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2) Contact
Author
Publisher
Aviation Press, Inc.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Meet Golden Eagle, Blazing Venus, Tommy Tomahawk and more in the Contact Comics series.
Author
Publisher
Story Comics
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Story Comics' series Mysterious Adventures is an excellent example of the horror-suspense genre popular during the Golden Age of comics (1930s, '40s and '50s). Story Comics pushed the envelope of what was acceptable in terms of violence and gore and their comics certainly contributed to the eventual founding of the Comics Code Authority in 1954. Full of mysterious tales of the undead and monsters beyond the imagination, the stories are richly illustrated...
Author
Publisher
Story Comics
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Story Comics, a publisher during the Golden Age of comic↵books, was known for its four popular series, Dark Mysteries, Fight Against Crime, Mysterious Adventures and Romantic Hearts. By this time, comic↵books had become relatively mainstream and the illustrations were becoming a↵respected art form. This time period helped to codify the aesthetic and↵vocabulary that remains popular in comic books to this day. ↵↵Story Comics'↵series Dark...
Author
Publisher
Story Comics
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Story Comics' series Romantic Hearts offers its readers love stories with rich illustrations. Romance was an extremely popular genre during the Golden Age of comics. The men are handsome and the women are beautiful, navigating their respective storylines full of star-crossed lovers and happily-ever-afters. This Anthology includes 11 of the 23 issues that were published between March 1951 and July 1955.
8) Dance Class
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Julie, Lucie and Alia are best friends who share the same passion: dance! A new year of classes has begun and this year, in addition to their regular ballet and modern dance classes, the three girls are introduced to a new style of dance - African folk! Powered by deep percussion-based music, this style is unlike anything they've ever tried before. While the girls enjoy their new art form, problems at home and in the classroom threaten to cause them...
9) Suspense
Author
Publisher
Et-Es-Go Magazines, Inc.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The Suspense series has become a popular collector's item. Here, you can read the books that are so sought after.
10) Garfield Show
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
When Jon can't sleep, he seeks help from a sketchy hypnotist named Professor Somnanbulo, who gives him a machine called the Hypno-Snore. When Jon turns it on, Odie interrupts with his barking. Unbeknownst to him, Jon's been hypnotized to fall asleep - and sleepwalk - whenever Odie barks! It's up to Garfield to UN-hypnotize Jon, before things really get out of hand! Featuring five more fun-filled stories starring Garfield, Odie, Nermal and the rest...
Author
Publisher
Star Publications
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Popular Teen-Agers focused on the romantic adventures of a small group of young adults. Each issue featured the recurring characters Toni Gay ("Model Miss"), Honey Bunn ("Some Cookie"), Midge Martin ("Nifty Newshawk") and Eve Adams ("Torrid Tourist").
Author
Publisher
Star Publications
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Often subtitled "True Cases From Crime Files," the Shocking Mystery Cases comics featured plots combining crime/detective fiction and the horror genre. This issue features" The Carnival Killer," "Murder and Roses," "Bruno Gillers in The Swami's Last Seance" and other stories.
13) Beware
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Beware was considered to be one of the most popular horror series from Trojan Magazines. Debuting in the 1950s, the series included elements of the occult and supernatural. This issue includes "The Voice From Beyond" and other stories.
14) Annoying Orange
Author
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A family of gigantic aliens from outer space has invaded our planet. Their mission? Harvest all of Earth's fruit! Annoying Orange and his produce pals from Daneboe's Supermarket must to try and stop these monsters: Blendorr, a titanic living juicer; his colossal wife Juolie-Annn, a sentient slicing device; and their only-slightly-less-gargantuan son Rronko, a mysterious gizmo of 1,000 uses! If our band of fruitastic heroes can't pull off Orange's...
15) Redskin
Author
Publisher
Youthful Magazines
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
This is the fifth issue in the Redskin Western series from Youthful Magazines. This issue features "Chief Joseph in Scourge of the U.S. Calvary" and "The Ancient 'Curse of the Cheyenne'."
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Youthful Romances capitalizes on the romance comics that were popular during the 1950s. The stories feature star-crossed lovers, vixens, cads, beautiful women and handsome men. They often featured real-life movie stars whose personalities were incorporated into the storylines. Youthful Romances ran from August 1949 to July 1953. This issue includes "Love Me. Love My Job!" and other stories.
17) Sparkling Stars
Author
Publisher
Holyoke Publishing Co.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Sparkling Stars features the stories of "Ali Baba," "Hell's Angels," "Petey and Pop" and more.
18) Love Diary
Author
Publisher
Orbit Publications
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
This is the first issue of the long-running romance series from Orbit Publications that debuted in the 1940s. Enjoy the many romantic escapades that define this fun series.
19) Terrific
Author
Publisher
Et-Es-Go Magazines, Inc.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Kid Terrific stars in this series from Et-Es-Go Magazines, one of the last series the company published before becoming a part of Holyoke.
Author
Publisher
Story Comics
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Story Comics' series Fight Against Crime capitalized on the popularity of police and detective stories in the comic Golden Age of the 1940s and 1950s. With richly illustrated stories of thugs, hooligans and gangsters, this series was packed with action and drama. The series slowly moved from the gangster genre to more horror and gore. Eventually, Fight Against Crime became known as one of the most outrageous of the horror comics and sparked a public...
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