Comic books December 1954

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The fantastic (and unfortunately uncredited) Good Girl cover art for this issue was repurposed from My Desire #34 (sometimes listed as My Desire #4) with altered dialogue, making the scene a bit more salacious. Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; Two-Gun Kid rides into town to meet with a man known as Uncle Billy; At Blair House, a tavern, the Two-Gun Kid is directed to Frank Case, Uncle Billy's nephew who tells the Two-Gun Kid that Uncle Billy was murdered by the local nesters. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid rides into the town of Taos, New Mexico where he is spotted by some men who think he is the man their boss has hired. "Badman's Return" text story. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; When outlaw Jeff Crane approaches Kid Colt to join up together, the Kid beats him up and sends him on his way, telling the outlaw that he has no interest in working together. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid is riding across the range when he comes across a rather desperate cattle run and narrowly avoids being trampled to death. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Mort Lawrence, Ross Andru, John Forte, Ed Winiarski, Mort Meskin, George Roussos and unknown. Why did no human being dare stay inside of the..."House!" Find out in this uncanny tale with art by Mort Lawrence. Also in this issue: "How Dry I Am" with pencils by Ross Andru; "The Whispering Wind!" with art by John Forte; "The Little Man" with art by Ed Winiarski; "History" with art by Mort Meskin and George Roussos; and 2-page text story "The Creature!", reprinted from Adventures Into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) #13 (original title: "The Thing That Hatched"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. An experiment revives a man framed and executed for murder, so he makes the most of his extra hour of life. Female reporter Margie investigates a murder at a fashion show. Visitors to Werewolf Castle are not what they seem. Sound of Mourning; Assignment: Danger; Let Me Die Today; The Deaf Night Watchman; Werewolf Castle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Paul Murry, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 15 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy climb Goofy's magical rope and are magically transported to India. In a story by Barks, Uncle Scrooge uses Gyro's latest invention, Impervi-Wax, to protect his money from thieves. Pluto can't scare away a skunk. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; The Double Thanksgiving; Mickey Mouse: The Magic Rope. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Guerrilla Action," "Combat Man" (art by Dick Ayers), "Mohawk" (art by Paul Hodge), "To Die at Dawn" (art by Jay Scott Pike), and a two-page text story, "The Real Test!" Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Vic Donahue and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Sailors try to track down the mystery submarine that is creating chaos on the waves. A young soldier freezes up during a firefight. When a patrol is trapped behind enemy lines and out of ammo, a mechanic hatches a desperate plan. Trapped; Paratrooper; Ring of Fire!; On Your Guard; The Train Busters!; Glory Road; Mystery Sub!; King of the Battlefield! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Death's Album"; Alec Marston, freelance photographer, witnesses an accident at an atomic laboratory; His camera lens is somehow altered and reveals three emissaries of death behind the catastrophe. "The Man Who Lived Forever"; An age-old sage lives on a plateau in the Canadian wilderness; One day three prospectors parachute in as visitors looking for uranium. "Spectre of the Andes," art by Louis Ravielli; A tourist couple arrives in the Peruvian village of Vortezo where a Spanish conquistador of the same name reigned with brutal terror. "Dark Sorcery" text story. "One Night of Terror," pencils by Charles Nicholas; A meteor comes down in the desert near Ghost City valley; Some prospectors go searching for it, but discover an alien spaceship. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, George Evans, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential sci-fi comic was a reflection of its times. And none more so than this issue, devoted to the real-life flying saucer craze in 1950s America, and based on the book The Flying Saucers Are Real, by Major Donald Keyhoe, also the inspiration for the 1957 sci-fi classic Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. One article features the distinctive art of Wally Wood, portraying an atomic explosion on Mars, plus the observation that Flying Saucer sightings had a dramatic upswing after the US atomic bomb tests. Other articles are profusely illustrated retellings of real-life flying-saucer sightings and alien abduction claims. Was This "Fairly Heavy Body" a Flying Saucer?; The Eastern Airlines Case; The Gorman-Fargo, N.D., Case; The Mantell-Godman Case; The Muroc Air Force Base Case; The United Air Lines Emmett, Idaho Case; Was This The Answer?; The Dec. 27, 1949 Release; 1950 Sightings; 1951 Sightings; 1952 Sightings; The Utah Pictures; The Indianapolis Case; The Nash-Fortenberry Case; The River Edge, N.J. Case; Saucers Over Washington, D.C.; Recent Developments. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carmine Infantino. The Silver Dollar Bandits starring Pow Wow Smith, script by France Herron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. Western Wagons fact half-page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. The Two Faces of Nighthawk, script by France Herron, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs. Hopi Battle Town fact page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. The Runaway Rodeo starring Rodeo Rick, script by France Herron, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Western Post Hole Banks text article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Last Stand at Fire Valley starring the Wyoming Kid, script by France Herron, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Western Kid stars in "Meet Tex Dawson," "Dead or Alive," and "Range War." (Art on all by John Romita Sr.) Back-up story, "The Last of the Dragos" (art by Tony DiPreta). Two-page text story, "Dangerous Meeting!" Romita cover. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Paul Reinman, Joe Sinnott, George Tuska, and Werner Roth. Cowboys, bad guys, brawls and gunfights—these are rough rawhide tales of Western Outlaws! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Mexican Madman," "Matt Swivel-Gun Snide" (art by Bill Walton), "The Ghost Train," and "The Man With No Face." Cover price $0.10.

Issue #678 - Dec. 1954. A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

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Photo cover of Wild Bill Elliott. Stories and art by Al Micale and others. Western adventure featuring movie cowboy Wild Bill Elliott, star of the Red Ryder and Wild Bill film series. Bill works security for a charity rodeo, but someone is working in cahoots with an outlaw gang to steal the profits. Bill helps his friend, the sheriff of Brazos, track down a gang of counterfeiters. Plus an article about how to mount a horse. How to Mount Your Horse; The Rodeo Raiders; The Greenback Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Masked Marauders! starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. The Fetterman Massacre starring Chief Crazy Horse, pencils by Rudy Palais. The Battle of the Little Bighorn starring Chief Crazy Horse, pencils by Rudy Palais. Death Stands Guard At Post No. 3 text story. Showdown At Massacre Creek, art by Howard Larsen. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. "The Curse of Kalunga!"; The coward Wagabi changes into a reptile. "Man-Eater"; Rex Cutler is taking pictures of wild animals until Watibbi force him to leave the territory. "The Bird-Man Legend" text story. "The River of Allah," pencils by Irv Novick; Joe is hired by a fanatical man to guide him on a holy mission to find the river of Allah. Boy Marvel of the West ad for Kid Cowboy Comics. "Giants of the Jungle"; Wild Boy must win a contest of running, jumping and throwing to free his friend Keeto from the Wattusi tribe. Published by St. John. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw stars in an untitled story (art by Jack Keller). Two-Gun Kid stars in an untitled story (art by Chuck Miller). Arrowhead stars in an untitled story (art by Joe Sinnott). The Black Rider stars in "The Vultures!" Two-page text story, "End of the Trail!" Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Joe Certa, and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A mad scientist creates an army of flesh-eating flies and spiders. A witch brings old toys to evil life, but first the doll needs a new pair of eyes. The Sanders' new nanny is suspiciously witchlike. Toys of Terror; The Witch Who Wore White; Suicide!; Strange Superstitions; The Mask of Death!; The Man Who Had No Body; Demon Flies. Final issue under this title; as the Comics Code goes into effect, the series continues as Witches' Western Tales (1955) #29. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Cover features Woody Woodpecker and Buzz. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Sno Fun," "Tit for Tat," "Tale of a Dog" and "Winter Wise," plus untitled 1-page stories on the inside front cover and back cover! Starring Woody Woodpecker, Knothead, Splinter, Buzz and Winny! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#75 on cover; Vol. 8 No. 3 in indicia. Cover by Bill Draut. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Mike Sekowsky?, Ross Andru?, Art Gates and unknown. Featuring: "Secret Marriage!"; "Personal Secretary"; "Too Plain for Love by Nancy Hale"; and "Light of Love"! Plus: 1-pager "Too Wise to Fall in Love!" Also: 1-page Nancy Hale article "It's War!" And: 1-page Charmaigne article "Romeo, Oh Romeo!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.