Comic books February 1953

Vol. 1 #5 - February 1953. Adventure, sports and war fiction plus illustrated articles. Includes "America's Biggest Pay-off Man" by Mort Weisinger (Superman/Aquaman/Green Arrow). 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Gerald McCann, Dick Briefer and Bernie Krigstein. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #84. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #12 in indicia. A hired killer uses a technique from ancient Egypt to ensure he doesn't get knocked off by his client. A woman doesn't suspect that her husband's costume jewelry is actually a fortune in stolen gems, in a story with art by comics legend Dick Briefer. An industrialist's son is targeted for death by spies, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Also featuring a vintage ad for training as a "Criminal Investigator" by mail. An Idea from Egypt; Right on the Job; The Simple Whistle; Did You Know That...; This and That of Crime; The Sparrow's Ladder; Silent Gans; Last Man in the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Extra Man on a String"; "My Path of Lies"; "Glamour-Struck" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #42; and "Ashamed of My Mother". "The Charm Corner: When a Girl Is Afraid of Love..." text article reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #6 and "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #31, and reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2, "Tips on Courtship..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #3, and "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #70. 36 pages. Full color. 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.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky figures out that the location of buried outlaw loot is really a dynamite trap, but will he reach the sheriff in time to tell him? Rocky figures out the connection between a missing rancher and a condemned swimming hole, and it's not pretty. When a friend's son inherits a small fortune and spends it all on gambling, Rocky decides to intervene. Sub Outlaw; Boomerang of Death; Sage-Brush; Gopher-Face; The Secret of the Creek; The Ace of Death; Dee Dickens: The Wood Expert; The Root Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In Mexico, Rod helps Senora Ramos when her family's bullfighting bulls are supposedly the subject of a deadly curse. Sam the Sheriff stumbles on a midnight burglar in the General Store. Rod acts as guide for a wagon train traveling through hostile Chaygo territory. The Mad Bulls of Sinistra; Ambling Andy; Hoghead; The Canyon Claim; Sam the Sheriff and the Midnight Marauder; Box Canyon Bait; Quiz; The Railroad Swindle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Rustler of Goblin Hill starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Al McKimson team; Roy takes a job as undercover deputy and finds out that the cattle rustlers use a helicopter. The Clue of the Spur, art by Albert Micale; to keep Charley away from his daughter, Mr Voorhees tries to frame him for cattle rustling. Little Eric text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Buffalo Skinners fact page. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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February, 1953. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She felt safe and happy as Doug's girl...until Linda's shocking note on the mirror warned her that hers was a..."Threatened Love"! Also featuring: "Heart of Glass"; "Fleeting Romance"; and "My Heart is Lonely"! Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Beautiful but poverty-stricken Claire uses love and friendship to secure happiness, but risks losing the man she loves. A woman hospitalized after a car crash reveals how a shameful attempt at romance brought her there. Nurse Smith falls for the handsome doctor she works with, but their first surgery together is a disaster. Saucy cover by an unknown artist. I Won't Cheat Again; Wrong Bridegroom; His Kisses Fooled Me; I Loved My Doctor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. The End of Death, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself. The Sea Girl!, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island; He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph; Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. Lantern in the Rain!, script by Jack Miller, art by Irwin Hasen; Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train? The Man Who Sold His Soul article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715. Legacy of Horror!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - February, 1953. In this issue; "Experiments in Breeding Humans", "The Man Who Died in Childbirth", "Racing's Frauds and Hoaxes", and more. Plus, lots of cartoons, sports and war stories. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Harry Lazarus, Jon L. Blummer, Charles Nicholas, Milt Knopf, John Rosenberger and King Ward. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Aviators discover the horrifying secret that lives beneath the waters of a forbidden lake. The strange tale of Londons were-panthers. A fiendish beautician tricks a woman out of her soul. The Waters of Doom; True Ghosts of History: Edward V; Death and the Maiden; Terror in Black Hollow; Were-Panthers of London; True Ghost Experiences: The Ghost of the Cabbie; The Grave of Doom; True Uncanny Experiences: The Haunted Beauty Salon. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dick Beck, Edmond Good, and Art Gates. Tales of adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The fight against guerrillas devastates a Korean town; Fighter pilot Tom Harvey is tricked into crossing into Chinese territory; A camp cook battles enemy troops to secure a Thanksgiving dinner for his troops. Death of a Town; Revenge Above the Yalu; Keep Moving; Bird in Hand; Hitting the Silk; The Roughhouse Raider! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1953. Volume 1, Issue 4. Featuring work from Lester Del Rey and Larry Shaw. Softcover, 5 1/2-in., x 8 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with chapter illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - February, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Stan Campbell. "Spurs Jackson And His Space Vigilantes Meet the Sun Masters," script by Walter Gibson, art by Stan Campbell; When Aku and his Sun People show up in an enormous, gleaming saucer, Aku tells Spurs his people possess a powerful energy source they would like to be permitted to land and share with Earth; Hank relays the acceptance of the offer. "The Return of the Aztecs," script by Walter Gibson, art by John Belfi; Hank drives Strong Bow to a ritual held by Strong Bow's tribe of Pueblo-dwelling Native Americans; Strong Bow tells the story of centuries earlier, when Aztecs use instructions from their sacred book, the Popol Vuh, to build a rocketship in an effort to escape the European invaders. "The Space Bronco" text story. "Spurs Jackson And His Space Vigilantes Tangle With The Outlaws of Mars," script by Walter Gibson, art by Stan Campbell; Spurs Jackson and his Space Vigilantes, Hank and Strong Bow, return to Mars to help Queen Thula once more. "An Amazing Space Journey" one-page story, art by John Belfi. "The Riddle of Skull Valley," script by Walter Gibson; Sheriff Townley and Hank Roper investigate the sighting of mysterious black UFOs; Anzo, Master of the Black World,lands to claim Hank Roper and Sheriff Townley as specimens. Indicia states "SPACE WESTERN COMICS." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - February 1953. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Sentries Never Sleep, art by Fredric Ray. Commando Sad Sack. Jap Hunt, art by Jim McArdle. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Capt. Jerry Manton text article by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1953 - Volume 1, Issue 1. Men's magazine containing suggestive pin-ups, cartoons and articles. 5.5-in. x 7.25-in. 100 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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February 1953. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories: "Troubled Star" by George O. Smith, "Potemkin Village" by Fletcher Pratt, "The Monkey's Fingers" by Isaac Asimov, "Definition" by Damon Knight, and "Sestinia of the Space Rocket" a poem by Philip Jose Farmer. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Prohibition-era Chicago hoods think they're being arrested, but the cops turn out to be the architects of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Teen hood Jack Hammer graduates to truck hijacking, but a scheme for revenge proves his undoing. Trapped by the Color of Blood; The Man Died; The Shocking Massacre; The Bloody Era...!; The "Lone Wolf" of Fear. Final issue of the series; followed by Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #4. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow tries to find out who wants to kill his horse Fury, and why; Red Hawk discovers a lost tribe of Vikings in frontier America; Straight Arrow revives the Comanche folk hero known as the Thunderer. The Challenge of Pedro Bombo!; The Man Who Hated Fury!; Red Hawk: The Winged Men!; The Return of the Thunderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow encounters the Minstrel Man, whose look and hypnotic powers are similar to the early Fantastic Four foe Miracle Man. A medicine man's dream foretells conflict on the neutral pass between Cheyenne and Blackfeet territory. A refugee from the north seeks Straight Arrow's help in restoring his tribe's totem pole. The Laughing Crime!; The Thing in the Ice!; Red Hawk: Blood on Blackfoot Pass!; Top Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet stars in "The Time Capsule From 1,000,000 B.C." (art by Carmine Infantino?); "The Secret of the Life-Ray!" (pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs); "The Man With the Super-Spectacles!"; and "The Space-Ship From Nowhere!" (art by Murphy Anderson?). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A modern-day French chateau becomes the site of an ancient plague. A disfigured female mobster has an unusual admirer. A man visits the castle that's still haunted by his ancestor's murder victim. Debt of Fear; Death Is No Stranger; Ashes of Gold; Solar Disaster (The Black Satan of Doomsday); Demon in the Dungeon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth, Donald Shaw and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from Fawcett. When actress Althea is cast as a vampire in a Hollywood movie, the publicity department spreads the rumor that she really is a vampire... or is it just a rumor? Explorer Oliver learns just why you should never anger a rain god. Steel-mill owner "Karl Malden" murders his business partner with a blast furnace, but faces a fiery retribution. Classic, pulpy painted cover by Norman Saunders has a little bit of everything. Dance of the Doomed; Vampires Daughter!; Call of the Grave; The Rain, the Deadly Rain!; The Flaming Witness. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.