Comic books May 1953

Art by Dudley Page. 24 pages.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super Telethon starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Outlaw King of the Congo starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Easter Island of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Lawman Without a Friend starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Choosing a Profession starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - May, 1953. Tabloid magazine filled with stories about romance, divorce, corruption, crime, and society. This issue contains 8 Novelettes including; "Caught in the Act", "Easy Pickup", "I'm Not for Sale", and many others. Softcover magazine, 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Bullfighter from Smallville starring Superboy, art by John Sikela; Pa Kent becomes a bullfighter. Calling Dr. Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Man Who Outsped Johnny Quick starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Ralph Mayo, inks by Sy Barry. The Green Arrow Hotel, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Withered Hand, art by Paul Reinman; While in Tibet John Clay steals a priceless ruby that a monk tells him contains a sinner's soul. The Maggots, script by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Hy Rosen; A scientist confirms his theory that the eggs which produce maggots are found in living tissue. Meet the Bride!, art by Matt Fox. Dead of Night text story. The Strange Children, art by Sam Kweskin; A sorcerer is cheated when he fulfills his end of the bargain to remove all of the roaches from a town, so he brings them all back and transforms the people's children into roaches as well. The Girl Who Couldn't Die, art by Mort Lawrence; A scientist attempts to reanimate his dead lover; After years of failed attempts he succeeds, but she kills herself at the sight of his decades old body. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"It Happened in Never-Never Land" (art by Harry Lazarus), "The Man Who Died Too Soon," "The Fury of the Dead," and "The Spirit in the Steel." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Tony Cataldo, Dick Beck, George Klein, 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.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Myron Fass, Jack Abel, Robert McCarty, Chuck Winter, and John Buscema. 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.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Teen Teasers activity half-pager "The Lover's Quarrel!" by Martin Naydel; Honey in Hollywood untitled half-pager and 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Bullseye Billy untitled 1-pager; Twisting the Dial text piece on 'My Little Margie'; and Kitty Karr of Hollywood untitled back-up story. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Lorence Bjorklund, Gerald McCann and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #111. No issue # on cover; Vol. 10, issue #4 in indicia. Airboy suspects that enemy agents who use giant guns and bullets to travel are somehow linked to Zomboli, a secretly evil clown who performs for the wealthy elite. An impoverished woman faces an evil countess in a horse race, and The Heap shows up to even the odds. Frogmen discover the link between lobster traps and an attack on a US warship. The final appearances of Airboy and The Heap, until the characters were acquired by Eclipse Publishing in the 1980s. Airboy; The Heap; Lobster Alley; Vitamin Vic; The Tombstone Click; Maloo and the Kicker; Chains of Khydoo. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - May, 1953. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 42 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - May, 1953. Short-lived vintage men's magazine that focuses on the lifestyles of young models, especially those in bathing suits. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest digest with comics, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 11 - May, 1953. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

May, 1953 - Volume 9, Issue #5.

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May 1953. Volume 51, Issue 3 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement ("Mission of Gravity" part 2), Robert Moore Williams, Algis Budrys, Irving E. Cox Jr., and Robert Sheckley. Illustrations by Dreany, Orban, Schecterson, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on creative engineering at M.I.T. Cover by Austin R. Baer. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Edd Ashe, Ken Landau, George Olesen, Bernard Sachs, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Holdup man "Lefty" reveals the secrets of his past to a reporter as he's on the way to Alcatraz. Private eye Vic Flint goes to a fancy dinner and gets a lead on a cold murder case, in the evocatively titled "Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat." Nate is released from prison after five years and immediately picked up by his ex-partners, who want to know where he stashed the loot. Gunmans Gamble; Full Dress Shakedown; The Killer Quartet; The Push-Button Murder; Kingpins in Crime; The Short Beer Kid; Boomerang Booty; Ticketed for Murder; Escape by Night; Too Dumb to Be Dangerous; Guns for Gangland!; Vic Flint: Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; Mr. Bluebeard Takes Wife No. 13. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Snakes Alive!, art by Charles Nicholas; In balmy Alfredo Springs in Florida a voodoo snake goddess runs amuck; Claudia kills four people and ends up in court; admitting everything she is confined to a mental institution. Bazaar of the Cursed Goblins, art by Lin Streeter; Brutal landowner Lord Trevelyan is lured to a carnival of cruelties by the ghost of his dead wife; There on display are all the atrocities he's done to his peasants. The Image of Evil, art by Jim McLaughlin; Engineer Cranford discovers a parallel world made of glass; The glass people want to take over our world with Cranford's help. Quiet Stalks the Undead Fiend, art by Louis Zansky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tom DeAngelo. Stories and art by Tom DeAngelo and Frank Beck. Funny-animal comics featuring Basil, cat king of Katsmeow. For good optics, the king must take violin lessons, a prospect no one enjoys, least of all the king or his teacher. Sinister Fagin sees the king's bath as a good chance to get rid of Basil and become king himself. When exotic Prince Ali-Kaat impresses the Princess with his boasts, Basil decides to show him up by joining Ali-Kaat's next fox hunt. The King & the Fiddle; Bo; King-Size Bath; Prince Ali-Kaat; Comedy Column; Atomic Muscles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "The Danger Club," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; When members of the Danger Club are threatened, then violently are elminated one by one, Batman decides to join the club himself to try to track down the killer. Half-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Half-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Penguin is released from prison claims hes "going straight"; Batman and Robin go down to Gotham Harbor to confront the Penguin. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. 160,000,000 Policemen article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. People Are People! public service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Man of 100 Murders," art by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane); The Caped Crusaders go up against a ruthless, cold-blooded killer who shows no mercy to anyone. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Major Chang Yung Rockets the Enemy. Fighting a Djin. Bastogne, art by Sam Kweskin. Orders!, art by Vernon Henkel. Expert!, art by Louis Ravielli. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker, Mo Marcus, Carl Pfeufer and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. Pinned down by enemy fire, a platoon must depend on Hennie, who has a score to settle after his brother was killed in the war. A sergeant and a lieutenant try to settle their differences on the battlefield when it turns out they both have a picture of the same gal back home. A US platoon and a Scottish fusiliers squadron must make some mighty adjustments when they share an assignment, in a story with unusually whimsical art for this title. Surprise Attack; No Time For Cupid; Fighting Man; Bill Battle: A Lot of Enemy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue of the series. Cover by Russ Heath. "We Won't Go Back!", art by Louis Ravielli; Corporal Bob Young learns what compulsory repatriation will mean to the Chinese prisoners he is guarding. "Return To Bataan," art by Gene Colan; After escaping on the last raft out of Bataan, Slug returns two years later to free Bataan. "The General Goes To War" two-page text story. "Pep Talk!"; Chinese recruits are told that they are invincible but they learn a brutal lesson when they get to the front. "Attack At Midnight," art by Cal Massey; A raw recruit learns he is not alone on the battlefield. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - May, 1953. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Martin Smith, Paul S. Newman, Leo Hagler, Richard Kahn, Al Gordon, Jesse Merlan and Harry Harrison. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Sometimes listed as Beware (1953 Trojan) #15. A scientist encounters gigantic amoebas deep in the swamp - amoebas with a taste for humans. A man resurrects the spirit of his ancestor, a murderous pirate, hoping to learn where he hid his treasure. A magazine artist is hired to draw the faces of the dead. The Swamp Horror; Never Call a Ghost; The Stolen Soul; Chills in the Night; The Faces of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #15 May on cover (actual #3 in series). Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Chess master Roger engages Death in a chess game during a near-death experience, but after he's revived, Death wants to continue the game. A train engineer gets a job offer to conduct the train to Hell, a one-way trip for most. Scientist Hiram creates a machine that can transport the souls of the elderly into the bodies of the freshly dead, and it just gets worse from there. The Man Who Defeated Death!; Dripping Terror; Last Express!; Tempest in a Teapot; The Walking Cadaver. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lou Cameron. Prophecy of the Black Dream, art by Ken Rice; In Paris, art painter Dulaq finds magical paints; Everything he paints becomes reality; So he disposes comfortably of his rival and his landlady. Horde of the Faceless; Henry Keefe considers suicide because he lost his right arm in an accident; He is approached by the legion of "the faceless ones", a dark cult; They restore his arm and want a book of magic in exchange. Lair of the Spidery Fiend, pencils by Dick Beck. Calling All Ghouls, pencils by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Strange Invasion of Big Town!" (alien invaders do their thing in this sci-fi tale); "Halfway to Peril"; "Million Dollar Typewriter!"; and "Police Reporter." Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Tom Gill, Jack Sparling and Ed Winiarski. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy helps a beautiful doctor's daughter menaced by outlaws. Billy gets swept up in the Lincoln County Wars. Billy faces tests of strength and endurance to rescue a boy captured by Paiute warriors. The Sheriff's Young'un; The Doctor's Daughter; Draw and Die; Billy Fights the Great Spirit; Li'l Tales from the Big Top as Told by Sawdust Trails. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.