Comic books February 1953

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb and others. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A ghostly pilot reveals the location of his crashed plane and the men who shot him down; A war story offers plenty of anti-communist jargon of the era, along with great shots of fighter jet combat; Sheena and her allies stage a daring attack on the slaver convoy of the evil El Sheikh. Ghost Gallery; The Eye; This Time Tomorrow; Poll of Guilt; Jinx Ship; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Frisco Foyle and his gang take over the town of Salt Lick, due to the fact that it is the only way through to the south, allowing them to force any cattlemen passing through the area to pay a toll to bring their cattle through the area; However, in the process of taking over the town they are opposed by Kid Colt who tries to fight them off; However, despite shooting down many of Foyle's gang members, their numbers are too large and Kid Colt is knocked over by Foyle on horseback and trampled; Still alive, the outlaw hero is then dragged out into the desert and left to die. "The Cop Went West!" text story, art by Pete Morisi. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Mexican bandit El Jaguar has forced the population of a small town to give tribute to him; However, when one of the villagers complains that they have no food to feed themselves, El Jaguar shoots him dead; Meanwhile, Kid Colt has just rounded up a gang of outlaws for the law, who let him go free as he helped capture criminals that are more trouble than the outlaw hero; He happens into the town of Ramrod Pike where El Jaguar—drunk on tequila—is challenging men to a knife fight. "Gun Crazy," script by Stan Lee, art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled story, art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; A pair of Apache warriors are stalking buffalo unaware that they are being watched by a man named Casco and his men; Casco waits until the Apaches slay the buffalo and shoot the Native American braves dead so they can steal the buffalo fur; This leads to a number of murders of Apache warriors; Eventually, Kid Colt passes through the area and comes across two of the slain Apaches. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash trails an outlaw named Hexx (but not Jonah) and learns the truth about the fatal hayride. Lash tries to prevent an illegal cross-border arms deal with Mexican revolutionaries. Dusty suspects his neighbor is going to con him out of twenty bucks, so he decides on a pre-emptive con. The Champs; The Sign of the Hexx!; Wagonwheels; Molasses Mouth; Border Incident; The Misleading Clue!; Dusty: The Chair Trick; The House in the Desert! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Katy Keene by Bill Woggon Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by John Stanley. The Downfall of Mr. McNabbem; Lulu picks up her principal's forgotten pipe at home and is chased by Mr. McNabbem. Elephant Ride; Lulu and Alvin are on a runaway circus elephant. Space Kids; Lulu thinks the Fellers have gone to Mars in their homemade space ship. The Little Pink Cloud; Lulu tells Alvin about the little girl who tried to catch a cloud. The Buzzard; A very jealous Tubby follows Wilbur and Gloria on a date to the amusement park. All scripts and pencils by John Stanley, inks by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited) and Vic Herman. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Joe Palooka takes Little Max to the zoo to cheer him up, but it doesn't work the way he thought. Max gives Alice a lift on his go-cart. Li'l Dot, yet to develop her Harvey look or her dot-obsession, finds a way to keep playing while having her photograph taken. Fun on Ice; Be Glad You're You; The Hero; Humphrey and the 'Criminuls'; Ready - Aim - Fire; Little Max Rhymes with Reason; Shiver Me Timbers; Li'l Dot Has Her Picture Taken; Horse Sense; Li'l Dot's Strange Appetite; Max-imum Effort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Little Roquefort the mouse and Percy Puss the cat have a Tom & Jerry relationship - or Itchy & Scratchy, if you prefer. Percy is dismayed to learn that Roquefort's new pal is a gigantic bulldog. Sourpuss tries to get rid of an ugly vase, starting a comedy of errors involving an antique shop, a wealthy aunt, and a well-meaning Gandy Goose. Percy tries to use fake silhouettes to mess with Roquefort's mind, but when it comes to mind-messing, Roquefort is the master. Butch's Weakness; Sourpuss; Catch as Catch Can; Sweet Tooth Percy; Terry Bears: Vacating a Vacation; Bouquet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Color illustrated ad for Whitman coloring books, activity books, and story books featuring Walt Disney's Peter Pan. Guns of Jeopardy, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A gang uses a hidden pass in the border mountains as a base to rob towns. Ranchers in Arms, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A band of train robbers trick ranchers into helping them stop a train carrying gold for the railroad track crew's payroll. The Great Horn Bow text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Whaling Camp Spies, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck and their Sea People friends kill the whale they had harpooned earlier and bring it ashore; Later they capture Wakiash spies who are planning a raid on the whaling camp. The Lone Ranger's Origin one-page story, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Minneapolis Lakers basketball player George Mikan. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ernest Nordli. A brief account of the Thunderbird legend with drawings from various tribes, art by August Lenox. Warrior of the Plains, art by Alberto Giolitti; A group of Indians led by Black Fox attacks isolated hunting and fishing parties of Tonto's tribes to prove that they are true warriors; Stone Bear and Tonto are forced to attack Black Fox's camp in order to rescuea group of young boys. The Buffalo Hunter, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto aids a buffalo hunter for the raiload in an effort to prevent a group of other hunters from slaughtering the buffalo for their hides and horns. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney, Ruth Atkinson?, Jon Blummer, Leo Morey and unknown. She knows he's not the kind of man she dreamed about -- he's no good -- but in spite of that, she loves him! Don't miss..."I Fell for a No-Good Guy" starring Dave Wilson, Floyd Collins, Lorna Forbes and Marge. Also featuring: "Man-Crazy" starring Dale Medford, Evan Warfield, Joan Danby and Mrs. Danby; "Night of Temptation" starring Ben Travers, Don McMasters, Mrs. Eilers and Nina Travers; and "We Drifted Apart" starring Diane Forrest, Jim Forrest, Lou and Terri Page. Plus: 1-page text story "Jealousy Destroys" starring Janet Morris, Marcie Maddon and Shep Huntley. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. "Dragged Net!", art by Bill Elder (as Sergeant Elder); Joe and Ed travel around the world NOT solving a crime; A parody of Dragnet TV show. "Sheik of Araby!", art by John Severin; Melvin has joined the Foreign Legion to escape his wife and kids, but she decimates the entire regiment at Fort Wadi El Aycare. E.C. comics ad. "Rookie Gladiator" text story. "The Dandelion Caper" text story. "V-Vampires!", art by Wally Wood; A vampire goes on a date with a werewolf. "Lone Stranger!", art by Jack Davis; The Lone Stranger bumbles his way through foiling a stage coach robbery; A parody of the Lone Ranger. First letters page. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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February 1953. Cover by George Gibbens. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Green Thumb" by L. Sprague De Camp and Fletcher Pratt, "The Time Watcher" by Oliver La Farge, "Loo Ree" by Zenna Henderson, "Technical Advisor" by Chad Oliver, "The Enemy" by Christopher Wood, "Stickeney and the Critic" by Mildred Clingerman, "Experiment" by Kay Rogers, "Virtuoso" by Herbert Goldstone, "Slipping Through the Keyhole" by Vance Randolph, "One in Three Hundred" by J.T. M'intosh, "Carne Vale" by Emilie H. Knarr, "Maybe Just a Little One" by R. Bretnor, "Roog" by Philip K. Dick. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - February 1953. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Hal Kanter, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Smalle, Charles Stern and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code horror tales from Aragon, an imprint of Stanley Morse Publications. A monster stalking Forest Hills is somehow connected to the man a taxi driver picks up at a train station. A scientist matches wits with an ant during an experiment. Satan himself visits Herman to learn the family secret of a magic candle that can snuff out life. The Taxi Driver; The Thin Line; Whats in a Name?; Rage in Darkness; Intelligence; Everlasting Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 48, Issue 2 - February, 1953. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 2, No. 8. February 1953. Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features "The Day They Laid Ten Miles of Track!", "Famous Cars of Yesterday", "Weather Eye on Tempest Storm", and more. Cover by Bernard of Hollywood. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

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Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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February 1953. Articles about the nudist lifestyle. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 44 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Hy Fleishman. "Ghost Town." "String 'Em Up!", pencils by Hy Fleishman; Fritz Kurtz is a kindly old puppeteer who loves his little puppets like children; He saves a young woman from suicide and she becomes his companion; When she falls for Kurtz's assistant puppeteer, the two lovers decide to kill Fritz. "Bottoms Up"; An overworked wife has had enough of her alcoholic husband and chops him to pieces with an axe. "Skin 'Em Alive!"; Narrated by the Coffin-Keeper, a story about a college football place-kicker, who's string of perfect kicks arouses the suspicion of his opponents; They find out to their dismay that his 'lucky ball', which he uses exclusively, has an unusual cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Madman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A serious actor, portraying Hamlet, sees his star begin to lose some lustre when nepotism rears its head and the producer's cousin is made his understudy; The understudy proceeds to sabotage the actor to the point where he accidentally kills the actor's wife by mistake. "Danger - Quicksand!" text story. "A Killer in the Street," pencils by Paul Reinman , inks by Art Wallace; A police detective is obsessed with a serial killer whose victims are all young pretty women in red dresses; When his wife buys a red dress, he insists that she take it back and she reluctantly agrees; Working late on the case, he has no time to go home and they agree to meet downtown for dinner; He sees she's wearing the red dress after all and flies into a rage. "This House Is Haunted!", art by Ed Winiarski; Josiah Benson's son Adam inherits his dilapidated property where four squatters play poker; Adam gives them notice, to no avail, because they know the place is haunted and unrentable. "The Wooden Man"; Chick Black is a midget who looks like a wooden dummy; His modus operandi is to let people find him and take him in, whereupon he robs them, using his unique appearance and size to elude capture; On his latest heist, Chick shoots and kills a guard. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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February, 1953 Issue - 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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February, 1953; Volume 5, No 2 / Issue 26. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Dive Bomber, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. I, The Gun, script by David Kahn, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Bob Lander. Counterattack, script by John Reed, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bob Lander. Mountain Trooper, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Curse of the Witch, art by Harry Lazarus. The Spectral Visitor, art by Art Gates. The Miraculous Lamp. Dead Man's Feud, art by Charles Sultan. The Avenging Soul, pencils by Edvard Moritz. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 11 - February 1953. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. This issue with an article on midget wrestling. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 306 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Ski Lift; As Porky rides a ski lift up a mountain, he observes all sorts of skiing accidents happening below him. He decides to stay on the lift and ride back down. Porky Pig and the Whirling Dervish starring Porky Pig, Cicero Pig, and Sylvester. Untitled story starring Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Cicero, and Daffy Duck. Untitled story; After hitting a bunch of road signs, Petunia thinks she's on Route 99, instead of Route 66. Untitled story; Cicero fills the refrigerator with snowballs to throw in the summer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Will Elder and John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A young runaway has a grudge against Native Americans, so Buck and American Eagle try to set him straight. Three stories and a cover featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin. American Eagle tries to prevent a cattle stampede. The Maverick; Companions of American Eagle; Jedediah Smith; Grand Canyon; Stampede at Dawn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Frank Frollo. Spirit Post Office starring Dr. Neff, the Original Ghost-Breaker, art by Frank Frollo. The Hotel Gypsy, art by Frank Frollo. 50 Miles on a Dime, art by John Belfi. Racket Lingo text story. Just off the Boat, art by Dick Giordano. The Old Master Swindle, art by Dick Giordano. Shake Well Before Choosing, art by Sal Trapani. Accidents Will Happen, art by Frank Frollo. A Quick Buck, art by Dick Giordano. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder stars in two untitled stories. Untitled Aunty Duchess and Little Beaver back-up stories. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Stan Campbell. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and Jack Sparling. Toby Press re-presents the adventures of Billy the Kid, a folk hero rather than a killer, as seen in Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950). Billy steps in when villainous Bart Barton resorts to forgery to steal land from settlers. Billy is a target when he rides into town with a price on his head, but those he has helped try to keep him safe. In Rock Ridge, a gung-ho sheriff's deputy wants to end Billy the Kid once and for all. Two-Gun Promise!; Outlaw's Code; The Last Bullet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo covers. Article about wild burros in the Old West. Skeleton Cave starring Rex Allen and Koko. The Upset Setup starring Rex Allen and Koko. Article about the legend of the Phantom Stallion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.