Comic books 1954 w/ month not specified

Creature from Black Lagoon; George Pal article, "Has Hollywood Gone Science Fiction Mad Cover price $0.35.

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This issue includes a Philip K. Dick story. 5.5" x 7.5", 132 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 9 - 1954. Treasury of the year's best movie stories! Annual magazine that features light adaptations of major motion pictures with photo stills from the film. In this issue; "Prince Valiant" starring James Mason, Robert Wagner, and Janet Leigh, "Roman Holiday" starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert., "Easy to Love" starring Esther Williams, Van Johnson, and Tony Martin, "Betrayed" starring Lana Turner, Clark Gable, and Victor Mature, "How to Marry a Millionaire" starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, William Powell, Rory Calhoun, and David Wayne, plus many, many more classic film adaptations of beloved classics! 8" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5 -1st printing. Comprehensive pictorial and statistical record of the 1954 movie season with over 1,000 photos. Hardcover - lacking dust jacket, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W.

Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is the 1st printing of SOTI, without the bibliographical note on pages 399 & 400. The bibliographical note featured comic publishers cited in the work, but these publishers forced Rinehart & Co. to remove the page. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority." Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., N.Y.: 1953, 1954, 400 pages, hardback. NOTES ON DETERMINING PRINTING: U.S. 1st printings have an R colophon on the publication page. U.S. 2nd printings do not have the colophon, and have a "Second printing" notation at the top left inside the front flap. No copies of the 2nd printing are known to exist with the bibliographic page intact. US 1st & 2nd prints will have grey boards w/ black spine & white spine lettering; dust jacket will be white top, black bottom, with red SOTI letters. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an art cover. Also printed in Canada by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. Cover price $4.00.

Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is the 1st printing of SOTI, with the bibliographical note on pages 399 & 400 intact. The bibliographical note featured comic publishers cited in the work, but these publishers forced Rinehart & Co. to remove the page. However, several copies got out before the page was removed. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., N.Y.: 1953, 1954, 400 pages, hardback. NOTES ON DETERMINING PRINTING: U.S. 1st printings have an R colophon on the publication page. U.S. 2nd printings do not have the colophon, and have a "Second printing" notation at the top left inside the front flap. No copies of the 2nd printing are known to exist with the bibliographic page intact. 1st & 2nd print book will have grey boards w/ black spine & white spine lettering; dust jacket will be white top, black bottom, with red SOTI letters. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an art cover. Also printed in Canada by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. Cover price $4.00.

Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is UK version of SOTI, published in England by Rinehart. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an illustrated cover. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., England: 1954, 399 pages, hardback. Cover price $4.00.

Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is the 2nd printing of SOTI, without the bibliographical note on pages 399 & 400. The bibliographical note featured comic publishers cited in the work, but these publishers forced Rinehart & Co. to remove the page. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., N.Y.: 1953, 1954, 400 pages, hardback. NOTES ON DETERMINING PRINTING: U.S. 1st printings have an R colophon on the publication page. U.S. 2nd printings do NOT have the colophon, and have a "Second printing" notation at the top left inside the front flap. No copies of the 2nd printing are known to exist with the bibliographic page intact. 1st & 2nd printing books will have grey boards w/ black spine & white spine lettering; dust jacket will be white top, black bottom, with red SOTI letters. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an art cover. Also printed in Canada by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. Cover price $4.00.

1st printing. Written by O Henry, Rudyard Kipling, W.W. Jacobs, H.L. Mencken, Bret Harte, and Admiral Mark Kerr. Collection of gags, cartoons, and salty stories all with a nautical theme. Softcover (square-bound) 4 1/2-in. 6 1/2-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Escaped convicts Tanko and Hall lead police on a deadly chase across the state of California. Hood Bud Camber is undone by a strategic phone call. Masquerade of Murder; The Man Who Vanished; Death Made A Phone Call; Death Of A Stranger; Weird Mystery; The Deadly Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Eugene Hughes. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and others. Tales of gunfighters and outlaws from publisher Stanley Morse. The Silver Kid and Hondo battle outlaws who used an Apache attack to hide their theft of an army payroll shipment. An outlaw plans to cause a cattle stampede to win a lucrative military contract, and only one man can stop him. Standing Turtle murders his tribal rival, Running Deer, in a sort of crime story among the Native tribes of the Old West. The Son of Geronimo; Stampede; Apache Vengeance; Top Gun; Bullets of Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Smokey Stover by Bill Holman #2, published by the National Fire Protection Association in 1954. Standard comic book dimensions, 16-pages, full color, back cover blank, no cover price or publication. Copyright 1954.

Stories by Walter Gibson and others. Art by Gene Fawcette and Norman Nodel. Cover by Gene Fawcette. A reprint of Robotmen of the Lost Planet (1952) #1, plus two stories from Strange Worlds. In the future, humans build robots to do every task for them, and fall into lives of pampered leisure. But when the robots rebel, the human race is helpless to stop them from taking over the Earth. The story was written by Walter Gibson, best known as the author of The Shadows pulp adventures (under the name Maxwell Grant). The Space-Gods of Planetoid 50!; Sabotage on Space Station 1; Robotmen of the Lost Planet; The Man of the Future! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Al Luster, Gene Colan, Joe Sinnott and unknown. In this issue: "Suppressed Desire" with art by Bernie Krigstein - Psychoanalytic treatment releases a suppressed desire of a husband to kill his nagging wife; 2-page text story "Out of This World"; "The White Bones" with art by Al Luster - Two mistrustful prospectors find uranium, only they fall to their deaths during a struggle at a cliff top; "Fenton's Face" with art by Gene Colan - A man kills a talent scout when he refuses to write a letter of recommendation for him, but since he leaves his picture at the scene of the crime, when he arrives in Hollywood he finds his picture attached to wanted posters; "The World Is Ours" - Two ants plot to poison human infants all over the world after raiding a chemical factory but a child steps on them; and "Goodbye Forever!" with art by Joe Sinnott - A man has his shrew wife made into a zombie but she comes back and makes him into one too so that she can nag him for eternity. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. When the Martians Strike!, art by Gil Evans. A Gift from Venus text story. Sleep, My Love!, art by Jim Mooney. The Weaker Sex!, art by Dick Ayers. The City, art by Tony DiPreta. Terror in Time, art by Al Eadeh. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Who's Knocking at My Door?, art by Cal Massey. A scientist develops the means of murdering everyone on the planet, but commits suicide after hearing a knocking on his door figuring that it is Martians come to place the only living human in a zoo. The Witch of Maple Street text story. Peek-A-Boo!, art by Bob Powell. Witch Doctor, art by Tony DiPreta. The Firing Squad, art by Al Luster. Off His Rocker!, art by Bob Fujitani. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. The Last Man, art by Bob Powell. The Strange Watch text story. The Mongrel. The Things! He Waits in the Dark, art by Carl Hubbel. The Man with the Bomb! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner. Art by Jim Dixon and Al Wenzel. Reprints of the later years of the Spirit strip, when Will Eisner's crimefighter was being run by other cartoonists in his studio. This issue includes Spirit strips #565, 567, 580, and 582. A kid in a coonskin cap captures a gang of criminals while waiting for the family TV set to be repaired; Officer Klink tells the new kids in town how he met the Sprit; The Spirit and P'Gell are shipwrecked on an island that's covered with a fortune in pearls. Dragnet for Johnny Buffalo; The Target—Man in 16-A; Damsels in Distress; The Loot of Robinson Crusoe. Final issue of the series; this was the last appearance of The Spirit in comic books until the 1960s. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and George Appel. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. In one of the all-time classic lab accidents, an amoeba gains massive size and intelligence, and runs amuck in the city. Red Rocket discovers a plot to replace human babies with Martian mutants. Amazo enslaves a village and battles jungle hero Rulah, but falls afoul of her own superstition, featuring art possibly by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Creeping Death; Death Dance; Red Rocket: The Monstrous Madmen; Rulah: Jade of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Howard Larsen. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A jealous musician kills his more talented identical twin, who then returns from the grave to steal the spotlight once more. Jungle hero Jo-Jo, Congo King, and his mate discover The Garden of Lost Maidens. A modern-day man must commit an act of bravery to free his family from an ancient curse. Another top-notch cover by L. B. Cole. Solo for Death; Jo-Jo: Spook of the Congo; Western Ghosts; Pete Stockbridge alias the Chameleon: Killer's Holiday; The Thing from Beyond; The Vengeful Phantom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1954. Written and illustrated by William M. Kelly. Digest size collection of single-page cartoons about US Army life in Germany after WWII. Printed by The Stars and Stripes, Darmstadt, Germany. 4.5" x 6.5". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Rudy Palais and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Serial killer Joseph Medley goes to the chair for his compulsion for strangling women. Inspector Roc investigates the case of The Bloodless Corpse, featuring art by pioneering African-American cartoonist Alvin Hollingsworth. Holdup men Joe and Sammy have a fatal flaw: when Sammy gets nervous, he kills people. The Strangler; The Bloodless Corpse; The Poisonous Heart; Death's Calling Card; Prison Panic!! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Series. Reprints Cover Art from Startling Terror Tales (2nd Series) #9. Art by Rudy Palais, Jay Disbrow, and George H. Appel. Cover by L.B. Cole. Reprints stories from Startling Terror Tales #9, Spook #28, and Shocking Mystery Cases #58. 68 pages. B&W interior.

The story of Edwin L. Drake, builder of the first oil well. Information and history on oil wells and oil production prepared by the American Petroleum Institute. 16 pages, full color.

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"The Story of Light" APG 17-7 is a promotional comic published by General Electric as part of their Adventures in Science series and reprints Adventures in Electricity # 6. Conventional 7x10 comic size 16-page full color all newsprint comic.

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The Story of the Ballet (1964) is a promotional comic distributed by Selva & Sons Dancewear store. 16 pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, all newsprint, no cover price.

The Story of Water Supply, "A Trip Behind Your Water Faucet." This is the 1954 edition. A promotional comic distributed by the American Water Works Association, Inc. Story narrated by Willing Water. This cheery little drop of water shows us the history of storing water and why we do it. Full color, all newsprint, no cover price, 7-in. x 10-in.

The Story of Your Car (1954), published by the Ford Motor Co. and distributed by dealerships nationally. This promotional booklet using comic book styled illustrations tells the history of the automobile up to 1954, and includes advertising for the new 1954 Ford automobiles. 16 pages, full color, 6-in x 9-in.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #119. Western adventure featuring Fury, the smart, brave mount of radio hero Straight Arrow. How Straight Arrow and Fury came to be a team; Fury and Straight Arrow escort a wagon train through hostile territory; A scheme to rob Army supply wagons outsmarts humans, but not Fury. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. Fury Straight Arrow's Golden Stallion; Thundering Hoofs; Riders Of The Open Range; The Mustang Traitor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Possible one-shot, no issue number, 1954. Front and rear covers by Bill Wenzel. Short jokes and full-page single-panel cartoons. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Jan. 2, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Jan. 9, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Jan. 16, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Jan. 23, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Jan. 30, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Feb. 6, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Feb. 13, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Feb. 20, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Feb. 27, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Mar. 6, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 7 (1955). Mar. 13, 1955. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.