Comic books December 1953

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Volume 2, Issue 6 - Winter, 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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A series of 3-D kids' stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. The most significant item in 3-D Dolly is a reprint of the very first Richie Rich story, from Little Dot #1, reformatted to 3-D. May or may not include 3-D glasses. Kid Trouble; Circus Sideshow; 3-D Blinkey; Man of Iron; Richie Rich: The Dancing Lessons. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Glasses included. Jet Pup in "Fright in the Fun House" and "Undersea Adventure." Hep Cat in "The Rest Cure" and "The Jive Contest!" Back-up features starring Slim & Slam and Wacky Willie. Art by Irving Spector. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 127, Issue 4 - December, 1953. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Lana Lang's Romance on Mars starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Lana hooks up with Marsboy. The River Gang starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Prof. Watts' Problem Pupils starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Banishment of Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains cannibalism story "The Feast of the Ghouls", referenced by T. E. Murphy in "For the Kiddies to Read", Reader's Digest, June 1954. In order of appearance: "Feast of the Ghouls" art by Mike Sekowsky; "The Haunted Hotel" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #18 and #21; "Paid in Full"; "Satan's Pawn"; "Escape From Terrorland: Can You Get Through This Labyrinth?" activity page; "The Monster in the Maze" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989) #3, and Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #24; "Let's Go Mad"; "When Hell Broke Loose"; and "The Unbeliever" art by Mike Sekowsky, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #21. "The Lonely Place: There Was Something in the Old Family Homestead That Terrified Him..." illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Shrunken Head" (art by Bill Benulis), "Once a Horse Thief," "Before the Dawn of Time" (art by Russ Heath), "The Hanging Man," "The Bear Facts of Life!" (art by Mac Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Iron Maiden." Cover price $0.10.

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Stories in this pre-Comics Code issue: "Vampire Spider", "The Labyrinth of Daboor," "The Road to Death," "The Impostor," and "I am a Zombie." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Robert McCarty, Dick Beck, George Klein, Pete Riss, Ken Bald, Bernard Sachs, Jack Abel, William Weltman, and Lin Streeter. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The One Who Was Dead, art by Paul Reinman; A man uses life restore serum to revive Cleopatra, but it also works on the Asp that she used to commit suicide, and it bites him. The Trap text story. He Kidnapped a Rocket; A criminal hijacks a rocket, but unknown to him, its destination is a space prison colony. The Hunter; A hunter winds up on a planet where animals are the masters and place humans in zoos. Halfway Home!, art by Chuck Winter; A scientist aboard a rocket without enough fuel to reach Earth wants to use a device to reduce the weight of the crew by half; when he tests it on a monkey, it shrinks the monkey to half-size. Look Out for the Martians, art by John Forte; A man realizes that he is actually a Martian that has been incubated into a human infant and only becomes aware of his identity once maturity has been reached. Human agents called 'scanners' attempt to neutralize him, but fail. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"The Terror of Tornado Town!" Rex saves a town from a tornado, manhandles (so to speak) a runaway horse cart, and rescues people during a flood. Also includes: "The Million Dollar Gorilla!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Mountain Fury" (starring Rex); and "Dogs That Fight Darkness." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Irwin Hasen, inks by Sy Barry and Joe Giella. Cover by Kane and Barry. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Irv Novick and Joe Giella. Stories by David Kahn, Carmine Infantino, Henry Boltinoff, Harry Harrison, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Irwin Hasen, Nat Barnett, Gene Colan, Bernard Sachs, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, and Joe Giella. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp, Dick Hall and John Carey. Featuring five untitled tales, plus an untitled story on the inside front cover! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, Mr. Larson and Mr. Blotz! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Funny-animal hijinks from Timor, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. Royal rabbit King Karrot promises his nephews a dragon that doesn't exist, so he orders court magician Oodini to create one. King Leo commands Tobias Turtle and his Alligator enemy to joust like knights of old. The origin of Soopermutt, who gains superpowers after answering a comic-book ad for "Invincible Ink." King Karrot: Snaggin' a Dragon; Tobias Turtle; What's in a Name?; Soopermutt: The Corn Is Ripe; Orsen Buggy: Bank Nite Tonite. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 52, Issue 4 - December, 1953. Cove by Van Dongen. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Guerrilla Hell-Hole, art by Gene Colan. Action on Suribachi, art by Hy Rosen. Wild Blue Yonder! text story. Thick of Combat!!, art by Tony Mortellaro. The Croaker!, art by Vernon Henkel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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(A-1 Comics #97) Cover by Fred Meagher. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #97. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Ghost Rider intervenes when a farm foreman tries to take over Liz Nelson's farm by brute force; Straight Arrow intervenes in a man's hunt for the hermit he believes killed his family. The Hunter and the Hunted; The Horns of Horror; When the Pack Rat Strikes; The Sting of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A scientist tries to convince future Earth of the folly of shooting convicted criminals into space. A prisoner gets a chance to escape his cruel captors, or so he thinks. A dark spoof of the movie High Noon, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that resulted in Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. Supreme Penalty; Low Noon; Torture; Regent 3! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Steve Ditko, Harry Lazarus, Bob McCarty, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 27 on cover; listed as Vol. 4, issue #3 in indicia. A man encounters transforming Cat People, similar to but less subtle than the earlier film of that title. A visiting American hears ghostly bagpipes and sees spectral dancers in an old Scottish castle. A strange skull sends three people into the distant past, in one of the first published stories by comics legend Steve Ditko (and completed by fellow legend Jack Kirby). The Cat People; A Hole in His Head; The Nightmare; The Merry Ghosts of Campbell Castle; Ghost Pictures; Murder?; Don't Call on the Dead! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo 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. Ex-villains Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen get into a mountain-climbing race with Iron Jaw to win a fortune. A talented artist acquires an unscrupulous "friend" who plots to steal his work and arranges a scaffolding accident. Rocky X and the Rocketeers succeed in bringing the Kallaxians to the surface of their planet, but now they must battle the dinosaurs who roam the surface. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 'Invisible Helmet'." Crimebuster: The End of an Artist; Little Wise Guys: The Amazing Mr. Santa Claus; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Sniffer Takes the High Road; Rocky X: Horror on Kallaxyn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Three Musketeers (see Classics Illustrated 41, Twenty Years After, for the sequel story), 12th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (Last line drawn cover edition). (HRN 114). Cover price $0.15.

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The Red Rover, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 115, with 12/53 date). Hazarding lashing winds, high seas and severe storms, the Red Rover stalks his prey. Here is an adventure-packed, suspense-filled tale of ruthless pirates and their plotting to capture cargo ships. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "Cinderella," script by Charles Perrault (adapted from his original story), art by Peter Costanza; Cinderella is a drudge in her stepmother's household but attends the Prince's ball through the agency of her Fairy Godmother; The Prince falls in love with her; At midnight, she loses her glass slipper while fleeing the palace, but the Prince tries the slipper on every maiden in the land until he discovers the woman he loves. "Jack and Jill," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about two children climbing a hill to draw a pail of water. Article about the panda, art by William A. Walsh. Cinderella pinup on back cover by Peter Costanza. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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"Slam into Combat on the Side of Combat Casey" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Pin a Medal on Penny" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Sale), "the Little Marine," and an untitled Combat Casey story. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "That Night of Regret" art by Ann Brewster; "Stunt Marriage" reprinted from All Romances (1949) #6; "He Loved Me, But..."; and "Blinded by My Pride" reprinted from All Romances (1949) #6. "For a More Glamorous You: Beauty Begins at Home, Check and Double Check on Your Wardrobe" text article reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #9 and #21, and reprinted as "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #69 and as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #42. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Bill Everett, Dave Berg, Joe Maneely, Ed Winiarski, and Al Hartley. The very first incarnation of Marvel's humor publication, started in the first wave of 1950s Mad imitators. Though known as Crazy in its indicia, the full cover title is Hey, Dig This Crazy Little Mixed-Up Mag! A parody of the sci-fi TV series Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. A spoof of both Frankenstein and Dragnet with art by Bill Everett, creator of Namor and co-creator of Daredevil. A parody of the long-running radio show Gangbusters, in a story with art by future Mad artist Dave Berg. A spoof of the Three Musketeers. Tess Orbit Lace Cadet; The Bookworm Turns; Nobody, but Nobody, but Slip-Along Sassity; Frank N. Stein; Gang Dusters; The Three Messkiteers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, and Reed Crandall. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. A cheating wife and a murderous husband plot to out-murder each other with a fire and a wild horse. Brothers who owe a huge debt to mobsters prove to be even worse at murder than they were at gambling. When jealous stunt fliers fall for the same woman, the opportunities for them to murder each other are plentiful. Famous hanging-corpse cover by Johnny Craig was cited in illustration #10 of the famous anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Fire Trap!; The Welchers; Rope!; Double Jeopardy; Plane Murder. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Mel Keefer and Fred Kida. Tales of adventure from Toby Press. Treasure hunters resort to kidnapping and murder to force Native diver "Fiji Joe" to dive for pearls in the White Octopus's waters, where none have returned. A tale of crime and corruption on the docks. Captain Comet is captured by space pirates who want the plans for the solar system's new shipping lanes, featuring terrific art by comics and fantasy legends Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Plus a vintage Popsicle ad in comics form featuring Major Mars ("America's #1 Space Soldier") and an offer for a "Real Rocket Water Pistol." The White Octopus; Death on the Waterfront; Famous Battles: Hastings 1066 A.D.; Life on the Ocean Waves; The Vicious Space Pirates!; One Night in Singapore.... 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marty Elkin. Tales of love and heartbreak from the golden era of romance comics. A woman is heartbroken when she sees her beau necking with a beautiful redhead. Desperate for love, a girl makes a hasty and ill-advised choice in a suitor. A woman wants to be respected for her intellect, but many men find her intimidating. Terror Stalks the Lonely Heart; Love Hungry; Deep Water; Smart Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Ken W. Fitch and Don Heck. Violent, pre-Code tales of gunplay, outlaws and horsemanship in the Wild West. The discovery of a lost gold mine leads to double-crosses and triple-crosses. Newly elected sheriff Bart is actually the secret head of the outlaw gang that's been terrorizing the town. Mark single-handedly takes on the outlaw gang that shot up Silver City. Featuring art and a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Fools Gold; Outlaw Nightmare; Bloody Sheriff; Alone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Droopy" written by Carl Barks. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories and art by Jack Bradbury. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. Scrooge sends Donald and his nephews to the Moon in his experimental rocket, but it turns out the Moon's already inhabited. Donald's attempt to paint the house is complicated by Gladstone Gander. Donald learns that even fake cannons can be dangerous. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Catwoman Julie Newmar cover!

Vol. 3, No. 12. December 1953. Digest-sized men's interest magazine with articles and glamour photos. This issue with a Julie Newmar (using her real first name and her mother's maiden name) cover and pictorial; and an article on the fight scene in "From Here to Eternity". 5.25" x 7.5". 130 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Frank Frazetta. Stories and art by Rick Yager, Colton Waugh and Harold LeDoux. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Seminal sci-fi strip Buck Rogers returns to Famous Funnies, ushering in the first of a series of iconic Buck Rogers covers by fantasy and comics legend Frazetta that ran during the title's last years. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Buck Rogers; Dickie Dare; The Terrible Titans; The Smoke Eating Marine; The River Secret; Star Scout in Star Act; The Best Automobile Sticker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Nov-Dec 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by William P. McGivern, Frank M. Robinson, Robert Sheckley, Rog Phillips, Robert Bloch, Ralph Robin, Wallace West and Richard Burr, and Bill Peters. Cover by Vernon Kramer. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 6, Issue 6 - December 1953. Irving Winer cover. Pin up photos. 8.5" x 11.5". 54 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi, Nat Edson and August Lenox. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Range Rider and Dick are escorting a gold shipment when the Blount Gang strikes. He tracks them to a nearby gypsy encampment, where the outlaws capture the nomads and try to disguise themselves as part of the camp. After a homesteader is murdered, Range Rider uses his tracking skills to follow the killer. Indian Watch; A Twisted Trail; Thieves Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN, No. 523." Rin Tin Tin photo cover. Rinty Finds a Friend, art by Sparky Moore; When one of his best friends is murdered, J. B. Mooney sends Red and Rinty to the site of the murder to investigate. Bound in Red, art by Sparky Moore; Thieves break into J. B. Mooney's study and steal a red-bound confidential report on his employees to use for blackmail; Mooney suspects his former personnel manager, Brad Pearson, of ringleading the crime and Red and Rinty investigate. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 552." Cover art by Mort Walker. Key to the Safe; Beetle accidentally drops the key to the Captain's safe in the back of a garbage track; He races to the dump, only to be detained by the police twice, once for speeding and later for looking like a vagrant after digging through the trash to find the key. Roughing It; A Senator comes to inspect the camp after receiving complaints that the troops have been living in the woods for two months. Beetle's Furlough; Beetle returns to his home town for a furlough; He is chosen to judge a beauty contest, but gets some salt and pepper in his eyes and can't see. All scripts and pencils by Mort Walker, inks by Fred Rhoads. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Rudolph Dirks, Russell Patterson, Elizabeth Woodward, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wants Phil to be the target for a game of "William Tell." After Phil insults hypnotist Professor Svengoo, Svengoo makes Phil think he's a goldfish. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fourth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Other backup strips include golf strip Divot Diggers and comedy adventure Abbie an' Slats. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Divot Diggers; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Mamie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Muffatti. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. A series of 3-D funny-animal stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the 1950s. Bozo Bear sets a "human trap" for lunch, and uses a female mannequin as bait. Willie Wildcat wants Buddy Beaver and his wife for breakfast, but they're too wily for him. Plus a story that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. May or may not contain 3-D glasses. How to Use Your Magic 3-D Specs; Helpful Hank: A Night's Rest; Stinky; Bozo Bear; Jumpin' Jack; Buddy Beaver. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. The legendary Gabby Hayes, the sidekick of all sidekicks, gets the starring role in this one-shot Western comic from Toby Press. An outlaw is on a stagecoach that is transporting a gold shipment, joining forces with the sheriff in a tense standoff against marauding stage robbers. Ambush at Terror Canyon; The Sheriff and the Outlaw; Cowpoke's Nightmare; Ten-Gallon Allen; Old Timer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, part of the horror-comics craze of the 1950s. The heir to a haunted castle seeks the one weapon that can destroy its malevolent spirit. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and his mate Tanee encounter the slithery menace of Janeece, the Queen of the Cobras, and her venomous cohorts. A murderer's bride kills him in self-defense, but then faces justice from her own tribe. Terrible Encounter; Gems of Death; The Case of the Shrunken Heads; The Last Man Alive; Jo-Jo: The Cobra Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Lucey. Stories by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards, Bill Woggon, Hazel Martin and unknown. America's typical teen-age girl! In this issue: "Hard to Fit!" with art by Harry Lucey - Ginger tries to come up with a clothing fad that will out do Bunny; 1-pager "Fin Fare!" with pencils by Harry Lucey - Ginger gets a gift of some tropical fish; 1-pager "Hands Off!" with art by Harry Lucey - Ickky gets pulled over by a traffic cop; "It's a Racket!" with art by Harry Lucey - Ickky tries to prevent Tommy from meeting Ginger; "Melody Malady!" with art by Harry Lucey - Tired of hearing the kids play the latest hits, Mr. Snapp gives them some sheet music from his youth to play; "Gift 'Till It Hurts!" with art by Harry Lucey - When Mr. Snapp's boss comes for a visit, Ginger breaks the vase Mr. Scrunch gifted to the family and rushes to purchase another one; 1-pager "B-Bopped" with art by Harry Lucey - Ickky's constant use of Bebop slang begins to irritate Ginger's father; 1-pager "Liquid Assets!" with pencils by Harry Lucey - Ginger tries to get an advance from her father; Movie News article; Wilbur in "The Beautiful Painting" with art by Joe Edwards - Wilbur comes up with a way to humiliate his rival for the girls' attention; "Cold Comfort!" with art by Harry Lucey - With Bunny unable to smell due to a cold, Ginger gives her a cold remedy that will make her reek, hoping that the smell will drive Tommy away from Bunny and to her; untitled Katy Keene story by Bill Woggon and Hazel Martin - A fortune teller's predictions for Katy and K.O. come true; untitled Sis, the Candy Kid 1-pager by Bill Woggon and Hazel Martin (with plot by Florence Saga Yaga) - Sis won't share her candy with the snob from up the street; and 1-pager "Fair Exchange!" with pencils by Harry Lucey - Ickky and Mr. Snapp can't negotiate a fair price for his services. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Wish You Were Here--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A couple in financial difficulty recall a time when they picked up a jade statue in Hong Kong; The wife reads the text at the base of the statue that says it grants three wishes and she wishes for money. Chess-Mate--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A marvel chess player in a small town shoots himself when they hold a parade and he is expected to remove his top hat to salute the flag. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Model Nephew--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney and unknown. She had Jim now...and Gwen would never get him! He wouldn't leave her as long as he thought she was helpless. Don't miss..."I Tricked My Man" with art by Ogden Whitney. Also in this issue: "I Married a Mama's Boy"; "My Postponed Wedding"; and "I'll Never Love Again"! Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Western action with an emphasis on the Native tribes and their conflicts with incoming settlers, published in 3-D during America's first 3-D craze. Sioux warrior Thunderstorm and his friend, scout Johnny Travers, try to prevent war from erupting between the Shoshoni and settlers. Long before Columbus, The Mohawks join forces with other tribes to form the Iroquois League, the first "united states" of America. The mysterious warrior Warbonnet tries to prevent war from erupting between the Dakota and settlers. Thunderstorm at War; The Mohawk Massacre; Apache Attack!!; War Party of the Sioux; Chugwater Wyoming; The Pawnee Arrow. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. May or may not include 3-D glasses. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 16 #2 - Dec. 1953. Children's magazine featuring articles, activities and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.