Comic books in 'Funhouse Mirror', graded by CBCS

Cover art by Pen Shumaker. He Doodled It starring The Sandman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Pen Shumaker; Innocent doodles left behind in a phone booth used by Wes Dodds tips off the Sandman and Sandy to two rival gangs: one involved in robbery, the other in counterfeiting. New Shoes For Victory starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. My Fortune For a Star starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. Mechanical Murder starring Genius Jones, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Stan Kaye. Compliments of Honorable Mikado starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Teen Teasers activity half-pager; Datewise 2-pager "Sports Lines!"; Honey in Hollywood untitled half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Twisting the Dial text piece "Meet Jack Larson"; and Kitty Karr untitled back-up story. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

A Day at the Circus; Aggie and Mona end up at the circus, battling for a summer job at the newspaper. No Greater Luv; Bobo ends up with a snake in a basket after another passenger leaves it behind on a bus. Kim and the Rice Pirates text story by Burt Stalton. Chilly, Isn't It?; Bobo buys a used motorcycle so that he and Aggie can take part in a scavenger hunt but they end up in a graveyard with a stolen skeleton. It's the Plane Truth, Aggie!; Bobo finds out that Chillie's been cheating to win Aggie's heart and that he doesn't know how to fly a plane after all. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by Ed Goggin and unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Janice Valleau and unknown. Archie accidentally ends up with two dates on the same night and he tries to keep them both in "Double Date"! Plus, a tale starring Bumbie! Meanwhile, Oscar causes trouble due to the amount of food he consumes in "Oscar Pulls a Boner"! Also, Betty and Veronica go to a party and think they're dating the same boy in "Ration Trouble"! And Grandpa Andrews goes with Archie on his picnic in "Archie and Grandpa"! Plus, a tale starring Cubby! Also, Souphead claims he can solve any problem, so Archie challenges him to find a way to get Reggie away from Veronica in "Quiz Kid"! And Archie breaks one of Mr. Weatherbee's clocks and tries to replace it in "Time Trouble"! Plus: Archie tries to make watering the plants easier in the 2-page text story "Archie's Victory Garden" by Curley Cole. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Anti-smoking public service announcement featuring the Archie gang. "Frisbee Friendly," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Mr. Weatherbee gets more exercise than he expected when he decides to play Frisbee with Archie. Mr. Weatherbee's Many Faces Word Find puzzle page by Rod Ollerenshaw. "Soda Fizzle," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Archie interrupts Mr. Weatherbee's school assembly for a commercial for Pop's Soda Shoppe featuring Jughead dressed in a soda costume. "When the Spirit Moves You," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Chic Stone; Archie has the school cheerleaders try to raise school spirit by cheering in the hallways, classrooms, and cafeteria. Archie's Club News. "Topsy-Turvy," script by George Gladir, pencils by Chic Stone, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie decides to spend the day being a perfect student and almost succeeds. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.75.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "If Teen-agers Ran Television," pencils by Bob White; Examples of how television would be changed to appeal specifically to a teenage audience, including replacing newsman John Cameron Swayze with hip-talking John Cameron Swayback, renaming "Playhouse 90" to "Playhouse Under 20," and having Archie appear on "This is Your Life." "Hair Styles of the Future," pencils by Bob White; Examples of futuristic hairstyles styled by Monsieur Sheldon De La Broadbeam, including the "Atomic Bob," the "Ike," and the "Tailfin" Wave. "Archie in Shakespeare Land," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Hoping to sabotage Archie's chances with Veronica, Reggie sabotages a box of tarts Archie plans to take to her. "Tongue Toppers For Cool Cats"; Humorous definitions of words illustrated by the Archie characters. Ads for Jughead Annual and Betty and Veronica Annual. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Mr. Mind retreats to his undersea fortress and enlists four giant sea creatures to attack American warships, but Captain Marvel defeats them and sends Mr. Mind fleeing again in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 24: The Undersea Monster Brigade" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Marvel must stop the gang that is robbing blood banks in "The Blood Bank Robberies"; Mrs. Simpson wants to be a mother to Billy Batson in "Captain Marvel Gets Mothered" with story by Otto Binder; and 2-page text story "Hoya, the Fugitive" by Arthur Lane. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Sid Lazarus, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Certa¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Disgraced ex-jockey Sneaker Bleeker finds a rogue Pegasus, and suddenly he has the means for revenge against the horse-racing industry. The smartest boy in the world visits town, and immediately gets into the sort of trouble that only Captain Marvel Jr. can get him out of. Marvel Jr. seeks jewel thieves who hide out in a hall of mirrors, in a story with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Flying Horse; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; Homer the Mental Miracle; It's All Done with Mirrors; Car Capers / Bus Buffoonery; Snortville Sneeze: The Big Report; The Other Passenger; Kanvasback Takes a Cuffing; The Metal Island. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

WRITTEN BY DEAN HASPIEL, JIM ALEXANDER AND MO WILLEMS; ART BY WILLEMS, DAVE SCHWARTZ, SCOTT MCRAE, JASON MCDONALD, AND MIKE KAZALEH; COVER BY VAN PARTIBLE AND MCRAE. In a visit to the local museum, Johnny Bravo finds out he don't know much about history...or science...or women. Plus, Weasel and Baboon go around the world, and Sheep gets chased by General Specific's giant robot in the Big City! FC, 32 PG.$1.99 Cover price $1.99.

Stories and art by Charlie Plumb and others. An anthology series from St. John, reprinting the runs of classic comic strips. This issue focuses on Depression-era rags-to-riches hero Ella Cinders. After winning a beauty contest, Ella pursues her dreams of stardom to Hollywood. The studio has closed down, but Ella and her brother Blackie remain in Tinseltown, determined to make it in the movie biz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Severin, Jack Davis, and Jerry Kirschen. Davis cover. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Graham Place. Hello, Oogie!, art by Graham Place; When Oogie doesn't recognize Judy's voice on the telephone, she pretends to be another girl to see what will happen. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Judy has spent all her allowance so she latches on to Oogie to spend his money on her, but he doesn't have much left himself. Untitled Randolph story, art by Graham Place; Randolph has to figure out how to make his broken fountain pen work. Untitled Randolph story, art by Graham Place; Oogie gives Judy a record of his own voice. Untitled Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry; Betty misunderstands Willy and they end up in a restaurant he can't afford. House ad for Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood #2. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; and "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta. "Terry Breaks a Record" text story by Carl G. Hodges. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1954. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Robert K. White, Robert Sheckley, J. Munro MacLennan, Richard Matheson, Lawrence Chandler, Vern Fearing, William Lindsay Gresham, Randall Garrett, Richard Wilson, Michael Shaara, Louis Estes. Cover by Ernest Schroeder. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Shane O'Shea, Curt Carpenter and Jonathan Burns. Art by Leo Morey, Paul Reinman, and George Klein (credited as Mark Midnight). An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A magical funhouse mirror turns people into what their reflections look like; A ladies man traveling the world becomes involved with the stone image of an ancient goddess; A prank turns a weakling into the strongest man in the world. Gift From Beyond!; The Stone Goddess!; The Mighty Bruno!; Strange Visitor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.