Comic books March 1953

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Ajax-Farrell presents battlefield stories from the Korean conflict. Two US soldiers assigned to fight alongside South Korean soldiers against the enemy must overcome their preconceptions. When soldiers Jack and Dick fall for the same gal, Jack decides to try his hand at love poetry. A lieutenant fresh out of training must learn the hard way about how to survive on the ground in Korea. Fighting Fools; All's Fair in Love and War; Roaring Rockets; Battle Test; The Happy Yank. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Killer from Saturn"; The city's in panic as an alien-like killer stalks the streets at night. "Vengeance of the Red Ghost," art by Leo Morey; Susan Maynard fakes her death and plays the avenging ghost coming back from the grave. "Goddess of Murder"; Monstrous four-armed goddess Kali demands human sacrifices. "House of Horror" text story. "The Beast from Beyond"; A hunting company from the city enters the woods and finds no moose, but a dragon-like monster! 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Jerry De Fuccio, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Space travelers discover the strange truth about a gigantic planet, with art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. Martians take the shape of long-lost loved ones in an adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, Mars is Heaven, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an EC editorial urging readers to support the beleaguered publisher, and a note about Ray Bradbury adaptations. Classic atom bomb/flying saucer cover by Wally Wood. Mars Is Heaven!; Snap Ending!; Fever; The Parallel!; Disassembled! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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March 1953. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Horror and supernatural fiction by Joseph Payne Brennan "Slime", Donald F. Vieweg, L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt "Caveat Emptor", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, John Ward, Kirk Shaw, T. W. Speight, Harold Lawlor, and Appleby Terrill. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Jon Arfstrom, Joseph Eberle, and W. H. Silvey. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition, one shilling cover price. Vol. 45 #1 - Mar. 1953. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 96 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Escape," pencils by Pete Morisi; Thirteen convicts escape from a prison colony in a boat without any food; They get decimated by animals, quicksand bogs, hunger and cold; The last five go overboard in a storm and drift as a gruesome quintet to frighten ships passing them. "Night Air"; A doctor treats a strange patient, the lovely Mara; She insists on staying indoors at night and keeping the windows strictly closed, because she feels stalked by vampires. "History of Horror" text article; Accounts of cannibalism and the inquisition. "Gruesome, Huh?" text article; Review of the novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by Marquis de Sade. "Short Cut," art by Don Heck; The bandit and tyrant El Toro wishes to be voted for president in the republic of Saldor; He uses every dirty trick in the book to get enough votes: Bribery, intimidation, blackmail. "Explorer"; A cruel captain commands an exploration into unknown territory; He kills dozens of natives and robs them of their resources. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 5 - March, 1953. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. "Monster of Sarno Gulch," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vincent Alascia; While visiting a Caribbean island, a man witnesses voodoo rituals that change humans into monsters; Stealing some of the elixir he returns home to Sarno Gulch and uses the elixir on himself and his new bride. "African Horror," art by Harry Lazarus. "The Grave" text story. "Mystery of the Moaning Statue," art by A. C. Hollingsworth. "Hero of the Venus Flyer," art by Gene Fawcette. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Seven Days To Doom," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve and the General believe Wonder Woman is dead and Diana is hard-pressed to convince them otherwise. "The Man Who Stole the Sun," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Phaethon, son of Helios, tries to steal Earth's sun for his own planet. "Those Lovely Liberty Belles" text article. "Terror of the Termites," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When evil termites threaten to destroy the world, Paula shrinks Wonder Woman and Steve down to insect size so that she can battle them. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Clark Kent, Gangster starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry the Jitterbug humor half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Archers of Yesteryear starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Good Neighbor Spirit public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Ship of Crime starring Captain Compass, art by Joe Certa. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Comanche Conspiracy starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Don Cameron, art by Howard Sherman. House ad for current issues of Tomahawk and Buzzy. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Hunters in the Deep-Sea text article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Crime Capsule starring Batman, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 4. Whole number 4. Art by John Prentice, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Another spinoff of the Young Romance comics series, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Timmy and Judy decide to get married, even though they're teenagers, but the law won't let them. Advice on love from Nancy Hale and pipe-smoking square Dan Wilson. Johnny turns bitter after Marge tricks him into marriage. Under 21; Ask Dan Wilson, Man About Women; Shoulder Beauty by Nancy Hale; Here Cries the Bride!; Beauty Aid by Charmaigne; Stop at Nothing! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#55 on cover, Vol. 6 No. 7 in indicia. Art by Jack Kirby, John Prentice and Mort Meskin. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #55 on cover, Vol. 6 No. 7 in indicia. Sharon rebels against her controlling parents when she dates handsome older man Scott; Edith fears that husband Bruce is seeing someone else on the side; Bitter Korea vet Brad has trouble readjusting to life as a civilian, and Laura doesn't understand. Afraid to Go Home!; Heartless; Nancy Hale Advice; Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic; The Other Woman!; Too Much Lip; Tell it to the Judge! 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Ira Zweifach, Richard Kahn, Rhett Rutledge, Ashley Calhoun, Jesse Merlan, Bob Cohen, Cerrone, John Forte, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Sometimes listed as Youthful Romances (1953-54 Ribage) #2. Johnny and Barbara find that career conflicts with love, until they get help from real-life singer and stage star Tony Bavaar. Two strangers meet by chance on a train, but can love survive what awaits at the next station stop? Spoiled heiress Fran goes West and meets her unlikely match in Bronco Trent. Plus a profile of Hollywood heartthrob William Lundigan. Cover features a photo of Tony Bavaar. Come Back, My Love; Dangerous Romance!!!; Could This Be Love?; Love Flight; William Lundigan; Go West for Love. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.