Comic books January 1954

Battle Brady; Sol Brodsky cover; Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 1, No. 1. January 1954. Pin up photos of Hollywood starlets, some in B&W and some in 3-D. Unused original 3-D glasses laid in. 8.25" x 11". 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Oversized; Sol Brodsky cover; Cover price $0.15.

Volume 31, Issue 1 - January, 1954. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. The boys decide to open up shop in the Central American nation of Costa Guava, and quickly run afoul of the bandit who runs the town. Lou goes to the doctor to find out why he can't stand up straight. Professor Birdbrain thinks he's ready for his trip to Mars, but Mrs. Birdbrain isn't so sure. Tropical Trappers; Teepee Town; Bent, But Not Broke; Man in Uniform; Professor Birdbrain: Space Trip to Mars; Groan and Bear It. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Dudley Page. 24 pages.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Home, Sweet Home! starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. The Spectral Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Sinbad the Killer starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Rebus of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Reformed Owlhoot Club starring Vigilante, script by Dick Wood, art by Howard Sherman. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January, 1954. Tabloid magazine filled with stories about romance, divorce, corruption, crime, and society. Softcover magazine, 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

One of the earliest 1950s DC Gorilla covers, "Superman vs. King Gorilla!" When DC editors discovered that monkeys sold comics, they told their writers to create a whole series of delightful monkey/chimp/ape themed covers, a trend that lasted into the 1960s. Cover art by Win Mortimer. Kingorilla, art by John Sikela; When the Lang disappear in the jungle, Clark and Lana go search for them, and they all end up being offered as a sacrifice to a giant ape. Topsy-Turvy World starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Johnny Quick, Traffic Cop, art by Ralph Mayo. The Jealous Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; see individual item notes to determine whether an offered copy still includes them. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. A champion racer competes in the famed Le Mans endurance race. Test pilots Fred and Joe try to sabotage each other's planes so they can be the first lunar astronaut. Plus a tale that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Il Maestro; First Man On the Moon; Trapped; Winged Prayer; Three-D Blinkey. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. The Man Who Ran Away, art by Al Luster; A scientist who resents his fellows as inferior builds a time machine to travel to the year 4024, where he is eliminated as a misfit because he can answer none of their I.Q. questions. Lost World text story. The Screaming Man; Two writers rent a spooky house; One ends up a skeleton and the other goes mad. The Big Story!; Newpaperman Will Karp is desperate for a big story so he arranges a deadly train wreck so that he can cover it, but he didn't know that his son was on the train. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!, art by Chuck Winter; A comic adaption of MacBeth with the additional detail that MacDuff is the son of one of the witches. Pep Talk, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"Nightmare" (3D-ish art by Harry Lazarus), "The House That Was," "Death Mask," and "The Monster" (art by Kenneth Landau). Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus and Bob Forgione. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Men From Mars," "Nightmare!" (art by Joe Sinnott), "A Million Light-Years Away" (art by Bill Everett), "Two Times Two!" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Mad Mamba!" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "A Man's Past." Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Bill Everett, Joe Sinnott, Sam Kweskin, Joe Maneely, and Paul Reinman. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Home, Sweet Home! public service announcement featuring Leave It To Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Polatac God of Evil, art by Owen Fitzgerald; A mad professor and his nutty daughter convince Jerry he's a direct descendant of the Emperor Montezuma. Honey In Hollywood humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Eve Arden article. Untitled Willy story, art by Mort Drucker. 44 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Tewks. Intimate stories of real love! In this issue: "I Married a Maniac"; "A Faker and a Fraud"; "Too Worldly and Too Wise"; and "24 Wild Hours!" Plus: untitled Today's Problem 1-pager (by unknown), and 2-page text story "Falling for the Guy" by Rick French. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1954. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. This issue features an article about cartooning by Steve Wagner, and includes examples of his illustrations. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Dec 1953-Jan 1954. Science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick, Robert Bloch, William P. McGivern, Jerome Bixby, T.D. Hamm, Evan Hunter, Wallace West, Bill Peters, Robert Sheckley, and Bruce Elliott. Cover by Mel Hunter. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Monthly magazine focusing on human interest stories, social issues and fiction.

"Bird-Treat Cheat!"; Veronica decides that Betty, Jughead, and Reggie should build bird houses because so many trees were being cut down for new buildings. "Yells and Belles"; Archie and Reggie apply for the position of cheerleading coach; The two babble on to Betty about their plans, which don't include her. "Behavior Pattern," art by Joe Edwards; Betty and Veronica think Archie and Reggie are trying to assassinate each other. Ad for Archie's Pal Jughead and Archie's Joke Book. "Lip Service," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bill Vigoda; Betty tips Archie to a prank with lipstick that Reggie and Veronica are playing on him. "Christmas Jeer" text story starring Betty and Veronica. "Hook, Line, and Stinkers!"; Reggie and Archie are going fishing instead of taking the girls to the movies. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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January 1954. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. In this issue: Ansel Adams; cactus wren; and more. 9-in. x 12-in.; part color, part black and white; 40 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.35.

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

Volume 5, Issue 7 - January, 1954. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Jan 1954. Volume 52, Issue 5- 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Everett B. Cole, H.Beam piper and John J. McGuire, Ralph Williams, Frank M. Robinson, and Algis Budrys. Illustrations by Freas, Orban, and van Dongen. Article on patent law. Cover by van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Antonio Toldo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Vinny gets caught by the cops after a dramatic and violent pre-Code car chase, but they don't know what he did with the loot from the defense plant. Joe Dollar figures out how to muscle his way into the bookie business, but first he has to get rid of the competition. Vannie gets nervous when fellow crimelord Doc demands to retire, with years' worth of evidence as his insurance policy. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Seven Years Late for Death; Joe Dollars Last Loan; The Jensen-Kelly Feud; You Can Fight Crime; The Man Who Couldnt Die. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Monster Maker, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; The creations of horror story writer Carl Bascom come alive in a parallel world; If he destroys the manuscript, his fictitious monsters die. They Strangle by Night, art by Louis Zansky; In Donnerwald, Germany, puppet maker Hans Basserman can bring his dolls to life; They turn out to be evil and go on a killing spree. Conjurer for the Foul Fiend, art by Ken Rice; Aging stage magician Willis Duncazy makes a pact with the devil; Magical powers, youth and a beautiful assistant are his for one year. The Werewolf Strikes!; Professor Drago is a werewolf, but working on a formula to keep his human form. But time runs out and Drago gets cornered. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 5 - Winter, 1954. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Joker's Movie Crimes!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker's films his crimes in order to sell them as instructional aids; He sees himself lampooned in a new Batman movie and makes a film about humiliating Batman and Robin. Binky Says: "Know Your Community!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Dick Grayson's Nightmare!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne has Wayne Manor redecorated while he is involved in a murder trial in Chicago; Robin to operates out of a nearby cabin belonging to a vacationing mystery writer; A gang of thieves plan to rob a nearby warehouse. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Deadly Dingo!" two-page "factual" comic story, art by Nick Cardy. "Calling All Con Men!" text story by Jack Miller. "The Machines of Menace!", script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Robberies committed in Gotham City by fantastic machines prompts Batman and Robin to follow one out to sea, where they are captured by an automated fishing device; Inventive genius Eric Golar dreams of creating a fully automated city. The Line of Stars Presents Superman DC National Comics ad. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Verdict of General Wong!, art by Art Peddy. The Password!, art by Hy Rosen. Battle Brady in Korea! The Volunteer!, art by Bill Walton. The Convincer text story. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vickers. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes, Robert Q. Sale and Hy Fleishman. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. Pvt. Ike tries to help a rookie soldier who doesn't know or like what the US is doing in Korea. A by-the-book Marine sergeant clashes with his troops when they help a civilian child impoverished by the war. Americans in a German POW camp await the approaching troops that can liberate them. Pvt. Ike: Just a Foot Soldier; Marine Sergeant; The Private and the Sergeant; Watching the Line; Recon Flight; Private Stock; Pvt. Ike: Ya Gotta Have Faith. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 12, No. 6. January 1954. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials, including a campy Bettie Page piece, "What You'd Like to See on TV", with four humorous photos. Billy DeVorss cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 50 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

A collection of the most famous cartoons drawn by Richard Bibler. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 64 pages, B/W. Cover price $16.99.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - January, 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Sid Check, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines. A bank robber finds a hideout in the swamps where he is treated like royalty - until he realizes he's been fattened up for slaughter. A hobbyist whose hobby is collecting tombstones finds one that's made out with his name. A man hopes to smuggle his wife out of plague-ridden Paris in a coffin. The Life of Riley; Guest of the Ghouls; Heads of the Dead; The Devil Shares a Body; Black Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Step into My Empty Shroud, art by Lou Cameron; The gangster Reynolds is executed in the electric chair and buried in Potter's Field; In his mind he refuses to have died and battles his way out of a cemetery full of collegial skeletons. These, My Hands of Doom, art by Ken Rice; Cosmos, "an ugly, twisted man", is a masterful sculptor, but unrecognized; He swears revenge, makes a deal with the devil and gets a rare gift: anything he touches turns to stone. Lair of the Black Widow, art by Sy Grudko. The Talking Skull, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1954. Cover by Conrad. Fantasy stories: "Call Me Wizard" by Evelyn E. Smith, "G'rilla" by William Morrison, "Halfway to Hell" by Jerome Bixby, "Tag" by Robert Abernathy, "The Ghost Maker" by Frederik Pohl, "Perforce to Dream" by John Wyndham, "The Man Who Got Around" by Joesph Satin and "Wolfie" by Theodore R. Cogswell. 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Mighty Men of Old (From Exodus to the Dedication of Aaron)!" Adapted by Arthur S. Maxwell. Art by Harry Anderson, Paul Remmey and Russell Harlan. The Bible Story is a series of easy to read and understand books featuring over 400 stories in 10 hardcover volumes covering the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Also including over 1,200 full color illustrations, this series is a wonderful look at the greatest story ever told and easily assessable by readers of all ages. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. All Ages

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Trials and Triumphs (From the Death of Nadah and Abibu to the Anointing of David)!" Adapted by Arthur S. Maxwell. Art by Harry Anderson, Paul Remmey and Russell Harlan. The Bible Story is a series of easy to read and understand books featuring over 400 stories in 10 hardcover volumes covering the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Also including over 1,200 full color illustrations, this series is a wonderful look at the greatest story ever told and easily assessable by readers of all ages. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color. All Ages