Comic books August 1954

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Red Ryder in "Frame Up." Little Beaver untitled back-up story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Indian Quiver and Bow Case fact page. Rex Allen and the Provision Wagon starring Koko, art by Nat Edson. Koko Gives the Marshall a Hand, art by Nat Edson. Rex Allen teaches a lesson starring Koko, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; Origin of Ringo Kid. "Hostage" text story. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid and his father Cory Rand are reunited at the grave of Dawn Star to meet and see how they are both faring and pay respect to Cory's wife and Ringo's mother; Their reunion is interrupted by the arrival of and outlaw named Halliday and his gang who have come to cash in on the reward on their heads. Untitled story, art by Joe Sinnott; Arrowhead is out hunting a buffalo for meat when the wounding the large beast; However before he the beast can bleed out, Arrowhead's horse Eagle trips sending the Pawnee warrior sprawling. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; In Washington D.C., the government decides to commit $50,000 to both the Cherokee and Comanche people to pay for lands that settlers are going to be moving into; However, after hearing this a Washington insider sends a telegraph to a man named Doc Styles; Styles begins planning on stealing the money pouch from the pony express rider. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Riotmascope Presents "How to Marry a Billionaire!" So What's News? text story, art by Sol Brodsky. Liver-Ache, art by Howard Post. Oh My Darling Clementine. Modern Art, or... Art for Art's Sake, art by Dave Berg. Riot's Intelligence Test for the Masses, art by Sol Brodsky. Oh, Susannah. Mr. Jeepers, art by Al Hartley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Louis Zansky and others. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Dancer Dora falls for her mothers boyfriend, but she cant reveal her true age without ruining their stage act; Carole learns that the modeling agency she joined is actually an escort service; Redheaded student Maureen is wooed by much older Duncan, who works at her school. Too Young to Love!; Doomed to Silence; Two Wayward Girls!; Born for Trouble!; Love Cheat! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - August, 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 2, No. 4. August 1954. Virginia Mayo on the cover. Stories and photos of all the top Hollywood stars. 8.5" x 10.75". 74 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by George Evans. "Are You A Red Dupe" editorial on interior front page. ...My Brother's Keeper, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An evil Siamese twin murders but the state does not execute him as it would mean the death of the good one. The good one finally commits suicide to halt the evil of the other. The Hazing, art by Joe Orlando; A college student wants to join a frat so he makes up a story about a professor they don't like being a communist in order to get him fired. Slob! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. A Kind Of Justice, script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A mob beat a vagrant to death for the rape of a sixteen year old girl that the town sheriff has been violating. The Pen Is Mightier, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A newspaper columnist murders his gangster friend to get his wife and frames an innocent man for the crime through the power of his words. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Mad scientist Dr. Cabot uses his new shrinking serum on his wife and his assistant after learning that they've been having an affair. An experimental vessel probes beneath the Earth's crust for the most dangerous element ever discovered, in a story with art by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Quentin's new invention is a chemical treatment that will grow hair anywhere, but that's not always a good thing. Another legendary (and hilarious) cover by Ditko. Too Much to Swallow; The Unknown Element; Devolution; Saucers from Saturn; The Morning After; The Alien Raider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4 #17 - April 23, 1956. Feature and cover of Billy Martin of the New York Yankees. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 5, No. 8. August 1954. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting, politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow rescues a woman while seeking a missing herd of longhorns, but she turns out to be in on the rustle. A sinister shaman foretells Red Hawk's death with sand painting. Straight Arrow helps shy warrior Bent Bow court the lovely Small Willow. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. The Mystery of the Missing Herd; The Saga of Bent Bow and Straight Arrow; Red Hawk: The Sands of Doom; The Abominable Snowman! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Terror in the Attic"; George Moore shows his family home to his wife Linda and Linda discovers his twin brother Ben chained in the attic; Ben attacks Linda after she releases him and George has to kill his brother. "Desperate Peril!" starring Kolah (Rulah). "The Corpse Came To Dinner"; A man and his wife are haunted by the ghost of the mans original wife, who has come back from the dead angry that her husband had remarried after she died. "Bye-Bye Alibi!" text story. "The Murder Pool"; Fat unlikable James Gorse builds a swimming pool and fills it with a special red acid that eats away flesh; He tricks people he hates into swimming in his pool and laughs maniacally when they are reduced to skeletons. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Superman Stamp starring Superman and Willis Fotheringay, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. The Lazy Man's Best Friend starring Superman and Doc Merlin, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. It's a Small World text story by Ted M. Levine. Great Caesar's Ghost, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Waldo Pippin impersonates Great Caesar's Ghost. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "Four-Way Split," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis; An air freight business partner who used to man a bombsite during the war kills his partner by dropping him out of the plane directly where four states meet. "Cold War," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; Norman King meets and begins wooing a beautiful married girl named Maria; But that doesn't faze Norman one bit, so he decides to kill her husband and marry her anyway. "Inside Story" text story. "Clots My Line," script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; A television show about guessing the guest's occupation brings on a manufacturer of red ink. "Accidents and Old Lace," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An art dealer murders a man in order to inspire three old sisters who create beautiful tapestries upon witnessing violent deaths of people. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Ellis Eringer, Sal Trapani, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. Professor Lenox's charm school for girls turns out to be abducting women and replacing them with slaves of Satan. Tuscan peasant Alberto betrays the witch who aided him, but he forgot that witches often have covens. The corpse at a funeral thinks back on how each of his pallbearers led him to his untimely death. Welcome to My School; Fate of Alberto; Highway Rubout; The Pallbearers; Poison-Quill at Midnight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, Colorized Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by John Prentice, Bill Draut and Al Avison. Harvey's romance comic about young brides includes cautionary tales about those who marry too soon. Judy hastily marries soldier beau Phil, but isn't prepared for the military life. Uptown girl Ginny thinks she can change Rob by marrying him, but he's stuck to his downtown ways. A woman insists on marrying, even though she's too young to really understand a lifetime commitment. Unfaithful; No Turning Back; Bride Of the Month; G. I. Bride; Only Myself to Blame; Lost Innocence; Will He Be Faithful?; Part-Time Wife! Final issue under this title; series continues as True Brides Experiences (1954) #8. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - August 5th, 1954. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features articles such as Love - European Style, and Beauties in the Sun! 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 3, Issue 7 - August 16th, 1954. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 3, Issue 9 - August 30th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features articles such as Hypnotism: a Cure for Emotional Ills, a House you can Fly, and cover featuring Joanne Dru! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 55, Issue 3 - August, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 38, Issue 8 - August, 1954. Stephen Douglass and Bibi Osterwald photo cover. Theatre Arts Monthly is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. This issue includes a complete version of "Camino Real" by Tennessee Williams, as well as articles by Katharine Cornell, Maurice Zolotow, John Gassner, Alexis Minotis, more. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 11, Issue 1 - August, 1954. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue includes a Bettie Page photo. 8" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $7.80 View scan 3/4" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.	Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $5.80 View scans Front cover detached 5%.
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Vol. 34, No. 207. August 1954. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, and humor. 8.5" x 11". 104 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Warren King, Chuck Miller and Dana Dutch. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. Nancy gets a chance at stardom, but she's not sure she wants to compromise, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. College librarian Arlene is flattered that star athlete Tommy asks her out, so she postpones with steady Steve, but does Tommy have ulterior motives? Cynthia tries to shake a reputation for being "boy-crazy." Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Risque cover by Baker seems very modern. Men Offered Me Stardom If I Would Pay Their Price; I Was a Victim of Deceit; The Navy Was My Target; And Now I'm in Trouble Because I Couldn't Control My Desires; Correspondence Club; I Was Too Free with Boys. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Bob Forgione, Paul Hodge, Jack Katz, Mort Lawrence, Bob McCarthy, and Sheldon Moldoff. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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#167, 8/54, Vol 14/No 11, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, Pluto, Little Hiawatha, and Grandma Duck in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "The Lost Legion." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips, and a two-page text feature "The Circus Rally." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Return of the Dead," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Serge Lamont builds a machine to communicate with the dead; He uses it to learn all the magic secrets of the recently deceased magician Zendali. "The Fiend Who Lived Forever," art by Louis Ravielli; A scientist is able to make himself immortal through experimentation on human victims; He robs banks to gather enough wealth to marry his sweetheart. "Terror in Chinatown," pencils by Charles Nicholas; The collector August Lamont searches frantically for a Chinese "book of the dead" holding great secrets; Lamont murders two book dealers to get his hands on the tome. "Death's Challenge" text story. "The Avenging Ghosts," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Gangsters Pete and Joey escape from their prison island in a motorboat and land on the "island of honesty" where no crime ever happens. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 18, Issue 2 - August, 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue #674 - Aug. 1954. A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

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Add to cart Very Good $56.00 View scans Spine stress. Spine split from base. Denting. Edge damage. 2 inch horizontal tear from edge center back cover.

Add to cart Good $43.00 View scans Staple rust. 4" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Cover detached from one staple.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - August, 1954. Painted cover by Peter Driben. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Nat Barnett, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A man makes a wager that he cannot be killed. A MAD-style spoof of the classic Wuthering Heights. A vampire is dejected to learn his son doesn't want to follow in his footsteps at Vampire University. Long Shot; Withering Heights; Go Vampire; Up There. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Landing of the Flying Saucers," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman protects America's missile program from invaders in flying saucers. After the Wedding article, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolosi. "The Iceberg Bombshell," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Spies steal Wonder Woman's magic lassos and use it to make her obey their commands. A Bicycle Built for You text article. "T.N.T. Target," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A movie director tries to kill Wonder Woman. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.