Comic books 1953 w/ month not specified

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Mob"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Ape Idol of the Durugu"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Slimming of Prince Tagon"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Captain Kidder's Treasure"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Dr Axel and the Witchmen"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Singh Brotherhood" part 2

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Slave Traders"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Queen Sansamor and the Sixth Man"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Seahorse" part 1

"The Seahorse" part 2, Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The 'Copter Pirates", Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"U-Town" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Female Phantom" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"The Phantom's Ring" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"The Rope People" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Wisdom of Solomon" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"The Grove of the Sleeping Giant" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"Queen Asta of Trondelay" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"The Golden Princess" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy, "Castle in the Clouds" part 2 Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy, "The Ismani Cannibals" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

"The Golden Circle" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore.

"Hamid the Terrible" Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy.

Written by Lee Falk, Art by Wilson McCoy. Horizontal Format, 9-in x 7-in, 16 Pages, B&W.

Written by Lee Falk, Art by Wilson McCoy. Horizontal Format, 9-in x 7-in, 16 Pages, B&W.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry. The Hairy Shadows starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Joe Giella. The Riddle of the Ghostly Trumpet starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Trail of the Lucky Coin, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Bernard Sachs. Mystery at Cape Cod text story, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Dream Killer starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Joe Giella. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Murphy Anderson and Bernard Sachs. The Living Nightmare starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Unseen Familiar starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Joe Giella. People are People! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Stars Screamed Danger starring Phantom Stranger, script by John Broome, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Joe Giella. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

1953 Edition - Photographer's guide to better techniques in taking pictures - color, black and white, movies, slides...Darkroom know-how...camera accessories you can make...plus, a 64 page salon section. Softcover Magazine, 6.5" x 9", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Picture Show Annual for 1953. Cover of Michael Wilding and Anna Neagle. Articles include "Premieres," "Welcome Return," "Home is Where the Heart Is," "Dual Roles," "Model Young Ladies," "Sharing Star Popularity," "Impersonation," "Box Office Winners," "Leisure Hours," "Cosmopolitan Callers," "World-Wide Interest," "The Charm of a Child," "Odd Moments In and Out of British Studios," "Better Than Ever," "Other Talents" and many more. Full-page movie star portraits include Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Yvonne De Carla, Forrest Tucker, Esther Williams, Susan Hayward, Richard Basehart, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Russell, Shelley Winters, Doris Day, Burt Lancaster, Patricia Neal, Janet Leigh, Lizabeth Scott, and many more. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Excellent layout and design. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Pinocchio Learns About Kites Kite Fun Book (1953) is a promotional comic distributed by Reddy Kilowatt, Inc. via investor-owned utility companies. Pinocchio joins Reddy Kilowatt in a story about kite safety and fun. The back cover features Reddy's Kite Safety Rules. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 5-in., no cover price

Short comic produced by Superior Coach Corporation teaching school children the do's and don't of riding the bus. 6 1/2-in. x 3 1/2-in., 16 pages, full color.

Rare due to very limited distribution (issued only in Connecticut. Pioneering the Telephone in Connecticut was distributed by The Southern New England Telephone Company in 1953 to commemorate the 75th answer of the first commercial telephone exchange. Wrap-around painted cover, 20-pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, slick cover with newsprint interior, no cover price. Features include: 1) How George Coy helped Alexander Graham Bell demonstrate his telephone in Connecticut; 2) How Coy secured the rights to set up a telephone company in New Haven, Connecticut; 3) How the first telephone exchange in New Haven was set up and operated; 4) The first emergency call, and how the telephone helped save a man's life; 5) How the first telephone operators were young boys (!) until it was proven women were better at it and more polite; 6) How intercity telephone service began ; 7) The great blizzard OF 1888, and how the telephone service helped save lives; 8) How a great fire in 1889 destroyed the telephone exchange and how they recovered and maintained service; 9) Early telephone designs and inventions; 10) How early cars helped service telephones; 11) Early New England Telephone training and pension programs; 12) How a violent Hurricane in 1938 challenged the phone system; 13) How New England Telephone helped repair phone lines that the Germans destroyed during their retreat from France in World War II; and 14) How the company mobilized its resources after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Untitled story, art by Lily Renee; Hunt and Lyssa are trying to escape some Voltamen and discover Dr. Schultz, so they enlist his aid in destroying a Volta power station. Untitled story, art by Joe Doolin; The planet Itec has returned to its orbit after being lost for aeons, and is now capturing spaceships; Gale is mistaken for a legendary queen and manages to hypnotize Lor. Untitled story, art by Murphy Anderson; Star takes a spaceship of male colonists to a forgotten world populated only by women; People age very slowly there and the colonists decide to stay on with the women, while Star and Blackbeard continue to roam the universe. Untitled story; Huldan escapes prison posing as a robot in a load of others being delivered by Reef; Flint follows and together they thwart a plot of Huldane's to transform women into plant-being slaves. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Last Expedition, art by Bill Benulis. We Shall Rise Again, art by John Belcastro. No Sign of Life, pencils by Vic Carrabotta, inks by Jack Abel. The Thing in the Iceberg, art by Bill Discount. Perils of Planetoid X, art by A. Albert. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover is identical to the USA Edition. Clearly identified in the indicia and has Canadian interior and back cover ads. Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Invasion? story, art by John Belcastro. The Sandhogs of Mars story, art by Maurice Whitman. The Changelings starring Space Rangers, inks by Bernard Sachs. Silence From Planetoid X, art by Bill Discount. Hijack On Alpha-7 story, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Final issue of the series. "Cerebex" (art by Bill Bernulis), "The Wonder-Warp" (art by Albert), "The Martian Plague," "Strangers on Satellite C" (art by Johnny Bell), and "Among the Missing." Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. By Walt Kelly. Collecting the wacky adventures of Pogo Possum and the rest of the zany creatures that live down in denizens of Okefenokee Swamp! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. All Ages

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2nd and later printings. By Walt Kelly. Collecting the wacky adventures of Pogo Possum and the rest of the zany creatures that live down in denizens of Okefenokee Swamp! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, B&W. All Ages

1953 Yearbook - 1953, 8.25" x 11", 78 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Presented by Poll-Parrot Shoes, this free photo album giveaway features some of your favorite characters from the beloved children's classic television show, "Howdy Doody". Each trip to your local Poll-Parrot Shoe dealer would grant you one character photo that could be glued into it's appropriate page. Characters include; Howdy Doody and Bob Smith (provided with book), Howdy Doody, Clarabell the Clown, Mr. Bluster, and Flub-A-Dub. Also included are sheet music and lyrics to "It's Howdy Doody Time" and "The Poll-Parrot Song", as well as black and white screenshots from The Howdy Doody Show. 8.5" x 11", 8 pages, B&W/Color.

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Photo cover. "Last Chance For Love"; Ann marries reformed gambler Paul; She becomes pregnant; Ann suspects Paul has returned to gambling and her spinster Aunt Bea says she heard Paul was seen at the racetrack; Ann later spies Paul with another woman. "I Fooled My Heart," art by Alex Toth; Diane dates fellow worker George but because he says he wants a life free of responsibility, she doesn't tell him she's a war widow with a young son, Sandy; When Sandy is hospitalized, George learns the truth and is upset. "Price Tag on Love" text story. "Happiness Must Wait," art by John Celardo; When Trudy's husband Bill enters the army, she must move in with his widowed mother and two siblings; Trudy can't stand it and moves out, but returns when Bill is reported missing in action. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "The Bride Wore Tears!"; "It's in the Stars"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: New Horizons, You Are Not Alone, First Job Tips" advice page; "Marriage Problems"; "Guilty Heart" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Figures Can Lie!"; "My Love Came Back" art by Mike Roy; and "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant" letters page. "The Way of All Hearts: Mother Usually Knows Best and Sometimes She Is Able to Prove It!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "Heartbreak Moon," pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe; Steve and Anna grow up together; he becomes a doctor and she is a nurse; However, Anna is angry because Steve cultivates a fashionable clientele and dates wealthy Beryl, snubbing his immigrant parents and the poor people of the town. "Long on Love," one-page story, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Mike Peppe. "I Belong With You," art by Mike Roy; While visiting her father on a construction job in the Northwest, Shelley meets Rock, a demolition expert; They fall in love and marry, but Shelley grows bored with their itinerant life; She convinces Rock to take her to a dance and to allow another man to handle a job. "The Broken Date," text story, art by Vince Colletta. "I Lied with Kisses," art by Art Saaf; Claire grew up in an orphanage and is bitter about her life there; When she becomes a radio announcer, Claire gives newscaster Grant anonymous tips about poor conditions at the orphanage; New director Dan complains this information is outdated. "Ashamed of Love," art by John Celardo; Kay marries her longtime sweetheart Walt and eventually wonders if she had "missed the real excitement in life!" because she never dated anyone else; Kay is attracted to Greg, the mature architect hired to design Walt and Kays new home. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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 tries to cope with her fiance's jealous, controlling ways. Love-starved Ethel gives in to Frank's romantic overtures maybe sooner than she should. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "For Love or Money"; "Love Customs Around the World"; "We Played at Romance.." retitled and reprinted from "I Hired a Husband" in My Life (1948) #15; and "Love Game". "Love Cues" and "Charm Cues, A Miss and Her Man" text articles retitled and reprinted from "For Heart's Sake" and "To the Girls! A Miss and Her Man" in My Great Love (1949) #4. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Julie falls for Albert, but he hangs with a rough crowd, and is tempted to begin a life of crime, unless she can talk him out of it. Eve loves Cal, but when his redheaded ex Frances tries to win him back, Eve lies that they are married, then dreads the inevitable reveal of the truth. Also featuring a lovely good-girl swimsuit cover by L. B. Cole. Love's Crossroad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

L.B. Cole cover. All comic stories reprinted in Teen Romances (1964 Super Reprint) #16. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "Love's Sweet Return" art by Jay Disbrow; "My Heartbreaking Romance.." retitled and reprinted from "I Loved a Weakling" in My Secret Affair (1949) #2; and "My Secret Dates...". "Young Love Cues..!!" and "Charm Cues" text articles. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Yearly Family Album Magazine promoting Chicago based WLS Radio Station. Founded in 1924 by Sears, Roebuck and Company—with the call sign an abbreviation for Sears' "World Largest Store" slogan—WLS spent its early years as the radio outlet of the Prairie Farmer magazine. 8" x 11", 60 pages, B&W.

1st printing - Cartoons by Jack Niles about Army tour of duty in Europe. Sequel to Mox Nix. 6 1/4-in. x 4 3/4-in. Softcover 80 Pages B&W Cover price $0.35.

(A-1 Comics #90) Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell, L. B. Cole, Paul Parker and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Bob Powell. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #90. Tales of Western adventure featuring Cheyenne warrior Red Hawk. A blinded Red Hawk must guard a mountain pass against an approaching enemy tribe; Red Hawk and his friends mess with a Ute medicine man's dolls and end up framed for the death of a fellow Cheyenne warrior; Red Hawk's tribe doesn't understand when he adopts a panther and makes it his pet, Sharp Fang. Wonderful World; Perilous Pet; The Helpless Warrior; The Death Dolls; Tests For A Warrior. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.