Adventure comic books issue 53

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Minute Men of America, art by Bernard Baily; The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. Ad for Mutt & Jeff #2. Fang Gow's Daughter starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Plot of Vas Onga starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Coast Line Limited Crackup starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. The Women Warriors starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Shanghaied starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. The Great I: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Loan Sharks starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Human Icicle" (pencils by Carmine Infantino), "Martian Masquerade!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Interplanetary Swap Shop," and "The Millionaire Robot!" murphy Anderson cover? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream 4" tear to front cover. Glue reinforcement to spine with residue. Front cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 53, No. 5 - July 20, 1925. 7" x 9.75", 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

WRITTEN BY MARK EVANIER;ART BY NEIL VOKES AND TERRY AUSTIN; COVER BY MIKE MANLEY AND AUSTIN There's only one man who's never needed Superman's help to rescue him from a desperate situation, and that's Scott Free ? the world's greatest escape artist known as Mister Miracle! But when Darkseid gifts Granny Goodness with a weapon that can kill even Superman, will Mister Miracle need to rescue the Man of Steel? FC, 32 PG. Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by William Van Horn. Stories and art by Byron Erickson, Tom Anderson, Giorgio Cavazzano, and Antoni Gil-Bao. This Gladstone series featured art by Disney artists around the globe, including Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Donald and his nephews try to help Scrooge find an ancient Inca treasure for his birthday. Grandma Duck has chores for Gus Goose, but Gus keeps finding hidden places to sleep. Secret of the Incas, Part 1; Tempting Task. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.95.

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Direct Edition. "The Animus War: Part 1 of 2" - Written by Dean Clarrain. Art by Chris Allan and Jon D'Agostino. Cover by Chris Allan and Ryan Brown. The Turtles go to the Middle East! Guest starring Katmandu and Al'Falqa! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Animus War: Part 1 of 2" - Written by Dean Clarrain. Art by Chris Allan and Jon D'Agostino. Cover by Chris Allan and Ryan Brown. The Turtles go to the Middle East! Guest starring Katmandu and Al'Falqa! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Murphy Anderson. "To Slay a Superboy!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Joe Giella; Councilman and profiteer Gary Simmons seeks a way to rub out Jonathan Kent, while aliens from Drulok ally themselves with the Superboy Revenge Squad against Superboy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

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WRITTEN BY SCOTT PETERSON; ART BY TIM LEVINS AND TERRY BEATTY; COVER BY BOB SMITH AND BEATTY. Gotham gets strangled by a super-plant whose roots run clear to the Batcave. It's got Poison Ivy written all over it...but where is she? And has she uncovered the Dark Knight's secret? Batman must track it and her deep into the Amazon jungle to find out. Cover price $2.25.

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Meets Uncle Marvel's Rival" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Ebenezer Batson and Uncle Marvel appearances); "The Incredible Calculator" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel Gets Promoted" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza (Billy as Colonel Marvel). Plus: 2-page text story "Bloody Hill" by Ray Tender. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by PAUL TOBIN. Art by MATTEO LOLLI. Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG. A NEW ERA BEGINS!!!!!! New creative team PAUL TOBIN and MATTEO LOLLI proudly present a new take on the most popular character in the Marvel Universe: A young mind-reader named Emma Frost may have figured out Peter Parker's secret. Question is, what does she do with this deadly information? Twenty-two jam-packed pages of fun, all wrapped up in a gorgeous Skottie Young (Wonderful Wizard of Oz) cover! 32 pages, full color. ALL AGES Cover price $2.99.

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"The Haunted Hunchback," "The Wolpire," "The Head Man," and "Death From the Depths." 3-D effect stories and cover. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Harry Lazarus. Stories by Harry Lazarus. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 3-D effect stories and cover. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"I, Creature Slayer," "I Freed the Savage Invaders," and "I Was Referee of the Alien Creatures" (art by Howard Purcell). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, stars in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Little Pete 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, reprinted from Batman (1940) #87; Sue half-pager; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Date with Judy (1947) #42; A Bit of Disc and Data article; and Tips to Teens 2-pager "Careerwise!", reprinted from Leave It to Binky (1948) #42. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Owen Fitzgerald, inks by Graham Place. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Genie Rules, script by Bob Oksner, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Jerry finds a magic lamp in a swap shap, but the only thing the genie knows how to do is make jewels. Music Notes The Fittin Thing. Teen Laffs humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Christopher Hastings. Art by Ian McGinty. Cover by Celine Loup. Jake successfully fools King Ghost of the ghost realm and must escape with the cure for Finn, but could this have been a ruse all along to teach Jake a lesson? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Christopher Hastings. Art by Ian McGinty. Cover by Mickey Quinn. Jake successfully fools King Ghost of the ghost realm and must escape with the cure for Finn, but could this have been a ruse all along to teach Jake a lesson? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks and Geoffrey Blum. Gladstone presents classic Scrooge stories by Carl Barks and behind-the-scenes articles, originally factory bagged with a trading card. Scrooge receives a timely visit from tiny aliens. This Carl Barks story was adapted into an episode of the beloved 1980s Disney cartoon show "Duck Tales." Scrooge buys a racehorse to enter in the Duckburg Great Crystal Orb Derby, only to learn that the horse is a robot! Plus Carl Barks discusses an idea he had for "Space Family Robinson," and other Barks ideas that resembled episodes of the TV series "Lost in Space." Micro-Ducks From Outer Space; Heedless Horseman; Duck Family Robinson. NOTE: May or may not come with trading card. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. As the other planets make friendly offers to communicate, Earth's militant xenophobia leaves it isolated and shunned among the people of the galaxy. A female astronaut meets crystal-beings after crash-landing on a diamond-like planet. Invading aliens move so fast that human perception cannot register them. Island Earth; Awaiting World; Still Alive - In 1965?; The Wink of an Eye; The Men in the Moon; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 53 -1st printing. Softcover, 124 pages, Text ( with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $6.00.

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Giveaway/promotional comic distributed at Shoney's and other restaurants across the US (regular listings are for Shoney's copies; other restaurants will have variant designations). Each issue includes a kids' menu, games, puzzles, and activities. Published by Paragon Products. 16 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Mary finds love when she knows she only has a few months to live; An attorney thinks his beautiful blind date is too good to be true; Romance novelist Susan gets a makeover for publicity, but she thinks shes fine the way she is. First issue with the Comics Code seal. Doomed Romance; Inferiority Complex; Long Shot!; Second Chance!; Love Is So Adult!; Heart-to-Heart! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53 - 1st printing. "Wings For the Dead!"

By Robert J. Hogan and John P. Gunnison.

"Watch for the Man in Armor!" were the dying words that G-8 heard, before he started on a hunt through the Skies of Hell where Death is the gruesome host! Fly with the Master Spy to the ends of the blooding Air Trails!

Softcover, 110 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $12.95.

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Canadian edition with $0.95 cover price - Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Murphy Anderson. "To Slay a Superboy!", script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Joe Giella; Councilman and profiteer Gary Simmons seeks a way to rub out Jonathan Kent, while aliens from Drulok ally themselves with the Superboy Revenge Squad against Superboy. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.95.

Volume 53 - 1st printing. "The City of Lost Men!" Art by John Fleming Gould. Painted cover by John Newton Howitt. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). NOTE: Limited to 1,000 copies. Cover price $10.00.

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This is Magazine is a companion series to Doctor Who (1979-Present Marvel UK) Magazine. Each issue may feature posters, fact-files, previews, reviews, behind the scenes features, questions and answers, interviews, quizzes, puzzles, activities, fan letters, pictures and artwork.

Some issues also include comic strip adventures!

Slick full color cover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, full color. All Ages

Story by Del Connell. Art by Al Hubbard. Peter Wheat is the inch-high hero of the Wheat Field, where he lives with his insect friends. The team of writer Del Connell and artist Al Hubbard continued the strip begun by Walt Kelly. Blue Jay tells Peter about the fastest mouse he's ever seen pure white and fast as lightning. Peter decides he must capture this mouse and make him his new mount. But that's just the break the Grand Wizard has been waiting for. 16 pages, Full Color.

Volume 53 - 1st printing. "Nitroglycerin!"

Written by Lo Hartog Van. Art and cover by Morris.

Two companies are competing to build the intercontinental railway. When one sends saboteurs to intercept the powder needed to pierce tunnels through the mountains, the other calls upon Lucky Luke to protect a last chance convoy. The problem is, it's not powder that gets loaded onto the train this time - it's nitroglycerin! And as if that wasn't enough, the saboteurs are still around - and the Daltons are convinced the train is full of gold!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.95.

DC b&w reprints.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "To Slay A Superboy" is written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Joe Giella. Continued next issue. Characters: Superboy Revenge Squad; Krypto; Lana; Ma and Pa Kent. Cover by Schaffenberger and Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.75.