Comic books May 1955

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by Carl Wessler, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Art by John Prentice, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. A genie enlists Fighting American and Speedboy to prevent Russian agents from claiming Middle Eastern oil. Enemy spies disguise themselves as Fighting American to sabotage his reputation. Fighting American and Speedboy suspect the alien Space-Face is stealing government secrets. The Sneak of Araby; Three Coins in the Pushcart; Ask Fighting American and Speedboy about Space-Face; Rube. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

"My Beloved Doctor," art by Lee Elias; Leila is the first woman medical intern at Boone Hospital; She earns the grudging respect of Dr. Stan, and falls in love with him as well; Little abandoned Skip is brought into the hospital for care, and all of the employees rally around to care for him; When Skip is threatened with removal by welfare authorities, Stan and Leila each volunteer to adopt him. "My First Sweetheart!" text story. "Most Popular Girl in School!", art by Bob Powell; Sandy sets out to make each boy fall in love with her, then dumps him and moves on to her next conquest; On the night of the spring prom, she steals Chet from his date Carrie; They go out for a while, but eventually Sandy loses interest. "Pleasant Memories" text story. "I Tried To Elope"; 15-year-old Marshas parents refuse to give their consent for her marriage to 18-year-old Johnny, asking them to wait; Johnny convinces Marsha to elope but a series of mishaps results in them being apprehended by the police and returned to their parents. "Too Shy For Love"; Shy Kate falls for Lon, director of the school play; Stuck-up Lola gets the main part so Kate agrees to work in makeup, types up the scripts, and learns Lolas part as well; Lola is offered an interview by a talent scout and deserts the play on opening night; Kate goes on and is a big success, while Lola learns the "talent scout" was a lecher who "wanted a good time." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $125.00 View scans 8" cumulative spine split with tape. Cover detached. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,575.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Bethlehem Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Bethlehem. Label #1052981002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $249.00 View scans Cover loose at staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ken Battefield, Manning Lee Stokes Alex Blum, and Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs). Chemist Kip Adams becomes The Flame, with superhuman strength and a reporter girlfriend. The Flame tries to find out who's behind a sabotage ring. Tugboat Tessie and Melody leap into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. Boxer Plug McTee doesn't know what to do after his manager is bought out for ten grand. Devil's Business; The Man in the Seven-League Boots; Tugboat Tessie: Traffic and Tide!; Plug McTee; Everybody's Secret; The Flame's Field Day. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flat-Top in Mess-Quarade Ball, A Measly Trick, and Mitt'Wit, plus jokes page, and single page strips of Icky Square, Holly of Hollywood, Sally and the Gang, and Drippy and the Gang. Full page ads for Comicscope viewer with Captain America and Bucky art, and the Howdy Doody "Color Television" set. Back cover full page Crackerjack ad. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 5 - May, 1955. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 628." Mysterious Stew Pot; Swami Ronnie throws a magic wishing coin out the car window rather than let Swami Salomi have it; Elmer finds the coin and wishes for a stew pot that is always full of food. A Hair-Raising Story; Daffy tries to trick Elmer into believing "Dr. Daffy's Hair-Grower" really works. Suitcase Scramble; After witnessing a bank robbery, Elmer accidentally switches suitcases with the robbers at a train station. Petty Pet Problems; Elmer needs a pet in order to be chairman of the Mayor's Pet Week activities. The Muscle Man; After Bugs and Cicero laugh at Elmer's attempts to get stronger by lifting weights, Elmer's cousin Delmer comes to visit. All art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" with Jock - Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Al Hubbard. Adaptation of Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp animated feature movie. Starring Lady, Tramp, Jock, Trusty, Jim Dear; Elizabeth [Darling Dear] (Lady's owners), Peg, Boris, Si, Am and Aunt Sarah! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 Interior complete. Full length spine split on all interior wraps. Very brittle interior.

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (Fess Parker photo cover). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Ernest G. Osborne, and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. The first issue to feature Fritzi's niece Nancy, the future star of the strip, on the cover. (Nancy would appear on every cover thereafter.) Phil anticipates Calvin when he makes a "modern art" snowman. Several strips feature Bushmiller's talent for simple "good girl" art and contemporary fashion. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts. Other backup strips include the Dennis the Menace-like Willie. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Willie; Peanuts; Nancy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Humor digest that features jokes and cartoons for men. Elizabeth Taylor Pinup inside front cover. Cartoons by George Ludway, Robert Tupper, Al Kaufman, George Troop, Jimmy Caborn, and others. 5-in x 7-in. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. I Was a Rogues' Gallery Detective, art by Syd Shores. The Gateway Gang, Inc., art by John Prentice. The Case of the Living Loot, art by Bill Ely. The Man with a Thousand Keys, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Nicholas Firfires and unknown. Gene Autry in "Dead Man´s Treasure" and "Island Captive"! Plus: Panhandle Pete story "Hardin´s Gulch of Silver"; 2-page text story "Man and Beast"; and the 1-page fillers "The Hassayampa" and "Cabin Fever" with art by August Lenox! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1955, First Code Approved issue: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Under Fire," 9 pages; "Unprovoked Attack," 6 pages; "Suicide Mission," 7 pages; "Rat in a Trap," 1 page text story (reprinted from G.I. Combat #12); "Operation Steel Trap," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Their romance was breathless and bitter and sweet all at the same time...but she knew it had to end! "The Night I Lost You" is the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 8 page story "End of a Dream"; 6 page story "The Romantic Notion"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 7 page story "Do I Love You?" Cover price $0.10.

All reprints. First post-Code cover. Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Love Not In the Script" reprinted from "The Bridegroom's Other Love" in Glamorous Romances (1949) #82 and from "Love Not In the Script" in Love at First Sight (1949) #25; "I Lied to Keep Him" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #1; "The Taming of Crystal" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #54; and "The Two Who Were Jilted" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #30. "Glamorize Yourself: Home Hair Treatments, What's Your Beauty Problem?" text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #6 and from "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #1 and Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #4, and reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #38. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from bottom, oxidation to bottom edge.

Cover photo of Dorothy Hart and Richard Basehart. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, David Gantz, and Wally Littman. Romantic drama from Toby Press. Shy, bespectacled Sylvia wears an imaginary boyfriend's pin to college, but then has some explaining to do when she falls for handsome Todd. Assistant dean Enid is tough on her lovestruck students, threatening to expel a girl for missing curfew. Dutch exchange student Katrina has trouble fitting in on an American campus. Phantom Lover; The Agony of Love; Man Eats Crow; Dutch Treatment; What's Your Romantic I.Q.?; The Maid from Le Mans. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by George Tuska, Tex Blaisdell, Ken Battefield, C. W. Winter and Richard Speed. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. Outlaw Jake Burns frames The Bold Buckeroo for a crime and takes over his ranch. In an action-girl story, Buckskin Belle takes on cattle rustlers, aided only by her kid brother and aged farmhand Cactus Pete. The Bold Buckeroo and Rusty tangle with dope smugglers. Plus comics biographies of Jesse James and Jack Dalton, and a story with early art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. The Bold Buckeroo: Frame-Up; Buckskin Belle: Rustlers; Mustang Jack; Dudes Dictionary; The Bold Buckeroo: Graveyard Gulch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 1955. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $56.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $38.00 View scans 1" Spine split from top. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

May 1955. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons for men. Vera Ellen Photo inside front cover. Cartoons by George Troop, Joe Buresch and Vic Martin. Softcover Digest, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Avison. Stories reprinted from Hi-School Romance #14. "Cry For Love," art by Bob Powell; Diane spent her after-school hours slaving for her aunt, helping her run the local boarding house; One night, while out for a walk to "get some air" she wandered to the train station and saw a man fall from a train; Rushing to his side, she finds he is very sick, and begs the station master to let her take him to the railroad shack; Diane nurses the man to health and learns that he is really Pete Harvey, former middleweight boxing champion. "Reckless Romance," art by Joe Certa; When Betty joined the flying club, she had no idea that she would fall for Dick Wilkins, the flight instructor, or be such a bad pilot; She was determined to learn to fly just to please Dick, and when his malaria flared up, Betty decided she had to fly him to the hospital in Evanston. "I Sabotaged Love," art by Lee Elias; Lila has been planning on going to the dance with Buzz for months, but when he told her he needed to stay and work on his car for the big race competition, she rushed to accept to offer of Richard Rudolph, the wealthy boy who also asked her to the dance. "The Psychology of Love" text story. "Headed For Heartbreak," art by Bill Draut; Warren Peters was a fireman by day, but that night he and Mary danced at the Senior prom and planned their future; Returning home, Mary was on cloud-9 until her mother rushed in to say that the house across the street was burning; Mary ran outside and overheard someone say that a fireman was trapped; all of her thoughts raced to Warren, worried that it was him. "My Telltale Heart!" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. This looks like a good place to get a free meal!; Homer and Irwin join the circus, but things don't work out. Abra cadabra...; Zelda makes soup the witchly way. Gee, Jack and the Beanstalk is a wonderful story!; Homer dreams about climbing a beanstalk and finding giants at the top. I wanna buy a fire!; Melvin visits a camera store. Golly! What's all the excitement?; Gobby steals Zelda's treasure map and the boys chase him to get it back. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Danny the Dinosaur text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Ed Herron, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Joe Giella, Ray Burnley, Martin Naydel, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. A mysterious figure attacks Hopalong while he searches for three mountain climbers on remote Perilous Peak, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A land baron builds an East Coast-style city on the frontier, but he can't keep out the Old West bandits. A "true" story that gives Native Americans credit for starting the worldwide trend of smoking tobacco. Plus a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. Way Out West Where the East Begins!; Word Roundup; The Grand Pipe!; Justice on the Range!; The Amazing Inventions of Tumbleweed Tinker!; Western Humor; The Duel on Perilous Peak! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Dick Giordano cover. In order of appearance: "The Big Heat!" art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia; "Hair-Pin Curve"; "Spin of the Wheel" art by Frank Giacoia; "Early Automobiles"; "Backfire!"; and "Kent Looz, King of the Speedway". "Tire Tips" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. Featuring: 6 page story "The Voyage of No Return" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "The Man With The X-Ray Eyes" drawn by Jim McArdle; 6 page story "The Gloves of Fate" drawn by Ruben Moreira; 6 page story "The Man Who Had Two Ghosts" pencilled by Howard Purcell. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1955. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson, E.G. Von Wald, James Blish, Neil J. Kenney, Charles E. Fritch, Edward Peattie, Herbert D. Kastle, George H. Smith, and Irving Cox Jr.. Three Kelly Freas illustrations. Cover by Kenneth Fagg. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

May, 1955 Volume 6, Issue 5. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Miracle of Ronald Weems" a fantasy novel by Robert Bloch.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Art Gates and Bob McCarty. Charlton picks up the romance series created and originally published by romance pioneers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A woman is so organized she gets the nickname "fussbudget," but even she can't predict what romance will do to her life. A beautiful woman hears "I love you" so often, it's lost all meaning, in a story that may feature art by EC legend Jack Kamen. A woman decides that a man's temper is too much to deal with. Plus a two-pager that may be the work of Doug Wildey. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Fuss Budget; The Pretenders; New Flame!; Three Little Words; The Flower Dance; False Happiness; The Matchmaker!; I Led Him On! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 44B - May, 1955. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 17 #7 - May 1955. Children's illustrated text stories, puzzles and activities. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with full color and single color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Jesse James stars in "King of the Bandits" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; reprint?); Sheriff Bob Trent stars in "Warning...Get Out" and "Sixgun Showdown" (both reprints with art by Kinstler); and Bat Masterson stars in "Dodge City's Outlaw Tamer!" Kinstler cover. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe faces a rematch with British boxer Eustace Pinkney-Grimes in an issue-length battle. Plus a vintage ad for a "Howdy Doody Color Television Set" toy. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Pinkney-Grimes Tries Again; Harvey Comics News. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

John Wayne photo cover. The Battle of the Giants starring John Wayne, pencils by Gil Kane; Gib Horn, heavyweight champion of the world, is paying any hombre $100 who can stay with him in the ring for three minutes. Somebody Gets Caught text story by Benton Rice. The Blue Lightnin' Twins starring John Wayne, art by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. The Vanishing Stagecoach starring John Wayne, pencils by Charles Sultan. Ad for Howdy Doody toy color television set. Back cover Wayne photo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.