Comic books October 1955

Volume 2, Issue 3 - October, 1955. Cover by Robert Doares. Men's interest magazine focusing on true-life jungle and hunting stories and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Mike Roy. Crime and detection in the English capitol, featuring the intrepid Inspector Farnsworth. When the Duchess of Leeds reports the Nepal Necklace is missing, Farnsworth knows his fishing holiday is off. Footage from a new film starring Europe's top actress is stolen and held for ransom. Little Al and Ox investigate a strange new epidemic in a small English city, and discover a mad scientist experimenting with bio-weapons. Plus a text story featuring Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. The Nepal Necklace; Crime Tracks; The Case of the Missing Movie; Mystery of the Hidden Jewels; The Case of the Microbe Menace; The Crooner Sang the Blues. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Irv Novick?, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs, Mike Sekowsky and unknown. She thought she was happy just being friends with Ronnie...but as he gazed into Rita's dark, bewitching eyes, a searing pain in her heart told her otherwise! Don't miss..."Unhappy Triangle"! Also featuring: "Never Mind Tomorrow"; "Unromantic Love"; and "Wavering Heart"! Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover art. Forest Fires article. Wall of Flame; Sergeant Preston must brave a forest fire to save an old prospector from a pair of claim-jumpers. Buried Treasure; Sgt. Preston heads a rescue team searching for two shipwrecked professors and discovers they have been taken captive by a band of criminals who think the professors can lead them to a buried treasure. A Many Shoot-Gun text story. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Frank Frollo, and John Belfi. The Great Detective helps American police solve crimes in the 1950s. When violin virtuoso Carini is found dead in his dressing room, it looks like a suicide, but Holmes suspects murder. After Sir Reginald disappears, everyone suspects his angry neighbor. "Ghost breaker" Dr. Neff teams with Inspector O'Malley to expose a phony medium. The Final Curtain; Love Thy Neighbor; Tough Guy; The Star of the East; Dr. Neff, Ghost-Breaker: Smashing the Spook Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Daniel Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. This first issue focused on psychology-themed stories, similar to EC's 1955 comic Psychoanalysis. A key-swapping party for bored suburbanites results in a temporary split in Beth and Jim's marriage, and a trip to the psychiatrist. Teenage dope addict Peggy sees a psychiatrist after her life falls apart and she's jailed on multiple charges. A teen becomes a leather-jacked juvenile delinquent and murders a stranger with a switchblade, encompassing many of the fears of middle-class America of the 1950s. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Needle; Switch Party; The Jacket. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Pfeufer, Stan Campbell and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Rocky Lane stumbles on outlaws who are planning to blow up the dam, then clean out the stricken town nearby. Lash LaRue runs into his myopic pal Squinty in Hedge City, and the two of them accidentally foil an outlaw's safecracking scheme. Tom Mix wonders why someone is poisoning cattle; meanwhile, an outlaw disguises himself as the local veterinarian. Lash LaRue: The Saga of Squinty; Two Gun Tommy Turner; Rocky Lane: The Wave of Fear; Tex Ritter: Lawman; Tom Mix: The Treacherous Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Official Magazine of the RSROA of America (Roller Skating Rink Operators Association of America). News, articles, competition results, and more. 8-5/8 in. x 11-3/4 in.; black and white; 24 pages on slick paper. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Frightened Man, art by Paul Reinman. The Wish text story; A real estate agent gains telepathy from a magic paper weight. Thelma!, art by John Romita. Eye Over the City, art by Bill Benulis. Where Did Danny Go?, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. The Long Night, art by John Tartaglione. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Various articles and images related to sports. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 6, Issue 10 - October, 1955. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Russ Heath. One-Man Navy, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. Battlefield Collector, script by David V. Reed, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Front-Line Pin-Up, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Bernard Sachs. Stars In My Tin-Hat, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. Khaki-Yaks humor page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fall 1955. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by James E. Gunn, Robert F. Young, Margaret St. Clair, Bryce Walton, Mack Reynolds, Kenneth O'Hara, Theron Raines, Winston Marks, and Leslie Waltham. Virgil Finlay (3), Alex Schomburg, and Emsh illustrations. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. A shipment of rifles only increases the trouble in Straight Arrow's corner of the West. Dawn Girl is abducted by a rival tribe, but when Red Hawk and Spotted Elk are captured, she must rescue herself. Straight Arrow must rescue a woman targeted by Mort Diamond's gang. Nice buffalo cover by Fred Meagher. Perilous Cargo; Straight Arrow; Red Hawk: Capture at the Waterhole; The Girl from the Desert. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"the Mirages From Space!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "The Thermometer Man," "The Strange Thinking-Cap of Willie Jones!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino), and "The Amazing Two-Time Inventions." Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Maneely. "The Little Black Box!", art by Dick Ayers; A ruthless business man receives a small black box in the mail and thinks about how he has no friends and that it could be sent from an enemy who wishes him harm. "Strange Rescue" text story. "The Prisoner!", art by Art Peddy; When Aladdin's genie is freed by a communist who wishes for more powerful weapons than the United States and vast armies to conquer the free world, the genie voluntarily returns to his imprisonment inside the lamp. "Uncle Ed and the Men from Space," art by Bill LaCava; A kid with an uncle who is constantly bluffing about how good of a hunter he is meets up with Martians who attempt to bluff them, but the humans call their bluff. "Magic Words!", art by Russ Heath. "Man of Mystery," art by Syd Shores. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bill Molno. Edited by Al Fago. Stories by Sam Peel, Mort Pfeffer and unknown. Art by Sid Check, Bill Molno, Chic Stone, Stan Campbell and unknown. Six terrifying Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: "Melody of Hate" with art by Sid Check; "Mr. Bleeding Heart" with pencils by Bill Molno; "What Would You Do?" with art by Chic Stone; "The Missing Witness Mystery" with art by Stan Campbell, reprinted from Lawbreakers! (1951) #5; Minit Mystery 1-pager with story by Sam Peel; and 2-page text story "As Thousands Jeer" with story by Mort Pfeffer, reprinted from Marvel Family (1945) #57. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. Karnoff's Plan, art by Bill Everett; A Puppet Master type story, but the character's material works on buildings as well as people. Music Master text story. Blind Spot, art by Sid Greene; A homely alien plans to recommend humans be destroyed to preserve the galactic peace. The Secret of the Ship, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A young boy who plays with toy ships loses his paper route job when he is late once too often. The Man Mountain, art by Norman Maurer. Five Who Volunteered, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Louis Ravielli, Vince Alascia, Mel Keefer, and Gene Fawcette. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Strange Worlds, formerly a science fiction title, continues in the Comics Code era as a war comic, reprinting stories from US Marines in Action (1952) #2. A Marine task force undertakes an impossible mission to the Korean shore; A mismatched duo finds unexpected danger on a mission behind enemy lines; A reckless pilot endangers his unit to win a contest with his brother, also a hotshot pilot. Also featuring another fine cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Operation Boomerang; Candidate For A Firing Squad; The Picture of Doom; Glory Sky-Ace; Death Trap; Submarine Fighters. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Guardineer. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #139. An orphaned acrobat is raised by circus folk to become a strongman performer, using his abilities for crimefighting whenever the need arises. Strong Man uses misdirection to rescue a man from a ledge and battle a thief who dresses like Robin Hood. Strong Man demonstrates exercises anyone can do with a simple kitchen chair. Strong Man and friends get mixed up with gangsters in the remote wilderness after saving a woman from a rockslide. Robbin' Hood; Strong Man's Home Gymnasium; Arson at the Arsenal; Bear Facts!; Peril At Devil's Kitchen; Identify These Birds. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Last issue, Namora crossover. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Amazing Adventures of Superboy's Costume, art by John Sikela; After Superboy uses his costume to stop a nuclear explosion, it is blown away; Forced to change to Clark, he is quarantined for radiation exposure and must use his powers to make his costume perform super deeds via remote control. What Are You Getting Out of School? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Jobs Superboy Lost, art by John Sikela; Clark tries to get a job to earn some money for his parents' silver anniversary, but Superboy keeps interfering. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Rides of Peril text article by Jack Miller. Clark Kent, Strongman, art by John Sikela. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Pete Morisi. "Joan of Arc" text story by Mark Twain (original). "Treasure Island" text story by Robert Louis Stevenson (original). "The Wreck of the Grosvenor," art by Pete Morisi; Bad treatment by Captain Coxon causes the men of the Grosvenor to mutiny; Adaptation of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor" by William Clark Russel. "Love Those Kiwanians" article. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Marc Swayze and John Martin. Charlton takes over publication of this diary-centric romance comic. Numbering continues from Cowboy Love (1949) #31, while the title itself comes from a Fawcett romance comic. Janie falls for handsome Doug, the forest ranger who rescued her from a fire, but a forest fire threatens to separate them forever. Scheming Sylvia sets up Amy and Steve to clear a path to Amy's job, but she didn't expect to fall for Steve herself. Secretary Ruth sets her sights on her boss Red, but he's already dating her old high-school classmate Doris. Also the first issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Night of Sorrow; Leading Lady; Customs of Courtship; I Was Jealous; My Anguished Heart; Poetic Love: The Wedding Veil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by W.G. Hargis and unknown. In this issue: Amidst the ruins of ancient Greece, Treasury Agent Pete Trask tracks down the..."Commie Paymaster!" Also in this issue: Inspector Denver in "The Mystery of the Missing Shoes!" with art by W.G. Hargis, reprinted from Police Comics (1941) #119 (note: missing page 2, modified dialogue); T-Man in "International Frameup!", reprinted from Police Comics (1941) #118; 1-page text story "The Case of the China Cat," reprinted from Ken Shannon (1952) #2; and T-Man in "The Red Racket!", reprinted from Police Comics (1941) #120. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Pete Tumlinson, Norman Maurer, Ed Winiarski and Paul Reinman. True cases proving justice always wins! Respectfully dedicated to the law-enforcement officers throughout the nation, without whose self-sacrificing devotion to duty our society would fall prey to the underworld! In this issue: "The Best Laid Plans" by Carl Wessler and Pete Tumlinson; "Gun Duel!" with art by Norman Maurer; 2-page text story "Inside Information"; "The Man of Too Many Faces" with art by Ed Winiarski; and "With Malice Aforethought" with art by Paul Reinman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Moe Gollub. "Tarzan and the Loot of Agib," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; The dhow of the slaver Agib is forced, by a tsunami, back onto the island from which he had taken slaves; The slaves are freed and Agib attempts to escape the island but is stopped by Tarzan. "Tarzan and the Roaring Gorge," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps rescue a lost photographer and returns a baby baboon to its mother. "An Evil Spirit?" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Molithi takes Dan-El, Natongo, and Tavane to the city of the M'tembos. Hearing Aids illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of a fennec fox. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. Gordon Scott Movie Photo Back Cover. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.