Comic books August 1955

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Volume 6, Issue 8 - August 1955. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. "Women Who Shocked America". 10-in. x 13-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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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. Outlaw king Don Diablo seeks the hidden Treasure of Don Carlos; Red Hawk pursues the killer who stalks a crucial mountain pass; In the frozen north, Straight Arrow battles the Tyrant of the Snows and his trained polar bear. Classic cover by Fred Meagher. The Treasure of Don Carlos; Tyrant of the Snows; Red Hawk: Renegade Trap!; A Day for Straight Arrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Ark From Planet X," "The Super-Athletes From Outer Space!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Legacy From the Future!" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "The World That Vanished!" Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "A Stroke of the Pen," pencils by Jack Katz; A miser who owns many pieces of Americana is surprised to learn that a pen which belonged to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence has written a check by itself for a million dollars of his money to a charity benefiting refugees from tyranny around the world. "The Richest Man in the World," art by Mort Lawrence; A story that shares plot elements with Frederick Pohl's satire "Midas World." "Too Many Robots," art by Vic Carrabotta; A robot that is mistaken for human quells a potential riot against his kind. "The Hero" text story, art by John Romita. "Out of the Storm!", art by Dick Ayers; After sled dogs perish in a fire, their ghosts lead a stranded man in a blizzard to safety. "Don't Think So Loud," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Art Peddy; When a business tycoon gains the power to read the minds of others, he realizes that he is thought of poorly and changes his stingy ways. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #134. An orphaned acrobat is raised by circus folk to become a strongman performer, using his abilities for crimefighting whenever the need arises. Spies accidentally deliver secret plans to Strong Man's dwarf pal The General; When a flood strikes Pineville, Strong Man rescues victims and battles escaped convicts; Strong Man must stop the gigantic clock in a town's clock tower before a bomb goes off. Too Many for Strongman; Muscle Building - The Two Hand Snatch; The Deluge; Muscle Building World Champs; Snowed In; The Deadly Hour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Namora appearance. Sub-Mariner battles commies on a cover by Joe Maneely. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Camera Club Scoops starring Superman, The Midnite Gang, and The Candid Camera Club, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. The 1,000 Lives of Superman starring Superman and Mona Miles, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. They Fight Fires From the Inside text story by John Mason. The Incredible Feats of Lois Lane, art by Al Plastino; Lois faces danger in her job as a reporter. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Moe Gollub. "Tarzan and the Plague of Lions," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan works with the people of the besieged kingdom of Lutor to acquire one hundred of Cathne's trained war lions to repel the Terrib and gorilla attackers. "Tarzan and the Jungle Changelings," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan, with Boy, a pair of manganis, Jad-bal-ja, and Tantor, recovers cattle stolen from Buto's tribe. "The Rescue" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers search through the caverns of the Royal Mountain and find Tavane. The Gorilla illustration by Jesse Marsh. World Traveler illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of a blackbreasted plover. Water illustration by Jesse Marsh; Portrait of gemsbok. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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

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Volume 5, Issue 5 - August 1st 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 5, Issue 6 - August 8th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 5, Issue 7 - August 15th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Mara Corday on the cover and articles on summer carnivals and the Cold War Race. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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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.

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No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews search for the Philosopher's Stone, a stone that turns objects into gold and "Heirloom Watch." Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Orlando. Stories by Otto Binder and E. Toomey. Art by Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Bernie Krigstein, and Joe Orlando. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring historical adventure.A Roman commander learns the hard way that ambition is no substitute for strategy, with art by Al Williamson. An ailing pharaoh has an unusual reason to have his slaves work on a pyramid, illustrated by Bernie Krigstein. A stand-off between King Richard and Saladin during the Crusades is ended by a soldier's treachery, with Reed Crandall art. The Cloak of Command; Gentle as a Whisper; The Pyramid; The Wandering Minstrel; Debt of Honor. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Matt Baker and Manning Lee Stokes. The renamed jungle hero South Sea Girl returns in Comics Code-friendly reprints, still featuring art by good-girl legend Matt Baker. Explorer Bill hires Vooda to escort him to the lost jungle kingdom of Moonstream, in a story with art possibly by Matt Baker. Kimbo the Jungle Boy tries to unite explorer Richards and beautiful tribal princess Mayno. Vooda must face her dishonest rival Mazoni in ritual combat for the throne, (a plot coincidentally similar to the 2018 Black Panther movie), with art by Matt Baker. Feared, But Not Forgotten!; Kimbo: Unwary Visitor; Powaa: The Trail of a Trap!; Fortune or Fate?; The Sun Blew Away! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#179, August 1955, 10c. Issue has Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "Yesterday Ranch." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "The Fireworks Picnic." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Number 2 - August, 1955. Gossip magazine promising The Stories Behind The Headlines. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Bird Who Revealed Wonder Woman's Identity," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve gives Diana a mynah bird, which promptly starts blurting out her secret identity. "The Face In the Desert," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Diana and Steve visit Egypt and find an ancient Sphinx that resembles her. Ladies of the Theater article, art by Raymond Perry. "The Mirage-Maker," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman starts to mistakenly capture innocent people. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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WOODY WOODPECKER #32, 8-9/55, 10c. Woody Woodpecker in "Turtle Island Treasure," "Ghost of Gold Creek Gulch," "Summer Sports and Some are Not!" and "Petty Problems." Issue also has one-page gag strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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