Comic books February 1953

Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 1953. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Sentries Never Sleep, art by Fredric Ray. Commando Sad Sack. Jap Hunt, art by Jim McArdle. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jerry Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1953 - Volume 1, Issue 1. Men's magazine containing suggestive pin-ups, cartoons and articles. 5.5-in. x 7.25-in. 100 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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February 1953. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories: "Troubled Star" by George O. Smith, "Potemkin Village" by Fletcher Pratt, "The Monkey's Fingers" by Isaac Asimov, "Definition" by Damon Knight, and "Sestinia of the Space Rocket" a poem by Philip Jose Farmer. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Prohibition-era Chicago hoods think they're being arrested, but the cops turn out to be the architects of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Teen hood Jack Hammer graduates to truck hijacking, but a scheme for revenge proves his undoing. Trapped by the Color of Blood; The Man Died; The Shocking Massacre; The Bloody Era...!; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. Final issue of the series; followed by Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #4. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow tries to find out who wants to kill his horse Fury, and why; Red Hawk discovers a lost tribe of Vikings in frontier America; Straight Arrow revives the Comanche folk hero known as the Thunderer. The Challenge of Pedro Bombo!; The Man Who Hated Fury!; Red Hawk: The Winged Men!; The Return of the Thunderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow encounters the Minstrel Man, whose look and hypnotic powers are similar to the early Fantastic Four foe Miracle Man. A medicine man's dream foretells conflict on the neutral pass between Cheyenne and Blackfeet territory. A refugee from the north seeks Straight Arrow's help in restoring his tribe's totem pole. The Laughing Crime!; The Thing in the Ice!; Red Hawk: Blood on Blackfoot Pass!; Top Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain Comet stars in "The Time Capsule From 1,000,000 B.C." (art by Carmine Infantino?); "The Secret of the Life-Ray!" (pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs); "The Man With the Super-Spectacles!"; and "The Space-Ship From Nowhere!" (art by Murphy Anderson?). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A modern-day French chateau becomes the site of an ancient plague. A disfigured female mobster has an unusual admirer. A man visits the castle that's still haunted by his ancestor's murder victim. Debt of Fear; Death Is No Stranger; Ashes of Gold; Solar Disaster (The Black Satan of Doomsday); Demon in the Dungeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth, Donald Shaw and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from Fawcett. When actress Althea is cast as a vampire in a Hollywood movie, the publicity department spreads the rumor that she really is a vampire... or is it just a rumor? Explorer Oliver learns just why you should never anger a rain god. Steel-mill owner "Karl Malden" murders his business partner with a blast furnace, but faces a fiery retribution. Classic, pulpy painted cover by Norman Saunders has a little bit of everything. Dance of the Doomed; Vampires Daughter!; Call of the Grave; The Rain, the Deadly Rain!; The Flaming Witness. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "Mary and the Witch!", art by Bernie Krigstein; A woman who used to act on the stage is impressed with a magician's ability to seem to perform real magic; She pretends to be interested in him until he takes her to meet his mother, who he claims is a witch and the true source of his power. "The Phantom Flivver" text story. "The Last Word," art by Larry Woromay; A man cheats on his wife until she cuts him off; When his lover admits she only paid attention to him for his money, he loses his temper and kills her; He begs his wife for money so he can leave the country but she doesn't respond. "Don't Look Down," art by George Roussos; A man has a perception of being at great heights when he is only sitting on furniture; A psychologist attempts to cure him by tipping over his chair, but the fall shatters his body. "Afraid!", art by Sam Kweskin; Frankenstein's monster spooks himself by reading his favorite horror literature. "He Walked Thru the Wall," pencils by Vic Dowling, inks by Bob Stuart; A crook steals a scientist's salve which allows the molecules of his body to pass through walls but it wears off as he is passing through the bank's wall. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Show Your Face, art by Mort Meskin. Whipping Boy text story. The Moon and You!--Special Horoscope Featurette. Romance in the Stars--Special Horoscope Featurette. Untitled Richard Temple dream story. The Skeleton in Your Closet--Special Horoscope Featurette. Smart Girl text story. 4L-523 psychological/occult story. Edited by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

UK Edition - January, 1953. Softcover pulp, B&W.

Australian Edition - February, 1953. Softcover pulp, B&W.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Fat Boy of Steel!, pencils by John Sikela; All the kids in Smallville mysteriously become fat while Clark is on vacation. Make Yourself a Mask!--Superboy's Workshop activity page. The Hot-Rodders of the Air!, pencils by John Sikela; All the kids in Smallville go airplane crazy and start taking flying lessons. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Facts, Food and Fancies article. Christmas by Rockwell biography on Norman Rockwell. Let Superboy Do It!, pencils by John Sikela; Everybody in Smallville wants Superboy to do their chores. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman's Big Brother, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When Halk Kar crashes on Earth, the note he carries in Jor-El's handwriting makes Superman suspect that Halk Kar is his older brother. The Big Noise of Metropolis! starring Superman and Big-Noise Nelson, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Last Days of Daniel Boone bio. The Men of Fire starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport! 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. If!, art by Fred Kida; a story similar to EC's "Out Cold." Storm Warming!, script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Winiarski; A weather forecaster builds a machine to control the weather so that, when he predicts the weather for his boss, he's always right. Terror in the Tropics. The Man Who Killed Himself! Hall of Mirrors, art by Dick Briefer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Samm Schwartz. "It Fails to Advertise," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie convinces her dad to buy her new clothes so that she can get into advertising. "Big Drip," art by Samm Schwartz; Due to a bad rain storm Suzie and her Dad offer to let Ferdie use their guest room to spend the night. "The Vita-Man," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie's dad is frustrated by Ferdie always lying around the house and tries to get him to help with some outdoor chores. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy & Sis' outing to the beach is intruded upon by Chubby. Katy Keene paper doll page. Suzie's Movie Diary. "Down in the Dumps," art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie gets a job as a deliveryman for Schultz's store and accidentally delivers a bag of garbage instead of the groceries. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A first person narrative where a man fashions a monster together out of artificial parts ala Frankenstein and transfers your brain into it. "Oil's Well That Ends Well!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Two swindlers run a racket where they visit a small town and convince them there is oil present and get them to issue stock in order to come up with the check to begin drilling. "Love Story" text story. "Attacks of Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; This grim fairy tale tells the story of king Moneymad's tax scheme. "There Was an Old Woman!", script by Ray Bradbury (original story) and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The employees of a mortuary are haunted by the spirit of an old woman who refuses to leave until they return her body to her. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan at the Tower of Ta-Dan," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a young survivor of a plane crash make her way to A-lur. "Tarzan Makes War," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps the Lost Legionnaires drive the talking Bolgani out of the Bolgani city in order for the Legion to settle there. The Spear text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and his newly-found army take the town of the usurper, Han-ool. Tarzan's Cats illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Not Worthy of His Love"; "Afraid to Tell Him"; "Indiscreet"; and "She Knew All the Answers". Text articles: "Beauty is a Habit, Tips From Abroad, Do You Have Telltale Lips? Colors That Flatter, For Prettier Smiles, Home Skin Treatments..." reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #3 and from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #50, and reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #24. Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Jungle Jo investigates when the mysterious Zollo hypnotizes Lura and lures her away. (Both the Jungle Jo stories in this issue are apparently original, not reprints.) Jungle hero Tangi and her mate discover a lost Egyptian civilization deep in the jungle. Fun nature facts about the platypus and the savage wolverine. Nice wild animal/good-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Jungle Jo: The Evil Eyes of Death; Freaks of Nature; Jungle Jo: Exile Dangerous; Betrayal In the Jungle; Tangi: The Buried City; The Wolverine. Followed by Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #4. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Riss and Dennis Neville. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Two prospectors each have half of a map leading to a gold mine, and they form an uneasy partnership. Tall tale-spinner Buffalo Bill tells the story of the six-inch tourist he met for small talk. Fur traders find they've been robbed after meeting traveling hypnotist Hypno. Pinto Pete: Not Backwards; The Strange Festival; Buffalo Bill: The Tall Tale of the Tiny Tourist!; Fugitive; Murder in the Hills; Loonie Les: Well Put; Doctor Quack: Operation Laughter; The Fiery Fur Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Victor Friedrichs. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 36 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 49, Issue 3 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Theatre Arts Monthly (February, 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. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Dr. Death invites you to a stark raving mad story! An old and evil witch is accidentally resurrected and haunts a young couple which moved in an abandoned New England home in "The Witch of Tarlo" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: Jack Karven buys a devil's mask to wear to a masquerade. He commits evil deeds, kills the rival for his love and is in for an unpleasant surprise in "Devil's Mask!" by Bill Woolfolk and Bob McCarty. Also: Donald Matson, owner of a private zoo, is presented with a beautiful tigress. The animal however can transform into a mysterious white lady and makes Matson fall in love with her -- with fatal consequences -- in "Lady or the Tigress?" by Woolfolk and Leonard Frank. And: Two men mysteriously survive a car crash unharmed and find themselves in a strange "house of doors." They are stranded in limbo and have to find their way back to life or on to death in "The House of Doors"! Plus: 2-page text story "Old Suzy" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Stories from Another World and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 41, Issue 3 - Februaty, 1953. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Kendell Foster Crossen, Robert Donald Locke, Margaret St. Clair, and Julian May. Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz cause trouble for the Captain, even while he's on vacation. A madman known as The Hunter makes Tarzan the target of his next hunt. Nancy brings snowballs to a shooting gallery. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 4 - February, 1953. Men's magazine featuring lingerie pictorials with humorous captions. 8" x 11", 52 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

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

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.