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Comic books June 1953

  • Issue #18
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 18

    Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Their clothes are lost while Bud and Lou are in the jungle, searching for the Fountain of Youth. Book collector Bibly O'Phile hires detectives Bud and Lou to find out who stole a rare book from his collection. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Booked for Larceny; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #189
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 189

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Girl of Steel starring Superboy, art by John Sikela; Professor Lang returns from an island like Easter Island where he suspects that an alien race had constructed giant statues; Part of his returning display of artifacts was a belt that incorporates their alien technology. The Nautical Treasure Hunt starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Too Many Speed Kings starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, art by Hy Mankin. The Legion of 100 Archers starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 21
    • 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Martin Naydel, Bob Oksner and unknown. A headlock...a hammerlock...and a heavenly honey have Bob Hope on the ropes in a hilarious "Wrassle-Hassle" by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Two Honey in Hollywood strips by Henry Boltinoff; The Fittin' Thing 2-pager "Public Nuisances!"; Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel; Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Kitty Karr of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; and Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    All American Men of War (1952) 5
    • Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • Cover detached and taped to interior. Interior soiling.

    Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Robert Kanigher (actual). Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, Bernard Sachs, David Kahn, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella, Irwin Hasen, Dave Wood, Bernie Krigstein, Robert Bernstein, Jerry Grandenetti, and Bernard Sachs. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Amazing Stories (1950-1955 Pulp) UK Edition 19



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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Light tan
    • Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

    No. 19. 7" x 9.75",100 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 36 #6
    American Girl (1942 Girl Scouts of the USA) Magazine Vol. 36 #6


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    The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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    $17 The American Magazine June 1953 Vintage 1950s 7-Up Community Silverware Ad

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  • Issue #62
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 62
    • Water damage, 2" cumulative spine split (chew).

    "Rhyme For Romance"; Archie reads a corny love poem to Veronica, who likes it and kisses him; Reggie decides that stunt would work for him, too, and buys a poem from Jughead; After bragging about how he was up all night writing the poem, Reggie reads it to Veronica. "By Shnook Or Crook"; Mr. Lodge has some jewelry that needs repairs and puts it in the pocket of his sport coat; Unknown to him, Archie has an identical sport coat, and takes Mr. Lodge's when he leaves for the evening. "Hose Who"; Veronica sends Archie to get a section of garden hose; He meets Moose and Midge and mentions that Veronica sent him to get some hose; Midge thinks he means nylon stockings and tells Moose he should get some for her. "What's Buzzin'?"; Miss Grundy has Archie and Jughead clean Mr. Weatherbee's office; As they are doing so, they notice a bee hive in the tree outside the office window; Archie decides to use the vacuum cleaner to get rid of the bees. From Hollywood article about movie gossip. Archie Annual ad. "Ride or Wrong"; Archie and Jughead think Reggie has bought Moose's car. When it won't start, the pair pretend to try to fix the engine, when in reality, they are taking it apart. Archie Club news. Wilbur ad. Archie Fun Page. "Truant False"; Reggie and Archie forget to do their history homework and decide the day would be a good one to play hooky by going fishing at the Old Pond. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 26
    • Trimmed
    • Interior is complete. Near complete spine split. TRIMMED. Brittle. Water saturation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Russ Heath. "I Died Too Often," art by Bob Fujitani; A man sees a cat fall off of a roof and is approached by a character who refers to himself as The Burier of Cats; This strange character tells the man that he can have the dead cat's nine lives if he wishes. "Bloom of Death" text story. "As Different As Day And Night," script by Carl Wessler, art by Chuck Winter; A greedy woman rents a room to a Dr. Jekyll type whom she thinks is two different people because they look different in the day and the night, but he kills her when she tips off police. "Monkey Face!", art by Sid Greene; A criminal with a gorilla-like face makes a deal with the Devil to look 'normal' in order to flee from police, so the Devil changes him into a gorilla. "Scared Out Of His Shadow!", art by Louis Ravielli; A man's shadow betrays him when it makes his own body shadow the murderous acts it inflicts on other people's shadows. "Come In And Meet The Folks!", art by John Forte. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Battle Report (1952) 6
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  • Issue #1
    Big Tex (1953) 1
    • 1" spine split from bottom. Cover detached.

    A one-shot Western comic from Toby Press that reprints John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949-1955 Toby Press) #1, with the hero's name altered to Big Tex. Tex matches wits and guns with outlaw Blackjack Wells in Gamblers Gulch. Big Tex and his pal Bonanza Bill investigate after a settler is "dry-gulched" in the back, and for thanks they get blamed for the murder. Tex matches wits with a madman who has reconstructed Nero's Rome in the American desert. The Cowboy and the Gambler; Sudden Death at Dragon's Peak; The Mysterious Valley of Violence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $14 BIG TEX # 1 (TOBY PRESS) (1953) altered John Wayne stories
    $62 Big Tex #1 - VG-, 3.5

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  • Issue #65
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 65
    • 4" lateral spine tear. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3758471004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Chuck Cuidera and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Dungeon of Fear" with inks by Chuck Cuidera; "The City of Mindless Men"; and "The Space Mirror"! Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Diplomatic Courier"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $30 BLACKHAWK #65 (1953) THE CITY OF MINDLESS MEN GD/VG [QUALITY/DC] SA
    $1,650 Blackhawk (1944 1st Series DC) # 65 CGC: CGC 8.5 (4123408013)

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  • Issue #20
    Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 20

    Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Bobby gets to visit New York City, where he is chased by a killer and winds up dangling from the Statue of Liberty; Bobby and Windy get mixed up with a Western movie shoot; Bobby tries to protect an infant from outlaws. Tour of Terror; Death Writes the Scenario; The Battling Baby-Sitter; The Worm and I. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #90
    Boy Comics (1942) 90

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The love triangle between two doctors and a nurse at an insane asylum leads to the escape of a dangerous lunatic. A comics retelling of the classic boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis in 1951. Rocky X and the Rocketeers confront the Claw and his alien invasion force. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Love and Hate; Sport Highlights of the Century: Rocky Marciano vs. Joe Louis; Little Wise Guys: The Missing Murder Weapon; Rocky X: The Claw Invades New York City; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Fakers Takers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $17 Boy Illustories #90 1953 Iron Jaw Cover! (2.0)
    $32 BOY COMICS #90 4.0 CHARLES BIRO ART AND STORIES LEV GLEASON OW/W PGS 1953
    $193 CGC GOLDEN AGE LES GLEASON PUB BOY COMICS #90 FN- 5.5 1953

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  • Issue #119
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 119
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2042595001
    • Water spotting.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2105285018
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when a US regiment in Korea is suddenly gripped by inexplicable fear. The world seems topsy-turvy when Captain Marvel Jr. confesses to murdering his cop friend Jim, and is sentenced to the electric chair. Prof. Edgewise thinks he's figured out the location of Atlantis, and with Captain Marvel Jr.'s help, learns that it's still occupied. The Hunted; The Regiment That Was Afraid to Fight; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Big Businessman; Guilty of Murder; The Fourth Dimensional Elephant; The City In the Maelstrom. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Cisco Kid (1951-1958 Dell) 15

    Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. Cisco and Pancho find an unconscious, redheaded woman in the desert, and nobody in the nearby town knows who she is. But what does she have to do with the mysterious redheaded girl named Crystal, who can supposedly read minds and tell the future? Cisco tries to prove that his friend Don Gomez has been framed for a crooked land deal. Plus fun facts about the beef steer. Photo-realistic painted cover by Ernest Nordli must have really stood out on the newsstands in 1953. The Beef Steer; Skullduggery at Sun Prairie; The Silent One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $9 The Cisco Kid #15 - Dell Comics May-June - 1953

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  • Issue #1A
    Classics Illustrated 108 Knights of the Round Table (1953) 1A
    • Centerfold missing, affects story and art.

    Knights of the Round Table, 1st Printing, Edition 1A, Painted Cover. Art by Alex Blum. Comic book adaptation of the tales of Arthur, Launcelot, Gareth, Galahad, and other knights of the round table. Issue also has text stories on "Stories of Early America," "Our American Heritage," and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 108, with 6/53 date) Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #2
    Classics Illustrated 108 Knights of the Round Table (1953) 2

    Knights of the Round Table, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Alex Blum. Comic book adaptation of the tales of Arthur, Launcelot, Gareth, Galahad, and other knights of the round table. Issue also has text stories on "Stories of Early America," "Our American Heritage," and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 117). Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #3
    Classics Illustrated 108 Knights of the Round Table (1953) 3

    Knights of the Round Table, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Alex Blum. Comic book adaptation of the tales of Arthur, Launcelot, Gareth, Galahad, and other knights of the round table. Issue also has text stories on "Stories of Early America," "Our American Heritage," and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Clues, From your friend the FORD dealer (c.1952 Ford Motor Company) Vol. 2 #4

    Vol. 2, No. 4 - June 1953. 5.5" x 8", 24 pages, full color.

  • Issue #8
    Crime Detective Comics Volume 3 (1952) 8
    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water spotting.

    Stories and art by Mike Roy and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A mobster exiled by his old gang starts with nothing and works his way back to the top of the mob, one murder at a time. A man waits patiently thirty years in prison to get to the loot he buried, but fate pays a cruel trick in the end. The true story of the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. The Commodore's Thumb; The Little Black Score; Payday for Worms; The Candle Man; The Two Horsemen; Hand Painted Frankie. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $39 CRIME DETECTIVE COMICS Vol. 3 #8 G Hillman 1953 *Pre-Code Golden Age Crime
    $440 Crime Detective Comics Volume 3 (1952 Hillman) # 8 CGC: CGC 7.5 (4036011011)

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  • Issue #17
    Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 17

    Cover art by Johnny Craig. Al Williamson article by Albert B. Feldstein. "Touch and Go!", script by Ray Bradbury and Johnny Craig (adaptation), art by Johnny Craig; Acton had killed Arthur Huxley and now tried to remove any clue that he had been at Huxley's home and had committed the crime; But his fixation with eliminating evidence of his presence had its consequences; Adapted from the short story "Touch and Go" (later retitled "The Fruit at the bottom of the Bowl") by Ray Bradbury. "One for the Money," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A shameless gold-digger ends up paying for her sins in a roundabout way. "Big Blow!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Fired!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamso, inks by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta (as Fritz); As the owner of a cattle ranch, Patricia is getting lonely and longs for a man; That man is Roy Willis, a ranch hand who talks her into making him foreman. "Two for the Show!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Bill Elder; A man murder his wife and packs her body into a trunk; He takes the trunk on a train and secretly exchanges it with another, identical trunk. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,000 Crime Suspenstories # 17 - CGC 4.0 - Key Issue - EC Comics Pre Code Horror

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  • Issue #12
    Dark Mysteries (1951) 12
    • Centerfold detached. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Hy Fleishman. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Phony showbiz psychic Rita wants to know how a competitor speaks with the dead so convincingly. After agreeing to split his gains with the magical Dr. Wong, a successful writer reneges on the deal through murder, but his girlfriend pays the price. Sculptor Roland likes to create masks from the faces of the dead - but what is his link to a string of horrible murders? Voices of the Dead; A Murderer's Mask; Best Seller!; The Lamp of Doom; The Wish of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #196
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 196

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Joe Certa and Ruben Moreira. When Bruce and Dick visit London's Scotland Yard, they are shocked to see a frame that once held a picture of Batman and Robin empty, and seek to find out why this has happened in "City Without Guns!" by Bill Woolfolk, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Garments of the Golden Chief" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Repeating Robotman!" with art by Joe Certa; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man from the 5th Dimension!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Quick Quiz activity half-pager by H.T. Elmo; 2-page text story "Invitation to a Burglary" by Jack Miller; and Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $95 BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS #196 DC 1953 Poor 0.5 Low Grade Vintage Golden Age
    $518 Detective Comics #196 (1937) CGC 3.0

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  • Vol. 68 #4
    Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 68 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.
  • Issue #29
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 29
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

    Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Jack Bradbury. The classic adventures of Disney's Donald Duck, featuring art by Carl Barks and other great Disney artists. Donald accidentally turns his TV into a device that can see anywhere, including a museum robbery in progress. Donald and his nephews meet an eccentric scientist who wants to shrink the world to end hunger. Donald gets two of the boys' toy arrows stuck to his head. Stolen Painting; Desert Health; Stuck Arrows. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $9 Donald Duck (Walt Disney's) #29 FAIR; Dell | low grade - June 1953 Fishing Pole
    $10 Donald Duck #29 FR Fishing Cover
    $25 22066: DELL COMICS WALT DISNEY'S DONALD DUCK #29 VG Grade

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  • Vol. 1 #3
    Dynamic Science Fiction (1952-1954 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #3


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white to white

    Vol. 1, No. 3 - June 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 24 #3
    Everyday Science and Mechanics (1929-1976 Continental) Magazine Vol. 24 #3


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 9 #6
    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 9 #6


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    • Cover oxidation.

    Volume 9, Issue 6 - June, 1953. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-up pictorials with humorous text . 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W with spot color. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 14 #4
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 14 #4


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    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • No Back Cover, Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • foxing interior large crease back ragged edges small tears Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Vol. 14, No. 4 - June 1953. Author Ayn Rand's only appearance in pulps. June, 1953. Final Issue. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "Anthem" by Ayn Rand (author's only appearance in pulps), "Worms of the Earth" by Robert E. Howard, "Pendulum" by Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, plus other science fiction and fantasy reprints by Franz Kafka, Benjamin Ferris, and Arthur Dekker Savage. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence Stevens, Hannes Bok. 6.75-in. x 9-in.; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #3
    Fantastic (1952-1980 Ziff-Davis/Ultimate) Vol. 2 #3


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    • Water damage: Slight.
    • spine break large crease front

    May-June 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Stephen Vincent Benet, William P. McGivern, John Wyndham, Roger Dee, Esther Carlson, and Chad Oliver. Bernard Krigstein illustrations. Wraparound cover by W.T. Mars. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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    $17 FANTASTIC MAY-JUNE 1953 GGA COVER VINTAGE PULP MAGAZINE COOL!

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  • Issue #80
    Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) 80
    • Cover detached. 3-1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Bobby Bantam throws a surprise party for his rich uncle, Forgetful Fogety, but Fogety's the one who brings the surprises. In a new feature, "The Forest Folk," Gopher is running late for work at Mole's construction company when he gets buried under a landslide and has to be rescued by Mole. Hoppy, his Marvel powers long forgotten, keeps getting beaten up by tough guy Rocky Raccoon in a series of misunderstandings over Rocky's girlfriend, Phoebe Fieldmouse. Cow Says Moo; Bobby Bantam: Surprise Party; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: The Philanthropist; Buzzy Bee; Kenny Kangaroo; Champ the Chump of Chimps Has a Bone to Pick; The Forest Folk: Big Diggings; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Hermit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #42
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 42
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix's new job is exhausting. Donny's parents realize that he's being suspiciously quiet. Service with a Smile; Donny Boy; Fibber Fox; Flub; Olivers Twist; Return Trip!; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #0
    Felix the Cat Summer Annual (1953) 0

    Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer. A collection of the Felix the Cat comic strip, reformatted to fit comic-book pages. Felix and a sailor search for treasure on a desert island. Cold Fever; The Barter System; Pointed Facts; Tropic Topics. Although it was not numbered itself, this issue was followed by Felix the Cat Winter Annual (1954) #2. Squarebound, 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 4 #6
    Films in Review (1950-1997 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc.) Vol. 4 #6


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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    $9 Films in Review Vol. 4 #6 VG+ 4.5 1953-CANNES Film Festival-Japanese Film Hist.

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  • Issue #10
    Flippity and Flop (1951) 10
    • 1 1/2" spine split from the top. Water damage.

    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Flying A's Range Rider (1953-1959 Dell) 2

    Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Bob Schoenke and August Lenox. Issue #404 of Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) counts as the first issue in Dell's reckoning. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Range Rider investigates ranchers being robbed on the edge of the frontier, where there are no banks. But he's shocked when the robberies are attributed to the ghost of a Native shaman. When a sheepherder brings his family and flock west, Range Rider and Dick try to protect them from a powerful rancher's thugs. Plus fun facts about The Frontier Telegraph. The Frontier Telegraph; The Medicine Man Ghost; Trouble in Welcome River. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $13 The Flying A's Range Rider #2 1950s Western Magazine Book Vintage OG print
    $16 Flying A’s Range Rider # 2 VERY GOOD June 1953 Photo cover of Jock Mahone

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  • Issue #472
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 472

    Indicia title is "WILD BILL ELLIOTT, No. 472." Wild Bill Elliott cover photo. Facts about the western stock saddle. Wild Bill Elliott and the River Slaughter, art by Cary; Rustlers are stealing cattle, slaughtering them, and selling the meat to a crooked distributer; Bill, with the help of Larry Lane of the Cattlemen's Association and Zeb Waters, an old friend who runs a ferry, has to find the location of the illegal slaughterhouse somewhere along the river. Wild Bill Elliott and the Robber Roundup, art by Cary; Bill comes across a stage robbery in progress and one of the robbers is captured; After arriving in Twin Peaks with the captive, Bill learns that there have been four other holdups, all involving gold shipments from the Antler Mining and Smelting Company. Story of Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, whose camp was attacked in the Sand Creek Massacre, art by Till Goodan. Wild Bill Elliott back cover photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $45 Four Color #472 Wild Bill Elliott Cover Photo Dell Publ 1953

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  • Issue #10
    Fox and the Crow (1951) 10
    Published Jun 1953 by DC.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split, back cover missing. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 18 #9
    Frontier Stories (1924-1953 Doubleday/Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 18 #9


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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 50%. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #23
    Funny Films (1949) 23
    • Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Funny animal characters from films: Blunderbunny, Whoo-Doodit, Puss an' Boots, Hector the Specter, and Foolish Feline. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #72
    Funny Stuff (1944) 72
    Published Jun 1953 by DC.

    Cover art by Otto Feuer. Choosing a Profession! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Biggety Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Doodles Duck story, art by Sheldon Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #3
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 6 #3


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    Vol. 6, No. 3 - June , 1953. 5.5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #76
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 76

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Outlaw Army," art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene Autry is sent to Hayes City by the U.S. Marshal to clean up an army of false-faced bushwhackers, hiding out in an old fort. "The Siege," art by Bob Schoenke; Arriving at a huge hacienda to get water, Gene is turned off at the gate, but hearing yells for help, he forces his way past the gunman; Inside he finds the owner all tied up and his captors gone. "The Cowboy's Toothache" text story. "Isicle of Silver," art by Tony Sgroi; Tommy and Janey have discovered a cave on the ridge, but the rain keeps them from exploring it; Instead Panhandle Pete will tell them about a couple of other caves down in Texas. Law of the Gold Camps fact page. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    GI Combat (1952) 7
    Published Jun 1953 by DC.

    June 1953, cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Firepower Assault," 9 pages; "Bogged Down Attack," 6 pages; "Operation Killer," 7 pages, art by Reed Crandall; "Sling-Shot Grenades," 1 page text story; "Tank Destroyer Mission," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis) 22
    • Full length spine split with covers detached. Oxidation.

    Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. Private Humor humor page by Vic Martin. Portrait of a Lady starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick. Too Smart for War starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Work for Ricky was for suckers. Be smart, let the suckers do the dirty work. Watch the Birdie! starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Hans Christian Andersen Comics ad. Any Volunteers? starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown and David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz], inks by David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz]. Dirty Ridge starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick. Army Giggles humor page by Vic Martin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Ginger (1951) 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #21-4123596-016
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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    $160 Ginger #6 VG+ 4.5 Archie 1953

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  • Issue #23
    Girls' Love Stories (1949) 23
    • Trimmed
    • 1.75" Cumulative spine split. TRIMMED. Staple rust. Rust migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Every girl except her had someone who cared for her. What was wrong with her that she was always left behind with a..."Lonesome Heart," the cover-featured 7 page story pencilled by Irv Novick. Plus: 8 page story "No Other Love"; 7 page story "Don't Call It Love"; 7 page story "Married in Name Only"; 2 page text story "Death of Two Hearts." Cover pencils by Irv Novick. Cover price $0.10.

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    $60 Girls' Love Stories (1949) # 23 (5.0-VGF) (2016331) 1953

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  • Issue #19
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 19
    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing. Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Sucker Bait!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; After his father is killed by a vampire, a chemist comes up with a plan to sacrifice himself so that others may live. Lover, Come Hack to Me!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; Every generation, a madwoman is conceived on the night of her parent's wedding who follows the tradition of murdering her newly-wed husband with an ax in the same house. Double-Header!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Foul Play!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,475 Haunt of Fear #19 (EC) 1953. VF 8.0 White. Ingels cover. Foul Play. Used in SOTI

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  • Issue #84
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 84

    Painted cover by Harvey Fuller. Stories and art by Sam Burlockoff, John Belfi, Bill Walton, and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A woman saves a friend from drowning; A teen sacrifices her life to save a drowning boy; A veteran resuscitates an electrocution victim. The Bloody Third; 5 Fearless Fighting Men; The Big Man; Brave Soldier; Cool Courage; Hill 191; He Stuck to His Guns; A Shy and Timid Young Man; In The Face of Death; He Gave His Life; Mission of Mercy; A Friend in Need; Could You Answer This. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $15 New Heroic Comics #s 57 & 84
    $15 New Heroic Comics #84 - military - 1953 - GD/VG

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