Issue #1 of Africa, Thrilling Land of Mystery, published in 1955
Tag: 1955
The Phantom Lady, Abridged
The cover for the 1955 abridged edition of “The Phantom Lady” by William Irish
Out of The World, Oct 9th, 1955
Long before Gary Larson published his Far Side cartoons, Charles Addams (creator of the “Addams Family”) had his twisted humor in print.
Rangers Comics, Oct, 1955
True Detective, Mar, 1955
The Other Lord of the Jungle
Bomba the jungle boy is a character found in a series of books by Roy Rockwood.
The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
1955 Dust Cover for Erle Stanly Gardner’s The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Based on a character in John Dickson Carr’s The Department of Queer Complaints, Boris Karloff plays detective Colonel March. In this 26 episode television series we find Colonel March solve “unsolvable” mysteries. Being only 30 minutes long the mysteries don’t go very deep and in in the case of at least one episode, had a very “Scooby Doo” vibe to it. As of this writing it is available on TUBI
The role of Colonel March allowed Boris, then age 65, to go back to England to go into semi-retirement and visit old friends.
Cult of the Cobra, 1955
American G.I.s who trespass on a Hindu ceremony are hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to transform herself into a cobra. (IMDb.com) Continue reading “Cult of the Cobra, 1955”
Jann of the Jungle, Issue 10
Jann of the Jungle, Issue #10, March, 1955