Comic books August 1955

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Johnny Craig and others. Art by John Severin, Johnny Craig, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring reporters finding danger while pursuing stories. Reporter Keith Michaels finds the Foreign Legion while following a lead in Algiers, in a story combining text and comics in a precursor to EC's later "Picto-Fiction" books. Female reporter Geri Hamilton helps a convict whose family has been disgraced by his crimes, in a story with art by Reed Crandall. In Paris, Keith fends off the advances of old flame Vicki while trailing a cabinet minister's wife who's consorting with his political rival. The letters page features letters to the editor from future comics creators E. Nelson Bridwell and Dan Adkins. Another nice black-and-white painted cover by Johnny Craig. Dateline: Algiers; Steve Rampart; Geri Hamilton; Dateline: Paris; Double Cross. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 16, Issue 4 - August, 1955. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Aug 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Frank Herbert, Dick Purcell, Winston Marks, Paul W. Fairman, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Aug 1955. Cover by Kelly Freas. Science fiction stories by Ed M. Clinton Jr., Dal Stivens, Mack Reynolds, Garnett Radcliffe, Curtis W. Casewit, Richard R. Smith, Evelyn E. Smith, Arthur Sellings, Alan E. Nourse, Norman Arkaway and Stanley Harris, Charles E. Fritch, and J. Harvey Haggard. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 8 - Number 8, August 1955. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features a whopping four new Flying Saucer stories, the strange case of the Strangler Jacket, and a guide on How to Read Handwriting; Tell-tale clues to help you detect friends, enemies, and criminals! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Plain Linda gets a makeover and finds herself the object of much male attention. Young Ruth has a whirlwind romance with Gary, whom she knows for only a few hours before he flies away. Ellen doesn't think she's distracting her boyfriend too much, until she learns he cheated on a test he didn't have time to study for. Too Late for Love; Farewell My Love; Freshman Fiasco; I Thought I Was Too Tall for Romance; Stolen Rapture; To Love a Cheat. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 8 - August, 1955. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 1955. Men's interest magazine featuring stories, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Art Gates, Harry Lazarus, and Ken Landau. After the Senate hearings of 1954 and an eight-month hiatus, ACGs Forbidden Worlds resumes, now focused on science fiction adventure instead of horror and ghost tales, and proudly bearing the seal of the Comics Code Authority. A scientist is the only person immune from the mind-dulling fog of an invading alien race; Another race of alien invaders doesnt know about water; A woman has troubling visions of the future. First issue with a Comics Code seal. The Night Nothing Happened; Journey Into Adventure; The Tiny War!; Calculated Risk!; The Dreamer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's FIGHTING CARAVANS, No. 632." Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Facsimile of Distinguished Achievement Award given Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. by Newsdealers Post Number 1169 American Legion on November 14, 1954. Zane Grey's Fighting Caravans, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Albert Micale; Clint Belmet's mother, father, and dog fall victim to separate Indian attacks while he is working as a freighter for wagon trains; He is separated from his sweetheart and spends many years searching for her. Promo for Zane Grey's Stories of the West #27. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "DOTTY DRIPPLE AND TAFFY, No. 646." Full page of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Putting on the Dog; The dog Pepper gets snobbish when Taffy buys him a doggie sweater. On the Job; Horace's boss, Mr. Jerkimer, asks him to buy an emerald brooch for Mr. Jerkimer's wife birthday; Horace gets the brooch, but accidentally puts it in an envelope containing bids for a city contract. The Super Snoozer; Dotty, Horace, and the kids go to Market Utopia, a gigantic shopping center that's just been built. Nothing New; Horace receives a telegram saying he's won $25,000 first grand prize in the Slippery Soap Limerick Contest. Promo for Dell's "Angel" comic. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5, No. 1. August 1955. Men's interest magazine with non-nude pin-up pictorials. 8 in. x 10.25 in., 66 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut and Fred Ottenheimer. Charlton's Mad imitator continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. This issue features art by Marvel legend Jack Kirby. This includes a parody of Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; a spoof of the medical comic strip Rex Morgan MD; and spacefaring hero Comet Feldmeyer, plus the cover. Spoofs of 1950s classified advertising and bodybuilding ads. Classifried Ads; Old Love; Expressions; Line 'Em Up!; The Psycho News; Dorothy and Digby; Rex Mortgage M.D.?; Walt Chisely's 20,000 Lugs Under the Sea; Build It Yourself; Comet Feldmeyer, the Ace of Space; Foreign Intrigues; Tweetie Piper!; Be a Successful 90-Pound Weakling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 2 - August 1955. Cover by Clarence Doore. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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"...& Champion" begins. Stories include "The Puppet Pack" and "Double Dealing in Diamonds." Back-up story, "Repeat Performance." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 19 # 9. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 32 pages on white paper stock. Harold Martin photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Dillin? and Chuck Cuidera. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas and unknown. War front fury! Battlefield adventure! In this issue: "Last Stand in Indochina," with pencils by Charles Nicholas; "Red Helicopter Raid"; "Trapped Behind Commie Lines," with pencils by Nicholas; 1-page text story "Vengeance!"; and "Zero Hour on Attu Island"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Schroeder. The Ugly Duckling starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; To Pvt. Dugan, the little plaster duck was the most priceless gem in all the world. Untitled The Adventures of Pvt. Woes story. The Model starring Pvt. Dopey, art by Vic Martin. The Little Corporal starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; Ugly Otis is made a Corporal, but not for very long. Cooked Chicken starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. Reilly vs. Reilly starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; Ready-Money Reilley is buying the "Green Dragon" Night Club to make money. Laffs on Parade humor page by Vic Martin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

She had hoped Ava would be so out of place at her weekend party that Gene would lose interest in her...but her desperate plan failed! "No Chance at Love" is the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 7 page story "My Only Love"; 7 page story "Lesson in Heartache"; 2 page text article "All About Beauty"; 7 page story "Brief Laughter"; 1 page Oddities in Romance story. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 6 -August 1955. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops try to prevent a gang war from escalating; An arsonist is trapped by his own fire; Inside looks at police procedure and the job of a beat cop. Jigsaw; Ordeal By Fire; Puzzle; Police Procedure in Crime; My Beat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Lee Elias and Jack Kamen. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Jo marries struggling artist Grant against her family's wishes, but their life together is one of strife and jealousy. A love triangle develops between roller-derby teammates Carl, Margery and Edith, in a story written when that sport was new. Vivian goes to a masquerade party to test Gary's love for her, in one of two stories by EC legend Jack Kamen. Very Personally Yours; Framed By Love; My Dream Came True!; I Played A Dangerous Game; Love Laughs; Blonde Crazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Gates. Stories and art by Art Gates and others. Hillbilly-themed humor from the 1950s. Gumbo Galahad tries to live up to his idol, the legendary "Daveeee Crockhead," so his true love, Honeydew Crawfisher, will come back to him. The McSleezy family is visited by a rich relation. A songwriting duo visits the hills in search of their next hit song. Gumbo Galahad, Th Screwball o th Hills; Hillside Hilda the Harried Highlander; Th MacSleezys (Dont Trust em); The Hillbilly Who Wouldnt Quit; Mountain Music; The Man Who Hated the Moon!; The Inquiring Artist; A Meeting of the Staff of Hillbilly Comics! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gene Colan, Ed Herron, Ray Burnley, and John Broome. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong is mystified when outlaws who just escaped prison turn themselves in, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A strange city stands in the desert - or is it just a mirage? Plus fun facts from Old West history and "How to Make a Cowboy Hat." Secret of the Surrendering Outlaws!; Cattle Shipments!; City in the Mirage!; Tinker Tom Shows You How to Make a Cowboy Hat; Strange Indian Beliefs!; Code of the Cowboy; Raiders from Little Finger Creek! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Stories by Buford Tune and Art Helfant. Art by Buford Tune and Art Helfant, plus an ad by Al Capp. Cover by Buford Tune. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Horace and Dotty get into a fight while advising a friend on how to stay happy. Horace attempts to out-Dagwood the "Dagwood sandwich;" Horace and Dotty find that watching neighbors Bix and Lois fight is better than television. Also featuring a Wildroot Cream-Oil ad starring Al Capp's Dick Tracy spoof, Fearless Fosdick, from "L'il Abner," with actual art by Capp. Happy Horace; Li'l Taffy; Free-for-All; Shopping Spree; High School Antics; Dotty's Delight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Ely. "The Impossible Tricks!", art by Leonard Starr; Two journalists work to expose a stage magician's tricks, but one of them is secretly working with the fraud to undermine the investigation. "The House That Couldn't Be Destroyed," art by Howard Sherman; A wrecking crew is unable to demolish a house until the last descendant of its ancestral family dies. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Greeting Cards of Destiny," art by Jim McArdle; Several people receive antique greeting cards which seem to successfully foretell coming disasters. Untitled Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff; The professor investigates the tomb of King Tut-Anka. "Strangest Rainfalls in History" text article by Jack Miller. "Never Underestimate a New Idea!" public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Dinosaur Island," art by Bill Ely; Dr. Wallace exposes two living dinosaurs as a hoax perpetrated by a lazy researcher. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 1955. Cover by Kenneth Rossi. Stories: "Birthright" by April Smith, "Bleedback" by Winston Marks, "The Mold of Yancy" by Philip K. Dick, "Franchise" by Isaac Asimov, "The Ethicators" by Willard Marsh, "The Patriot" by Charles L. Fontenay, "Ecology on Rollins Island" by Varley Lang. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, veers back toward EC's famous twist stories with this issue. In the cover story, with art by Graham Ingels, an embittered old shop keeper keeps a secret from everyone. A man goes to jail to protect his son, in a story with art by Jack Davis. A minister tells a young man about his father's death, but the man couldn't care less. Life Sentence; The Debt; Totally Blind; The Punch Bowl; The Good Fairy; Appointment Cancelled. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - August 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. Cover feature on Mario Lanza Vocal Fraud Accusations, and a look at the life of Gail Russell. 4-in. x 5 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Volume 8, Issue 47B - August, 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 $0.25.

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Vol. 17 #10 - Aug. 1955. Four-page illustrated biography of Howard Pyle. 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.