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Comic books May 1954

  • Vol. 1 #4
    Vargo Statten British Science Fiction Magazine (UK 1954 Scion) Vol. 1 #4

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    Volume 1, Issue 4 - May, 1954. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7 35", 128 pages, B&W, text only.

  • Issue #36
    Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 36
    • 8" cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Water damage. Interior tearing.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing, unrelated front cover attached in its place (tape). Water damage.
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    Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for Panic. "Twin Bill!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Larry stood there in the dark, sweating profusely, waiting for them to come: his wife and her lover. He remembered the night he caught them in each other's arms... how he made them take shovels and forced them to dig their grave. "Witch Witch's Witch!", script by Johnny Craig, art by Jack Davis; Eric came home to Blumstedt with his new wife... who was not the girl to whom he had been betrothed since childhood. "Cooler" text story. "Pipe Dream," script by Johnny Craig, art by Bernie Krigstein; Chen begins his tale while frequenting an opium den, a place where he can have drug-induced dreams that give him power and importance. "Two-Timed!", art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); It was 1900 and little Dickie lay in his bed until he heard a sound he thought was his Mom and Dad returning home; Instead it came from outside, and he followed the sound until he saw a man viciously beating a woman to death. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #6
    Verdict (1953 Flying Eagle Publications) UK Edition Vol. 1 #6

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  • Vol. 1 #5

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  • Vol. 5 #4
    Vue America's Photo Digest (1950-1978 Actual Publishing Co) Digest Vol. 5 #4


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  • Issue #164
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 164
    • 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached.

    Blank interior covers. NOTE: Dell published several issues dated May 1954 with no content on the inside covers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Web of Evil (1952) 14
    Published May 1954 by Quality.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4341760008

    Cover by Reed Crandall. "The Witch of Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Newspaperman Dick Groom arrives in New England's Misty Moors community to cover "Witchery Week"; The local Duncan family is decimated one by one - haunted by the curse of the once alive moor witch. "The Monster Genie"; Bank teller Arthur Cook is offered the services of a mighty genie; After the brute has disposed of two of Cook's enemies, Cook murders the genie's master. "Lighthouse of the Dead"; Old Pearly Marston, operator of the Searock lighthouse, keeps away the dead from the sea by shining his beacon. "The Man Who Dug His Own Grave" text story. "The Sealed Corpse"; The butler Jeffers murders his employer, Sir Wendell Eaton. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Web of Mystery (1951) 24
    • Moisture damage.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover to cover edge tears.
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    "I Died Laughing," "Realm of Lost Faces" (art by Lou Cameron), "She Shrieked With Horror," and "My Sinister Double." Cover by Ken Rice. Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Sy Grudko, Lou Cameron, Sy Grudko, Chic Stone, and Ken Rice. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 59 #10
    Wee Wisdom (1894 Unity School of Christianity) Vol. 59 #10

    Volume 59, Issue 10 - May 1954. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7" x 10", 36 pages, PC. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 46 #2
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 46 #2


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    May 1954. Cover by W. H. Silvey. "Song in the Thicket" by Manly Banister, "The Predestined" by Q. Patrick, "Lord of the Talking Hands" by Arthur Woodward, "Prediciton" by Curtis W. Casewit, "The Place in the Woods" by August Derleth, "The Return of Simon Carib" by Frederick Sanders, "Witch Woman" by Dorothy Quick, "The Banshee and Patrick O'Bannon" by Joe Bishop, and "Beyond the Door" by Paul Suter. Softcover, 128 Pages, 5-in x 7 1/2-in. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #11
    Weird Terror (1952) 11
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    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Oxidation.

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Bill Discount, Alberta Tewks, and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Hapless servants are told to fear the murderous brute who roams their employer's property. A ruthless woman makes a deal with devil - and he'd better not go back on it. After an atomic holocaust, a wealthy man establishers rule over an underground kingdom of survivors. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Mark of the Brute; Satan's Love Call; She Will Not Leave; Day of Doom; Hills of Horror; Death Is My Racket. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Wendy Parker Comics (1953) 7

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    Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Three untitled Wendy Parker stories: Wendy tries to relax on a Sunday; Timmy gives Wendy the wrong set of books so neither of them can study for their respective exams; and Mr. Cartwright attempts to teach Mr. Wallace Sr. how to relax. Plus an untitled Patsy Walker story: Mr. Walker's insistence that Patsy be neat and tidy backfires on him. And 2-page text story "Call Me Michele," reprinted from Hedy of Hollywood Comics (1950 Marvel) #42 (original title: "Mike was a Lady"): Trying to make an impression with Stan, Michele finds herself rebuked by him instead. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Whack (1953) 3
    Published May 1954 by St. John.

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    Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell, Virginia Hubbell and William Overgard. Another Mad clone, this one produced by comics legend Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer of Tor fame. Parodies of the Prince Valiant and Little Orphan Annie adventure strips. Cinderella gets the Whack treatment, as do Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A spoof of Ripley's Believe it or Not strains credulity. Dr. Seekle and Mr. Hide; Prince Scallion; Johnny Half-Dollar; Ancient Classic Comics Presents Little Awful Fannie; Believe It or Drop! ....Dead?; Synderella. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #6
    Whisper (1946 Whisper, Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 7 #6

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  • Issue #671
    Wide World (UK Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 671

    Issue #671 - May 1954. A collection of true stories with photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 17 #8

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  • Issue #66
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 66

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    Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Olympics of Terror," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Deception tries to get the other planets to help him invade Earth, but Wonder Woman challenges all their champions to Olympic style games. "The Talking Tiara," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Origin of Wonder Woman's magic tiara which allows her to understand all languages. The Dazzling Dolls text article. "The Missing Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets amnesia and has to discover her own secret identity. Wonder Women of History Gail Laughlin bio by Julius Schwartz. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #70
    World's Finest (1941) 70
    Published May 1954 by DC.

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    Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Two Faces of Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Racketeer's Revenge--Casebook Mystery, art by Bill Ely. The Joust of Jeopardy starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Tale of A Cat starring Jimminy and Magic Book, script and art by Howie Post. The Burning of Bonnville starring Tomahawk, script by Dave Wood, art by Nick Cardy. A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Crime Consultant starring Batman, art by Dick Sprang; Batman thinks that engineer Jay Varden is supplying bad guys with plans for criminal operations. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 34 #6

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  • Vol. 2 #9 (15)
    Young Brides (1952-1956 Prize) Vol. 2 #9 (15)
    Published May 1954 by Feature.

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    Volume 2, Issue 9. Whole number 15. Cover by Bob McCarty. Art by Mort Meskin and Bob McCarty. Another spinoff of the Young Romance comics series, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Anne discovers on her wedding day that her fiance is in love with another woman. Jane sees Mike as a ticket out of the slums, but he's just a cheap thug with money. Julie tries to forget summer fling Dan. Dancing Doll; Welcome, Trouble; Slum Girl; Husband at Large; Spring Preview; Lavender and Old Lies. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #57
    Young Love (1949-1957) 57

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    Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bob McCarty, John Prentice and Mort Meskin. Part of Prize's influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Issue #57 on cover; Vol. 6, issue #3 in indicia. A couple plans to run off and get married, but ends up in jail instead. A woman finds herself in a compromising position with an aspiring writer. Distraught over losing her husband, Anne gives up their baby for adoption. At this point in the series, the stories become pretty offbeat for romance comics. A Happy Ending; Life of the Party; Hurry Up Marriage; Another Woman's Baby; Carbon Copy; Beaten Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #9 (69)
    Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) Vol. 7 #9 (69)
    Published May 1954 by Prize.

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    #69 on cover; Vol. 7 No. 9 in indicia. Cover by John Prentice. Stories by unknown. Art by George Roussos?, John Prentice, Bill Draut, Art Gates and unknown. Must she embarrass him this way, wherever he goes? It's all over between them! They made a mistake, and that's all there is to it! But she can't stand the torment much longer -- if he doesn't come back to her, she's afraid of what she might do! She just can't go on living without him! Featuring: "I'll Never Let You Go!" Plus: "A Man For Mother!" and "My Sister's Sweetheart!" Also: She was the star and she had top billing -- the man she loved was an..."Added Attraction!" And: 1-pager "I Fell For the Office Wolf"; 1-page Nancy Hale article "He Still Faithful?"; and 1-page Charmaigne article "Charming Security"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) 6

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    Cover by Al Fago. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy the boxer goes to the gym to try to get muscular. Tubby the Scout and his pal go camping, and hear a wild animal outside the tent. Tubby tries to help when a deaf man's house is on fire. Leon the Lyin Lion; Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion: Truth Ache; Tubby the Scout: Camping Out; Nettie Bear and the Three Goldilocks; Shorty: Strike Me Pink, Black and Blue; Fair Game; Nip the Cat; Coo-Coo Nuts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #77UK

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