Comic books March 1954

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Tarnished by My Lies"; "The Date I Didn't Keep" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #3; "I Took a Chance on a Dream"; and "To Make Him Notice Me" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #4. Text articles: "Be Man-Wise, Don't Get the 'No' Habit..." and "A More Alluring You: How to Express Yourself...". Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex learns the owner of the Mule Creek Junction Rodeo is corrupt, earning a fortune through kickbacks and fixed wagers. Slim Pickens serves up the one-liners at his new restaurant. Tex tries to prove that Fred Graham's no coward, even though he refuses to carry a gun or fight his encroaching neighbors. The Rodeo Murder; The Courageous Coward; Slim Pickens: Soup To Nuts. First issue published by Charlton. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 38, Issue 3 - March, 1954. Betsy Von Furstenberg photo cover. Theatre Arts Monthly is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. This issue includes a complete version of "Bernardine" by Mary Chase, as well as articles by Maurice Zolotow, William Saroyan, Paul Green, James A. Michener, Mischa Elman, more. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. "Library of Horror," art by Steve Ditko; Horror writer Ken Rolland searches for inspiration by dabbling with black magic; A kill will offer him trips to the Netherworld. "Die Laughing!", art by Steve Ditko; A group of boys enter a haunted house for their initiation into a college frat. "The Witch Fish" text story. "A-Tisket A-Casket," art by Anthony Tallarico; Two explorers discover an Egyptian sarcophagus and a surprise inside. "Avery and the Goblins," art by Steve Ditko; Avery Calhoun, an old prospector, enters a castle full of cannibal goblins hoarding a treasure. "Poor Fish!", script by Carl Memling; A pickpocket hides in an aquarium. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"V-Vampires" (art by Wally Wood, story from Mad 3), "The Monster From the Fourth Dimension" (art by Bernard Krigstein, story from Weird Science # &), "Frank Luke" (art by George Evans, story from Frontline Combat # 13), and "Mr. Biddy, Killer" (art by Graham Ingels, story from Crime SuspenStories 5). Stories redrawn to 3-D format. Original stories not necessarily by the artists here. Series continues as Three Dimensional Tales From the Crypt. Harvey Kurtzman cover. NOTE: This issue was originally distributed with 3-D glasses, but available copies may or may not still have them; see individual item notes for details. Cover price $0.25.

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Series continued from Three Dimensional E.C. Classics. Unless otherwise noted, this comic will not come with the original 3-D glasses. "The Trophy" (art by Jack Davis, story from Tales From the Crypt # 25), "The Strange Couple" (art by Bill Elder, story from Vault of Horror # 14), "Bats in My Belfry" (art by Johnny Craig, story from Tales From the Crypt # 24), and "The Thing From the Grave" (art by Joe Orlando, story from Tales From the Crypt # 22). Stories redrawn to 3-D format. Original stories not necessarily by the artists here. Al Feldstein cover. 36 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Medical drama from Charlton featuring the cases, and romances, of nurses Lee, Nancy and Anne. Redheaded nurse Lee is "discovered" and romanced by a famous fashion photographer, but she's not prepared for the challenges of fame. Nancy learns the real story of the Hermit of Turtle Island. Anne gets caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between two doctors. Fall from Glory; A Lovelier Image; Even Doctors Are Human; Does Your Head Ache; The Hermit of Turtle Island; All Kinds of Emergencies. Final issue under this title; series continues as Career Girl Romances (1966) #24. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Jeff Michaels and Michael Brand. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The bumbling detectives become involved in a case involving a miniature atomic bomb. Con man Benedict Bogus decides to see a psychiatrist to get at the root of his criminal behavior; unfortunately, he chooses the Stooges. Li'l Stooge accidentally starts a feud with neighborhood kid Spaceball, who just happens to be the captain of the opposing football team. Up and Atom; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus: Nuts!; The Adventures of Li'l Stooge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. The cover advertises "3-D Drawings," actually a gimmick involving people and objects overlapping the panel borders rather than traditional 3-D. The Black Phantom tries to prove her worth as a crimefighter, but gets in over her head when she tackles Skullhead. A boy wants to be Ghost Rider's sidekick, but he's not sure that's a good idea. A canteen narrates the tale of how it helped Redmask tackle outlaws in the desert. Sixguns of Skullhead!; The Ghost Rider: The Ghost Rider's Apprentice!; The Desert Robbers!; For Heaven's Sake!; Ride Against Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Oskar Lebeck, Al McWilliams, George Jahns and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. In the sci-fi strip Twin Earths, flying disks from outer space prepare to invade the Earth. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year, presented in full color. Li'l Abner and all of Dogpatch are in the power of Nightmare Alice. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Twin Earths; Li'l Abner; Peanuts; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Bertie Bird Finds Excitement"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Published 1954 (est.) by L. Miller & Sons. B&W British Edition published by L. Miller & Son. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a two-part story, Tom Mix's new neighbor is injured by robbers. Tom pursues them and falls into a trap they have rigged under a boulder. Target for Plunder, Chapter 1: The Sign of the Jinx; Chapter 2: The Doomed Exhibition; Jeeter: Silence Is Golden; Mule Ears; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Threat and Promise; Brainy Buster; Dimwit Diddle; The Open Safe. 24 pages, B&W.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Indian Chief from Oxford starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. Ad for DC's new Hopalong Cassidy series, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. The Trap at Tupper's Ferry starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. Behind the Rodeo, art by Morris Waldinger. The Legend of the River Maker--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Jim McArdle. Red Man on Horseback text article by Raymond Perry. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Tomahawk Runs the Gauntlet, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Manny Stallman, Sid Check, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Space explorers encounter an advanced, hostile alien race, leading to interstellar war. An imprisoned scientist tries to convince a reporter that a strange organism threatens to take over humanity, but the reporter already knows all about it. A boy with a synthetic face is ostracized by the other children. End Result; Assignment Africa; Sky Sight/Moon-Struck; Death Sentence; The Harder They Fall; Trip Upstairs; Climat-Mosphere/Nature - The Man Killer; The Outcast. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted from Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #12. In order of appearance: "Portrait of Love" art by Jay Disbrow; "My Summer Romance"; "He Didn't Want Me"; and "Love's False Dream" originally retitled and reprinted from "Only a Pick-Up!" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8. "My Hungry Heart" text story originally retitled and reprinted from "Love was My Bodyguard" in My Love Life (1949) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1954. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, issue 1 - March 1954. Digest sized news, and gossip magazine. Gina Lollobrigida cover, and articles on a new test for Cancer, and the "Jekyll-Hyde of Comics" William Gaines, accompanied by a Wally Wood illustration. 4-in.x 5 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 14, Issue 5 - March, 1954. 8" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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March 11, 1954

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March 25, 1954

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True stories from around the world. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bill Draut and others. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Redheaded social worker Marion is torn between reporter Rick, who doesn't believe in her work, and down-and-out Steve, who really needs her help. Widow Lisa gets a job singing in her brother-in-law's nightclub, but that life gives her a low opinion of men. Sally thinks she'll be happy if she can just find her birth parents, but her man Cy warns her that may not be the case. My Cheating Heart; Hasty Heart; Jane Learns: What Every Girl Should Know About Skin Care; Tempted; Love Life; Running Wild; Return to Love; Love's Decision! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #4 - Spring 1954. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 5 - March 1954. 4" x 6", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

No. 76 - Spring 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Spring 1954. Vol. 1, No. 11. Final Issue. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Science Fiction by Don Wilcox "Tombot!" and Bryan Berry "World Held Captive". Illustrations by Freas. 6 7/8" x 10"; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Al Eadeh, Vince Colletta and Bob Powell. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "One Second Till Doom!" with art by John Forte; "The Last Vampire" with art by Ed Winiarski; "One Little Man" with art by Al Eadeh; "The Machine Age" with art by Vince Colletta; "The Face in the Mirror" with art by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "A Favor from Satan," reprinted from Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) #13 (original title: "The Demon of Disaster"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. After accidentally giving Donald a rare coin, Scrooge tries to make an ordinary quarter the rarest in the world by buying all the other quarters and dumping them in the ocean. When his rare quarter is flattened by a steamroller, he takes Donald and the nephews to the bottom of the ocean to get another. But they are captured by the fish-like citizens of Atlantis, who want to keep their underwater city a secret. In another story, Scrooge joins native boys who dive for pennies. Hospitality Week; The Secret of Atlantis; McDuck Takes a Dive; Slippery Sipper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Pilots on a rescue mission realize they've flown right into an enemy trap. A US flier undertakes a mission in the nick of time. An airman makes a desperate bid for freedom in the skies over Korea. Death-Trap Rescue; Last-Minute Mission; Tailspin To Doom; Escape Flight; Good Shooting! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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March, 1954. Science fiction stories: "The Door" by Eric Frank Russell, "Alien Invasion" by Marcia Kamien. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bill Walsh, Paul Murry, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Ken Champin, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 14 #6. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey discovers the thief in the circus, but first he needs proof. In a story by Barks, Donald gets a job as a railroad station master in a remote town. Pluto doesn't like being perfumed at the Dog Show, until the girl dogs get a whiff of him. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; The Singing Valentine; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Case of the Vanishing Bandit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Walking Dead," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Show promoter Carl Lamont travels to an island in the Caribbean to capture the fabled giant zombie of Zaku, none other than Zog, king zombie; Lamont succeeds in luring Zog into a trap, hauling him to the US and putting him on display in his circus show. "The Uninvited Corpse"; Alice is married to John Carlton, but her lover, Guy, kills her husband; The evil couple rejoices and starts enjoying life, when dead Carlton drops by. "The Phantom Killer," pencils by Sam Citron; A demolition crew is ordered to tear down an old playhouse of horror; Some of the workers are attacked and killed in the process. "The Curse of Sika" text story. "The Shrunken Heads of Dr. Death," pencils by Edward Goldfarb; In the Amazon jungle, the suit-wearing crackpot Dr. Death lives with his pet monkey Bola and witnesses the crash landing of a passenger plane; The mad doctor kills off all survivors and adds them to his collection of shrunken heads. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series (continues from Weird Fantasy and Weird Science). Cover art by Wallace Wood. "The Children," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; Colonists on a new world have their children taken from them by the government. "Fish Story," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (underwater world panels); The fish life forms on a distant strange blue planet are faced with their fading sun soon going nova and exploding, only to leave their planet without life-sustaining oxygen; Then they see an alien vessel approaching and fill it with water and drown the crew inside. "Ninth Wonder" text story. "The Flying Machine," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Bernie Krigstein; When Emperor Yuan discovers that a villager has learned how to create a flying machine he has him killed so the secret won't fall into the wrong hands. "Fair Trade, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; After a nuclear holocaust, a tribe sells Manhattan Island to aliens. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 46, Issue 1 - March 1954. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Rudy Palais and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A mildly disturbed scientist transplants a human brain into an ape's body. A man tries to restore the memory of his amnesiac cousin. When three sisters fall for a handsome lawyer, one of them turns to witchcraft and murder to get her man. Also featuring a gorilla-man cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Man-Ape; Nothing But the Best; Couple of Fishes; The Deep River; Death Kiss; Witch Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - March, 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.