Comic books October 1955

Volume 5, Issue 11 - October 18th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Story and art by George Wunder and Otto Binder. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry sets out in hot pursuit of the missing beauty Ermine, but Hotshot realizes that the whole thing is a trick to lead Terry into a trap. Forced down by bandits, Terry tries to find some way to warn the local authorities. Terry and the Pirates; Lance O'Casey Raids the Antarctic Hide-Out!; The Grand Vizier's Reward; Beachcomber's Bribe. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, and Rudolph Dirks. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its sixth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Baby Linus expresses his distaste for Lucy's selfishness at an early age. The girls take a hands-on approach to making mud pies. Sluggo is right to be leery of a black cat. Plus a vintage ad for a Cracker Jack "Jingle Beanie" (with bell) for carrying one's Cracker Jack toys. The Family Scrapbook; Nancy; Peanuts; Slinky and Slim; The Captain and the Kids; Strange As It Seems; Jumpy; Slicker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Vivie Risto and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow" with art by Eisenberg; two Droopy 1-pagers with art by Eisenberg; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Meskin. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Space adventure for kids, based on the TV series that ran from 1950-55. The cadets are assigned to escort a shipful of convicts to Ganymede; The Space Scouts discover a colony of space hermits who not want to be rescued; Space News features science fact as well as speculation on the strange and unknown, such as flying saucers. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Complete New Playsuit Sensation Genuine Superman Outfit." Dangerous Cargo; The Drifter; The Craters of Mercury; Space News; Captain Quick and the Space Scouts in The Hermits of Callisto!; Time Scope. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 6, 1955. Bob Powell art (1 page).

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October 20, 1955

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. After marrying too young, a woman is tempted by a wealthy man while her husband is busy working. When Helen falls in love with her best friend Alice's sweetheart, there seems no way for the three of them to avoid a scandal. Susan defies her father's wishes and society's judgment to be in Matt's arms. Romantic Interlude; Spotlight of Love; Too Lovely for Love!; Lipstick Lore, Handsome Hands and Your Crowning Glory; Forbidden to Love!; No Longer Alone; Kiss of Thunder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3 #3 - Oct. 1955. "End of a Dream" concerns Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds divorce, James Dean feature and more. Pictorials on Marilyn Monroe, Guy Madison and Bob Cummings. Many other stars are included like Desi Arnaz, Perry Como, Liberace and lots more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

October 1955. Published by Martin Goodman. Photo cover (George Gobel, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Marion Marlowe, Jack Webb). Articles, photos, and other features about TV celebrities. 8 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in., 74 p, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; While riding through a wooded area the Two-Gun Kid is shot at; Rushing the shooter and knocking them down, the Kid is surprised to find that it is a woman. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; While riding the Western Prairie line, the Two-Gun Kid helps defend it from bandits who are identified as the Cortez Gang. "The Hunted," art by Al Williamson. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid gets a letter from his friend Bill Rainey; it tells him to give him ownership of Bill's ranch in order to thwart Bret Cannon, a local who has been trying to take Bill's land. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid rides into town where he witnesses a ruffian named Ape attacking a local; Two-Gun intervenes. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid has been assigned by the governor of the state to hunt down outlaws when one of them tries to bushwhack him from above. "The Round Up," art by Dick Ayers. "The Stage to Laribee," art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid comes to the aid of a stage coach heading to the town of Laribee that is being attacked by a gang of outlaws during a heavy rain; The Kid manages to drive off the attackers, however their masked leader attacks again while the Kid is checking on the passengers. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jack Katz, Bob Powell, Bill Everett, Paul Reinman, Vic Carrabotta and Christopher Rule. "The Sorcerers!" by Carl Wessler, Jack Katz and Christopher Rule - King Harlow offers a bag of gold and his daughter to the most impressive sorcerer. Edwin doesn't seem to have any powers while Golvany shows off many impressive conjuring feats. Finally, Edwin casts a spell which makes himself, the princess and the gold disappear. Edwin and the princess get a castle of their own. Also in this issue: "The Nameless One!" by Carl Wessler and Bob Powell - Nolan escapes prison and has a scientist give him his teleportation device...however, everywhere Nick goes is in the midst of a terrible danger so he finally has to return to his cell...the inventor of the device was Fate himself; 2-page text story "The Treasure" - A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes; "The Parrot!" with art by Bill Everett - Samson poses as 'Marvelo', a large talking parrot for an act led by Jim Hall but Tiny resents Hall taking most of the money and frames him...however, the cleaning lady at their hotel has never liked 'Marvelo' and throws his cage out a window, nearly killing Samson; "The Model!" by Paul S. Newman and Paul Reinman - Ed photographs an entrancing model who refuses to give her name...eventually he learns she's the original Mona Lisa; and "Escape!" with art by Vic Carrabotta - The future is in a state of constant war...to escape, Alan uses a time machine to go back in time but he ends up in 1941, right in the middle of the draft. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2 #5 - Oct. 1955. Articles on Sammy Davis Jr., Doug Fairbanks Jr., Steve Allen and more. Heavily illustrated with photographs, no nudity. 8-in. x 10 1/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins finds danger in the Far East, which he solves by throwing his weight and his fists around. An airman's latest mission involves the whereabouts of a crucial figure in Cold War politics. Yellow Jacket; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse's Secret; V.I.P. Mission; Road to Courage; Operation Hairpin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Art by Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and Bernie Krigstein. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring historical adventure. An assassin is hired as a food-taster for the cruel Borgia family during the Italian Renaissance, with art by Graham Ingels. A Scottish noble is abducted by a British counter-revolutionary in 1745, illustrated by Bernie Krigstein. A Crusader faces a Muslim champion to seal a city's fate, in a story by Reed Crandall. Gratitude; The Alamo; The Know-Nothing; The Taste of Freedom; A Knights Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Jack Bradbury, Carl Fallberg, Paul Murry, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 15 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey must warn the owner of Yesterday Ranch about the uranium rustlers on his property. In a story by Barks, the Junior Woodchucks compete with the Chickadees to build a bridge. Louie's clumsiness with the raspberry jam gives Donald a moment of medical panic. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; The Surprise Party; Mickey Mouse: Yesterday Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A US soldier in Korea has a vision of the ghosts from the famous patriotic painting "The Spirit of '76." The life of a flight-deck officer on an aircraft carrier during World War II. The true story of the Four Chaplains, who sacrificed their lives to save others on a sinking troop ship during World War II. The Spirit of '52!; Operation Diamond; Four Chaplains; Medal For Smitty; Two Flags! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Indian without a Name starring Pow Wow Smith, script by France Herron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Men Who Looked Like Nighthawk, script by France Herron, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. Rodeo Rick's Mystery Telegram, script by France Herron, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. The Last Run of the Prairie Prince starring the Wyoming Kid, script by France Herron, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Six Guns at Ghost Town," "The Heart of Whirlwind," and an untitled story (art on all by John Romita Sr.). Back-up story, "The Mystery of Waco Mesa!" (art by Dick Ayers). Two-page text story, "The Debt." Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Gene Colan, Al Williamson, Mort Drucker, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Cowboys, bad guys, brawls and gunfights—these are rough rawhide tales of Western Outlaws! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and others. Numbering continues from Witches' Western Tales (1955) #30. Harvey, already having shifted the pre-Code horror comic "Witches Tales" to a more Comics Code-friendly title, now drops the "Witches" part entirely. Frontier adventures with Davy Crockett, then the focus of a nationwide craze in coonskin caps. Davy and his pal Daniel try to out-race gambler Lucky Chance. But Lucky and his twin brother have a scheme up their sleeves. Plus an adventure from Jack Kirby's lauded Boys Ranch series, as Jason Harper's will converts his ranch to a shelter for homeless boys - creating the Boys' Ranch. Devil Rapids; The Missing Bullet Hole; The Waitin' Duel!; Boys' Ranch Tall Tale: The Legend of Alby Fleezer!; Factless Facts; Flicker, The Gold Fish; The Texas Rangers; How-To-Make-It: Indian War Rattle; How to Ride a Horse. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Number 4 - October, 1955. Gossip magazine promising The Stories Behind The Headlines. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Untitled Wild Bill Hickok story, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; some men are the enemies of all men hating every human being thinking like a beast and acting like a devil. The Horror Herd starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. Wild Bill Meets Curly Bill, art by Howard Larsen. Wooden Gold text story. The Ghost of Sudden Jim starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Inspired" by Disney's Davy Crockett and the coonskin-cap mania of the 1950s, Charlton released its own adventure series based around famous frontiersmen. During the French and Indian War, frontier guide Hawkeye falls in love with beautiful Marion Thorne. The result is a love triangle with Captain West, amid the high drama of an English fort under siege by the French. Davy Crockett adopts a baby bear that he thinks has been abandoned, but what does he do when the mother comes back? Big Chief Day; Iroquois Trail; Day in the Woods; Davy Crockett and the Angry Bear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest full of cartoons and jokes centered on the interactions of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Irv Novick. "The Island That Wonder Woman Built," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman builds an exact duplicate of Paradise Island in answer to a little girl's wish. "The Earth Is a Time Bomb" starring Wonder Woman, Steve Trevor, General Darnell, and Paula Von Gunther, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. World-Wide Greeting Customs! article. Women in Sports article. "The Vanishing Amazon," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman loses her memory. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "The Two-Mule Team," "The Daily Fixer-Upper" and "Dream-O-Matic Drive," plus three untitled 1-page stories and the 1-page text story "The Mysterious Errand"! Also: Oswald the Rabbit in an untitled tale! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.