Comic books April 1954

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Russell Patterson, Elizabeth Woodward, and Elsie Hix. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi and Phil are mystified after a strange figure hands Fritzi a package and runs away. Fritzi tries to clean up after the neighbor kid fills her yard with paper airplanes. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Other backup strips include Al Capp's Li'l Abner and the Ripley-like Strange As It Seems by Elsie Hix. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes and others. Art by Dan Gordon, Ken Hultgren and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Cadwallader the ghost looks down his nose at Hector the Specter because he doesn't haunt a fancy mansion; Detective Whoo-Doodit is robbed of his special crime-solving clothing; Blunderbunny invents various humane weapons, but the U.S. government rejects them, in a story with overt Cold War references, including a mention of USSR premier Georgy Malenkov. Puss an' Boots; Blunderbunny; Too Much to Bear!; Hector the Specter; The Trouble-Shooter; Chow Hound!; Whoo-Doodit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, PC/B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - April 1954. Cover by Emsh. Science Fiction and Adventure Pulp magazine. Stories include "The Midas Plague" by Frederik Pohl,"Hands Off" yb Robert Sheckley, "Special Delivery" by Damon Knight, "Limiting Factor" by Theodore R. Cogswell, "Wainer" by Michael Shaara, and "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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#86, 4/54, 10c. Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry in "The Oil Hijackers" in which Gene Autry investigates the disappearance of three hikers and "The Photogenic Holdup" in which Autry goes after crooks disguised as movie producers. Issue also has "The Gallopin' Ghost" and a two-page text feature "The Missing Stallion." Photo cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted Cover by Sam Savitt. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Champion in "Champion Sees Red" and "Killer at Bay"! Plus: 1-page Range Law text article "The Skinning War" on the inside front cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Combination military and romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior. Red Cross worker Betty falls for a withdrawn soldier with a past, but their love is forbidden by regulations. Bernice secretly marries her sweetheart George before he ships out with the Marines. Mike is dating nice girl Janet, but secretly yearns for her bad-girl sister Gwynn. G.I. Kisses, Marine in My Heart; A G.I.s Faith; A Soldier in Love; Navy Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes...--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A blob story that features a cuckolded moonshine-swilling mountain man as the vengeful blob creature that is created when his wife and her lover shove him into a still to drown and be dissolved with a bag of lye. ...Only Sin Deep--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; A heartless young woman pawns her beauty for 1000.00 to a shopkeeper she assumes is a crank. The Secret--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans. Head-Room!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: Used in Senate Investigative Report, page 8. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A wealthy man has a special place for his unfaithful wives. A bank robbery turns out to be the work of the most unlikely suspect. The Trumpet that will signal the Apocalypse falls into the hands of Gabriel, who's only too ready to use it. Frigid Fear!; Wheel of Terror; Doctor Death; Trumpet of Doom; Dying Is So Contagious. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A soldier returned from the war takes on the extortion gang terrorizing his neighborhood. Red roses and kerosene are the clues to catch a killer. An early medical examiner exonerates a man for the murder of his wife. First appearance of the "Crime Never Pays" cover banner, similar to Lev Gleason's "Crime Does Not Pay" title. The Black Hand; Red Roses and Kerosene; Savage Circle; Double Play; Closeups; Innocent Murderer; Long Green; The Big Pay-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted from All Famous Crime (1951) #5. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Mad Bandit" originally retitled and reprinted from "Tiger of the South" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #9A; "Bodyguard"; "The Gangdom Brain" originally retitled and reprinted from "Frank Nash, Gangdom Brain!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #11; "Why Did You Kill Me?"; and "Stop or We'll Shoot!" art by George Peltz. "Holdup!" text story originally retitled and reprinted from "Buddies in Life, Crime, and...Death!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #9A and Famous Crimes (1948) #18. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Atomic Blaster starring the Human Torch, art by Dick Ayers; A soviet spy steals plans for an atomic hand blaster and creates one that gets confused with toys he has created for decoys; The Torch buys it when looking for a present for a poor boy; The spy falls to his death in battle with Torch and Toro at an industrial plant. The Beast From the Egg starring the Human Torch, art by Dick Ayers. Voodoo Magic text story. The Devil Octopus starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Bob Powell. The Ape starring the Human Torch, art by Dick Ayers. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Hot Trucks" and an untitled story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 16 #6 - Apr. 1954. Children's magazine featuring articles, activities and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 86 - "Hell Street" by Max Franklin. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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"With Gun in Hand" (art by Mac Pakula), "Break-Out," "Hush Money" (art by C.A. Winter), and "Captured" (art by Myron Fass). Two-page text story, "Night Visit." Robert Q. Sale cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $72.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0759231005

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Johnny Falcon is about to be strung up on a noose by a lynch mob who has accused him of stealing their cattle; Before he can be hung, Kid Colt intervenes, telling the locals that the man they have accused deserves as fair trial; When they refuse to listen Kid Colt uses his guns to keep Johnny's would-be executioners at bay. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; An elderly ranch owned named Adams and his daughter are being terrorized by men in the employ of Mr. Saunders who has been trying with little success to convince Adams to sell his land and so he has sent me to force him to sell; Just before things get too rough, Kid Colt happens by and intervenes; He beats the leader of the gang senseless and sends them all packing. "Rustler's Noose" text story. Untitled story, art by Dan Loprino; Dr. Matthew Masters is riding through town on his horse Ichabod when he crosses paths with a newcomer named Deuce Dixon; Dixon tells Masters to get out of his way, but when Matthew tells Dixon there is room enough on the road for them to pass, Dixon decides to have fun by slapping Ichabod and sending the horse galloping away and sending Masters tumbling off his horse to the ground; Dixon then tells Masters that he intends to set up a gambling hall in Leadville and rides off. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt watches a train crossing the new line and decides to race his horse Steel alongside it; However, as he approaches, he sees what appear to be Comanche warriors attacking the train. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Two Lulus; A department store dummy maker makes one that looks just like Lulu. The Clown; Tubby tries to cheer up Lulu after her doll's head breaks. The Hunters; The Fellers play a trick on Lulu with jelly beans. Black Mumday; Iggy accidentally talks to Lulu on Mumday and is thrown out of the club. Cats; Tubby and Iggy round up all the stray cats in the neighborhood. A Bus to Fairyland; Lulu tells Alvin about the little girl who found Fairyland. Three Feathers; Wilbur dresses Alvin up like a baby to fool the Fellers. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Illustrated ad for Whitman 15 cent Tell-a-Tale children's books. End of the Chase, art by Tom Gill; Rambo, Lyman, and Grinning Wolf are a gang terrorizing settlers near Infernal Blazes. Chinese Gold, art by Tom Gill; Red Estey and his men are out to control the gold boomtown of Oreville; They stir up a mob against a Chinese settlement to cover their robbery of the Chinese miners' gold. A Message Gone Wrong, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gang uses a fake telegraph message to steal a gold shipment from the Army. Apache Raised text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Bear Attacks Girl in Canoe, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Descending to the Wyoming plains after their long winter, Young Hawk and Little Buck save a Shoshone girl in a canoe from an attack by a bear. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. Full-page, inside front cover article about an Assiniboin dance in which the hunting and war deeds of the braves are re-enacted. The Young Warrior, script by Paul Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto's companion Raven ignites a war with the Crow by stealing their medicine bundle. The Stolen Pony, script by Paul Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto and his friend Bill Weston use a stolen pony to discover the identity a stage coach robber. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Silver's Man Hunt," "The Hungry Sands," and "The Wild Burros." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "Wildfire," script by Don Rico, art by Werner Roth; Lorna stops two marauders who were setting fires to the jungle. "The Lost World!", script by Don Rico, art by Werner Roth; Kada, the medicine man, tells Lorna and Greg they need the morta plant from the Lost World to cure M'Tuba, guardian of Lorna; Lorna overcomes the primitive Gau and comes back with the plant. "Jungle God" text story. "The Jungle Fury!" starring Greg Knight, Nuba and Katoba, script by Don Rico, art by George Tuska. "Double Danger!", script by Don Rico, art by Werner Roth; Lorna is impersonated by an imposter. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 28, Issue 4 - April, 1954. Softcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Moisture damage.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - April, 1954. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Staple rust. Corner Damage. Denting. Soiling.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - April, 1954. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and war stories. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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The Monster in the Lake, Lost Dog, The Greatest Acrobat in the World, The Dispossessed Ghost. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Kubert and Bob Bean. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Bob Bean. The misadventures of Miss Pepper, the beautiful but scatterbrained novice teacher, featuring charming early art from comics legend Joe Kubert. Late on her first day at work, Miss Pepper meets Ed Phizz the phys ed teacher, the principal Mr. Beagle, and her wacky student body. Miss Pepper tries to track down the prankster who's targeting her and her students. Ed and Miss Pepper suggest nerdy Maximillian's experimental new paint formula will be just the thing for painting the school. Also, vintage advice to 1950s teen girls and boys on the "Chix" and "Chux" pages. Introducing Miss Pepper; Correcting Corrections; Schools Around the World; Chix Page; Chux Page; Football Practice; Maximillian; Paint Problems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 55, Issue 220 - April, 1954. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 144 pages, B&W with color.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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French language movie magazine. 8.25" x 12", 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Diary of a Flattop, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Part 2 Dogfight, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Part 3 The Assault, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Driving Me Crazy"; Baby Huey wants to go for a ride and the Fox tries to abduct him; Things don't go well for the Fox. "The Dumb Major"; Baby Huey wants to be a drum major. "Flight to the Finish"; Herman attacks Katnip to open up a house to the mice using a model airplane. "Fur Piece" Madeline the French Poodle text story. "Fred Bed To Worse"; Sleep-themed Cat and Bird antics. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.