Comic books September 1955

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Cover art by George Evans. The Green Kids, art by George Evans; Major Caswell continues to lose green pilots and believes that his commander doesn't care at all about their deaths. The Good Luck Piece, script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernie Krigstein; Buddy doesn't believe in good luck charms, but has one anyway. The Novice and the Ace, script by Carl Wessler, art by Wally Wood; A group of American aces is scared to take on a German pilot with 30+ kills. Home Again, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis. The Last Laugh text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "The Magic of Mr. Mxyztplk," script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Mr. Mxyzptlk comes to Earth with a plot to make Superman and his friends vanish into his dimension by getting them to say their names backwards. One-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Fortress of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill's Last Adventure" starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. Quarter-page Fearless Fosdick Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - September, 1955. 6.5" x 9.5", 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Wizard City, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; When a criminal hides in a city composed entirely of kryptonite, Superboy needs the help of Professor Olsen to capture him. The Invasion of the Sea-Men, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman has to fight off alien invaders underwater. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Animal Acrobats article. The World's Most Dangerous Game starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by John Rosenberger, Kurt Schaffenberger, Ogden Whitney, and Harry Lazarus. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Morris Weiss. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Roy. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Mike Sekowsky, Mike Roy and Ed Moritz. 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 searches for a missing girl, but the clues all lead back to her unhappy home life. Beat cop Kenny Cogan takes a neglected kid under his wing, but the kid's hero worship leads to danger. Det. Fabian tracks the teen vandals who pulled a fire alarm and caused a spectacular fire-engine crash. Beginning; The Cop: The Fallen Idol; The Vandals; Signals On; Fall Guy! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"For Rent--One Foxhole," "Combat Package," "Bobby Trap Bunk," and "Tank Trouble!" 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, Irv Novick, Ed Herron, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Causin, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs, Ed Herron, Bob Forgione, and Jack Abel. 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 Ross Andru, Jerry Grandenetti, Howard Sherman, Gil Kane, Mike Esposito and Sy Barry. The Trigger Twins are surprised by an unexpected menace on..."The Trail of the Twisters!" by Lee Goldsmith, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Also in this issue: Strong Bow in "The Moccasins That Won a War!" by Ed Herron and Jerry Grandenetti; Foley of the Fighting 5th in "Threat of the Aztec Athletes!" by John Broome and Howard Sherman; and Johnny Thunder in "The Surprise Sheriff!" by Robert Kanigher, Gil Kane and Sy Barry. Plus: Curious Names of Western Mines! half-pager; 1-pager "Indian Pipe Ritual!"; 1-pager "Social Customs of the Mohave Indians!"; and 2-page article "Prairie Town"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 1 - September, 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", 36 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Sept 1955. Science fiction stories by Paul W. Fairman, Milton Lesser, C.H. Thomes, 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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Monthly magazine focusing on human interest stories, social issues and fiction. 8.5" x 11", 136 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Samm Schwartz. Late Date, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty and Veronica overhear Archie and Reggie planning to get some dates; They decide to ply the boys with lots of home cooking to keep their attention. Science Defiance, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Jughead convinces Betty that his barometer is an infallible rain predictor and she is determined to have faith in it no matter what. Love Sick, art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica feigns a major injury to get out of a date with Archie. Betty attempts to use this to her advantage. 36 pgs. $0.10. 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 3 - September, 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.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Locked Room!", script by Paul S. Newman, art by Mort Drucker; An Indian mystic needs half a million dollars to build a temple so he bets an American businessman that he can use the power of his mind to move chess pieces in a locked room thousands of miles away. "The Search" text story. "The Inventors!", art by Bill Benulis; Machines take over and make slaves out of humanity. "Wings in the Night!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A destitute man who feeds the park birds gets in trouble when the birds begin stealing for him. "The Rag Doll!", art by John Tartaglione; A child with a new baby sister feels neglected so she pours her love into a rag doll pretending that it is her baby. "The Living Proof," script by Carl Wessler, art by Pete Tumlinson; A newspaper editor refuses to believe his reporter's story about meeting men from Mars so the reporter becomes one of them in order to convince the man and take his daughter away to Mars with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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September 1955 - Volume 56, Issue 1 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories: "The Gift of Gab" by Jack Vance, "Aspirin Won't Help It" by John A. Sentry, "Blessed Are the Meek" by G.C. Edmondson, "Scrimshaw" by Murray Leinster, and "Call Him Dead" by Eric Frank Russell (Part 2). Article by Isaac Asimov. Illustrations by Freas, Poulton, and Van Dongen. Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Issue #61. September 1955. UK Science Fiction Digest. Cover by Josh Kirby. 5" x 7.25". 158 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) #138. 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 rescues a woman stranded at sea, but it's part of a plot to steal his own tech secrets; The Avenger is trapped by The Player, who tries to kill him with giant games, similar to the X-Men villain Arcade; Factual illustrated articles about missiles, subs and jet engines of the era, as well as the prototype "flying fan". Stories possibly by comics legend Gardner Fox. The Invader from the Sea; Nike: The Ground-to-Air Missile; The Playtime Perils!; Flying Fans; Storm Signals; Treasure Hunting Sub; The Man Who Played Spy; The Jet Engine. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Sign of the Bat!", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Unable to get the evidence he needs to convict hoodlum Marstin, Batman devises a plan to make sure that Marstin and his gang see the famed but dreaded bat symbol each time they try to commit a crime…a plan which eventually allows the Caped Crusaders to nab the felon. Is Pike's Peak (14,110 ft. elevation) Quick Quiz by H. T. Elmo. "The New Batman!", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye; While cleaning up the Bat-Cave one day, Alfred is accidently struck on the head; He awakens, believing that he is the Batman, and he dresses for the role. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. 2/3-page Hollywood Ha-lights story by Harry Lampert. "Booby-Traps for Burglars" text story by Jack Miller. "Mystery of the Sky Museum!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; The Dynamic Duo fly out to the famed Sky Museum to talk with the curator about a problem he has been having and they find the man struggling to keep an old air relic in the sky; The mystery deepens when a series of attempts on Batman and Robin's lives occur using vintage aircraft against them! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Platoon Leader!, art by Paul Reinman. The Flaming Field of Battle, art by Russ Heath. The Tattered Troops, art by Mort Lawrence. Night Patrol. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and Fred Bell. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A squad struggles to win the next plot of land they've been ordered to take. A private in the mud of a battlefield struggles to understand the grand strategy of the generals. The history of the Nazi advance across WWII Europe and its eventual defeat. Another gung-ho cover, possibly by S. Finocchiaro. Take It!; The Order; The Grand Strategy!; The Face of a Boy!; Supermen! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Rifleman!" (art by Mort Drucker), "Under Fire," "Battle Stallion!" (art by McCarty), "Mule Skinner!" (art by Joe Sinnott), and a two-page text story, "Defense Point." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by unknown. Art by Bob Forgione, Dick Ayers, Mac Pakula, Gene Colan and Jack Abel. All new war adventures! Join our G.I.'s in a..."Dawn Assault!" with art by Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: "The Tanks Are Coming!" with art by Bob Forgione and Jack Abel; "Massed Attack!" with art by Mac Pakula; "The Colonel!" with art by Gene Colan; and 2-page text story "Silence of Guns"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Joe Maneely art. Black Knight and Crusader stories. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring: 10 page Blackhawk story "Prisoners of the Black Dungeon" drawn by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; 4 page Chop Chop reprint story "Gorgeous Tojo" by Paul Gustavson; 7 page Blackhawk story "The World Traitor" drawn by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; 1 page Blackhawk text story "The Wild Jungle"; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Flying Cutlass" drawn by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - September 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, Al Wenzel, 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. Chuck and Stew tail Betty when she insists on flying solo to Havana, but it turns out she's actually flying to Brazil, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. When a tanning accident leaves Iron Jaw with an unusual "tattoo," Sniffer decides to exhibit him at a freakshow for profit. Rocky and Simpy are assigned to protect a female photographer who's doing a feature on the war zone, but naturally she wants to be where the trouble is. Chuck Chandler: Downdraft!; Fancy Meeting You Here; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: A Rootin' Tootin' Tattoo; Chuck Chandler: Unwelcome Stranger; Rocky: Take and Retake; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Volume 3, Issue 4 - September, 1955. Men's interest digest with stories of war, science, and crime, as well as many full pages dedicated to tasteful pin-up photography. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Bugs Bunny in "Bugs' Rug," "The Unmounted Mountie," "John Paul Jones's Cannon," and "A Burro's Tale." Issue also has one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor digest filled with single-page cartoons and jokes mainly centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 7", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.