Comic books March 1953

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1953. Cover by Mark Schneider. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 126, Issue 5 - March, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Kiss of Death, art by Tony DiPreta; A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. Mind over Matter, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A man receives Yogi training to make objects disappear, and when his friend introduces him to Cartesian skeptical doubt, they both disappear. Daughter of Death text story. Flying Saucer, inks by Jack Abel. Surprise!, art by Jack Keller; An old man in love with a Gypsy girl murders his rival; The girl continues to moon over the dead man so a Gypsy woman offers to make the old man resemble the man he killed. The Old Man's Secret!, art by Jay Scott Pike. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 3 - March, 1953. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 27, Issue 3 - March, 1953. Last pulp-format issue. Cover by Harris Levey. Science fiction stories by Paul Lohrman, E.K. Jarvis, Robert Eggert Lee, Rog Phillipsw, Mallory Storm, Noel Loomis, and "Forest of the Night" by Evan Hunters (as 'D.A. Addams'). Illustrations by Dick Francis, William Slade, Ernie Barth, Dotzenko, and Harry Garo. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"His Father's Secret" (art by Dick Ayers), "Woman in Black," "Pursuit" (art by Bob Forgione), "Hog Attack," "The Hole in the Wall," and a two-page text story, "Doom of Ages." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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March, 1953 - Volume 9, Issue #3.

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March 1953. Volume 50, Issue 1 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by John Brunner (as "John Loxmith", 1st U.S. publication "Thou Good and Faithful", age 19), H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, Thomas Wilson, and Robert Sheckley. Illustrations by Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on scrap metal. Cover by Pawelka. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Mario Norberto Leone, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Lou Terril and his gang set their sights on a million-dollar pension payroll... but is it all just a trap set by the cops? Private eye Vic Flint is hired to keep wealthy murder witness Monte De Carlo alive, but he has no such deal with the hoodlums Peewee and Egghead. Blackie becomes an expert at a particular skill: torching buildings for the insurance money. Million Dollar Steal; Vic Flint: The Case of Kid Slick; Confessions of a Police Informer; Vic Flint: Blood on the Snow; Arson Expert; The Final Proof; Last Cruise of the Ibex; Murder by Appointment; Ups and Downs in Crime; Hit and Run; Plunder on Patrol; Gag Bag; The $80,000 Stick-up; 3 Dimes; The Tough Guy; Comedy Column. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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March 1953. Cover by Leo Manso. Edited by Sol Cohen. Stories by Jack Vance, Irving Cox, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Kris Neville, John Christopher, Noah Gordon, Milton Lesser, John Jakes, and R. S. Richardson. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Giunta, Norman Nodel, Gerald McCann, and Mort Lawrence. One of Avons experiments with combining pulp magazines and comics, this is a merger of two previous Avon digest-format magazines, Avon Fantasy Reader and Avon Science Fiction Reader. DP!; The Rather Improbable History of Hiliary Kiffer; Survivor; Breaking Point; As Holy and Enchanted; Hunt the Red Roe; Crack of Doom; Book reviews; The Agent; Forever is So Long; A Night on Mars Hill; The Parasite. 5-in. x 7.5-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Gorilla story issue! Cover by Win Mortimer (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!", script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The town of Silver Vein is run by criminals and is a hideout for bad guys;. When some criminals from Gotham City go to Silver Vein, Batman and Robin follow them. Half-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Mr. Roulette's Greatest Gamble," script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Mr. Roulette has been gambling with his life but Batman and Robin try to stop him. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Stone Walls and Iron Bars" article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!", script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla; The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's brain put into the gorilla. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Four untitled Battle Brady stories. Scripts by Hank Chapman; art by Syd Shores (1 story) and Norman Steinberg (2 stories), plus one uncredited. Two-page text story, "Captain Hart Climbs Hinto Hill." Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Joe Certa, Carl Pfeufer and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. Combat pilot Jeff only needs one more victory to become an Ace, but that's just the point where his buddy Bob was shot down. Masters is one of the toughest soldiers in Korea, but he repeatedly turns down promotions to a higher rank. A US infantry captain must figure out how to take out an enemy tank unit. Target for Today; The Ride of Death!; To Each His Share; Cannon Fodder!; Hit 'Em Where It Hurts!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. "Danger Zone!", art by Werner Roth; Professor Prael is lured to East Berlin and captured by the communists. "A Spy Among Us," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jay Scott Pike; A North Korean spy infiltrates a military unit. "Bayonet" two-page text story. "City of Slaves," art by Sam Kweskin; The horror of Dachau as they were experienced by one man. "100 Feet Down," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Ed Moline; A soldier uses his training as a stuntman before the war to help him in battle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 1 - March, 1953. Magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 96, Issue 5 - March 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard 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. Iron Jaw hires a double of Sniffer as part of his revenge plot against the Deadly Dozen. Rocky X and the Rocketeers explore the deserted city on jungle planet Kantrax and encounter gigantic vulture-like creatures. Two brothers in love with the same woman try to resolve their triangle by competing to swim the English Channel. Crimebuster: The Big Rat Race; Rocky X: Death From the Skies; Little Wise Guys: Sugar Sloan; The Swim For Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Tom Baron and unknown. They were tormented by guilt...couldn't escape their pasts...tried to cheat love...and paid for their mistakes. Read these stories your heart will never forget: "Second Chance for Love"; "Loves of My Life (Part Three)" (continued from last issue & continues next issue); "Our Carefree Marriage"; and "Vengeance in My Heart"! Plus: Half-page readers' poll "What Do You Think?" Also: "Do You Need Advice?" letters page by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - March, 1953. Men's interest digest with stories of war, science, and crime, as well as many full pages dedicated to tasteful pin-up photography. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny in "The Roamin' Roman Rabitt" and two untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - March 1953. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. This issue features articles on Suicide in the Snow, and Pills for Birth Control! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Al Eadeh, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais and Moe Marcus. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A fugitive criminal discovers the elixir of immortality. A woman learns that her ancestors are cat people, much like the classic horror film. The guardian of an ancient city returns to life when scientists take it out of the city. Cycle of Horror; Curse of the Black Panther; The Wax Man; The Creeping Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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From the Earth to the Moon, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 106, with 3/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

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From the Earth to the Moon, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 118). Cover price $0.15.

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From the Earth to the Moon, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 132). Cover price $0.15.

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From the Earth to the Moon, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 146). Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Secret Fling"; "They Called Me Cheat"; "Glamour Mother"; and "Heartbreak House". "For a More Glamorous You: Eye Savers..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #43 and from "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6, and reprinted as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Numbering continues from Confessions of Love (1953 Star Publications) #14, confusingly enough. Gary longs for love, but women pass him by because he's not handsome or handy. Con man Bill Hale kills and swindles his way to a fortune in black gold in oil-boom Oklahoma. Convict Frank convinces the parole board that he's fallen in love and wants to go straight, but is soon blamed for another murder. The Longing Heart; I Waited For Him; I Fought For My Love; My Tragic Affair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tony Tallarico, Ray McClelland, Pierre Charpentier, John C. Mitchell, Bill Fraccio, William Grew and H. C. Kiefer. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. The ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif" returns, as Dan Turner seeks a killer who fires poison darts into his female victims' eyes! This story also features a deadly Punch & Judy show, hilarious Dan Turner tough-guy dialogue, and a villainous puppet-master who resembles Marvel's Puppet Master. Gail Ford goes undercover at a costume party to catch a wealthy man's killer, in a story with plentiful action-girl art. Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" are mystified when an executed killer seemingly returns from the dead...for revenge. Gail Ford, Girl Friday; Ray Hale: Murder at First Base; Sally the Sleuth: Back From the Dead; Steve Wilder: Stuck With Murder; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Poisoned Puppet. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) #7, while the numbering continues with Secret Mysteries (1954) #16. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by David Vern and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin make headlines in "The Joker's Journal!" by David Vern, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Double Life of Pow-Wow Smith" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Super Magnet!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "Roy Raymond's Rival!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Caging the Counterfeiters" by Jack Miller. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 15, Issue 3 - March, 1953. Cover by Frank Novarro. Stories include "Gambit of Ganymede" by Alexander Blade, "The Beast" by Ivar Jorgensen, "Woman's World" by Ted Taine, "Ceti Was A Whale" by Noel Loomis, "Boy Meets Tree" by Tedd Thomey, and "Projection From Epsilon" by Gordon MacCreagh. Illustrations by Dick Francis, Frank Novarro, Dotzenko, and George Olesen. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5, Issue 2 - March, 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, Henry Kuttner, Horace L. Gold, Carl Jacobi, Richard Matheson and Joseph Slotkin. A book-length science-fiction classic: "Shadow Over Mars" by Leigh Brackett - How would Rick fulfill the prophecy that linked his name with the destiny of a dying world? He was a man without a planet, and he owed allegiance to nothing -- except his lust for power! Other classic stories: "The Best Laid Scheme" by L. Sprague de Camp - A gardener and a poet run a cloak-and-dagger race through Time; "Baby Face" (a novelet) by Henry Kuttner - The tough Marine sergeant swapped places with a diapered demon; "Hero" by Horace L. Gold - They flung roses -- and loneliness -- everywhere along his path; and "The War of the Weeds" by Carl Jacobi - They'd all go mad before they could stop this weird influence. New stories: "Death Ship" by Richard Matheson - The captain had lost all authority over his men, over the ship; and "Too Bad You Died" by Joseph Slotkin - When you're born, you cry -- and when you leave, we cry for you! Plus features: Cosmic Encores and Have You Heard -- ? Softcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 6 - Issue 3, March 1953. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features the story "Three Girls, One Body", and asks Is America the Birthplace of Man? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by John Belcastro, Dick Beck and Robert Webb. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines in Korea and take an ancient ship into battle against modern guerrillas; The final Rip Carson adventure; The life of Attila the Hun, culminating with his unsuccessful attack on Rome. This is the first Fight Comics cover with a word balloon, possibly influenced by Harvey Kurtzman's EC war comics. Takusan Tough; Retreat!; Prison Break; Teamwork; Famous Fighters; Rip Carson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Iger Shop and unknown. Thrilling battle adventures! Private Jones is an artist, but can Sergeant Bragg turn him into a soldier? Find out in "Battle Hungry"! Plus: Jim Towne is an average guy who must shake his fear and become a soldier during his first beach landing in Korea in "Desperate Destination"; Sergeant Wilcox is ordered to take his recon patrol behind enemy lines and stop the Korean advance in "The Super Sergeant"; and two soldiers must spend the night on duty in a forward listening post in "Peril Patrol"! Also: 2-page text story "Tempting Targets"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN COMICS", No. 455." Photo cover of Johnny Mack. California's Desert Posse, art by August Lenox; Short article about the modern-day California desert posse, based in the San Bernadino Sheriff's office. The Race Track Trick, art by Sparky Moore; Johnny happens upon an accident when a horse falls down a hill and the rider's leg is broken; He takes the man to his nearby ranch. Johnny Mack Brown and the Glass Scavenger, art by Jesse Marsh; A hotel guest hides a map to his dead brother's gold mine in a bottle and lowers it to a pile of bottles below the window of his room; The next morning two crooks rough him up looking for the map before Johnny interrupts them. Facts about burros. Johnny Mack Brown back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's UNCLE SCROOGE, BACK TO THE KLONDIKE, No. 456." Cover art by Carl Barks. Back to the Klondike, script and art by Carl Barks; Scrooge takes pills to restore his failing memory, and immediately recalls the location of bag of nuggets he cached in the Yukon fifty years before; When the ducks arrive in the Klondike, they find that Scrooge's claim has been taken over by Glittering Goldie, a former dance hall girl Scrooge knew in the gold rush days--and who still owes Scrooge a thousand dollars, plus interest. Somethin' Fishy Here, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald pastes up a fake newspaper that convinces Scrooge that fish have been made the official money of the land. Back cover strip by Barks. 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 meets a woman who's just his type, but the terrified villagers won't leave them alone. A cursed tree kills anyone who carves their initials on it. The Pygmalion-like tale of a living statue turns deadly. The Monster's Mate; The Carved Initials; Nightmare Statue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Milt Hammer, C. W. Winter, Marty Taras and Al Fago. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear, Squire Squirrel and their friends are captured by a giant fish while fishing, and only the Magic Elf can save them. Chucky and Bub try to improve their luck by betting on horses, but the horse they bet on is uncontrollable and runs amuck. Diggy, a living construction shovel, goes to work at a circus and gets named an honorary elephant. Neddy: The Puppy Game; Chucky and Bub; Jack Frosts Chimes; My Dream; Diggy The Derrick; Tick, Tack and Toe; Clothespin Tenpins; Tunnel Ball; Johnny and Woof; Sniffy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 6 - March 1953. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Courier of Chaos" by Poul Anderson. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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March 1953. Cover by Camerage. Stories: "The Old Die Rich" by H.L. Gold, "Student Body" by F.L. Wallace, "Horse Trader" by Poul Anderson, "Games" by Katherine MacLean, "Secret of the House" by H.H. Holmes, "The Drop" by John Christopher. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 3, Issue 3 - Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Funny-animal comics featuring Gandy Goose, part of the family of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. Sourpuss tries to talk Gandy into taking a job as a "stunt parachutist." Percy's owner hires a dog "hit man" to get rid of Little Roquefort the mouse, but maybe he shouldn't use that much dynamite. Rudy Rooster and Sourpuss both learn the hard way that a pendulum always swings back. Plus a vintage ad for a joke bow-tie with pop-out snake ("Scare the gals! Startle the men!"). Doghouse Daze; Swing Swung; Farmer Alfalfa; Beaned By a Bag; Percy Puss; Little Roquefort: Trigger Man; Short Cut; Puzzle Playmate; The Moon Rooster; Terry Bears; That Sinking Feeling. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi and August Lenox. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. A plea for help from his prospector pal Flapjack brings Gene to mining town Nugget Gulch. Investigating the murders of four miners, Gene discovers a high-level double game swindle. Outlaws Trig and Cub think they've figured out a way to outsmart both Gene and the sheriff of Rocky Bend. The Double Game; Too Tricky; The Wrong Hireling; The Mysterious Horse Thieves; Ghost Town Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart CGC 3.0 $257.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4520321012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. "Bridge to Bloody Hell!", script by Joe Millard, pencils by Dick Dillin; Ernie Akin has been nick-named 'Belly Akin' for all of his complaining; His unit gets trapped, and he is selected to run a mission to get word to Command for reinforcements. "Vengeance Raid," script by Joe Millard, art by Sam Citron; Corporal Sam Crane, usually mild mannered, is changed into an unstoppable agent of vengeance when he finds what the enemy has done to his best friend. "The Lieutenant Attacks"; The company's beloved Lieutenant dies in battle, and his replacement finds that he will get the cold shoulder from his men until he can prove himself. "Escape from Red Fury" text story. "One Man Army," pencils by Reed Crandall; The regimental messenger is a former race car driver, and old habits die hard; His racing way get him in trouble, and he earns a trip from the relative safety of his old job to working in the infantry and adventure. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $60.00 View scan 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Korean-era war comics from Ajax-Farrell showcase the ideologies of the Cold War. The heroic life and death of Sgt. Bill Hodges in Korea. Soldiers are ordered to seek out and destroy a devastating new Communist super-cannon. Bad-luck Ben Jones finally finds his luck in the Korean conflict. Lest We Forget; Iron Beast; Surprise Surrender; Battle Boy; Glory Guns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.