Comic books May 1953

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Maniac at Large, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Record Racketeers, art by Sam Burlockoff. The Case of the Doomed Dogs, art by Joe Certa. Nightstick, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Schoenke and Nicholas Firfires. Gene Autry in "Gene Autry and the Mystery of Gallows Pass" and "Gene Autry and the Murder Mountain Mine"! Plus: "The Lucky Guitar"; 2-page text story "The Pancake Trap"; and the 1-page text article "Border Patrol" with art by Till Goodan! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1953, cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Beachhead Inferno," 9 pages; "Pooch from Pyangyang," 6 pages, art by Reed Crandall; "Blood on the Wingtip," 7 pages; "Operation Baby," 1 page text story; "Zero Hour," 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 crashes Colonel Oppenheim's party, and gets confined to quarters after she gets caught. But a chance discovery provides her the opportunity to get off the hook, and have a great story for the girls in the barracks besides. Plus the adventures of Sad Sack-like grunt PX (post exchange) Pete. GI Jane; PX Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Vic Martin, Mort Lawrence, and Irv Novick. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Pvt. Merkle from Kentucky finally gets a chance to use his baseball skills in combat. Dopey Pvts. Windy and Whitey are drafted into kitchen duty for a general's dinner party, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. An usual assignment requires Joe to become a scuba commando, or "frogman." Plus a look at the Army's "new" Sikorsky helicopters, and possible future military tech, including a backpack helicopter, submersible trucks, and air bases on ice floes. G.I. Laffs; Save 'Im for Brooklyn; G.I. Facts and Figures; The Scribbler's First Mission; The Yardbirds: Service in the Service; Flying Jack-of-All-Trades; Pvt. Woes; Joe Turns Frogman.32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ken Hultgren, Bob Wickersham and Dan Gordon. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer haunts a house so effectively that it can't be sold, so the owner hires Homer the Ghost Chaser to evict him; The Duke and the Dope fake a bank robbery as part of a prank TV show, but real crooks see a chance to score; Hungry dog Snooper secures a meal after he helps a sailor get a date with a girl. Spencer Spook; The Duke and the Dope; Sissy Stuff; Snooper; Slide, Bonzo, Slide!; Lobo Wolf and Cousin Coyote; Binky; Mister Completely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: 1 page Romantic Quotes filler "Flirtation" with quotes from O'Rell, Petit-Senn, Willis and Rivarol; 8 page story "Appointment by Candlelight"; 7 page story "Always Goodbye"; 6 page story "Never Too Late" pencilled by Carmine Infantino; 1 page Oddities in Romance filler; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 8 page story "Dangerous Decision." Cover price $0.10.

Issue #23 - May 1953. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - May 1953. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, John Belfi, Ben Thompson, Bill Walton, Sid Couchey, Mike Roy and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A teen saves lives on two separate occasions during the same summer; A WWII soldier likewise makes heroism a habit; A soldier risks his life to re-establish communications with the front lines. Medals for the Marine; War on the Elements; Night Raid; Grenades; But Not in Vain; We Gave Them "L"; The Bravest Man I Ever Met (Part 1); 4 Unforgettable Days (Part 2); The Heroism of Sergeant Amico; Getting to be a Habit; He Came Through. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. A testimonial dinner to Hopalong is interrupted by news a of a deadly underground blaze that could wipe out the town. Hoppy investigates a murder at a traveling carnival. The town of Wheel Hub isn't sure what to think when hypnotist Doctor Demon brings his show to town. Hold Me Up!; The Underground Inferno; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Deep Freeze; Murder at the Carnival; Colonel Corn and Jawbone Jeffers: The Bull Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Alberta Tewks, Kenneth Landau and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Professor Skeezer creates a female robot so strong it kisses men to death, in an oft-reprinted story. A reporter investigates murder on a tobacco plantation and meets a female ghost who can only appear in tobacco smoke. Murdered slaves pursue their captor with their unearthly, vengeful song, featuring art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Death Kiss; Murder Mountain; Blade of Death; Smoke Spirit; Singing Slaves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Mort Lawrence, Bill Ely, and Mike Roy. Race adventure from the world of 1950s auto culture, featuring terrific "hip" racer slang of the era. A down-on-his-luck racer gets a second chance from a stranger who shares an unexpected connection with him. Fred sets out to prove that the racing accident that killed his buddy was actually murder by a compromised tire. Dave's brother Larry is dangerously obsessed with winning a "Braganza" racecar and drives recklessly in his races. 185 Horses for Eddie; Go-Cousins; The Checkbook Kid; The Flying Goat; The Smell of First Place; Front Tire Harris; Four-Wheel Thoroughbred. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. "The Crimes of the Black Cat," art by Bob Brown; Joe Palmer is the last survivor of a robbers' gang; When his boss' black cat Damascus starts killing off the jurors who sentenced him to death and comes for him, Palmer is frightened and tries to get rid of the beast. "The Melody of Death," art by Bill Ely; Alex Breska runs a diner and worships Egyptian death god Anubis in his back room; A trio of be-bop musicians annoys his ears. "I Hired A Ghost!," pencils by Leonard Starr, inks by Bruno Premiani; Jason Hawley wears the cursed Malayan "moonstone" to a Halloween party; A demonic figure appears, chases Hawley through the house, but falls to his death. "The Case of the Deadly Dolls," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Ingenious doll maker Mr. Coner fabricates dolls of people who die shortly afterwards; Investigating lieutenant Farragut finally detects a pattern and arrests the doll maker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1953. Science fiction stories by Arthur C. Clarke, William Campbell Gault, Alan E. Nourse, Kris Neville, James McKimmey Jr., Mark Clifton, Gene Hunter, Richard E. Stockham, Frank W. Coggins, and Gavin Hyde. Kelly Freas illustration. 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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May, 1953 Volume 4, Issue 4. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 8, Issue 41A - May, 1953. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 15 #7 - May 1953. Children's magazine featuring articles, activities and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 4 #7 - May 1953. NOTE: this is the correct information in the indicia, even though the listed volume and issue number is out of order. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Bill Ward and Basil Wolverton art. Anita Ekberg back cover. Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. The amiable boxer strip resumes its focus on boxing as the Korean conflict winds down. Knobby's latest fighter is Humphrey, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength and nigh-invulnerability, but no one is sure what to make of him other than Joe. A history of boxing focuses on John L. Sullivan. The Bout of the Century; Athlete's Feat; In This Corner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vampire's Blood; a soul camera can look past the veil of flesh and bone and see the ghastly form of things to come. Cult of the Dead; a cult rules the jungle by terror; Sir Hector Mason finds the Talisman of Terror. Winged Revenge Ghost Clinic text story. Run, Corpse, Run!; Alan Dexter has been picked to make a bargain with death. Glove of the Ghoul. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Tough Guy," script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A muscleman gets pistol whipped and winds up in the hospital; He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. "Indoor Sport!," art by Sam Kweskin; A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her. "Willie Brown Is Out to Get Me!," script by Stan Lee, art by Al Luster; People tell a thug that Willie Brown is after him, which terrifies him, since he shot Willie Brown a week ago and he is now a zombie. "Time Reversal" text story. "He Who Hesitates...," art by Al Eadeh; A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the romeo who's moving in on his wife, but as usual, he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife. "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!," art by Fred Kida; A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder with a blackjack and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Dead or Alive" (art by George Tuska?), "The Crook They Couldn't Catch" (pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Gantz), "The Big Shot" (script by Stan Lee, art by Hy Rosen), "Thicker Than Water" (art by Tony DiPreta), and a two-page text story, "The Phone Call." Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Marvin Stein. Ex-Con Shakedown, art by Marvin Stein; a man who makes a living shaking people down tries to get money from an ex-con. The Weak Link, pencils by Rudy Palais; a gang is hobbled by its weakest member. No Escape, pencils by Rudy Palais. The Alibi text article. Death Warrant. Ad for The Dollar Mystery Guild. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Whole number # 72. Early science fiction zine of fans offering to trade books. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 24 pages; no cover price.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. When Jackson boasts that he could be a TV singing sensation and girl-magnet, Natch calls his bluff; Pops disrupts the established order when he goes back to high school to get his diploma; Grandma Kilroy is a little old lady who loves fast cars, and teaches the kids a thing or two about them. The Chick Charmer; First Date for Diane; Natch; Mary Lou; A Dillar, a Dollar, a Very Old Scholar!; Out of This World and Back!; Natch and Grandma. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. The mysterious Red Lion is behind a series of homesteader murders, and has managed to bend a local tribe to do his bidding. Also featuring a text piece on Native American mask art. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Indian Masks; King of the Royal Mounted Beards the Red Lion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks some rustled cattle to the secret of the shanghaied rustlers. But first he must get past the wolf pack guarding the hidden ranch, in a multi-part story. Killer Herky does away with his uncle, but now must stop Lash from delivering a will that leaves his uncle's entire ranch to charity. Fiery Chariot; The Shanghaied Rustlers; Wagonwheels; Trader Tom; Dusty: The Promise!; Big Bow and Little Arrow; Molasses Mouth; The Missing Papers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Memling, John Belfi, Paul Whitmore, Sal Trapani, Albert Tyler, and Art Cappello. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. College professor Gordon decides to frighten his flirty wife by locking her in a closet with insects, in a story that seems to be right out of Stephen King's Creepshow, but she has the last laugh. A crook plans the perfect holdup, but a ripped sleeve proves to be his undoing. Unscrupulous business partners learn that they've both been ripping off the business, and each plans to do the other in. The Black Closet; Death Wears a Bright Blue Suit!; Breakout!; The Ghost of Justice; Murder on Rye; Answer to "D" as in Death; Trial by Fire; Chance of a Lifetime! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.