Comic books December 1954

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $249.95 or Best Offer View scan 3.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Stephen is torn between steady Beth and exciting bad girl Roxy, in one of two early stories (and cover) in this issue by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Buscema also drew "Love Slave!," in which Carla falls for boxing champ Ray while on vacation, forcing boyfriend David to step up. Movie star Lily tries to control the image and behavior of her daughter Jane, but Jane is ready to be her own woman. Bewitched; Secrets From a Love Diary; Prescription for Happiness; Love Slave!; They Called Me Plain Jane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Citron, Bill Ward, Charles Quinlan, Dick Beck and unknown. Love letters and the revealing tales of the lovers who wrote them! In this issue: "I don't belong here! Let me go, Jim! You shouldn't have invited me in the first place...your mother doesn't approve of me!" See "Too Proud to Be His Girl"! Plus: "The Bride He Chose" with art by Sam Citron and Dick Beck; "Spellbound" with art by Bill Ward, reprinted from #16; "Glamour Mad" with pencils by Charles Quinlan, reprinted from #14; and 1-page text story "Double Romance"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CGC 4.0 View scans Auction opens December 15 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4332886022

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Jay Scott Pike, Matt Baker, Al Hartley and unknown. He'll never know how much she loved him! "Always a Bridesmaid!" will leave a glow in your heart! Also featuring: "My Prince Charming!"; "Heart and Soul"; and "Love on the Rebound!" Plus: 2-page text story "I Found My Love!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $99.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4548076010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Ad for Panic comic book. "Alice In Wonderland!", script by Lewis Carroll (original) and Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation), art by John Tenniel and Jack Davis; After Alice's adventures, her sister takes her to a psycho-analyst; A parody of parts of both Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass, using some of the original John Tenniel illustrations as base drawings. "Howdy Dooit!", art by Bill Elder; Howdy hawks advertisers' wares while Buffalo Bill tries to keep the crowd in line... but fails; Parody of the Howdy Doody TV show. Ad for Piracy comic book. "Pot-Shot Pete," script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Pete brings in the McYetnits against all odds. "Stalag 18!", art by Wally Wood; Stepton and Lt. Wunbar excape the stalag after finding a spy in the prisoners' ranks; Parody of movie Stalag 17. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chesley Bonestell. "Totem and Taboo" by Philip José Farmer and "The Father-Thing" by Philip K. Dick, plus more fantasy and science fiction stories by Robert Abernathy, Charles Webb, Saki, Edward Lee, Gordon R. Dickson, Francois Augustin Paradis De Moncrif, William Morrison, Robert Sherman Townes, Glen Henexson, and John Novotny. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Poor $12.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Coupon/Piece missing, story not affected. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 12 - December 1954. 8.5" x 10.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - December 1954. Men's interest magazine. Features articles on Marilyn Monroe's competition for Screen Queen around the world, America's Figure skaters, and the love life of Ingrid Bergman. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 10 - December, 1954. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

"The Pickpocket" a short story by Mickey Spillane.

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Issue features Tubby in "The Stamp Collector," "Sick Boy," "Dig That Cellar," "The Captured Flying Saucer," "A Gift for Gloria," and "Marilyn Muscle." Issue is all story, no advertisements and also has one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Iron Mike McGraw in an untitled story (art by Bob Forgione), "Okinawa!" (art by John Romita Sr.), "Privateer!" (art by John Forte), "Argonne!" (art by Robert Q. Sale), and a two-page text story, "Plan of Retreat." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. You Can't Touch Bottom, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia; A mysterious jacket has a spell on it that compels any who wear to stuff objects into the bottomless right pocket; A scientist figures he can get rich if he can figure out the secret of the other. Where There's a Will text story. The Assassin!, art by Vince Colletta. Dog-Gone!, art by Howie Post; A failed writer rescues a dog from an alley who turns out to be a better writer than he ever was. The Helping Hand!, pencils by Vernon Henkel; Big city crooks move out to a small town in order to avoid the law but are undone by snoopy neighbors. Just Suppose..., art by Tony Mortellaro; A writer finds an alien and makes a pet out of him, but when his fellows come for him, the tables are turned. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Masked Ranger stars in "Masked Killer." The Crimson Avenger stars in "Black Demon." Other stories include "Death Valley" and "The Strange Death of Jesse James" (art by George Woodbridge). Cover price $0.10.

Teen comedy featuring Mazie and her group of friends, similar to the Archie gang. Bored with watching the guys do sports, the gals fall for a Shakespeare-quoting artist who's new to the school. Flat-Top schemes to ruin Stevie's bobsledding run, but the plan backfires. Mazie gets to be town mayor for a day, while her teen pals take over the police and fire departments. Culture Vulture; Star Subjects from Movieland; Mazie's Favorite Jokes; Old Grey Mayor; Stevie: Super Snorer; Flat-Top: Boob-Sledding; T.V. or Not T.V. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Add to cart Very Good $8.40

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Art by Jim Tyer and others. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. A mouse who doesn't believe in Mighty Mouse soon finds reason to hope he really does exist. Oil Can Harry uses a Mighty Mouse balloon to frame the hero for his crimes. Mighty Mouse battles the invading red-hot volcano men. Dinky; The Wayward Mouse; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Terry Bears: Bear Prepared; The Hot Spell; Farmer Gray; Heckle and Jeckle: Diver Dimwit; Back to the Soil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. In this issue: Millie the Model in four untitled stories (in the first one, Millie goes into space). Plus: 2-page text story "A Date for Alice" (writer unknown), and untitled Chili the Dilly story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover and feature article on Grace Kelly. Articles and features on Eddie Fisher, Alan Ladd, Cyd Charisse. Full-page movie ads include Deep in My Heart, White Christmas, Drum Beat. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 92 pages, B&W and partial color. Cover price $0.20.

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French language movie magazine. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

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French language movie magazine. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

Volume 5, Issue 6 - December 1954. Hollywood Movie and TV Celebrity gossip magazine. Features stories on Kirk Douglas, Mamie Van Doren, and cover feature on Doris Day. 8 1/2-in.x 11-in., 76 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $39.95 or Best Offer View scan Water damage, staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Henry Boltinoff, Morris Waldinger and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Jim McArdle, Henry Boltinoff and Morris Waldinger. Brand-new adventures of TV and radio's favorite! Mr. District Attorney in: "Supermarket Sleuth!" with art by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The Black Market Passport Racket!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Four-Legged Cop!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: A Casebook Mystery "The Case of the Double-Crossing Prospectors!" with art by Jim McArdle; "Two Suicides!" 1-pager by Morris Waldinger; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; The Crime File 2-page text article; and Quick Quiz half-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.