Comic books April 1953

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. Archie house ad. "Socktical Illusion"; Betty and Veronica practice fighting to prepare for a big sale. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon. Katy Fashions page by Bill Woggon. Katy Keene Jokes page, art by Bill Woggon. "Watch the Birdies"; Wilbur enters an amateur photo contest. Archie Comics house ad. "Odd Man Out" one-page story by Laurie Lake, Wilbur Wilkin, and Red Wilson. "Turn on the Eat!"; Archie bets Reggie that there's nothing edible that Jughead wouldn't eat. "The Rearing Twenties," pencils by Harry Lucey; Ginger's father is fed up with the new lingo the kids use and wishes they just spoke English. From Hollywood article. "The Perfect Lamb" one-page story starring Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Waldo Weatherbee. "Battered Up!"; Reggie tries out for the baseball team. "Antenna Antics"; Ferdie disconnects Suzie's T.V. antenna so he can pretend to fix the T.V. set. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and - in the later issues - sometimes crime. Marcia's penchant for dating more than one man at once comes back to haunt her when gang tough Ritchie threatens the man she really loves. Pilot Mickey falls for beautiful passenger Linda; too bad she's on the same flight that he's using to smuggle the loot from a bank robbery into Brazil. When socialite Elaine accidentally injures handsome sculptor, she must choose between possible scandal or medical help, and the choice will decide not just their romance but his life. Plus comics biographies of film star David Brian and the future Lily Munster herself, Yvonne De Carlo. The Romantic Bet; Too Long a Wait; Dream Beau of the Month: David Brian; The Flight to Love; Dream Girl of the Month: Yvonne De Carlo; Decision. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. Cover by Steve Muffatti. Harvey Comics presents the adventures of Little Audrey, mischievous star of movie cartoons. Little Audrey has misadventures while trying to help a lost little girl find her way home. Little Audrey imagines herself as a Wild West gunfighter in a fast-paced Western adventure that has everything from Black Hats to bullet-sculpture. Little Audrey; Finders Creepers; Big Deal; Wild Belle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of the many cute yet mischievous kids who had their own comic (briefly) from St. John. Bully Butch McGee tries to convince Little Joe that his new toy elephant is talking, but Joe has the last laugh. Joe helps Nipper when he sets out to discover a new star with his telescope. Joe causes comic chaos after he drops his bag of marbles in the movie theater. Toy Elephant; The Star Gazer; Gag-Bag; Marbles and Movies Don't Mix; Ice Bound; Show Business; Walkie Talkie; Comedy Column; Nipper and Little Joe: Moving Day. Final issue under this title; series continues as Little Ike (1953) #2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Special Delivery; Annie offers to give her soon-to-be-born baby sibling to Lulu when the stork brings it. The Case of the Well-Bred Worms; Tubby puts his worm ranch under Lulu's pop's bed for safekeeping. Fair Eggschange; Wilbur plays a trick on Lulu and she is covered with broken eggs. The Surprize Fighter; Tubby is challenged to a boxing match by Butch of the West Side gang. The Cowpoke; Tubby has Lulu pretend to be a cow for him to lasso and brand. That Ol' Witch Hazel and the Bad Mushrooms; Lulu tells Alvin about when Witch Hazel tried to poison the little girl with mushroom soup. Tattoo; Tubby's mother learns Tubby has gone downtown to get a tattoo. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Vic Herman and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Joe Palooka takes Max and Alice to the zoo. Little Max gets wrapped up in flypaper accidentally, so he decides to go as a mummy to a costume party. Li'l Dot, yet to develop her Harvey look or her dot-obsession, drapes the dog around her neck to get a fur collar. This is one of the last stories before she was redesigned later that year. Funny Bunny; See Worthy; Water Boy; Humphrey at the Fair; Strictly From Hunger; Little Max Rhymes with Reason; The Funny Mummy; Who's Who at the Zoo; Li'l Dot: Sunday Coat; Little Max Makes Easter Eggs; The Jumping Frog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Roquefort the mouse and Percy Puss the cat have a Tom & Jerry relationship - or Itchy & Scratchy, if you prefer. Heckle and Jeckle compete to impress a cute nurse, but first they must win over the bratty baby she's minding. Rudy Rooster sees a rainstorm as a chance to impress schoolteacher Miss Leghorn. Gandy and Sourpuss go fishing. Home Sweet Home; Dinky; Gandy Goose; Dinky: Playboy Rudy; Eye Trouble; Talent Test; Folding Fun; Terry Bears: Mama's Little Helper; Heckle and Jeckle: Happy Go Lucky; Tramp Dog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. The Smiling Caballero, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Juan Lopez, the Smiling Caballero, gains others' trust before robbing them and rustling their cattle. Shadow of Death, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto take a doctor to stop a diphtheria epidemic in an Apache village. Horses for Orani text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Trees for Sails, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After leading the Sea People to the lode of copper they had discovered, Young Hawk and Little Buck take a dozen men to recover the canoes the Waikish had stolen. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Dell Comics Club ballpoint pen. Illustrated ad for Whitman Fuzzy Wuzzy Tell-A-Tale children's books. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Olympic slalom skier Gretchen Fraser. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ernest Nordli. A brief account of the life of Chief Red Cloud, art by Till Goodan. Wagon Scout, art by Alberto Giolitti; When Tonto agrees to guide a wagon train through the desert, the wagon master tells him that the train is transporting guns and powder for an army post; Two members of the wagon train attempt to trade the weapons to a group of Indians, and it's up to Tonto to stop them. Prize of the Chief, art by Alberto Giolitti; A jealous brave steals the horse Tonto has given to Chief Stone Bear. Tonto and the chief track the thieves and recover the horse. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Silver Guards His Band," "Silver Pays a Debt," Silver Leaps for Life," and "The Frozen Springs." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Henery Hawk, Tweety and Silverster, and Little Pancho Vanilla. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Bill Woolfolk, and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Wealthy Nina begins a lady-and-the-tramp romance with steelworker Harry, in one of three early stories (and cover) in this issue by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Buscema also drew the Prescription for Happiness story, in which the truth about Gloria's wild past threatens her current relationship with Bud. Lynn hits it off with soldier-on-leave Paul, but her bitter ex Eddie wants to stir up trouble for them. Search for Love!; The Brute I Loved!; Prescription for Happiness; All Men Are Terrific! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A gal gets a reputation as a prude and realizes shes missing something; Love finds a lumberjack in the tall timber; The true-life romance series How He Proposed takes on the case of a woman who popped the question first. Amour in the Andes; Little Prude; Portrait of Love; When You Kiss...; Lumberjack's Girl; Big City Man; Love Is Alive!; Heart Throbs Were My Business!; How She Proposed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Superduperman!", art by Wally Wood; Superduperman defeats Captain Marbles by causing Marbles to punch himself out, but Superduperman still can't make it with Lois; The classic Superman parody. "Flob Was A Slob!", art by Jack Davis; Ramona is engaged to slobby, boring Flob but is smitten by the newcomer Rackstraw and follows Rackstraw into a life of crime. E.C. comics ad. "The Parole" text story by Jerry DeFuccio. "Let's Deplore Your Mind" text story; A fake letters column with Cosmo answering the letters. "Robin Hood!", art by John Severin; After robbing a sheriff's posse, Robin Hood and his gang rob Big John and Sparkie of their last two cents. "Shadow!", art by Bill Elder; Lamont kills Margo to preserve the secret of his identity; Shadow parody. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Fantasy and science fiction stories by J. T. McIntosh, Esther Carlson, Kris Neville, Chad Oliver, A. Bertram Chandler, T. P. Caravan, Alan Nelson, Daniel Defoe, Oliver Saair, John P. McKnight, Hilbert Schenck Jr, R. Bretnor, Donald F. Reines, and W. B. Ready. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - April 1953. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"Evacuation" (art by Sy Barry), "That Others May Live!" (art by Cal Massey), "Target," "They Wouldn't Die," and a two-page text story, "Trap for Trouble." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - April 1953. Men's interest magazine looking at cars, the military, and pin-up models. This issue features The Naked Spur, Sex Censor: Broadway's Conscience, and Jack Dempsey asks "Is Marciano THAT Good?" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In another Korea/Cold War story, monstrous animals are unleashed on US soldiers. But the G.I.-dog combo of Hank and Yank (Yank's the dog) helps The Marvel Family defend the good guys. In a multi-part adventure, the Ice King freezes a mining town and steals gold to build a giant version of his freeze ray, unless the Marvels can stop him. The Beast Battalions; Murder Mart; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Reckless Wreck; The Fantastic Freezing Furies, Chapter One: The March of the Glaciers; Chapter Two: Menace of the Ice King; Chapter Three: The Frozen Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Iron Lady, art by Al Luster. The Door text story. Brother of a Monster, script by Stan Lee; Two brothers, a deformed one and handsome one, are situated near the occurrence of murders; People suspect the deformed one as the culprit, but it turns out to be the other one. What's New?, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Terror Tale, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers; They all agree that not even the Beast-Man captures such victims and ask the fat man his name; The fat man doesn't speak and instead transforms into the Beast-Man and attacks the vampires. The Man Who Isn't There, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Clem Weisbecker, Dick Dillin, Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. A discredited Civil War soldier returns from the grave, or so it seems, and Captain Marvel, Jr. is determined to get to the bottom of it. Tough soldier Bill Battle and his company are ordered to the front lines in Korea by General "Iron Pants" Rowley, and that's just fine for Bill Battle. Western hero Tom Mix investigates after a white man kills a Native so he can provide gold nuggets to the sinister Evil Eye Doggin. This final issue of the series features horror and war elements (as seen on the cover), two hallmarks of 1950s American comics. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Living Dead; Dizzy Daisy; Muscle Hedd; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Mystery in the Sky; Ozzie and Babs: Easy Money; Tom Mix: Evil Eye Doggin's Revenge! Bill Battle: The Biggest Brass There Is! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - April 1953 .Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, true crime, and buxom beauties. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 52, Issue 208 - April, 1953. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 132 pages, B&W with color.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Man in Black, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska; A communist agent mistakes his contact for the man he is supposed to kill. Burton's Blood!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A vampire sleeps for years after gorging on all the blood available to him in the atomic war of 1998. Rocket to the Moon, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Sinnott; A lab assistant builds a rocket that will travel to the moon and volunteers to fly it, but his boss wants the credit, so he knocks him out and takes off. On with the Dance!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A dancer who wants a part threatens the girl who got it with a gun to resign. Unfortunately for her, this girl is a witch. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

No. 3, Mar 1953 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.