Comic books May 1953

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 215, No. 5, Whole No. 1985 - May 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 23, Issue 6 - May, 1953. Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. 8.5" x 10.75", 76 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.15.

Weekly UK woman's magazine.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Max Elkan, Tony Sgroi, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy investigates when robbers seem to be pulling jobs for fun, not for money. Lash LaRue hears reports of a vampire in Carson Gulch, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. A man seeks revenge on Rocky Lane for sending his brother to the lockup. Robby Hood; Hopalong Cassidy: The Thrill Bandit!; Lash LaRue: The Case of the Supernatural; Monte Hale: The Tragic Lesson; Rocky Lane: Gunning for Trouble; Tom Mix: Marked for Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"A Little Child Shall Lead Them," "Sniper," "Man Alive," and "The Sound of Doom." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Stan Campbell. "Two Worlds," art by Dick Giordano. "Invasion from Venus," art by Frank Frollo; Drox, the Viceroy of Venus, attacks the Earth by planting enormous Venusian plants in New York city; The fresh water is cut off from city supplies and the plants, some 600-feet-tall, die out when the roots reach ocean water. "Commander Rex Clive and the Twelfth Moon" text story. "The Uncharted Planet," art by Art Cappello; Kenneth Baker and Robert Larkin have been out prospecting in space for three years; A license for their space ship is delinquent 30 months; Bob Larkin wants to call it off and return to Earth; They spot an uncharted asteroid and decide to check it out. "The Black Doom," pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Art Cappello; The Earth's climate is freezing, caused by the sun's inexplicable, sudden dying; Rex and Speed must solve the mystery; An alien race in the ionic atmosphere is responsible, focusing Black Ray on the capital city of Earth. "Race to the Moon" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

May, 1953. Volume 1, Issue 6. Featuring work from C. M. Kornbluth, and Philip K. Dick. Softcover, 5 1/2-in., x 8 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with chapter illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

Nancy, the Captain and the Kids, Li'l Abner, and Little Coronado. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover inks by Sol Brodsky. Passage To Hong Kong starring Clark Mason Spy Fighter, art by Mac Pakula. Privates Mike and Ike text story. The Big Surrender starring Clark Mason Spy Fighter, art by Mac Pakula. Passport to Death, art by Ed Winiarski. Death Mission starring Clark Mason Spy Fighter, art by Mac Pakula. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Jon Blummer and Hy Eisman. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Don leads the Foreign Legion into Vietnam, in search of the Nazi war criminal who cost him his eye (featuring a mild example of the injury-to-the-eye motif). French spies use rumor to demoralize Moorish forces during the 8th century. Agent Jim Dudley tracks a communist conspiracy to Chinatown. Intrigue in Indo-China; A Cell in Chingying; Patrol Perilous; Twenty Against Terror; The Map Case; Rumor-Mongering Spies; Chinatown Showdown! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Sad Sack Squad, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Diary of a Dogface, art by Jim McArdle. Andy Jackson's Courier, art by Fred Ray. Double Trouble, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jeb Marston text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 30, Issue 1 - May, 1953. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories: "The Conditioned Captain" by Fletcher Pratt, "We Breathe For You" by Noel Loomis, "The Immovable Object" by Leslie Bigelow, "Mating Time" by Joseph Shallit, and "The Three" by Gordon R. Dickson. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Alex Schomburg and Ed Emsh. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Murphy Anderson. Stories by John Broome and Sid Gerson. Art by Murphy Anderson, Bernie Krigstein, Howard Sherman, Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella and Sy Barry. Here is the gateway to other worlds...weird wonders! Dr. Sarcon's brain-exchange experiment has succeeded! He's still Captain Comet, but his mind is imprisoned within the body of a gorilla in "The Challenge of Man-Ape the Mighty!" by John Broome, Murphy Anderson and Joe Giella. Also featuring: "The Atomic Invasion!" by Sid Gerson and Bernie Krigstein; "The Human Bullet!" by Sid Gerson and Howard Sherman; and "Probability Zero" by Sid Gerson, Frank Giacoia and Sy Barry. Plus: half-pager "Around the World in 96 Minutes"; untitled Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That 1-pager; 1-pager "Dizzy Whirl of Earth!" with art by Mort Drucker; and 2 pages of Spotlight on Science articles. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Dial 'C' for Corpse"; A cataleptic has a phone installed in his coffin; He dies and, after one month, calls his wife who is planning to marry another man; This man drives a stake into the buried man. "Recipe for Horror"; A scientist asks a detective to find out who is stealing blood from him; They suspect the assistant but it's really a vampire masquerading as a pretty woman. "Gift of Doom" text story by John Martin. "If the Coffin Fits..."; A man named Mr. Death tries to sell a coffin from a coffin catalog to an oil tycoon; He kicks him out of his office but meets the man again and again. "Date with the Devil"; A singer with a scarred face hides behind a mask; He falls in love with another singer. His manager rips his mask off while he's singing and everyone sees his face. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Russ Heath. John Doe, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A criminal attempts to steal an inventor's robot so that he can sell it, but when he attempts to rub out the inventor's daughter, the robot attacks and kills him. The Apple Orchard text story. The Saucers Strike, art by George Tuska. Witch-Hunt, pencils by Larry Woromay, inks by Matt Fox; The devil is annoyed with a do-gooder who drives away his witches so he assumes the guise of an official of the kingdom and has her sent to the stake. Boris and the Bomb, art by Gene Colan. 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.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Artist of Smallville, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; A father has it in for a Smallville art teacher. People Are People! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Boy Who Framed Clark Kent, pencils by John Sikela; Larry Wilks plays a joke on Clark by planting a Superboy costume in his camping tent. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Wheels on the Move text article. Rocket-Ship--Superboy's Workshop activity page. The Cinderella of Smallville, pencils by John Sikela; Lana gets adopted by Silas Kreech when her parents are missing in Africa. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo features screen legend Elizabeth Taylor and Fernando Lamas. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Baily. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Frankie has done some shifty things in his desperate drive to get ahead in life, but as far as Irene is concerned, the biggest one concerns the beautiful girl he went to the mob party with - his sister. Returning to her old hometown, Diane becomes determined to win back her handsome ex Greg, even though he's with Millie now. Laura wants to play the field, which causes handsome Jeff to reject her. Plus comics biographies of screen legends Donald O'Connor and Lizabeth Scott. I Squandered a Fortune that Wasnt Mine; Dream Beau of the Month: Donald O'Connor; Heartbreaks Homecoming; Dream Girl of the Month: Lizabeth Scott; Youll Come a-Begging. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton took over with issue #122, published a year later, followed soon after by Sweethearts Vol. 2 (1954-1973). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Zolnerowich and unknown. In this issue: T-Man in "The Voice of Russia" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - A Swedish cargo plane carrying T-Man Trask is shot down over the Baltic by a Russian submarine trying out a new gun-aimer, and Trask is taken prisoner; T-Man Patterson in "Formula for Death" - A con man makes counterfeit money by using real money and chemicals in a little cylinder, and he tricks a big-time gambler; T-Man in "Daredevils Only Die Once" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - A daredevil thrill show plans to kill anti-communist leaders meeting in Nicaragua by blowing up a race car loaded with TNT, driven by Trask; 1-page text story "Death's Souvenir"; and T-Man in "Homicide Holocaust" (note: story has Blackhawk cameo on cover of comic book) with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - The great timber empire of Canada was falling victim to a communist-inspired arson plot. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the Little Spearmen," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Muviro help a race of small people battle giant vultures that are menacing them. "Tarzan and the Strange Balu," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; When the plane carrying Barbara Wales and her baby crashes in the jungle, one of the apes adopts her baby and Tarzan must help return the child to its rightful mother. "Down the River" text story starring Mabu. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El and Natongo spoil a witch doctor's attempt to convince a city to join his army. Argus illustration by Jesse Marsh. Phil Rizzuto Sparks Yankees ad for Wheaties. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan comic strip, Mike Meteor comic strip, Arizona Bill fumetti strip. 28 pages, B&W.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by John "Wes" Tunnell (not credited). Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 40 pages B&W.

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Volume 37, Issue 5 - May, 1953. Tom Ewell and Vanessa Brown photo cover by Paul Himmel. 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: "The Pause in the Day's Occupation" by Kermit Bloomgarden, "The Children's Hour" by Lillian Hellman, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Ghost of Abbey Playhouse," art by Bob Forgione; Eric Abbey inherits a decrepit London theatre; When he opens Abbey Playhouse again to the public, the ghosts from the past won't allow it and bring the place down. "A Grave Situation," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Dying Mike Trenton tells his doctor a fantastic tale: the ghost of the man he killed while on a treasure hunt followed the party and took them out one by one. "The Green Mass" text story. "Vein of Irony," art by Bob Forgione; A vampire is loose in a hospital, but drinks poisoned blood. "Death Has Deep Roots," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A bunch of gangsters kill an old man for his hidden treasure. Having them cursed with his dying breath, the group dies one by one in grotesque fashions. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 68, Issue 2 - May, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A cursed revolver, responsible for killing some of the greatest gunfighters of the West, is now pointed toward Tim Holt. A man who is cruel to horses gets his comeuppance in "Tales of The Ghost Rider". Tim surrenders himself to an outlaw settlement, and seeming certain death. Gun of Death!; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Man Who Beat Horses; The Man Who Came Back; The Mule and the Wagon-Train; The Retriever; The Mark of the Wolf! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. In an especially colorful Fritzi Ritz strip, Phil Fumble accidentally sets off Fritzi's fireworks. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fourth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Boxer Curly Kayoe meets gigantic, germophobic wrestler Beautiful Benny in the ring. Th' Scraggs have returned to Dogpatch, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When rustled cattle vanish without a trace, the cowboys suspect ghosts, but Tom's not so sure. In a two-part story, Tom realizes that outlaws are using his own ranch as a place to store stolen weapons, because who would suspect Tom Mix's ranch? Tom races to rescue a professor who has been abducted by spies. Unlucky Harry; The Dobie Spy Scare; Saddlehead; Pinto Pete; The Rustler's Ghost; Lost In the Night: Chapter 1: The Hide-Out!; Jeeter and His Talking Horse Preposterous: Batter, Butter or Butter Batter; Chapter 2: The Mountain Escapade. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Brown. Short-Cut to Danger starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Sacred War Pole. Appointment with Death starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Northern Lights--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Fred Ray. The Castle in the Wilderness starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.