Comic books January 1953

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Muscles for Money starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Man-Eater of Mandalao! starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The End of the Planeteers! starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Free Speech -- Free for All! starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Impossible Legend starring Vigilante, script by Dick Wood, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cited in Parade of Pleasure. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 126, No. 4 - January 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Shutterbugs of Smallville starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan; cameras taking pictures harm Superboy. At Sea in the Stone Age starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Fastest Movie Ever Made starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Paul Norris. The Archers in the Sky starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #106. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 27, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by Mallory Storm, Charles Creighton, E.K. Jarvis, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Tom Beecham, John Fay, and William Slade. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 6.75" x 9.75", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 49, No. 2 - January 1953. Magazine focused on American living in the "Vintage" era. 9.75" x 12.25", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Also see Four Color for previous issues. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tale "The Chinatown mystery," plus two untitled stories! Starring Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken! Also has an untitled story on the inside front cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Also see Four Color for previous issues. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. "The Different Vampire," pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A vampire destroys one of his own coven when he uncovers his secret that he prefers vampire blood to human blood. "Horror Hill" text story. "The Worm That Turned," art by Ed Winiarski. "The Manhunter!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Man Who Went To Far!", script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. "Gorilla!", script by Carl Wessler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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January, 1953 - Volume 9, Issue #1.

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Jan 1953. Volume 50, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Cover by Pawelka. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson, E.B. Cole, Julian Chain, Lee Cahn, and Steve Benedict. Illustrations by Edd Cartier, Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on nuclear power. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 172 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Volume 1 No. 1. Cover by Leo Manso. Science Fiction and Fantasy stories by Alfred Coppel, Irving Cox, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Bryce Walton, John Christopher, E. Everett Evans, Milton Lesser, Charles L. Harness, Glen Malin, John Jakes, Frank Owen, and Theodore R. Cogswell. Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, Gerald McCann, and Mort Lawrence. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; b&w text with spot illustrations; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters, pencils by Louis Zansky; Dr. Gueux wants to rule the world with the help of monsters dreamt up by a mystery writer in his nightmares. Greed's Grisly Treasure; Adventurer runs an errand for the devil; He fights ghosts in a spooky tavern to get his hands on a pirate treasure. Role of the Footlight Werewolf, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Paul Gattuso; Ambitious actor goes method acting to portray a werewolf onstage; He joins a band of werewolves, supplies them with victims and learns their behavior and rites. Black Horror of Druid's Glen, pencils by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Crazy Crime Clown!", script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker steals a bunch of worthless items; Apsychiatrist diagnoses him with hebophrenic schizophrenia, and hes committed to an insane asylum; Batman and Robin investigate the mysterious case and decade that Joker must have pretended to be insane in order to reach a wealthy man inside the asylum. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Two-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Movie That Killed Batman!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Ray Burnley; During the making of a movie, Batman and Robin recreate the case against a notorious criminal called Skid Turkel; Their butler, Alfred, has been cast as the main antagonist. -page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 1-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Smoking Out Smugglers" text story by Jim Moss. "The Water Crimes of Mr. Hydro!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; Timothy Flagg is a water boy at Gotham State Penitentiary; He decides to break out of prison using water and becomes Mister Hydro; Batman and Robin get involved. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. No Retreat!, art by Gene Colan. I Saw Hitler Die! (he gets shot in the face), art by Russ Heath. His Excellency Was Excellent in Korea! text story. Bait!, art by Cal Massey. Enemy Patrol!, art by Dick Ayers. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. "12 Hours Till Death," script by Carl Wessler, art by Russ Heath; Five engineers are sent behind enemy lines to blow up a power plant. "The Big Bluff!", pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A North Korean officer tries to take a hill held by American soldiers. "Rangers Stick Together" two-page text story. "Out Of The Frying Pan," art by Vernon Henkel; American prisoners escape from a POW camp and steal a tank to return to their lines. "Red Guerilla!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Jay Scott Pike; A North Korean captain is stirring up the local farmers against the American forces. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Hank Chapman, Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Al Hartley, Gil Evans, Sol Brodsky and Joe Sinnott. Get into the Thick of Battle with Combat Kelly in a tale by Hank Chapman and Al Hartley. Plus: "The Coward!" with art by Sol Brodsky; "Eyes in the Night!" by Paul S. Newman and Gil Evans; "The Dead Men!" with art by Joe Sinnott; and 2-page text story "The Well-Digger Wins a War"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Bailey. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A police detective encounters a magical clock that sends people to Hell when it strikes thirteen. Traveling the polar wastes, two explorers are trapped in an igloo for months, and one of them is slowly going insane... or is it both? Gangsters force a Romani witch to use her powers to bring a ganglord back from the dead. The Horrors of the 13th Stroke; The Lonely One!; The Ghoul at Eldritch Manor!; Gray Matter; Return of the Dead! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Gene Colan. Curse of the Fire-Bird, art by Lin Streeter; When "ambitious" Lydia kills her husband with the stroke of a mace to inherit his fortunes, he changes into a phoenix and hunts her down to a fiery end. Wanted: Ghost Writer, art by Sy Grudko; Newspaper reporter Jerry Vincent takes on a night job for a creepy man with a hood sitting in a room full of torture instruments; Vincent writes story beginnings about actual events. The Hand of the Ancient Evil! The Scourge of the Undead, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Terror of the Crimson Hoods" by Bill Woolfolk and Reed Crandall; "Devil's Squadron!"; and "Vampire Men of Kunwalo!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Man-Killer"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny in "Football Luck," "Simple Si, the Private Eye," and an untitled story. Issue also has one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in: "A Passion for Fashion"; "Cave-Man Tactics"; "Earn While You Learn"; "So Nice on Ice"; and an untitled story. Plus: Will Bragg in "Tossin' the Bull!" co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan and Fire Chief Carl Swenson. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Exciting Interviews" co-starring Ted Dawson, Miss Kramer, Stewart Blair and Lana Lowry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Hand of Horror" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel Fights the Mongol Blood-Drinkers" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (the Scarlet Vampire appearance); and "Captain Marvel Battles Viking Villainy" with story by Otto Binder (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb tale "The Well-Dressed Dope!"; Captain Kid in "The New Suit"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Salvage" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Al Avison, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon and Moe Marcus. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Scientists create a ravenous bacteria and realize they can control its actions. Archaeologists encounter deadly ants and living mummies in a pyramid. A doctor learns how to read the minds of others, but the first person he tries it on turns out to be a murderous lunatic. Nightmare of Doom; Vengeful Corpse; The Place!; The Living Mummies; True Tales Of The Tomb; Mind Over Matter; Web of Doom! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men Against the Sea, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 104, with 1/53 date). Story continued from CI #100 "Mutiny on the Bounty". Following the mutiny, Captain Bligh and eighteen members of his crew are set adrift in an open boat. Unprotected against fierce storms, unarmed against attacks by savage natives and facing slow starvation, the men embarked on an amazing voyage of breathtaking adventures across thousands of miles of treacherous sea. Second part of the Bounty trilogy, last part continues in CI#109 "Pitcairn's Island". Cover price $0.15.

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Men Against the Sea, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 114). Story continued from CI #100 "Mutiny on the Bounty". Following the mutiny, Captain Bligh and eighteen members of his crew are set adrift in an open boat. Unprotected against fierce storms, unarmed against attacks by savage natives and facing slow starvation, the men embarked on an amazing voyage of breathtaking adventures across thousands of miles of treacherous sea. Second part of the Bounty trilogy, last part continues in CI#109 "Pitcairn's Island". Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Robert Bernstein and unknown. Art by Pete Morisi, Paul Gustavson, Charles Sultan and unknown. A woman is out to revenge the murder of her lover, and accuses Two-Gun Lil for the killing after finding a piece of her shirt sleeve on the scene of the murder in an untitled story. Plus: A master of disguise is out from a lunatic asylum and has picked five men for death in his desire for revenge in the Arizona Raines story "The Killer With a Thousand Faces!"; in search of a job, Johnny Lash (the Whip) helps the daughter of a rancher in "Range War!"; Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "Triple Cross"; and 1-page text story "Wildfire" starring Brad Tucker and Marcia Robbins. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Ski instructor Betty falls for Gary, who performs with real-life musician Ray Anthony. But they are separated by complications only a dangerous ski exhibition can resolve, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Mark marries Austrian immigrant Margo so she can get a green card, but is crushed to learn she's really engaged to another man. The romance between Ann and Bart leads to tragedy when he gets her to join a Communist agitator group, in a classic "Red Scare" story of the Cold War era. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood legend Stewart Granger. Cover features a photo of Ray Anthony. No Other Love!; I Sold My Heart; Stewart Granger: Swashbuckler; Backyard Battleground; Mother Isn't Always Right. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Hy Fleishman. "The Note of Death," art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Norman Conway is made mayor on the promise to buy a haunted house from mobster Jake Lomax and turn it into a school; The witch Mary appears on the scene and starts fires. "Food For Thought!", art by John D'Agostino; Phil Stewart crashes his plane into the jungle and is rescued by mystery woman Kadira; She flees from her cannibal tribe and follows Stewart to the US to be his wife. "Grave Information" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Vampires Bite," art by Hy Fleishman; Doctor Ralph Bowan keeps a menagerie of freaks - a vampire, a ghoul and a witch - in his house, encased in big formaldehyde vats; When Bowan finds out that his wife Lily is cheating on him with his assistant Alan, he kills them and integrates them into his collection. "Sea of Ghosts," pencils by Harry Harrison; Captain Caleb Firth is a slave trader; He murders a cargo of Chinese workers to escape the coast guard; But one of them returns from the dead and comes for revenge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Hubbard, Bob Moore, Dick Moores, Harvey Eisenberg, Jack Bradbury, Del Connell and Dick Moores. This Dell Giant focuses on Disney's animated classic Peter Pan. A full-length comics adaptation of the Disney version of Peter Pan. Donald, the boys and Peter Pan catch the wedge dragon. When Mickey Mouse's shadow runs away, he enlists the help of Peter Pan to get it back. Plus games and activities. Peter Pan; Donald Duck Meets Peter Pan; Pixieland; Fed Up; The Buried Treasure; Bubbles the Water Baby; Nursemaid Nana; John and Michaels Indian Adventure. 212 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - November 1952. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Jan 1953. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas L. McClary, Richard Matheson, Frank M. Robinson, and Alfred Coppel. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Buzzy's flapjacks are too hard to be breakfast, but they make great pistol targets. Bobby Bantam's nephew Beep wants to go to the ball game, but Bobby doesn't have enough money for both of them to go. Kenny Kangaroo must improvise when his coal shovel is too wide to fit through the furnace doors. Bobby Bantam: Take Me Out to the Brawl Game!; Horse Sense; Buzzy Bee; Kenny Kangaroo; Champ the Chump of Chimps: I Know Best!; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Mailman Stay 'Way from My Door; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Magic Lamp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bill Walton and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. A soldier learns the truth about a battlefield legend. A unit's last chance for survival comes down to one hand grenade. An ordinary GI Joe learns what it takes to be called a hero. The Bullet; One Grenade!; Wake Island; Hero?; On Your Guard; Torpedo!; Roaring Ridge! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Walt Disney's PETER PAN and CAPTAIN HOOK, No. 446." Cover art by Bob Grant. Treasure Hunt, art by Bob Grant; Peter Pan is given a treasure map to the Mermaid Queen's treasure; Captain Hook tries to get the map from Peter but only gets half after he accidentally cuts it in half; Tinker Bell tries to find the map on Hook's ship, but is captured and held for ransom; After fooling Hook with a fake map, Peter gets both halves of the map and takes Wendy and Peter and the Lost Boys with him on a boat to find the treasure at Skull Rock; Hook and his crew follow him and there's a battle over the treasure. Adaptation of the 1952 Walt Disney animated motion picture "Peter Pan." Captain Hook and Peter Pan Cutouts activity page, art by Bob Grant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster encounters a werewolf and an ancient curse; A Hindu-trained hypnotist and a woman's ghost seek vengeance on her killer; A woman is captured by voodoo cultists in Haiti. Mark of the Werewolf; Lorelei; Retribution; Drums of Voodoo. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Giant Xmas Issue. L. B. Cole cover. Santa Claus appears in the Neddy Bear story. Cute double-page spread "Merry Christmas from All Your Frisky Fables Friends!" "The Soul of a Shoe" with art by Dave Endlar is by far the stranges story in this issue devoted to various funny animals. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - January 1953. Cover by Milton Luros. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Time Stops Today" by John Wyndham. Illustrations by Milton Luros and Paul Orban. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby builds a self-driving lawnmower a century and a half early, but soon it's developed a mind of its own. Gabby sets out to expose land fraud in the local newspaper, but gets his beard stuck in the typewriter. Plus an educational strip featuring gun safety tips for young people. Favorite line this issue: "Tarnation! Dingbust this fool contrapshun! It's plumb trapped my whiskers!" Car Crazy!; Gabby Hayes Mows Them Down; Loco Lew; Gun Hints; Young Falcon: The Seller of Death; The Headline Hunter; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Swami; Smokey Joe; King of the Peaks; Sports Champion. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton resumed publishing two years later with issue #51. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. Peter Pan comic ad. "Ghosts of the Modoc," art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene and Flappjack make a trip to the mountains, and run into a band of killers masked as Indian Ghosts. "The Big Joke," art by Tony Sgroi; Allie May and her brother, Jim, have inherited a ranch, but a neighbour is eager to get her sell out. He has not counted on Gene Autry, though. "Just Routine" text story starring Pony Express Rider Clint. "The Bad Luck Necklace"; Two bank robbers escape the posse and are returning to where they buried the strongbox, but an ancient Indian grave yield another find; Not a very lucky one. Daisy Air Rifles ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book featuring stories focusing on famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autrys horse. Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Night Horse non-fiction story; How horses are used at night during a cattle drive. "Blizzard Bound," art by Morris Gollub; Ricky and Champion get caught out in a blizzard. "Two-Way Roundup," script and pencils by Morris Gollub; A couple of outlaws attempt to hide at the Flying A. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Without Love!" (art by Jerry Robinson), "The Sweetheart of Alice Dorne" (art by Morris Weiss), "Mine Alone," and "When Tears Must Fall!" Al Hartley cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jim Tyer and others. Talking magpies Heckle and Jeckle are known for their identical appearance, their distinctive chatter, and their mischievous schemes. Heckle and Jeckle convince Dimwit to become an organ grinder, with themselves as the monkeys. The talking magpies take over a farm, but all the animals are non-conformists with their own ideas of farm production... square eggs, for example. Dressed as sailors for a costume party, the duo is mistaken for deserters from the Navy. Monkey Business; Double Fun; Gandy Goose; Phony Farmers; Terry Bears: Is Silence Golden?; Dimwit's Solution; Sourpuss Borrows; Shipwreckers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.