Comic books May 1953

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie steals Peter's rain-making formula so that he can he a hero and end the drought in their town, but it isn't perfected and so once it starts raining it doesn't stop. Ad for the syndicated television show The Adventures of Superman. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; After Wolfie's car and furniture are repossessed he needs someone to swindle in order to cheer himself up. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys try to win some money by entering a stray pup in the dog show, and Winky cheats as always. The Missing Lynx text story. People Are People! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron; Superman demonstrates that no race has a monopoly on performing good deeds. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie steals Peter's motorcycle but he doesn't get very far because it's really a trick motorcycle that belongs to Peter's friend Pongo the clown. Ad for Flippity & Flop #9, art by James F. Davis. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie thinks he's swindled Peter into buying a fake gold bar, but he is then haunted by the "Spirit of Comic Books" (actually, ventriloquist Peter) and gives the money back. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 42, Issue 6 - December 1952. Hollywood magazine. Doris Day Cover and Article. Choose Your Winner, and Hedda Hopper explains how "Hollywood Changes People!". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Ric Estrada and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. 100-page giant. Madge is torn between wealthy Neil, who wants to keep their romance secret from his family, and Rod, who wants to marry her, in a story with art by Baker. Wendy is teaching at college while her fiance is in the military overseas, but she's tempted by fellow teacher Stan. Flora meets Bert while working as a dime-a-dance girl and they fall for each other, but he gets the wrong idea when he finds out about her job. Plus a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Cover by Baker. Elopement Hid Our Sins; Mistaken Thrills; To Love and Obey; I Was a Toy of Love; Misled by Loneliness; Weekend in New York; Fooled by My Heart; I Ruled Against Romance; Strange Rival; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; Contest of Love; The Romance I Tried to Wreck. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

"The Infinities a novelette by Philip K. Dick.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Kelly Freas, Ed Emsler Art. Stories by Philip K. Dick and Stanley Mullen. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man in "Beast With the Bloody Claws," "The Bounding Bandit," and "The Red Wreckers of Rangistan!" Untitled Woozy back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A woman is pressured to kiss her boyfriend like the other girls at the party, but she's afraid he'll lose respect for her if she does. A waitress meets the man of her dreams, but she's wary of getting too involved. Man of My Dreams; I Borrowed Love; I Was Faithless. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ben Brown and David Gantz. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz and Charles Kuhn. Horror-themed superheroics from Toby Press featuring Dr. Weir, who wields the mystic power of the Purple Claw. In an oppressive Central European country, imprisoned rebels use a dark ritual to revive a dead giant and turn him into an undead freedom fighter. In the Florida swamps, Weir learns the secret of the Death Flower that feeds on human prey. The Purple Claw helps an alcoholic who is pursued by a faceless horror during his nightmare deliriums. The Giant from the Tomb; Death Flower; Sparks of Life; The Final Horror; Just What the Doctor Ordered. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 60, No. 4 - May 1953. 6.5" x 9.25", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 2, #2 - May 1953. Adventure, sports and war fiction plus illustrated articles. Includes "Red Buttons: He's All Funnybone" by Mort Weisinger (Superman/Aquaman/Green Arrow). 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by John Prentice and others. 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 #87. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #3 in indicia. Gangsters plot to use a glassblower as a patsy, but even his crooked ex-girlfriend doesn't suspect a double cross. A dead hoodlum's young son is befriended by a gangster, and his mother is very concerned. The strange true story of the Cardiff Giant hoax. The Glass Patsy; Some Streets Don't Change; Frank Dutcher's Number; The Barnum from Binghamton; Half Death for Harry; Crime Clips; The Sandwich Man. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder stars in two untitled stories. Untitled Aunty Duchess and Little Beaver back-up stories. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover features Rex Allen. Western action with movie cowboy Rex Allen. Outlaws rob a mail coach to find news of a gold-mine strike, but Rex's circus pal Tizzy finds the letters and sets Rex on the outlaws' trail. When the outlaws get wise to Rex, his horse Koko must leap a chasm to elude their bullets. Claim-jumpers target Rex's dog Spur after he stumbles on their hideout, and that's a biiiig mistake. Plus the story of Nevadas lost diamond mine. Nevadas Lost Diamond Mine; The Boneheaded Bandits; Best in the West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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NOTE: Series begins with issue #4. See Four Color #434, 476, & 523 for first three issues of Rin Tin Tin. Photo cover of the famous dog. Logging Trouble, art by Sparky Moore; The logging camp owner finds out that all accidents don't just happen, some are planned, and the treacherous timberjacks overlooked the courage of Rinty. The Counterfeiters, art by Sparky Moore; Almost every workman in Mr. Mooney's plant has been caught passing counterfeit money, but nobody can trace the phony bills to their source. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Muscle, track, and drag racing cars. 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. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky is framed for murder when a man is shot with his own gun, in the dramatically titled "Stagecoach of Doom." A murder mystery takes Rocky deep into the hidden past of a town. Dee Dickens decides to make some money by selling the Elixir of Youth for $100 a bottle. Go West Young Man; The Stagecoach of Doom; Sage-Brush; Old Smokey; Dee Dickens: The Elixir of Youth; Bronko Betsy; Gopher-Face; The Hand of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dick Beck, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, and Gus Ricca. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Elaine and Jacks rocky romance is told from both points of view; A teachers controlling boss tries break up her romance with a handsome lawyer; Swimming champion Peggy falls for her coach, but hes all business. I Scandalized the Town; Love Almost Lost; A Roomful of Girls and... You!; Male vs. Female; Lucky Thirteen; A Lesson from a Liar; Winner Takes Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Love Is on a Distant Star"; Libby quits her teaching job and moves to New York to study singing at the "Beethoven School of Music"; She lives with her "Bohemian" Aunt Pat, who tries to make Libby loosen up. "If That's All You Offer"; Cindy is exasperated because her reporter boyfriend Chick spends too much time working; She wants him to be an influential "somebody" in town; Cindy starts dating newcomer Hal, who claims to have big plans. "Please See Me as Yesterday"; On vacation, Marcia sets her cap for wealthy Dirk, disabling her car as a pretense to meet him; Mechanic Ken repairs the car; Marcia is attracted to him but thinks hes too working-class to be of interest. "Noon over Westchester" text story. "Twelve Steps to My Arms"; Joe is an engineer who wants to be a writer; His upstairs neighbor Harriet has wild parties which prevent him from writing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. The Mine at Ghost Gulch starring Roy Rogers, Bullet, and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; The Ware family has not showed up in town with their weekly gold dust delivery, so the Sheriff sends Deputy Roy Rogers up to Ghost Gulch to investigate. The Man with the Iron Hands starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Albert Micale; bone hunters have dug up two dead human bodies killed by a man with very strong hands. The Hermit of Pullin's Pocket starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team; a couple of renegade Yaqui Indians have busted out of the pen and are wanted for murder. The Twister text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Argentine Gaucho text article. Back cover ad for Roy Rogers Deputy Sheriff Outfit. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack, Fun at the Zoo, Hector the Director, and Rumpus. Cover price $0.10.

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

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May, 1953. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.35.

May 1953. Previously published as Fantasy Advertiser until Vol 5. Science fiction reviews, ads, essays, illustrations and articles. 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 1 No 3. Front cover by Frank R. Paul and back cover by Frank R. Paul and Tina. Stories include feature novelette "Death of a Sensitive" by Harry Bates --- complete short novel "Worlds in Balance" by F. L. Wallace --- short stories "The Cosmic Blinker" by Eando Binder --- "The Proxy Head" by Robert Bloch --- and "Intelligence Test" by Harry Walton. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, BW. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Milton Luros. "The World She Wanted" by Philip K. Dick. Other stories by Raymond F. Jones, Robert K. Ottum, Robert Abernathy, William C. Bailey, Charles Dye, and C. H. Liddell. Interior illustrations by Tom Beecham, Milton Luros, Murphy, Paul Orban. Softcover pulp magazine; 7-in. x 10-in.; 130 pages; B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol 6, No. 5 - May 1953. 5.5" x 8.25", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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This magazine is loaded with exclusive celebrity portraits from the golden-age of cinema. All portraits have a faux autograph, as well as text explaining why they are important to cinema history. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 57 #7 - May 1953. Movie magazine featuring news, gossip, articles and photographs. Elizabeth Taylor cover. Articles on Mitzi Gaynor, Anne Francis, Terry Moore, and more. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.