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Comic books February 1953

  • Vol. 3 #46
    Eagle (1950-1969 Hulton Press/Longacre) UK 1st Series Vol. 3 #46

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    Vol. 3 #46 - Feb. 20, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Adventures of the Crown, In Her Majesty's Lifetime, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

  • Vol. 3 #47
    Eagle (1950-1969 Hulton Press/Longacre) UK 1st Series Vol. 3 #47

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    Vol. 3 #47 - Feb. 27, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Adventures of the Crown, In Her Majesty's Lifetime, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

  • Vol. 21 #111
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 21 #111


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    • Back cover detached 10%.
  • Issue #1
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1953-1964 Atlas Publishing) UK Edition 1

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  • Vol. 39 #2
    Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 39 #2

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  • Vol. 3 #2
    Eye (1949-1956 Mutual Magazine^) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 3 #2

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  • Vol. 9 #4
    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 9 #4


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    Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 13 #1
    Famous Detective (1949-1956 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 14 #2
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 14 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    Volume 14, Issue 2 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #204
    Famous Funnies (1934) 204
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4091493019
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    Stories and art by Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Matt Christopher, and Ed Moore. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Tom Terriss, the Vagabond Adventurer, encounters the Queen of Tuareg. Dickie Dare and Dan reach Lolanda, the isolated island where Captain John Henry's wife was stranded. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; 500 Yen Reward; He Took Command; Volunteer Valor; Keep Advancing!; Operation Underground; With the First Marine Division: Korea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #8

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  • Vol. 14 #1
    Famous Western (1937-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 14 #1

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  • Issue #14
    Famous Western Badmen (1952) 14

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    Pre-Code Western action comics from Youthful Publishing. The "true" story of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. During the Civil War, Quantrill's Raiders terrorize the Kansas/Missouri frontier. Gunfighter Johnny Ringo was part of the lawless landscape of Tombstone, Arizona. The Apache Kid (not the Marvel character) becomes a famous scout in the Old West. Billy the Kid; Johnny Ringo; Quantrell Raid; The Apache Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Fantastic (1952-1980 Ziff-Davis/Ultimate) Vol. 2 #1


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    • Front cover detached 60%.
    • .5" Spine split from bottom.

    Jan-Feb 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Richard Matheson, Henry Kuttner, C.M. Kornbluth, Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Bloch, Joseph Shallit, Del Molarsky, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Kris Neville, Dean Evans, and John Wyndham. Virgil Finlay and Heinrich Kley illustrations. Wraparound cover by Robert Frankenberg. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 15 #2
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 15 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
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    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white

    February, 1953. Cover by William Slade. Stories include "Miracle at the County" by Mallory Storm, "Cast of Characters" by E.K. Jarvis, "Gods Under Glass" by Guy Archette, "The Menace" by Rog Phillips, "A Man Called Meteor" by Alexander Blade, "The Involuntary Enemy" by Robert Arnette, and "The Wandering Graveyard" by Walt Crain. Illustrations by William Slade, Ed Valigursky, Ernest K. Barth, and Dick Francis. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #19
    Fantastic Adventures (1950-1954 Thorpe & Porter) UK Edition 19

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  • Vol. 1 #1
    Fantasy Magazine (1953 pulp) Vol. 1 #1


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    Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1953. Fantasy Stories: "The Black Stranger" by Robert E. Howard, "Ashtaru the Terrible" by Poul Anderson, "Dragon Fires" by Steve Frazee, "Too Gloomy for Private Pushkin, "The Demons" by Robert Sheckley, "Feeding Time" by Finn O'Donnevan, "The Night Shift" by Frank Robinson. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 160 Pages, B&W.
    NOTE: title continues under "Fantasy Fiction (1953 pulp)" for three more issues. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 6 #2
    Fate (1948-Present Clark Publishing) Digest/Magazine Vol. 6 #2

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    Volume 6 - Issue 2, February 1953. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue The Gulls that Saved the Mormons, Freud on Occultism, and When the Skies Rained Blood! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #38
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 38

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    Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. After Felix falls down a chimney while trying to get warm, the kids in the house want him to stay on as their pet, and ask Santa to make it so. A bear objects to Felix's cutting down Christmas trees to support an orphanage, until he gets a glimpse of the orphans. Felix goes to great lengths so his nephew Inky can have a white Christmas. One for All; Kokey Koala; A Christmas Story; The White Christmas; Frozen Folly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #2

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  • Issue #25
    First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 25

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    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Al Avison, Tom Hickey and John Sink. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Depressed Korean War veteran Curt falls in love with a young woman who engages him day-after-day in conversation on a park bench. Tess becomes engaged to wealthy John but doesn't feel she'll fit in with his strait-laced family, until she meets his carefree brother Mike. Babs is scarred in an accident and feels she will never be loved again, but her attorney Bill begs to differ. Jilted Pride!; Miracle of Love; One Night of Love; Man of My Choice; Delayed Destiny; Scars on My Heart. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Flippity and Flop (1951) 8

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    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #1
    Flirt (1947-1955 Whisper, Inc./Flirt^) Magazine Vol. 6 #1


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    • Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.
    • Spine stress. Spine split from base. Denting. Soiling.

    Volume 6, Issue 1 - February, 1953. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. This issue with a Bettie Page photo. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #2
    Focus (1951 Leading Magazine Corp.) Magazine Vol. 3 #2

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    Volume 3, Issue 2 - February 1953. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 14
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Jon L. Blummer, Pete Riccia, Al Camy and Paul Gattuso. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An atom bomb unleashes something that looks like red Godzilla with a hairpiece; A time traveler accidentally alters history and must make it back to the future – that is, 1953; A scientist sends a cursed letter to the man who cheated him out of his inventions. Million-Year Monster; Terror at Sea; The Time Destroyer; The Awful Letter; Spectre of the Skies!; Payment in Full! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #451
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 451

    Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Racetrack Tout's Sister Frames Rusty, script and art by Frank Godwin; A racetrack tout secretly times Quentin Miles' thoroughbred "Big Blaze" in workouts; while Cherry Norton tries to frame Rusty Riley as the culprit. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1948. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $15 RUSTY RILEY, A BOY, A HORSE AND A DOG / FOUR COLOR # 451 (DELL) FRANK GODWIN art

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  • Issue #453
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 453

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    Indicia title is "SUSIE Q. SMITH, No. 453." Cover art by Linda Walter. Wedding Bell Blues; Susie's cousin Babs comes to town to get married; Susie goes on a shopping spree as a bridesmaid and Hutch's friends jump to the conclusion that Susie and Hutch are getting married. Every Dog Has His Say; two facing pages with Susie giving silly advice to two girls on one page and Hutch giving silly advice to two boys on the other. A Birthday Surprise for the Birthday Girl!; Owlie and Muscles give Susie a ride in the country for a birthday present, but it's a disaster for Susie. Down With Baby Sitters!; Susie and Hutch have their hands full babysitting the twin terrors Horrible Horace and Awful Arthur. Scripts by Linda Walter (plot) and Jerry Walter (dialogue), art by Linda Walter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #454
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 454

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    Indicia title is "KRAZY KAT COMICS, No. 454." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Koon-Skin Kapers text story, art by Dan Gormley. Anticipating the New Highway, art by Dan Gormley; Ignatz and Krazy think a new highway is coming and construct their own little town in anticipation of heavy traffic. Bubble Bath, art by Dan Gormley; Krazy pours a lot of bubble bath powder in Ignatz's bath and Ignatz floats out the window in a cloud of bubbles. Deputy Krazy, pencils by Lloyd White, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Offissa Pupp appoints Krazy as a Deputy for Kokonino County. Ignatz responds by stealing all the bricks in the brick factory. Rubber Horse at Beach, art by Dan Gormley; Ignatz tries various ways to inflate his rubber horse at the beach. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $15 Four Color #454 Krazy Kat and Ignatz - 1953 Dell - VG-

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  • Issue #8
    Fox and the Crow (1951) 8
    • 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Writing on activity page.

    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Frogman Comics (1952) 8

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    Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Bill Ely and Mort Lawrence. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. A mysterious torpedo is recovered in tropical waters. The long-awaited transatlantic TV cable is just a few inches too short to reach, in a humor strip that's also a sign of its times. Frogmen seek a spy ring trading in underwater gold. 20-Fathom Torch Job; No TV Tonight; The Poison Fish of San Juan; Hobo Frogman; Pike's New Frog; Frogman's Coral Enemy; Menu of the Deep; Snazzy Seas; Mystery Swimmer of Maine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Frolic (1951-1967 Frolic Magazine, Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 2 #4


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    Volume 2, Issue 4 - February, 1953. This issue features a pictorial on legendary Bettie Page photographer, Bunny Yeager, modeling in a 2-piece bathing suit shortly before she became a Playboy Magazine photographer. 8" x 10", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #195302

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  • Issue #10
    Frontline Combat (1951 Superior) Canadian Edition 10
    • Cover-to-cover hole punches with impact to story. Cover oxidation.
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    Canadian Edition. Cover pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. "A Baby!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood; Young Ok-Dong is born at the end of World War II and is a small child when the Korean War begins and kills his entire family. "Geronimo!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Geronimo and his band of renegades make forays into Mexico, where the Mexicans fight against the intrusion, but not too successfully; And the Americans along the Arizona border wonder just what can stop the Apache outlaws; Finally, Geronimo tires of running and surrenders. "Bayonet Drill!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Napoleon!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by George Evans; Using superior tactics, French General Napoleon Bonaparte manages to defeat the Russian and Austrian forces in the Battle of Austerlitz, a victory that will change history for the next seven years. "Anzio!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; The story of the invasion of Anzio during World War II. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #59
    Fun Parade (1942 Fun Parade Inc.) 59
  • Issue #21
    Funny Films (1949) 21

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  • Issue #70
    Funny Stuff (1944) 70
    Published Feb 1953 by DC.

    Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. A New Kind of Junior Sport public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art Win Mortimer. Bernard the Brave story, art by Otto Feuer. Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. Free Speech--Free For All! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Bo Bunny story, art by Sheldon Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #5
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 5 #5


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    February 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. Stories: "Four in One" by Damon Knight, "Watchbird" by Robert Sheckley, "Protective Mimicry" by Algis Budrys, "Saucer of Loneliness" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Know Thy Neighbor" by Elisabeth R. Lewis, and "Ring Around the Sun"(Conclusion) by Clifford D. Simak. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #2
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1953-1958 Digest) UK Edition 2

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    Volume 3, Issue 2 - Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #72
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 72

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. Peter Pan comic ad. "Medicine Road," art by Nicholas Firfires; Flappjack has been doped by knockout drops in the saloon, and robbed of five hundred dollars worth of gold; Now Gene is going to find out if and how it is done. "Backfire"; Gene Autry vs. Cabe Regan. "The Unsolved Murder" text story. Sheriff Rex Tompkins vs. Flint Weston. "The Lechuza Silver Cashe," art by Tony Sgroi; Panhandle Pete is back from the search for the Rock Pens, and the kids are eager to hear his story. The Brave Battle of Buckshot Roberts article, art by Till Goodan. Wheaties ad featuring George Mikan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $4 Gene Autry Comics #72 GD Photo Cover Dell 1953

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  • Issue #3
    Gerald McBoing Boing and the Nearsighted Mr. Magoo (1952-1953 Dell) 3

    Untitled story; Mr. Magoo thinks that an elephant's trunk is a man-eating python attacking Waldo at the zoo. "Gerald and the Fog"; Gerald McBoing Boing helps Captain McKinley's ship, the Nellie, win the Atlantic Blue-Ribbon race by imitating a foghorn. "Trouble Indemnity"; After Mr. Tirebiter sells Mr. Magoo a $100,000 insurance policy, he and his boss try to keep Magoo from accidentally killing himself at a construction site. Untitled story; Mr. Magoo goes hunting for a lion in Africa and bags his guide, Alan Watermain, instead. Untitled story; Gerald McBoing Boing keeps a customer from stealing an apple while the storekeeper is out. Untitled story; Mr. Magoo mistakes a mailbox and clock for a scale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    GI Combat (1952) 3
    Published Feb 1953 by DC.

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    February 1953, cover by Reed Crandall; "Havoc Behind Red Lines," 9 pages; "An Indestructible Marine," 6 pages; "No Grandstand in Hell," 7 pages, art by Reed Crandall; "Tank Trap," 1 page text story; "Suicide Decoy," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    GI in Battle (1952 1st Series) 5

    Korean-era war comics from Ajax-Farrell showcase the ideologies of the Cold War. Secret agent Deke Nolan travels to Algiers to track down a ray that can remotely set off nuclear bombs. A young soldier doesn't know what he's in for when he promises to win a medal for his gal back home. A truck driver takes a caravan into danger behind enemy lines and finds his civilian skills give him an edge. Cover by an unknown artist manages to work a damsel-in-distress into the typical male-only peril. Blood Bath; Hero Fever; Lucky Landing; 2 Men They Couldn't Kill; Hot-Rods in Hell. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 11 #1
    Giant Western (1947-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 11 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 11, Issue 1 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #23
    Girl Confessions (1952) 23

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  • Issue #21
    Girls' Love Stories (1949) 21

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  • Issue #22
    Good Humor Magazine (1948-1956 Capitol/Charlton) 22

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    Vol. 1 # 22. Feb. 1953. Cover by Stanley Rayon. Stories and art by Stanley Rayon, George Davis, George A. Posner, Bill Horn, Peter Wyma, Irv Hagglund, Norman Hoifjeld, E. D. Heffron, Reamer Keller, Harold R. Currier, Glenn R. Bernhardt, Mel Millar, Sam Mattison, John E. Donnelly, Joseph Farris, Morley Burteen, Wesley Thompson, Jack O'Brien, Frank Wyso, Joe Short, O. R. Tupper, James Richardson, Jack Bonestell, Walt Wetterberon, Bob Thaves, Tom Higgins and Harry W. King. A collection of risque (for the era) cartoons and burlesque-style jokes from the publisher that would later become Charlton Comics. Fun House; Side Show; Cut-Ups; Tickle Pinks; Hash Marks; Krazy Quilt; Quickies!; Animal Crackers; Silly Dillies. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #8
    Great Lover Romances (1951) 8

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    Cover by Ben Brown & David Gantz. Stories by unknown. Art by Leon Winik, Myron Fass, Jack Sparling and unknown. Her father was angry...and he had good reason to be! How could he understand that Bill was just a..."Stand-In Boyfriend"? Also featuring: "Flirting with Heartbreak"; Dr. Anthony King in "The Feudin' Sisters"; and "Pin-Up Pete" (containing four pin-ups by Sparling). Plus: 2-page text story "Some Girls Have all the Luck"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 16
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    • 1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1266146018

    Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 17
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1297716009
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    • 1.5" cumulative spine split, heavy cover oxidation, cover coming loose at one staple, water damage.
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    • Interior is complete, but near brittle. Full length spine split (taped) with heavy splitting through several wraps.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Horror We? How's Bayou?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels [as Ghastly]; A man in the Louisiana swamp diverts traffic from the road to his mansion in order to satisfy the cravings of his demented homicidal brother for victims to dismember. Gorilla My Dreams!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A brain surgeon transfers the brain of his victim into the body of a gorilla taken from a carnival. A Likely Story!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Garden Party--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Hawk, The (1951 Ziff Davis/St. John) 4

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    Stories and art by Gil Kane, George Olesen, Lorence Bjorklund and Al Carreno. St. John takes over publishing from Ziff-Davis. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. The Desert Eagle battles outlaws who are oppressing homesteaders, in a story with art in a "clear line" style, by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. The Hawk tries to bring law to lawless Greasewood, in a story that opens with a violent, action-packed pre-Code splash panel. Hardie finds a dying man in the desert and swears to protect his young son, the only other person who knew where he hid his gold. Plus fun facts about cacti and Pueblo cliff dwellings. Classic painted cover by an unknown artist. Killers Town; Desert Eagle: Gunmen Strike at Dawn!; Death in the Desert; Cactus Facts; Horse Thief; The Cliff-Dwellers; Desert Manhunt! Issues #5 and #6 of this series appeared as Approved Comics (1954) #1 and #7, respectively; there was no issue #7. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.