Comic books July 1953

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Cover art by Wayne Boring and Ray Burnley. The Return of Planet Krypton starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Quiz Game of Death starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Jinx Planet starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. The Amazing Crimes of the Lariat starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. The Terrible Truant! starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Hunter of the Seven Seas! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Stand-in for 100 Convicts! starring Johnny Quick, art by Hy Mankin. Around the World in Eighty Arrows starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Twisting the Dial profile on Groucho Marx; Tips to Teens 2-pager "Neighborhood Jinxes!"; and Willy untitled back-up story. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 27, No. 5 - July , 1953. 5.25" x 7.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Carl Hubbell. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell and others. Military humor with Anchors Andrews, who looks and acts like Archie's older brother joined the Navy. While pursuing a mosquito, Anchors accidentally sprays shoe polish all over the ship, and right before an inspection. Dinah and Agnes hatch a plan to convince the Captain to give the boys shore leave. A runaway monkey gets loose on the ship right when Tuggleburt's girlfriend is visiting. Mosquito Boat; Bedtime Story; Dinah: The Best Laid Plans; Upside-Down Cake; Monkey Business; The Admiral's Daughter: Boarding Party; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; Three Stripes: Out. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1953. Volume 50, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement ("Mission of Gravity" part 4), Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, Poul Anderson, and Don Green. Illustrations by Dreany, Miller, Orban, and van Dongen. Article on steel. Cover by Miller. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and André LeBlanc. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Art and his gang kidnap the adult daughter of a wealthy Vegas casino owner, but she turns out to be smarter and more formidable than they expected. Private eye Vic Flint investigates a murder, and gets set up as a fall guy for his trouble. Crooks set their sights on a lavish party for millionaires aboard the yacht Sea Nymph. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Las Vegas Loot; Lou Erskines One Man War; The Kidnapped Sea Nymph; The Crown Prince of Frisco; Vic Flint: The Case of the Jumping Beans; The Police Always Win; Piracy on Route One; Easy-Money Kid; The Tailor-Made Crime Wave; First Offense; The Body on Demand. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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UK Digest, 4.5" x 7", 148 pages, B&W

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Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Doom Comes in Emerald Green, art by Ken Rice; Professor Montross sets up a magical slide show projecting scenes from history through the emerald of doom; He shouldn't have killed the projector's owner, because the show reveals his crime--in front of an assembly of policemen, of all things. The Witch's Vengeful Return, art by Louis Zansky; The soul of old witch Hepzibah is awakened in her descendant Nora; Nora goes on a vengeance spree, killing all descendants of those who burned Hepzibah at the stake 300 year earlier. Strands of the Faceless Horror, art by Lou Cameron; Harold Carpenter acquires a magical rug in India; The genie of the rug kills Carpenter's rival and weaves his soul into the fabric of the rug. Wings of Wickedness, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by William Zeller. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Martin Smith, Paul S. Newman, Leo Hagler, Richard Kahn, Al Gordon, Jesse Merlan and Harry Harrison. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Sometimes listed as Beware (1953 Trojan) #16. Shipwrecked sailors encounter giant spiders on a deserted island. A mummy rises, or as the Table of Contents has it: "Woe be to him who deprives ancient pharaoh Ak-Ahmen of his mate! Only a live girl, shivering in terror, will placate the wrath still churning in the mouldering bones." Whew! A hunter stalking the rare Blue Gorilla learns that it is also stalking him. The cover by William Zeller is a variation of Howard Parkhurst's cover of Spicy Mystery (February 1941), a pulp also published by Trojan. The Web of Doom; The Mummy's Bride; Kill No More; Eyes of the Dead; The Murderous Presence. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #16 July on cover (Actual #4 in series). Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - July 1953. Fantasy anthology magazine featuring Theodore Sturgeon, Damon Knight, T.L. Sherred, Jerome Bixby, Joe E. Dean, Richard Matheson, Roger Dee, Frank M. Robinson, and James McConnell. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations throughout) Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall, Chuck Cuidera and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "The Red Executioner" with pencils by Reed Crandall; "The Crawler" with inks by Chuck Cuidera; and "Prisoners of Space" with inks by Cuidera. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "What Is Proof"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny in "The Rocketing Radish" and two untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel becomes transparent in "Captain Marvel Battles Sivana and the First People" with story by Bill Woolfolk and pencils by C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: The strange terror of..."The Mirage Menace" with story by Otto Binder and inks by Pete Costanza (The Mirage Maker introduction); a man becomes an insect in "Captain Marvel Fights the Unholy Spider" with story by Bill Woolfolk; and "Captain Marvel and the World's Mightiest Circus" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Lasting Impression"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Space Junkman" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pitcairn's Island, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Rudy Palais. Story of a group of mutineers who sought to destroy their captain but only succeeded in destroying themselves. Pitcairn's Island is the third and final part of the Bounty trilogy, the first two were Mutiny on the Bounty (CI#100) & Men Against the Sea (CI#103). (HRN 110, with 7/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

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The Emperor's New Clothes. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Ken Hultgren and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Jitterbuck compete with Zoot in a contest to meet movie star Suzette Schlemiel; Jit and Cookie build a travel trailer; Binky the dog is confused when Tom and Mary have a spat, then immediately make up. Cookie; Woman of the World; Don't Be Too Sure!; Binky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by William Zeller. Stories and art by Richard Kahn, Mo Marcus, Robert Leslie Bellem, Bill Fraccio, Art Gates, Jack Miller, Ray McClelland and Mike Esposito. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm's arch enemy Professor Zarno sets his sights on the British Crown Jewels during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (a hot topic at the time). To solve a murder at the United Nations, Chinese-American scientist Dr. Foo employs his natural deductive skills, and perhaps even his supernatural skills. Wax figures confuse the clues in a case for Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (the most famous sleuth in the pages of Crime Mysteries). Bondage-themed cover by William Zeller is an homage to (or swipe from) an early Jack Kirby cover, for Champion Comics (1939-1940 Worth Publishing) #10. Lance Storm: Death Stalks the Crown; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Murder in Wax; Kitty Vale: Picture of Death; Murder is a Skin Game; The Fantastic Dr. Foo: Prayer of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Canadian Edition 35¢ cover price variant. Exact same as American counterpart except for cover price. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by David Vern and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Joe Certa and Ruben Moreira. A new and vicious criminal appears to wreck the attempts of the populace to honor Batman and Robin in any way in "The League Against Batman!" by David Vern, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Pow-Wow Smith, Television Star!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "License for a Robot!" with art by Joe Certa; and Impossible -- But True! tale "Million-to-One Miller!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "Deputy Sheriff -- Junior!" by Jack Miller. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 20, Issue 6 - July, 1953. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Don Heck, Edwin Green and Pete Morisi. Men's adventure comics that served as a platform to launch one-eyed private eye Johnny Dynamite. Top newsreel reporter Ace tries to find out how a cub reporter scooped him on the story of the year. Sailors attempt to weather a brutal hurricane. Government agents track murderous smugglers to their lair. Art and a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Newsreels; Hurricane; Devil Deal; Cold Hate; Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Fiends from the Crypt"; Chasing a thief named Banco into the Rome sewers, Signor Renzi and his partner, Pietro find Banco with all his body eaten; They try to escape the sewer, and find themselves hunted by the Green Horde. "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Werewolf"; The Old Crone, saying she's the real grandmother of Little Red Riding Hood, tells the true story; Elmer Dowd turns into a werewolf; As a werewolf, he attacks Red Riding Hood. "Careless Corpse"; Dave Tibbets leaves his wife Becky so he can go to work; He crashes his car and dies; Not realizing he looks like death warmed over, he encounters a lot of people who do realize he looks that way as he heads for home. "Carnival of Terror"; Chun, the Snake Charmer, who charms cobras with his flute, stays with the carnival he despises only to stay near Millie Sears; He reveals his attraction to Millie, who laughs; Joe has Millie tell Chun she'd go with him, and he shows her where his money's hidden; Chun shows her the money, which is kept protected in the cobra cage; Joe and Millie go to steal the money. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1953. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Frederic Brown, Joel Townsley Rogers, Cleve Cartmill, Colin G. Jameson Sr. and Jr., Sam Merwin Jr., and Richard Matheson. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 6 - Issue 8, August 1953. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features Telepathy in Pets, Murder by a Ghost, and....Has Atlantis Been Found? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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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 invents a "gravity arrester," and promptly turns the world upside-down. Donny's bicycle goes on an adventure. Felix has an unexpected house guest: a lion. Food for Thought; Donny Boy; Booby; Kokey Koala; Olivers Twist; Return Trip!; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ross Andru and others. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Ralph and his mistress plot the murder of his wealthy, deaf wife, not realizing she doesn't have to hear them to know what they're up to. Hammond commits murder to claim uranium-rich land in the Canadian wilderness, but the land demands more than he can give. Featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Deaf...But Not Dumb. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Battlefield tales of Korea illustrate the tensions of the Cold War. Soldier Matt, assigned to locomotive train duty, longs for more direct action, and soon gets his wish. Rival Army engineers Dave and Bill must put aside their differences when the enemy attacks. Military convict Gentry is sent to Korea, where he promptly gets into more trouble. Scarlet Wheels; Enemy Landing; Sniper's Nest; Bloody Ice; Guardhouse Lawyer. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#2 (not numbered on cover). Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 7 - June 10, 1953. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by J. L. Keen, Saul Kessler and Pat Adams. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Cosmo Cat faces an enemy who is obsessed with stealing the Jokers from packs of cards; Percy helps to capture a runaway ape; Senor Tamale figures out how to win an archery contest. The Push-Button Game; Baseball Game; Cosmo Cat: The Joker; Flash Lyte; Cosmo Cat And The Desert-Rats; Roscoe Bear; Percy; Senor Tamale; Walter the Waiter; Duck-Hunting; Rocket Race. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - July 1953. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Graveyard" by Gordon R. Dickson. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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July 1953. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Kindergarten" by Clifford D. Simak, "The Weather on Mercury" by William Morrison, "Soldier Boy" by Michael Shaara, "Caretaker" by James H. Schmitz, "Home is the Hunter" by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner, "A Bad Day for Sales" by Fritz Leiber, and "Green Grew the Lasses" by Ruth Laura Wainwright. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi, Sparky Moore and Nicholas Firfires. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene gets suspicious when he sees that new supplies are being brought to an abandoned old fort. And when he sees a thug hassling a little kid in the fort, he decides to investigate for himself. Gene tries to retrieve a stolen jade box from outlaws. The Secret of Massacre Fort; The Jade Box; The Hitchhiking Bandit; Ol Bessie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adventures with Champion, the "Wonder Horse of the West" and the "World's Wonder Horse," who appeared with the legendary film, radio and television cowboy Gene Autry. Issue features "The Sure-Fire Deal" in which Champion helps out a neighbor from a deceitful relative and "The Fugitive Bank Robber" in which Champion takes a train ride and foils a robber. Issue also has a feature on the "Colt .45" on the inside front cover. Entire issue is comic story and related features; no advertisements. Story & art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1953: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Death Trap Hill," 9 pages; "Private Longhorse Attacks," 6 pages; "Red Train to Hell," 7 pages, art by Reed Crandall; "Sink That Tank," 1 page text story; "Assault on Airstrip 77," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Williams. Stories and art by Hal Seeger and Bill Williams. GI Jane is part of the WACs (Women's Army Corps), allowing her cartoonists, Hal Seeger and Bill Williams, to combine military humor with plentiful good-girl art. Jane's tough female drill sergeant is making the blonde dizzy with her conflicting marching orders. Plus the adventures of Sad Sack-like grunt PX (post exchange) Pete. Oh Captain, My Captain!; PX Pete. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. Take care of My Little Wagon starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; story featuring Angie, an ambulance with a touch of magic. No Holds Barred starring Pvt. Danny O'Lowd, pencils by Flip. You're On Your Own starring Buddies, art by Sam Citron; Sgt. Pappy tries to make a soldier out of a young new replacement. Gig Hero starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown and David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz], inks by David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz]. Spring Never Comes starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The first moment Joy Turner looked at Dan with her cool green eyes, Dan's lady suddenly felt that soon she'd have..."No Man of My Own," the cover-featured 8 page story pencilled by Mike Sekowsky. Plus: 9 page story "Desperate Heart" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky; 6 page story "Please Believe Me"; 6 page story "Let Love Alone." Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Cover price $0.10.

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Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. 8.5" x 11", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan. "Dead Men Tell No Tales!," pencils by Leonard Starr; A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping. "Lady Luck Wore Black!;" A gambler in Monaco meets a mysterious "Lady Luck" who lets him win all the time. "The Man Who Killed His Shadow," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan; After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. "His Name on a Bullet!," art by Bill Ely; Police detective lieutenant Hodges overcomes his superstitions. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1953. Science fiction stories by Jack Vance, Walt sheldon, H.B. Fyfe, Richard O. Lewis, James McKimmey Jr., Tom Leahy, Russell Burton, Edward W. Ludwig, Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, and Evan Hunter (as "S.A. Lombino"). Virgil Finlay and Kelly Freas illustrations. Wrap-around cover by Ken Fagg. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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July, 1953 Volume 4, Issue 6. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover features Joel McCrea. Stories and art by John Ushler and others. Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #396 counted as the first issue of this series in Dell's reckoning. Western adventure based on a famous radio show starring screen legend Joel McCrea. Jace Pearson of the Texas Rangers pursues a gang that operates out of armored cars. This brings him up against gangster Chopper Morrel, whose last big haul is hidden in a public locker with no key. Jace and Bob use a helicopter to track cattle rustlers. Sagebrush Stake-Out; Jace Pearson of the Texas Rangers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.