Comic books September 1953

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"Nothing to Sneeze At"; When Moose becomes weak as a result of taking allergy medication Reggie takes advantage of that weakness to knock Moose around. "Wagon Heels"; Reggie swipes a kid's wagon to race it down a hill. "My Aching Tooth" starring Reggie and Archie. "All Burned Up"; Reggie makes a bet with Archie using a trick question. "Arrow Escape"; Reggie and Archie compete to see who will play the part of an archer in the school play. "Keep 'Em Filing"; Suzie files down a letter with a file. "Moostakes Will Happen"; Veronica is insulted when Moose refers to her as snooty so she wants Archie to stand up to him up for her. "Cheatin' Shows" text story starring Reggie. "Tattle Tale!"; Reggie skips school to see a fortune teller. "Let Him Eat Cake"; Another piece of cake has disappeared from cooking class. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon. "Keyed Up"; Reggie accidentally hypnotizes Moose and uses it to his advantage. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic book based on the popular comic strip, featuring oddball facts from around the world. In the days of tall ships, a mysterious vision of a captain's lost love saves his ship twice from disaster. A chess game changes the course of history. The mysteries of Africa. Plus an introduction describing the history of the famed comic strip. A Vision Saved Two Ships; Factless Facts; Seeing's Not Believing!; History was Changed in a Chess Game; Africa Explored; The Bomb That Bounced Back; Fire-Proof Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - September 1953. Cover by Civillitti. Science Fiction stories by Irving E. Cox, Stanley Mullen, Felix Boyd, James E. Gunn, Chester Cohen, Alger Rome, Kirby Brooks, and Noel Loomis. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky brings law and order to Beaver Falls, but that doesn't sit well with the vigilante mob that was dealing out crude justice with a heavy hand. Rocky investigates a series of deadly blasts at the railroad construction site. Dee Dickens describes the toughest bug ever and his foolproof bug solution. Also featuring a PSA for air rifle safety. Young Boss; Vigilante Violence; Sagebrush; Old Smokey; Bobby's Bull's-Eye; Dee Dickens: The Buggy Tale; Trouble Boss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Judy reconnects with an old flame while shes engaged to another man; A woman is torn between a daring race-car driver and his boring but stable mechanic; An attacking lion helps safari guide Rick choose between wealthy Hilary and her secretary Margie. Love Story; Empty Kisses; Wavering Heart; Party Lines; Love Affair; An Armful of Love!; Safari For Three. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Fred Kida and others. This early romance title from St. John focuses on the struggles of domestic life. Mail-order bride Ellen marries Tom in Texas, but doesn't understand why they can't socialize with the neighbors, or what that has to do with the death of Tom's first wife. Ann chooses businessman Wes over teacher Buddy, but a stolen school-bus prank changes life for all three of them. While they're stationed in North Africa, Burt worries that new wife Peg is being wooed by their wealthy neighbor Maurice. Thrill Hungry; Mail Order Bride; The Heart Is Ageless!; I Flunked a Love Test; Psychology of Jealousy; Our Day of Reckoning. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Races Murder in Papoose Pass starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord Dubois, art by Al Micale. High Wind and Gun Smoke starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Al Micale. Bullet Searches a Crook starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Randy Steffen, Pete Alvarado, and Charles McKimson. The Choice of Rory O'Hara text story by Gaylord DuBois. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Ray Thayer. The Last Boomtown Sheriff text story. Ad for Grape Nut Flakes featuring badges related to Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Trigger, and Bullet. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack in "Goldbrick Blues," "Dog-Tale," "Check-Mate," and "Detail." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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July 1953. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Fall 1953. Previously published as Fantasy Advertiser until Vol 5. Science fiction reviews, ads, essays, illustrations and articles. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - September, 1953. Official literary-humor quarterly published at UCLA with fiction, features, and pictorials. 9" x 12", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover of Virginia Mayo. Gwen Verdon and Lilo in Can-Can. 10.25" x 13", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy plays along when two outlaws offer to send him on vacation, but he doesn't realize he's walking into a trap. When a little boy is trapped in an abandoned mine scheduled for demolition, only Tex Ritter can save him. When a corrupt acting sheriff plants "dope" on a wealthy rancher, Rocky Lane must step in. Rough Rider; Hopalong Cassidy: The Trip to Oblivion; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: The Prairie Swindle; Monte Hale: The Mountain Maze; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Tex Ritter: Buried Alive; Rocky Lane: The Extortion Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "All for Love," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Art Cappello; Jason Casan is rescued from his wrecked spaceship when it crash lands on an asteroid named Vulca; His rescuers are the aged Doctor Artuk and the young and beautiful blonde woman named Clio. "Pet Hate," art by Stan Campbell; A group of settlers land on the planet Pharisee; They encounter a large predator dubbed a piranosaur attacking a small, cute creature; The expedition leader calls it a winky due to its rapid eye blinking; The colonists attach to their winkies as pets. "World without Children" text story by Dick Giordano. "The Cycle of Death," pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by John Belfi; Peter Fresno and Hugh Mason explore a desolate city on Mars; They discover a museum and a statue; The statue informs them by telepathy that the Martians were wiped out by a deadly red dust. "First Contact" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico; Foodie Somak and his friends are taken aboard a spacecraft by aliens called the Denebians; The extra-terrestrials can't survive in the atmosphere; Instead they take the trio along with them to their planet, saying they intend no harm. "Flower from Pharaoh," pencils by Frank Frollo; World War V has ended. The people of Earth-2 in a solar system where they fled to escape the dying sun now face overpopulation; A space station is built; Dr. Flyk returns with a flower from the planet Pharaoh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1953. Volume 2, Issue 2. Featuring work from Philip K. Dick and Roy G. Krenkel. Softcover, 5 1/2-in., x 8 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with chapter illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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Speed Carter, Spaceman stars in "The Pirate Planet," "Slaughter on a Star," and "The Robots' Revenge" (art on all three by Joe Maneely). Back-up story, "Venus, Earth's Twin Sister" (art by John Romita Sr.). Two-page text story, "The 500th Year." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 9 - September 1954. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. No Escape, script by David Kahn, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. One-Ton Terror, script by Art Wallace, art by Dan Gordon. Battle Detective, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Command Performance, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page and Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet in "The Grab-Bag Planet" (art by Murphy Anderson?), "Man Into Martian" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Do Not Open Till Doomsday," and "Experiment in Destiny!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Fraternity of Doom"; A man returns to college for a fraternity reunion; He tells the passenger next to him about a curse that has killed a fraternity member each year. "Death Takes Four"; A veteran with an injured face schemes to inherit his aunt and uncle's money and marry his second cousin; He pretends to be crazy and kills his aunt and uncle, and his cousin accidentally dies. "Terror Town" text story by John Martin. "Grim Awakening"; A defense contractor who makes defective equipment kills an inspector who plans to report him; His nephew dies because of the shoddy work. "Graveyard Terror"; A village idiot frees the monk of revenge from his grave; A padre goes to send the monk back to Satan; He succeeds by driving a cross into the monk's grave. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Untouchable!, art by Bernie Krigstein; When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste. The Easter Eggs text story. What Happened On the Moon?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist builds a robot that can survive the voyage to the moon. The Voice of Death, art by Bob McCarty. Too Good To Be True!, pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox; The Devil makes a gambler have good luck so he wins all his bets. The Corpse That Wasn't, art by John Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Pied Piper of Smallville, art by John Sikela; A clarinet playing bum seems to have hypnotized the kids of Smallville into following him into the most dangerous places. Mission of the Planet of Ice popsicle ad, art by Sam Glankoff. The Movie Star of Tomorrow!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Superboy is snatched into the future to make a movie of his life. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How Uncle Sam Got His Name article. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Improve Your Batting Average!--Superboy's Workshop. Clark Kent, Runaway!, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela; When Pa Kent insists that Clark do chores rather than meet his friends, he runs away from home, but it's all a ruse because Clark realizes that his parents have been replaced by impostors trying to uncover his Superboy identity. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan Traps a Rogue," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan stops ivory poachers who have tried to kill Tantor. "Boy Trails the M'Bongo Spears," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When Dombie is taken by the M'Bongo tribe, Boy tracks them and with the aid of his friends Korak the ape and Jad-Bal-Ja the golden lion, frees Dombie from the M'Bongo. "Tarzan and the Hunter Wasps," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan battles a nest of wasps that have grown big enough to kill lions. "Mabu's Reward" text story. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo defeat Han-Ool's army without the loss of a single life on either side, and Han-Ool is taken prisoner. Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. Wheaties ad with Yogi Berra. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.