Comic books January 1955

100 pages; published by St. John. The cover (but not the interiors) reprinted from the first issue. Stories include: "Why Santa Chose the Reindeer", "The Search for the Wicky Tree", "Alice at the North Pole", "Jingle and Bell: A Letter to Santa", "Charles Dickens': A Christmas Carol", "Never Never Land", and "The Christmas Angel". Cover price $0.25.

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January 1955. Science fiction stories: "The Gift of the Gods" by Raymond F. Jones, "Ripeness" by M.C. Pease, "INherit the Earth" by Monroe Schere, "The Two Sharp Edges" by Algis Budrys, "The Next Time" by Garda Jamieson, and "It Should Happen to a Dog" by Dennis Wiegand. Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Ed Emsh, and Paul Orban. Cover by Emsh. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

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January, 1955. Movie Fan Magazine. Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. 82 pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11" Cover price $0.20.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January 1955. True Crime Digest magazine. This issue features a Gwen Caldwell Cover, A Hired Detective speaks about Paternity suits, and the Brando Story You Never Heard. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.80

Painted cover art. The Arctic Ice article, art by Frank Thorne. Sergeant Preston; Preston's origin story. The Gift of Panamint starring Sergeant Preston and Yukon King. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Jan. 1955. College humor magazine independently published by students at Illinois State University, beginning in 1946. Cover by Jack Cole. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 24 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, issue 5 - January 1955. Men's interest digest magazine, focusing on celebrities, sports, true crime, and pin-up girls. This issue features a Venetia Stevenson cover and gallery, a look at the Joe Louis Rocky Marciano fight, that asks how Rocky would have dealt with the Joe Louis that stopped, and dropped Schmeling? Also a pictorial asking where are the prettiest beaches, and beach bunnies? 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 2 #3 - January 17, 1955. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.25.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. A Gun Called Slugger, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Supply Truck Commando, script by David Kahn, art by Mort Meskin. 3 Texas Troopers, script by David Kahn, art by Arthur Peddy. Torpedo Punch, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Sam Burlockoff. Humor page with Private Diary by Irwin Hansen. Humor page featuring This Ain't The Arm by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Winter 1955. Stories by Poul Anderson ("The Snows of Ganymede"), Robert F. Young, Winston Marks, Philip K. Dick ("Human Is"), Robert Zacks, and Thomas Kersh. Virgil Finlay (2), Paul Orban, and Emsh illustrations. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 118 pages. Cover price $0.25.

By Frederic Ray. An illustrated history of the siege and fall of the Alamo.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow leads a force of Comanche women and children in the Siege at Broken Bow; A Crow raid on the Cheyenne settlement targets the tribe's weapons expert; Straight Arrow must undertake a long and hazardous ride to warn soldiers about an ambush. Nice cover by Fred Meagher. The Siege at Broken Bow!; Straight Arrow's Home Range; Straight Arrow's Ride; Red Hawk: The Weapon Maker!; The Man Who Chased Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Prisoner of the Parakeets," "Twinkle, Twinkle, Deadly Star!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "The Flying Saucer Boomerang!" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "Interplanetary Postcard!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Death is My Hobby"; A man finds the Devil's Handbook at a bookstore. He summons a demon who obeys his wishes to kill evil heads of state; When his fiancé finds out, he asks the demon to kill her. "The Werewolf Lurks"; A werewolf is killing women in New York City. "Strange Search" text story. "Terror without Name"; Scientists discover a giant radioactive man whose legs are embedded in the ground; Efforts to destroy the monster are unsuccessful but enrage him so that he frees his legs. "Haunt from the Sea"; A castaway is saved by a sea creature who gives her a necklace; She escapes and sets sail on a raft but chokes to death because the seaweed used in the necklace shrinks in the sun. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. "The Impossible Illusions!" starring Superboy and Zazar, art by John Sikela; A magician's reputation is endangered when a crook uses one of his tricks to pull an escape, but Superboy finds a way to help the magician and catch the crook at the same time. "Through the Eyes of Superboy!" starring Superboy, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, script by Otto Binder, pencils by John Sikela; A crook deceives Superboy into wearing a badge fixed with a camera that relays a picture of his current location, threatening to expose his secret identity. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Willy humor page by Phil Berube. Block Buster puzzle half-page by Martin Naydel. Movie Mirth humor half-page by Harry Lampert. "The Ghost Ship of Kwajalein" article by Howard Dewey. Steam Boat - Superboy's Workshop. "Public Chimp Number One!" starring Superboy, Bongo, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent, pencils by Curt Swan; A trained chimpanzee TV star runs away, and Superboy tries to find him. Unfortunately, a gangster is also interested. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Three Dooms For Metropolis starring Superman and The Hermit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Men Without a World starring Superman and three Blanthians (aliens from Blanth), script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino. The Night Climbers text story. Clark Kent's Hillbilly Bride, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Clark is set to marry a mountain girl named Marybelle. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gossip magazine with sensationalistic stories. Heavily illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. "Tarzan and the Man from Nevada," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his new friend Chet encounters shiftas who have taken a young white woman as a slave and her airplane as booty; Tarzan and Chet free the young woman, Chet proposes marriage to her and the two of them fly to civilization. "Tarzan and Boy and the Blue Raiders," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When Boy is taken captive by a band of Tuaregs, Tarzan and a group of baboons pursue and rescue Boy. "Mabu's Secret Secret" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brother continue to make efforts to elude the Obelo warriors; They cross a crocodile-infested stream, hoping that their pursuers will not follow. Tarzan's Friends illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers, reprinting daily comic strips. Colorized Lex Barker Movie Cover. Frank Merrill (5th Tarzan) Photo Inside Back Cover. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by John Celardo, Colorized Gordon Scott Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - January 10th, 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - January 17th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - January 24th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Volume 4, Issue 5 - January 31st 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Jane Russell cover, shows off "Winter's Briefest Swimsuits", and pulls back the curtain on Jackie Gleason's 11 Million dollar jackpot! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Harry C. Knode. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 40 pages B&W.

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Volume 39, Issue 1 - January, 1955. Hildegarde Neff photo cover. Theatre Arts Monthly is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. This issue includes a complete version of "Kiss Me Kate" by Samuel and Bella Spewack, as well as articles by Joseph Wood Krutch, Maurice Zolotow, William Saroyan, more. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $43.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Winter 1955. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by James E. Gunn, Isaac Asimov, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Crane, Winston Marks, Charles A. Stearns, and Guy DeAngelis. Virgil Finlay, Kelly Freas, and Alex Schomburg illustrations (1 each). 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. NOTE: Title becomes Wonder Stories (1957 2nd Series) with next issue. Cover price $0.25.