Comic books May 1953

Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks some rustled cattle to the secret of the shanghaied rustlers. But first he must get past the wolf pack guarding the hidden ranch, in a multi-part story. Killer Herky does away with his uncle, but now must stop Lash from delivering a will that leaves his uncle's entire ranch to charity. Fiery Chariot; The Shanghaied Rustlers; Wagonwheels; Trader Tom; Dusty: The Promise!; Big Bow and Little Arrow; Molasses Mouth; The Missing Papers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Memling, John Belfi, Paul Whitmore, Sal Trapani, Albert Tyler, and Art Cappello. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. College professor Gordon decides to frighten his flirty wife by locking her in a closet with insects, in a story that seems to be right out of Stephen King's Creepshow, but she has the last laugh. A crook plans the perfect holdup, but a ripped sleeve proves to be his undoing. Unscrupulous business partners learn that they've both been ripping off the business, and each plans to do the other in. The Black Closet; Death Wears a Bright Blue Suit!; Breakout!; The Ghost of Justice; Murder on Rye; Answer to "D" as in Death; Trial by Fire; Chance of a Lifetime! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Fright Racket; The Fellers tell Lulu she can join the club if she goes into Carson's haunted house at night. Sawdust Trail; Lulu keeps rescuing the cat Tubby and Willy are trying to lose. The Comedian; Tubby wants to hit Lulu in the face with a sour custard pie. The Outing; Lulu wakes Tubby up after she is locked out of her house in the middle of the night. Cuffed Customer; Lulu finds out why Tubby has a pair of handcuffs in his shoeshine box. Luluson Crusoe; Lulu tells Alvin about a little girl who was cast up on a desert island. The Manhunter; Tubby is looking all over town for a robber named Barry Burgle. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Illustrated ad for Whitman activity books. Homer With A High Hat, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; In an attempt to get Homer Potts, her eastern lawyer uncle, to stay and help her father save his ranch, Cindy Potts has the sheriff put him in jail. Summer Dawn, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Summer Dawn, daughter of Chief Storm Cloud, rides with the Lone Ranger and Tonto to Fort Clark to warn them of an Indian attack, but they are too late. The Lost Gold Mine text story Gaylord Du Bois. Eastward Journey, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; After recovering the Sea People's canoes from the Waikish, Young Hawk and Little Buck's canoe becomes separated from the others during a storm; They paddle up the Rogue River in Oregon where they abandon their canoe and start eastward up the valley. Facts about modern cattle rustling. Promo for subscriptions to Dell Lone Ranger Comics; Premium is Lucky Penny Piece. Illustrated color ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring miniature 1953 United States license plates. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. In the forests of the Northwest, Lone Rider and Bright Feather walk into a deadly feud between rival timber outfits. Lone Rider tries to prove a man innocent of killing the sheriff before the angry townspeople hang him. Swindlers think there's oil on the Hermit's land and scheme to get rid of him, but he's one step ahead. Guns of Vengeance; The Hermit: Slick Oil; Black Rider: The Phantom Troops; Lynch Lawyer; Swift Arrow: Bloody Trails. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Cooper, Harry Lazarus and unknown. Stirring stories of real romance! In this issue: What was the strange secret that lay buried deep within Dot Loring's very being, making a tragedy out of romance? Read "I Was Afraid of Love" -- the season's greatest story! Plus: "Home Is Where the Heart Is" with art by Sam Cooper; 1-page text story "The Truth About Nora"; "The Little Game of Make-Believe!"; 1-page text story "The Better Man"; "Tenement Triangle" with art by Harry Lazarus; and 1-pager "Elusive Lady!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Lucky Duck in "Great Egg-Spectations," "Quick, Get the Net," and "Not So Dumb Luck." Goofy Gander in "The Cure," Bull Dozer in "Grime Doesn't Pay," and Morton Monk in "What a Night." Irving Spector art. Cover price $0.10.

May 1953. Cover by Jack Coggins. Science fiction stories: "When Half-Gods Go" by Poul Anderson, "Snulbug" by Anthony Boucher, "Occupation" by Edward W. Ludwig, "Story Conference" by Arthur Porges, "Young-Man-With-Skull-at-His-Ear" byh Levi Crow, "Labor Supply" by John D. MacDonald, "There Did Not Remain a Word to Say" by Winona McClintic, "Leap Year Day" by Tom McMorrow Jr., "Aladdin's Lamp" by Kurd Lasswitz, "Lot" by Ward Moore, and "Mr. Elsie Smith" by Dana Lyon. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 2, Issue 7 - May 1952. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - May 1953. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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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. While visiting Pa Potter, Billy, Mary and Freddy discover an old treasure map and go in search of lost treasure. This Goonies-style adventure takes a left turn with the appearance of the Scarlet Skull and his army of zombies, something only the Marvels can handle. Headline Harry's hand-grenade joke gets him assigned to the underworld beat. The Flying Skull; FBI Triumphs; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Handy Hand Grenade; Wilbur the Waiter; Rubbernose Randolph; The Marvel Family Battles Chief Thundercloud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Dial 'Z' for Zombie, art by Jim Mooney; While in Haiti, Oscar Bellows steals the Voodoo Phone from the Voodoo Master; The phone allows the user to conjure up a zombie, which Bellows uses to get his revenge on those who wronged him. The Monster Inside text story. Waitin' for Satan, art by George Tuska; A shrewd man is so confident of his abilities that he makes a bargain with Satan that he can cheat his way to wealth if Satan gives him 1000 dollars to start with. Fifty-Fifty!, art by Cal Massey; As per the terms of his divorce, a man cuts his stepson in half with an ax to take the top half. The Terrible Teeth!, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Little Monsters, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 7, No. 2 - May 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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May, 1953. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Men in Black, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; After losing his job, Jim Horton organizes a gang that wears black hoods to beat and rob anyone he considers "foreign," but his bigotry leads to his death. Werewolf!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A man goes into the forest in order to find proof of werewolves and is attacked; He shoots the beast and returns home to his shrew wife, but he has been bitten. Rodeo!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A rodeo clown tries to get rid of his rival by pretending to trip and failing to distract the bull when the rival is thrown off the bull during the riding event. You're Gonna Live Forever, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A gangster drinks a serum that will allow him to live forever and goes to hide out in the bayou where he falls into a pit of quicksand. 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.

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.

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.