Comic books October 1955

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $240.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3889318019

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Man Who Was Mightier Than Superman," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A man who appears to have greater powers than Superman appears in Metropolis, to the Man of Steels surprise. One-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Space Hall of Fame" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Jerry Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Amazing Desert Ship" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in an orange of a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Hollywood Ha-Lights untitled reprint 1-pager by Harry Lampert; Pam untitled reprint back-up story; and Danny Downbeat untitled reprint 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. St. John published this issue. Mighty Mouse's foe The Claw has his double arrested, so the mice of Terrytown think they're safe. A wolf pretends to run a weight-loss program to lure a weight-conscious squirrel into his clutches. Gandy and Sourpuss are hired to paint a house, but they should have looked at the address more closely. Heckle and Jeckle; Mighty Mouse: Double Trouble; Gandy Goose; Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! Lesson VI; Dinky; The Watchdog; Gandy Goose: House Painters; Mighty Mouse: Beauty and the Beast; Little Roquefort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Dial W-A-R," "Battle Express," "Shutterbug Soldier," and "False Alarm Pilot!" Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Bill Finger, George Papp, Irwin Hasen, Causin, Bob Forgione, Jack Abel, Jack Miller, Irwin Hasen, Bob Haney, Frank Giacoia, and Joe Giella. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Monthly magazine focusing on human interest stories, social issues and fiction. 8.5" x 11", 136 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.35.

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Angel. Cover by Mel Casson? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "The Old Valentine," "Star Performer," "The Aviator" and "The Fisherman," plus three untitled 1-page stories! Also: 1-page text story "Buried Treasure"! And: Stanley in "The Silent Hero"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Annie Oakley and Tagg in "The Stranger from Nowhere!," Passport to Prison!" and Jessie Marsh art for "The Apache Arrows! Dell "Pledge to Parents" on inside front cover which is: The Dell Trademark is, and always has been, a positive guarantee that the comic magazine bearing it contains only clean and wholesome juvenile entertainment. The Dell code eliminates entirely, rather than regulates, objectionable material. That's why when your child buys a Dell Comic you can be sure it contains only good fun. "DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS" is our only credo and constant goal. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Betty is supposed to be tutoring Archie in English, but is more interested in romance in "To Have and Too Bold!" Plus: Archie caddies for a golf match between Mr. Lodge and a wealthy client in "Caddy-Baddy!"; Archie baby-sits 'Little Asphalt,' the town terror, in "Fall Guy"; Archie gets a postcard from Veronica, who's spending a vacation at a summer resort, in the 1-pager "A Thousand Words"; Betty and Veronica fight over their belongings while at the beach with Archie and Reggie in "Mine Detector"; Reggie fights Big Moose for the finals of the school boxing tournament in "Confidence Man"; Pat the Brat half-pagers "Visibility 0" and "High and Frighty"; Archie takes Veronica to an "outdoor movie" where they sit in their car and watch the television in a store window in the half-pager "The Big Spender"; Wilbur in the half-pager "Ridin' High"; Red in the half-pager "A-La-Oops!"; Archie in the half-pagers "Canoe Top This," "Eye Trouble" and "Campaign Capers"; Betty and Veronica in the half-pager "Belle of the Beach"; and Archie's and Veronica's parents are taking them to separate resorts for the summer in "Hook, Line, and Stinker"! Also: "Fun Page"; "Exploring Veronica's Mind" illustration; "Archie's Puzzles" page; and two pages of text jokes in "Okay Jokes"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Oct 1955. Volume 56, Issue 2 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Eric Frank Russell ("Call Him Dead" conclusion), Francis Donovan, James E. Gunn, and Ernest M. Kenyon. Illustrations by Freas and Rogers. Article on highway hypnosis. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 160 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Issue #62. October 1955. UK Science Fiction Digest. Cover by D. A. Stowe. 5" x 7.25". 160 pages. Black and white.

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Giordano-Alascia cover. Contains crime stories. In order of appearance: "Soft Detail"; "Retired With Honor"; "The Grass Is Always Greener"; and "Keg of Dynamite". "Just Jewelry" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and others. Tales of combat, military life and warfare from publisher Stanley Morse. US troops try to gain the time to respond after the invasion of South Korea in 1950. A private in combat for the first time gets world-weary advice from a seasoned corporal. American troops under fire in WWII Europe find a farmer's simple stone wall an insurmountable obstacle. Forty-Eight Hours!; An Ace Over the Oasis; Don't Volunteer!; The Parade!; The Wall! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and Bill Fraccio. Soldiers face life on the battlefield in one of the many 1950s war comics by publisher Stanley Morse. A staff sergeant in WWII tries to use his skill at gambling on the battlefield. The true story of battle for the crucial Burma Road during World War II. British soldiers are air-dropped into the WWII Pacific as reinforcements. The Bluff!; The Letter; The Battle for Burma; A Half A World Away!; Like Thunder!; Come Ye Back Ye British Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 14 #5 - October 1955. Cover by Peter Driben. This issue includes a 4-page Bettie Page pictorial, and two additional Bettie photos in other features. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Steve Wilson's Lucky Day!" (a trio of contests helps increase the circulation of The Illustrated Press); "The Mystery Man of Tumble-Down Alley"; and "Danger Signal!" Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and others. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery briefly restores its superhero star and her Code-friendly adventures. (Official title is Black Cat Western Mystery, but superhero Black Cat is featured on the cover, just to confirm this is anything but a horror comic.) In a Scooby Doo-style plot, Linda's film crew encounters ghosts in an abandoned gold mine, but they're actually crooks trying to scare the crew away from hidden gold. Linda encounters danger and drama among the lumberjacks while shooting a film on location in the Northwest. Black Cat tries to protect a film crew shooting a Perils of Pauline-style cliffhanger. The Ghost Town Terror; Blind Fury; Big Wood's Death; Perils of Linda Turner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Joe Millard, Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Garg the Destroyer" by Joe Millard, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Floating Fortress" by Dick Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; "Breaking Through the Time Barrier" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera; and 1-page text story "Origin of the Blackhawks," reprinted from issue #50. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #65. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $225.00 View scans 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Margin cuts in a couple of interior pages. Staple rust. Rust migration.

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Cover by Irv Novick. Draw Bob Hope! ad for Art Instruction Inc. "The Sword of Attila!", script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath; The crafty Cinna sends Marcus on a suicide mission: to seize the sword of Attila the Hun who threatens Rome!; Cinna's niece Lucia dresses as a soldier and joins him; Marcus dodges catapult fireballs but is captured. "The Threat of the Phantom Vikings!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; Jon, the amnesiac Viking Prince, trains villagers how to fight as an abandoned ship drifts into the bay; Jon investigates and is attacked by a shark!; That night flames light up the village as the phantom ship drifts back; Jon finds the hold is packed with sharks and trap doors. His arch-enemy Thorvald attacks. One-page Laughing Arena story by Irwin Hasen. Short article about Roman siege weapons by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "Knight for a Day!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Brian rescues a lady as she falls in the moat of savage fish; Sir Bane departs, but sends a message that Brian must bring the Sun Ruby to a castle across the Forest Perilous; Brian is waylaid by brigands, but the hawk Slasher drives them off and leads Brian to the secret grove where hangs the uniform of the Silent Knight. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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A racy pageant of peppy cartoons, girls, and giggles. 98 pgs, B&W. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper convinces Wendy's aunts to take in the lonely Witch Widow, but it turns out they're incompatible, despite all being witches. Wendy tries magic to make the Ghostly Trio more sympathetic, but that backfires spectacularly. Spooky interferes with an alchemist as he's making gold and jewels. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Witch Widow; To the Rescue!; So Sorry; Spooky: The Sorcerers Apprentice. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, issue 2 - December 1955. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrities, athletes, and pin-up models. 4-in. x 5 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 11. No. 3. October 1, 1955. Illustrated throughout. 5" x 6 1/4". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $4,100.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4285221022

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by George Olesen and others. St. John's influential romance title was noted for its memorable covers by Matt Baker. The romance between foreign correspondents Carol and Roger is jeopardized when Roger is captured by bandits in Romania. After Tom loses the use of his leg in Korea, he doesn't know if he can still marry Meg, in a story that reflects the attitudes of its time. Anne is torn between Pete and Tony, two men in the dangerous field of tunnel construction, but a tunnel cave-in proves to her which one she truly loves. Cover by Baker. Heart on the Mend; Love's Fighting Heart; Deadline for Love; The Wedding Dress; Love Letter to Five Million; Tomorrow Is Ours! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Paul Bunyan," art by Bill Walsh (?);Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack who makes pets of Babe the Blue Ox and Skookum, a dog always walking downhill; Paul is credited with the creation of Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon. "The Donkey and the Little Dog," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story); When a donkey tries to sit in his Master's lap in imitation of a pet dog, the Master drives him away; A dog observes that one should be satisfied being oneself. "Little Boy Blue," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a boy falling asleep in a haycock while the sheep and the cows he tends stray. "Where Go the Boats?", script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about a youngster playing with toy boats. Paul Bunyan back cover pinup by Alex A. Blum. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Paul Bunyan. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20 View scan 1 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover loose at top staple.

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Cover by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Gene Fawcette and Gerry O'Brien. Adorable 5-year-old girl Cutie Pie knows nothing but mischief, in a series inspired by the success of Dennis the Menace. Cutie runs amuck in a toy factory and makes misfit toys. Cutie gets a chance to mortify the whole family when she attends an aunt's wedding. Somehow left unsupervised, Cutie and her pals (one of whom resembles Dennis the Menace) give away all the furniture in the house at the curbside. Cutie Pie; Just a Clog in the Wheel; Just Harried; Danger Construction Ahead; The Case of the Dog Next Door; All Booked Up; Off with the Old; (A)way with Animals; For Goodness Sake; Muddy Paw Prints. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Certa. Stories by Carl Memling and others. Art by Joe Certa and Dick Ayers. Wilderness adventure with legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone. Boone receives a warning that a nearby settlement is going to be attacked by hostile Natives, but by the time he gets there, the attack has already begun; An orphan settler raised by the Shawnee is torn between the two worlds; Fun-sized frontiersman Jolly Jim Dandy is targeted by a rival who is jealous of his reputation. The Siege; The Runaway; Jolly Jim Dandy; Fate of the Captives; The Twin Rifles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Biro and Tony DiPreta. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A blow to the head gives Scarecrow incredible mental abilities. The Little Wise Guys join a documentary shoot, and stumble across a lost valley of surviving Crusaders. The backup historical strip features small things. Also featuring an activities page, including making an Australian boomerang, and a vintage ad for the "Genuine Superman Playsuit." Little Wise Guys: Backed-Off the Map; Small Smaller Smallest; Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones: Jet Take-off Goof-off!; Little Wise Guys: Too Much Dough!; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow, the Human Univac!; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Stan Campbell, Mario DeMarco and Vince Alascia. Cashing in on the 1950s Davy Crockett craze that followed Disney's popular TV series, Charlton presents its own adventures of the legendary frontiersman. Davy intercepts a message that the Red Stick tribe is preparing for war against white settlers. When Davy learns of a Pennsylvania riflemaker who makes an exceptional weapon, he sets out for the Keystone State. Mountain man Ben Norton (who looks like Davy Crockett, but brunette instead of blond) helps the Delaware tribe find food, but a hungry grizzly is nearby. War with the Redsticks; The Pennsylvania Rifle; Powder Horn; General Custer/Sitting Bull; Ben Norton, Trail Blazer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Strobl, Dick Moores, Paul Murry and Lee Hooper. Donald Duck is featured in "Safari from Komba Tomba," plus the back-up story "Lion Around"! Also: 1-pagers "Save the Window" and "Stolen Cane"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Daisy Duck, Gladstone Gander and Clara Cluck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 4 - October, 1955. 5.5" x 7.5", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Text Only Edition - Volume 26, Issue 4 - October, 1955. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W, Text Only. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $68.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $50.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.	Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans
Add to cart Fair $11.00 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - October, 1955. Cover photo by Keith Bernard. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. This issue includes the short fiction story, "The Mice" by Ray Bradbury. 8.5" x 11", 58 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Good $56.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 16, Issue 5 - October, 1955. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Oct 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Clee Garson, Lee Grant, Ron Butler, Alice Eleanor Jones, and Paul W. Fairman. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $17.00 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $41.00 View scans

Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00 View scans 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split.

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Oct 1955. Science fiction stories by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp (Conan in "Hawks Over Shem"), Frederik Pohl, Sam Merwin Jr., Bryce Walton, Ruth Sterling, Craig Rice, Matt Carter, Tom Godwin, and Evelyn E. Smith. No interior illustrations. Cover by Kelly Freas. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

Volume 11, Issue 10 - October, 1955. Art Moore comic cover. Vintage film enthusiast magazine for those interested in learning the ins and outs of proper equipment execution. This issue features articles about cinema lab standards, sound design, electronic editing and more. 9" x 12", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scan Water damage.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 21, Issue 3 - October 1955. Cover by Thomas Beecham, back cover of Lili St. Cyr. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.35.