Comic books July 1955

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1955. Vintage men's interest entertainment magazine that Contains adult themed comics, articles, racy short fiction stories, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 100 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by George Evans. The Rules, art by George Evans; Lt. Dale is a great pilot, but refuses to honor the code of decency that has been observed between American and German pilots during WWI; When he finally goes too far, the Germans put an end to his ways. The Spy, art by Bernie Krigstein; Someone is spying on the 17th Aero Squadron. The men become convinced it is Lt. Klaus Ritter, and American of German descent. Greasemonkey, art by Wally Wood; Sgt Warner is a lowly grease monkey after washing out of flight training when a horrible accident kills his best friend. The Case of Champagne, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "Superman Marries Lois Lane," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois Lane has a dream of her potential married life with Superman. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Destination Future" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. Two-page On the Set story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Heat's on in Yuma" text story by Ronald M. Deutsch, art by Raymond Perry. "The Mystery of the Jungle Monuments" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Dog of Steel starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan; A gang of crooks tries to prove that Krypto is a super-dog, as does Lana. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Station Neptune starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Elephant- New King of Beasts article. The Riddle of the Statues starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Rosenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and Al Camy. Tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A cowardly space explorer discovers his courage after he meets an alien king who is his exact duplicate, and gets caught up in interplanetary political intrigue; A wealthy man who hates seagulls more than anything ill-advisedly buys a house on the seacoast; A time traveler accidentally alters history and must make it back to the future – that is, 1955. Coward in Outer Space!; Power of Personality; Did It Exist?; War of the Seagulls; Back Through Time! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Bob Oksner. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Honey in Hollywood untitled reprint 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. And: Liz (with Mindy) untitled back-up story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Ship of Wanted Men!" While Rex, Major Dennis, and Danny Dennis are on an expedition at sea, their ships gets struck by a whale, knocking Rex and Danny overboard. Danny swims to a graveyard of WWII battleships, where Rex discovers lost Nazis who haven't given up on the war. Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs and Joe Giella. Cover by Kane. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and others. Sterling's pre-Code crime comic Informer becomes the Code-approved After Dark, although the police-procedural content and characters remain the same. Detective Mark Fabian investigates after a rookie cop is suspended when a perp gets hold of his gun. Beat cop Kenny Cogan tries to help his boxer pal Rocky when gangsters want him to throw a fight. Det. Fabian confronts a motorcycle gang, in a story clearly inspired by the 1953 film The Wild One. Frame-Up; The Cop: The Fallen Idol; The Tunnel of Madness; Trouble on Wheels. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Silent War," "Search For a Hero," "Tumbling Soldier," and "Operation Survival!" (art by Carmine Infantino). Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Irwin Hasen, Bill Finger, Carmine Infantino, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Joe Kubert, Ed Herron, and Irv Novick. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Written by Lee Goldsmith, Ed Herron, John Broome and Robert Kanigher. Art by Gil Kane, Jerry Grandenetti, Howard Sherman, Mort Drucker, Joe Giella and Sy Barry. To save a boy's life, the fighting Trigger Twins deliberately reveal their secret identity! Thrill to the explosive climax of the..."Smokescreen Sheriff!" by Lee Goldsmith, Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Also in this issue: Strong Bow in "The Antelope Raiders of Sunset Valley!" by Ed Herron and Jerry Grandenetti; Foley of the Fighting 5th in "Ambush at Sombrero Mesa!" by John Broome and Howard Sherman; and Johnny Thunder in "Battle in the Dust!" by Robert Kanigher, Mort Drucker and Sy Barry. Plus: 2-page article "The First Homes on the Range"! And: Tex 1-pager by Irwin Hasen, reprinted from Jimmy Wakely (1949) #9. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 6 - July, 1955. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 42 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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July 1955. Science fiction stories by Mark Guthrie, Karl Stanley, C.R. Thames, and Ivar Jorgensen. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Angel. Cover by Mel Casson? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Getting the Gate," "Just Friends," "Signs of Trouble" and "Keeping Up With the Joneses," plus 1-page untitled stories on the inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover! Also: "Hubert Holmes Boy Detective" 1-page text story! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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NOTE: Issues 1-3 may be found under Four Color #438(1), 481(2) and 575(3). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Knit Wits," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Terry Szenics; Veronica sees red when Betty knits matching sweaters for her and Archie. "Vet Pet," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Terry Szenics; Veronica has a crush on the new doctor in town. Untitled story, inks by Joe Edwards; Betty and Veronica are on the phone. "Prancing in the Dark," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; When Veronica invites Archie to her house for dinner, Betty and Reggie invite themselves to chaperone. "Calculations Distress"; Veronica gets a surprise when she feigns drowning to attract the attention of the beach lifeguard. "Prompt Prom Promotion," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty and Veronica can't hide their contempt for a fellow student. "Hoarse Sense," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie grouses about the part he received in the school play. Katy Keene Jokes page, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Kathy Bill. "Swimming Suitor," art by Joe Edwards; Archie asks Betty on a swimming date. "Hurry Worry," art by Joe Edwards; Veronica gets stopped by the police. "So Help Me" text story, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Betty reluctantly agrees to tutor Veronica in Latin, because Veronica can't go to a dance with Archie if she fails. "A Real-Gone Guy"; Betty invites Jughead over to help tutor him. When he arrives, Jughead invites himself into her kitchen. "Mixed Dates"; Veronica pledges her fidelity to Archie, until his money runs out. "Acute Complex," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Betty decides she has an inferiority complex. "Book Schnook," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Reggie wants to know why Dilton doesn't chase girls. "Tooth Distraction"; Veronica has a solution for Archie's fear of the dentist. "From Bard to Worse"; When Betty and Veronica demand that Archie and Reggie spend time with a high-minded, literature-obsessed new student, the boys pass him off to Jughead hoping to knock the boy off of his high horse. "Heartache," art by George Frese; Archie asks Betty to write a Valentine's poem that he can give to Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest digest with comics, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 7, Issue 1 - July, 1955. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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July 1955. Volume 55, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson ("The Long Way Home" part 4, conclusion), Frank Herbert, Algis Budrys, Eric Frank Russell, Robert Sheckley, and Duncan H. Munro. Illustrations by Freas, Rilay, and van Dongen. Article on Bode's Law. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue #59. July 1955. UK Science Fiction Digest. Cover by John Stewart. 5" x 7.25". 126 pages. Black and white.

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Cover by Bob Powell. Art by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #133. Scientist Roger Wright uses his inventions, including an aircraft called the Starjet, to battle tyranny as The Avenger. No relation to the pulp-era hero Richard Benson. The Avenger discovers a plot against the US by communist China; Big A helps a woman escape from Soviet-occupied Germany; As promised on the cover, the Avenger fights an unstoppable robot bank robber, but the robot is merely the tool of a criminal. Stories possibly by comics legend Gardner Fox. The One-Man War!; Rust on the Iron Curtain!; The Day the Earth Grew; The Robot Robber. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Louis Zansky. Riddle of Pete Dunn's Last Fight, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Boxer Pete Dunn is ready to win the lightweight championship; As his father dies, he promises him to win the fight and become champion; Dunn gets killed in a car accident, but manages to show up for his fight. Mark of the Cat, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Ross Bridger visits a balkan land and a spooky castle. There he meets Chorta, a she-devil who can transform into a cat; Chorta wants Ross to be her prince of evil; Ross escapes but is followed to the United States. Flee the Other Self, art by Ken Rice. Night Of Strangeness, pencils by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Captured By the Reds!" (pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Seymour Moskowitz), "Mortar Fire!" (art by Bill Bernulis), "Surrounded," "End of a Mission" (art by Gene Colan), and a two-page text story, "G.I. Holiday." Cover price $0.10.

"The Look," "Uniform!" (art by Sal Trapani), "Disguise," "Tough," and a two-page text story, "Marine!" Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Written by unknown. Art by Bob Brown, Gene Colan, Jack Katz and Paul Reinman. All new! Featuring: "The Trap of Colonel Yeng!" with art by Bob Brown; "The Enemy Position" with art by Gene Colan; "The Enemy Spy" with art by Jack Katz; "Behind Enemy Lines" with art by Paul Reinman; and 2-page text story "Chow Time"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Three untitled Black Knight stories, plus Crusader back-up. All art and cover by Joe Maneely. Two-page King Arthur text story, "The Round Table." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "The Storm King" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Bubbles of Doom" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Villainess Who Smashed the Blackhawk Team" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #58. And: 1-page text story "Trap for Trappers"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - July 1955. 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.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, Carl Hubbell, 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. On the first day of his summer job, Chuck discovers a nearby dam is ready to collapse, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer gets a coded message about the location of a fortune in jewels, but Iron Jaw gets wind of it and tries to get there first. Rocky and Simpy join the revolutionaries in an Asian nation to unmask a traitor, and find themselves forced to obey the traitor's orders. Chuck Chandler: Spring Training; The Golden Touch; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: 20,000 Squirts Under the Sea!; Chuck Chandler: Tug of War; Rocky: Strict Diet of Danger!; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dale Messick. Stories and art by Dale Messick and others. The adventures of Dale Messick's fearless comic strip hero, redheaded reporter Brenda Starr. Lumber baron Timber Woods discovers that Brenda has been living in disguise in his own household. Timber decides he will fight Brenda's beloved, Basil St. John, for a chance at Brenda. But first he must find the mysterious Basil. In a backup story, Nancy prefers to act like a teenager, until she meets a man who makes her want to grow up. From Glamor Girl to Gadfly; Brenda Starr; My Kind of Guy; Glamorizing Yourself. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Full length comic story starring Brick Bradford in "The Secret of the Howling Face!" 7 1/2" x 10 1/4"; black and white; 24 pages-all newsprint.