Comic books June 1955

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Dillin, Chuck Cuidera and unknown. War front fury! Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "The Charge of the Commie Brigade," with pencils by Charles Nicholas; "H-Bomb Trap," with pencils by Dick Dillin; "Red Parachute Raid," with art by Nicholas and Chuck Cuidera; 1-page text story "Airborne Adventure"; and "Island Assault"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Alex Kotzky, Edd Ashe, Vic Martin, and Ernie Schroeder. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Sarge tells the story of two rivals who were forced to work together when one of them was blinded on the battlefield. Pvts. Windy and Whitey are assigned to build a bridge, but use a pin-up calendar instead of blueprints, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. A G.I.'s life is revealed in his letters to his wife at home. A party to honor Lieutenant Parker at a local nightclub gets out of hand. Army Chuckles; Divided We Stand; The Yardbirds: Dont Cross Your Bridges; The Bad One; G.I. Laffs; The Battle of the Golden Goose; Pvt. Woes; Khaki Laffs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: 7 page story "Maybe You'll Love Me"; 7 page story "Heartbreak Melody"; 2 page text story "Love Finds a Way"; 7 page story "I Found My Heart"; 8 page story "This Time It's Goodbye." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada and Dana Dutch. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Waitress Nancy marries gambler Paul, despite her friends' warnings and her own better judgment. Stung after her breakup with Dick, Julie agrees to a casual dating relationship with Mike, and they try not to fall for each other. Betty is more interested in horses than men, until she meets Tipton, the ranch's new trainer, in a story with art by Baker. Cover by Baker. I Ran Away From Love; I Married a Ne'er Do Well; The Love I Threw Away; Romance Broke Our Bargain; I Was a Willy-Nilly Filly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #33 - Summer 1955. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore and Matt Christopher. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A kid alerts authorities to a gas leak while on his paper route; A New Yorker takes the wheel after a bus driver has a fatal heart attack en route; A school crossing guard risks death to save a child from being run over. Alert Newsboy!; Air Scare; Enroll in the Junior Red Cross; RX for Thugs; Hit and Run; The Admirable Admiral; Merit Certificate Award; No Chance Underwater; The Line Was Busy; Watery Peril; Disaster Forestalled; Hero on the Job. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison. My Desperate Heart; Ellen had just started going to Baldwin Junior College, but her relationship with Tim had gotten serious; At the dormitory, she was introduced to Karen Marshek a beautiful exchange student from Switzerland. To Love Or To Honor, art by Ray Bailey; Even though Maxine was still in high school, she had planned out her life; She'd marry Ralph Shore; He'd become manager of the store and life would be perfect. House ad for mazie Comics with Stevie and Flat-Top. Kiss My Tears Away, art by Bob Powell; Meg Thomas had been dating Joe Higgins all through the senior year; On the night of the Spring Formal, Joe popped the question, and Meg happily agreed to marry him. Too Young To Kiss!; Norma had been in love with Jack Stevens since they began high school, but he only saw a plain and studious girl who got good grades. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Richard Hughes and others. Art by Harry Lazarus, Robert McCarty and Ogden Whitney.  Cover by Ogden Whitney. Tales of the Old West from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, featuring the Hooded Horseman, a mysterious masked gunslinger with a secret identity. The Hooded Horseman is wrongly accused of robbing banks, and sets out to find the outlaw that is responsible; Flash the Miracle Dog is wrongly accused of killing sheep, and sets out to find the eagle that is responsible; Cowboy Sahib is captured by Aga of Mahout, leader of all bandits in northern India. The Hooded Horseman; Never the Twain Shall Meet!; Cowboy Sahib; Flash the Hooded Horseman's Miracle Dog!; Old Sly; Johnny Injun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Ed Herron, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Joe Giella, Ray Burnley, Martin Naydel, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Al McLean and Don Cameron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong and his horse Topper must return to town in a tense river chase, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hopalong tries to find out why someone would steal a famous sheriff's hat, and then learns it is supposed to provide the luck of the draw. The truth about gold prospectors of the Old West, in a one-pager written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. Secret of the Buffalo Hat!; They Struck It Rich!; The Long Ride to Twin Rivers!; Sam Bass; Transfer of the Blackfoot Medicine Pipe!; Western Witticisms; The Hopalong Cassidy Museum Wagon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover by Bill Ely. Featuring: 6 page story "Professor Smith's Magic Lamp" drawn by Jim Mooney; 6 page story "The Unlucky Chain Letters" drawn by Howard Purcell and Ray Burnley; 6 page story "Secret of the Phantom Indian" drawn by Jim McArdle; 6 page story "I Was A Prisoner In A Roman Galley" drawn by Bill Ely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Dilly's new magic saxophone makes everyone dance whenever he plays it. Clarabell the Clown uses novelty items to play April Fool's Day jokes on his friends. Captain Scuttlebutt tells Howdy and Dilly how he rescued Windy the dog after a storm at sea. Three-Ring Pet Shop; Howdy Doody; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Chief Thunderthud: Corn Bread Capers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - June 1955. Cover by Simon Greco. Men's magazine focusing on Hunting stories and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

June 1955. Science fiction stories by Algis Budrys, R.E. Banks, Frank Riley, Walt Sheldon, Winston Marks, Kirk and Garen Drussai, Bryce Walton, Henry Lee, and Basil Wells. Two Kelly Freas illustrations. Cover by Freas. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

June, 1955 - Volume 6, Issue 6. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life stories. A poor tailor struggles to create a suit for an old man's special occasion, with art by Graham Ingels. A woman remembers her husband, a doctor who tended to the poor, in a tale with art by Joe Orlando. A boy has a close-up view of his parents' failed marriage, in a story by Jack Davis. First issue with the Comics Code seal, but it had to delete a weapon from a character's hand on the cover to get that approval. Mother Knows Best; Divorce; The Suit; The Star ; Paid in Full; The Good Samaritan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indian Chief stars in "White Eagle and Enemy Arrows." Red Wing back-up story, "The Chase." Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 45B - June, 1955. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 17 #8 - June 1955. Children's illustrated text stories, puzzles and activities. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with full color and single color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Nathaniel Nitkin and Sam Peel. Numbering continues from Dynamite (1953 Comic Media) #9. Charlton takes over publishing the adventures of hardboiled, one-eyed private eye Johnny Dynamite. After his old war buddy is murdered, Johnny tracks the man with the limp across Europe. Johnny narrates the story of Blackie Wall, who ruled others by blackmailing them with their darkest secrets. The reader is invited to find the clues and solve a jewelry store robbery; the story of the first electric burglar alarm; strange true crime facts. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal. Vengeance Be Mine!; Minit Mystery; The Great Electric Trap!; Murders Aren't Accidents; Facts About Crime; The King of Blackmail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Edmond Good. Stories and art by Edmond Good and Robert Martinott. Johnny Law and his sidekick Stubby belong to the Aero-Police, part heroic aviators and part government agents. Johnny and Stubby seek a gang hijacking cargo trucks in a Western town. A boy warns Johnny about a plan to sabotage a logging camp. Aliens abduct Buzzy and Betty Bean and reveal their reason for giving them the flying saucer in the first place. Phantom Detour; Trouble on the Timberline; Beyond Duty; History Highlights of Flight; Buzzy Bean and His Flying Saucer: The Mystery of the Meteor; Valley of the Doomed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "The Masters!", art by Mort Drucker; Aliens land on Earth with the intention of destroying a dominant humanoid culture should they find one, but their observations of a man and his dog lead them to conclude that the humanoids are the servants of the animals and they depart. "Long Ago" text story. "The Magic Touch," script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Reinman. "The Man In The Mirror," pencils by Jack Katz; Two beings in adjacent dimensions are advised by their psychologists to avoid sticking to rigid timetables and get rid of their problem of seeing a strange face in the mirror as they do their toilet. "Johnny's Flying Saucer," art by Angelo Torres; A boy wishes for a flying saucer to appear so that he won't have to rake leaves and one appears; The strange object attracts a crowd, which grind up the leaves so that the boy will have to work harder. "There Are Such Things," pencils by Tony DiPreta; A boy ill in the hospital receives a visit from a baseball manager's ghost who had promised he'd be there for his birthday before the man was killed in an automobile accident. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Date Bait"; Betty pressures Jughead to attend a party. "Re-Collect-Ion!"; Jughead bets Reggie that he can recite all of the names on two pages of the telephone directory. "Canoe Beat That?"; Jughead helps Archie to build a canoe. "By Hook or Book"; Jughead tells Betty that she's too self-dependent and she needs to pretend that she needs Archie's help. "Bronco Busted"; Jughead tries to sneak into a rodeo and ends up competing. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon. "Mouse Tale"; Jughead takes a box of mice to his home before they move to a new place. "Heir Today! Gone Tomorrow" text story. "Doggedness"; Jughead's dog won't do his trick in front of Jughead's friends. Jughead Fun Page. "Reggie Gets the Point"; Archie squashes Reggie's hat by mistake. "Stock in Trade"; Jughead receives stocks from his aunt. Archie Annual ad. "Little Boy Blow"; Reggie tries to sabotage Archie and Jughead's performance on amateur night. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Lo-Zar in "The Challenge of the Flaming Spear" (art by Syd Shores), Jungle Boy in "Lost Tribe," Man-oo the Mighty in "Jungle Vengeance" (art by Shores), Leopard Girl in an untitled story (art by Vince Colletta?), and a two-page text story, "Behind the Lines." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover. Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Frank Thorne. Jungle Jim goes on a tiger hunt to trap a man in "The Tiger Hunt"! Jungle Jim also stars in "The Castaways"! Plus: 1-page text piece on the Bengal Tiger with illustration by Thorne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops seek a serial sniper who mockingly warns them before each killing. A man disfigured in an accident becomes bitter and turns to crime. A killer uses stolen radium in an elaborate murder plot. Tragic Circle!; The Misfit!; Sentence!; Closeups; Jackpot!; Police Custody! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Russ Heath. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is in the audience of a court case against an outlaw named Vance; Vance shocks those in the court by getting up from his chair and trying to walk out on his trial. Kid Colt then steps in and uses his shooting skills to keep Vance and his gang members in line until the court comes to a close. "The Raiders," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt comes to the aid of his friend Frank who is the sheriff of a local town when it is attacked by Danny Lawson and his gang who succeed in robbing the Express office after wounding Frank and manage to escape; In the aftermath of the gun battle, Frank is chastised by the locals who demand that he do more, but his fiancé Cora comes to support him. "Stockman's Breed" text story. "The Man in Black," art by Art Peddy. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when he spots the Central Railroad locomotive being attacked by outlaws; Rushing to the train's aid, Kid Colt drives the outlaws away, but not before killing the coal shoveler in the locomotive cab. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. Painted cover by Bill Burnett. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. King pursues an enemy agent to his Arctic fortress, and manages to survive the detonation of a stolen atomic bomb. Also, the avian life of the Arctic Circle. Another typically cinematic cover by Bill Burnett. Birds of the Arctic; The Stolen Weapon. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Gerald McCann and Jimmy Thompson. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Stories inspired by the life of the famed frontier scout and other Western tales. This was the second issue under the Comics Code, and features reprints of pre-Code stories hastily edited to omit violence, with panels altered and word balloons relettered. A glimpse of an industry adapting to sudden change. The love between a mountain man and a Blackfeet woman causes trouble with her tribe; Kit strikes back after Comanches abduct settlers. The Tyrant of Fort Disaster!; Kit Carson Fights the Comanche Raiders; The Knives of Doom; On the Warpath; Six-Shooter Serenade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Stan Campbell. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks a runaway lion after a circus train derails. Lash dresses as a convict for a costume party, just as three actual convicts escape a chain gang and head for town. Outlaws want to kidnap a visiting king and hold him for ransom, but unfortunately for them, King is just the guy's last name. The King's Ransom!; Loco Lew; Gun-Slick Showdown; Mustang Mack; The Escape; The Circus Train Calamity. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Moovers Weepers," art by Harry Lucey; Faced with the news of Veronica moving out of town, Betty is elated to have Archie all to herself. "Whether Forecast," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is asked to predict the weather. "Randy's Sport Special," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Katy dreams about what Randy's new car will look like. Katy's Fashions page by Bill Woggon. "Cold and Hungry," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Wilbur helps his young cousin build a snowman. "Tricks of the Maid"; Laurie pulls out all the tricks after Wilbur finds out she dated another boy behind his back. "Shorted," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Debby buys her father some hideous Bermuda shorts for his birthday. "Feud For Thought"; Archie's parents help him with his homework. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 3 - June, 1955. Digest sized joke book full of one page gags centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.