Comic books July 1954

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Theatre Arts 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. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Steve Ditko. "The Worm Turns," art by Steve Ditko; Biologist Norman Thoma breeds an invulnerable super-worm and turns it loose on mankind. "Day of Reckoning!", script by Carl Memling, art by Steve Ditko; Three sailors kill the shipbuilder Jezab Grimm and board him up on his ship, the Mermaid. "Comeback!", art by Steve Ditko; Drama at the carnival: Flexo the rubber man kills snake lady Satana for her money. "Tunnel To Terror" text story. "If Looks Could Kill!", art by Steve Ditko; Surgeon Gustave Savage is kidnapped by the hypnotist Merlin. "Family Mixup," art by Steve Ditko; The Becks, skinny husband and fat wife, hate each other and plot their spouse's demise. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Molno, John Belfi, Steve Ditko, Shelly Moldoff and Sy Moskowitz. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! Includes EC swipe of Haunt of Fear #5, injury to eye panel. In this issue: Xanadu, the misshapen youngest brother of four, plots and schemes his way to the throne. Having disposed of his brothers, Xanadu is faced with their ghostly revenge in "The Last Earl!" with art by Bill Molno (as Joe Shuster) and John Belfi. Plus: An evil man is marrying women for money and killing them afterwards. One of them, though, returns from the grave and surprises her former husband in "Bridegroom, Come Back!" with art by Steve Ditko. Also: Graverobber Charley Deffer takes over the job of the cemetery caretaker, because the dead themselves have chosen him in "Caretaker of the Dead" with art by Shelly Moldoff, reprinted from Beware Terror Tales (1952) #1. And: A jeep crashes in the jungle and a party of four is led before the Grand Kabah, the master of death. All fail their test in this realm between life and afterlife in "Valley of Shadow" with art by Sy Moskowitz. Plus: 2-page text story "The Land of No Place"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

25th Anniversary Issue. Summer 1954. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Philip K. Dick, Richard Marsten, Charles A. Stearns, Sam Merwin Jr., and Theodore R. Cogswell. Virgil Finlay (4) and Alex Schomburg (2) illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Del Connell and unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "A Dangerous Game"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy sneak into a movie on a lady's hat in a Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager with story by Del Connell. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Jack Lehti and others. Adventures in space, based on the pioneering sci-fi TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. Tom and the rest of the cadets accompany a scientific expedition to the planet Tara. There, they find blue aliens, giant ants, and danger. Plus a photo still from the TV series. Painted cover by Al McWilliams. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Jack Lehti and others. Adventures in space, based on the pioneering sci-fi TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. When "space rogues" try to steal a "space map" from a scientist at the Spaceport, Tom and the cadets come to the rescue. Soon they are racing the rogues to a hidden treasure in the Asteroid Belt. Plus a photo still from the TV series. Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Space Academy; The Secret of Dr. Gulliber. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Star-Gazer of Freemont starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. Little Pocahontas humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Woodsmen of the Sea starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Buffalo Hunters--Indian Album, text and art by Sol Harrison. Indian War Bonnet fact page by Morris Waldinger. The Legend of the Shooting Stars--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Jim McArdle. The Grand Pipe text story, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Tenderfoot Frontiersman starring Tomahawk, pencils by Bruno Premiani, inks by Ray Burnley. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Jack Sparling. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Space explorers begin to mutate as they approach the center of the universe, but it's too late to turn back. Townspeople destroy a vampire after he attacks a child, but the attacks continue, leading to a grim conclusion. The Report…; Uranus / Sky-Pictures; A New World; Going - Going - Gone; All Keyed Up; They're...Gone; Erosion; Three's A Crowd; Tag…Youre It. Final issue under this title; series continues as Thrills of Tomorrow (1954) #17. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - July, 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 5 - July 1954. Digest sized news, and gossip magazine. 4-in.x 5 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Mort Meskin and Norman Maurer. Comics legend Joe Kubert won fans early in his career with his tales of Tor, a caveman struggling for survival in a world where humans co-exist with dinosaurs. Tor and his prehistoric world struggle to survive a devastating drought. When the Lizard Men attack Tor's badly outnumbered tribe, he has one chance to prevent them all from becoming slaves. Tor helps a tribe battle a wolf-pack, in a story featuring a terrific opening two-page spread by Kubert. Co-creators Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer put themselves into the comic to discuss "The Human Element" in Tor. Plus full-page dinosaur illustrations by Kubert. And an ad for the "Scholart Institute," one of Kubert's first attempts at comics art instruction, preceding the Joe Kubert School by two decades. Red Death!; Last Chance!; Great Wolf!; The Sea; History of Prehistoric Animals: Struthiomimus, Pachycephalosaurus; Danny Dreams. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Roy. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Roy. Pre-Code horror comics from publisher Sterling. John visits his old friend Ralph at his creepy house in the woods, only to learn Ralph and his friends are actually giant caterpillars, ready to weave their webs around him. Haven't seen that one before. After a jewel heist, Bart and Laura hide out at a strange bird sanctuary deep in the woods that holds a terrible secret. A hunting party in yet another remote section of woods meets an old man with a strange taste in humanity. Caterpillar House; True Enigmas of the Tormented; The Girl Who Wasn't There; The Dream; The Bird Sanctuary; Dinner For One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by John Prentice, Ray Bailey and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Janet should be overjoyed that cousin Dora is getting married, but she yearns for a man of her own. Peg and Jerry find love on the beach, but he's got a dark secret. Ex-convict Laura creates a new identity to put her past behind her, but lives in fear that boyfriend Hal will find out. Always a Bridesmaid; Break-Up; Can I Make Him Happy?; Midsummer Madness; Love's Return; My Heart's Choice!; Branded! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Severin. Stories by Colin Dawkins. Art by John Severin. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. Soldier of fortune Ruby Ed Coffey follows a stolen statue to a lost city and a hidden uranium lode. A Harvard-educated Cheyenne chieftain's son returns to challenge Flaming Arrow, who killed his father and wants to lead his people to war. The new ranch hand seems like a coward to the other cowboys, until they encounter a band of rustlers. Lost City!; Warpath!; Two-Fisted Men: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton; Bullets!; Stampede! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache Doug Wildey, Chuck Winter, Ross Andru, and Myron Fass. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. 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. A flier goes berserk after one too many wartime missions. A US airman must never reveal the details of his heroic but top-secret mission. Pilots who are related to each other share fortitude and flying ability. Combat Crazy; Off the Record Hero; Return to Victory; Dragons Luck; Kin Courageous. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July, 1954. Science fiction stories: "Dead End Kids of Space!" by Frank M. Robinson, "No Species Alone!" by Tom Godwin. 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 Mike Roy. Final issue. In order of appearance: "The Monsters of Harlow Caverns"; "The Missing Man"; "Hand of Glory"; "Stronger Than Death"; "Date with a Corpse"; "Cellini's Night With the Demons" art by Gene Fawcette; "The Curse of the Undead!"; "The Man They Couldn't Bury"; "Masks For the Dead"; and "The Ghost Hunter". "Last Point of Return: Whose Was the Mystery Voice That Sent Jonathan Homeward?" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - July, 1954. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7 35", 128 pages, B&W, text only.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for Panic. "Surprise Party!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Jerry Adams arrived in a small town on a rainy night; He hits a detour and turns off on a dirt road until he spots a house; He sees that a party is in progress. "Sharp" text story. "Take Care," pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Angelo Torres; The former butler to Avery Ballusk waited on the owner hand and foot, but seemed only interested in inheriting his money after Ballusk's death, which soon came, at the end of a rope. "Oh! Henry!", art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Lionel Hart, plainclothes detective, thought back to when he had just started on the force. He made many arrests, not listening to phony stories from the guilty... but one day he caught an old lady for shoplifting, and she pleaded for him to understand that the food she took was for her sick, paralyzed husband, Henry. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas. "The Medium of Murder"; Zakor, master medium, offers his services to underworld czar Keller; Zakor conjures ghosts from beyond to dispose of Kellers rival mobsters. "The Fiend of Terror Mountain," pencils by Charles Nicholas; The brutish Roco escapes from a mental institution and finds shelter at the house of the criminal Mr. Leache; He uses Rocos strength for a series of holdup murders and thefts. "The Hamlet of Horror," pencils by Charles Nicholas; John Ames and his wife Doris have a car accident in the wilderness and are taken by a gang of misshapen creatures. "Murder Trap" text story. "Death's Vengeance," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Curator Arthur Dunster collects Aztec relics of horror; When museum visitors laugh at his stories, the ancient artifacts come to life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Man Who Died Tomorrow," "Lair of the Silken Doom" (art by Lou Cameron), "MIne Own Executioner," and "Keeper of the Flames." Cover by Jim McLaughlin. Stories by Ken Rice, Sy Grudko, Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. "Insane"; A woman and her lover try to drive her husband crazy by amplifying sounds and claiming he's hearing things, but he discovers their plan. "Last Supper!", script by Bruce Hamilton, art by Sal Trapani; A man feeds an exploding powder to his girlfriend's husband to get rid of him, but it destroys the entire universe. "Hallucinations!"; A man captures his own invisible alter-ego, then finds his alter-ego capturing its own alter-ego. "The Man Who Never Smiled," art by Basil Wolverton; A rich man who never smiles gets attacked in his cave by a greedy man who nobody will ever miss. "First Come, First Served!" text story. "The Gorilla"; A woman is compelled to marry a gorilla. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 46, Issue 3 - July 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.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Bill Discount, Pete Morisi, Rudy Palais and Don Heck. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A daughter's death by a mysterious ailment coincides with the arrival of a handsome stranger. Tough cop Corrigan is murdered by crooks, but even that won't stop him from protecting his partner. Glass figurines in a Munich shop resemble missing women a little too exactly. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. The Black Heart; Thieves; King Whitey; The Man Who Died Twice; Corrigan; China Doll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Three untitled Wendy Parker stories: Wendy goes on a cruise and meets a doctor; Wendy buys a used car; and the Wallaces have been challenged by Wilkins and his son to a game of golf. Plus an untitled Patsy Walker story: Patsy finds a way to get her father to agree with her requests. And 2-page text story "Alias Prissy Pry": Wally learns that Louise is doing a gossip column for the school newspaper. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #673 - July 1954. A collection of true stories with photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by John Belcastro, A. Albert, and Bill Benulis. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings investigates after a high-speed jet is destroyed by a flying saucer over the Arctic; A bomber squad suspects their gung-ho commander is going to get them all killed; A rabbit's foot brings fighter pilot Buzz Bennett nothing but bad luck. Captain Wings; Bombing Machine; Buzz Bennett; Wild Cargo; Suicide Smith. Final issue of the series, after ten years and two wars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Confessions of a Spy," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Diana acts as a spy to infiltrate a spy ring for Steve. "Portraits of Peril" starring Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, and Albert Easel, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. "Those Precious Pearls" text article. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Runaway Meteor," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A strange meteor turns Wonder Woman anti-magnetic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First time Superman and Batman appeared in the same story. Previously they had only been in separate stories. Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Batman - Double for Superman!, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois accidentally learns Superman's identity while he is trying to rescue Batman and Robin, so Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne exchange roles to convince Lois that Clark is not Superman. The Invisible Death! starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 3-D Daredevils text article by Jack E. Miller. Feathered Fighters for Freedom! starring Tomahawk, script by Dave Wood, art by Nick Cardy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 11. Whole number 17. Cover by John Prentice. Art by Mort Meskin and Art Gates Another spinoff of the Young Romance comics series, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A doctor gives up medicine after failing to save the woman he loves, but then he meets a new love. Carol fears that her flirtatious roommate Mitzi will steal her boyfriend. Carol (a different Carol) starts hanging out with a wild crowd, and marries Randy on a dare. Act of Faith; Every Man for Herself; Three Lil Pigs; Thrill Wedding; Price Tag on Love; Til the End of Time; Does He Love Me?; Mother to All. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Art by John Prentice and Mort Meskin. Part of Prize's influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Issue #59 on cover; Vol. 6, issue #5 in indicia. Ted's wife Carol tires of his overwork and finds a new man to spend her evenings with. Edith sets her sights on Russ, even though he's already engaged to Alice. Myra flips out when her sister Sharon starts dating the guy who dumped her. At this point in the series, the stories become pretty offbeat for romance comics. Neglected Wife; Special Occasion; Woman Driver!; Little Cheat!; Girlfriend Wanted; Little Miss Know-It-All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "Big Rock Candy Mountain". "Helicopter Rescue". "McKenzie of the Mountains". 7" x 10", 28 pages, B&W.

UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "The Drought Machien" and "The Crumbling Skyscrapers". Bill Brig and the Pirates by Tom Moore. 7" x 10", 28 pages, B&W.