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Comic books February 1953

  • Issue #177
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 177
    Published Feb 1953 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4356436009
    • 2" cumulative spine split. 2 center wraps detached at one staple. Residue.

    Cover art by Al Plastino. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Anti-Superman Weapon, art by Al Plastino. I Rode With the Outlaw Cameleers starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Children from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. Five Bandannas for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Adventures into Darkness (1952) 8
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4087451001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Mark of Evil" art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; "Creepy Crossword Puzzle" activity page; "Death's Bridal Gown"; "The House That Jackdaw Built" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "The Fatal Strands"; and "The Twisted Hands" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "The Beast Wasn't Hungry: Stolen Diamonds Bring a Strange Reward in the Wilds of Africa!" illustrated text story by R. S. Fenton. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #40
    Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 40
    • Cover oxidation.

    "Heart of the Snow Maiden" (art by Harry Lazarus), "The Little Witch," "The Soul Collectors," and "The Sinister Double." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Art Gates, Pete Riss, and Edvard Moritz. 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.

  • Issue #15
    Adventures into Weird Worlds (1952-1954 Marvel/Atlas) 15
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4341806025
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by George Tuska, Side Greene, Sy Barry, and Jay Scott Pike. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 39 #5
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 39 #5


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  • Issue #3
    All American Men of War (1952) 3
    • Cover detached at one staple. Water spotting.

    Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Robert Kanigher (actual). Cover by Arthur Peddy. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Gene Colan, Joe Giella, Irwin Hasen, Dave Wood, Eugene Hughes, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, David Kahn, Mort Drucker, and Bob Lander. 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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  • Vol. 27 #2
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 27 #2


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    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage.

    Volume 27, Issue 2 - February, 1953. Cover by Robert Frank. Stories by Guy Archette, Chester S. Geier, Franklin Bohl, Ivar Jorgensen, Walt Crain, and Clyde Woodruff. Illustrations by Dick Francis, Frank Novarro, Ed Emsler, Paul Lundy, Emsh, and Harry Gars. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 336 #2
    Argosy Part 5: Argosy Magazine (1943-1979 Popular) Vol. 336 #2


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  • Issue #22
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 22
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #1995227001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Russ Heath. "The Iron Head," art by Sid Greene; English soldiers in the Middle Ages are surprised to enter an enemy castle and find that a revolt has slain their opponents for them. "The Brain," art by Sam Kweskin; A polymath who is made aware that he does not have long to live pays off his large debts by selling his brain to several different universities. "The Fly and the Spider" text story. "The Man Who Dug Deep," art by Sol Brodsky. "The Strange Power," pencils by Louis Zansky. "Man Against Werewolf," art by Howie Post; A pack of vampires are living amongst the villagers under the pretense of protecting them from a non-existent werewolf menace. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    February, 1953 - Volume 9, Issue #2.

  • Vol. 50 #6
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 50 #6


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Feb 1953. Volume 50, Issue 6 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, Richard de Mille, Alan E. Nourse, Charles E. Fritch, Walter M. Miller Jr., and Irving Cox Jr. Illustrations by Orban and van Dongen. Article on oil. Cover by van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #42
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 42
    • 2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust with migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Stories and art by Joe Certa, Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Al Eadeh. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A mask is created from a synthetic rubber that has strange new properties. A mathematician's formula contacts the 4th dimension, drawing the attention of the evil creatures that live there. Undersea explorers encounter a beautiful woman - or is it a shape-shifting octopus-like sea monster? Kiss of Doom; Next Attraction - Death; The Visitor; Mask of the Murderer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,200 Black Cat Mystery #42 (1953) CGC 8.5 OW Pages Pre-Code Horror! Harvey - NICE!

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  • Vol. 3 #3
    Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 3 #3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4363506004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Alden McWilliams, Manny Stallman, George Roussos, Bob McCarty, Bill Draut, 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 # 21 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #3 in indicia. A feathered snake god appears to a tourist at an ancient ruin. A scientist sends a volunteer 500 years into the past. A visitor to Germany's Black Forest encounters a Brigadoon-like enchanted village, but only for one night. The Feathered Serpent; Warning Voice!; The Practical Joker; Vigil; Valley of Phantoms!; The Mind Reader; The Magic Million; A Ghost Story! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #61
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 61

    Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson and unknown. No power on Earth could halt..."The World Destroyer"! The awesome adventure of a menace so terrible that even the Blackhawks are powerless against it! Blackhawk is also featured in "Guerilla, the Unknown Hero" with story by Bill Woolfolk, and "Stalin's Ambassador of Murder"! Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "The City Under the Sea"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 96 #4
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 96 #4


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    • Soiling.
    • Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

    Volume 96, Issue 4 - February 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #25
    Children's Digest (1950-2009 Better Reading Foundation) 25


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    • Front cover detached 5%.
  • Issue #13
    Cisco Kid (1951-1958 Dell) 13

    Painted Cover by Ernest Nordli. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Jenney. Featuring the tales "The Apache Ridge Bandits" and "Trouble in Tumbleweed"! Also: the 1-page filler "Taming a Longhorn" on the inside front cover! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction The Cisco Kid #13 (1952) - Dell - Comic Book - Low Grade - See Pictures

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  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 104 Bring 'Em Back Alive (1953) 1
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Staple rust.

    Bring 'Em Back Alive, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 105, with 2/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #4
    Classics Illustrated 104 Bring 'Em Back Alive (1953) 4

    Bring 'Em Back Alive, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 150). Cover price $0.15.

  • Feb 14 1953
    Collier's (1888-1957 Crowell-Collier Publishing) Magazine Feb 14 1953


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    • Spine split 15%.

    The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. 10.75" x 13.75", 76 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #59
    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 59
    • Water damage. Tearing on interior pages.
    • Cover detached, 1.5" lateral spine tear, 3" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Stories and art by Frank Bolle, William Overgard, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Carlo spends 20 years planning his revenge against the cop who deported him, but he may have to kill his own son to get it. A random snapshot by an amateur photographer accidentally captures evidence of a murder. Convicts plot a daring prison escape using a locomotive. An image from this issue is featured in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent, with the caption, "What comic-book America stands for." Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Murder Was My Destiny; The Fatal Snapshot; The Kiss of Death Girl; The Sinister Plot of Mastermind Murdock; Okay, Louie, Drop That Pun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 50 #3
    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 50 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 50, Issue 3 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Dixie Dugan Volume 4 (1953 2nd Series Headline) 1
    • Centerfold detached.

    Vol. 4 No. 1 Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 27

    Cover by Carl Barks. Written by unknown. Art by Jack Bradbury. Donald Duck is featured in "The Flying Horse," plus the back-up stories "The Nephews' Boat" and "A Day at the Fair"! Also: 1-pagers "Skiing Film," "Get the Ring" and "Useless Ticket"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    2 days left Auction 1953 Jan FebWalt Disney #27 Donald Duck And The Flying Horse comic book

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


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.
    • Back cover detached 10%.
  • 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
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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. 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.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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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    9 days left Auction FOUR COLOR # 451 "RUSTY RILEY" (2.0 GD) DELL 1953 - & REMEMBER, DELLS ARE SWELL!

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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.

  • 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 #10
    Frontline Combat (1951 Superior) Canadian Edition 10
    • Cover-to-cover hole punches with impact to story. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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 #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 #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.

  • 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.

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    $25 Gerald Mc Boing Boing Mr. Magoo #3 VG 1953 Dell Comic

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  • 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 #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: Slightly britle
    • Label #3923648008
    • 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 #57
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 57
    • Water damage.
    • Staples added (not manufacturing). Centerfold detached.

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and others. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops use forensics to reconstruct a killer from his footprints; An embezzler is forced to join a counterfeiting ring; A killer tries to strong-arm another man into taking the rap. Counterfeit; Closeups; The Deadly Alibi; Public Eye; See No Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 80

    Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Sam Glanzman, Sid Couchey, Van D. Bell, Jr. and John Belfi. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A workman risks his own life to save another from electrocution; An ex-military medic resuscitates an accident victim; A newly trained teen lifeguard saves a boy. Rescue Under Fire; Fighting Man; Super Sergeant; Attack at Dawn; He Died to Save His Buddies; The Valiant Valvo; They Gave Their All; My Story; Kelley & Cutler; The Lifesaver; She Did Her Job; Runaway Outboard; Patrolman vs; Railroad Train; The Taxi Driver's Answer to a Call for Help!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #1
    His World Magazine (1953-1954 Westridge Publishing Corp.) Vol. 1 #1


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    Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1953. 8" x 10.5", 78 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #28
    Horace and Dotty Dripple (1952) 28

    Hapless hubby Horace takes over the title of this Blondie-like series, formerly known simply as Dotty Dripple. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Horace wants to watch the game, but Dotty has other ideas; Horace sets out to balance the checkbook and quickly regrets it; Solo stories featuring daughter Li'l Taffy. Football Fan; Home Sweet Home; Checking the Budget; Lil Taffy: Reading Hour; Lil Taffy: Mechanical Horace; Lil Taffy: Small Fry; Wet Paint; Snow Fun; Animal Trainer; Lil Taffy: Checking for Size; Lil Taffy: New Rule; When Do We Eat?; Horace is Stubborn; Friendly Rivals; Lil Taffy: Fan Mail; In the Swim. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.