Comic books September 1953

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $99.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Lateral spine tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Coronation of Lana Lang starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Queen Lana has Superboy do her bidding. How Safe Is Your Driving? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Murder in the Fish Preserve starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. X Marks Tubby Watts starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Alibi Club for Archers starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Stories by Carl Fallberg and various. Art by Lynn Karp and Al Hubbard. Featuring three untitled tales, plus 1-page untitled stories on the inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, G. Blowhoff, Mr. Rockerfillup, Fearless McTavish, Professor Beaker and Bunsen! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $185.00 View scans 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

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"Number Please"; Betty and Veronica read a book on numerology that convinces them that Archie and Reggie are a bad match for them. "Iron Clad Model!"; Betty accidentally burns her dress while ironing but uses it to create a new design. "Required Reading"; Betty and Veronica practice palm reading. "Never Say Dye!"; Betty dyes her hair and pretends to be someone else to get Archie's attention. "Smear Campaign"; Betty tries to get Veronica in trouble by having her try on lipstick in school. "Big Time" one-page story; Betty schemes to get a ride in Archie's car. "A Sock Yarn"; Veronica sets a new fashion trend when she accidentally wears two different socks to school. "Miss and Tell"; Betty is angry because Archie didn't make a move on her during their date. "No Health Wanted"; Betty puts a quarantine sign on Veronica's house to try and keep Archie away but her plan backfires on her. "Special Delivery" one-page Suzie story; Ferdie applies for a job as a mailman. "The Big Romance" text story. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon. "Photo-Finish"; Betty bribes Jughead to get a modeling job with his cousin. Ginger house ad. "Fallen Archies" one-page story; Archie puts his coat over a puddle for Veronica to walk on. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $2.65 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $5.60 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Sept 1953. Volume 52, Issue 1 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, Lewis Padgett, Algis Budrys, Robert F. Young, and Katherine MacLean. Illustrations by Freas, Miller, Vidmer, and van Dongen. Article on atomic weapons. Cover by Miller. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,499.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4549769004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $85.00 View scans 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Ralph Mayo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. A farmhand named Joe goes to the big city - Chicago - where he falls in with the Mob and becomes a hired killer. A cop goes undercover as a night watchman to get the goods on a robbery gang. Armored-car hijackers count on a thick fog to disguise their watery escape. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Killer from Hicksville; Foremost Fugitive; A Dangerous Job; Hard-Luck Lefty; Escape by Water; Every Crooks a Loser; When Ex-Cons Meet! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $180.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4433221004

Kill, My Minions of Death!, art by Lou Cameron; Thanks to "years of experiments plus a knowledge of black magic", Ivan Buloff controls an army of flying severed hands that kill on his command; He even blackmails the helpless German government. Duel of the Spectres, pencils by Dick Beck, inks by George Klein; Jeff Pearson and his wife travel to Scotland to inherit the family castle; Pearson is confronted by the ghosts of his dead brothers, including a vampire. Evil Cult of the Juggernaut, pencils by Dick Beck; Writing a book about native lore, Paul Reynolds discovers the cult of the juggernaut in India; The evil high priest Rashonu exploits his followers to amass riches. Master of the Undead, art by Al Hartley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - Fall, 1953. Humor magazine with cartoons, jokes, and gag advertisements. 8.5" x 10.75", 52 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Manhunter From Mars!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Batman learns that the new criminal called The Stranger is really a Martian, and, with the help of a lawman from Mars, tracks him down. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Sinister Stamps!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A philatelist has collection of stamps that depict past tragedies and accidents; When members of a Stamp Collectors Club begin dying in a similar way to the accidents from the stamps, investigates. I Confess! article by Jack Miller (as John Marston), art by Raymond Perry. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Batman of the Mounties!", script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman and Robin are the guests for National Law Enforcement Week in Canada, but soon become involved in a manhunt with a Royal Canadian Mountie. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Break-out!, art by Tony Montellaro. Day of the Dragon text story. The Conquerors starring Xerxes, art by Gil Evans. Hand-out for Ho-Min. The Failure, art by Al Carreno. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $33.00 View scans

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. The series introduces new continuing character Pvt. Ike, who tangles with his buddy Sgt. Magoon over the Dragon Lady-like Fifi La Mare. A long-suffering combat veteran keeps getting his requests to go home delayed again and again. Geronimo's leadership in the Apache Wars wins respect from his enemies and makes his name a household word in America. Pvt. Ike: A Date with Fifi; Veteran!; Twist of the Wrist!; Return to Darkness; Operation Rx!; Famous Battle Cry Series: Geronimo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by John Martin and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. A military chaplain on the front lines is ordered to retreat to a medical station, but that's not a simple journey. An artist is sent to the front lines to get pictures of the 45th Infantry Division in action. Bill Battle and his squad are assigned to bring supplies to guerilla resistance fighters behind enemy lines. Hot-Tempered Hailey; What D'You Want -Blood?; Dateline: Korea; Submarine Commandos; Bill Battle: Massacre At Munyang. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $33.50 View scans Stains on back cover.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by unknown. Art by Al Carreno, Ed Moline and unknown. Featuring: "Siege!" with art by Al Carreno; "The Story of Ming-Lo"; "Zeppelin!" with art by Ed Moline; "The Colonel and Cpl. Kelly!" with art by Ed Moline; and 2-page text story "The General's Son"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $259.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #4430594004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by John Belfi. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Kent ill-advisedly decides to investigate reports of a ghost rider haunting the forest. A French socialite creeps out his guests because of his fascination with snake-worshipping cults. A dead composer's last work drives its performer to commit murder. Plus an article about real-life examples of items rising into or falling from the sky. When Werewolves Die; Galloping Ghosts; Slithering Terror; Into Thin Air...; Music of the Demons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $160.00 View scans 1" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior complete. Chew, slightly affects readability. Near full length spine split (taped). Heavy tape on interior of cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Swirling Mist of Doom, pencils by Dick Beck; John Courtney steals a "demon in a bottle" from a sideshow; He knows how to open the magic flask and let out the genie. Prey For the Vampire Horde, art by Lou Cameron; Eric Barnes, an audio engineer, is captured by sinister count Pramevi (anagram for 'vampire'); He is to build a recording machine to preserve the count's voice for all eternity. Arise, O Undead Druids!, art by Lin Streeter. Sorcerer's Flaming Ring, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. The cover says it best: "To speak out against the Brand Brothers was to stake out a claim for yourself on Boot Hill...Vicious sidewinders who'd as soon drygulch a man as drink a second cup of coffee..." They don't write 'em like that anymore. After a young kid takes a shot at him, Billy gets involved in protecting his beautiful widowed mother from the outlaws who killed her husband for his gold mine. Mitzy Malloy, a female Marine, thinks a military training film will be her big break into showbiz, but the subject is camouflage. The Brand Brothers; Dead Mans Gold; Mitzi Malloy: The Best Film on Camouflage; There Is a Man; Gunsmoke Justice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $30.50 View scans Cover detached. Heavy water damage. Residue.

Stories by Dick Wood, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Dick Dillin, Chuck Cuidera and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "A World-Wide Manhunt" with story by Dick Wood; "The Assassin Squad" with pencils by Dick Dillin; "Killers of the Kremlin" with art by Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; and 1-page text story "Blackhawk's Challenge," reprinted from Modern Comics (1945) #95. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Spine stress. Edge damage. Soiling.

Volume 97, Number 5 - September 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $48.00 View scans Cover detached.

Stories by unknown. Art by Mannie Banks and unknown. Rita -- has she no shame? Featuring: "My Rival"; "Marry This Man"; "Strange Romance"; and "Jealousy"! Plus: "Do You Need Advice?" letters page by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.20

Add to cart Very Good $9.20

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.30

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.30

Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Tony Strobl, Phil de Lara and Ken Champin. Featuring several untitled tales starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Captain Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Petunia Pig, Yosemite Sam, Cicero Pig, Binky Bunny (nephew of Bugs Bunny) and Daffy Duck! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: GD+ 2.5 View scans Auction opens December 15 Water damage.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $26.95 or Best Offer View scan 6" spine split from bottom of comic with some splitting through a few wraps. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and Al Liederman. Art by C.C. Beck and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Sivana Saves Captain Marvel" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (appearances by Sivana, King Zurk and Mr. Grunbock); "Captain Marvel Battles the World" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "Captain Marvel Meets the Impossible Ghost" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Message from Across the Seas!" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Parade" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Talisman, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by H.C. Kiefer. (HRN 112, with 9/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $50.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Fall, 1953. 5.5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scan 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $149.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a second honeymoon at a remote resort, and quickly stumble on a corpse and a murder plot. Police investigate a locked-room mystery after jewel thieves steal the Harriman necklace, and all the clues lead to Gabbo the monkey. Escaped killer Brady hijacks a boat to freedom, but a rough storm and a savvy female navigator make short work of him. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Vacation from Violence; Behind Locked Doors; Kill the Witness!; The Breath of Death; Stormy Crossing; Inside Job; Radio Patrol: Death Car; Eye Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $495.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #21-11DDCA3-021

The Lone Ranger stars in "The Silver Bullet," "The Mission of Mercy," and "The Great Range War." Tonto stars in "Indian Scout." Silver stars in "Ransom for Silver" and "The Eagle's Nest." Painted cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints entire 48 pages of Gottfredson's "Mickey Mouse in Love Trouble" from Walt Disneys Comics and Stories 36-39. Quality equal to original. Also reprints one story each from Four Color 27,29, and 181 plus 6 panels of highlights in the career of Mickey Mouse. 100 Pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $16.00 View scan 1 1/4" Spine split from bottom.

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Regular 25 cent cover price edition. Walt Kelly Pogo reprints from Animal Comics: "Albert the Alligator," "Albert the Whaler," "Albert and Pogo and the Fountain of Youth," "Albert and the Noah Count Ark," "Albert and Pogo" (six stories), and "Ol' Albert is Really a Deer." 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $25.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.60 View scan 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.50 View scan Staples added (not manufacturing). 1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Mickey Mouse in "The Sorceror's Apprentice", 2 Good Housekeeping pages (from 1944); The Pelican and the Snipe, Elmer Elephant, Peculiar Penguins, Little Hiawatha, and others. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $30.00 View scans

Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Plan for Murder starring Roy Rogers, art by John Ushler; Roy investigates an automobile accident. The No-Good Brother starring Trigger and Bullet, art by Sparky Moore. The 13th Knot starring Gene Autry, art by Tony Sgroi. A short lesson in how to read Indian pictographs. The Last Trick starring Champion, art by Nicholas Firfires. Surprise Witness text story, art by John Ushler. Brief history of Richard Wetherill's ranch. The Bullet Tip-Off starring Wild Bill Elliott, art by Hi Mankin. The Cold-blooded Frame-Up starring Johnny Mack Brown, pencils by Tony Sgroi. The Ghost starring Rex Allen, art by Mike Arens. Picture of Roy Rogers and Trigger. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $52.00 View scans Tape on interior of cover.

35¢ Canadian price variant. Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Plan for Murder starring Roy Rogers, art by John Ushler; Roy investigates an automobile accident. The No-Good Brother starring Trigger and Bullet, art by Sparky Moore. The 13th Knot starring Gene Autry, art by Tony Sgroi. A short lesson in how to read Indian pictographs. The Last Trick starring Champion, art by Nicholas Firfires. Surprise Witness text story, art by John Ushler. Brief history of Richard Wetherill's ranch. The Bullet Tip-Off starring Wild Bill Elliott, art by Hi Mankin. The Cold-blooded Frame-Up starring Johnny Mack Brown, pencils by Tony Sgroi. The Ghost starring Rex Allen, art by Mike Arens. Picture of Roy Rogers and Trigger. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $210.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Ray Burnley, Stan Kaye, Leonard Starr, Joe Certa and Ruben Moreira. While battling a crime spree in Gotham, Batman is accidentally doused with a radioactive dye, rendering himself invisible. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Invisible Batman!" by Bill Woolfolk, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Ray Burnley and Stan Kaye. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Thunder Warrior of Hollow Mountain!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Robber Robot!" with art by Joe Certa; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Girl Who Became a Witch!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Varsity Vic half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity half-pager by H.T. Elmo; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Cracking the Blackmail Bandits" by Jack Miller (as John Marston). 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Vol. 2, No. 2 - September 1953. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $379.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. 4" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Warren King, John Giunta, Robert Bernstein and Max Elkan. Early romance comics from St. John with an emphasis on scandal and great covers by Matt Baker. Jan sets her sights on co-worker Elmer, but he's smitten with Eve, who already has a boyfriend. Silver-screen villain Jon is famous for his "ugly" face, but fellow actor Gina loves him for the man inside, even after a fire disfigures him further. Susan smells trouble when her brother Carl starts dating Georgia, but she has no idea how much trouble is actually coming. Plus a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Matt Baker outdoes himself with this cover. Ring Around My Heart; My Stand-in for Love; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; The Face of an Angel; My Boomerang Lies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans

Volume 3, Issue 9 - September, 1953. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

"Haunted Matador"; Matador Pepe Gonzales kills his rival by poisoning a bull's horns. "The Zombi's Bride"; Roy Gifford inspects a banana plantation in Hispaniola; He encounters a master "Zombi" and his army of servants; Gifford tries to put an end to his business. "Mirror Torment" text story; Mysterious ghost reflections appear in the mirrors of mobsters; The "Mirror Men" make the gangsters hallucinate and smash their crime syndicate. "Druid's Castle"; Ghostly druids haunt a manor in England; Psychic investigator Christopher Fenn uses a dematerializing machine of his own invention; With it, he turns himself, his dog Drum, and Lady Seeley into immaterial ghosts; They use their new form to better negotiate with the ghost druids. "Floating Coffin"; Ships are caught in the treacherous Sargasso sea and attacked by a seaweed monster named "Sargasso." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $285.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $135.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - September, 1953. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, L. Sprague de Camp, Otis Adelbert Kline, Roscoe Clark, Robert Moore Williams, R.W. Stockheker, Clyde B. Smith, Charles A. Stearns, and Sam Sackett. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $19.50 View scans

Volume 6 - Issue 9, September 1953. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features Nefertiti, the Immortal Queen of Egypt, How to See the Future, and Psychic Paintings! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $13.50 View scan Water damage. Cover detached at one staple. Brittle.

Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. 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 visit to Toyland becomes an adventure when a toy hobo steals his magic flying carpet. Oliver tries to cash in some "antiques" from around the house. Felix, tired of being blamed for others' bad luck, decides he doesn't want to be a black cat anymore! Sun Fun; Oliver's Twist; Black and Blue; Blabber; Donny Boy; Stage Struck; Kokey Koala; Loco. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $169.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" spine split from bottom, heavy cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Edward Goldfarb and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Police catch the killer of a cop's wife - or have they? - in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. A sleazy, blackmailing photographer meets his match in model Vivian, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Bank teller George masterminds the perfect robbery, then hides out for six years; too bad he buried the loot on a future atomic testing ground. The Killer; Blackmail!; The Mixed-Up Coffins; Until Death Do Us Part; The Big Blast. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi and August Lenox. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Dick is aboard a stagecoach when it's robbed by bandits who wear Jack-O'-Lantern masks. But he dares them to return after Range Rider arrives, a dare the Jack-O'-Lantern Bandits take seriously. Range Rider and Dick help Marshal Taylor take on The Eagle Gang. Plus fun facts about the cowboy's life. The Cowboy's Life; The Jack-O'-Lantern Bandits; Double-Barreled Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $45.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.00 View scans Water damage and residue. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $18.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Water damage with saturation. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Carl Barks. Horseradish Treasure; Scrooge is faced with the loss of his entire fortune to Chisel McSue because, many years before, an ancestor of Scrooge's failed to deliver a case of horseradish to Jamaica, and then failed to give all his property to McSue's ancestor, as provided in a contract; Scrooge can save his fortune only by fulfilling the terms of the original contract, and the ducks set out in a small sailing ship to find the horseradish, which was on a ship that sank in the Caribbean. The Round Money Bin; For safety's sake, Scrooge has his coins changed into greenbacks and stores them in an old water tank, but this fails to stop the Beagle Boys. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster gets caught up in a mad whaler's obsessive search for his prey. Mortimer Nash is compelled to kill whenever he sees the moon. A crook meets a strange little man who offers to grant wishes...for a price. The Battle of the Monsters; Haunted Car; Moon Madness; Polio Facts for 1953; Four Wishes. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $17.50 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $3.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 4, Issue 3- September, 1953. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Dust Thou Art.." by Kris Neville. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $3.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50 Water damage. 1-1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Funny-animal comics featuring Gandy Goose, part of the family of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. Gandy accidentally leaves his new camera on the bus, and runs a merry chase trying to get it back. Sourpuss gives Gandy unwanted help in finishing his jigsaw puzzle. Dimwit gets a job testing a new egg-sorting machine, and soon the albumen is flying everywhere. Shutter Hound; Water Boy; It's Puzzling; Dimwit: Eggs-cuse It Please; Timber; By a Hair; Mane Event; Toothache. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.