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Comic books August 1954

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  • Issue #28
    Intimate Love (1950) 28

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    Photo cover of actors Polly Bergen and Jerome Cortland. In order of appearance: "Man of My Own!" art by Art Saaf; "Have Consideration for Others"; "Romance in the Stars: Anna Marie Alberghetti, Don Taylor, Barbara Rush, Craig Hill... " by Frank Fogarty; "Desirable!" art by Art Saaf; "Don't Hide Your Light"; "Don't Let Yourself Slip"; "Summertime Siren" art by Art Saaf; "Date with Scandal"; and "Let's Call It a Day!" and "Penny Wise, Love Foolish" art by Art Saaf. Accent on Charm: Blind Dates Aren't Blind, Forecast Fair, The Magic Touch..." text article by Martha Hale; and "Doorbell to Love: Susie Has Her Own Ideas About Becoming Acquainted With a Nice Young Man..." illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #5

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  • Issue #58

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  • Issue #59

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  • Vol. 16 #10
    Jack and Jill (1938 Curtis) Vol. 16 #10
    Published Aug 1954 by Curtis.

    Cover by Wilmer Wickham. Magazine for children featuring activities, articles and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Johnny Danger (1950) 1
    • Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage.

    Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Mell Lazarus. Toby Press re-presents the adventures of private eye Johnny Danger, "the name that spells doom to the underworld." Billy faces a grim fate in Chinatown while seeking the Jade Lady, in a pre-Code story with bondage and torture elements. Billy puts his fists to work for political activism when a reform candidate is targeted by the establishment machine's thugs. Johnny searches New York for an oil heiress who's run away to get into showbiz, but wound up on 52nd St. or "Swing Street," where dreams go to die. Photo cover for this one-shot is the quintessential tough-guy image. The Chinatown Caper; The Election Caper; O'Rourke Remembers; The Swing Street Caper; The Line-Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Joker (1942-1959 Timely 1st Series) 36
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #90
    Jonathan Press Mystery (1943-1956) Digest 90
  • Issue #7
    Jonesy (1953) 7

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    Signed Sealed and Delivered; Jonesy and Carol start a messenger service company. Untitled Candy story; Carol cooks a meal for Ted. There Auto Be a Law starring Jonesy. Wienie Meany starring Jonesy. Donkey Business starring Gabby. The Snob text story starring Candy. Nearsighted Miss starring Jonesy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Journey into Mystery (1952) 17

    "He Took It with Him," art by Paul Hodge. "Machine Age!," art by Sid Check; Following an atomic war, the human survivors live underground, building machines to do their work for them. "The Thing that Walked!," art by Robert Q. Sale. "Sweet Death" text story. "The Death of Danny!," art by Harry Anderson; A man's TV programs come through in 3-D, which he takes advantage of to acquire possessions until he takes a woman from "The Monster Takes A Bride." "Midnight on Black Mountain," art by Mort Lawrence; A woman with a terminal illness falls in love with a man named Walter who is indifferent to her; She offers him everything but he says he would never marry a witch. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 30

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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Madman!, art by Mort Lawrence; A submarine commander still fighting the war long after it's over, has his basement outfitted to resemble a sub, and so his relatives attempt to get him committed as a loon. The Paper Monster text story. Reincarnation!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A man with a gambling debt convinces his rich uncle to commit suicide in a specific fashion so that he will be reincarnated, but he just wants to get ahold of his money. Android!; androids are promised better living conditions by humans if they terraform Mars, but are lied to. The Fear!, art by Jay Scott Pike; When a man returns to his house during a lightning storm for a tin box filled with money, he sees lightning strike the box, but the cat is standing on it so he thinks it safe and grabs it. He forgot that cats have nine lives. You Think Too Loud!, art by Al Carreno. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) 25
    • Water saturation.
  • Issue #65
    Justice Traps the Guilty (1947 Prize) 65

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    Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A killer eludes cops by masquerading as a blind panhandler. An escaped killer falls in with a burglary gang. A young hood and an experienced crook run afoul of a mob boss. Blind Man's Bluff; Double Take; One Slug Short!; Closeups; Secret Seeds; Funeral Dress; Deadly Reunion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #41

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  • Issue #16
    King of the Royal Mounted (1952-1958 Dell) 16

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    Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. King investigates reports of loup-garou (or Canadian werewolves) and discovers uranium thieves who are anesthetizing the local tribe with alcohol. Also, a text piece on kayaking. Shootout cover by an unknown artist. The Eskimo Kaiak; King Trails the Loup Garou. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 91 #44
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    9.25" x 12.25", B&W with some color.

  • Issue #64
    Laugh Comics (1946 Archie 1st Series) 64

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    "Phoney Boner," art by Harry Lucey; Thinking Archie has lied to him in order to see Veronica, Fred heads to the park for their suspected rendezvous and runs into Muggs The Mugger. "In Search OF," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and Sis wade through four pages of dress designs submitted by readers in search of a plot for their comic book feature. "A Head of the Game"; Jughead gets a fifty dollar settlement from an insurance company for falling in front of Pop's Choc'lit Shoppe; When Reggie hears of it, he sets his sights on getting some of the money. "Lost and Found," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda; When Veronica learns that Archie is meeting Betty to get some of her pound cake, she strong-arms him into refusing Betty's cake and taking hers. "A Colorful Idea," art by Samm Schwartz; After ruining the silk she bought to make a present for Ferdie, Suzie adapts. "The Vest Things In Life," pencils by Joe Edwards; Seeing how jealous Wilbur is over the impression Slats' vest made on Laurie, Red secures his friend a vest of his own. "Give Him Air," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie gets some bad news from a public scale. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    Leading Screen Comics (1950) 69
  • Issue #41
    Leave It to Binky (1948) 41

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  • Issue #129
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 129
    • Cover Detached. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #130
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 130
    • Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #131
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 131
    • Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #132
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 132
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #37
    Little Audrey #25-53 (1952 Harvey) 37

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  • Issue #25
    Little Iodine (1950-1962 Dell) 25

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #74
    Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 74

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    The Little Beggar; Tubby tries to make Lulu mad at him so he won't have to take her to the dance. The Black Dwarf; Lulu is caught in the rain and borrows Wilbur's father's prize suit of armor. The Time Bomb; Lulu thinks the ticking package under her pop's bed is a bomb. The Painters; The Fellers trick Lulu and Gloria into painting their rowboat. The Strongman; Wilbur and Gloria trick Tubby into quitting the club. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Little Max (1949) 30
    Published Aug 1954 by Harvey.

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  • Issue #74
    Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) 74

    Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. The Wide Missouri, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; By threatening his daughter, bandits force a Missouri Riverboat captain to land at Pine Cove so they can steal a load of gold. Stolen Taxes, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Tax Collector John Thompson frames convict Jed Leach by pocketing the money Leach collects for taxes. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. Escape on the River, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck leave the Shoshone village but are pursued by Black Heel and Canuga, who were disgraced for plotting against the boys. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger comics; Premium is a lucky rabbit's foot. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $8 LONE RANGER # 74 (DELL) (1954) TONTO - SILVER - SCOUT - TOM GILL & REX MAXON art

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  • Issue #154
    Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 154

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    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    2 days left Auction Dell Loony Tunes 104, 154, 157, 165, 185, 219

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  • Issue #38
    Love Confessions (1949) 38

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    Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney and unknown. Featuring: "Hidden from Romance" starring Alan Blane and Stella; "Was He Worth Fighting For?" starring Alma Denning, Eddie, Jerry Connors, Trudy and Vivian Taylor; "I Repented in Tears" starring Clark Danby, Jay Watson and Joan; and "My Forbidden Dates" starring Grace Forbes, Harvey Wilson, Jane Wilson and Sgt. Ralph Wade. Plus: 1-page text story "I Almost Lost Him" starring Eddie, Ethel and Marty Wynn. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35
    Love Letters (1949) 35

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  • Vol. 4 #4
    MacKill's Mystery Magazine (1952-1954 Todd Publishing) US Edition Vol. 4 #4

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  • Issue #14
    Mad (1952 EC) Magazine 14
    Published Aug 1954 by EC.
    • 1" spine split from top. Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Painted cover is a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. "Manduck the Magician," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Will Elder; Manduck is reduced to using his hypnotic spells to sell snake oil on the street, until he matches spells with Lamont Shadowskeedeeboomboom; Parody of the comic strip Mandrake the Magician. "Movie... Ads!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; The differences between scenes in a movie and the way the movies are advertised. E. C. Fan-Addict Club! ad. "The Countynental!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; Parody of a short-lived 1952 TV show, "The Continental." "Plastic Sam!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Russ Heath; Plastic Sam meets an imitation who is a bank robber; Parody of Plastic Man (Quality, 1943 series). 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $75 Mad 14 GD- 1.8 High Definition Scans*
    $90 MAD #14 - Classic EC Comic with famous Mona Lisa cover! Very Good Minus! 1954
    9 days left Auction Mad #14 CGC 4.5 VG+ CR/OW Pages EC Comics 1954 Classic Mona Lisa Cover

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  • Issue #3
    Madhouse (1954 Ajax 1st Series) 3

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    Stories and art by the Iger Shop. An attempt to duplicate the humor of MAD from Ajax-Farrell and the anonymous talents in the Iger Shop. Detectives Shilock and Botson find strange doings afoot when they investigate the murder of the police commissioner. Emily Ghost, a spoof of advice columnist Emily Post, advises two ghosts on how to properly haunt their house. A wacky story about the life of TV weatherman "Uncle Featherby." Blimey, Old Chap.. It's a Crime; Peter in the Pen; Emily Ghost Guide to Midnight Manners; Cool Cash; Uncle Featherby Weather - Or Not? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #2
    Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 7 #2

    Wraparound cover by Mel Hunter. "The Quadriopticon" by Charles Beaumont, plus more fantasy and science fiction stories by Alfred Bester, Arthur Porges, Zenna Henderson, Miriam Allen DeFord, Richard Brookbank, Kay Rogers, Doris P. Buck, and Manly Wade Wellman. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 128 newsprint pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 4 #8
    Male (1950-1981 Male Publishing Corp.) Vol. 4 #8

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    Volume 4, Issue 8 - August 1954. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 1 #5
    Male Point of View (1954 Point Magazines) Vol. 1 #5

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    Volume 1, Issue 5 - August 1954. Men's interest magazine. Features articles on "World's Most Beautiful Legs", suggests a diet for sexual vigor, and offers up a centerfold of the incomparable Marilyn Monroe. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 5 #5
    Man to Man Magazine (1949 Picture Magazines) Vol. 5 #5

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  • Vol. 2 #6
    Man's Magazine (1952-1976) Vol. 2 #6

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    Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #6
    Manhunt (1953-1967 Eagle Publications) Magazine Vol. 2 #6


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  • Issue #1
    Marines in Battle (1954) 1

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    "Iwo Jima" (art by Gene Colan), "Belleau Wood" (art by Dick Ayers), "The History of the U.S. Marine Corps," and Iron Mike McGraw in an untitled story (art by Russ Heath). Two-page text story, "Marine Action." Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #126
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 126

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    Cover art by Harry Anderson. The Lonely Man, art by Al Eadeh; The son of a cyclops is very lonely so he goes around pan-handling for friends; Since the look of a cyclops is fatal, he never keeps friends for very long as he has this one bad habit of taking off his sunglasses in order to get a better look at them. Murdock's Brain!, art by Joe Maneely; Murdock invents a serum that will preserve his brain even though his body appears dead because he hopes to avoid atomic war that is impending. The Death of Me!, art by Sy Moskowitz; A man comes to the realization that the reflections that gaze out at us from mirrors are actually murderous beings from a different dimension that wish to usurp our place. It Came from Nowhere, art by Doug Wildey; Aliens from space wish to conquer Earth, but when they land, temperatures are too high for them and they melt into a blob-like creature. The Graves That Moved. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #48

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  • Issue #49

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  • Issue #51

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  • Issue #52

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  • Issue #53

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  • Issue #3
    Masked Ranger (1954) 3

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  • Vol. 48 #5
    Master Detective (1929 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 48 #5

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