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Comic books June 1953

  • Issue #9
    Out of the Night (1952) 9

    Cover art by Ken Bald. The Weird Wager, art by Edvard Moritz. Death Has Wings, art by S. Cooper. Domain of the Were-Beast, art by Frank Simienski. In the Wake of the Bomb, art by Robert McCarty. The Fountain of Age, art by Edvard Moritz. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $44 Out of the Night #9 Inc 0.3 Death Has Wings! Ken Bald Cover 1953

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  • Vol. 110 #6

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  • Issue #0

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  • Issue #16
    Patsy and Hedy (1952) 16

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  • Issue #102
    Paul Terry's Comics (1954) 102

    Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Heckle and Jeckle try out jobs in a rug shop, and accidentally board a flying carpet for regions unknown. Papa Bear really needs new glasses, but his new prescription makes everything seem monstrously huge. Chesty's "rubber egg" prank on Dimwit backfires. Heckle and Jeckle: How Wet Was the Ocean; Terry Bears; Little Roquefort; Being Responsible; Spell at Least 12 Flowers; Terry Bears: Papa's New Eyeglasses; Dimwit: Dimwit the Actor; Little Roquefort: Cat Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #12
    People Today (1950 Hillman Publication) Vol. 6 #12


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 6, Issue 12 - June 17, 1953. Pocket-sized, 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #6

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  • Vol. 43 #1

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  • Vol. 3 #2

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    Volume 3, Issue 2 - Summer, 1953. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #12
    Pogo Possum (1949-1954 Dell) 12

    Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; Howland pulling teeth on Churchy and on his own stuffed moose's head. "Li'l Green Robin Hood"; A concoction of the stories of Robin Hood and William Tell, going off a tangent as Howland appears. "The Nesting Habits of the Horn Rimmed Bung Starter" starring Howland and Churchy; Everybody loses their heads--more or less literally. "Who Do Th' Hoo Doo Do?" text story. "How to Draw the Long Bow and Narrow"; Albert making Pogo's fishing rod into a bow and arrow. "Sick 'em Doc"; Howland and Churchy decide to go into the doctoring business, making customers sick with something they got a cure for. "Skull Skill"; Beauregard finds a book on being a detective, and tries to unravel the mystery of the children's cowboy games. Untitled one-page story; The crows steal Albert's seeds. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #126
    Police Comics (1941) 126

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    Reed Crandall/Nick Cuidera cover. Ken Shannon in "Hit-and-Run Murders!"; Inspector Denver; T-Man in "The House of Haunted Heads!"; and "Four-Legged Cop!" Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 24

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    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Apple House text story. Golden Street!; Pappy insists on digging for gold in the middle of the street no matter what anyone says. Hole in the Mountain!; Swee'Pea falls asleep in his rowboat and drifts off to a hidden land at the end of the river where the king looks just like Swee'Pea; When Popeye arrives to rescue his son even he can't tell the two apart. The Race!; Sherman wants to win an auto race in his kiddie car but the reader has to help him out. Untitled story; Swee'Pea fills a hot water bottle until it blows up. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 32 #3

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  • Vol. 99 #6
    Popular Mechanics Magazine (1902-Present Popular Mechanics Company) Vol. 99 #6


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    • Paper: White
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.
  • Issue #28
    Porky Pig (1952-1962 Dell) 28

    Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Untitled story; Porky causes a bucket-brigade to be formed after he eats too much hot sauce at Petunia's barbeque. Porky Pig and the Mark of the Gypsy Dagger; After Cicero cuts a dagger-shaped hole in Porky's sunshade, Porky gets a dagger-shaped sunburn on his head; When he and Sylvester go to a gypsy carnival, they find the dagger mark is the subject of an old legend. Tiger Tamer; Porky's car gets snagged by the anchor of an advertising blimp and he and Sylvester end up in the kingdom of Bakdor. Untitled story; Porky gets a big fish stuffed and mounted to try to win a prize at the Sportsmen's Show. Sylvester thinks it a real fish and tries to steal it to eat it. Untitled story; When it rains, Cicero uses Porky's fan to fly his kite indoors. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $7 Dell Comic Book "Porky Pig" #28 May/June 1953 Actual Scan Good Condition
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  • Issue #99
    Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) 99

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    Cover by John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Al Williamson, 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. American Eagle falls into the hand of renegade miners who are using Natives as slave labor. Three stories featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin, plus one by Al Williamson. The Lazo Kid rescues a miner and his daughter trapped by claim-jumpers. Hidden Gold Mine; Two-Barreled Gun; Blood Indians; Claim Jumpers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly (1951) 3

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  • Vol. 8 #22
    Quick News Weekly (1949-1953 Cowles Magazines) Vol. 8 #22
    • 1/4" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust. Water damage.

    Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Racket Squad in Action (1952) 7
    • Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage and mold. Staple rust and migration.

    Cover art by Frank Frollo and Vince Alascia. Easy Money Racket, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Tony Tallarico. Calm Cool and Collected, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. The Rug CleanUp, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani. Smooth as Silk, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Tony Tallarico. The Yogi from Chinchon text story, art by Frank Frollo. Opening Night, art by Stan Campbell. The Shiner, art by John Belfi. Swindle on the Midway, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 40 #1

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  • Vol. 61 #1
    Railroad Magazine (1929 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Carstens) 2nd Series Vol. 61 #1


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Stick on back cover.

    Volume 61, Issue 1 - June, 1953. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 179 #1
    Ranch Romances (1924-1968 Clayton/Warner/Best Books/Literary Enterprises/Popular) Pulp Vol. 179 #1

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  • Vol. 179 #2
    Ranch Romances (1924-1968 Clayton/Warner/Best Books/Literary Enterprises/Popular) Pulp Vol. 179 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 11 #1

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  • Vol. 1 #2

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  • Issue #374
    Reader's Digest (1922 Reader's Digest) 374

    Volume 62, Issue 374 - June 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 2 #3
    Real (1952-1967 Excellent Publications) Vol. 2 #3

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  • Issue #55
    Real Love (1949 Ace Magazines) 55

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    Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Too Shy for Love" art by Alice Kirkpatrick; "They Called Me a 'Tease'"; "Jealous of My Happiness"; and "Careless Kisses". "The Charm Corner: He'll Remember You..." text article reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #32, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #10, and "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #12, and reprinted as "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #75 and as "Short-Cuts to Glamour..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #4. "Love-Dazed" poem by C. H. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #63
    Real Screen Comics (1945) 63

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    "Dollars by the Score"; The Fox builds beehives. "Gran'ma's Corn Bread"; Tito and his Burrito take fresh corn bread to his Gran'ma. "Sky Rocket"; Flop trys to get rid of Sam. "The Stubborn Weasel" text story starring Sammy Squirrel. "Rare Recipes"; The Fox tries some rare and exotic recipes. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 19 #1
    Real Western (1935-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 19 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #119
    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 119

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

  • Issue #9
    Reggie (1950 Archie) 9

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    Summer 1953 Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #37
    Revealing Romances (1950-1970 Ace Publications) Magazine 37
  • Vol. 32 #8

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  • Issue #50
    Rocky Lane Western (1949) 50

    Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky tries to tame the infamous bronco Meteor, but even Rocky is unable to ride him until he confronts the men who killed his young master. When rustlers make repeated night raids that always fail, Rocky suspects they're up to something else. Rocky gets involved in the feud over a disputed lumber camp. Longhorn Killer; The Wrangler; Sage-Brush; Gopherface; Dee Dickens: Foul Fighting on Fair Grounds; Longhorn Masquerade; No Escape; Bronko Betsy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 33 #1

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  • Issue #34
    Romantic Adventures (1949) 34

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    Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Classic beauty Nina finds that most men are only after one thing, until she meets photographer Bob; A wealthy woman falls for a miner, but he hates her bourgeois lifestyle; Judy wants to marry the much older Vince, until she meets a handsome man her own age. Beauty Is a Curse; Stars in Her Eyes; Miner's Romance; Age Against Amour; Girl Alone; Rebound Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) 22

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    Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Waitress Helen finally gets a chance to make time with sailor Jay, but his friend Paul is always butting in. After her father's mortgage company is investigated, Bette feels the whole town has turned against her, including boyfriend Ricky. Laura goes on dates with handsome client George arranged by her boss, but her boyfriend Joe is going to find out sooner or later. Alias Mr. Cupid; Unspoken Love; Dizzy Daisy; The Heart Always Knows; I Was a Contact Girl; Sarcastic Sue. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton picked up the series a year later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #66
    Roy Rogers Comics (1948-1961 Dell (And Trigger, # 92 on) 66

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    Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. The Strange Man Hunt starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Albert Micale; Dr. Price, a top drawer atomic scientist, has disappeared. Outlaw's Legacy starring Roy Rogers, Bullet, and Trigger, art by the Al McKimson team; the grandpa of Joey is found dead and left a note to where his money is buried, and Roy and Joey set out to find it. Bullet Trails a Thief, art by Albert Micale. Birthday Present text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Chiquita text article. Post Grape-Nuts Flakes ad with Roy. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Vol. 6 #3
    Saga Magazine (1950 2nd Series) Vol. 6 #3

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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.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Saint Detective Magazine (1953-1967 King-Size) Pulp Vol. 1 #2

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  • Vol. 1 #4
    Science Fiction Plus (1952-1953 Gernsback Publications) Vol. 1 #4


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    "Nightmare Planet" a complete short novel by Murray Leinster, and "The Spiral Intelligence" by Frank Belknap long, plus "The World in 2046" a prediction by Hugo Gernsback.

    Volume 1 No 4. Front cover by Alex Schomburg. Back cover by Frank R. Paul and Tina. "Nightmare Planet" by Murray Leinster and "The Stolen Minute" by Pierre Devaux and H. G. Viot. Other stories by Harry Walton, Frank Belknap Long, and Lawrence E. Larkey. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, BW. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 11 #3

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    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.

  • Issue #16
    Secret Hearts (1949) 16
    Published Jun 1953 by DC.

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    Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She made her choice...but she'll never forget him! Don't miss..."Unhappy Choice"! Also featuring: "Wedding Wish"; "Love By Mistake"; and "Love Came Too Late"! Plus: Oddities in Romance filler. And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Secret Romances (1952) 14

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    Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. A woman's attempt at "husband-hunting" leads to a fight between two men. Housemaid Edna romances her employer's son, a returning soldier, in a story featuring some good-girl art. Glenn falls for Martha, but she doesn't know how to tell him she has a terminal heart defect. Love Finds a Way; Trail of Broken Hearts; Thrill of His Kisses; Doomed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 34 #1

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

  • Issue #115
    Sensation Mystery (1952) 115
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. 7" Cumulative spine split, cover detached and affixed with pieces of tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Phantom Castle!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Sy Barry; When Gloorie castle is transported from Scotland to the US, a stolen crown is hidden in the floor; Johnny Peril investigates and is confronted with three hooded henchmen posing as ghosts. Stairways of Destiny... half-page by Mort Drucker; Superstitions about stairways. How to Avoid a Witch! filler page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Account of precautious measures against confronting a witch. Vengeance of the Sea King!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs; Crew members impersonate Neptune and his sons to make a murderer come forward and confess his crime. Images of Death! filler page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Short feature about voodoo. The Half-Lucky Charm!, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs; A man comes into possession of a half good-luck charm and makes some strange experiences: He inherits half his uncle's estate and falls in love with a woman in a half-white and half-black costume, learning only half her name and address. Mystery of the Yoga text article, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Giant in the Swamp!, art by Murphy Anderson; Archeologist Steve Dexter discovers a hidden island of giant Indians and their gold treasure in the Okefenokee swamp in Georgia; He is being followed by three gangsters who attack and plan to rob him. A hermit comes to Dexter's rescue. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 9
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Bottom left corner is cracked.
    • Label #0992099003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The October Game, script by Ray Bradbury (original story) and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Jack Kamen; A madman who hates his wife dismembers his daughter and passes around her body parts to children in a darkened cellar on Halloween. Came The Dawn!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A man thinks that the girl he has met in the woods may be a dangerous escaped lunatic because she matches the description, but his girlfriend ends up meeting a grim fate as the latest victim of the true escapee. Surgery! text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; In a Police Hospital room, criminal Bat Parker, seriously wounded in a gunfight with the Police, needs a gangrene-laden leg amputated before he dies. The Meddlers!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; The folk of a small town attempt to drive away a doctor who is attempting to create life in a test tube. Carrion Death!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall (his first story for EC); A man handcuffed to policeman is trying to make his way through the desert on foot; He realizes that he has to separate himself from the body but has nothing sharp to cut off the dead man's hand with. One-page bio (with photo) of Ray Bradbury. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 215 #6
    Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 215 #6

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  • Vol. 1 #10

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