Comic books April 1953

Four Blondie stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, Norman Nodel and Wally Wood. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Official indicia title for issues #117- 119 was Blue Bolt Weird Tales. An alien invader in the Florida Everglades discovers he's not the first visitor to the planet. An evil swami sentenced to death swears revenge on his jurors from beyond the grave. Tarzan-like Jungle Jo encounters zombies (actually drugged natives painted with phosphorus) and trained mandrills working under the influence of a mad scientist, with art by comics legend Wally Wood. The Creature in the Fens; Box of Death; Horror of the Future; Weird Nightmare; Jungle Jo: The White Spirit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 96, Issue 6 - April 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. John Laughinghorse, a Native American with legendary strength and wealth, complicates a mystery; Bobby and Windy are trapped in an outlaws cave; Windys new haircut causes him misery. Bobby Benson the Playboy Outlaw; Fiesta for Forty-Fives; The Outlaws Cave; A Crew-Cut for the Birds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. A killer hatches a murderous plot to acquire another man's fingerprints. While Rocky X and the Rocketeers are trapped on jungle planet Kantrax, an alien invasion force approaches Earth. Iron Jaw's efforts to destroy the Deadly Dozen are foiled by an Egyptian luck statue. Crimebuster: Brotherly Hate; Chuckle Wagon; Rocky X: Our of Fear--Into Terror; Little Wise Guys: The Great Rescue; Iron Jaw: That's Your Hard Luck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Rockwell, Robert Martinott and unknown. She exchanged a few moments of bliss for heartbreak and..."Disgrace," A True Love Story! Also featuring these A True Love Story tales: "My Fatal Week End"; "Loves of My Life, Part Four" (continued from last issue); and "The Kiss"! Plus: "Do You Need Advice?" letters page by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - April, 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", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in "The Wig's Up," plus four untitled stories. Also: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Carl Swenson and Valerie De Vere. And: 1-page reprint text story "Teener Wiener Roast" starring Taffy Tilghman, Spike Neilson, Buck Roper, Brenda Billingsley and Farley Gibbs. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Horror Hunt" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Man in the Moon" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Doc Quartz appearance); "The Vengeful Vine" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Dexter Knox appearance); and "The Human Hawks" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Fishy Fish Yarn"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Poison Planet" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. An ancestor of Freddy Freeman summons Captain Marvel Jr. to the past to rescue Robin Hood and his Merry Men from the Earl of Nottingham. Prof. Edgewise's latest invention is a gigantic vacuum cleaner which, like most Edgewise inventions, lacks a kill switch. Sucker Sam is the laziest crook ever. Getting His Goat; The Hammer of Hate; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Super Stupid Salesman; The Lazy Genie; In the Days of Robin Hood; The Lost Space Ship; The Great Vacuum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper takes Timmy and his friends on a tour of the galaxy. In a story that sets the tone for Casper's relationship with the Cub Scouts (and based on Casper's 1951 animated cartoon "Boo Scout"), Casper helps a kid join the Beaver Patrol. Plus Casper's Album, featuring Casper's recommended reading matter, food and games. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Friendship School; Herman and Katnip: The Windup; The Proud Rose; Casper's Album; The Boo Scout; Pedi-Greedy; Baby Huey: Happy Birthday; The Man From Mars. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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Painted Cover by Ernest Nordli. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Jenney. Featuring the tales "Oretown Masquerade" and "The Lucky String"! Also: the 1-page filler "The Vampire Bat" on the inside front cover! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 70 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Knights of the Round Table" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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Buffalo Bill, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Maurice del Bourgo. (HRN 107, with 4/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Buffalo Bill, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Maurice del Bourgo. (HRN 118). Cover price $0.15.

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Buffalo Bill, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Maurice del Bourgo. (April, 1953. HRN 142). Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - April 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on war and adventure stories, along with buxom beauties. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Three untitled Combat Kelly stories, plus "Sgt. O'Hooligan's Secret!" All scripts by Hank Chapman, art by Dave Berg. Two-page text story, "Trail of the Vulture." Cover price $0.10.

Australian Edition. Reprints in black and white. 7-in. x 10 3/4-in., 24 pages, black and white.

Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A deep-cover enemy agent is assigned to destroy the defense lab where his son has just been employed. Mobsters plan a murder down to the last detail, but a random tire blowout proves their undoing. Truckers figure out how to outwit a gang of hijackers. The Jersey Job; 500 Carat Nothing; The Passing of Joseph Camp; The Old Badge; The Rolling Handcuffs; The Sparrow Makes Good; Thread to a Trigger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. After the death of ganglord Arnold Rothstein, Waxey Gordon becomes involved in a losing power struggle with Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. Lower East Side small-time hood Bugs Aaron is determined to get out of the slums, even if he has to start a gang war to do it. Mob mastermind Duke Jarboe meets his fate at a shootout with police atop a Ferris wheel. Also featuring "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Extra-lurid showgirl cover by an unknown artist. The Incredible Dynamic Career of Irving (Waxey Gordon) Wexler; Marty Aarons: Bugs; Swindler's Paradise; Strange Criminals; The Crimeography of Duke Jarboe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All stories reprinted in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #37. In order of appearance: "The Case of the Bribed Athletes, An Actual Case"; "Murder's Mouthpiece, An Actual Case"; "Hideout of No Return, An Actual Case" art by Lou Cameron; and "Death Rides the Railroad Heist, An Actual Case". "A Crook's Look!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Rendezvous!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Joe and his office companions are taking bets that Charlie will have an airplane accident...just as a lark; Then, when Joe's boss suspects that the company's books are being juggled, Joe devises a plan to make sure his boss will have a plane accident himself. "Fission Bait!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man murders his wife to be with his mistress; He buries her in the desert, but a prospector accidentally finds the body with a Geiger counter. It turns out her watch had a radium dial! "Scorpion" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Come Clean!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Angelo Torres; Ralph Jones has been found guilty of strangling his girlfriend and is strapped in the electric chair facing a horrible death, all for a crime he didn't commit but in which circumstantial evidence led to his conviction. "Who's Next?", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A barber's wife and a regular customer are having an affair; When the barber finds out, he decides the customer needs a REALLY close shave. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - April 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on Military, Politics, celebrities and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. While flying kites, the Little Wise Guys stumble across a plot to derail a military supply train. Dilly Duncan and his high school baseball team wind up playing against pro ball players. The Little Wise Guys suspect that a muscular but phobic veteran is a wanted robber. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards: Famous Fighting Planes. Little Wise Guys: The Tail of the Kite; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Big League Duncan; It's A Small World; Crimebuster: The Night of the Double Cross; Little Wise Guys: The Strong Sissy; Lev Gleason Trading Cards; What's So Funny? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Joseph Szokoli, Vic Carrabotta, Vince Colletta and Doug Wildey. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Jim and Terry find their failing business is also sinking their relationship, until they get some help from real-life band leader Ralph Flanagan, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Soldier Bill and war correspondent Nancy have a tempestuous relationship, and that's before they're stranded together on the battlefront in Korea. Undercover policewoman Hannah sets out to help the man she arrested and then fell in love with, but first she must catch the real culprit. Plus a profile of movie star Carleton Carpenter. Cover features a photo of Ralph Flanagan. Carleton Carpenter; Hard-Hearted Hannah; Love Is Blind; Love Me or Leave Me; Ralph Flanagan Helps Love Tie the Knot! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Hy Fleishman. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Dr. Horly, in his quest for glory and fame, studies things man was not meant to know and ends up on the wrong end of a vampire's fangs. Monsieur Picard faces a horrifying price after betraying an aristocratic couple to the French Revolution. Severed heads are among the violent pre-Code imagery in this issue. A Vampire Is Born; Terror of the Hungry Rats; A Smuggler Meets a Ghost; Horror of the River of Blood!; Terror of the Hotrod. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Carmine Infantino, Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Sid Check, Moe Worthman, Leonard Starr, Howard Sherman and unknown. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Stolen Bank" by Bill Woolfolk, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Return of the Killers!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Crime Collector" by Carmine Infantino, Jack Miller, Sid Check and Moe Worthman; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man in Ice!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with inks by Howard Sherman. Also: Quick Quiz activity half-pager by H.T. Elmo; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Jerry the Jitterbug 2-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Extinguishing the Firebugs" by Jack Miller (as John Marlowe). And: Superman says "People Are People!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"I put my heart on the auction block..."

Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney, Charles Cuidera & Dick Dillin?, Bob Hebberd and Charles Sultan & Dick Beck? Featuring: "Time Payment Kisses" starring Ben Newcomb, George Naylor, Mr. Haley, Mrs. Naylor, Mr. Schuyler, Mrs. Schuyler, Mrs. Sloane and Shirley Naylor; "I Had No Conscience" starring David Wells, Eva Shelby and Red Vernon; "To the Highest Bidder" starring Jean, Kay Medford, Phil Morrow and Vic Barron; and "No Place to Love" starring Bob McShane, Cora, Ed and Joan. Plus: 1-page text story "Never Lose Your Man" starring Burt, Edythe Twombley and John Avery. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. Stories and art by Chester Gould. 36 pages, full color, 7.25" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderer's Mask," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; After being rescued from drowning, Tracy and Sam use the teleguard to help them track Sketch Paree; Using Spike Dyke as bait, they trap Paree before he can kill anyone else with his diabolical mask. Space Squadron ad. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the White Rat Robberies," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Mugg the dog witnesses a hit-and-run and helps Tracy and Catchem find a kid lost in the tunnels under the streets; They are later notified of a snatch-and-grab robber who uses white rats to distract store owners and patrons. "A Chance in a Million" text story; A crook tries to rob a deaf couple. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra deduces who killed a young man over a gambling debt. "The Locality of Murder" text story; James Stanley confronts a murderer who staged a phony car crash. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris investigates the murder of a hipster. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.