Comic books October 1955

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Volume 1 Issue 9 - October 1955. Sensational news and photos of the day. 10" x 13", 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Trench Trap, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. Under Three Flags, script by Ed (France) Herron, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Windmill War, script by Bob Kanigher (as Causin), art by Arthur Peddy. Deliver: One Rifle, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney. Art by Ross Andru, George Papp, Joe Kubert, Arthur Peddy and Mike Esposito. Action-packed battle tales! In this issue: "Battle Fist!" by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "The Silent Scout!" by Kanigher and George Papp; "T.N.T. Duel!" by Bob Haney and Joe Kubert; and "The Dynamite Decision!" by Kanigher and Arthur Peddy. Plus: 2-page text article "Tomorrow's Weapons"! And: This Ain't the Army 1-pager by Irwin Hasen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - October, 1955. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by Jack Mendelsohn. Art by Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Marie Severin and Joe Orlando. A Mad-like satire comic edited by future Mad editor Al Feldstein, and published by Mad's publisher, EC Comics. A look at Shaggy Dog jokes with art by MAD legend Jack Davis. A parody of the Disney classic "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" with art by comics legend Wally Wood. A spoof of the comic strip Mary Worth with art by MAD legend Will Elder. Mary Worthless; How to Safely Buy a Used Car; Shaggy Dog Stories; Sunday at the Beach; 20,000 Leaks Under the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Pencils and Cover by Al Jaffee. In this issue: untitled Patsy and Hedy tale; untitled The Walkers tale; untitled A Patsy Walker Extra! 1-pager; untitled Dear Patsy tale; and untitled Patsy and Hedy tale. Plus: 2-page text story "Second Chance" with illo by John Tartaglione. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Series picks up from Della Vision (1955) #3. Stories by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Al Hartley. Queen of the screen! In this issue: Patty receives the Most Beautiful New Actress Award in untitled Della Vision/Patty Powers 1-page story (which sets up explanation of change of character's name and situation); Della receives a telegram to come out to Hollywood for a screen test (and changes her name to Patty Powers) in untitled story; Nervous Reck is in contention for an Emmie award in untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager; Jerry Dunn asks Flame for her opinion of Della in untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager; Patty meets the president of her Hollywood fan club in untitled story; Della is asked to stay late and study a script in untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager; Della is about to star in a new television show in untitled T.V. Daze 1-pager; "Patty's Wardrobe" paper doll; Emily Parker is impatient with Dick Hamlin and decides to break their engagement in 2-page text story "So Much in Love!" (writer unknown); Patty is swarmed by autograph seekers in untitled 1-pager; Mister Cosmic introduces Patty to the board of directors and they watch a kinescope of her last television show in untitled story; and Della has special guests on her television show in untitled story (the last Della Vision story used as a story within a Patty Powers story). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Volume 11, Issue 8 - October 19, 1955. Honey Merrill cover, article, and centerfold. Pocket-sized, 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

Volume 2, issue 5 - October 1955. Pictorial digest magazine featuring mostly photograph articles, with short written articles. 4-in.x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Stories and art by Eleanor Lidofsky and others. Children's comics and activities from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on Western expansion in America, including Sacagawea and the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Crossword Puzzle; The Lewis And Clark Expedition; Picture Progress Quiz; How to Make an Indian Bowl and Weaving Loom; Did You Know That... Final issue of the series. 24 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

November 27, 1954. UK weekly film magazine. Cleo Moore cover. 20 Questions with Jean Simmons. 9" x 11.75". 32 pages. Black and white.

Plasstic Man in "The Man Below Zero," "Yesterday's Murders," and an untitled story. Untitled Woozy back-up story. Cover price $0.10.

MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Elephant Disaster; Porky, Bugs, and Cicero are in Africa to capture wild animals and find a herd of tiny elephants; However, when they bring the herd home, the elephants don't stay tiny. Victory Through Hair-Power; Porky buys a jar of hair-grower at a strange little shop; The ointment not only grows hair, but gives Porky super-strength like Samson. The Floorwalker text story. Happy Bird-Day; Sylvester pretends to be a mechanical toy to fool Granny. Tickle-Pickle; When their car has a flat tire on the way home from a picnic, Porky and Petunia seek help at house where two odd scientists have invented a "tickle-ray." Untitled story; Porky thinks Petunia is on a diet, so he takes her to lunch, thinking she won't eat much. Fly and Violin Practice; A pesky fly interrupts Cicero's violin practice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Joe Gevanter, Al Williamson and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. Greedy fur traders abduct American Eagle's pals, and only Laughing Dog can save them. The Lazo Kid helps prospectors keep their gold mine safe from claim jumpers. The real-life tale of Western mayor Jim Dahlman, who made sure the saloons stayed open. Also featuring The Iron Shirt, a story with possible art assists by Angelo Torres or Frank Frazetta. Laughing Dogs Revenge!; Roundup; The Mississippi Card Sharks; Claim Jumpers!; Colts That Won the West; Jim Dahlman; The Iron Shirt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Freddy freaks out when his parents come to visit his therapist. Mark realizes he's seeing his relationship with his therapist as a substitute for his parents. Case No. 101 Male Session 4: Freddy Carter; Case No. 103 Male Session 3: Mark Stone; A Fifth Dimension?; Case No. 103 Male Final Sessions: Mark Stone. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 6 - October, 1955. Cover by George Mayers. Daniel Boone, Frontier Phony has six cartoons by Henry Boltinoff. Articles, stories and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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All reprints. Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Too Smart for Love" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #13 and Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6; "A Man for Marian"; reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #6; "To Be Loved for Myself" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #47; and "Headed for Heartbreak" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #6. "The Charm Corner: When a Girl Is Afraid of Love..." text article reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #6, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #31 and #53, "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2, and "Tips on Courtship..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Carl Memling and Gardner Fox. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask agrees to escort a gold shipment along a mountain trail plagued by outlaw attacks. The Ghost Rider is replaced by the more Comics Code-friendly Presto Kid, who uses stage magic instead of guns. A retired detective helps Redmask track a robber who always leaves behind purple gloves. Path of Peril; The Purple Glove Gang; The Frozen Gold; Enter: The Presto Kid! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by John Severin; Seeing to capture an outlaw named Spider, the Ringo Kid rides into the town of Pronghorn to apprehend him; Wishing no interference, the Ringo Kid ambushes the local sheriff and his men and locks them up in the town jail; As Ringo Kid heads toward the local saloon to confront Spider, he is tipped off by his friend Dull Knife that Spider has set up an ambush. "Black Sunset," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is riding across the range when he comes across a pair of men who have been blinded by some strange flash of light; The Ringo Kid hears their strange story and helps lead them to the town of Powederhorn where the outlaw hero is chased away by the sheriff. "The Iron Horse" text story. "Roundup," art by Dave Berg. "The Renegades," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid witnesses what appears to be a war party of Comanches descending down on US soldiers; The Ringo Kid lends a hand fighting off the attackers; In the aftermath of the battle he learns that the Comanches were after rifles and ammunition that the soldiers were carrying in their caravan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Interlude!", script and art by Marc Swayze; In order to qualify for a job at her fiancé Edwards private school, Ellen takes a job teaching in Edgetown; She makes friends with mailman Michel and his little brother Timmie. Ellen and Michel fall in love, although shes engaged to Edward. "L As in Love" text story. "The Doctor's Bride"; Anne and her fiancé Ronnie return to his hometown where he intends to replace his father as the local country doctor; Anne finds this life is "disorganized" and "thankless," and says she wont marry Ronnie unless he moves back to the city. "A Woman's Faith"; In the 1930s, advertising writer Dan weds Mary, but is diagnosed with heart trouble and has to find a career with less "tension"; With Marys support, Dan becomes a successful actor on the stage and in films. "I Loved a Lass"; Illustrates a poem by George Wither (1588—1667). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Betty falls for widowed single father Bob, but his mother thinks she's just after Bob's money and tries to break them up. Marilyn falls for Steve when he's "on the rebound" from another relationship, but she doesn't know what to do when the woman comes back. Orphaned Midge falls for farmer Gene, but she doesn't want to live like her late parents, poor subsistence farmers. My Secret Story; I Had My Hour; Hearts and Glowers; My Marriage of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Flintlock Feud" and "The Rogues of Roaring Canyon" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo/art cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.