Comic books March 1953

Add to cart GD 2.0 $195.00 View scans Centerfold detached. Glue along spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

"The Killer from Saturn"; The city's in panic as an alien-like killer stalks the streets at night. "Vengeance of the Red Ghost," art by Leo Morey; Susan Maynard fakes her death and plays the avenging ghost coming back from the grave. "Goddess of Murder"; Monstrous four-armed goddess Kali demands human sacrifices. "House of Horror" text story. "The Beast from Beyond"; A hunting company from the city enters the woods and finds no moose, but a dragon-like monster! 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $375.00 View scans Tape on interior of cover and last page.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $140.00 View scan Interior is complete. Near full length spine split (taped). Piece of front and majority of back cover missing. Staple added (not manufacturing).	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $355.00 View scans 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart CGC 3.0 $459.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4070718004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart GD 2.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans 2.5" cumulative spine split with some splitting through a few wraps. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow	Add to cart CGC 1.8 $349.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4385185025 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Al Feldstein. "Counter-Clockwise," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Ron's father is dismayed when he learns that his son wants to secure at a job at the Rocket-Port...not just to service rockets, but to fly them; He cautions his son that pilots must retire at age 26, but while they talk, Ron's Dad sights a space ship that is not of earthly origin; Together they go to the landing sight, armed with a blaster; When a weird alien being alights from the ship, they kill it and report to the authorities. "Zero Hour," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; Mrs. Morris, at first, thinks nothing of her daughter and a friend playing their game of "invasion"; But when Mink starts telling of a Martian named Drill, who is the fore-runner of a Martian invasion of Earth, and Mary discovers that kids of her friends in other parts of the country are playing the same game, she wonders if this is for real. "The Ashtray" text story. "Homesick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson (signed) and Roy Krenkel (on technological details); David Todd and Lynn Ardsley plot her husband's murder, while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to investigate the planet's landscape and possible life forms. "Judgment Day!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Tarlton, the Earthman, has landed on the planet Cybrinia, home to mechanical life; He is to judge whether or not Cybrinia will be allowed to "partake of the wonders of Earth." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $99.00 View scan Interior complete. Full spine split with back cover missing and front cover taped on. Heavy cover oxidation with brittle paper. Water damage.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $190.00 View scans 5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $95.00 View scans Heavy tearing and tape. Mold. Cover detached. Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Jerry De Fuccio, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Space travelers discover the strange truth about a gigantic planet, with art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. Martians take the shape of long-lost loved ones in an adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, Mars is Heaven, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an EC editorial urging readers to support the beleaguered publisher, and a note about Ray Bradbury adaptations. Classic atom bomb/flying saucer cover by Wally Wood. Mars Is Heaven!; Snap Ending!; Fever; The Parallel!; Disassembled! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: CGC 3.5 View scans 8 bids Current bid: $405.00 Time left: 3d 7h 9m Paper: Off white Label #4257046005

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,370.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4120889023

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white 1/3 Piece Missing From Front Cover. Label #4293170002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Eugene Hughes, and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Humans in the near-perfect society of 2053 set out to eliminate disease. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. Plus an adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Classic alien-abduction cover by Bernard Baily. Time and Tide; Plaything; The Purple Mists; Death Rides the Galaxy; Jonah; The Beginning or the End! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $105.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $69.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $48.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Centerfold detached at one staple. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 6, Issue 5 - March, 1953. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,150.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #2053165002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. "Monster of Sarno Gulch," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vincent Alascia; While visiting a Caribbean island, a man witnesses voodoo rituals that change humans into monsters; Stealing some of the elixir he returns home to Sarno Gulch and uses the elixir on himself and his new bride. "African Horror," art by Harry Lazarus. "The Grave" text story. "Mystery of the Moaning Statue," art by A. C. Hollingsworth. "Hero of the Venus Flyer," art by Gene Fawcette. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $424.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "Seven Days To Doom," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve and the General believe Wonder Woman is dead and Diana is hard-pressed to convince them otherwise. "The Man Who Stole the Sun," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Phaethon, son of Helios, tries to steal Earth's sun for his own planet. "Those Lovely Liberty Belles" text article. "Terror of the Termites," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When evil termites threaten to destroy the world, Paula shrinks Wonder Woman and Steve down to insect size so that she can battle them. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $88.00 View scans Cover and centerfold detached. Tearing to cover and interior.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Clark Kent, Gangster starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry the Jitterbug humor half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Archers of Yesteryear starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Good Neighbor Spirit public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Ship of Crime starring Captain Compass, art by Joe Certa. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Comanche Conspiracy starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Don Cameron, art by Howard Sherman. House ad for current issues of Tomahawk and Buzzy. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Hunters in the Deep-Sea text article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Crime Capsule starring Batman, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Ira Zweifach, Richard Kahn, Rhett Rutledge, Ashley Calhoun, Jesse Merlan, Bob Cohen, Cerrone, John Forte, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Sometimes listed as Youthful Romances (1953-54 Ribage) #2. Johnny and Barbara find that career conflicts with love, until they get help from real-life singer and stage star Tony Bavaar. Two strangers meet by chance on a train, but can love survive what awaits at the next station stop? Spoiled heiress Fran goes West and meets her unlikely match in Bronco Trent. Plus a profile of Hollywood heartthrob William Lundigan. Cover features a photo of Tony Bavaar. Come Back, My Love; Dangerous Romance!!!; Could This Be Love?; Love Flight; William Lundigan; Go West for Love. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.