Comic books August 1955

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - August 1955. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Pete Morisi, Carl Hubbell, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck's roommate Stew discovers a dangerous new power source, but their rival, the disagreeable Jabbo, gets wind of it, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sniffer and Iron Jaw decide to relocate from their collapsing tenement, but moving is more of a chore than usual with the Deadly Dozen involved. Rocky and Simpy are assigned to steal or destroy the new communist one-man atomic submarine. Chuck Chandler: Gem of an Idea; So What's New?; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Boom to Let; Chuck Chandler: What Goes Up, Must Come Down; Rocky: One Man Sub; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Russ Heath (Golden Gladiator), Joe Kubert (Viking Prince), and Irv Novick (Silent Knight). "The Thunder of the Chariots!", script by France Herron, art by Russ Heath; Marcus, a young shepherd, is grabbed and falsely accused of attacking a Praetor by the conniving soldier Cinna; Sentenced to a slave galley for life, Marcus becomes a muscled giant. "Battle for the Dragon Ship!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; A blond Viking is pulled from the water, but has no memory of his past; Gunna names him "Jon, the Shining, [after] the great Viking Prince of old!"; But a spy knows him and reports to Baron Thorvald that "the youth" still lives. "The Sea Rovers" non-fiction story, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. The Fighting Legions of Rome article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "Duel in Forest Perilous!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Sir Edwin Kent dies in a joust because Sir Oswald Bane sabotaged his lance; His son Brian, an orphan, cannot take the throne until he's a knight. One-page Laughing Arena Roman gladiator story by Irwin Hasen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1955. Bettie Page cover. A racy pageant of peppy cartoons, girls, and giggles. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", 98 pgs, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Covers by Dale Messick. Stories by Dale Messick, Howard Boughner and unknown. Art by Dale Messick, Howard Boughner and unknown. Brenda Starr, world famous girl reporter, leads an exciting chase to a most fantastic chain of events in this action-packed issue! Plus: Headline Harry reprint story "The Firing Escape!" Also: Freshman Freddy reprint story "The Substitute Baby!" And: Dizzy Daisy has a spelling problem in the reprint half-pager "Words Fail Us"! Plus: half-pager "Vita Min Does First Things First"! Also: 2-page text story "Tiptoe to Tulips"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Full length comic story starring Brick Bradford in "Murder Visits Low Lake!" 7 1/2" x 10 1/4"; black and white; 24 pages-all newsprint.

Young married couples face romantic and domestic strife, with stories and art by the Iger Shop. Two television stars find love, but their producer doesn't want them dating. Sylvia loves med student Tom, but she wants to marry a wealthy man. Marion's harmless little game with Sam threatens to burn bridges with her actual boyfriend Bill when he finds out. Love Blind; Commuter's Dream; With This Ring...; You Can't Make Believe!; Loving Two... Impossible?; Dear Miss Benson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, plus a cartoon by Art Gates. Western adventure featuring Bullseye, created and originally published by the legendary Simon-Kirby team, creators of Captain America. Bullseye returns to his hometown and gets involved in a fight over a hot-air balloon. Then he must prevent the balloon from falling into the hands of bandits. A final Bullseye story features one of the few double-page spreads ever to appear from the Simon-Kirby team, as Bullseye tries to retrieve a stolen idol. Duel in the Sky; The Flaming Arrow; Gold's Fools; The Stolen Rain God; Two-way Trail; Laff Time; Sheriff Shorty: Fightin' Mad! Final issue under this title; series continues as Cody of the Pony Express (1955 Charlton) #8. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor digest filled with single-page cartoons and jokes mainly centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 7", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1955. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine published by George E. von Rosen that ran from May, 1955 to September, 1957. Issues in this series focused heavily on burlesque shows, night clubs, dancers, and celebrities that endorsed the lifestyle. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1955. Vintage UK published men's interest digest that features tasteful (non-nude) pin-up photography with short blurbs about the models. 4.5" x 7.5", 64 pages, B&W.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. Cover by Steve Muffatti. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The ghosts and witches have a dance contest, and Casper does better than anyone expects. Casper befriends a short-tailed beaver ostracized from the others because he's not good at dam-building. Casper does every circus trick in the book to get a hyena to laugh so he doesn't lose his job at the circus. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Doing the Mam-Boo; Funny Thing; Busy Beavers; Badly Jar-red; Spooky: Raisin Cain. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, issue 5 - August 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.

Combat Kelly in "The War Crime of Captain Chu," "Mud," and "Death in the Desert." Back-up story, "Cookie's Combat Course: Infantry Division." Art on all four by Dave Berg. Two-page text story, "Tank Trap." Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Lazarus, John Rosenberger and unknown. The magazine that dares tell the truth! In this issue: Her torch songs rocked a nation...but few knew the real secret of her hungry heart! It's all in "No Such Thing as Love!" with art by Harry Lazarus. Plus: 1-page text story "My Love's a Librarian"; "Heart Specialist!" with art by John Rosenberger; Be His Kind of Girl 1-pager "No. 1"; "Forget That Inferiority Complex!"; 1-page text story "Home Is Best"; "Rodeo Romance!" with art by Harry Lazarus; and Be His Kind of Girl 1-pager "No. 2"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 8 - August, 1955. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Joseph Millard. For those who love a little horse opera with their soap opera, Charlton presents tales of romance and heartbreak on the Western frontier. Carol is torn between lawman Sam and childhood friend Nevada, who has become an outlaw that Sam must capture. Doc Blaine sets out in pursuit of the Dribber brothers after they set fire to Edgeworth's stable during a raid, in a story that may be the work of Sheena artist Bob Powell. Valley of No Return; Melody Ames, the Prairie Minstrel: Duel of Hearts; The Challenge. Final issue under this title; series continues as Sweetheart Diary (1949) #32 - at least as far as Charlton's books were concerned. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Don't Be My Sidekick!" art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia; "Annie Oakley" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #22; "Monte Hale Meets the Sheriff" reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #86; "Jesse James" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #25; and "Big Bow and Little Arrow, The Escape" reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #85. "Runaway Train, A Red Roan Story" illustrated text story by Dick Kraus, reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #85. Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bob Globerman cover. Globerman's blue-suited detective Scott Seven graces the cover and stars in "The Murdered Room-Mate" (story and art by Globerman). Also features "P.S. You Murdered Him" (art by Bill Walton), "The Man Who Broke Into Prison" (art by Walton), "The Water Murder Case" (art by Walton), and "Loughran's Lost Life" (art by Walton). Two page text story, "How Detectives Catch Crooks, Chapter 4." Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Don Heck, Pete Morisi and Bill Discount. Stories of warfare and espionage from the heart of the Cold War. A test pilot learns his jet's designer has a secret agenda, and must decide if he's a communist spy, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Heck. In another Heck story, a US secret agent must rescue a rocket scientist from Soviet Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. Sailors attempt to weather a brutal hurricane, in a story with art by Pete Morisi. Jet Test; Lady Luck; Stranger Than Fiction; The Cruel Sea; Rescue Mission. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Frank Bolle and Tony DiPreta. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Slugger accidentally steals a time bomb that has already begun its countdown. The Little Wise Guys rescue an eccentric millionaire from drowning, only to learn he's an escaped convict trying to get to his loot. The backup historical strip features oddball factoids. Also featuring an activities page, including a drawing of Scarecrow, and "How would you like to make your own home movies?" Little Wise Guys: Time Bum!; No Kidding!; Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones: Big Wheel; Little Wise Guys: Big Reception; Little Wise Guys: Go Peddle Your Paddle; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Roy and Mike Peppe. Stories and art by Mike Roy, Mike Peppe, Charles Nicholas, 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 must help Andrew Jackson's troops when they are surrounded by Creek warriors. 14-year-old Davy encounters a nomadic tribe at Gideons Creek. Plus a comics biography of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Indian Attack; The Fight on Gideons Creek; Red Roan: Lobo Terror; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Paper Picker; Davy Crockett Casts His Vote; The Story of Johnny Appleseed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Basil Wolverton story and art on "The Culture Corner". In order of appearance: "The Mighty El Mondo of San Zorel!"; "Buckshot, Safety Alarm" reprinted from Young Eagle (1950 Fawcett) #6; "Quiz"; "Bart Wade of the Pony Express, Sleepy Time Six-Shooters" reprinted with character name change from Cody of the Pony Express (1950 Fox) #1 and in Women Outlaws (1948) #0; "The Culture Corner, How to Keep Your Knees From Knocking" by Basil Wolverton, reprinted from Whiz Comics (1940) #116 and in Culture Corner HC (2010 Basil Wolverton) #1-1ST; "Quiz"; "Molasses Mouth, Smoky Topic" reprinted from Lash Larue Western (1949 Fawcett/Charlton) #27; "Blaze Barton" art by Keets E. Petree; and "Wagon Wheels, Bird Call!" reprinted from Lash Larue Western (1949 Fawcett/Charlton) #14. "Kit Carson Cures a Bully" text story reprinted from Western Killers (1948) #62 and Will Rogers Western (1950) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lone Ranger stars in "He Finds Dan Reid," "A Message in Time," "Flight Through the Wastelands," "Bad Medicine," "The Call of Wild Horse Valley," and "Danger at Beaver Pond." 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Pinocchio (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 63), The 7 Dwarves and Thumper (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 45), Mickey Mouse "Adventures With Robin Hood" (40 pages), Johnny Appleseed, Pluto and Peter Pan, and Bucky Bug. Cut-out on back cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Great Batman Swindle! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. Never Underestimate a New Idea! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Ocean Pest! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Batman Whirly-Word Game activity page. Paper Sleuth text article by Jack Miller. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Slept 200 Years! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, script by Jack Miller, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 31 (whole number 726) - August 6, 1955. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.

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Issue 32 (whole number 727) - August 13, 1955. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Tracy vs 3-D Magee," script and art by Chester Gould; Kincaid refuses to be blackmailed by his ex-wife and 3-D Magee and returns to inspect the progress on the construction progress of B.O.'s new bathroom; Tracy poses as a waiter to obtain Magee's fingerprints; While he and Sam are trying to identify 3-D Magee, Magee devises a scheme to frighten Kincaid into paying the blackmail demand. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; While Kincaid tries to thwart the blackmail plot of his ex-wife and 3-D Magee, Tracy sends a photo of 3-D to the police network; Posing as an ice cream vendor, 3-D gives Sparkle and Wings some ice cream and at the same time leaves some rare Peruvian ants, which bite the children and make them violently ill. "History of San Quentin" America' Finest text story. Crimestoppers Textbook; How broken headlights can identiy cars in hit-and-run cases. "The Detroit Police" America's Finest article. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris responds to a friend's plea for help. House ads for Blondie and Dagwood and Sad Sack. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by Vic Lockman and unknown. Art by Phil De Lara, Tony Strobl, Paul Murry, Vic Lockman and unknown. Donald Duck is featured in "The Castle Heirs," plus the back-up story "Huey the Genie"! Also: 1-pagers "Tall Sandwich Boy," "Flat Tires," "A Dime's Worth of Time" and "Tricky Sale"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Grandma Duck and Daisy Duck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Fred Guardineer and others. Cover by Fred Guardineer. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #36. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. The Kid enters a rodeo to help a young rancher with a gambling problem save his stake. Durango and Muley join forces with a mountain man who seeks revenge on the outlaw gang that murdered his father. Dan Brand and Tipi are aided by a horse that wants revenge on the British soldier who killed his master. Rodeo Ruckus!; The Man Who Hated Everybody; The Durango Kid's Western Dictionary; Sure Death for Durango!; Lightning for Liberty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 6 #31 - Aug. 5, 1955. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Lincoln of America. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 6 #32 - Aug. 12, 1955. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Lincoln of America. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 6 #33 - Aug. 19, 1955. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Lincoln of America. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 6 #34 - Aug. 26, 1955. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Lincoln of America. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 26, Issue 2 - August, 1955. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.