Comic books July 1953

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July 30, 1949. UK weekly film magazine. Lena Horne cover. Article on "Sunset Boulevard" prior to release. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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July 30, 1949. UK weekly film magazine. Lena Horne cover. Article on "Sunset Boulevard" prior to release. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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Volume 6, Issue 1 - July, 1953. Cover and art by Kelly Freas. Stories by Gordon Dickson (as Dickson Gordon) and Stanley Mullen. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 61, Issue 2 - July, 1953. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 2 #4 - July 1953. Adventure, sports and war fiction plus illustrated articles. Includes "The Wizards of Quiz" by Mort Weisinger. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Untitled stories: Red Ryder (2), plus Little Beaver and Auntie Duchess back-ups. Cover price $0.10.

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April, 1953. Cover by Ed Emsh. Stories: "The Quest of Quaa" by H. A. DeRosso, "Jackrogue Second" by John Jakes, "The Idols of Wuld" by Milton Lesser, "Welcome, Voyagers" by Hubert J. Bernhard, "This World is Condemned" by Ward Botsford, "The Haters" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tries to find out why Army Captain Berry hates the Arapahoe, before he can succeed in starting a war with the Native tribe. Rocky must figure out who's planning to murder a rancher, and why they're sending mysterious messages to his friends. Dee Dickens starts a conversation with his barber about how much he hates chatty barbers. Trail Detective; Arapahoe Prisoner; Old Smokey; Bronko Betsy; Dee Dickens: The Closest Shave on Record; The Alibi; Murder and Marriage; Sagebrush; Gopherface. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Deadly Ranch starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Mr. Sayward sells his ranch to three different people, two of whom die. Bullet Convicts a Criminal, art by Albert Micale; The banker stages a robbery of his own bank and blames it on an Indian. Lost Cabin Gulch starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Genius at Work text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Roy Rogers Ranch Set/Post Cereal ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. A talkative railroad official comes to town and everybody wants to bribe him for their own benefit, but maybe he's not who he claims to be. Lash LaRue warns a fort of an impending Native attack, in a story with art by Doug Wildey. Monte Hale tries to help Curly regain his will to live after his face is horribly scarred in a thresher accident. Sheriff's Secret; Hopalong Cassidy: The Bribe; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: Thunder Cloud's Revolt; Monte Hale: Tragedy on the Bar 50; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Rocky Lane: Flight to Nowhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Clark Mason, Spy Fighter stars in "Death Rides the Moscow Express," "Corpse in Caracas," and "Top Secret" (art on all three by Mac Pakula). Back-up story, "Spy List!" (art by Ed Moline). Two-page text story, "Day of Fear." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 7 - July 1953. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Leonard Starr. The Lucky Squad, art by Leonard Starr. The Flag and the Fort, art by Fred Ray. The Fighting Hick, art by Jim McArdle. The Girl They Left Behind, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #258 - July 1953. True crime magazine, illustrated with period photographs. 8.25" x 11.25", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Captain Comet stars in "The Lady or the Tiger-Man." Other stories include "30th Century Coin Collector," "The Space Hermit," and "The Star Oscar!" (art by Frank Giacoia). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Golden Skeletons"; A cemetery caretaker and his wife discover that the cemetery's skeletons have turned to gold; They take them to their house and grind them into gold dust. "One Second to Live"; A convicted murderer relives his life in the second of his hanging; He sees his mother murdered and his discovery that his father was the murderer. "Fatal Proof" text story by John Martin. "No Escape from Evil"; A woman marries an old man for his money; She pushes him off a cliff. The old man although dead returns to kill the widow's new boyfriend. "Devil's Festival"; The village of Walpurgen in Austria, destroyed by Turks, reappears every 100 years; An American couple chances upon it, sees hangings, torture and stonings, and is almost burned at the stake. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 7 - July, 1953. Art cover by Al Hirschfeld. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Deep Blue Sea" by Terence Rattigan, "Gentleman Still Prefer Blondes" by A.E. Hotchner, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Forgione. "Mardu's Masterpiece," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; Etienne Mardu, Parisian art painter, gains success by painting with blood. "The Road to Madness," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Vince Alascia; The sadistic and ruthless collector of gems, Francisco de Cobra, hears about the world's largest diamond; He travels to the Amazonian jungles to get his hands on the item. "The Skull Stretchers" text story. "Operation Massacre," script by Carl Memling, art by John Belfi; Madman Marko controls an army of robots by pure thought; On his way to world domination he makes one fatal mistake. "The Dead Man's Hand," script by Carl Memling, art by Bob Forgione; A cruel master pianist is killed by his wife and her lover; The maestro's hand, however, returns. This issue is mentioned in "Seduction of the Innocent" (by Fredric Werthem) pg. 388 & illo "Stomping on the face is a form of brutality which modern children learn early." 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi tries to catch a nap at the beach, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Curly Kayoe observes many strange traditions in his friend Pepito's country, but when he meets Rosario the female boxer, he can't believe his eyes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Back Home Again; The Captain and the Kids; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Pine Woods Story"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Eadeh, Manny Stallman, and John Giunta. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Practical jokers have fun and games scaring each other, until one of them gets his brain knocked out. A history of all the horrible things that have happened on a Monday. A man named Noah builds a boat to escape his nagging wife, in the hilariously titled "Noahs Arg-h!" Big Joke; Murder for Sale; Why We Call It Blue Monday; Noahs Arg-h!; A Rose Is a Rose; The Big Idea; Man Made Monsters; The Trial. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lillian knocks out a would-be rapist, then wonders if she's an accidental murderer after reading press reports of his death. During Korea, Army nurse Trudy gets a chance for revenge against the commander who caused a friend's death, but falls in love with him instead. Amnesia separates a man from his daughter. Was I Branded?; I Wanted Happiness; I Deceived My Love; Summer Holliday; I Was Alone; X-Ray of Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 68, Issue 6 - July 1953. Cover by Ozzie Sweet. Photos and articles focusing on the American life. "High School Thrill Marriage," "How To Dress Your New Baby." 120 pages. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Harry Anderson, Gene Colan, Reed Crandall, Bill Walton, Mike Sekowsky, and Jack Abel. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of writer Ray Bradbury with a photo. "Easel Kill Ya!", script and art by Johnny Craig; A lonely, unappreciated artist was going to jump from a bridge when a car slammed into a barrier, and from the crumpled wreck a woman staggered out. "A Peach of a Plot!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Lieutenant Dolan looked at the roots of a peach tree that held the corpse in its roots, and ordered the corpse and tree be taken in for an autopsy. "One Shot" text story. "The Lake," script by Ray Bradbury (plot) and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Joe Orlando; Years ago, a little boy and his young girl friend, Tally played at the beach building sand castles together; One day, Tally swam out into the water and drowned. "One Good Turn," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Jennifer has a husband who has been paralyzed; She tells him about killing miserable people to make them happy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Feldstein. "For Us the Living," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; Dr. Cromwell tells the F.B.I. that he came from an alternate timeline. "I, Rocket," script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), pencils by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta, inks by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; A very expensive new rocketship, once built for war and now rusting away, relates the story of her glory with Captain Lamb in charge, but also of treachery aboard ship, which the rocket secretly dealt with. "Discovery" text story. "Conquers All!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; As a prelude to an invasion of the Earth, an infiltration rocket from a far distant world is sent to the Earth to examine, estimate, judge and report back to their leaders. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. "The Automaton," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Loathsome" (art by Wally Wood); "50 Girls 50" (art by Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel), "Surprise Package" (adapted from a story by Ray Bradbury, "Changeling"; art by Jack Kamen), and "The Reformers" (art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $135.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

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July 1953. Last pulp format issue. Cover by W. H. Silvey. Horror and supernatural fiction by David Eynon, August Derleth "The House in the Valley", Richard Matheson "Slaughter Huse", Glen Malin, Lyn Venable, Joseph Payne Brennan, Paul Ernst, and Nictzin Dyalis. Illustrations by Joseph Eberle, Virgil Finlay, Vincent Napoli, Anthony Di Gianurrio, and Jon Arfstrom. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Alberta Tewks, Alvah Null, Edwin Green, Kenneth Landau and Rudy Palais. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. Louella is accused of murdering her fiance and sent to an asylum, in a story with some weird, hallucinatory art by Rudy Palais. A man reveals how he tried to poison a romantic rival. A man murders his wife because of her obsession with quiz shows, and winds up on a hellish game show of his own. Also featuring a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck promising "shrunken skulls, decapitations, cemeteries, murders." Die; Cemetery; The Wizard; Waterfront; A Devil of a Racket; Decapitation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - July, 1953. Comical, non-nude pictorials. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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(A-1 Comics #94) Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #94. Dan Brand, a white man adopted by the Catawba tribe, battles alongside American Revolutionary forces as White Indian. This issue collects his early adventures from Durango Kid (1949 ME). Exiled from Philadelphia and accused of murdering his fiancee, Dan becomes White Indian after being taken in by Catawba chieftain Great Eagle; Dan protects a group of settlers by helping them build a floating fort, in a story by legendary artist Frazetta and iconic writer Gardner Fox; While guiding a wagon train through the mountains, Dan is torn between returning to the life of the settler or remaining with his tribe. White Indian; Blood on the Frontier!; The War of the River!; Brothers of the Wilderness. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 5 - July, 1953. 5.5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00 Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Heavy water damage. 3/4" Spine split from top. Chew.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Punchy the boxer gets into a fight with a squirrel over an acorn - but that is one tough squirrel. So tough, in fact, that his manager puts him in the ring. Atomic Rabbit pursues The Disappearing Bandits. In a wordless story, Reynard the Fox gets all dressed up for his new job, only to find that it's in road construction. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion; Atomic Mouse and the Armored Car; Atomic Rabbit: The Disappearing Bandits; Nip the Cat; Reynard the Fox; Leon the Lyin Lion: Big Stuff; What!!! No Elephants? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.