October 1954 - December 1954

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 15, No. 2 (#170).

Published on October 5, 1954. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Donald Rants About Ants,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

The Passport, Saul Steinberg.

Published on October 7, 1954. The book features 350 cartoons by Saul Steinberg, many of which were first published in The New Yorker magazine. Cover illustration by Saul Steinberg. Hardcover book. Color and black-and-white interiors. 228 pages. New York: Harper & Brothers. Cover/indicia date: 1954. Cover price: $5.00.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #82.

Published on October 10, 1954. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #77.

Published on October 12, 1954. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Boomerang,” “The Magic Trick,” “The Treasure Hunters,” “Santa Clause in the Park,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Little Flower,” and the Tubby story “Little Sampson,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Crime SuspenStories #26.

Published on October 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “The Fixer,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Kamen; “Dead Center” by Jack Oleck & Joe Orlando; “The Firebug,” by Jack Oleck & Reed Crandall; and “Comeback,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Kamen. Cover illustration by Jack Kamen. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢

Panic #6.

Published on October 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The Phansom,” by Nick Meglin, Albert B. Feldstein, and Will Elder; “Executive Seat,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood; “Comic Strip Advertising Dept.,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando; and “Popular Mecpanics Magazine,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Shock SuspenStories #18.

Published on October 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Cadillac Fever!,” by Carl Wessler & George Evans; “The Trap,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Kamen; “In the Bag,” by Carl Wessler & Bernard Krigstein; and “Rundown,” by Carl Wessler & Reed Crandall. Cover illustration by George Evans. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

Tales from the Crypt #45

Published on October 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Telescope,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Davis; “The Substitute,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Kamen; “Murder Dream,” by Carl Wessler & Bernard Krigstein; and “The Switch,” by Carl Wessler & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

The Vault of Horror #40.

Published on October 15, 1954. Edited by Johnny Craig. The comic includes these stories: “Old Man Mose!,” by Johnny Craig; "An Harrow Escape!," by Carl Wessler & Joe Orlando; "The Pit!," by Carl Wessler & Bernard Krigstein; and "Ashes to Ashes!,” by Carl Wessler & Graham "Ghastly" Ingels. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-issue comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: L. L. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #8.

Published on October 26, 1954. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the stories “Message from Mysterious Island” and “A Campaign of Note,” both by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1954-February 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #19.

Published on October 28, 1954. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Mickey Rodent!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; “Supermarkets!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Puzzle Pages!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; and “The Cane Mutiny!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Famous Funnies #214.

Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Eastern Color (Famous Funnies). Cover/indicia date: November 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 15, No. 3 (#171).

Published on November 2, 1954. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Too Safe Safe,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #78.

Published on November 9, 1954. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Fiddlin’ Around,” “Alvin’s Voice,” “The Spider and the Million Cats,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Iron Door,” and the Tubby story “Big Fish,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #83.

Published on November 10, 1954. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Science-Fantasy #27.

Published on November 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Adaptability,” by Otto Binder & Wallace Wood; “Close Shave,” by Otto Binder & Reed Crandall; “4th Degree,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “I, Robot,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January-February 1955. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

“I, Robot” was adapted from the Eando (Otto) Binder short story.

The Mad Reader.

Published on November 22, 1954. The book collects select material from the first 17 issues of Mad. Introduction by Roger Price. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Ballantine. Cover price: 35¢.

Notes

This is the first book collection of material from Mad.

The panels on the front cover are from the story “Lone Stranger!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis, first published in Mad #3.

Mad #20.

Published on November 30, 1954. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Katchandhammer Kids!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; “Sound Effects!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Cowboy!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: February 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“Paul Revere’s Ride” is adapted from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 15, No. 4 (#172).

Published on December 1, 1954. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Search for the Cuspidora,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Jungle Tales #4.

Published on December 6, 1954. Edited by Stan Lee. Cover illustrations by Syd Shores. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Classic Syndicate (Atlas/Marvel). Cover/indicia date: March 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

Per copyright records, the Atlas/Marvel publications Jungle Tales #4, Kid Colt Outlaw #46, Patsy and Her Pals #12, and Spy Thrillers #3 appear to be the first comics to be published with the “Approved by the Comics Code Authority” seal. All were reported as published on December 6, 1954.

The Comics Code Authority was set up in September 1954 by a number of New York City-based comics publishers to police the content of their publications. This was in response to the public backlash over child-inappropriate material, such as graphic violence, appearing in newsstand comic books in the early 1950s.

Marge’s Little Lulu #79.

Published on December 7, 1954. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Wishing Well,” “The Hidden Enemy,” “The Hypnotist,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Golden Apple,” and the Tubby story “Hide’n Seek,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: January 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #84.

Published on December 10, 1954. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: February 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Crime SuspenStories #27.

Published on December 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Maniac at Large,” by Jack Oleck & George Evans; “Just Her Speed” by Jack Oleck & Bernard Krigstein; “Where There’s Smoke…,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Kamen; and “Good Boy,” by Carl Wessler & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Cover illustration by Jack Kamen. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1954-January 1955. Cover price: 10¢

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

Impact #1.

Published on December 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the story “Master Race,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Bernard Krigstein, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: March-April 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Panic #7.

Published on December 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Mel Padooka,” by Jack Mendelsohn & Will Elder; “You Axed for It!,” by Jack Mendelsohn & Jack Davis; “Travel Posters,” by Jack Mendelsohn & Joe Orlando; and “Them There Those,” by Jack Mendelsohn & Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Tales from the Crypt #46

Published on December 15, 1954. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Upon Reflection,” by Carl Wessler & Jack Davis; “Blind Alleys,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Success Story,” by Carl Wessler & Joe Orlando; and “Tatter Up!,” by Carl Wessler & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 15, No. 5 (#173).

Published on December 28, 1954. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “New Year’s Revolutions,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: February 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #21.

Published on December 29, 1954. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Poopeye!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; “Slow Motion!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Comic Book Ads!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; and “Under the Waterfront!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: March 1955. Cover price: 10¢.

Next: January to April 1955.