Comic books September 1953

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Cover art by Ken Bald. Ship of Death!, art by Charles Nicholas. The Reluctant Witch, art by Hy Eisman. My Pal Ghost, art by Edvard Moritz. The Spectral Bride, art by Art Gates. When the Spirit Walked. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Jaffee. Stories by unknown. Pencils by Morris Weiss. In this issue: untitled Patsy and Hedy tale; untitled The Walkers tale; untitled Wendy Parker tale; and untitled Patsy and Hedy tale. Plus: 2-page text story "In the Doghouse!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Katy Keene back-up story by Bill Woggon Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 43, Issue 4 - April 1953. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 116 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; The squirrel is already behind the black drape of the camera. "Thud and Blunder"; Howland proclaims that a real comic book ought to have lots of blood, shooting and knife stabbing in it, but it all ends up in slapstick. "Van Winkle, Van Blinkle and Van Nod"; Pogo sends Albert home to sleep in his own house, after Albert has spent the entire day at Pogo's. "Much Hoodoo About Nothin'" text story. "Nigh Noon or the Fiasco Kid Writhes Again"; Howland decides that the swamp needs law and order, but Albert quickly takes on the job of being sheriff; Howland and Churchy dress as a villain and a damsel in distress, respectively, in order to put Albert's bravery to the test. Untitled one-page story; Bun Rabbit juggles Easter eggs, but the frog gets in the way. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Bread Time! text story. Shrink Weed!; Popeye and Swee'Pea accidentally eat shrink weed, which causes them to become miniaturized, and they must avoid several dangers until the effect wears off. Live Game; Swee'Pea goes hunting for a bear and brings one home, which Popeye finds hard to believe. Ah Love!; A cute girl moves in next door to Sherman, and he nearly forgets everything else while thinking about introducing himself. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 100, No. 3 - September, 1953. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Everybody's Looking for Uranium". 6.75" x 9.5", 296 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Digest-sized, 5.5" x 7.5", 132 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 63, Issue 377 - September 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.

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Volume 2, Issue 6 - September, 1953. 8.5" x 10.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Softcover magazine, 8 1/2" x 10 3/4", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Red Ryder story, Big Jake gets his gun stolen by a hand organ monkey. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story. The story of the Stetson hat by Fred Harman. How an Indian warrior is trained article, art by August Lenox. Red Ryder story, Red faces conflict over water rights. Peg-leg Smith text article, art by August Lenox. Yogi Berra Wheaties ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - September 1953. Cover by Civillitti. Science Fiction stories by Irving E. Cox, Stanley Mullen, Felix Boyd, James E. Gunn, Chester Cohen, Alger Rome, Kirby Brooks, and Noel Loomis. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky brings law and order to Beaver Falls, but that doesn't sit well with the vigilante mob that was dealing out crude justice with a heavy hand. Rocky investigates a series of deadly blasts at the railroad construction site. Dee Dickens describes the toughest bug ever and his foolproof bug solution. Also featuring a PSA for air rifle safety. Young Boss; Vigilante Violence; Sagebrush; Old Smokey; Bobby's Bull's-Eye; Dee Dickens: The Buggy Tale; Trouble Boss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Races Murder in Papoose Pass starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord Dubois, art by Al Micale. High Wind and Gun Smoke starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Al Micale. Bullet Searches a Crook starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Randy Steffen, Pete Alvarado, and Charles McKimson. The Choice of Rory O'Hara text story by Gaylord DuBois. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Ray Thayer. The Last Boomtown Sheriff text story. Ad for Grape Nut Flakes featuring badges related to Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Trigger, and Bullet. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1953. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Fall 1953. Previously published as Fantasy Advertiser until Vol 5. Science fiction reviews, ads, essays, illustrations and articles. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - September, 1953. Official literary-humor quarterly published at UCLA with fiction, features, and pictorials. 9" x 12", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy plays along when two outlaws offer to send him on vacation, but he doesn't realize he's walking into a trap. When a little boy is trapped in an abandoned mine scheduled for demolition, only Tex Ritter can save him. When a corrupt acting sheriff plants "dope" on a wealthy rancher, Rocky Lane must step in. Rough Rider; Hopalong Cassidy: The Trip to Oblivion; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: The Prairie Swindle; Monte Hale: The Mountain Maze; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Tex Ritter: Buried Alive; Rocky Lane: The Extortion Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Speed Carter, Spaceman stars in "The Pirate Planet," "Slaughter on a Star," and "The Robots' Revenge" (art on all three by Joe Maneely). Back-up story, "Venus, Earth's Twin Sister" (art by John Romita Sr.). Two-page text story, "The 500th Year." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain Comet in "The Grab-Bag Planet" (art by Murphy Anderson?), "Man Into Martian" (pencils by Gil Kane), "Do Not Open Till Doomsday," and "Experiment in Destiny!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Fraternity of Doom"; A man returns to college for a fraternity reunion; He tells the passenger next to him about a curse that has killed a fraternity member each year. "Death Takes Four"; A veteran with an injured face schemes to inherit his aunt and uncle's money and marry his second cousin; He pretends to be crazy and kills his aunt and uncle, and his cousin accidentally dies. "Terror Town" text story by John Martin. "Grim Awakening"; A defense contractor who makes defective equipment kills an inspector who plans to report him; His nephew dies because of the shoddy work. "Graveyard Terror"; A village idiot frees the monk of revenge from his grave; A padre goes to send the monk back to Satan; He succeeds by driving a cross into the monk's grave. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Untouchable!, art by Bernie Krigstein; When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste. The Easter Eggs text story. What Happened On the Moon?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist builds a robot that can survive the voyage to the moon. The Voice of Death, art by Bob McCarty. Too Good To Be True!, pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox; The Devil makes a gambler have good luck so he wins all his bets. The Corpse That Wasn't, art by John Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Pied Piper of Smallville, art by John Sikela; A clarinet playing bum seems to have hypnotized the kids of Smallville into following him into the most dangerous places. Mission of the Planet of Ice popsicle ad, art by Sam Glankoff. The Movie Star of Tomorrow!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Superboy is snatched into the future to make a movie of his life. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How Uncle Sam Got His Name article. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Improve Your Batting Average!--Superboy's Workshop. Clark Kent, Runaway!, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela; When Pa Kent insists that Clark do chores rather than meet his friends, he runs away from home, but it's all a ruse because Clark realizes that his parents have been replaced by impostors trying to uncover his Superboy identity. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan Traps a Rogue," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan stops ivory poachers who have tried to kill Tantor. "Boy Trails the M'Bongo Spears," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When Dombie is taken by the M'Bongo tribe, Boy tracks them and with the aid of his friends Korak the ape and Jad-Bal-Ja the golden lion, frees Dombie from the M'Bongo. "Tarzan and the Hunter Wasps," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan battles a nest of wasps that have grown big enough to kill lions. "Mabu's Reward" text story. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo defeat Han-Ool's army without the loss of a single life on either side, and Han-Ool is taken prisoner. Jungle World illustration by Jesse Marsh. Wheaties ad with Yogi Berra. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 14 - September 7th 1953. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 15 - September 14th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Doris Day on the cover, and includes articles asking "Should You Marry the Girl Next Door?" and Norman Vincent Peale waxes poetically on How to be a Good Protestant. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 9 - September, 1953. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "Misalliance" by George Bernard Shaw, "Kabuki is Broadway Bound" by Faubion Bowers, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Forgione. "Flower of Evil," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Evil botanist Stanley Budd kills for a formula which makes his flowers grow into enormous proportions. "Into the Fire," script by Carl Memling, art by Stan Aschmeier; As assistant in a crematorium, Charley Burns plans to dispose of the body of his murdered boss, but gets himself trapped inside the flames and perishes. "Darkness" text story. "Death Has Three Fingers," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; Inspector Corgan is assigned to investigate the brutal slayings of a werewolf. "Mark of Violence"; When brave villagers capture a vampire, it is the mayor's task to perform certain rituals on the creature's body to make sure it will not rise again. "The Devil's Kiss," inks by Vince Alascia; This year's king of the Mardi Gras is the devil himself. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Copy includes original 3-D glasses. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Leonard Maurer. This is the first printing, September 1953, distinguished by an oversized format and non-glossy cover stock. The very first 3-D comic, published to coincide with the 1950s 3-D craze, features early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Mighty Mouse learns the "fire planet" Sola is on a collision course with Earth - but is it a natural disaster, or an invasion? The Terry Bears can annoy Papa twice as much, now that they have a boomerang. Two mice try to set a new speed record, with unintended consequences that only Mighty Mouse can deal with. Plus an explanation of how 3-D works, and instructions for using 3-D glasses. Mighty Mouse: Men of Sola!; Dimwit; Mighty Mouse: Jupiter Saboteurs; Terry Bears: Unexpected Return; Mighty Mouse: Jungle Dangers; Sourpuss; Terry Bears: Silence Please. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, George Jahns and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. A riot at the dress sale results in Fritzi and her friend splitting a dress, literally, in a story with swimsuit art by Bushmiller. Mammy rescues Abner's beloved pig Salomey, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Charlie Brown plays hide and seek by digging a hole in the ground. Snoopy gets a trailer doghouse. Plus an early Peanuts baseball strip. And a "Polio Pointers" health-care PSA that showcases the comic's era. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Goes Exploring"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Droopy 1-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Two people sacrifice too much to give each other gifts, in a horrific version of O. Henry's Gift of the Magi. Workers attempt to pull an alien-abduction hoax on their boss, but maybe it's not a hoax after all. A cruel woman frequently locks her hapless niece in the closet to discipline her, but one day the girl isn't alone in the closet. Blood Money; The Clock; Weird Facts; The Rift of the Maggis; Communist; The Aliens; Terror Tricks; The Closet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Tops was a Magic Periodical first published in January 1936 by the Abbott Magic & Novelty Company for magic enthusiasts. 8.5" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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September 10, 1953

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September 24, 1953

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - Fall, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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September 1953. Science fiction stories: "The Calibrated People" by William T. Powers, "Up the Mountain or Down" by Sylvia Jacobs. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.