Comic books January 1953

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Contains air battle stories of the Korean War era. In order of appearance: "Mig Alley Matinee" art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "The Pressure Is On! Pilot's Blackout..."; "Do You Know Your Jets?"; "Sabre 13" art by Leo Morey and John Celardo; "Akward Squadron"; "Circus Pilot" art by John Celardo; and "Who Was First?". "The Submarine Flyers: Things Were Humming on Mig Alley When the Sabre Jets Moved In!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Avison and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. A story based on the so-called "Prisoner of War riots" that occurred in POW camps in Korea. Laid-back Jeb becomes a fierce warrior when the enemy forces wake him up too early one morning. A soldier in Korea adopts a puppy, and Ripper the dog goes on to save his master's life in combat. Plus fun facts from US military history, featuring Teddy Roosevelt. One last torture-and-bondage war cover, probably by Al Avison, before the title resumes its focus on boxing. Prison Riot; Seeing Eye; Foxhole Escapade; Sleepy Time Guy; On Your Guard; Tanks!; Up Periscope. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Beast of Bedlam; a man fights for his soul against the forces of evil from out of the past. Miser in the Coffin; millionaire Thaddeus Crewe decides to take his wealth with him to the grave. The Missing Man text story. Terror in the Night. Blood on Her Lips; a man of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police braves winter climes to try and capture a trapper wanted for murder. Circus Toys and Big Top ad. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Birdmen of Konkorra Cliffs!", art by Maurice Whitman; An ancient Roman treasure is discovered near the bird men's country; Kaänga prevents it from being taken by thieves so that it can be placed in the hands of the proper authorities. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi is captured by a well-meaning couple who want to civilize him; He is rescued by Tawn and Ogg. "The Dwarf Elephant" text story. "Po-Zo-Lay" Mysteries of the Jungle story. Untitled story; Jim describes the ferocity of the Cape buffalo to an inexperienced hunter. Untitled story; Having been offended by the Nygumbars, Judson hires warriors from all over the jungle to attack the Nygumbar kraal; Tiger Girl comes to the aid of the Nygumbars and Judson's force is defeated and he is killed by Benzali. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein, Rudy Palais and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A boxer gets mixed up with crooked promoters, but refuses to throw a fight. A deaf storekeeper has the last laugh on would-be burglars. A loan shark tries to blackmail a banker into embezzlement. KO Syndicate; Ears of Justice; A Murder Solved by Fate; Modus Operandi; Closeups; Roped In; Too Smart; The Sniper. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Syd Shores. "Terror in Tombstone," art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is riding along the desert planes when he spots a stagecoach under attack by a band of outlaws; Kid Colt is unable to stop the outlaws from making the coach crash, but manages to force the outlaws to flee under the roar of his superior shooting skills; He finds that the passenger, a US Marshal, has been gravely injured; The Marshal tells Kid Colt that the town of Tombstone has been taken over by an outlaw named Yellowjack Gleason and his gang. "Two-Gun Justice" text story, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. "War Drums in the West"; Kid Colt is spending time with his Comanche friend Running Bear and his tribe, helping them hunt for game; When they arrive back at the Native village, they find that a rival brave named Howling Wolf was apparently unsuccessful at trapping any furs; He blames this ill luck on someone stealing his furs from the traps; Kid Colt, having no use for the pelts he helped catch, offers to give them to Howling Wolf. "The Outlaw," art by George Tuska. "The Hangman of Hutch Hill!", art by Ed Moline; A group of horsemen are stopped while attempting to pass through the town of Hunch Hill; They are stopped by a sentry guard who refuses to let them pass with their cattle without paying a toll of a dollar per head of cattle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. Cover by Lynn Karp. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid takes Slim up on his challenge to run the soda shop for two weeks without going broke; Natch goes shopping for a new suit, but his hep teen lingo perplexes the sales help; A large dog follows Mrs. Kilroy home, and she decides to keep him, to Pops dismay. Solid Jackson; Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers!; Girl-Shy; Suit for Damages!; Digby; Mother Wore Bobby-sox!; It's a Dog's Life!; Real George. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published once a year, this oversized issue presents the years best pictorials, and gags from Laff magazine! 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash goes undercover with a traveling circus to find out if Hijinx the acrobat really murdered the lion tamer with his own lion. Lash investigates when Bill asks him to prove if the man in the bandages really is his uncle, owner of the Double X Ranch. Dusty tells his neighbor about the bear that chased him clear across the calendar. Hammerhead; Death Under the Big Top; Humpty and Dumpty; The Case of the Mysterious Patient; Dusty: The Happy Hunter; Wagonwheels; Molasses Mouth; Invisible Justice; The Fatal Souvenir! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about Old Ben, a police dog from London, England. A Week End Away From School; Lassie, Rocky and Gerry go with professor Graham and his wife to their cottage to spend a weekend; They find the cottage occupied by Joesy and Greg, who are expecting Harry and the boss any minute. Lassie Helps Cupid; Lyda-Sue, a new student at Bixley Heath College, is persuaded by Cliff to go to the beach with Rocky to make Gerry angry; Lassie Plays a Part; Rocky and Lassie go to watch a rehearsal of the varsity play, causing Cliff to walk out; Gerry suggests Rocky as a substitute though he has only two days to memorize his part. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Stan Campbell. "Law Breakers Suspense Story," art by Lou Morales; A short whodunit for the reader to solve. "Getting A-Head," art by Dennis Laugen; A man commits a murder but his dog keeps digging up the corpse. "D as in Death," pencils by Lou Morales, inks by Dennis Laugen; A man plots to kill his wife and his friend. "Two Minds as One" text story. "Yesterday's Murder," art by Stan Campbell; An old murder case is reviewed. "The Voice from the Deep!", art by Lou Morales; A man plots to kill his wife for the insurance money. "Death by Lantern Light," art by Frank Frollo; An engagement is cut short by death. "The Devil's Gun," art by Lou Morales; One gun is used in seven different murders. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Fred Leifer, Anonymous illustrations. 7 1/2-in. x 5-in. Hardcover 128 Pages B&W Color Dust Jacket Cover price $1.50.

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Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Marc Swayze. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and - in the later issues - sometimes crime. Nora has epilepsy and keeps it a secret from boyfriend Jeff, fearing he will leave her in those less enlightened times. Katie wants money to marry Jim, so she agrees to a double-bookkeeping scheme at work that isn't exactly legal. Phyllis is scandalized when her sister Ellie marries a lumberjack, and visits the lumber camp to break them up, which is where she meets handsome timber-jockey Steve. Plus a comics version of a classic love poem by Joshua Sylvester, and a biography of film star David Wayne. Picture Biography of David Wayne; Can a Sick Girl Find Love?; Double Heartbreak; Love Pay; Wall of Trees: A Timberland Romance; Love's Omnipresence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; The Scraggs come to Dogpatch with the intention of marrying off (unprintable)-Belle Scragg to Li'l ABner. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; In an effort to win the affections of Minnie Mustache, Lonesome Polecat goes to Indian College and learns that he owns 1/13th of the United States, which he immediately tries to sell. One page of Philo cartoons by Mel Lazarus. Untitled Kid Science story, script and art by Vic Herman; A fighting hypnotist uses hypnosis to win his fights. Tap, Tap Tap Memphis Smith, Private Eye text story by Donald George. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Fortuneteller; Lulu decides to make money by dressing as a fortune teller and telling fortunes. The Case of the Egg in the Shoe; Tubby solves the case of how an egg got into Lulu's pop's shoe. Water Girl; Lulu says she can find water near the clubhouse. That Witch Hazel Again; Lulu tells Alvin about how Hazel turned the poor little girl into a parrot. The Chemist; Tubby has a dream in which he turns Gloria into a dog. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Death in the Forest, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A bandit gang hides in the forest where they kill an old man and take Tonto hostage. A Word of Advice, art by Tom Gill; Two brothers gun down a pair of notorious outlaws in self-defense. One becomes a sheriff and rancher while the other seems to have become a gunfighter. The Castle of Sticks text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Whale Hunt, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck and their guide Raven visit a village of the Coast People; They watch the building of a sea-going canoe and later go on a whale hunt. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Detroit Lions quarterback Doak Walker. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Silver Foils the Trappers," "Silver Meets an Orphan of the Storm," "Silver Renews a Friendship," and "The Gray Raider." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. Lone Rider learns that outlaws masquerading as guides (including the memorably named "Joe Revenge") are leading wagon trains into disaster. Swift Arrow's tribe faces the hostile Wolf tribe in battle, unless Swift Arrow can negotiate a peace. The Hermit gets a case of the creeps when he thinks he sees a ghost coach, but the truth is stranger still. Traitor's Trail; Swift Arrow: Tom-Tom Thunder; Darts of Death; Outlaw Horse; The Hermit: Haunted Horseflesh. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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LOONEY TUNES AND MERRIE MELODIES #135, 1/53 10c. Issue has untitled stories featuring Bugs Bunny, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Henery Hawk, Elmer Fudd and Daffy, Tweety and Sylvester, and Little Pancho Vanilla and Porky Pig in "Losers Weepers." Issue also has a one-page Bugs Bunny gag strip and a two-page text feature "An Exciting Christmas." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring elements of crime, infidelity and good-girl art that later romance comics eschewed. Catherine marries sailor Paul in haste, despite better offers, but when she sees lipstick on his collar, she wonders if she made the wrong choice. Mary meets struggling writer Fred on a dare from her friends, but then she really falls for him. Unbalanced Gwen tries to move in on her ex-boyfriend Roger, and when that fails, she targets Roger's wife Mary for death. Lesson in Marriage; Now and Forever; Everything But Love; The Girl Next Door. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney and unknown. All she wanted...needed...was to be in Frankie's arms...always! Read..."I Was a Headline Girl" starring Jill Cameron, Mr. Everett, Mr. Holtzmeyer, Tom Lambert, Frankie Orchid and One-Eye Horton. Also featuring: "Wheel of Misfortune" starring Armando Conti, Beth Halliday, Patty Halliday and Pete Baker; "I Had a Guilty Conscience" starring Anita, Captain Fred McCay, Mrs. McCay, Pete Wallace and Sandy McKay; and "Believe in Me" starring Johnny Miller, Joyce, Mr. Hoyt, Martha Hoyt and Mrs. Miller. Plus: 1-page text story "The Right Man" starring Chet Webster, Ed Marks, Jack Brigham, Jim Spence and Sandra Spence. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A female forest ranger tries to attract the attention of the guy in the next fire-watch tower over; Women must protect their reputations from busybodies and gossips; A flight attendant is attracted to a handsome passenger, but rules forbid fraternization. A Man's World!; Kissing Takes Know-How; A Girl's Reputation; One More Chance; Flattery Will Get You Nowhere!; By Cupid; Music In The Night; Flirting Forbidden! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lucky Duck in "Gold Rush Daze," "Pleasant Screams," "Two's Company, Tree's a Crowd," and "Rodeo Rampage." Munchy the Squirrel in "Light Reading." Custer Crocodile in "Leave Me A-Lawn." Art by Irving Spector, whom Harvey Kurtzman tried to hire for Mad # 1. Cover price $0.10.

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January 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Fantasy and Science fiction stories: "The Big Holiday" by Fritz Leiber, "The Footprint" by Mabel Seeley, "Perfect Creature" by John Wyndham, "The Mask of Demeter" by Martin Pearson and Cecil Corwin, "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright, "When the Devil Took the Professor" by Kurd Lasswitz and translated by Willy Ley, "The Last Magician" by Bruce Elliot, "The Isle of Voices" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Joy Ride" by William Campbell Gault, "What Shadows We Pursue" by Russell Kirk, "The Chocolate Coach" by Doris Gilbert. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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

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1st Printing - Cartoons by Virgil Franklin Partch (aka, VIP). 9 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in. Hardcover, 64 pages, B&W

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - January, 1953. 8.5" x 10.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.