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Comic books September 1954

  • Vol. 5 #9

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  • Issue #10
    United States Fighting Air Force (1952 Canada) 10

    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. Cold War pilots are enlisted to fly into communist territory and snatch a Chinese defector in a top-secret mission. During the Korean War, Korean-American pilot Pok must overcome prejudice and struggles to win the respect of his white peers. Johnny Anger and the Dragons are enlisted for an early air mission over French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Operation Kidnap; Bang-Up Finish; Across the Lines; Heroes Never Die. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

    • Water damage: Slight.

    September, 1954. Science fiction stories: "Starman Come Home!" by Edmond Hamilton, "The Crazy Man!" by R. J. McGregor. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #38
    Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) 38

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    Cover by Johnny Craig. "Any Sport in a Storm," script by Carl Wessler, art by Johnny Craig; Lon made his way along the beach and past Smuggler's Caves as the stormy night raged on; He discovers that a story about a Sea Hag is true. "Coffin Spell!', script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; The two men finished digging up a corpse for Dr. Karolyi, but the man refused their efforts, so they went out to search for more bodies that the good doctor's students could use. "Pinch!" text story. E.C. Fan-Addict Club promo. "The Catacombs," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; Criminal Pietro plunges a knife into his greed partners back. "Out of Sight...", script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; The circus barker encourages the crowd to pay to see the mental marvel of the age, the Great Brain, a man, once blindfolded, can identify any object being held up by his slow-witted partner, Benny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #2
    Vue America's Photo Digest (1950-1978 Actual Publishing Co) Digest Vol. 6 #2


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    In This Issue: 8 Intimate pages of The Girl Who Made Mitchum Blush!, The Day They Hanged Joe McCarthy, Hunting the Man-Killers of the 'Green Hell', and They say it's Sex Without Sin!. 5" x 7.5", 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #168
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 168
    • Brittle pages.

    Carl Barks art. #168, 9/54, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, Pluto, Little Hiawatha, and Grandma Duck in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse in the next chapter of "The Lost Legion" serial. The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "The Parrot Puzzle." Story and art credits: other credit unknown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $17 Walt Disney's Comics And Stories #168-1954 gd+ Donald Duck Carl Barks
    $18 Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 168, Cheltenham, VG+, 4.5 (C), OWW Pages
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    3 days left Auction Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #168 (1954) GD/VG Dell Comics Cream Pages
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  • Issue #27
    War Comics (1950 Atlas) 27
    • Water damage.

    "F-80" (art by Bill Walton), "The Battle of Jutland" (art by John Severin), "The General" (art by Louis Ravielli), and "Paratroops" (art by Gil Evans), plus a two-page text story, "Child's Play." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Web of Evil (1952) 18
    Published Sep 1954 by Quality.
    • 5" cumulative spine split, chew, heavy cover oxidation, cover coming loose at staples.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    "The Messenger From Beyond"; Small-time crook Zero Martin is shot by mobster Big Eddie and dies on the operating table; A pact with dead gangsters from beyond brings him back to life. "Scared to Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Medical student Guy Bradbury is victim of a cruel prank; Three of his friends scare him with a corpse, because Bradbury believes in supernatural phenomena. "The Inhuman Creature," pencils by Charles Nicholas; Unconquered mount Karachi claims two victims and is furthermore haunted by a wild man attacking the next mountaineering expeditions. "Dead Man's Return" text story. "Crypt of the Living," art by Louis Ravielli; In the Texas countryside, Sheriff Peters has to deal with father and daughter Eaglesham - risen from the tomb to claim back their land. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Web of Mystery (1951) 26

    "Spell of the She-Bat," "The Ghost Who Stole a Body," "Satan's Impresario," and "Behind the Locked Door." Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Sy Grudko, Ken Rice, and Jerry Grandenetti. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Weird Chills (1954) 2

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    Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by S. Finocchiaro and others. Pre-Code horror tales from Key, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Astronauts discover a planet populated by man-eating plants and unwisely decide to take one with them. A classic story in which Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Cover by Bernard Baily adds a weird twist to the "injury-to-the-eye" motif. The Face of Terror; Violence; The Missionaries; The Black Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Weird Science-Fantasy (1954 E.C. Comics) 25
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. 1/2" Spine split from top.
    • 1.5" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "Flying Saucer Report" (art by Wally Wood), "A Sound of Thunder" (art by Al Williamson with Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel; adapted from the classic Ray Bradbury story), "Bellyful" (art by Bernard Krigstein), and "Harvest" (art by Joe Orlando). Letter to the editor from Bradbury praising "The Flying Machine" adaptation that appeared in issue 23 by Krigstein: it is "The finest single piece of art-drawing I've seen in the comics in years." Comics artist Dan Adkins writes another letter. Williamson cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 46 #4
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 46 #4


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

    "The Dark Man" a novelette by Robert E. Howard.

    Volume 46, Issue 4 - September, 1954. Horror and supernatural fiction by Kirk Shaw, Suzanne Pickett, Virgil Finlay, and Robert E. Howard. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2";128 pages, Text (with B&W spot illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #13
    Weird Terror (1952) 13

    Severed head panels (always a heart warmer!).

    Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Max Elkin and others. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. A lost explorer in Africa is rediscovered, and reveals the truth about shrunken heads. Jack the Ripper returns to London a century after his first killing spree. A jealous man plots the ruin of his romantic rival and when that doesn't work, settles for murder. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Final Warning; Double Murder; Killing Spree; Dive to Death; How to Embalm a Corpse. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Western Ace High Stories (1953-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Off white

    Volume 2, Issue 2 - September, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Western Rangers Stories (1953-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 2, Issue 2 - September, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 10 #3
    Western Short Stories (1936-1957 Manvis-Stadium) Pulp Vol. 10 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 8 #2
    Whisper (1946 Whisper, Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 8 #2


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  • Issue #14
    White Indian (1953 Magazine Enterprises) 14
    • Cover detached. 4" Cumulative spine split.

    (A-1 Comics #117) Art by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #117. Dan Brand, a white man adopted by the Catawba tribe, battles alongside American Revolutionary forces as White Indian. British agent Guy Falk tries to get the Oneida to turn against their alliance with the colonial forces; British agents capture The Fox and use her to lure Dan Brand into a deathtrap; Dan's role in Washington's crossing of the Delaware is revealed. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. The Torture Stakes; Death Sailed the Delaware!; The Snaring of the Fox; The Drillmaster. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #675
    Wide World (UK Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 675
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Issue #675 - Sept. 1954. A collection of true stories with photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 88 Pages, B&W.

  • Issue #14
    Wild Bill Elliott (1950-1955 Dell) 14

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $16 Wild Bill Elliott #14 Comic, 1954
    2 days left Auction VINTAGE 1954 WILD BILL ELLIOTT # 14  WESTERN COMIC BOOK  BY DELL VG/FINE

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  • Issue #36
    Wild Western (1948) 36

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    Kid Colt Outlaw in an untitled story (art by Jaek Keller). Two-Gun Kid in "Sheriff For a Day" (art by Chuck Miller). Black Rider in "Pay or Die!" (art by Syd Shores). Back-up story, "Arrowhead" (art by Joe Sinnott). Two-page text story, "Sheepman's Challenge." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 17 #12

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  • Issue #72
    World's Finest (1941) 72
    Published Sep 1954 by DC.

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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Work Can Be Fun public service announcement by Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Fort Crime starring Superman and Batman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman and Batman must find out who has been supplying weapons to the Heavy-Weapons Gang. Wayne Boring Superman image incorporated into a puzzle page. The Flying Archers starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp; When Oliver sprains his ankle, Green Arrow takes to the air. The Talons of Terror starring Tomahawk, script by Ed Herron, art by Nick Cardy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $295 World's Finest #72 CGC 3.0 CR-OW DC 1954 2nd Superman Batman team-up in title

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  • Issue #1
    World's Greatest Songs (1954) 1
  • Issue #14
    Worlds of Fantasy (1950 John Spencer & Co.) UK Digest 14

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  • Vol. 34 #10

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  • Vol. 2 #12 (18)
    Young Brides (1952-1956 Prize) Vol. 2 #12 (18)
    Published Sep 1954 by Feature.

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    Volume 2, Issue 12. Whole number 18. Cover by Bill Draut and Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Bernard Baily, Mort Meskin and Art Gates. Another spinoff of the Young Romance comics series, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Barbara fears marrying Hank after witnessing her sister's disastrous marriage; Annie's Uncle Ben disapproves of her gangster boyfriend; Widower Hal weds Carrie, but he still isn't over his first wife. Sister of the Bride; Worst of the Lot; Man Trap; My Cheating Heart; The Way to Get a Man; I Was a Convict's Daughter; Career Gal; Haunted Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    Young Marvelman (UK 1954-1963 L. Miller & Son) 58

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    UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "The Sabotaged Carrier". Bill Brig and the Pirates by Tom Moore. 7" x 10", 28 pages, B&W,

  • Vol. 8 #1 (73)
    Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) Vol. 8 #1 (73)
    Published Sep 1954 by Prize.

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    Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bill Draut, Dick Malmgren and John Prentice. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #73 on cover, Vol. 8 No. 1 in indicia. Venetian beauty Gina doubts that visiting American Stan sees her as more than a summer fling; Abuse survivor Joy must learn how to trust her husband rather than fear him; Eve dates a handsome scientist who seems to be hiding a sinister secret. Girl from the Old Country; Afraid of Marriage!; Atoms and Eve!; Nancy Hale Advice; Penny Wise; Breaking the Ice; Marriageable Age. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) 8

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    Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Milton English. Zoo Funnies, previously a funny-animal book, abruptly shifts focus to Nyoka reprints and other jungle adventure. Nyoka tries to help her pal Bucko the Jungle Boy in a quest for the legendary black orchid. But when a big-game hunter accidentally kills a member of the Leopard Men cult, Nyoka herself is targeted for death. Leon the Animal Trainer is hired to train a dangerous dog. Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Human Leopards; Trader Tom: Check Mated; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Devil-Face Cliff; Stolen Emeralds; Whippersnappers: All at Sea; Lion-Hearted Leon the Animal Trainer: The Man-Eating Dog; Trader Tom: Waste of Time; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: Terror in the Trees; Bole and Weavel; Lil' Buck: Dirty Doings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #81UK

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