Comic books August 1955
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Tags: Superman$475.00
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- Pedigree: Mohawk Valley
- Mohawk Valley.
- Label #1445580002
$160.00
View scans- 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Water spotting.
Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Four Superman Medals," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman must find a way of attending the annual policemans dinner, during which a Superman Medal will be presented, both as himself and as Clark Kent. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Mystery of the Space Mutiny" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Janu, the Human Chimp" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$125 ACTION COMICS #207 1955 SUPERMAN Congo Bill TOMMY TOMORROW DC Comics GOLDEN AGE $250 ACTION COMICS #207 DC COMICS GOLDEN AGE 1955 CGC 4.5 GRADED! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1955 by Butterick Publishing Company.$7.00
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$52.00
View scans- Staples added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super Hobby of Superboy, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superboy begins collecting rocks and minerals from other planets. The Aqua-Mailman starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. The Magic Archers starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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4 days left Auction Adventure Comics #215 CGC 6.5 1955 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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$17.50
View scan- 3" Spine split/ tear from bottom. Missing corner piece.
Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ogden Whitney and Harry Lazarus. 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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$53.00
View scans- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.
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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Tags: ArchiePublished Aug 1955 by Archie Publications.$21.00
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"Campaign in the Neck," art by Bob Montana; Archie decides to run a last-minute write-in campaign against Reggie for class president; The school election is the same day as the Riverdale mayoral election; Jughead goes to pick up some campaign posters for Archie, but gets the Mayor's instead. "Something Fishy"; Archie and Veronica go to a seaside restaurant where the fish is guaranteed fresh. "Spec-tacular"; Moose insists on wearing the eyeglasses his favorite uncle left him, even though he can't see a thing. Archie Annual ad. "Pass the Smelling Salts"; The Professor has the students identify the smell of chemicals while blindfolded. "The Hand Writing on the Wall"; Reggie wrote all his girl friends' phone numbers on the wall around the pay phone at Pop's and is devastated when Pop has the whole shop painted. "For Goodness Sake!"; Reggie keeps getting dates with Veronica because Archie keeps getting detentions. Archie vows not to get a detention for a whole day. "The Oily Bird"; Veronica's fan is noisy, so Archie oils it; Veronica is not happy with the result. Archie Club ad. "Count Your Blessings"; Archie and Jughead are putting identifying signs over the school doors; When Jughead drops a small one on Archie's head, Jughead tells him he's lucky. "Right or Rung"; Veronica has an argument with Archie; When Pop Tate tries to help Archie patch things up, Archie manages to make Mr. Lodge think he and Veronica are going to elope. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: ArchiePublished Aug 1955 by Archie Publications.$45.50
View scans- Water damage. Staple rust.
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Army Fun (1951) Vol. 2 #11$29.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
Digest-sized collection of military-interest humor and art from Prize, aka Crestwood. The first issue of a long-running series that lasted into the 1970s, with subjects of interest to soldiers and others stationed on US military bases of the time. Including single-page gags, jokes, articles, and cheesecake drawings of increasing detail, the series lasted until at least 1977. 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1955 by Street & Smith.$3.00
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
August 1955. Volume 55, Issue 6 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Eric Frank Russell ("Call Him Dead" part 1), Lester del Rey, L. Sprague de Camp, Algis Budrys, James Blish, and James E. Gunn. Illustrations by Freas, Rogers, and van Dongen. 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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Published Aug 1955 by Charlton Comics Group.$36.00
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Featuring: 6 page Atomic Rabbit story "The Discovery" drawn by Al Fago; 8 page Sherlock Monk story "The Monk and Chuck Are Grould Up!"; 2 page text story "Danger Ahead" starring Lottie Linden and Atterbury Oaknose; 8 page Atomic Rabbit story "Just Water Over the Dam" drawn by Al Fago; 7 page Billy and Oscar story "Trouble in the Big City." Cover by Al Fago. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1955 by Stanmor Publications.$8.40
$7.30
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Published Aug 1955 by Stanmor Publications.$66.00
View scanSoldiers face life on the battlefield in one of the many 1950s war comics by publisher Stanley Morse. In a special issue devoted to the famed Battle of Iwo Jima, ten different veterans recall their stories of the five-week battle, which included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific Theater. Cover inspired by the "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" photo, already a symbol of America's role in WWII by 1955. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1955 by Beauty Parade Inc..$99.00
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View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Corner Damage. Denting. Foxing.
$26.00
View scans- Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
$24.00
View scansVol. 14 #4 - Aug. 1955. Cover by Peter Driben. Page after page of models posed provocatively in two-page situations (e.g. "Farmer's Naughty Daughter," "Strippin' Sioux," and "Big Game Hunter"). Includes a nice pic of Bettie Page, nearly full page. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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View scanCover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Wood, Bill Finger, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Paul Gustavson and Chuck Cuidera. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Treason In the Underground" by Dick Wood, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Steel Colossus" by Bill Finger, Dillin and Cuidera; and "The Statue That Attacked Blackhawk Island" by Wood, Dillin and Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in the back-up story "Chop Chop's Tours to China" by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #56. And: 1-page text story "Publicity Hound," reprinted from Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) #46. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1955 by City Magazines Ltd..$7.00
View scans- Spine split 40%. Staple rust: Slight.
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Bold Magazine (1954 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 3 #2Published Aug 1955 by Pocket Magazines.$8.70
View scanVolume 3, Issue 2 - August 1955. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.
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$45.00
View scans- Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.
August, 1955. Bettie Page cover. A racy pageant of peppy cartoons, girls, and giggles. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", 98 pgs, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1955 by Mainline/Charlton.$200.00
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- Label #0345347005
Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, plus a cartoon by Art Gates. Western adventure featuring Bullseye, created and originally published by the legendary Simon-Kirby team, creators of Captain America. Bullseye returns to his hometown and gets involved in a fight over a hot-air balloon. Then he must prevent the balloon from falling into the hands of bandits. A final Bullseye story features one of the few double-page spreads ever to appear from the Simon-Kirby team, as Bullseye tries to retrieve a stolen idol. Duel in the Sky; The Flaming Arrow; Gold's Fools; The Stolen Rain God; Two-way Trail; Laff Time; Sheriff Shorty: Fightin' Mad! Final issue under this title; series continues as Cody of the Pony Express (1955 Charlton) #8. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Celebrity (1954 Magnum Publications) Vol. 3 #5Published Aug 1955 by Magnum Publications.$5.40
View scanVolume 3, issue 5 - August 1955. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrities, athletes, and pin-up models. 4-in. x 5 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.
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Published Aug 1955 by Jayhawk Press.$41.00
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Published Aug 1955 by A.R. Mueller.
- Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
$2.50
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Published Aug 1955 by Lev Gleason.$5.30
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Frank Bolle and Tony DiPreta. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Slugger accidentally steals a time bomb that has already begun its countdown. The Little Wise Guys rescue an eccentric millionaire from drowning, only to learn he's an escaped convict trying to get to his loot. The backup historical strip features oddball factoids. Also featuring an activities page, including a drawing of Scarecrow, and "How would you like to make your own home movies?" Little Wise Guys: Time Bum!; No Kidding!; Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones: Big Wheel; Little Wise Guys: Big Reception; Little Wise Guys: Go Peddle Your Paddle; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$17.25
View scans- 3 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.
The Lone Ranger stars in "He Finds Dan Reid," "A Message in Time," "Flight Through the Wastelands," "Bad Medicine," "The Call of Wild Horse Valley," and "Danger at Beaver Pond." 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Reprints Pinocchio (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 63), The 7 Dwarves and Thumper (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 45), Mickey Mouse "Adventures With Robin Hood" (40 pages), Johnny Appleseed, Pluto and Peter Pan, and Bucky Bug. Cut-out on back cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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$12 Dell Giant Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies (1952) #6 - Good/Very Good Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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$7.50
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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Aug 1955 by Bladkompaniet.
- Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling.
Issue 31 (whole number 726) - August 6, 1955. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.
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Published Aug 1955 by Bladkompaniet.
- Spine stress. Corner Damage. Edge damage. Soiling.
Issue 32 (whole number 727) - August 13, 1955. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.
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Published Aug 1955 by National Periodical Publ.$12.00
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Published Aug 1955 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$16.00
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$4.90
- Cover oxidation. Residue. Staple rust.
$3.49
$2.50
- INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.
Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by Vic Lockman and unknown. Art by Phil De Lara, Tony Strobl, Paul Murry, Vic Lockman and unknown. Donald Duck is featured in "The Castle Heirs," plus the back-up story "Huey the Genie"! Also: 1-pagers "Tall Sandwich Boy," "Flat Tires," "A Dime's Worth of Time" and "Tricky Sale"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Grandma Duck and Daisy Duck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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$10 Walt Disney's Donald Duck #42: Dell Comics. (1955) VG/FN (5.0) 4 days left Auction Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #42 (Dell,1955) Golden Age Comic Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Aug 1955 by Davis Publications, Inc..$9.70
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
$7.50
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Volume 26, Issue 2 - August, 1955. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 44 #2Published Aug 1955 by Esquire Magazine.$8.40
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Aug 1955 by Columbia Publications.$50.00
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Volume 16, Issue 4 - August, 1955. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1955 by Ziff Davis.$29.00
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Aug 1955. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Frank Herbert, Dick Purcell, Winston Marks, Paul W. Fairman, and Milton Lesser. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Aug 1955 by King-Size Publications.$5.00
$4.90
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Aug 1955. Cover by Kelly Freas. Science fiction stories by Ed M. Clinton Jr., Dal Stivens, Mack Reynolds, Garnett Radcliffe, Curtis W. Casewit, Richard R. Smith, Evelyn E. Smith, Arthur Sellings, Alan E. Nourse, Norman Arkaway and Stanley Harris, Charles E. Fritch, and J. Harvey Haggard. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.
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Published Aug 1955 by Newsstand Publications.$15.00
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 1955. Men's interest magazine featuring stories, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's FIGHTING CARAVANS, No. 632." Painted cover art by Hank Hartman. Facsimile of Distinguished Achievement Award given Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. by Newsdealers Post Number 1169 American Legion on November 14, 1954. Zane Grey's Fighting Caravans, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Albert Micale; Clint Belmet's mother, father, and dog fall victim to separate Indian attacks while he is working as a freighter for wagon trains; He is separated from his sweetheart and spends many years searching for her. Promo for Zane Grey's Stories of the West #27. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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$38 Zane Grey's Fighting Caravans Dell Four Color Comics #632 1955 VF- 2 days left Auction K178 Zane Grey Fighting Caravans 632 (4C) Dell Western Golden Age Comic Book Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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$11.00
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Indicia title is "DOTTY DRIPPLE AND TAFFY, No. 646." Full page of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Putting on the Dog; The dog Pepper gets snobbish when Taffy buys him a doggie sweater. On the Job; Horace's boss, Mr. Jerkimer, asks him to buy an emerald brooch for Mr. Jerkimer's wife birthday; Horace gets the brooch, but accidentally puts it in an envelope containing bids for a city contract. The Super Snoozer; Dotty, Horace, and the kids go to Market Utopia, a gigantic shopping center that's just been built. Nothing New; Horace receives a telegram saying he's won $25,000 first grand prize in the Slippery Soap Limerick Contest. Promo for Dell's "Angel" comic. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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5 days left Auction Dotty Dripple and Taffy #646 1955 VG+ Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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$13.00
$15.00
36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1955 by Frolic Magazine Inc..$9.00
View scansVol. 5, No. 1. August 1955. Men's interest magazine with non-nude pin-up pictorials. 8 in. x 10.25 in., 66 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Aug 1955 by Weider Publications.$45.00
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Volume 21, Issue 2 - August 1955. Cover by Clarence Doore. 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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Published Aug 1955 by Galaxy Publications.$15.00
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$2.80
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Published Aug 1955 by Galaxy Publishing.$5.00
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Guns (1955 George E. von Rosen) Magazine Vol. 1 #2-2Published Aug 1955 by George E. von Rosen.$15.50
View scans- Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Guns (1955 George E. von Rosen) Magazine Vol. 1 #8-8Published Aug 1955 by George E. von Rosen.$10.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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$9.49
View scanCover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops try to prevent a gang war from escalating; An arsonist is trapped by his own fire; Inside looks at police procedure and the job of a beat cop. Jigsaw; Ordeal By Fire; Puzzle; Police Procedure in Crime; My Beat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$406.00
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- Label #4363590023
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, veers back toward EC's famous twist stories with this issue. In the cover story, with art by Graham Ingels, an embittered old shop keeper keeps a secret from everyone. A man goes to jail to protect his son, in a story with art by Jack Davis. A minister tells a young man about his father's death, but the man couldn't care less. Life Sentence; The Debt; Totally Blind; The Punch Bowl; The Good Fairy; Appointment Cancelled. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1955 by JB Publishing.$43.00
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Jack and Jill (1938 Curtis) Vol. 17 #10$12.00
View scansVol. 17 #10 - Aug. 1955. Four-page illustrated biography of Howard Pyle. 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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Published Aug 1955 by Charlton Comics Group.$72.00
View scanCover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and others. Charlton takes over publishing the adventures of hardboiled, one-eyed private eye Johnny Dynamite. Johnny escorts a nuclear scientist targeted by Communist agents, reflecting the Cold War concerns of a changing era. Secret agent Ed Wells must bring a secret cargo to the American embassy in London, but someone doesn't want him to arrive. Johnny meets his own private heart of darkness as he travels into the Vietnam jungles in search of a missing man and his daughter. The cover blurb describes the violent action as "Adult Reading," a rare distinction at the time. The Man of Many Faces; Lamebrain: In A Stew; The Shattered Alibi; Secret Agent From New York; Wilbur the Waiter Is Fowled Up; Ackley; Poison Jasmine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.