Comic books July 1954

Vol. 1, No. 3 - July/August 1954. 5.25" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Surprise Landing, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Last Ditch, script by John Reed, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Kindergarten Patrol, script by David Kahn, art by Jim McArdle. Borrowed Wings, script by Ed (France) Herron, art by Eugene Hughes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Vampire's Vow, art by Lin Streeter. The Sacred Rope, art by Bob Forgione. Space Scientist, art by Bob Forgione. The Little Furry Things, art by Ken Landau. Howard's Vengeance, art by Lin Streeter. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

July, 1954. Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Jaffee. Untitled story; Hedy rigs a contest so that Patsy will fail. "Miss Lady of Leisure" text story. Untitled story; All the girls have a crush on the new Dr. Dreme. Untitled story; Wendy and Bruce want to be alone on a country picnic but everywhere they go people show up and intrude upon them. Patsy Walker ad. Untitled story; Hedy plots to get the role of Juliet in the class play, taking it away from Patsy. Popsicle ad featuring Abbott and Costello. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Morris Weiss. Patsy Walker's gals & pals! In this issue: untitled Patsy Walker tale - Buzz is acclaimed a hero for something he didn't do; 2-page text story "Double Trouble" (with art by Al Jaffee); untitled Hedy Wolfe tale - Patsy drops a photo of a handsome young man and Hedy gives it to Buzz, who believes the worst; untitled Wendy Parker tale - Wendy is sick with a cold and tries to stay home but her boyfriend and her boss won't let her alone for a minute; and untitled Patsy Walker tale - Patsy insists Buzz and she get short haircuts. After Buzz does it, Patsy chickens out and now won't go to the dance with Buzz because their hair no longer matches. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Mighty Mouse faces Professor Ohm's latest secret weapon. Gandy and Sourpuss try to catch a runaway baby carriage. Heckle and Jeckle have a chance to foil a robbery and be productive citizens for a change, but their efforts backfire anyway. Mighty Mouse: The Secret Weapon of Professor Ohm; Dinky; Gandy Goose: The Star Performers; Detective Dinky; Dinky: The Happy Hypnotist; Heckle and Jeckle: The Great Sawdust Mystery; Gandy Goose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Don't Give Fire a Place to Start! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention. Mad Masquerade!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries to win the prize at a masquerade party but nothing works out as he planned. Untitled Bernard the Brave story, art by Otto Feuer; Bernard brags to a ski pro about his own prowess on the slopes, but he's never been skiing before. Thar She Blows!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie reads the story of the Three Little Pigs and decides he wants to huff and puff and blow Peter's house down. Untitled Doodles Duck story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Doodles tries to win a prize by playing against a checkers champion, but Lemuel figures out the game is rigged. Radio Zooville text story. Defective Detective!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie graduates from the Zilch Detective School but his new skills are no match for a real criminal. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Carin and others. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Peter and Dazy accidentally get caught up in a bank robbery; Peter gets George Jetson Syndrome, thanks to a robot maid who was supposed to make everyones lives easier. The Bank Robbery; Night Life; Sparky Smith: A Written Confession; The Mechanical Maid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 45, Issue 2 - February 1954. Vintage movie and celebrity magazine. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 110 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Volume 1, issue 5 - July 1954. Pictorial digest magazine featuring mostly photograph articles, with short written articles. This issue features a 6 page Mitzi Gaynor Pin-up gallery. 4-in.x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Plastic Man in "The Fiend of a Thousand Faces," "Captain Billions' Billions," and "Grandma Crookes," plus an untitled Woozy back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

MATURE READERS. Neva Gilbert centerfold, Simone Silva and "The Evolution of the Bathing Suit" pictorial features. Text by Jay Arnold, William Hope Hodgson, Shepherd Mead, and Thomas Mario. Cover price $0.50.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Don't Play at Love"; "Presto Change"; "Someone Like You"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: Sunny Side Up, Movie Mood, and Don't Be Stand-Offish" advice page; "Romance in the Stars: Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, George Montgomery, and Dawn Addams"; "Midsummer Madness"; "Man of My Own"; "Do Unto Others"; "My Doubting Heart"; "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant: Kissless Dates, Birthday Gift, and That String Bean Look" letters page; and "How to Be a Hermit". "Rivals for Romance: When a Redhead Comes Into a Man's Life, It Can Be a Bit Complicated" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Vacation to Love," "Hours of Heartbreak," and "I Needed Love." L.B. Cole cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 38, No. 7 - July 1954. 6.5" x 9.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

"Little Lost Dog" and "The Ring of Guilt." Alex Toth art. Photo/art cover. NOTE: # 1 in this series is Four Color # 479; # 2 is Four Color # 528. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 64, No. 2 - July , 1954. 6.5" x 9.25", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 186, No. 2 - July 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Casual Kisses" reprinted from Complete Love Magazine Vol. 28 (1953) #2; "The Other Man in My Heart" reprinted from Revealing Romances (1949) #3; "Marked for Scandal"; and "A Man to Beware Of" art by Bob Peterson, reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #44. "The Charm Corner: How to Set Pin Curls, A Youthful Hair Style, Lines Between the Eyes, For Unpleasant Breath..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #48 and from "Help Yourself To Allure" in Love Experiences (1949) #11 and #20, and reprinted as "For A More Glamorous You" in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Romita and Les Zakarin. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #6 in its entirety. Private-school debutante Sally falls for tough customer Nick and joins him in a life of crime; Cigarette girl Doris gets caught up in a counterfeit perfume scheme; Claire starts smoking dope with her neer-do-well friends, and her stepfather hits the roof. Featuring early art by Marvel legend John Romita Sr. Thrill Crazy; The Shame Is Mine!; My Scandalous Affair!; Terror Stalked My Love!; Romances of the Golden West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A soldier has PTSD after Apache torture; The Ghost Rider tracks killers to a northern lumber camp; Redmask and Black Phantom help a sheriff and his young son captured by outlaws. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. A Tin Soldier!; Powdersmoke Hero!; The Ghost Rider: Terror Travels North!; The Shadow of the Sixguns! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder in "Fool's Cargo." Back-up story, "A Medal for Little Beaver." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest-sized auto magazine. 5.5" x 8", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Murphy Anderson, Priscilla Willard, and Arthur Peddy. This early romance title from St. John focuses on the struggles of domestic life. Helen is so conflicted over husband Mike's racing that she has nightmares of cars trying to eat her, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Redheaded Sharon intends to be faithful to soldier husband Bruce while he's overseas, but then old flame Johnny starts showing her a lot of attention. In an unusual story that reflects its times, atomic scientist Bill is assigned to a remote desert town for a top-secret military project, but his wife Helen can't take the isolation and lack of privacy. I Was a Lonely War Bride; Alone with You; Marital Mix-ups; Psychology Can Help Your Marriage; My Own Worst Enemy; White-Collar Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Ghostwell Mystery," "The Cloaked Rider," and "Bald Lightning." Art on two stories by John Buscema. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack in "Washed Out," "The Mascot," "Woman Trouble," and "Farewell, Humanity!" Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 4 - July, 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 227, No. 5 - July 31, 1954. 10.5" x 13", 96 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 3, #9 - July, 1954. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Cover by Gerard Quinn, stories by H.J. Murdoch, Brian W. Aldiss, A. Bertram Chandler, E.C. Tubb, W.P. Cockcroft, Arthur Coster, Peter Hawkins, and J.T. McIntosh. Illustrations by Quinn and Hutchings. 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W.