Comic books April 1953

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Volume 12, Issue 3 - April, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - April, 1953. True crime magazine with stories and article about women in the world of organized crime, murder, robbery, and debauchery. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Cal Massey, Jim Mooney, Bob Bean, Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Bill Ely and Dana Dutch. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. This issue is a 100-page special, made up of remaindered romance comics from St. John; issue contents may vary. Dorothy dreams of a career as a model, but feels trapped in her parents' low-rent tenement on New York's Lower East Side, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. But when her handsome boss invites her to a party, she learns she's expected to be a "good-time girl" for important clients, in a story that is very modern for 1952. Janet has loved Ronny since high school, but he only takes advantage of her generosity because she's got a good job, while handsome co-worker Drew really loves her. Audrey tries to keep John when old flame Jennifer reappears, in a story that takes place in "French Indo-China," or as it is now known, Vietnam. This story has early art by future Marvel artist Jim Mooney, as well as an early look at the US military presence in Vietnam. Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Party Girl; I'd Never Love Another; His Ring on My Finger; Second Chance for Love; So I Chased Him; More Than I Bargained For; My Troublesome Family; She Came to Steal My Man; Correspondence Club; My Way Was Wrong; Marriage on the Rebound; I Borrowed for Broken Promises; The Love I Brushed Aside; He Fought Against His Dreams; My Wiser Choice. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

"Canteen Girl" (art by Ogden Whitney), "Adopted Sweetheart," "Beloved Enemy," and "Mission: Marriage." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry De Fuccio. Art by Joe Kubert, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A WWII soldier meets his final battle in a story by Johnny Craig. In a rare collaboration between two legends of war comics, Kurtzman and Joe Kubert, the real-life story of D-Day's Navy Combat Demolition team is revealed. Master strategist Hannibal launches his legendary attack on Rome, using elephants no less, with art by Wally Wood. Cool submarine cover by Wally Wood. Silent Service!; Lost Battalion!; Submarine School; Hannibal!; Tide! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Harry Anderson, Larry Woromay, Howard Post, Stan Lee, and Joe Maneely. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Kirkel and others. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Wealthy socialite and jewelry dealer Wayne is a member of high society, but no one suspects he's also a fence for illegal goods and a powerful figure in the underworld. The Harvey brothers tire of truck hijacking, and Al Harvey learned to fly solo during the war, so they begin stealing cargo planes right off the runway. When he recognizes fugitive bank robber Slats Pawling, law-abiding citizen Tom must deal with the consequences of reporting him to the police. Enough Rope; The Fence; Nervous Jervis; Pert Pamela; The Sky Pirates; Sykes the Psychiatrist; Quiz; Gangland Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. The toy robot a man bought from that creepy street vendor turns out to be evil. A hunchbacked assistant plots to take the kingdom from a blind princess. A man spends the night in the haunted castle he's inherited. Dollars and Doom; Satan's Plaything; The Monster In the Mirror; Blood Revenge; The Ghostly Guillotine. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony sets up a racket supplying guns to other criminals. Exiled crook Louie will do anything to get back to America, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of an elderly miser, in a boarding house where everyone wanted his money. For Hire....Guns For Killers; Murderous Cargo; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of a Miser; Wanted: Raymond Wilt; The Too Smart Killer! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Big Bertha" (art by Paul Reinman), "The Eagle's Brood," "Lancer!" (art by Gil Evans), "One Day," and a two-page text story, "Undercover." Cover price $0.10.

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"Reconnaissance!" (art by Paul Reinman), "Surrender!" (art by Bob Brown), "On Target," "The Prayer" (art by Sy Barry), and a two-page text story, "Confidential: AAA1." Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Navy frogmen undertake a dangerous mission in the waters off Korea. The life of a flight-deck officer on an aircraft carrier during World War II. US soldiers face a suicide mission in the harsh Korean winter. True facts about the National Guard. Death Mission; Last Stand!; Night in Korea; Two Flags; On Your Guard; Paratrooper; Suicide in the Snow! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by William Ekgren. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Bob Forgione, and Lou Cameron. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A reporter learns to his horror that the fingerprints found at a crime scene match those of a killer executed three years before, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Jack discovers that his brother Roger has been trapped in crystal by the sinister mage Enoch Hoskins. Modern-day soldiers discover Vikings frozen alive in a Greenland cave. Another unusual cover (even by modern standards) by William Ekgren. Deadly Double; Out of the Crystal; Gag Bag; Vengeance of the Vikings; Three Who Waited; Comedy Column. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Hy Fleishman, Edd Smalle and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A businessman tests a magician's abilities by handcuffing him to a coffin, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru. Witches seem to predict that a man will succeed in his revenge plan against his unfaithful wife. A wealthy man who never smiles confronts a greedy man in a cave, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Devils Disciple!; The Twin Coffins!; Chain Reaction; Choker; The Black Board; The Witches Tale; The Man Who Never Smiled. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. Warpath in the Sky starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Don Cameron, art by Howard Sherman. The Merry-Go-Round Rustlers starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. The Incredible City in the Sky, art by Ramona Fradon. Twin Terrors starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. After his son runs away, a sheriff wanders the West, becoming a top gunfighter to prove he's no coward. A young outlaw abandoned in the desert is taken in by a monastery, but soon his ex-partner shows up. A sheriff outwits a rustler gang that uses a pan-shaped brand to mark its stolen cattle, eradicating any previous brands. Also featuring a vintage PSA for the American Red Cross. The Back-Down Gun; Bite of the Desert; March Is Red Cross Time; The Frying Pan Blotter; Sundown Drive; The Engine Rustler. Final issue of the series; followed by Western Fighters 3-D (1953) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - April, 1953. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - April 1953, 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Earth gains a new moon, Dr. Sivana sees a chance to have his own world again. As Western hero Golden Arrow bows out of the pages of Whiz Comics, horror host Dr. Death makes his debut. When a sea monster surfaces, Ibis becomes gigantic, to battle it kaiju-to-kaiju. Captain Marvel: Sivanas Monster World; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Killers of Shark Pool; Golden Arrow: Trail of Death!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Man-Eater from the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1953. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 180 Pages, B&W.

Kid Colt Outlaw stars in an untitled story (art by Pete Tomlinson). Also in this issue: "Six-Gun Showdown" (script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska), "Empty Holsters" (art by Dan Luprino), and "Massacre" (art by Henkel). Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1953. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5" x 11.", 52 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon, and Warren Kremer. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Evil astrologers bring the signs of the Zodiac to life and make them kill. A dying clockmaker curses his killer with the celebration of Walpurgis night forever. A desperate man turns to murder and robbery to feed his family. Walpurgis!; Murder; Witchcraft; Bird of Prey; Star of Doom; Shadow!; Hallowe'en; Zodiac. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tale "The Fabulous Ostrich" and three untitled stories, plus untitled 1-page stories on the inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Maurice Gutwirth and John Martin. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. A murderous tailor is blackmailed by the man who knows his secret, until he manages to create an article of clothing that will set him free. Scientist Philip learns how to understand rodents, only to discover their sinister plans for humankind. A sculptor accidentally chooses a cursed tree as raw material for his latest creation. The Harvest of Horror; Tailor of Death!; They Are Watching You!; Diamond of Doom; Deaths Bride-Groom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Warning!" (art by Gene Colan), "Valley Forge!" (art by Bill Everett), "Gas!" (art by Dave Berg), "The Talking War" (art by Henkell), and a two-page text story, "The Kid!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#56 on cover, Vol. 6 No. 8 in indicia. Art by Jack Kirby, John Prentice and Bill Draut. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #56 on cover, Vol. 6 No. 8 in indicia. Two women contend for the affections of the same man; A girl's reputation is accidentally besmirched; A woman falls for a handsome doctor. On Your Honor; Nancy Hale Advice; Fight For Your Love; Short Cut to Charm; Rx for Romance. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Al Plastino and Ralph Mayo. 1940s Chesler heroes Rocketman and Rocketgirl return in new guises as Zip-Jet and Pat. "Tech" Carson and his "girl Friday" Pat put on their jet suits when they discover that an old mobster has a new trick: hijacking long-distance moving trucks. Aircraft designer Norton Bemis asks Zip-Jet and Pat to investigate a series of crashes. Zip-Jet and Pat learn that Ned Bailey's life is in danger after he finds an old pirate map. Terror Strikes the Turnpike; Assassin of the Air Lanes; Green Scaled Justice; Space Doom; Murder Hides Its Tracks. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.