Comic books October 1954

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Bazooka Man, script by David V. Reed, art by Jerry Grandenetti. The Sea Trigger, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Eugene Hughes, inks by Bernard Sachs. Paratroop Pirates, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Mort Drucker. The Flag on the Hill, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Filler page with Private Pete by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fall 1954. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by George O. Smith, F.L. Wallace, William Sambrot, and Margaret St. Clair. Virgil Finlay (2), Alex Schomburg, and Emsh illustrations. Schomburg cover. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 112 pages. 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 is attacked by outlaws while seeking missing stagecoaches. A long-dormant egg hatches into a T-Rex in the Old West, in a story with great dinosaur art by Bob Powell. A wounded Straight Arrow rides into a lawless town. The Vanishing Stagecoaches; Straight Arrow; Red Hawk: The Canyon Beast; Showdown in Skelton Canyon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Invasion From Indiana" (pencils by Gil Kane), "The Brain Giants," "Mars on Earth," and Captain Comet in "The Revolt of the Thinking Machine" (art by Murphy Anderson?). Full-page ad for Our Fighting Forces # 1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. The victims of a gangster seek revenge after his death. Pearl divers encounter a deadly octopus. A detective investigates reports of an alien invasion in an abandoned building. Meet Me In the Tomb; Ghostly Guns!; Witch Child; Demon's Doom; Monster In The Building. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Steve Kirkel, inks by Ray Osrin. Edited by Al Fago. "Who Will He Be?", art by Bill Molno; An Arabian tyrant uses sleep-deprivation to torture his opponents and find out about assassination plots about him. "The Well of Fear!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Ray Osrin; Bankrobbers Logan and Sellis get trapped in an old well and can't get out; They mistrust each other and won't help the other to escape. "Surprise Package," script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it. "Sam the Seer" text story. "This Bite is Sweet!", pencils by Bill Molno; Peter North is a vampire; He settles down in a village in the Pyrenees and terrorizes the good people; When he meets the lovely Monique, North is torn between love and blood lust. "The Mark of the Ripper!", art by Sy Moskowitz; Police detective Baird has to bring down the "Ripper," a knife-wielding maniac on the loose. "No Questions Asked"; Dr. Hurtt needs fresh cadavers for his anatomy sessions; When he gets blackmailed he decides to commit a murder and thus kill two birds with one stone. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harry Anderson. Man Or Beast, art by Paul Reinman. The Ticket text story. The Dreadful Disguise, art by Al Eadeh. Harley's Friend, art by Bob McCarty. The Wrong Man, art by Jim McLaughlin. The Horrible Years, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Oct. 3, 1954. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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SSunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Oct. 10, 1954. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Oct. 17, 1954. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Oct. 24, 1954. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Oct. 31, 1954. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superboy Souvenirs!" starring Superboy and Lana Lang, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Superboy gives approval to a store that sells mementos of his adventures, until he learns that most of the "mementos" were manufactured. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. School Blues! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Superboy's Sister!", art by John Sikela; When Mr. and Mrs. Lang appear to have died in Africa, the Kents assume the guardianship of Lana. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Tricky Returning Can/Piggy Bank - Superboy's Workshop. S.O.S. - Crew Ditching text article. "The Man Who Knew Superboy's Identity!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; When her parents are reported dead while on a trip to Africa, Lana Lang is allowed to move in with the Kents, which puts a crimp in Superboy's operations. Congo Bill ad. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Work Can Be Fun! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Boy of 100 Faces!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy solves the mystery of the Vickers jewelry robbery. Supergram - the Superman Puzzle Game. Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy Olsen is sent to the Meredith Lumber Camp by Perry White to determine the source of a "jinx" that is preventing paper from being delivered to the Daily Planet. The Man of Steel's Substitute!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; When Superman is to busy to honor a commitment to a group of homeless, Jimmy tries to stand in for him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Insincerely Yours," pencils by Bob Powell; High school student Nancy meets soldier Ray, 12 years her senior, and dates him over the objections of her friends and family; When hes sent overseas, she stubbornly continues to write to him "to create excitement among her friends." "Mother had a Secret," pencils by Leon Winik, inks by Ray Osrin; Matty refuses to marry Jeff because hes a sailor and will be away for long periods at sea; Mattys mother Sally tells her the story of how she feared the same thing and lost the man she loved, Jim. Bio of actor Dale Robertson. "Rendezvous of the Heart" text story. "The Dark Veil"; Linda loves psychiatrist Joel; they become close treating Margot, whose boyfriend was killed in Korea right after she wrote him a break-up letter; Linda suspects Joel and Margot are becoming romantically involved and she undermines Margot's treatment, causing a relapse. "Desire Me"; Alice is blackmailed into working as a hostess in Aces skating rink/bar to protect her younger brother Peter, who went joy-riding in Aces car; Alice meets sailor Jim and tries to warn him away from the crooked joint. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "Forever Ambergris," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; A sea captain murders a man for his wife by having him row out to a plague island where he contracts the disease. "Burial At Sea," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A man kills an old man for 30 thirty gold coins and thinks that there must be more to the treasure when he finds a treasure map locating a spot just offshore under water. "Gunman" text story. "The Proposal," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A woman who uses men to stay surrounded by the finer things in life finally hears what she wants to hear "I want you for my wife." "The Sliceman Cometh," script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; An executioner during the Terror, who takes money from a relative in order to guillotine his brother, finds he has a difficult time in getting rid of the head. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Gordon. Stories and art by Al Gordon, H.L. Larsen, Medio Iorio and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A woman's ghost rises from the grave to visit her still-living husband, only to learn he's met someone else. A man realizes that demon-possessed children are behind a series of horrible murders - but could his own son be one of them? A vampire travels to the American West, where no one has ever heard of vampires or how to kill them, in the amusing horror-Western hybrid The Vampire Goes West. A Womans Revenge; Ghost with a Torch; Disaster Included; The Little Children; The Vampire Goes West. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Pal-ul-don illustration by Jesse Marsh. "Tarzan and the Pearls of Promise," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan bargains with hunter Williams to help a group of mangani escape an island about to be destroyed by a volcano. "The Man from the Sky," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; After Dombie is wounded by a Cape buffalo, Boy guides Dr. D'Arnot to the Waziri village so that the doctor can treat the wounded boy. "The Greatest Magic" text story starring Mabu by Elizabeth Beecher. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; As a parting gift, Mohaffa gives the saddle mules, Nyessa and Hatima, to the brothers; Later, the brothers use the mules to frighten a group of thieves that are trailing them. Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 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, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers and Dick Van Buren, reprinting daily comic strips. Colorized Johnny Weissmuller Movie Cover. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. Gordon Scott Movie Photo back cover. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Fine $36.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 3, Issue 14 - October 4th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Doris Fesette cover, and pictorial, and Tempo wonders who will win the World Series! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 3, Issue 16 - October 18th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Ursula Thiess cover, Marilyn Monroe's Stand-in tells all, and a preview of Pro Basketball! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 3, Issue 17 - October 25th, 1954. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Allison Hayes cover, reveals the reader poll winner of Television's Most Glamorous Stars, and looks into Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency with "Ike's Tough Battle!"! 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "No Pleasing Her" art by Ann Brewster; "The Taming of a Wolf"; "My Fiancé's Brother"; and "Strange Honeymoon" reprinted from Revealing Romances (1949) #3. Text articles: "For Beauty's Sake: For a Lovelier Appearance, Date Quiz, Things That Attract a Boy..." partially reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #27, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #48, and "How to Be Graceful..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #2; "Brighten Your Living: Truth and Consequences, Pep up Your Life, Break the Ice of Loneliness..." reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #35 and Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #46, and from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #15. Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE" and "Volume XXXIV, Number 6, #198". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

TAM 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. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and William Overgard. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The Stooges accidentally steal a gangster's gambling boat when they think it's the ship they bought for a tropical cruise. Con man Benedict Bogus hires Shemp to ghost-write his memoirs. The Crisco Keed and Puncho are Western heroes, not to be confused with The Cisco Kid and Pancho, because the Crisco Keed uses vegetable shortening. Cover features photos of the Three Stooges. Nautical Nitwits; The Memoirs of Benedict Bogus; Crisco Keed and Puncho: The Great Mane Robbery. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fall 1954. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Murray Leinster, Colin G. Jameson Sr. and Jr., Douglas and Dorothy Stapleton, Winston Marks, and Mack Reynolds. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg (2) illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Tomb of Terror (1952) #16. As the social tide turns against horror comics, Harvey renames Tomb of Terror to this less-horrific title, but continues with grisly stories reprinted from Witches' Tales. In one of the most egregious examples, a cruel Caribbean governor executes criminals by having them eaten alive by crabs. A couple purchases a grotesque statue in a curio shop that curses them to destroy each other. A men's club doesn't expect the Devil himself to show up at their weekly seance. League of the Damned; Ghost Doctor; Curse of the Statue; Six Chances to Die; The Blood Plant; Invitation to Doom; Screaming City. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $115.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 11, Issue 2 - October 1954. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by Del Connell and unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "A Sticky Adventure"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager with story by Del Connell; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; and Jerry & Tuffy try to get out from underfoot in a Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager with pencils by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - October, 1954. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, issue 7 - October 1954. Digest sized news, and gossip magazine. 4-in.x 5 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. Comics legend Joe Kubert won fans early in his career with his tales of Tor, a caveman struggling for survival in a world where humans co-exist with dinosaurs. Tor saves the cave-boys Tik and Tok from a pteranodon nest, earning the gratitude of their father the chieftain, but also the enmity of the corrupt shaman Valnu. In another story, Tor solves a prehistoric murder mystery. Tor must brave a tribe of ape-men to save a village from a deadly disease. Co-creators Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer put themselves into the comic to discuss the anti-comics hysteria of the 1950s, including the Kefauver hearings. Plus full-page dinosaur illustrations by Kubert. And an ad for the "Scholart Institute," one of Kubert's first attempts at comics art instruction, preceding the Joe Kubert School by two decades. Terrific sabre-tooth tiger cover by Kubert. Falling Fire!; Man-Beast!!!; Avenging Waters; History of Prehistoric Animals: Eryops, Dimetrodon; Danny Dreams. Final issue of the series; the saga was revived by DC two decades later as Tor (1975 DC 1st Series). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints: "Cardshark's Sucker Bait" (pencils by Gene Colan), "Win, Place, and Showdown," "Double-crosser's Reward," and "Twin's Crimson Road." Mike Sekowsky art. Cover price $0.10.