Comic books April 1955

Plastic Man stars in "The Attempted Return of Tricky Toledo" and "Dazzla, Daughter of Darkness!" Woozy back-up. Cover price $0.10.

"The Rope of Death," "Duncan Stuart, M.D.," "the Horse Parlor Game," and "Double or Nothing" (art by Jon D'Agostino). Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Untitled story; Porky tries to eliminate gopher holes in his yard. False Alarm; Forest ranger Porky watches for forest fires. A Present for Petunia; Porky thinks Petunia wants an alligator for her birthday. Wrinkle Worries; Porky thinks he is being considered for assistant mayor. Hats Off; A windy day causes folks to lose their hats. Untitled story; Porky gets more than he expects when he asks Bugs for directions. Untitled story; Porky tries to make it to Petunia's without getting his feet wet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle is framed for the crimes of Western bandit baron Cush Benson. The Lazo Kid tries to prevent all-out war between ranchers and homesteaders. Real-life Western tales of buffalo hunting and Tom Peasely, father of volunteer firefighting in the West. Silent Murder; Tom Peasely; Red Slavers; The Hunt; The Roundup; Barb Wire War; Danger Stretch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $47.25 or Best Offer View scan RESTORATION. Tear seals. 7" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Classic cover by Jack Kamen. Case No. 101 Male Session 1: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 1: Ellen Lyman; The Man From Vienna; Case No. 103 Male Session 1: Mark Stone. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $26.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Men's humor digest with a focus on comics centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Masculine adventure, of the type then popular in assorted men's magazines. Jewel thieves hide out by joining the Foreign Legion, but they may not survive to cash in their diamond haul. Drama unfolds among the crew digging a tunnel under a river. A steeplejack (high-rise construction worker) gets a chance to prove he's not a coward, no matter what his crewmates say. Freedom; Sand Hog; Steeple Jack; The Command. Final issue under this title; series continues as Action Adventure (1955) #2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First post-Code issue. Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Substitute Sweetheart" reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 30 (1952) #1 and reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #42; "Touched by Scandal"; "Daredevil Sweetheart" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #3; and "In Debt to Each Other" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #1. "The Charm Corner, Thirty Ways to Make Life Interesting: Build up Your Experience..." and "Out for a Proposal? He's Bound to Propose If..." text articles. "Hint to a Boy Friend" poem. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask and Black Phantom encounter outlaws Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Sam Bass, who are all supposed to be dead. Magico the evil magician escapes jail during a tornado and sets a trap for the Ghost Rider. An outlaw gone straight is forced to help his old gang find hidden loot when they kidnap his brother. First issue with the Comics Code seal. Three Famous Badmen; The Loot of Texas Jack; The Man Who Rescued Red Mask; The Ghost Rider: The Return of Magico! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos (alterations). Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; In the town of Black Mesa, the Ringo Kid suddenly finds himself surrounded by lawmen looking to take him in; Not wishing to fight it out with the law, the Ringo Kid tries to make a break for it; However some men pull a rope across the road and knock the Kid off his horse and he is quickly taken prisoner. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid happens upon outlaws chasing after a young girl trying to rope her up with a lasso and comes to her rescue, sending her attackers fleeing; After convincing the girl that she means no harm, he learns that they were trying to capture her to hold her ransom from her father and the Ringo Kid convinces the girl to let him take her home the rest of the way. "The Challenge" text story. "Gold Rush!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid is fleeing from the law and runs into a dead end; Unwilling to bring himself to fight it out with the law the Ringo Kid contemplates committing suicide when somebody sneaks up behind him and knocks him out; Soon the lawmen chasing him arrive but find no trace of the Ringo Kid, the outlaw hero having seemingly disappeared. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Pete wants to marry Midge, but she wont give up traveling with the carny circuit; A scientist finds love in an unlikely place. Carny Girl!; Love in a Lab! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Search" and "Red Ledge Gold" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $30.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from bottom with lateral spine tearing. Pen markings on back cover. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"The Red Pirate!" (art by Don Heck); "Jungle Story" (art by Bill Everett?); "Swamp!" (art by Chuck Miller); and "White Death" (art by Dick Ayers). Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Martinott. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell and others. Kids' adventure featuring boy detectives Rusty, Tubby and Spunky. The team goes all Scooby when they investigate the Haunted Mill on the edge of town and encounter a sheet-wearing ghost. An escaped convict hides out in the boys' clubhouse and tries to convince them he's innocent of bank robbery. The team befriends a boy whose land contains arrowheads and a dark secret. Rusty and the Boy Detectives; The Haunted Mill; Mysteryman in the Clubhouse; Adventure in the Cave; Mystery of the Indian Arrowheads! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"This is the Army," "The Bet," "Night Raiders," "Natural Born Dope," and "Man's Best Friend." Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Numbering continues from Fantastic Comics (1954 Ajax) #11. Ajax-Farrell revives the strongman superhero from Fox Features. The industrialists behind a vast new tower want to get rid of Samson before he figures out what they're up to. Captain Burke seeks the secret of the lost Isle of Missing Men. Wonder Boy investigates mysterious attacks on toy stores, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Samson is captured by a sinister circus, in a story featuring the line "I'll teach you to make a fool out of Bozo!" The Electric Curtain; The Isle of the Lost; Wonder Boy: Dangerous Desperadoes; Veldt Mystery; Trouble Under the Big Tent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt.

Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, John Giunta and unknown. It was Jerry she wanted to be dancing with! Read..."The Sweethearts' Dance"! Also featuring: "Don't Say Goodbye"; "Meet Me This Spring"; and "Can This be Love?" (pencils by John Forte) Plus: Oddities in Romance filler (pencils by John Giunta). And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. In a rare story narrated by the male character, Navy sailor Bob marries Betty before he ships out, but the long separation drives him into another woman's arms. Nerdy florist Miss Slate falls for Tom, the handsome soldier who regularly sends flowers to another woman, in a story featuring some good-girl art. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Substitute Wife; Fragrant Kisses; Talent for Love; The Other Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Emergency Rations article, art by Frank Thorne; description of Sourdough, pemmican and the French cache to store food. The Traitor; After a holdup in a mining town, Scar Norton and his gang intend to hole up in the cabin of Danny Merrill, who is no friend of the Mounties. The Gold Map; The old miner Joe Bass, left a map over his buried gold; a girl and her friend tries to get it by shooting the Constable who have it for safekeeping, but they fail; now Preston is making a fake map to trap the attackers. The Hidden Cabin; Sergeant Preston is on the trail of two wanted men somewhere ahead of him in the blizzard. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, issue 8 - April 1955. Men's interest digest magazine, focusing on celebrities, sports, true crime, and pin-up girls. This issue features a pictorial article on Marilyn Monroe, the legendary Eartha Kitt, and infamous Nejla Ates. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Official Magazine of the RSROA of America (Roller Skating Rink Operators Association of America). News, articles, competition results, and more. 8-5/8 in. x 11-3/4 in.; black and white; 24 pages on slick paper. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Mel Keefer and George Evans. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. A war correspondent, assigned to find out what the frontline soldiers really think about the Korean War, gets a real earful. A captain who doesn't like dogs must deal with Hamlet, the Great Dane assigned to his combat unit, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. Monty, Tex and Canarsie see things from another angle when they're assigned to be drill instructors for a group of Marine recruits. Offbeat cover is labeled "Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps." The Winning of Tomorrow; A Pork Chop for Hamlet; Short Timer; Minnie Marines. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.