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Auctions: comic books November 1954

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    Battle Cry (1952) 15 GD 2.0

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover by Eugene Hughes. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes, Charles Stern and Tony Mortellaro. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A colonel and an captured enemy commander discuss their recent battle over a game of chess. Soldier Joe has short-timer's syndrome - if he can make it just a few more weeks, he'll be heading home. Steel Foxhole!; Dragon from the East!; Plan of Attack; Bawl Like a Baby!; Saga of Steel; Going Home! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #63782381
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    Published Nov 1954 by EC.

    Mad (1952 EC) 17 GD 2.0

    Starts Dec 15

    Humor magazine with this issues' contents printed upside down. The cover says "Turn insides downside-up, the cover turns upside-down. What fun, gang! People see you reading with the cover upside-down and think you're crazy!" Ad for Panic magazine. "Bringing Back Father!", art by Bill Elder and Bernie Krigstein; Jiggie cannot take Maggs's abuse any longer so when he has his serious moments he hires some goons to beat her into submission. "What's My Shine!", art by Jack Davis; How the Senate Subcomittee hearings would go if they were run like a TV game show; Loosely based on "What's My Line?" Ad for Piracy magazine. "Meet Miss Potgold," art by Basil Wolverton; A collection of drawings of grotesque women entered in the Miss Potgold of 1955 contest. "Julius Caesar!", art by Wally Wood; MAD writer points out standard lampoon shtick elements during a portion of Julius Caesar story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60842858
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    Published Nov 1954 by Ribage.

    Secret Mysteries (1954) 16 CGC 7.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #1273892009

    Starts Jan 3

    Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Edvard Moritz and Rudy Palais. Crime and horror comics. Series continues from Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #15. Hiding out in a department store overnight, Sally learns about the strange shadow people who live there full-time. Jewel thieves Ian and Jayne hide a stolen gem inside Jayne's very leg, which proves tricky when cops capture them. Ten strangers, all guilty of different crimes, are gathered on a remote island by a mysterious invitation. Plus a vintage PSA, "Better Schools Make Better Communities." The Shadow People; Hiding Place; Deathlook; Doomed by the Clock; The Jeweled Curse; The Week End of Dread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.