Comic books September 1954

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by John Prentice, Bill Draut and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Fran finds love with Bob, but he's already promised to someone else, forcing them to make a difficult choice. David falls for Pam despite her disfiguring facial scars, but after she has plastic surgery, the dynamic in their relationship is changed. A poverty-stricken woman makes desperate choices. Stolen Love; Engagement Party; Can I Make a Go of It?; Marked Woman; Desperate Gamble; Guilty Love; Ask Peggy Walker; Taking a Chance on Love! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; Riding into the town of Blackjack, the Two-Gun Kid witnesses a young boy being roughed up by some men. "The Red Dust of Mecca," art by Chuck Miller; One day while in a saloon getting his canteen refilled, the Two-Gun Kid witnesses as an outlaw named Shotgun Shanks bursts looking to hire the best guns in the room offering to pay them a large sum of money to join up with him. "A Chance to Slap Leather" text story. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding through the range when suddenly someone tries to take shots at him; Dismounting his horse Steel, the Kid goes looking to see who was shooting at him and is surprised to find that it is a girl who is guarding a mine. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; While riding on Sugar Loaf Hill, the Two-Gun Kid witnesses an explosion off in the distance and decides to go and investigate. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories by Paul S. Newman, Clayton Martin and unknown. Art by Robert Q. Sale, Myron Fass, Mannie Banks, Ed Moline, Joe Sinnott and unknown. "Who's Who?" with art by Robert Q. Sale - A masterful plastic surgeon is having an affair with his assistant's wife and she thinks her husband will not grant her a divorce so he switches faces with his assistant thinking he can lose his wealth and begin again, but try as he might, he cannot convince the woman that he is not her husband but the man she really loves. Plus: "Death!" with art by Myron Fass - A man wants a superstitious peasant girl for his wife, so when her husband is deathly ill, he gets the idea to disguise himself as Death and come during the night to carry off the husband. What he doesn't count on is the woman's fierce will to fight for her husband and she stabs him in the back. When she realizes who he is, the real Death appears and says that though he came for someone else, this one will suffice. Death leaves with the body of the slain man, sparing the woman's husband. And: "Escape!" with story by Clayton Martin - An escaped convict holds up a store for cash and the owner tosses hot pepper into his eyes. Blinded, he grabs a passerby and orders him to drive the getaway vehicle or he'll shoot. The man tells him he can't drive a car, but the crook tells him that tonight he's going to learn. His vision starts to clear and he gets a look at the person he has pressed into driving and sees that he's had the bad luck to grab a blind person off the street just before they go over a cliff. Also in this issue: "Wish You Were Here!" by Paul S. Newman and Mannie Banks - A man finds a stagecoach that takes him back to the year 1880; "The Last Man!" with art by Ed Moline - A man joins a club with a vampire where the goal is to outlive all other members; and 2-page text story "No Human Hand" with illo by Joe Sinnott, reprinted from Mystic (1951 Atlas) #13? (original title: "Terror on Stage"?). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Cold War pilots are enlisted to fly into communist territory and snatch a Chinese defector in a top-secret mission. During the Korean War, Korean-American pilot Pok must overcome prejudice and struggles to win the respect of his white peers. Johnny Anger and the Dragons are enlisted for an early air mission over French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Operation Kidnap; Bang-Up Finish; Across the Lines; Heroes Never Die. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1954. Science fiction stories: "Starman Come Home!" by Edmond Hamilton, "The Crazy Man!" by R. J. McGregor. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. "Any Sport in a Storm," script by Carl Wessler, art by Johnny Craig; Lon made his way along the beach and past Smuggler's Caves as the stormy night raged on; He discovers that a story about a Sea Hag is true. "Coffin Spell!', script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; The two men finished digging up a corpse for Dr. Karolyi, but the man refused their efforts, so they went out to search for more bodies that the good doctor's students could use. "Pinch!" text story. E.C. Fan-Addict Club promo. "The Catacombs," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; Criminal Pietro plunges a knife into his greed partners back. "Out of Sight...", script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; The circus barker encourages the crowd to pay to see the mental marvel of the age, the Great Brain, a man, once blindfolded, can identify any object being held up by his slow-witted partner, Benny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

In This Issue: 8 Intimate pages of The Girl Who Made Mitchum Blush!, The Day They Hanged Joe McCarthy, Hunting the Man-Killers of the 'Green Hell', and They say it's Sex Without Sin!. 5" x 7.5", 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Jack Bradbury, Paul Murry, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 14 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Foreign Legionnaires Mickey and Goofy go undercover with a tribe of renegade Arabs. In a story by Barks, a chipmunk and a talkative bird cause trouble for Donald and his nephews. Mickey and Goofy hypnotize Pluto into thinking he's a lion, then Pluto encounters an actual escaped lion. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; The Parrot Puzzle; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Lost Legion. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"F-80" (art by Bill Walton), "The Battle of Jutland" (art by John Severin), "The General" (art by Louis Ravielli), and "Paratroops" (art by Gil Evans), plus a two-page text story, "Child's Play." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Messenger From Beyond"; Small-time crook Zero Martin is shot by mobster Big Eddie and dies on the operating table; A pact with dead gangsters from beyond brings him back to life. "Scared to Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Medical student Guy Bradbury is victim of a cruel prank; Three of his friends scare him with a corpse, because Bradbury believes in supernatural phenomena. "The Inhuman Creature," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Unconquered mount Karachi claims two victims and is furthermore haunted by a wild man attacking the next mountaineering expeditions. "Dead Man's Return" text story. "Crypt of the Living," art by Louis Ravielli; In the Texas countryside, Sheriff Peters has to deal with father and daughter Eaglesham - risen from the tomb to claim back their land. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Spell of the She-Bat," "The Ghost Who Stole a Body," "Satan's Impresario," and "Behind the Locked Door." Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Sy Grudko, Ken Rice, and Jerry Grandenetti. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by S. Finocchiaro and others. Pre-Code horror tales from Key, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Astronauts discover a planet populated by man-eating plants and unwisely decide to take one with them. A classic story in which Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Cover by Bernard Baily adds a weird twist to the "injury-to-the-eye" motif. The Face of Terror; Violence; The Missionaries; The Black Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Flying Saucer Report" (art by Wally Wood), "A Sound of Thunder" (art by Al Williamson with Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel; adapted from the classic Ray Bradbury story), "Bellyful" (art by Bernard Krigstein), and "Harvest" (art by Joe Orlando). Letter to the editor from Bradbury praising "The Flying Machine" adaptation that appeared in issue 23 by Krigstein: it is "The finest single piece of art-drawing I've seen in the comics in years." Comics artist Dan Adkins writes another letter. Williamson cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Dark Man" a novelette by Robert E. Howard.

Volume 46, Issue 4 - September, 1954. Horror and supernatural fiction by Kirk Shaw, Suzanne Pickett, Virgil Finlay, and Robert E. Howard. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2";128 pages, Text (with B&W spot illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin and others. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A lost explorer in Africa is rediscovered, and reveals the truth about shrunken heads. Jack the Ripper returns to London a century after his first killing spree. A jealous man plots the ruin of his romantic rival and when that doesn't work, settles for murder. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Final Warning; Double Murder; Killing Spree; Dive to Death; How to Embalm a Corpse. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - September, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - September, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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(A-1 Comics #117) Art by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #117. Dan Brand, a white man adopted by the Catawba tribe, battles alongside American Revolutionary forces as White Indian. British agent Guy Falk tries to get the Oneida to turn against their alliance with the colonial forces; British agents capture The Fox and use her to lure Dan Brand into a deathtrap; Dan's role in Washington's crossing of the Delaware is revealed. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. The Torture Stakes; Death Sailed the Delaware!; The Snaring of the Fox; The Drillmaster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #675 - Sept. 1954. A collection of true stories with photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

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Photo cover of Wild Bill Elliott. Stories and art by Al Micale and other. Western adventure featuring movie cowboy Wild Bill Elliott, star of the Red Ryder and Wild Bill film series. Bill aids paleontologists who are seeking a fossilized rhino in the badlands. But someone is leaking information to the outlaw known as the Mojave Kid. Plus an article about adobe, the building material. Adobe; The Treasure of the Badlands; The Land Rush. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw in an untitled story (art by Jaek Keller). Two-Gun Kid in "Sheriff For a Day" (art by Chuck Miller). Black Rider in "Pay or Die!" (art by Syd Shores). Back-up story, "Arrowhead" (art by Joe Sinnott). Two-page text story, "Sheepman's Challenge." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Work Can Be Fun public service announcement by Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Fort Crime starring Superman and Batman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman and Batman must find out who has been supplying weapons to the Heavy-Weapons Gang. Wayne Boring Superman image incorporated into a puzzle page. The Flying Archers starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp; When Oliver sprains his ankle, Green Arrow takes to the air. The Talons of Terror starring Tomahawk, script by Ed Herron, art by Nick Cardy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 12. Whole number 18. Cover by Bill Draut and Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Bernard Baily, Mort Meskin and Art Gates. Another spinoff of the Young Romance comics series, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Barbara fears marrying Hank after witnessing her sister's disastrous marriage; Annie's Uncle Ben disapproves of her gangster boyfriend; Widower Hal weds Carrie, but he still isn't over his first wife. Sister of the Bride; Worst of the Lot; Man Trap; My Cheating Heart; The Way to Get a Man; I Was a Convict's Daughter; Career Gal; Haunted Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "The Sabotaged Carrier". Bill Brig and the Pirates by Tom Moore. 7" x 10", 28 pages, B&W,

Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bill Draut, Dick Malmgren and John Prentice. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #73 on cover, Vol. 8 No. 1 in indicia. Venetian beauty Gina doubts that visiting American Stan sees her as more than a summer fling; Abuse survivor Joy must learn how to trust her husband rather than fear him; Eve dates a handsome scientist who seems to be hiding a sinister secret. Girl from the Old Country; Afraid of Marriage!; Atoms and Eve!; Nancy Hale Advice; Penny Wise; Breaking the Ice; Marriageable Age. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Milton English. Zoo Funnies, previously a funny-animal book, abruptly shifts focus to Nyoka reprints and other jungle adventure. Nyoka tries to help her pal Bucko the Jungle Boy in a quest for the legendary black orchid. But when a big-game hunter accidentally kills a member of the Leopard Men cult, Nyoka herself is targeted for death. Leon the Animal Trainer is hired to train a dangerous dog. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Human Leopards; Trader Tom: Check Mated; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Devil-Face Cliff; Stolen Emeralds; Whippersnappers: All at Sea; Lion-Hearted Leon the Animal Trainer: The Man-Eating Dog; Trader Tom: Waste of Time; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Terror in the Trees; Bole and Weavel; Lil' Buck: Dirty Doings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.