Comic books December 1954

Volume 1, Issue 12 - December 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Carl Hubbell, Ben Brown, Ralph Mayo and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. At a joust for a medieval charity fair, someone switches Crimebuster's lance with a real one and tries to frame him for attempted murder. Sniffer and Iron Jaw stage fake prize fights with stand-in champs, until the real champion boxers show up to give them what for. A traffic accident leads Crimebuster to a fugitive killer, featuring a wrist-mounted gun apparently of Charles Biro's design. Crimebuster: Robin Hood Lives Again; Behind the Clown's Laugh; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Unfortunate Fortune; Crimebuster: Mr. Judge and Jury; Rocky X: Never Kick a Quiz Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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A racy pageant of peppy cartoons, girls, and giggles. 98 pgs, B&W. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Written by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, John Prentice and Leonard Starr. Western sharpshooter! Featuring: Bulls Eye tales "Devil Bird" (with art by Jack Kirby), "On Target" (2-page origin with art by Kirby and John Prentice) and "Ghosts of Dead Center" (with art by Kirby). Plus: "The Adventures of Sheriff Shorty" (with art by Leonard Starr), and 1-page text stories "Tough" and "Showdown"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor digest filled with single-page cartoons and jokes mainly centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 7", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by Ellis Chambers and unknown. Featuring Buster Bear in "Aerial Acrobatics" co-starring Cholly Chipmunk. Plus: 1-page illustrated poem "Joanne"; Boston Bunny in an untitled reprint story co-starring Sergeant Mutt, Gwendolyn, Percy, Aubrey and Cecil; 2-page reprint illustrated poem "Jack in the Pulpit"; "Sliver O' Timber the Pirate Puppet!" co-starring Prof. Munchen, Herman, Officer Fogerty and Bill; King Louie in 1-page untitled reprint story co-starring Marmaduke Mouse; Marmaduke Mouse and King Louie in 1-page text story "Louie Learns a Lesson"; and Rollo Raccoon in an untitled reprint story co-starring Picklefoot Pig and Rufus Rabbit (art by Ellis Chambers). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and Nightmare rescue Princess Wendy from the Black Knight. Casper gets some help from Merlin's wand when a King forbids his people to play music. Casper uses Merlin's magic wand to turn him and the town's ghosts friendly. Spooky is puzzled when he sees a knight, a pirate and a devil. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Good Knight; Spooky; Taken for a Ride; Music Hath Charms; A Ghost Story; Spooky's Diary; Spooky: Suits Me. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4 Issue 1 - December 1954. Men's interest vintage magazine that dives deep into the history of Burlesque from its roots to its future. Issues include celebrity testimonials, jokes and LOTS of tasteful pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 2, Issue 9 - December 1954. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. This issue features Berlin's Most Brutal Kidnapping, and I Fought the Killer Eels! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 26, Issue 7 - December 1954. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Christmas themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bernard Sachs, Mario Colavito, Art Peddy, Merrylen Townsend and Jack Sparling. Numbering continues from Romantic Marriage (1950) #24. St. John's influential romance title was noted for its memorable covers by Matt Baker. Struggling waitress Annette gets the chance to impersonate one of the wealthy college students she always sees at work, and date handsome Brian, but soon she's leading a double life with a man who doesn't know her real identity. Photographer Carol creates a fake photo of herself with wealthy polo star Jock for her own amusement, but when it gets leaked, she's accused of blackmail. Struggling actress Marcia hits it off with famous co-star Richard, but a newspaper gossip columnist threatens to spoil everything. Plus a guide to making your own fashion accessories. Iconic cover by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker, one of his most famous.My Double Life!; Dating Dilemmas; My Gay Deception!; Queen for a Week; The Big Date; Stage Door Johnny; Man Hunt; Home-Made Glamour; Cindy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Roaring River Rodeo" and "The Silver Deuce." Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

2 untitled Combat Casey stories plus "The Lost Battalion" (art on all by Robert Q. Sale). Back-up story, "Atomic Warfare" (art by Sale) and a two-page text story, "The Challenge." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Combat Kelly in "The Skull and Crossbones Circus," "War Prize," and an untitled story (art on all by Dave Berg). Back-up story, "Cookie's Combat Course: Rifle Grenades" (art by Robert Q. Sale) and a two-page text story, "Behind Enemy Lines." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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H-Bomb Cover. Adventures with the "Atomic Commandos" featuring Commander Bill Battle, "Doc" Blake, "Champ" Ruggles, and Tony Gardello. Issue features a two-part story "Journey to the Moon" and "Death of the H-Bomb" in which the sub is retro-fitted for outer space and the Atomic Commandos head to the moon. Stories introduce the Junior Atomic Commando M. Jonathan Flint to the team. Issue also has "Untold Sagas of the War," "A Day in the Life of an Atomic Commando," and a one-page text stories "Escape From Corregidor" and "There's No Telling What You'll Find." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - December, 1954. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Action Packed Story of Wild Bill Hickock" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #20; "Rocky Lane, Killer Stallion"; "Western Wonders, Did Buffalo Bill Kill Any Buffalo? No!" art by Clinton Harmon, reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #32; "Novelist Nevers"; "Annie Oakley, Queen of the Sharpshooters" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #32; "Chemist Keeber"; "Mack the Magician" reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #84; "Young Jesse James" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #18; "Buffalo Bill" art by Michael Nargi, reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #21; and "Western Wonders, Did Camels Ever Travel Our Great Western Deserts? Yes!" art by Clinton Harmon, reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #32. "Train Robbers" text story reprinted in Racket Squad in Action (1952) #25. Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Carl Wessler and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Marie Severin, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A struggling family takes a turn for the worse when suspicions fall on them for serial killings, but no one suspects the identity of the true murderer. A jealous husband sees a TV wrestling match as proof of his suspicions, but forgets that not everything you see on wrestling shows is real. A firefighter is the last person anyone would suspect of arson. The cover by Jack Kamen directly references Bernie Krigstein's famous story "Master Race," originally scheduled for this issue, but postponed to Impact (1955 EC) #1 instead due to art delays. The Fixer; Dead Center; The Firebug; Comeback. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 18 - November 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on Military, Politics, celebrities and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "An Old-Fashioned Girl"; untitled Kitty Karr story; and untitled Bonny 1-pager, reprinted from Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #164. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover photos of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, and Bill Elliott. Roy Rogers photo. The Bighorn Hunt starring Gene Autry, art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene helps a friend of his fight a land-grabber. Freelance Lawmen starring Champion, script by Gaylord Du Bois. Trouble on the Line starring Roy Rogers, art by John Ushler. Trap a Wild One starring Trigger and Bullet, art by Sparky Moore. The Clue of the Unfired Gun starring Johnny Mack Brown, art by Tony Sgroi. The Coyote starring Wild Bill Elliott. The Frame Up starring Rex Allen, art by Sparky Moore. Gene Autry photo. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Batman Encylopedia starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Know Your Country public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Island That Was a Ship! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Mr. Hercules! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer Crooner," script and art by Chester Gould; Tonsils takes a job in a greenhouse but is spotted by one of the workers, who sends a note to Dick Tracy; Meanwhile, two hoods who work for Mr. Crime also spot him. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Tonsils agrees to kill Tracy for Mr. Crime; On vacation, Tracy takes Sparkle and Bonnie for a boat ride on the river; Tonsils shoots Tracy with a high-powered rifle. "Murder of a Mystic" text story; Inspector Keith solves the death of a fortune teller. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris believes a caretaker to be guilty of his employer's murder. "The Color of Death" text story; Joe Gordon solves the murder of a blackmailer. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Did Carl Kill Peter? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Strobl and Phil De Lara. Donald Duck is featured in "The Song Writers," "Fish Eating" and "The Mechanical Brain"! Also: 1-pagers "Slippery Soap," "Trick Cookies" and "The Water Geyser"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gladstone Gander, Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge and Gyro Gearloose. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Fred Guardineer and Frank Bolle. Cover by Fred Guardineer. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #32. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. A young woman raised by an outlaw gang swears revenge on the Durango Kid after he takes on her gang; Durango faces an old-school shootout at high noon on Main Street; A helpful glossary of Old West terminology used in the Durango Kid stories. Revenge of the Tigress!; Death Duel on Main Street!; The Durango Kid's Western Dictionary; Bloody Stalemate at Fort Watson; Killed by His Friend! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5 #49 - Dec. 3, 1954. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Storm Nelson, Mark The Youngest Disciple. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 5 #50 - Dec. 10, 1954. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Storm Nelson, Mark The Youngest Disciple. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 5 #51 - Dec. 17, 1954. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Storm Nelson, Mark The Youngest Disciple. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 5 #52 - Dec. 24, 1954. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Storm Nelson, The Editor's Christmas Nightmare, Mark The Youngest Disciple. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Dec. 14, 1954. Weekly movie magazine published in Chile. Cover of Robert Wagner. 8-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, B&W. NOTE: Spanish language.

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Cover by Fred Ottenheimer. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and Fred Ottenheimer. Eh! was Charlton's attempt at a one-word-title humor and satire comic, inspired by the success of EC's Mad. This issue features parodies of some of the TV legends of the time, including I Love Lucy, Steve Allen (the first host of The Tonight Show) and The Colgate Comedy Hour, with a focus on tough-guy detective heroes like Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. Liberitchy, a spoof of pianist Liberace, builds bigger and bigger musical instruments, until he creates one that levels New York City with sound waves. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including the Book of the Month Club, Charles Atlas, and hair care. Liberitchy!; Do Friends Call You Fatty?; I Love Loosely; Inside Smellivision by Hatta Hooplah; The Steve Alley Show; Beat the Cluck!; The Coldgate Tragedy Theatre Presents a Preview of Aye, the Fury!, or Vengeance Is My Quick Gun on a Lonely Night. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.