Comic books March 1955

Cover art by Al Jaffee. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. Dear Patsy. All art by Al Jaffee. A Weighty Problem text story, art by Jay Scott Pike. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. The Claw and his gang elude Mighty Mouse on the docks and sneak aboard a ship containing Egyptian mummies. An escaped convict chooses to hide out in the house that Heckle and Jeckle are about to demolish, much to his regret. Cats target Mighty Mouse as he takes a quiet walk through the park, but he remains unharmed and oblivious. Plus a lesson in drawing Terry Toons characters from animator Paul Terry's school. Painted cover by an unknown artist. Mighty Mouse: A Close Shave; Dinky: The Yokel Duck Makes Good; Mighty Mouse: The Great Cheese Mystery; Paul Terry's Cartoon Course; Heckle and Jeckle: The House Wreckers; Terry Bears: Skunked Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 10, Issue 5 - March 9th, 1955. "My Little Margie" actress Gale Storm Cover and article. Also includes "Teen-Age Sex Swindlers", Parisian Burlesque Star Yvonne Menard, and costume designer Michael Woulfe. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 10, Issue 6 - March 1955. Renee Jeanmaire Cover. Also includes article and pictorial featuring the dancer, Renee Jeanmaire, and a look at the "Phony Cigaret Scare." Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

Volume 10, Issue 7 - April 6, 1955. Cover photo of Jayne Mansfield. A tamer version of magazines like Playboy and Esquire, featuring celebrity profiles, articles on contemporary culture, and plentiful cheesecake photography. This issue features a profile and photo spread of future Hollywood legend Jayne Mansfield, at the very beginning of her career. Also featuring fashions of the day and a profile of Milwaukee Braves player Bobby Thomson. Movies Are Sexier - Why?; People of Promise: 1 Blonde Coming Up; But Don't Go Near the Water; People in Sports: Those Hungry Braves. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.15.

"The Son Also Rises"; Mrs. Andrews has a virus so Archie and his dad help around the house. "Par Pa"; Archie is practicing his golf swing with Veronica and hits a ball through Mr. Lodge's window. "Corn off the Cob"; Archie and Reggie perform a vaudeville style comedy act, until they are hooked off the stage. "Nervous with a Smile"; Betty has a toy flying saucer with spacemen that Mr. Lodge thinks is real. "Sweat for the Sweet"; Wilbur asks Linda to wrap a box of chocolates for Laurie, which she does, after stuffing the chocolates with hot peppers. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Lucki Red Lorelei quits the ballet auditions because she's superstitious about the number thirteen and Katy gets the role. Katy's Ballet Pin-Ups page featuring Katy Keene, art by Bill Woggon. "The Mixed Fix" text story starring Archie. "Rabbit Transit"; The gang is putting on a play for charity; Jughead has to play a rabbit and after he puts on the costume, Archie tells him the zipper is stuck, even though it really isn't. "Raffles," script and art by Joe Edwards; Bill cant resist a pretty face selling raffle tickets; Upset after he's bought them, he's happy when he finds out he's won and the prize is a car. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Space Travelers!, art by Rube Grossman; Jimmy builds a rocket from a model kit and he and Jane fly off in it, landing on a nearby movie set that they think is the moon. The Runaway!, art by Rube Grossman; Tired to being laughed at by all the farm animals because he is afraid of crows, Stanley runs away from home but finds that the outside world if even more frightening. Bridge Games!, art by Rube Grossman; Foxy Dan blows up a bridge so that he can build a new one and charge a toll to cross it. Three's a Crowd!, art by Rube Grossman; The frogs help Mrs. Blue Jay get her egg back from Wilmot Weasel. Memory Test text story, art by Raymond Perry. Paging Mr. Gulliver!, art by Rube Grossman; Jimmy scoffs at the story of Gulliver in Lilliput, but later he dreams that he is captured and imprisoned by the Lilliputians. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Slight amateur restoration Paper: White Restoration includes: tear seal to cover. Label #0626797003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"The Old Shell Game"; Don and Sandra get invited to a party at an old girl-friend of Don's; The Phantom Lady solves a mystery involving stolen jewels and a swimming pool. "There's Only One - Miss America!"; The story of how Joseph Pulitzer raised enough money for the Statue of Liberty to be brought to America. "Salute to a Policeman," script and art by Fred Guardineer; Poem about how much policemen do for us every day. "The Deep Hunt"; Dawson and his trained seal Battler investigate the case of some missing government agents. "Sink, Swim, or Surrender" text story. "An Eye For an Eye-Witness!"; Snakes Blake gets out of jail and is convinced that Sandra Knight is actually The Phantom Lady who put him away. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 46, Issue 4 - October 1954. Hollywood magazine. Cover and Article featuring Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. Articles include Frank Sinatra's complete life story, and "If Marilyn Has a Little Girl". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 124 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - Spring, 1955. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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"Word Puzzle"; Word puzzle about circus terms. "Life in the Circus"; Claude Cobrette, son of an animal trainer and trapeze artist, earns the right to perform with his father; The reader learns about circus traveling, animal training, clowns and more. "Picture Progress Quiz"; Multiple choice quiz about the circus. "A 3-D Circus Animal Act"; Instructions for building a cut-out circus model; answers to puzzles. "Choose One"; Number puzzle based on a circus theme. "Do You Know That"; Facts about the first circus, clowns, training bears and seals, and animal acts. 28 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - March 26 1955. Pictorial digest featuring models, actor gossip, and interesting news stories. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

November 27, 1954. UK weekly film magazine. Cleo Moore cover. 20 Questions with Jean Simmons. 9" x 11.75". 32 pages. Black and white.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Sailor Tod Ellis awakens to find himself aboard a slave ship - as cargo, not crew. A tale of treachery, murder and mutiny with art by George Evans. Gorgeously detailed cover by Reed Crandall. Blackbeard; U-Boat; The Beast; Mouse Trap; Slave Ship. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover by Kelly Freas. Stories by Stanley Mullen, Alan E. Nourse, Algis Budrys, V. E. Thiessen, A. L. Haley, Robert E. Gilbert. Illustrations by Freas, Emsh, Eberle. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Ross Andru, and Jo Albistur. Crime comics from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A medical examiner investigates a murder, in a story from a time when forensics police stories were still rare, with art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Detectives Mack and Brady try to take down "Slots" Benedict, who runs all the slot machines in the City. A cop takes to the skies, in a story written when police helicopters, as well as helicopters in general, were still a new concept, with a Kirby splash page. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. All in a Day's Work; Doctor for the Dead; One-Armed Bandit; Fly Cop; Pet Snake; Once A Cop. Final issue published by Mainline; Charlton took over the series with issue #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Queen of the West Dale Evans (1954) is a western comic book published by Dell Publishing Co. All Russ Manning art. Dale Evans stars in "The Doll With the Green Eyes" and "The Midnight Visitor." Photos on front, back, and inside front cover. 32 pages, full color, 7.25-in. x 10.25-in., newsprint, with $0.10 cover price. All Russ Manning art. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled Rawhide Kid story, art by Bob Brown and Joe Maneely; first appearance of the Rawhide Kid; Hearing gunshots, the Rawhide Kid rides his horse to a ranch where the rancher is being bushwacked by rustlers; Despite his interference the Rawhide Kid fails to prevent the owner of the ranch from being shot dead. "The Menace of White Face!", art by Bob Brown; While riding across a rope bridge, Randy falls off his horse and almost goes over the edge, but the Rawhide Kid quickly rescues the boy with his lasso. "Wrong Man" text story. "The Death of Wyatt Earp!", art by Bob Forgione; Sheriff Wyatt Earp had cleaned out the town of Abilene, however while on a two week vacation outlaw Moose Morrill and his gang sought to take it over by first eliminating him. "The Sioux Attack!", art by Bob Brown; The Rawhide Kid and Randy come across a man who has been killed by Sioux Native American warriors, Rawhide tells his young ward to stand back since the Sioux must have left the dead man out as a trap, and sure enough his hunch proves right when they are attacked by a band of Sioux warriors. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5 #6 - March 1955. Adventure, sports and war fiction plus illustrated articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume A, Issue 1 - March 1955. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure stories and photos of buxom bombshells."I Stole Russia's Greatest Treasure"."8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask and Black Phantom try to get a message to General Custer before it's too late; Ghost Rider faces a rifle that supposedly never misses; Black Phantom helps an aspiring outlaw see the light. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Bait for Death!; Black Phantom: The Gun Fever; The Weapons of Red Mask; The Ghost Rider: The Rifle That Never Missed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indian Track Lore, art by August Lenox. Death Leaves a Calling Card starring Red Ryder, pencils by John Ushler; Red Ryder and Little Beaver must solve the mystery of a dead miner. The Payroll Theft starring Little Beaver. Grand Canyon article by Fred Harman. Blazing Bullet starring Red Ryder, Red must solve the mystery of an injured and robbed bank messenger. Why the Redmen Danced article, art by August Lenox. Henry Miller California Cattle King article, art by Till Goodan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Mary finds love when she knows she only has a few months to live; An attorney thinks his beautiful blind date is too good to be true; Romance novelist Susan gets a makeover for publicity, but she thinks shes fine the way she is. First issue with the Comics Code seal. Doomed Romance; Inferiority Complex; Long Shot!; Second Chance!; Love Is So Adult!; Heart-to-Heart! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Ghost Town Payoff" and "Cougar of Lost Canyon" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"King of the Herd" and "The Morongo Roundup." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.