Comic books January 1955

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.00 View scan

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Winter 1955. Stories by Poul Anderson ("The Snows of Ganymede"), Robert F. Young, Winston Marks, Philip K. Dick ("Human Is"), Robert Zacks, and Thomas Kersh. Virgil Finlay (2), Paul Orban, and Emsh illustrations. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 118 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $155.00 View scans Cover detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Water damage.

Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Death is My Hobby"; A man finds the Devil's Handbook at a bookstore. He summons a demon who obeys his wishes to kill evil heads of state; When his fiancé finds out, he asks the demon to kill her. "The Werewolf Lurks"; A werewolf is killing women in New York City. "Strange Search" text story. "Terror without Name"; Scientists discover a giant radioactive man whose legs are embedded in the ground; Efforts to destroy the monster are unsuccessful but enrage him so that he frees his legs. "Haunt from the Sea"; A castaway is saved by a sea creature who gives her a necklace; She escapes and sets sail on a raft but chokes to death because the seaweed used in the necklace shrinks in the sun. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.99 View scans Tape on interior pages and under one staple. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. "The Impossible Illusions!" starring Superboy and Zazar, art by John Sikela; A magician's reputation is endangered when a crook uses one of his tricks to pull an escape, but Superboy finds a way to help the magician and catch the crook at the same time. "Through the Eyes of Superboy!" starring Superboy, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, script by Otto Binder, pencils by John Sikela; A crook deceives Superboy into wearing a badge fixed with a camera that relays a picture of his current location, threatening to expose his secret identity. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Willy humor page by Phil Berube. Block Buster puzzle half-page by Martin Naydel. Movie Mirth humor half-page by Harry Lampert. "The Ghost Ship of Kwajalein" article by Howard Dewey. Steam Boat - Superboy's Workshop. "Public Chimp Number One!" starring Superboy, Bongo, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, pencils by Curt Swan; A trained chimpanzee TV star runs away, and Superboy tries to find him. Unfortunately, a gangster is also interested. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CGC 4.5 View scans Auction opens July 6 Paper: Off white Label #4358958010

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from top.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

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

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.70

Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. "Tarzan and the Man from Nevada," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his new friend Chet encounters shiftas who have taken a young white woman as a slave and her airplane as booty; Tarzan and Chet free the young woman, Chet proposes marriage to her and the two of them fly to civilization. "Tarzan and Boy and the Blue Raiders," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When Boy is taken captive by a band of Tuaregs, Tarzan and a group of baboons pursue and rescue Boy. "Mabu's Secret Secret" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brother continue to make efforts to elude the Obelo warriors; They cross a crocodile-infested stream, hoping that their pursuers will not follow. Tarzan's Friends illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00

Volume 4, Issue 2 - January 10th, 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 3 - January 17th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Volume 4, Issue 5 - January 31st 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Jane Russell cover, shows off "Winter's Briefest Swimsuits", and pulls back the curtain on Jackie Gleason's 11 Million dollar jackpot! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $70.00 View scans Spine split 15%.

Volume 39, Issue 1 - January, 1955. Hildegarde Neff 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 "Kiss Me Kate" by Samuel and Bella Spewack, as well as articles by Joseph Wood Krutch, Maurice Zolotow, William Saroyan, more. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $72.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $65.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $65.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Winter 1955. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by James E. Gunn, Isaac Asimov, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Crane, Winston Marks, Charles A. Stearns, and Guy DeAngelis. Virgil Finlay, Kelly Freas, and Alex Schomburg illustrations (1 each). 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Wonder Stories (1957 2nd Series) with next issue. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.20

January 13, 1955

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by George Evans. Stories by John Severin, John Putnam, Jerry DeFuccio, George Evans, Jack Davis and James Fenimore Cooper. Art by John Severin and George Evans. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A fighter pilot's new assignment doesn't provide him the glory he craves. One of the earliest battles in the 20th century's long-running wars in Viet Nam unfolds at Dien Bien Phu, as French colonial forces are decisively driven out of Indochina. An adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans, the classic frontier adventure by James Fenimore Cooper. Dien Bien Phu!; Squalus; Flaming Coffins!; The Last of the Mohicans!; Sharpshooter! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $10.00

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Pilot Pete is in hot water after enemy soldiers disguise themselves as US forces to confuse air support. Bombers face heavy anti-aircraft fire from an unknown source. Tod is assigned to take out Yin Soy, the female fighter ace who's been decimating US planes. Cowards Courage; Radar Roulette; His Last Mission; Operation Panic; Mig Alley Dame. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $39.50 View scans

January 1955. Science fiction stories: "The Shoemaker of Lan" and "Fission Story" by T.P. Caravan, "Before the Fact" by Zenna Henderson, "The Santa Claus Planet" by Frank M. Robinson, "The Claws in Clausmas" by Richard Hodgens and John Kirwan, and "With All Your Might" by James McKimmey Jr. Mini-review of Harlan Ellison's "Dimensions" fanzine. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $109.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Final issue of the series. Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "Old Man Mose!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Ned stopped his wagon when he saw townspeople throwing stones at old Mose, a man they thought worshipped the Devil since he lived in the Black Church. "An Harrow Escape!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Orlando; Captain Grady's ship approached the seemingly derelict "Sea Witch", boarded her and found the entire group on board slaughtered. "The Pit!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; Felix & Lila listened to the crowd screaming for blood as they watched a cock fight; Nearby, they was another fight brewing between vicious dogs. "Bloodsuckers" text story. "Ashes to Ashes!", art by Graham Ingels; Emil sat at his desk in the old Frankenstein mansion writing in his diary about how his infamous Father had tried to create life from a miasmic swamp. An editoral urges readers to write the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, which had begun investigating the comics industry. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.49

Add to cart Good $3.70

Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part three and conclusion 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 "Santa's Return Trip." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "The Castaway" and Young Marvelman in Thailand. Bill Brig and the Pirates by Tom Moore. 7" x 10", 28 pages, B&W.