Comic books August 1955

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $8.50

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50

Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Porky Pig and "Geronimo, the Genie" Porky Pig and Cicero make wishes with a magical lamp they discover, Porky Pig and "The Great Arctic Discovery" A freak twister transports Porky Pig and Petunia to the arctic where the meet two fellows on an expedition, Porky Pig in "A Ferry Tale", Porky and Bugs Bunny ferry their car across a river and run into a wild man living on an island, plus Porky Pig in four short untitled stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Severin. American Eagle and the Renegades, pencils by John Severin. Roundup text story. The Remuda Rustlers, art by Marvin Stein. Captives in the Wolf Country starring American Eagle, art by Rocco Mastroserio. Pistols of the West. The Weakling starring American Eagle, pencils by Marvin Stein. T. C. Henry text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $100.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. 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. Freddy is unusually insistent that he is not reading the sports pages. Ellen remembers the time she was happy - her weeks on the farm with Ted. Case No. 101 Male Session 3: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 3: Ellen Lyman; Your Life Is In Your Dreams; Case No. 103 Male Session 3: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Last Year's Love" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #29; "The Way He Wanted Me" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #3; "Life-of-the-Party Girl" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #12; and "Too Perfect for Him". "The Charm Corner: "Beauty Begins at Home, Check and Double Check on Your Wardrobe..." text article reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #9, from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #21, and from "For a More Glamorous You" in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #6, and reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #42. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Softcover magazine, 8 1/2" x 10 3/4", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $3.60

Add to cart Good $3.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.00

Photo cover. Distinguished Achievement Award presented to George T. Delacorte, Jr. Strange Heritage starring Rex Allen, Koko, Mrs. Grimson, Bert Clay, and the Sheriff, art by Sparky Moore. The Deluge Discovery starring Rex Allen, Koko (horse), Lane Wilson, Bull, and Mott. Koko Takes Charge starring Koko, Teddy, and Uncle Booter, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by John Severin; While riding through the desert, the Ringo Kid sees a mirage of his father being attacked by some men, but only realizes that it is an image only after he tries to rescue his father; Knowing that his father is in danger, the Ringo Kid rides out to look for him and eventually ends up in the lawless town of Vista Del Toro. "The Marshal and the Outlaw," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is riding along the plains when suddenly a buffalo charges at him; He tries to shoot the beast with his rifle, but it dry fires; Before the outlaw hero can be trampled to death, the buffalo is shot dead by a US Marshal who has come with a warrant from Dry Creek for the Ringo Kid's arrest. "Desert Treasure" text story. "Man of the West," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. "Man-Trap," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid rides into the town of La Paz where he suspects that he is being followed; Tying up his horse Arab in order to get supplies, the Ringo Kid is confronted by a pair of men who tell him his father is in trouble and give him a letter that Cory Rand apparently wrote to his son asking for help; The Ringo Kid takes it and leaves, but questions why his father would write him a letter and entrust it to strangers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Orphaned June and Frank have only each other to look out for them, so when Frank falls for Helen and proposes, June sees her as a threat. Kitty loves Joe after one kiss, but he's already dating her best friend Sheila, so she hides her true feelings. Ginny is torn between her love for Clyde and her ambitions to climb the company ladder. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Lies... Lies!; Pot of Gold; Release to Glory; My Kiss and Run Romance; His Haunting Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

"The Barranca Trail" and "The Wall of Water" (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 VG 4.0 $10.00

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.60

Add to cart Good $4.00

Add to cart Good $4.00

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $7.00 View scan

Volume 2, Issue 2 - August 1955. Cover by Robert Doares. Men's interest magazine focusing on true-life jungle and hunting stories and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

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. Ajax-Farrell revives the strongman superhero from Fox Features. Samson must get the plans for "atomic-driven troop trains" to the Pentagon before enemy agents get hold of them. Samson encounters hillbilly counterfeiters working out of a cave in the Blue Hills. Samson seeks the "phantom raider" that's terrorizing ships from a hidden base in Alaska, in his final Golden Age appearance. Spy-Pie; The Fifty-Cent Phonies; Mark Mason: Danger At Large; A Peso For Your Thoughts; Red Raider. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

August 1955 Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $33.00 View scan

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $35.00 View scan Water damage.

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and John Belfi. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. Farnsworth tracks Nazi double agent Martin Richards, who infiltrated England in the closing days of WWII. The Inspector investigates an attempted robbery and a suicide...or was it murder? Detective Hammish - who actually wears a Sherlock-style deerstalker cap and smokes a pipe - investigates a murder on stage at the opera. The Double Agent; The Big Question; Crime Tracks; Danger Ahead; Crime Fighting; Crime Clues; Mystery at the Opera. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky? & Joe Giella? Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Sachs and unknown. All her life, happiness eluded her grasp...and nothing she ever cared about lasted! Was this the way it had to be with Randy, too? Don't miss..."Tomorrow Means Heartbreak!" Also featuring: "Sweetheart for a Day!" (art by Bernard Sachs); "To Dan, With Love!"; and "Only the Stars Knew!" Plus: 1-page stories "Lili" and "Shy Serenade"! And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Add to cart Very Good $115.00 View scans

Volume 3, Issue 1 - Fall, 1955. Bettie Page cover. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $89.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. Sergeant Harms and his squad are assigned to hold a hill overlooking a road in Korea. An embedded war correspondent causes trouble for a Marine squad, until a minefield and a captive village offer him the chance to be a hero. Plus military shenanigans with Quigley and Beals, the brawling, womanizing stars of Toby's Fighting Leathernecks (1952). Assigned to abduct a North Korean officer from behind enemy lines, Quigley and Beals face an additional challenge because of Quigley's spotty memory. The Occupation of Yongyang; Bell Bottom Bill; Wilbur the Waiter; Monty Hall: Henry the Fighting Leatherneck; The Lord of the Forbidden Interior; Quigley and Beals: Memory Lame. Final issue under this title; series continues as Fightin' Army (1956 Charlton) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scans

Add to cart Good $2.50

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50 View scan

Volume 6, Issue 8 - August 1955. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. "Women Who Shocked America". 10-in. x 13-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. A G.I. Passed Here, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Four-Legged Tank, script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath. The Stone Hero, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Close Shave, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.60

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Outlaw king Don Diablo seeks the hidden Treasure of Don Carlos; Red Hawk pursues the killer who stalks a crucial mountain pass; In the frozen north, Straight Arrow battles the Tyrant of the Snows and his trained polar bear. Classic cover by Fred Meagher. The Treasure of Don Carlos; Tyrant of the Snows; Red Hawk: Renegade Trap!; A Day for Straight Arrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $20.00 View scan 4" Cumulative spine split. Several tears. Tape.

"The Ark From Planet X," "The Super-Athletes From Outer Space!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Legacy From the Future!" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "The World That Vanished!" Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $365.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3860398006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "A Stroke of the Pen," pencils by Jack Katz; A miser who owns many pieces of Americana is surprised to learn that a pen which belonged to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence has written a check by itself for a million dollars of his money to a charity benefiting refugees from tyranny around the world. "The Richest Man in the World," art by Mort Lawrence; A story that shares plot elements with Frederick Pohl's satire "Midas World." "Too Many Robots," art by Vic Carrabotta; A robot that is mistaken for human quells a potential riot against his kind. "The Hero" text story, art by John Romita. "Out of the Storm!", art by Dick Ayers; After sled dogs perish in a fire, their ghosts lead a stranded man in a blizzard to safety. "Don't Think So Loud," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Art Peddy; When a business tycoon gains the power to read the minds of others, he realizes that he is thought of poorly and changes his stingy ways. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scan 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scan Spine roll. Imminent cover detachment. 1" tear from edge.

Art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #134. An orphaned acrobat is raised by circus folk to become a strongman performer, using his abilities for crimefighting whenever the need arises. Spies accidentally deliver secret plans to Strong Man's dwarf pal The General; When a flood strikes Pineville, Strong Man rescues victims and battles escaped convicts; Strong Man must stop the gigantic clock in a town's clock tower before a bomb goes off. Too Many for Strongman; Muscle Building - The Two Hand Snatch; The Deluge; Muscle Building World Champs; Snowed In; The Deadly Hour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $485.00 View scans Paper: White Label #2068243004

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $995.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4308126022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $400.00 View scans Conserved TRIMMED. CONSERVATION. Archival tape on spine/around staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $895.00 or Best Offer View scans Slight amateur restoration Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #1036492002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Namora appearance. Sub-Mariner battles commies on a cover by Joe Maneely. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.