Comic books November 1953

"Secret Kisses"; Martha takes care of her siblings, spoiled Joan and young Bobby; Martha becomes friends with Harold, one of Joan's dates, and is embarrassed when Joan two-times Harold with Bill; Harold admits he prefers Martha; They are secretly married, because Martha wants to see if Joan will settle down; When she doesn't, Harold and Martha announce their marriage and their intention to move out, taking Bobby with them. "My Mad Mistake"; Singer Lucky falls in love with soldier Watt, but she doesn't want to marry a military man; Lucky introduces Watt to her married sister Margie, whose husband is serving overseas and who struggles to make ends meet; Lucky doesn't want a life like that; When Watt says "I don't approve of working wives" so she'd have to quit her career if they wed, Lucky breaks up with him. "Love on the Sneak"; Wendy marries Ray, who is older and wealthy, and wonders if she's made a mistake; Ray is called back into the military and his mother tries to interest Wendy in social events; At one of these events, Wendy meets Michael and they fall in love. "My Lying Heart"; When Dan's small business runs into trouble, his wife Vivian decides to get a job to help out; However, she learns companies don't want married women: "they are sidetracked by too many personal problems to keep their minds on their jobs with us"; Claiming she's single, Vivian's hired as a model by Jack; Jack falls in love with Vivian although she doesn't reciprocate his affections. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Circle of Death"; A surgeon kills her crippled husband and hides the body with the cadavers; She gives the body to her students to dissect; They find his wedding ring in his stomach; The cops chase her and she hits her head and falls in a vat of formaldehyde. "Ghost on the Gallows"; A man kills his business partner to get the business' money; He inherits his uncle's house, and learns that an ancestor was a village hangman; He is haunted by ghosts, and hangs himself accidentally when a demonic force wrecks his house. "Fatal Betrayal" text story by John Martin. "Eerie Bargain"; A mentally challenged man is shunned by villagers; He becomes caretaker of a cemetery and meets some ghosts; He lets the ghosts out, if they do his bidding. "Isle of Mad Revenge"; Three ex-wives of one man are invited to an island; All three are killed; The man's body which had already been dead for a week is found by the police. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Occult and science fiction magazine, featuring non-fiction articles and essays. 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, Homer Pigeon, Knothead and Splinter, and Charlie Chicken. Cover price $0.10.

Nifty Gals & Gags (1951) is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. Features the character Dead-Eye Nick who as a "wolf" is always on the prowl for his next young catch. Also contains a page with words of advice from Nick. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5.25-in x 7.25-in. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. A Million-to-One Shot, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella. Battle of the Bugles, script by Nat Barnett, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Last Stand, script by John Reed, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. Traffic Cop Soldier, script by Ed (France) Herron, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 23. November 30, 1953. Spanish language reprint anthology comic published in Mexico. Includes: "Casey Ruggles" by Warren Tufts, "The Spirit" and "Rube Rooky" by Will Eisner, "Li'l Abner" and "Fearless Fosdick" by Al Capp. 7.25" x 10.5". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in Spanish.

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Cover art by Al Jaffee. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. Untitled Wendy Parker story. All art by Al Jaffee. Paper doll. Miss Mischief text story. Patsy's Club Page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Book Wormer"; Archie and Mr. Weatherbee have a crush on the same teacher, Miss Honeydew; It leads to Mr. Weatherbee getting knocked out by a plumber. "The Millionaire"; Archie turns in his report answering what he would do if he had a million dollars. "Pie Ala Rogue"; Betty bets Archie that she can get Jughead to take her on a date; She gets a date with him to a pie eating contest. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; At the dance Gloria tricks Katy Keene into ripping the front of her dress. "The Quiz Kid"; Wilbur gives Red a friendship test and he fails. "A Coat of Arms!"; Wilbur asks for help to keep Laurie warm. "No Park-Ing"; Ferdy goes to great lengths to spend time with Suzie on the park bench. "All Tied Up," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx gives her dad a tie that ends up costing him two-hundred dollars. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. The Stolen Wand! Part 1, art by Rube Grossman; Cinderella's Fairy Godmother is crying because her magic wand was taken by Foxy Dan; Professor Owl tells Peter and the children how to find the villain. The Stolen Wand! Part II, art by Rube Grossman; Foxy Dan uses the magic wand to keep Peter and his friends away, but Little Boy Blue has an idea that might help them. Moths and butterflies Animal Wonderland fact page by Martin Naydel. The Stolen Wand! Part III, art by Rube Grossman; The inhabitants of Story Book Land team up to get the wand back from Foxy Dan. Peter Panda Meets a Friend text story. Ad for Everything Happens to Harvey #1. Fright-Fully Yours!, art by Rube Grossman; Stanley accidentally scares away a pesky crow who thinks Stanley's a ghost. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. A Fishy Story!, art by Otto Feuer; Peter and Wolfie compete for a $100 prize for catching the biggest fish. Rome, Sweet Rome!, art by Otto Feuer; A blow to the head makes Wolfie dream that he has traveled back in time to ancient Rome, where Peter is the Emperor. Ad for Peter Panda #1, art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Goofy Goose story, art by Rube Grossman; Pierre causes a ruckus at the museum because his painting has been hung upside down. Let's Eat, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries to trick Peter into feeding him dinner. The Mouse Who Made Plans text story. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie enrolls in Willy Weasel's school for crooks, but Peter still manages to outsmart him. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 44, Issue 5 - November 1953. Hollywood magazine. Piper Laurie cover and article.Rita Hayworth and Burt Lancaster photo galleries. 8.5-in. x 11-in; color and black and white; 110 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Matt Baker. What My Husband Didn't Know, art by Matt Baker. 2 Bids for My Heart, art by Bill Ely. Bury the Past. My Runaway Heart text story, art by Dana Dutch. The Boy I Made into a Man, art by Arthur Peddy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Kelly Freas cover. "The Golden Apples of the Sun" by Ray Bradbury, plus other stories by Charles Eric Maine, Stanley Mullen, Jack Lewis, Fox B. Holden, Winston K. Marks, J. W. Groves, and Theodore L. Thomas. Illustrations by Freas, Emsh, Herman Vestal. 7-in. x 9.75-in. 112 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man in "The Evil Terror," "The Monster of Flame," and "The Death Trap," plus an untitled Woozy back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Marty Taras and others. Early funny-animal comics from Harvey, featuring breakout star Rags Rabbit, a precursor to Harvey's line of kid's comics. When they miss the circus, Rags puts on his own show for his brothers. Rags tells the kids about his musical past, and how he lured rats out of the kingdom with his music. Night watchman Shaggy fails to catch a burglar as he raids the whole house. Circus Shenanigans; The Brave Cat; Pesty and Jesty: Sow Sow; Music Hath Charms; Surprise Party; Vacation Trouble; Pesty and Jesty: 3-D or Not 3-D; Shaggy: The Watchman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder story, Sheriff Newt is perplexed by a rash of robberies commited by the Phantom Killer. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story. Article on impact of the cowboy outfit. Indian Girls at Play article, art by August Lenox. Red Ryder story. George Kell of the Boston Red Sox Wheaties ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic-book based on the popular comic strip featuring oddball facts from around the world. A dream leads to the discovery of America by Europeans. A look at the current and future state of space travel, as of 1953. A lashing saves enslaved Russians, while a Bible rescues a besieged battalion. The "human pin cushion" cover seems to have directly inspired the "Believe It or Don't!" parody in Harvey Kurtzman's Mad (1952 Comic) #23, two years later. A Dream Discovered America; The Real Humpty-Dumpty; Seeing's Not Believing!; The Bible Saved a Doomed Battalion; Outer Space Explored; The Human Pin-Cushion; 100 Lashes Freed 40 Million Russian Slaves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and Kenneth Landau. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Otherworldly matchmaker Dan Cupid must make Elizabeth love the man she hates, or hell lose his job; A reporter falls for the handsome scientist shes been assigned to profile; Betty Lou takes a personal day off work and meets the man of her dreams. It Happened One Spring; Happy Birthday, Darling; A Man I Could Love!; The Art of Flattery; A Run-away Romance; Forever Is Too Long. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Betrayed My Husband," "Ghost From the Past," "A Heart Divided," and "Teen-Age Home Breaker." Painted cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. The Flying Butcher starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Roy and Barney are spotting poachers from the air when they are shot at. Apache Justice starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Albert Micale; The Apache renegade, Black Ears, is a jail breaker on the loose, and he robs a storekeeper. Bullet Holds the Fort, art by the Al McKimson team. Partner's Win text story. Buckhorn Hunt--Chuckwagon Charley's Tales, art by Ray Thayer. Mustang Runner text article, art by Till Goodan. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Trigger stars in "Killer Cat" and "Trigger Turns Detective." Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack in "Blind Date," "Pinch-Hitter," "Just a Goldbrick," and "Obstacle Course." Cover price $0.10.