Comic books June 1953

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Cover by Jack Davis. EC Artist of the Month article about George Evans (with photo) by Al Feldstein. "Fare Tonight, Followed By Increasing Clottyness...", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A cab driver has a dream that he is pursued by a Dr. Mueller into a basement filled with vampire-occupied caskets. "Curiosity Killed...", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; A woman is convinced that her friend down the hall has been murdered by her husband and that he is disposing of her remains bit by bit via carrier pigeon to a local kennel. "Tight Squeeze" text story. "How Green Was My Alley," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A bigamist is decapitated by his two athletic wives when they find they've been deceived; The golfer putts with his eyes and the bowler uses his severed head. "The Handler," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A mortician avenges himself against perceived slights upon the closed-casket victims of his parlor by violating their bodies until a corpse who isn't quite dead yet overhears his gruesome doings and begs the dead to rise from their graves and stop this horrid man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the Haunted Plantations," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Chief Buto discover the secret behind the "ghosts" who are haunting Buto's people. "Boy and the Shamba Raider," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy helps Dombie and his people catch a buffalo that has been raiding their corn. "The Elephant's Problem" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan Returns to Cathne," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his Wazari warriors travel to Cathne and learn that Timon has seized power and plans to attack the neighboring city of Athne. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Nagopa and his men trap Dan-el and Natongo underground. Tarzan's World illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - June 8th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Daughter-in-Law Barbara Eisenhower, and features a look at the families private life. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Free with Her Kisses"; "Faithless!"; "Fallen Angel"; and "What I Couldn't Forgive". Text articles: "Stretch Your Way to Beauty", "How to Express Yourself", "Your Hair and Your Permanent", "Be Good to Your Feet", "Beauty in Your Hands", and "Gesture Prettily". Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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This reprint of Rulah, Jungle Goddess (1948) #19 was published without the first page to the first story, sacrificing the original interior front cover page for the sake of more ad space. Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess battles devil-women, featuring some delightful bad-girl art, possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah learns a frustrated hunter has trained jungle animals to kill for him. A witch doctor foe of Rulah's creates an army of amoeba-men, in a truly bizarre tale. Also featuring a vintage ad for boogie-woogie lessons ("If You Can Play Piano at All, You Can Play Boogie-Woogie!"). Another fun cover with bondage elements by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Death Five; Rulah: The Stalking Death; Rulah: Plasma Peril. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mice scouts on a forest hike accidentally discover the secret hideout of Mighty Mouse's foe The Claw. Heckle and Jeckle give a scarecrow a brain - an "electronic brain," that is, a 1950s term for a computer. Sourpuss and Gandy Goose get jobs as farmhands to get away from the noisy city, but they're no farmers. Mighty Mouse: Trail to Trouble; Heckle and Jeckle: Luck; Dinky: Barnyard Baby Sitter; Heckle and Jeckle: The Misdirected Scarecrow; Gandy Goose: Peace and Quiet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 51, No. 1 - June 1953. 6.75" x 9.25", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - June, 1953. Art cover by Paul Harvey. 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: "Toward American Opera" and "My Darlin' Aida" by Charles Friedman, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank, Bob Powell and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Actor Raymond Lawrence is cheating on the many women he dates. When one of them commits suicide, her former boyfriend swears revenge and builds a female robot...with the mission to search and destroy in "Lover"! Plus: Psychiatrist helps man overcome his delusion of turning into a bat in "And Then What????" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Host character Dr. Death actively stars in this story as a satanic magician fulfilling wishes -- with a catch, of course -- in "The Bags of Trouble" with pencils by Leonard Frank. And: The age-old witch Mudga is cursed with the ability that anything that comes in contact with her is killed instantly. She's trying to live a reclusive life, but townsfolk just won't leave her be in "Touch of Death" with art by Bob Powell. Plus: 2-page text story "Vendetta" written by John Martin, and ads for Terror Tales and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

No. 39. "The Gay Corinthian". 5.25" x 7", 64 pages, B&W.

No. 40. "Westward Ho!". 5.25" x 7", 64 pages, B&W.

Summer 1953. Cover by J. George Janes. Detective and mystery stories by Norman A. Daniels "Warmer than a Corpse, Bruce Elliot, Dorothy Dunn, Alan Payne, Charles Beckman Jr, Dale Armstrong, Jonathon Craig, Theodore J. Roemer, and Tedd Thomey. Illustrations by Orban. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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June, 1953. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Wallace West, R.J. McGregor, Chad Oliver, J.W. Groves, Kris Neville, John Christopher, and Murray Leinster. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK Reprint Series. Reprints material from a variety of western publications. 7-in x 9.75-in, 100 Pages, Full Color.

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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. After discovering the secret of the Hunter's hold over the natives, Tarzan is sentenced to be sacrificed to the man-eating "devil tree." But Tarzan demands a trial-by-combat against the Hunter himself. Nancy's dime-a-bottle perfume offends Sluggo and even scares off the skunks at the zoo. Plus a comics PSA promoting the Junior Safety Institute, "Bill Wins a Medal." 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 6 - June 1953. Cover by Peter Driben. Humorous pin-up magazine with photos and cartoons scattered throughout. This issue has Bettie Page in a two-page pictorial and a single page photo. 8 1/2-in. x 1 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS 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; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Search"; 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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Vol. 18, No. 6 - June , 1953. Independent magazine in which those interested in Magic may express their thoughts, ideas, and criticisms. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - Summer 1953. 6.75" x 9.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 13, Issue 1 - June, 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 68, Issue 5 - June 1953. Cover by Ozzie Sweet. Photos and articles focusing on the American life. "High School Thrill Marriage," "How To Dress Your New Baby." 132 pages. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Issue #1 - Summer 1953. Cover price $0.25.

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June, 1953. Television centric magazine. Feature on Marilyn Monroe. Softcover magazine, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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June, 1953. Fan magazine with a focus on the lives of celebrities during the Golden-Age of television. This issue includes stories about the lives of Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, Perry Como and more. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Summer 1953. Vol. 1, No. 9. Featuring "The Wanton of Argus" by Kilian Houston Brunner and "Mission To Marakee" by Bryan Berry. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in.; B&W, 96 Text Pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry De Fuccio. Art by John Severin, Bill Elder, Joe Kubert, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A Signal Corps soldier learns why his outfit was issued firearms during a sudden skirmish. A sea captain encounters sharks and treachery while diving for pearls, in a rare art collaboration between two legends of comics, Kurtzman and Joe Kubert. In a Wally Wood story, a Japanese POW in Russia doesn't know his home in Nagasaki has been razed by the atomic bomb. Action-packed cover by Wally Wood. Signal Corps!; Outpost!; Indian Sign; Pearl Divers!; Atom Bomber! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry De Fuccio. Art by John Severin, Bill Elder, Joe Kubert, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A Signal Corps soldier learns why his outfit was issued firearms during a sudden skirmish. A sea captain encounters sharks and treachery while diving for pearls, in a rare art collaboration between two legends of comics, Kurtzman and Joe Kubert. In a Wally Wood story, a Japanese POW in Russia doesn't know his home in Nagasaki has been razed by the atomic bomb. Action-packed cover by Wally Wood. Signal Corps!; Outpost!; Indian Sign; Pearl Divers!; Atom Bomber! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and Jerry De Fuccio. Art by George Evans, John Severin, Marie Severin, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. An outlaw takes over a Western town but doesn't reckon on an elderly homesteader. (This story was written and drawn by Jack Davis while Harvey Kurtzman was busy shaping the early MAD.) French pilot Georges Guynemer becomes a legendary fighter ace during World War I. During feudal times, a charge of murder leads to a duel, with art by Wally Wood. Action-packed cover by Wood. Betsy!; Trial by Arms!; Salty Speech; En Crapaudine!; Guynemer! NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints #9). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Al Eadeh, Bill Everett, Manny Stallman, Myron Fass and Harry Anderson. "Like a Chicken without a Head!" with art by Reed Crandall - A doctor recommends a surgical procedure whereby the head is removed from the body and the heart is kept beating by artificial means so as to lengthen the time available for surgery. No one listens to him though, and being tired of being mocked, he destroys his formula. As he removes his head from his torso, he says to himself "The world isn't ready for us." Also in this issue: "Rudolph's Racket" with art by Al Eadeh - An innkeeper keeps two large wolves in the cellar which devour curious guests so he can claim their valuables; 2-page text story "The Upside-Down Room" with illo by Bill Everett; "Propaganda" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Executioner" with art by Myron Fass - A story told from the point of view of a turkey on Thanksgiving day; and "Time Marches On!" with art by Harry Anderson - A man attempts to build a clock that can run forever by repairing itself, but no one understands why and mocks him, until he runs out of time and the undertaker pulls by his clothes to reveal he had replaced his inner organs with a clock mechanism. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Jess Cole. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Police are unable to topple the masked and mysterious Black Hand gang, but lone citizen John Stephens wages a one-man campaign of vengeance to bring them down. Ace and Killer agree to take the rap for a warehouse job in exchange for a cash payoff, but a cop goes undercover in prison to see if he can get Killer to crack. Moonshiner Poison Mike has souped-up the roadster he uses to escape the Feds on winding mountain roads, to deadly effect. Cover, possibly by Edd Ashe, contains elements of bondage and the ol' injury-to-the-eye motif. Two Bullet Holes; The Man Who Broke The Black Hand; Muscle Hedd; Careless Clara; Trapped!; Surgeon Sturgess; Important Man Manners; The Saga of "Poison" Mike McCroy. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1953. Science fiction stories: "Stowaway"by Mack Reynolds, "Constant Reader" by Robert Bloch. 5-1/4 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A murder plot is undone by overzealous and underfed guard dogs. A man purchases a cursed rug in a plot to kill his wife with demon power. A woman learns the hard way not to toy with the affections of a voodoo mage. Blood and Old Bones; Beast of Baghdad; Death's Shoes; Torture Travelogue. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bill Walsh, Paul Murry, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Lee Hooper, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 13 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey discovers that the resort is being hassled by shadowy developers who have discovered uranium on the land. In a story by Barks, Gyro Gearloose develops super fishing-worms that do all the work. The Big Bad Wolf poses as the head of a school to trick the Three Little Pigs. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; Little Hiawatha; The Spring Bazaar; Grandma Duck; Mickey Mouse: The Last Resort. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.