Comic books April 1955

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Guess who's in this issue! None other than pulp writer Hugh B. Cave with his short story, "Fortress of Fear." Cave was an expert on voodoo, often using it as a central theme in his stories, as he has in this case.

Monthly magazine focusing on human interest stories, social issues and fiction. 8.5" x 11", 140 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.35.

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"Play As You Go"; At a school talent contest, Archie does a Liberace imitation (as Liber-Archie), with the plan of having Jughead play a piano backstage while Archie mimes; Reggie finds out about the plan and does his best to sabotage the routine. "Flood of Advice"; Reggie makes fun of Archie for wearing rubber boots and carrying an umbrella for his date with Veronica (at Veronica's request); Archie decides to ditch the boots and umbrella, but gets caught in the rain on his way to Veronica's. "Cute Numbers"; Betty and Veronica have a mysterious conversation involving numbers; When Mr. Weatherbee asks what they are studying, Veronica says they are just choosing some cute boys from the football team to invite to their party. "Of Dopes and Dames" text story. "The Model Madness"; In hobby shop class, Archie is building a windmill out of buttons, Reggie is building a castle out of marbles, and Jughead is building a railroad engine. Archie Club ad. "Lover-Come Back"; Veronica has dropped Archie for Reggie; Jughead suggests writing fake love notes and signing other girls' names to them to make Veronica jealous. Archie Giant Series ad. "Reverse Decision"; Reggie has some trick glasses that make everything seem to be upside down; He slips the glasses on Moose while he's taking a nap, but the joke goes haywire after Moose wakes up. Archie's Joke Book ad. Untitled story; Reggie calls in a loan to Archie by demanding use of his jalopy that evening. "Shoot to Chill!"; Betty is upset because Veronica often gets her picture in the newspaper; Reggie and Jughead come up with an idea to photograph Betty in a swimsuit standing in the surf on a freezing day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1955. Volume 55, Issue 2 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson ("The Long Way Home" part 1), R.R. Merliss, Everett B. Cole, and Lee Correy. Illustrations by Freas, Riley, Solo, and van Dongen. Article on population control. Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up! public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. "The Living Bat-Plane!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; With help from Dr. Philip Winters, Batman and Robin test the new remote controls on the Batplane and Batmobile; Unfortunately, bad guys take the controls of the Bat-vehicles and turn them against the Dynamic Duo. Batman Whirly-word Game activity page by Martin Naydel. "Batman's Publicity Agent!", pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A publicity agent named Mike Whalen starts a city wide publicity stunt in honor of Batman; The Caped Crusader finds it flattering, but the constant exposure of Batman-themed stunts interfere with his crime-fighting career. One-page Playful Pop and the Kiddies story. "The Strangest Lawmen on Earth" text story. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Map of Mystery!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; An explorer from the famed "Explorer's Club" sets out to find an ancient lost city of the Incas, but refuses to share his secret with other members and eventually disappears; Batman is called in by the other Club members to track down their fellow member and find this lost city, not realizing one of the member wishes to loot the city. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. Pancho's Uncle Ferd comes to the duo for help - only he thinks that Pancho is the fast-shooting hero, and Cisco is the bumbling sidekick. Beautiful reporter Estralita tells Cisco and Pancho that Ferd's newspaper was investigating Boss Weevil. A public dust-up between rancher Hagen and his ex-foreman Ballard looks like opportunity for two cattle rustlers. Plus fun facts about cowboy hats. Cowboy Hats; The Cisco Kid and Pistol Pancho; The Cisco Kid and the Persistent Rustlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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10.75" x 13.75", 102 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye. Captain Compass story, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Roy Raymond TV Detective story, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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#40, 3-4/55, 10c. Issue features "The Kitchy-Kaw Diamond" in which Donald and his nephews are tricked by Scrooge into a dangerous mission to obtain a diamond as big as a football and "Saves the Ship" in which Donald's newspaper job leads him and his nephews into antics and adventures on a cruise ship. Issue also has one-page gag strips on the inside cover pages and the back cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 19, 1955. Weekly movie magazine published in Chile. Cover of Jeff Chandler, back cover of Terry Moore. 8-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, B&W. NOTE: Spanish language.

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Whole number 153. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 228 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Colin Dawkins and Johnny Craig. 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 danger in the tropics when an ex-Nazi munitions dealer is selling weapons to Costa Rican revolutionaries. Photographer Steve Rampart sees suspicious doings while covering a peace conference in Geneva. Reporters find shady business while vacationing in sunny Key West. Dateline: Cayo Romano, Cuba!; Camera!; Holiday for Macduff; Thirty; Dateline: Key West! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix has never heard the saying about curiosity and cats. Felix gets a new job, working the games at a carnival. Felix's nephew Inky finds a novel way to watch a parade. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Felix the Cat Knows He's Nosey; Play Fun; Inky; The Free Song; Danny; Don Poco. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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French Edition of (The Magazine of...) Fantasy and Science Fiction. A typical issue contains original French fiction along with some American stories translated from the US magazine. Softcover digest, 6 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white (text, no illustrations). NOTE: All text in French.

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Bettie Page centerfold

April 1955. Cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. This issue with a full-page photo of Bettie Page, and Bettie shares the centerfold with another model. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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#624, 1955, 10c. Walt Disney's Treasure Island. Comic book adaptation of the 1950s Walt Disney's movie version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story about young Jim Hawkins, his encounter with pirates and his search for treasure. Entire issue is comic, no ads. Inside front cover has a treasure map. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Based on the 1950 Walt Disney movie "Beaver Valley." Painted cover art. Beaver Valley, script and art by August Lenox; The life of the beavers in Beaver Valley; nonfiction. Beaver Valley Oddities, script and art by August Lenox; Text story about other animals in Beaver Valley. Beaver Lodge Cutout activity page by Lenox. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Jo Albistur, Bob McCarty, Art Gates, Bill Draut, Ted Galindo, and Jack Oleck. Gritty war comics "produced by veterans" (as the tagline proclaims) from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An unarmed medic is the only defense against an Axis sniper. Axis POWs being transported to Australia manage to take over an Allied plane. A WWII submarine crew is assigned to take out a Japanese armada. Simple but eye-catching cover by Jack Kirby. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. 30 Year Man; Suicide Run; Mayhem in the Sky; Coward; Find and Fire; Mess Sarge; Its Mutual; G.I. Yaks. Final issue published by Mainline; Charlton took over the series with issue #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 20, Issue 12 - April 1955. Cover by Thomas Beecham. 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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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Nat Edson and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene investigates a robbery at a grain elevator. Outlaws Hemp and Gunny make the mistake of returning to the grain elevator, and walk right into Gene's trap. Gene suspects Granny is not who she appears to be. Trouble at the Elevator; Killers Trail; A Quirk of Fate; A Gentle Sort o Hombre. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book featuring stories focusing on famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autrys horse. Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Old Whitey, Warhorse in Three Armies article; Whitey served on both sides in the Mexican-American War (for Gen. Zachary Taylor on the U.S. side), and for the Union Army in the Civil War. "Champion and The Trap," art by Morris Gollub; Ricky, Champion, and Rebel thwart horse thieves who use an old-fashioned water trap (pen-up a water-hole with cut trees, and a narrow opening) to capture horses. "Champion and Trouble at Coyote Ridge," art by Morris Gollub; Bank robbers on the run waylay a stranger, leaving him unconscious in the brush; Ricky and Champ rescue him, and recover incriminating evidence; The robbers assume the stranger's reservation at a dude ranch; they are found out. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, John Belfi and Bill Walton. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A construction worker saves a toddler who plummets from a window; A teen pulls a drowning woman to safety; A Fort Worth teen saves a couple from an apartment fire. Man Sprints Saves Boy; Quick Thinking; A Real Pal; Cowboys and Indians; Tot's Wading Party; Roof-top Rescue; A Close Brush With Death!; Didn't Seem Like Much; Trapped in Darkness; A Man With Courage; Can't Swim; Saves Dad; Almost a Last Dash; Twin Heroes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Mr. Jerkimer takes issue with Horace's long lunch breaks; Horace tries to dodge door-to-door salesmen; Dotty ensures that the cute girls at the beach know Horace is spoken for. 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. Trade Secrets; Li'l Taffy; Night Out; Horace's Office Lunch; Mental Giant; Elmer Eagle; Beach Wear; Sammy's Goal; How to Draw Wild Animals. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April, 1955 Volume 6, Issue 4. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 17 #6 - Apr. 1955. 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.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Elephant Charge!", script by Don Rico, art by Joe Maneely; Tharn stops the leopard Coga from attacking elephants. Ivory hunter Bowzer wants to kill Tharn but his female companion tricks Tharn to lead them to the elephants; Tharn stops Serpo the python. Bowzer fails to kill Tharn, flees the raging elephants and is killed by the python. "Challenge in the Night!" starring Jungle Boy, Jack Spears and Smith (Serge Rubochov), script by Don Rico, art by John Romita. "Jungle Drums" text story. Untitled Man-Oo story, script by Don Rico, pencils by Syd Shores. "Killer Bait!", script by Don Rico, art by Vince Colletta; Leopard Girl (and her leopards) save Peter from Numa, the lion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 180 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. The Potheads; Lulu stops Tubby and Willy from fighting by putting pots over their heads. The Lucky Gold Piece; Tubby and the Fellers substitute Lulu's chocolate cake with a mud cake. April Fool Joke; The Fellers want to play a joke on Lulu by putting a frog in her handbag. Ol' Witch Hazel and Little Itch; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel teaches Itch to play witch tricks on the poor little girl. The Mechanical Boy; Tubby dreams he makes a walking, talking mechanical boy. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Jud Jackson's Plan, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Jud Jackson breaks out of prison and leads his old gang in a series of stagecoach robberies. Horse Thieves, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Two outlaws, on the run after robbing a bank, ambush Tonto and steal his horse. Rescuing a Chippewa Warrior, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck and Strong Eagle help a Chippewa warrior being chased by the Sioux. They go to his village. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. Full-page, inside front cover, illustrated article about Indian moccasins. The Stranger; Nakal leads Tonto's people against the Crow in a Chinook war canoe. The Disputed Territory; An imposter claiming to be a government agent plans to sell Indian land to settlers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Silver Leads His Foes," "The Great Black Bull," and "The Tusker." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Child!", art by Bill Elder; A humorous look at Bill's early life with some supposed early scribblings of his. "The Boy!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous bio of Bill's childhood, through photos supposedly showing his early artwork. "The Young Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's early career, with photos of various items he supposedly painted. "The Commercial Artist!", art by Bill Elder; Humorous look at Bill's commercial art career, with samples of fake advertisements. "The Old Pro!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Bill Elder; Melvin is captured during a bank robbery and continually digs his way out of jail. "Senility!", art by Bill Elder; A few of Bill's most recent drawings, showing a regression to his earliest form. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 4 - April 1955. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Men's adventure magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 3, issue 4 - April 1955. Cover by Frank Cozzarelli. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Tubby in "The Little Man on the Cake," "The Money Finder," "The Gentleman," "Clothes Call," and "Wellington Whisk." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.