Comic books April 1953

Cover art by Gene Colan. Undersea Raider, script by David Kahn, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. Runaway Hero, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bernard Sachs. Fatal Choice, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Eugene Hughes. Eyes of the Artillery, script by David Kahn, art by Bernie Krigstein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ken Bald. Numbered For Death, inks by George Klein. The Belt of Evil, art by Pete Riss. The Frozen Ghost, pencils by Al Camy. Case of the Horrible Hearse, Uncanny Experiences, art by Art Gates. Madman's Manor, pencils by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Heckle and Jeckle dive for pirate treasure, but an irate lobster wants the treasure for himself, and rallies the creatures of the sea against the magpies. Papa Bear gets a great deal on a house, only to learn that it's situated right on an earthquake fault when the ground suddenly opens beneath the Terry Bears. Rudy Rooster ignores Dinky's warnings about going around to Miss Leghorn's place. Terry Bears: Quaking Papa; Gandy Goose; Heckle and Jeckle: Dimwit Seeks Action; Dinky: Showing Off; Gandy Goose: Sourpuss Tries Hard; Dinky: It Must Be Love; Heckle and Jeckle: Davey Joness Locker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 8 - April 22, 1953. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

Vol 22 No. 3 - April 1953. True Love Stories of Real People. Softcover magazine, 8 1/2" x 10 3/4", 100 pages, B&W with partial color. Mostly text stories with photographs and illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $99.95 or Best Offer View scan 3" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Reed Crandall/Nick Cuidera cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - April, 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, Text, with B&W images throughout Cover price $0.25.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Free My Heart!" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Too Proud to Kiss" art by Art Saaf; Little Carbon Copy"; "Chapeau Chatter"; "Just Between Us... by Brenda Brant: With His Compliments! Double-Date Do's and Don'ts, How to Say Good-Night, Write to Servicemen" advice page; "Pursuit of Love"; and "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant: Can't Fall in Love, No Fun for the Bride, Wants to Look Thin" letters page. "Super-Market Romance: Russel and Jerry Found Love's Young Dream at a Check-Out Counter!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 300 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Untitled story; Porky organizes the neighborhood kids in a water pistol fight. Porky Pig and the Sorcerer's Trunk; Porky accidentally buys an old trunk at an auction; The trunk turns out to have magical powers that will transport anyone inside to anywhere they wish; Bugs and Porky end up in Medieval England where they meet Merlin the Wizard. Untitled story; Porky is working on a K-ray to turn objects to gold; Through a mix-up with Bugs, Porky thinks his ray turns carrots into gold and buys Elmer's carrot patch for raw material. Untitled story; Porky takes Petunia with him when he goes to hunt a bear for a bearskin rug. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Will Elder and John Severin. Stories and art by Jerry De Fuccio, Ric Estrada, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle returns to Canada to help a friend battle Louis Riel's rebellion. Three stories and a cover featuring early art by EC legends Jerry De Fuccio, Will Elder and John Severin. Confederate deserters plot to steal enough gold from the Black Hills to finance a second War Between the States. Rebellion; Sitting Bull; The Roundup; Army Beef; Zebulon Pike; Deserter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Frank Frollo. The Kidnap Racket, art by Frank Frollo. Check and Double Check, art by Bob Forgione. When Odds Are Even It's Time to Be Wary, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Alfred Fago. Watch Out for the "Soft Job" Racket. Russian Roulette text story, art by Frank Frollo. You Can't Lose, art by Frank Frollo. Check Your Bag, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Alfred Fago. It's Time to Watch Out starring Dr. Neff, the Original Ghost-Breaker, art by Frank Frollo. Bet the Pot, art by Dick Giordano. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 1 - April, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Mike Becker, Bill Ely and Mike Roy. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #86. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #2 in indicia. A shopkeeper's superstition that a bell will protect him is tested by his son's crooked friend. Feds seek the evidence that an art dealer is actually the head of an espionage ring. Small-time hoods enlist a slow-witted muscle man as their patsy. A Tinkle From Poland; Little Paper Voices; The Fingering Dove; The Count's Big Sleep; The Brick Overcoat; The Mule's Front Door. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Anything to Attract Him"; "Whispered About" art by Al Hartley, reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #25; "Too Frivolous"; and "I Was an Outcast". "The Charm Corner: Play up Your Beauty Asset, An Alphabet of Men..." text article reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #28 and reprinted as "Glamorize Yourself" in Glamorous Romances (1949) #84. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Mike Arens. Red Ryder story, Red goes after a cabin burglar. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story with Sheriff Newt. Slang with a Tang western article by Fred Harman. Red Ryder story, Indians led by a white man try to take over Fort Pell. Indian sign language article, art by August Lenox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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April, 1953. Cover by Ed Emsh. Stories: "The Quest of Quaa" by H. A. DeRosso, "Jackrogue Second" by John Jakes, "The Idols of Wuld" by Milton Lesser, "Welcome, Voyagers" by Hubert J. Bernhard, "This World is Condemned" by Ward Botsford, "The Haters" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Tom Cooke and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky gets to town just in time to witness a murder by defenestration, but he doesn't buy the official story of a drunken accident. A stranger comes to Rocky with a tale of murder, but no one else remembers him and the dead body has disappeared. Bronko Betsy finds a friend. The Big Strike; The Accident; Give Him Room; Good Night!; The Devils Hoof; Bronko Betsy: A Cure for Lonesomeness; Assignment: Peril!; The Paint Job; Dead Mans Revenge!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. Rod discovers that the commanding officer of an Army fort is an outlaw impostor, and his only recourse is to lead neighboring tribes in a siege on the fort. Sam the Sheriff investigates the case of the baby-sitting gambler, and discovers a toddler with loaded dice. Rod discovers that the advance scouts for a traveling circus are actually bandits using the circus as a distraction for their crimes. Thunder McGuire; The Great Army Hoax; The Gold Dust Murder; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Sam the Sheriff: The Case of Trouble; The Clueless Crimes; Quiz; The Evil Spirits. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Edvard Moritz and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jeff loves Irene, but everything she does reminds him of his ex; An actress falls for a man she despises; A broke dancer and a broke writer bond over two halves of a $1000 bill. The Other Girl!; Off-Duty Love; Kiss of Hate; Campus Kisses; Private Property...Hands Off!; Thousand Dollar Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Joan stows away on a military air transport to be closer to Ned, the pilot she loves. But that's the worst mistake she could make, in a story with art by Marc Swayze that purports to be based on true events. When Jeff returns from the war with a walking disability, he tells Josie they must give up on the house they've been building together. But she protests so strongly, he wonders if it was really the house she wanted all along. Joan finds a way to get even with Ellen for stealing her boyfriend Doug, but new beau Wally sees through her charade. Plus profiles of 1950s Hollywood heartthrobs Wendell Corey and June Allyson. Honor Bright; I Stowed Away on an Air Transport!; The House That Love Built; Dream Beau of the Month: Wendell Corey; Dream Girl of the Month: June Allyson; Yesterday's Tears! Final issue of the series; Charlton resumed the title under new numbering with Romantic Secrets (1953 Charlton) #5. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Mantrap at Broken Butte starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Purdy Mellish sells dope to the Calders, and they begin rustling to pay him. Trouble at Tanner's Ford starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Saving a girl from ambush, Roy comes upon the trail of a wanted mail robber and his gang. Medicine Smoke starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by the Al McKimson team. Lion Hound text story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.