Comic books February 1954

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Jan-Feb 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Ray Bradbury, Algis Budrys, Walter M. Miller Jr., Wallace West and John Hillyard, Frank Freeman, Jerome Bixby, Vern Fearing, William P. McGivern, Sam Merwin, and Gordon Schendel. Cover by Vernon Kramer. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7 - Issue 2, February 1954. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features Dreams for Profit, Science Views on The Faith Cure, and the Moon and You! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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. Photographer Felix tries to coax out a camera-shy subject. Pokey Pig tries to weather the cold. Royal Flush; Pokey Pig; Flub; Cold Cash; Kokey Koala: Film Shy; Hard to Find! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

French Edition of (The Magazine of...) Fantasy and Science Fiction. A typical issue contains original French fiction along with some American stories translated from the US magazine. Photo montage cover. Softcover digest, 6 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white (text, no illustrations).

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"Gangster's Girl!", art by Bill Draut; Gangster Joe sends his girlfriend Ann to renew her friendship with honest politician Phil; They fall in love; When Phil loses an election to Joes crooked candidate, he says at least he has Ann. "Dangerous Deception" text story. "It's a Date!" one-page story, art by Tom Hickey. "No Love for Me," art by Leonard Starr; 17-year-old Myrna marries the older Randolph at her fathers urging, but then falls in love with Devon; She refuses to consider divorce and Devon becomes engaged to Vivian; When Randolph is killed in an accident, Devon comes back, but Myrna wont let him break his promise to marry Vivian. "Doomed to Heartbreak," art by Bob Powell; Glorys widowed father Steve marries Margaret and she and her grown son Jack move to Steves ranch; Glory and Jack fall in love, but Margaret opposes their match; Glory finally learns the truth: Jack has a hereditary disease and only a few years to live. "Champion's Girl" text story. Advice to readers from Nancy Powers. "Bedeviled," art by John Prentice; Ross is forced to work as a carnival dancer to pay off her boyfriend Lukes gambling debt to carnival owner Jonah; Ross is caught up in the carny atmosphere and breaks up with Luke, but when Jonah makes a move on her, she rejects him; An angry Jonah physically abuses Ross but Luke returns and defeats him in a fight. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by John Prentice and Lee Elias. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Fran struggles to understand John's violent mood swings. Nina falls for handsome Steve and swears to stand by him, even after he's arrested for a woman's murder. Paul and Eloise elope on impulse, then have second thoughts. Crisis!; Hard Guy; Party Patter; Trouble In July; Bitter Honeymoon; Crazy Romance; Heartbreak Flight. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Teen comedy featuring Mazie and her group of friends, particularly the wacky guy whose haircut gives him his nickname. The gang has misadventures on a winter landscape. Mazie tries to keep her father from interfering in her social life. A student election quickly degenerates into dirty tricks. Also featuring profiles of popular TV and radio stars of the era. Sno' Foolin'; Mazie: Drop Dad; Gone Goon; Vote Goat; Star Subjects from Radio and TV; Flat-Top's Favorite Jokes; Stevie: W' Ice Cracker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 7, No. 1. February 1954. Cover by DeVorss. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. This issue with a two-page Bettie Page pictorial. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - January 20, 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.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates, Sam Citron, Charles Nicholas and Bob Forgione. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A boxer faces death in the ring; A faceless fiend sets out to murder the descendants of an ancient noble family; Uranium hunters in Sumatra find the connection between a beautiful native woman and a deadly tree. The Champ; Death Through the Ages; The Specters of Carteret Castle; Report from the Beyond!; Tree of Terror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's THE RUSTLERS (Raiders of Spanish Peaks), No. 532." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Zane Grey's The Rustlers, art by William Overgard; Laramie Nelson, Lonesome Mulhall and Tracks Williams help the inexperienced owner of a cattle ranch battle rustlers. Adapted from the 1938 novel "Raiders of Spanish Peaks" by Zane Grey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Russell Patterson, Elizabeth Woodward, and Elsie Hix. 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. Fritzi and Phil are caught in a comedy of errors after making a fish-vendor spill his catch. Phil chases a stolen guitar that no one wants him to catch. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Other backup strips include Al Capp's Li'l Abner, Russell Patterson's Mamie, and the Ripley-like Strange As It Seems. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Stamp Tips; Mamie; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February 1954 - "You Can't Sweet Talk a Killer." Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes and others. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Boots consults a psychiatrist to find out how to end his abusive relationship with Puss; Blunderbunnys super-grow formula makes plants grow far too fast, and doesnt work on just plants; Hector the Specter gets a job haunting a castle. Puss an' Boots; Blunderbunny; Johnny Joins the Gang; Hector the Specter; The Silent Watchdog; Whoo-Doodit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

British Edition. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 98 pages, black and white.

NOTE: #1-5 titled Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories. #6-14 titled Future Science Fiction. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 7, Issue 5-A - February 1954. Numbered Volume 5, Issue 5-A in Indicia. Cover by Emsh. Stories inclue "Beep" by James Blish, "Pet Farm" by Roger Dee, "Inanimate Objection" by H. Chandler Elliot, and "Men Like Mules" by J. T. M'Intosh 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3, Issue 11 - Softcover, 5" 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. "The Chinese Masks," art by Tony Sgroi; Gene meets a Chinese blacksmith who later is suspected of robbing the Express Company, and gets away. "The Mysterious Stallion," art by Nicholas Firfires; A horse wrangler for the Rodeo is ambushed and nearly killed by jewel smugglers. "The Thief's Mistake" text story. "A Good Try," art by Nat Edson; Pete is telling a story about a miner who dug into a gambling hall. Oxen Stampede article, art by August Lenox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 18 # 6. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 40 pages on white paper stock. Marvin Roy photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

February 1954: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Commando Assault," 9 pages, art by Dillin and Cuidera; "One Man Army, 6 pages; "A Medal for a Coward," 7 pages; "Escape at Dawn," 1 page text story; "Ambush," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Featuring: 1 page contents page; 9 page story "Doorway to Heartbreak"; 6 page story "Double Wedding"; 6 page story "What Love Forgives"; 2 page text story "The Lady and the Knight"; 8 page story "Castoff Love" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Irv Novick & Bernard Sachs. Cover by Irv Novick & Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. Creep Course--The Witch's Cauldron!, art by Graham Ingels; A sorority girl tries to swing her ancient civilizations course with her good looks, but unfortunately for her, the professor is really into mummification. No Silver Atoll!--The Vault of Horror!, art by George Evans; A plane goes down in the ocean and the passengers make for an atoll where the captain announces they have a gun and a medical kit. Hansel and Gretel!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, art by Jack Kamen. Country Clubbing!--The Crypt of Terror, script and art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970s copyright date (See E.C. Classic Reprints #10). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original, which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950s publication date. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A human trafficker tries to keep his smuggling operation secret from his son; A killer impersonates a federal agent; A cop-killer thinks he's found the ideal place to hole up in a boarding house. The Slave Peddlers; Time To Kill; Counterfeit G-Man; The Too Perfect Getaway; Closeups; Legal Clue; The Perfect Hideout. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Carl Anderson's Henry in "Warm Hearts and Cold Feet!" and "Things Are Tough All Over!" Plus: Little Guy in "The Big Heart!" And: Rinky in the 2-page "Ski - Doo!" 36 pages, full color. 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; Private Diary half-pager by Irwin Hasen; two Private Pete 1-pagers by Henry Boltinoff; Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff; Block Busters activity half-pager; and 2-page text story "Homecoming Queen"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Draut and Bob Powell. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Marcy's new classmates can't let her forget that she's the child of migrant workers, in a story that reveals the social structures of the post-WWII era. Lorna dances to forget being abandoned by her father and swears never to fall for any man, until she meets Larry. Teen Mary weds much older Emil to escape her abusive family, but then she meets handsome Don, who is her own age. Plus a quiz about popularity (that's really about good behavior). Outsider!; Bitter Interlude; Popularity Quiz; I Dared too Often!; Rendezvous; Return to Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. Give yore rope plenty o' play, art by Leonard Starr; Konchack threatens Almita, use grenades to destroy the gates so he and his men can invade the city. As Bud Fraser rode a Texas trail..., art by Leonard Starr; Sue Baxter of theBar B has put an ad in the papers asking the Hooded Horseman to come and help her. Now that everything's set fer the biggest rustlin' job ever pulled in the southwerst, art by Ed Moritz; The powder supply wagons has not reached the fort, and now it is surrounded. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Gardner Fox, Sy Barry, Bob Oksner, Jack Schiff, Joe Giella and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. DC picks up the series after Fawcett throws in the towel on comics. In an issue-length story, a killer hides in a coffin to get away from Hopalong. Plus a vintage ad for the Superman TV series starring George Reeves. The Secret of the Tattooed Burro; The "Long" and "Short" of the West; The Brand of Hate; Riding Sign; The Gift of Silver; The Lucky Lawman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Dick Giordano cover. In order of appearance: "The Duel of Death" and "High Speed Retreat" art by Dick Giordano; "Hot Rod Talk!" by Tony Tallarico; "Custom Contest Prize Winners!"; "Clint Curtis, Never Too Old!"; and "Practical Lesson" art by Dick Giordano. "Hot Rod Hannah" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "The Flying Dutchman!", art by Jim Mooney; Unemployed seaman Mike Dillon gets shanghaied onto the fabled Flying Dutchman where he has to do menial work; Dillon protests and drives a cutlass through the cruel captains heart. Superman DC National Comics ad. "The Phantom Highwayman Rides Again!", art by Ramona Fradon; London eccentric Derek Drew falls in love with a young woman named Minerva and starts to court her; Drew has a dark secret, he was a highwayman of the 16th century who was betrayed by a woman also named Minerva. One-page "Body Possessed" story, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Gangster and the Ghost!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; American gangster Earl Crandall learns that he has English roots and used to be the Earl of Crandall; Not believing, of course, that a ghost haunts the castle he inherits, Crandall enters the premises in the company of a "ghost-breaker." "The Man Who Made Gold" text story by Jack Miller (as John Marlowe), art by Raymond Perry. "Voice from Nowhere!" filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Stamps of Doom!", art by Ruben Moreira; Collector Alex Manning excavates the quarters of a Nazi concentration camp commander—where 13 rare stamps depicting atrocities are kept. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1954 Volume 5, Issue 2. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 8, Issue 49A - February, 1954. 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.