Comic books November 1954

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Cover by Joe Shuster and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Joe Shuster, Bill Molno (also credited as Joe Shuster), Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Carl Memling, Ray Osrin, John Belfi and Chic Stone. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Smooth customer Stockton Parkes runs a phony modeling agency, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. This is one of several stories this issue with art most likely by Bill Molno, ghosting for an ailing Joe Shuster (although other stories do appear to be Shuster's work). In another story, with grisly art by Superman co-creator Shuster, a strong-arm man threatens to pour acid on models' faces, but it's all an act using elaborate make-up. Business investors are conned by a fraudulent claim on uranium-rich land. Plus advice to the reader on avoiding con artists. Malignant Model Agency; Your Money or Your Face; Hot Ice; Tickets to Tragedy; The Case of the Crummy Corporation; A Case for the Police; The Basketball Scandals; Free Pick-Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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November, 1954. Cover by Ralph Gross. Focused on the history of railroading with articles and fiction. 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 54, Issue 4 - November, 1954. Pulp magazine with a focus on relationships on the open range, both based on true stories and fictionalized. This issue's stories include; "The Courtin' of Ellie Adams" by Duncan MacDonald, "A Note for Miss Cathy" by Thomas Calvert, "Love, Don't Darken My Door" by Charles A. Roberts, "No Business Like Love Business" by Diane Austin, and many more. 8" x 11", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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This issue with the comic related article, "The Face of Violence" by T. E. Murphy. 5.5" x 7.5", 172 pages, B&W

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The Musical Clue starring Red Ryder, gunmen want Tom Parks' gold, the location of which is hidden on a piece of sheet music he sent to his niece and nephew. Hitchhike to Danger starring Little Beaver. Buffalo Bill article by Fred Harman. Peace pipe article, art by Tony Sgroi. Wild Bill Hickock article, art by Till Goodan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Vengeance Trail" and "The Land Grabber" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo/art cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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November 1954 Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Edvard Moritz and Rudy Palais. Crime and horror comics. Series continues from Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #15. Hiding out in a department store overnight, Sally learns about the strange shadow people who live there full-time. Jewel thieves Ian and Jayne hide a stolen gem inside Jayne's very leg, which proves tricky when cops capture them. Ten strangers, all guilty of different crimes, are gathered on a remote island by a mysterious invitation. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Shadow People; Hiding Place; Deathlook; Doomed by the Clock; The Jeweled Curse; The Week End of Dread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover of Marilyn Monroe. 10.25" x 13", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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November 1954. Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Pfeufer, Stan Campbell and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. The gunslinger known as the Crippler usually shoots at his opponent's legs, but in Rocky Lane's case, he plans to make an exception. A woman sends her son for help from Lash LaRue when she realizes the three men who stopped at her cabin are her husband's killers. Tom Mix loans his horse to a boy so he can enter a race and use the prize money to rebuild his fire-damaged home. Lash LaRue: The Killers in the Hills; Red Roan: Outlaw Valley; Rocky Lane: The Crippler; Tex Ritter: Western Justice; Tom Mix: The Son of Tony. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - November 1954. Men's interest magazine focused on tales of daring and hunter's prowess. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 5, No. 11 - November 1954. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting, politics and crime. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Living Corpse"; A wife has dreams about a man dead for 10 years; Her husband makes a deal with the devil to bring the corpse back to life; The corpse kidnaps his wife. "The Blood Curse"; A woman is killed by ghosts as a result of a curse; A psychic researcher investigates and ends the curse. "Fear of the Night" text story by John Martin. "The Lost World Below"; Two brothers take off in an experimental rocket ship and land inside the Earth in a frozen world; They find a woman in suspended animation. "Fangs of the Wolf Woman!"; A major in the army is sent to Hungary to help the resistance; He is shot but recovers with the help of locals; They learn that the resistance members are werewolves. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by Al Fago. "Killer's Arms," pencils by Leon Winik, inks by Ray Osrin; Scientist gets transplanted the arms of a killer gorilla and goes on a rampage. "Hands Off!", art by Dick Giordano; Government agent transports an important briefcase, but is attacked brutally by enemy agents. "The Kill!!", script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. "Explorer's Return" text story by Richard Jonah. "White Birds of Death!", art by Bob Correa; The "Shotgun Gang" terrorizes Florida. "The Secret of the Box!", pencils by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster), inks by Ray Osrin; American newspaperman Michael Preston investigates east European tyrant Smirnov and finds out the secret of Smirnov's cruelty. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Nov. 28, 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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The Super-Joke on Superman! starring Superman and Wilmington Waffle, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Double starring Superman, The Thinker, and Baby Face (a Jimmy Olsen double), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Treasure Hunt In the Sky text article by Capt. John Makim. The Man Superman Feared, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Superman is afraid of a harmless looking guy named Alfred Huntley. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gossip magazine with sensationalistic stories. Heavily illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. "Tarzan Meets Ambush in Kor-Ul-Gryph," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Dr. MacWhirtle go to Pal-ul-don to collect gryf eggs; Tarzan is captured by the warriors of Jalur who are planning war with Alur; In his escape, Tarzan takes the king of Jalur with him and heads for Alur. "Tarzan and Boy and the White Crocodile," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan kills a white crocodile that had been threatening a baboon troops. "Victory Over Fear" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Nagopa and his men attempt an assassination of Tavane. Jungle Friends illustration by Jesse Marsh. Veldt animals illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 22 -November 29th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. "Through the Looking Glass," art by Steve Kirkel; Alice is a mean and sadistic girl who runs amok and kills Wonderland's hostile and wondrous inhabitants. "Bad Blood!", script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Gabriel Robb murders his rich uncle in a rage. "Wishful Thinking!", art by Steve Kirkel; Emil Barto is a vampire aboard a ship and gets stranded on an island. "Horror on the Hill" text story. "Weird Legend of Trelawney," pencils by Bob Powell; John Marshand visits the English town of Trelawney; Two former land owners, the squires Tilton and Ghastney, haunt the region with their ghostly attack dogs. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Benulis, Ed Winiarski, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache, Mort Lawrence, and Sid Greene. 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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No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in two untitled stories. In the first story, Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews go arrowhead hunting in the desert which leads to a search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola. In the second story, Scrooge searches for his missing homing pigeon. Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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November, 1954. Science fiction stories: "No Species Alone!" by Tom Godwin, "Or Give Me Death!" by Donald E. Westlake, "My Enchanted Aunt!" by Len Guttridge. 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. Ad for Panic. "Deadly Beloved!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Johnny Craig; Edward's car overheats and is forced to stop and seek out help; He spots a stately mansion is the bayous, and enters, finding it burnt out inside. "Top Billing," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; Three actors find themselves at the stage entrance of mysterious Woltam Theatre; A rehearsal of Hamlet stops when a vital prop turns up missing. "Show Stopper!" text story. "The Purge," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; King Horace is called to the cell of a lovely lady and he asks her why she wants to see him; Alicia tells him that she was controlled by the devil and wanted to be purged of him. "All for Gnawt," script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; Millie is drinking herself into a stupor, lamenting that her previous four husbands had not left her the funds she craved, but to find another husband would be difficult considering her looks and weight. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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#170, 11/54, Vol 15/No 2, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "The Magic Rope." 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 Halloween Scare.".
PRINTING NOTE: 10¢ and 'No Price' versions exist. Both versions are listed here. Both are common to find and have the same value. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Terror On TV," art by Eugene Hughes; Vampiric monsters take over a television studio and begin attacking the cast and crew of the production; However, the audience watching the program live on their TV sets at home think it's part of the show. "Clumsy," art by Eugene Hughes; A wife convinces her clumsy scientist husband to freeze her body thus putting her in suspended animation for 7 years; After she's declared legally dead, he will thaw her out and they can cash in on her insurance; Unfortunately, his clumsiness causes her frozen body to shatter to pieces when he knocks into her; When he thaws her out, he has to piece her body back together making her into a horrid jigsaw-like monstrosity. "Voice of Doom," art by Eugene Hughes; A parrot convinces his abusive owner that his beautiful pregnant wife is having an affair causing the unstable man to kill her and himself in a murder suicide. "Fateful Ferry" text story; On a foggy night, a ferry is overrun by skeletal pirates that are centuries old. "The Bogey Man," art by Eugene Hughes; A young orphan is left in the care of his shady aunt and uncle; When the boy is convinced he sees a "bogeyman" in the coal bin in the basement, the couple convince the boy that it's real so he will go insane with fright and have to be institutionalized, thus allowing them to cash in on his inheritance with him being incapacitated. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #677 - Nov. 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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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Batman and Superman, Swamis Inc. starring Superman and Batman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman poses as a Swami in a circus to lure out a superstitious criminal, and Superman helps him by making his predictions come true. The Yankee Schoolmaster starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani. The Hercules Arrow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.