where they left off with the human sacrifices. A scientist receives a TV message from outer space that turns out to be commands to begin an alien invasion. A writer reveals the supernatural truth behind his latest story. Plus an article about real-life burial practices and death rituals around the world. Ghostly Sacrifice; Cry: Danger; His Own Funeral; Dead and Gone; Dwellers in Darkness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Nightmare Carnival, art by Ken Rice; Somewhere in France, the brothers Lebrun wage a private war against Jules du Mort; The cemetery on his property shall yield for the expansion of the Lebrun's carnival ground. Invitation from a Ghost, art by Louis Zansky; The author Peter Verold fights beliefs of superstition, traveling the country and debunking supernatural hoaxes. Waves of the Creeping Death, art by Jim McLaughlin. The Persevering Mummy; In an American museum a mummy comes alive. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - September 1954. Fantasy anthology pulp magazine. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 160 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations throughout) Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ed Newman and others. Adventures of funny animals with alliterative names, plus puzzle pages. Billy Bunny tries to keep Daffy Dragon from being executed by the king. Detectives Eddie Elephant and Charley Chimp are captured by gangsters hiding out on an Army shooting range, in a story with wacky art possibly by "Hi-Ho" artist Holly Chambers. Plus adventures of Zingo the Zooper Zebra and other funny animals. Billy Bunny; Zingo the Zooper Zebra; Billy Bunny Boo-Boos; Bow Wow Hero; A Haunting We Will Go; Pixie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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: "Fang, the Merciless" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Iron Curtain Destroyer" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Death-Digger" with art by Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in the back-up story "Are You Full of Zing?" by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #49. And: 1-page text story "Bird of Evil"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Phil de Lara and Fred Abranz. Featuring several untitled tales starring Bugs Bunny, Santa Claus, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Cicero Pig and Buckskin (Buck) Bunny (uncle of Bugs Bunny)! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - September, 1954. Men's interest magazine that dives deep into the history of Burlesque from it's roots to it's future. Issues include celebrity testimonials, jokes and LOTS of tasteful pin-up photography. Introduction by Joey Bishop. 8" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, John Giunta, Manny Stallman, and Joe Certa. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A brain operation unleashes the monstrous beast within an ordinary man. A meteorite is discovered to be filled with precious gems, bringing out the worst in humanity. A shrunken head tells its new owner that it needs a body. The Shrunken Skull; An Appointment With a Corpse; The Army Ants; The Devil's Blood; Operation--Monster; Spirit In the Stone; Return of the Werewolf! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Robert Louis Stevenson, Paul Ellsworth, Mildred Plew Meigs, Sinead de Valera and Hans Christian Andersen. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. The story of Sir Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table; The legend of famed pirate captain Henry Morgan; The classic poem fairy tale The Princess on the Pea. The Swing; Riddles; King of the Buccaneers; Where Does the Water Go at Low Tide?; What's the Good Word?; The Princess on the Pea; Free Land; Tommy Turtle; Some Fun; King Arthur's Bravest Knight; Johnny Fife and Johnny's Wife; The Magic Gifts; Play Checker Snap; Charter Oak. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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The Mutineers, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 123, with 9/54 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "Rumpelstiltskin," script by the Brothers Grimm (adapted from their original story), art by William A. Walsh; A mysterious little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold then demands her first born child as payment; When she correctly guesses the little man's name, he disappears and she lives happily ever after. "The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; A miller is criticized by the townspeople—and tries to accommodate them—but finally realizes he cannot please everyone. :"3 Wise Men of Gotham," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about three men going to sea in a bowl. Article about giraffes, art by William A. Walsh. Rumpelstiltskin pinup on back cover, art by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Rumpelstiltskin. 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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Combat Kelly in "The Dreadnoughts of the Air," "Panther Lady," and "Patrol Action Only" (art on all by Dave Berg). Back-up story, "Buddies" and a two-page text story, "Booby Traps." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo wonders why Nancy doesn't seem bothered by the summer heat. And what does it have to do with her changing outfits every five minutes? The 100th issue of the showcase for United Feature Syndicate comic strips. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Golden Gorilla!" A golden gorilla named Bogadu, who is an acquaintance of Janu, rescues a hunter's son, providing the hunter with a way around certain rules regarding his hunter's license. "Chota the Chimp!" Janu rescues a chipped tooth chimp and names him Chota, which means "cute" in jungle language. Also includes: "The Queen of the Jungle!" and "Fear in the Jungle." Cover by Nick Cardy. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Ray Osrin, Carl Memling, and Sy Moskowitz. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. and Mrs. Chase run afoul of gangsters after Mr. accidentally buys a stolen ring as a last-minute anniversary gift, in a story with art most likely by Bill Molno, ghosting for an ailing Joe Shuster. Tex and Barry of the Radio Patrol investigate when a serial killer uses a deadly poison from the tropics. The criminal mastermind known as the Professor plans the biggest train heist in history for his final job. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Anniversary Gift!; Express Car #105; The Test of Death; I'll Never Sing Again!; Can You Solve This?; Radio Patrol: A Deadly Circle! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes, an unusual mix. Detectives seeking grave-robbers wonder if it's just a case of larceny - or something more horrifying. Husband-and-wife killers on the run trust a plastic surgeon to change their faces, but the results are terrible for all concerned. Private eye Don Grady investigates a murder in a TV studio. Plus a vintage PSA, "A Bright Future with the Junior Red Cross." Feast of the Dead!; Skin Deep; Death in Room 13; Point of Death; Death Stars on TV. Final issue under this title; series continues as Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans 8 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Work Can Be Fun! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Jungle Cat Queen! starring Batman and Robin, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. Batman Whirly-Word Game activity page. Menace from Outer Space! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The World's Deadliest Cargo! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Private Ear text article by Jack Miller. The Forbidden Trick! starring Mysto Magician Detective, script by George Kashdan, art by Leonard Starr. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Funny-animal comics featuring Dinky, one of the lesser-known of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. The other animals in the barnyard think Dinky is being paranoid by organizing a Civil Defense Unit - until the vultures attack. When a chick falls down a narrow pipe, Dinky is the perfect size to play hero. Dimwit tries to cure a horse with the hiccups. The Scarecrow Strikes Back; Gandy Goose; Little Roquefort; Duck on Defense; Terry Bears: Camera Cubs; Wee Duck; Farmer Gray; Sink or Swim. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1954. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Ed Moore and Coulton Waugh. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Doc looks after Dickie Dare while Dan takes an offer from Hollywood. Another legendary Frank Frazetta Buck Rogers cover (and an offer to join "Buck Rogers Rocket Rangers"). A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of heroism. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Purple Pearl; Barn Fire; A Blue 'Chip'; Third Rail Mishap; Final Check; Portrait of a Hero. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Ajax-Farrell. Nerdy Wilbur gets the power to make his dreams come true, and he doesn't even know it. The descendant of the iron maiden's inventor is haunted by the torture device's victims. A woman is possessed by the spirit of a witch after relocating to Salem, Massachusetts. If a Body Kill a Body; Deadly Wish; Secret Coffin; Broom for a Witch. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Fantastic Comics (1954 Ajax) #10. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 2 - September , 1954. 5.25" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s The Frankenstein Monster washes up on a tropical island, where the natives try to figure out how to get rid of him. The Monster falls in love with a wax figure, but woe be to the thieves who destroy it. The Battle of the Monsters; The Beautiful Dead; Supreme Power. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 8, No. 6 - September, 1954. 5.25" x 7.5", 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. Indian Musical Instruments article by August Lenox. "The Ghost of Smugglers Castle," art by Nicholas Firfires; After killing their boss, Carl Davis, the two crooks turn Smugglers Castle into a haunted house, searching for his hidden loot. "A Mighty Peculiar Coincidence" text story; A purse with 28 dollars is lost, but contains only 25 when found. "Shorty Laughs Last"; Grubstaking Shorty didn't pay off for Coles, but it did for Shorty, when Coles called off the deal a little too early. Gene Autry Dell Comics Club Lucky Penny Pocket Piece ad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Jack Kamen. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. An amnesiac in Haiti is drawn by the jungle drums into dark places and the revelation of his true identity. Torpedoman investigates reports of a giant octopus, and finds something even more sinister. An American gangster deported to Africa tries his old tricks until he encounters jungle hero Princess Tonaka, in a story with art by EC legend Jack Kamen. The Homecoming; The Parchment of Death; Torpedo Man: Ghostly Sea Monster; A Thief; Ghostly Act; Weird Trap; Tonaka: The Coward. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. Win a Cigar starring Pvt. Dopey, art by Vic Martin. The Camp With No Name starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; Joe is in hospital undergoing surgery for the removal of a brain tumor. A Whale of a Trip starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Windy and Whitey on a fishing trip. Silver and Gold starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; Sgt. Quimby is promoted to Lieutenant. Oh, Buoy!! starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; The Sarge buys a yacht from Ready-Money Reilly. Good-Bye Kiss starring Pvt. Dopey, art by Vic Martin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 paegs. Cover price $0.10.

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Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #115. Funny-animal comics featuring Harry Hot Dog, a canine with a short temper who responds to life's little inconveniences with misguided violence. A golf game goes off the rails; Harry takes on the Complaint Department; Harry becomes a superhero. Harry Hot Dog; Below Par; Complaint Crazy; Shoe Blue; Big Deal; Super Hotdog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Captain Scuttlebutt tells the boys the story of the magic sea chest that must never be opened. Mr. Bluster, Howdy and Dilly fly to Africa in the Flying Air-o-Doodle to film a 3-D jungle movie. Howdy and Dilly open a taxi service, but a flat tire turns into a comedic catastrophe. Million-Dollar Invention; Howdy Doody and the Magic Sea Chest; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Flub-a-Dub. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $53.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.50 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - September , 1954. 5.5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $175.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Jack Kirby and John Prentice. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Mort Meskin. Romance comics from Mainline, the publisher founded by romance pioneers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Rookie baseball player Warren and Patty, daughter of the team's owner, begin a tempestuous romance, in an issue-length story. Five years after Kay marries Ben, Jeff is still trying to convince her that he's the one. The First Pang of Love; Falling Star; Wendy Lane's Romance Clinic; The Challenge; After The Honey-Moon; The Wedding Dress; Marriage or a Love Affair. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.60

"Wild Stallion" text story, art by Tom Gill. "Indian Chief White Eagle and the Traitor," art by John Daly; White Eagle returns home to find his people controlled by the Coyote people. "Red Wing, Son of the Chief," art by John Daly; When the Zuni attack the Navaho hogan (village), the children take up arms to defend it, led by the son of the Chief; Red Wing is taken captive, but leaves a trail for his people to follow. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans

Vol. 9, No. 1 - September, 1954. 7" x 9.75", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Mold. Cover detached. Staple rust and migration. Chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Horror in the Clock; A couple buys an old grandfather clock, but begins to fear it; The clock seems to have a human heartbeat and drives the woman insane. Grim Revenge; A mortician and a doctor run an organ trafficking racket; The eyes of the dead are transplanted illegally. Blood in the Bayou text story. Payoff for Evil; Amos Hatter, a gambler and loafer, murders his identical twin brother Carl. Curse of the Castle; The cousins Dennis and Kathy inherit an old castle; Arriving there, a ghost tells them about a treasure in the dungeon well, protected by a flesh eating demon. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.