Comic books November 1954

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Nov. 9, 1954. Weekly movie magazine published in Chile. Cover of Yvonne de Carlo. 8-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, B&W. NOTE: Spanish language.

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Nov. 16, 1954. Weekly movie magazine published in Chile. Cover of Fernando Lamas and Ann Blyth, back cover of Anne Francis. 8-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, B&W. NOTE: Spanish language.

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Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Matt Christopher and Coulton Waugh. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Dickie Dare falls asleep on the boat, which drifts out to sea. Another mind-blowingly good Frank Frazetta Buck Rogers cover. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of heroism. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; Danger - Ice!; He Made It Possible. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Numbering continues from Fantastic Fears (1953) #9. Pre-Code science fiction and horror stories from Ajax-Farrell. An arrogant racecar driver loses his arm in an accident, then intimidates a doctor into sewing it back on. A horror-movie actress fears she is actually turning into vampire. A clown wants plastic surgery so he's not smiling all the time. Doom At The Wheel; Crack Up; Scream No More, My Lady; Man Can Fly…A Dream That Came True!; Fate Laughs At Clowns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Nov 1954. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Science fiction stories by Algis Budrys, Robert Sheckley, Theodore R. Cogswell, Henry Hasse, Hal K. Wells, Robert F. Young, Len Guttridge, Evelyn Goldstein, Frank Belknap Long, David Lewis Eynon, Richard R. Smith, Frank Doty, and Robert Frazier. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7 - Issue 11, November 1954. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features articles on Boac's Flying Jellyfish, Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding explains "Why I Believe in Saucers", and Donald Keyhoe examines How the Saucers Fly! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix wants to capture a rare dodo bird, but they're extinct, so he travels back in time. Felix gets a job with a building construction crew. When Felix is under the weather, his nephew Inky tries to help. Felix Goes Back; Joe Blow; No Time to Retire!; Pokey: Not Tired; A Pup for Pop; The Riveter; Don Poco. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - November, 1954. Magazine full of romantic fiction stories, articles, and reader love letters. 8" x 11", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. After Marvel's first revival of Captain America, Cap creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby responded with another star-spangled patriot, who soon became a spoof of the superhero genre. An American pilot stranded in Tokyo battles Japanese mobsters and communist secret agents until Fighting American can get there. Johnny Flagg dreams of the strange future worlds explored by Starman Zero. Communist spy Rhode Island Red and her gang use Doraymirio Wolfirosoff to swindle wealthy single women. Tokyo Run Around; Home-Coming Year 3000; Operation Wolf. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Lee Elias and Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Tom Gill, William Shakespeare, Bob Powell, Vic Herman and Jack Kamen. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Ellen's jealousy drives men away, but she doesn't really get it until she meets a man who is as possessive as she was. Ann gets an opportunity to live out her lifetime dream of being an actress...but there's a catch. A musical love triangle unfolds between Roger, Marjory and Mark. Plus "true" reader tales of love, love poetry from classic authors, and vintage love advice. I Was a Child Bride; I Loved Him Too Much!; First Love Winners; Strange Romantic Customs; Glamour Crazy; I Was Faithful to a Memory; Song in My Heart; The Theme That Broke My Heart!; Cupid's Corner; I Trailed My Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 11 - October, 1954. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Nov. 1954. Men's interest magazine featuring true adventure articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Paul Gustavson, Charles Nicholas, Emil Gershwin, and Ken Landau. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A prospector encounters a scouting party from an alien invasion force; A woman stalks the night as a werewolf, while her blind husband has no idea of her true nature; A murderous couple turns on each other after the spirit of a dead aunt reveals the location of a fortune. Last pre-Code issue, but still pretty mild compared to the EC and Harvey horror comics. This title technically becomes Young Heroes with issue #35, but Forbidden Worlds resumes with its own issue #35 in summer 1955. Day of Reckoning!; The Cold Cure; Secret of the Goratti; My Fanged and Fiendish Darling; Rendezvous with Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's "The Littlest Outlaw" - Written by unknown. Art by John Ushler. Photo Cover (with painted background). The heroic tale of a small boy and a horse. Based on the 1955 Walt Disney film 'The Littlest Outlaw.' 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s A bell-ringer befriends the Frankenstein Monster. A mad scientist grows a deadly man-eating plant, in a horrific remake of a comedy story from issue #11. A scientist captures a burglar with his shrinking machine. Death O'Clock; Small Fry!; I Confess; Doorway To the Future!; Bird Hater; The Monster of Frankenstein and the Plant. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

November 1954 - "I Know I'll Burn." Cover price $0.25.

November 1954. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "How-2" by Clifford D. Simak, "The Music Master of Babylon" by Edgar Pangborn, "Big Ancestor" by F. L. Wallace, "The Nostalgia Gene" by Roy Hutchins, "The Laxian Key" by Robert Sheckley, "Up For Renewal" by Lucius Daniel, and "The Age of Kindness" by Arthur Sellings. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Execution of Private Enemy No. 1, art by John Prentice. The Kid Was a Killer, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Death Turns On the Steam, art by Jim McArdle. Twelve Hours of Fear, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

#93, 11/54, 10c. Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry in "Gene Rides the Storm" in which Gene Autry helps friends stranded in a snow storm and "The Unknown Nephew" in which Autry helps out a runaway. Issue also has "One Lucky Bolt" and a two-page text feature "A Mighty Square Hombre." Photo cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 19 # 3. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 36 pages on white paper stock. Cedric photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Louis Ravielli? and unknown. War front fury! Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "H-Bomb Assault," with pencils by Charles Nicholas; "Human Sea Onslaught," with art by Louis Ravielli?; "Red Battleground," with pencils by Nicholas; 1-page text story "The Isle of No Return," reprinted from Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) #46; and "Bomb Fury"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Hultgren and others. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer Spook cant deal with his new roommate, obnoxious ghost Rocky; Lionel Lion faces a race with a determined turtle to determine the new King of the Forest; Sammy Squirrel outwits the trap set for him by Rover. Spencer Spook; The Duke and the Dope; New-found Courage; Sammy; The Cheese-Eaters; The Challenge. Headliner Spencer Spooks logo becomes more prominent than the Giggle title for the first time, preparatory to the titles change to Spencer Spook at issue #100. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

She was on her way to meet Mark's parents...but she was afraid that before the trip was over, her sister would be taking her place! "Heartbreak Journey!" is the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 8 page story "Another Woman's Man!"; 6 page story "Time for Tears" drawn by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 7 page story "Lost Moment" drawn by Sid Greene; 1 page Oddities in Romance filler drawn by Mort Drucker. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 # 30. Winter 1954. Cover by Stanley Rayon. Stories and art by Stanley Rayon, George Davis, George A. Posner, Bill Horn, Peter Wyma, Irv Hagglund, Norman Hoifjeld, E. D. Heffron, Reamer Keller, Harold R. Currier, Glenn R. Bernhardt, Mel Millar, Sam Mattison, John E. Donnelly, Joseph Farris, Morley Burteen, Wesley Thompson, Jack O'Brien, Frank Wyso, Joe Short, O. R. Tupper, James Richardson, Jack Bonestell, Walt Wetterberon, Bob Thaves, Joseph Farris, Tom Higgins and Harry W. King. A collection of risque (for the era) cartoons and burlesque-style jokes from the publisher that would later become Charlton Comics. Block Busters; The Rat Race; Cut-Ups; Oh Yeah!; Good Humor's Zoo; Good Humor's Dog House; For Creeps Only; Jaw Breakers; Quickies!; The Boobie Trap; Good Humor's Pin Ups; Krazy Quilt; Side Show; For the Birds; Silly Dillies; The Nut House; The Belfry. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Ken Hultgren and others. Art by Ken Hultgren and others. Cover by Irv Spector. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Grandma tells Teepee Tim how humans learned to cook food; Cartoonist Ken Hultgren needs a new funny-animal character for Ha Ha Comics, so he creates the indescribable Squeedlegump; When Uncle Looie is too tired for the planned family vacation, Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to remedy the situation. How We Learned To Cook Our Food; Squeedlegump; United We Stand; Horace; The Eavesdropper; Izzy and Dizzy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Who'd Believe Kasimir Raades? starring Fate, art by Ken Rice; Scientist Kasimir Raades develops an elixir of eternal youth and is full of best intentions, using this agent to help his aged friends first; They sadly die after some days, the elixir has to be improved. Big Top Nightmare, art by Lin Streeter; Mysterious Countess Barovna joins the circus; She is an age-old vampire and kills off all the other acts to be the main act. Death Wears No Face starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Combat correspondent Alec North is the sole survivor of a patrol running into trouble in Korea; He should have died, too, but can cheat Death and Fate. Trial by Ghost Light, pencils by Ken Rice; Playboy Weston is convicted and executed for a murder he didn't commit; The district attorney Dexter knew of his innocence, but used the case to become governor. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Joe Kubert, George Olesen, Carmine Infantino and Howard Larsen. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. Female rancher and action girl Buckskin Belle wants to know why the local Cheyenne are trying to drive her off her land, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Hawk tries to find out who is fomenting war between the railroad and the Apache, in a story with art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Prospectors anger the Apaches while seeking the Lost Spaniard's Mine in their sacred mountains. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Iron Caravan of the Mojave; Ghost Terror of the Blackfeet!; Red Wolf: Renegades of Deadfall Canyon; Pay-Off; Buckskin Belle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan, Al Wenzel?, John Forte, Charles Nicholas, George Klein?, Dick Beck and unknown. Helen was sorry, but she and Eddie had to call it quits! She had become very fond of him, but she wanted Eddie to understand that things could never work out for them! Read..."My Ideal Sweetheart" starring Bert Thompson, Doug, Eddie Darrel, Frank, Grace, Helen MacLane, Marge and Nancy. Also featuring: "I Was Too Tall" starring Alice, Monica Atwood, Tim Givens and Vince Collins; "How I Lost My Man" starring Alice Reed, Jack Colby, Mrs. Larking, Miss Johnson and Paul Anderson; and "We Waited Too Long" starring Greg Miller, Harold Laramie, Helen Travis, Mr. Clyde and Mrs. Travis. Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, Bernard Sachs, Morris Waldinger, Joe Giella, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong faces The Night-Raiders of Twin Rivers, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A list of real-life Western mines with odd names, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. In another Schwartz story, two prospectors in Thumb Butte, Arizona, encounter the Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag. Showdown at the Post-Hole Bank!; Arapaho Child-Naming Ceremony!; The Night-Raiders of Twin Rivers!; Curious Names of Western Mines; Mystery of the Golden Bean Bag!; Secrets of the Sioux; The Volcano Stampede! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #124. Funny-animal comics featuring Harry Hot Dog, a canine with a short temper who responds to life's little inconveniences with misguided violence. Harry takes his tuba on a camping trip and annoys the locals; Fifi takes Harry to get some paintings for his house, but abstract modern art confuses and angers him; Harry wants to work in the circus, but his talents for magic, acrobatics and fire-breathing barely qualify him for kitchen duty. Harry Hot Dog; Beat Up Downbeat; Mad, Modern and Egad! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Ely. "The Magic Gloves," art by John Prentice; A pair of magic gloves prevents its wearer from any harm; A gang robs a safe, using the gloves as protection against the cops bullets. One-page story "Concerto from the Dead!" "The Invisible Man!", pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Charles Paris; A herbal potion stolen from the Peruvian temple of Cibola bestows the gift of invisibility; Two gangsters use it to rob a bank; One, however, spills the back-to-visibility potion over the loot and is caught, while his partner is now doomed to be invisible for the rest of his life. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "Dreams that Hit the Jackpot" text story by Jack Marston. "Pied Piper of the Sea!", script by Otto Binder, art by Bill Ely; Captain Barney joins the hunt for the "sea piper", a flute-playing phantom who lures ships to their doom on moonlit nights; Barney uncovers the phantom as a hoax, making clever us of sea drifts and abysmal music. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

November 1954. Stories, games, and puzzles for children. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover features Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Stories and art by Paul S. Newman and others. The comedic misadventures of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, based on the beloved TV sitcom that set the standard for all to follow. Ricky confronts Lucy over the hat bill. Ricky and Lucy are both trying to throw each other a surprise anniversary party without the other one finding out about it. But Lucy's expanding cake, which eventually fills the entire kitchen, is the real showstopper. The Vanishing Act; The Surprise Party; High Finance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Nov 1954. Science fiction stories by Gordon R. Dickson, Patrick Wilkins, Basil Wells, Philip K. Dick, William E. Bentley, Vernon L. McCain, John Christopher, and Mari Wolf. Brief Andrew ("Andy") Offut bio (he won the publication's story-writing contest). Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas illustrations. Cover by Bob Watkins. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

November, 1954 Volume 5, Issue 11. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.