Boy Comics comic books issue 53
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Issue #53
Published May 1950 by Lev Gleason.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Borth and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A town mayor (who looks like Edward G. Robinson) refuses to approve a teen rec building to combat juvenile delinquency, because he thinks all teens are thugs and hoodlums. Manager Burt Shotton of the Brooklyn Dodgers explains how to play baseball, in a unique illustrated comics piece. A dog helps rescue a kidnapped boy. Also featuring a vintage house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Crimebuster: Are Tough Guys Really Tough?; A Ransom Note, a Dog, and Young Jerry Norton; Dangerous Cargo; It's the Law!; Spring Training by Burt Shotton; Little Wise Guys: A Chair For Scarecrow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #53
Published Feb 1954 by Charlton Comics Group.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
All reprints. Last pre-Code issue. In order of appearance: "Wild Bill Hickock" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #25; "Jesse James, King of the Outlaws" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #38; "Big Bow and Little Arrow, Turn Over A-New Leaf" reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #84; "Tom Mix and the Infamous Revenge" reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #76; "Annie Oakley" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #20; and "Dusty, The Fable of the Lost Stable". "Rodeo Terror" illustrated text story reprinted from Western Hero (1949) #78. Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
