Comic books February 1955

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Susie's Enchanted Isle starring Superman and Susie Tompkins, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Practical Joker starring Superman and Pointdexter Wells, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. The Saga of the Soda text story Ben Boltson. Jimmy Olsen, Super-Reporter starring Superman, Jimmy Olsen (who now has freckles), June Evans, Biff Wilson, and Killer Duganart, art by by Al Plastino. Full-page ad for My Greatest Adventure #1. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Boy Millionaire!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy Olsen is given $1,000,000 by a weathly widower for saving her cat. Anthony "Slick" Slade tries to steal his money. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Fastest Gun in the West!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy travels to Tumbleweed to cover a rodeo and finds a modern-day gunfighter terrorizing the town. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Collected Excitement!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy has been getting tips of breaking news but others suspect him of creating the accidents. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Redheaded car-hop Helen is torn between Bob with his jalopy and Lew with his limo, in a story with some nice good-girl (and good-car) art. Two friends make a bet on Beverly Bopworthy's chances in a violin contest. Plus an immortal love poem from India, land of the Kama Sutra, and a comics biography of war hero/movie star Audie Murphy. Runaway Girl; The Mistletoe; Be-Bop Bopworthy; Illustrated Great Love Poems: Indian Love Lyric; Romance on the Menu; Audie Murphy: Typical American in War and Peace!; Changing Styles in Glamour! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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T-Man in "Hindu Intrigue," "Propaganda For Doom," and "Red Inferno," Back-up story, "Treason Trap." Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Final issue of the series. Cover by Jack Davis. "Upon Reflection," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; The mayor of a small town vows revenge upon a werewolf that kills his wife. "Blind Alleys," script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; The blind victims of an unscrupulous and cruel director lock him and his dog up for several days without food and then release them into a maze with razor blades embedded into the walls. "Gone To Seed" text story. "Success Story," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Orlando; A woman and her parents move in with a man they nag constantly to get ahead in the world because he can't afford their demands for gadgets. "Tatter Up!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; A man is murdered by a creature made out of old rags in retaliation for killing the woman who was kind to the rag creature. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Lehti. Joseph and His Brothers text story. Young Daniel's Faith, script and art by John Lehti; Daniel is a slave, but then he becomes ruler of the country that captured him. The Saga of Samson, script and art by John Lehti. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. A Spelling Lesson The Education of Boy illustration by Jesse Marsh. "Tarzan and the War of the Dyals," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps the dyal riders make friends with a tribe of white apes and together, they drive away a pair of cave bears. "The Tooth of M'Bogo," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy find an injured missionary and learn that his wife and daughter have been taken captive by the M'Gulu, a witch doctor who fears the missionaries medicine; Tarzan rescues the wife and daughter and pulls the chief's aching tooth. "A Gift For Memba" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers are cornered in a crevasse in a cliff face by the Obelos and plan to fight their way out. Kronosaurus illustration. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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

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4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 8 - February 21st 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features an Eva Gabor cover, and extensive pictorial article on the so-called "Most Glamorous Gabor." 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 9 - February 28th 1955. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. When young Benny wants to be a deputy sheriff for Tex more than anything, an outlaw sees a way to set him up for a silver robbery. Dusty tells a series of tall tales about how dumb his brother is. Vance ignores Tex's warnings and hides himself in a safe to catch robbers, but that just puts him in danger that Tex has to get him out of. Lamebrain Lem: Ouch; Lamebrain Lem: Sewed Up; The Bandit With Good Intentions; Dusty: Trial of the Trail; Prince Albert Kid: Security for the Stagecoach; Outlaw's Range; Doc Sorebones: Real Bad, Nothing But the Throat; Cowboy Cal: A Rich One; Golden Arrow: The Great Dam Disaster; Cowboy Cal: Log Headed; Molasses Mouth: Some Ad, The Build Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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Theatre Arts 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. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Wally Wood and Dick Giordano. Numbering continues from Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #22. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An 25-page adaptation of the classic horror novel Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, featuring art by comics legend Wally Wood. Dr. Jekyll's experiments with humanity's dark side succeed only too well. In another story, a dwarf falls in love with a kind, beautiful gypsy woman, but fears she could never love him. The Choice; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Mine Menace; The Repulsive Dwarf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As the Comics Code goes into effect, Harvey retools its horror titles to milder fare. This issue features reprints of the Simon and Kirby character Stuntman from 1946. The origin of Stuntman, as Stuntman seeks the truth about deadly circus "accidents." Stuntman infiltrates the Chalker Rest Home to rescue Don and Sandra and finds a crazed fairy-tale world, in a story that opens with a justifiably famous two-page Simon and Kirby spread. Also, a two-page text story featuring the origin of The Boy Explorers. Killer in the Big Top; The House of Madness; The Boy Explorers Meet Commodore Sinbad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 4 - February, 1955. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue includes a pictorial of Bettie Page at a carnival. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Three Droopy 1-pagers; Tom, Jerry & Tuffy do some home improvements in a Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Baby Sitter"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; and Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The King of the Thieves starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. The Midnight Ride of Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. Ordeal of the Aztec Prince. The Emperor of North America starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - February, 1955. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, issue 10 - February 1955. Digest sized news, and gossip magazine. Articles on the Golden Gloves, "Pyramid Parties" and Humphrey Bogart. 4-in.x 5 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Reprints: Mr. Risk in "The Case of the Berserk G.I.," "A Candidate for the Morgue," "The Man Who Jumped the Gun," and Kirk Mason in "The Case of the Carnival Killer." Cover price $0.10.

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February 10, 1955

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February 24, 1955. Bob Powell art (6 pages).

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Jack Sparling and Lee Elias. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Ruby is torn between Dirk and Ted, until Ted is lost at sea; her marriage to Dirk is called into question when Ted returns. Smitten Joan follows dance teacher Pedro to Central America, but he's not a one-woman man. Starstruck Jean dumps boyfriend Tom when visiting movie star Dexter gives her a tumble, but she should know how that story goes. Cover (possibly by Al Avison) suggests the classic joke about an affair with the milkman. Moonlight Madness; Tomorrow Is For Tears!; Desperate Decision; Keep It Gay; Midnight Kisses; Know Your Man!; My Fallen Star. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Russ Heath. "El Tigre," art by Chuck Miller; Having accepted an invitation to live on the ranch of his friend Frisco Bates, the Two-Gun Kid is attacked by El Tigre and his gang of bandits on the way there. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid is travelling along with a wagon train that is attacked one night by a band of Apaches, which strikes the Kid as strange as Apaches typically only attack during the day. "Gunman's Rampage" text story. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; Kid Colt is ambushed and pinned behind some rocks by an outlaw named Pepito and his minions; Outnumbered and out-gunned, Kid Colt keeps them at bay long enough to summon his horse Steel and escape. Untitled story, art by Doug Wildey; When the border line between Utah and Arizona is disputed, the area in question becomes a lawless land, with outlaw Buzzard Skagg terrorizing the region; The Two-Gun Kid comes to assist. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2 #3 - Feb. 1955. Articles include "Vampira: World's Most glamorous Ghoul" and others. Heavily illustrated with photographs, no nudity. 8-in. x 10 1/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one page strips. Uncle Scrooge in two untitled stories. In the first story, Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews run into mystery, adventure, and the Beagle Boys on an uncharted island. In the second story, Scrooge runs for mayor. Story by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A jungle queen battles strange foes, in a story with art by good-girl legend Matt Baker. A female reporter and a hotshot pilot struggle to survive in the Arctic after a crash landing. A jungle hero battles pirates who have escaped from a jungle prison. Destination Congo; Arctic Crash; Haunted Ink!; The Legend; The Thirsty Blade. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Vooda (1955) #20. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#173, 2/55, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse in Part 1 of "Ridin' the Rails." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "Airmail Dumbo." Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.