Comic books August 1953

5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 100 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. While on safari, the boys meet jungle girl Tawana, who rescues them from poachers. This story features some good-girl art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find the stolen Jade Idol. So Near and Yet Safari!; The Case of the Idle Idol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $450.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1252667010

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Perfect Plot to Kill Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Stamp of Doom starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art Ed Smalle. How to Spend a Summer Week! starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art Win Mortimer. The Showboat of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art Jim Mooney. The Jinx Saddle starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Two Clark Kents starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan. The Aqua-Cop of the Sea starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. How to Spend a Summer Week! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Impossible Deliveries starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The King of the Ivory Raiders starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Mission From the Grave" art by Mike Sekowsky; "Rider in the Storm" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #4 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #2-1ST; "The Finger of Guilt" art by John Celardo, reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #16; "Trophies of Doom" art by Nick Cardy, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent 3-D (1985) #2, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #8, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #3-1ST; "The Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz; and "The Bread of Madness". "Call of the Werewolf: Jody Had a Date with the Dentist, But a Nightmare Preceded It..." illustrated text story by Jim Hendryx. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Russ Heath, Paul Reinman, Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, Paul S. Newman, Chuck Winter, Bill Benulis, and Jack Abel. Weird tales of horror and suspense—prepare yourself for Adventures into Terror! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Breakthrough, art by Harry Lazarus. Five Found Death, art by Art Gates. The Vengeance of Oswald Foop, inks by Lin Streeter; Sam Catlett, a ventriloquist, steals an ancient Egyptian puppet and uses it as his dummy, but the dummy has plans of its own. The Demon Master, pencils by Pete Riss. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Art Gates, Al Camy, Lin Streeter, Pete Riss, and Ken Bald. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Myron Fass, Sam Kweskin, Stan Lee, John Romita, Jim Mooney, John Forte, and Matt Fox. These tales of horror, sci-fi, and suspense will take you on Adventures into Alien Worlds! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $9.50 Water damage. Cover detached.

Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob convinces Mrs. Peabody to finance him as a cross-channel swimmer. House ad for DC's Editorial Advisory Board. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob continues his pretense of being a cross-channel swimmer on a passenger ship to England. Comic strip ad for Joe Lowe Corporation's Popsicles, art by Sam Glankoff. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Mrs. Peabody forces Bob to swim. Honey in Hollywood one-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Entertainment news column giving the scoop on Hank Williams, Jackie Gleason, and Arthur Godfrey. 44 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"Secret of the Lost River!" After a cave-in, Rex rescues Danny Dennis and his friend Sue from a bear and a bat. Also includes: "Monkey Business on the Briny Deep!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Trail of the Striped Terror!" (starring Rex); and "Hunting Dogs." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Irwin Hasen, inks by Sy Barry, Joe Giella, and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Kane and Barry. Cover price $0.10.

Italian comic book series starring Donald Duck. Cover and art by Giuseppe Perego. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 36 pages, PC/BW.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $43.00 View scans Cover detached at original staples. Staples added (not manufacturing). 5" Tear in back cover.

"Jungle Killers," "Operation Tall Tales," "Devil Dogs of Chateau Thierry" (pencils by Gene Colan?), and "Ghost Squadron." Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Irv Novick. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, Joe Giella, Bill Woolfolk, Gene Colan, Joe Giella, Irwin Hasen, Nat Barnett, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.40

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.40

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.20

Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Stories by Carl Fallberg and various. Art by Lynn Karp. Featuring three untitled tales, plus 1-page untitled stories on the inside front cover and the back cover! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken and Mr. Clutchit! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 15% Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 337, Issue 2 - August, 1953. This issue with a true crime article by Erle Stanley Gardner. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

August 1953. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. In this issue: Ansel Adams; life among the Hopis; Charles M. Russell art; and more. 9-in. x 12-in.; part color, part black and white; 40 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans

Volume 5, Issue 2 - August, 1953. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $500.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case Label #3761915004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Age Before Beauty, art by Sid Lawrence; A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. No Evidence!, art by Louis Ravielli; A communist spy who steals state secrets by swallowing them and then getting his stomach pumped swallows a concentrated atomic energy capsule which burns a gaping hole through his belly. The End of the World!, art by Al Eadeh; An alien pacifist attempts to disguise himself as an earthling and warn the president of impending alien attack, but fails. Death Where is thy Sting, art by Don Perlin. The Hidden Planet!, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $2.50

Add to cart Good $2.50

Aug 1953. Volume 50, Issue 6 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Poul Anderson, Chan Davis, Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, Lee Correy, and Richard Ashby. Illustrations by Stockwell, Miller, Orban, and van Dongen. Article on steel. Cover by van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

(A-1 Comics #85) Cover by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Dick Ayers and Frank Bolle. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #85. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Steve Brand, secretly the Durango Kid, is suspected of being Deadshot Jones, a sniper who is terrorizing the town; Bad-girl art as bandit queen The Wildcat tries to convince Redmask to help plan her robberies; Straight Arrow meets the Hunter, a big-game hunter who's started hunting humans. The Lair of the Wildcat; The Hunted; Last Stand of Deadshot Jones; The Ghost Stagecoach! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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September 1953. Cover by Richard Powers. Fantasy stories: "The Wall Around the World" by Theodore R. Cogswell, "The Dream Makers" by Robert Bloch, "The King of the Elves" by Philip K. Dick, "Wire-Haired Radical" by Joseph Shallit, "Can Such Beauty Be?" by Jerome Bixby, "Talent" by Theodore Sturgeon, "A Little Pile" by M. C. Pease, "How Do I Do?" by John Wyndham, "And Not Quite Human" by Joe L. Hensley, "Kid Stuff" by Isaac Asimov and "The Goddess On the Street Corner" by Margaret St. Clair. 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A man hypersensitive to color is driven to murder for a cure, in a creative, oft-reprinted story. A boxer regains his confidence in the ring after drinking a mysterious potion. Also, superstitions about birds and animals from around the primitive world. Terrific pre-psychedelic cover by Howard Nostrand. Colorama; Lynch Mob; Knockout; I.O.U. One Body! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $39.50 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall, Dick Dillin and unknown. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Death Rides the Guided Missle" with art by Reed Crandall; "The Weapon of Doom"; and "Who Is the Future Fuehrer?" with pencils by Dick Dillin. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "Dedication to Death"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $130.00 View scans Creasing. Edge damage. Soiling.

Volume 97, Number 7 - August 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Robert Martinott, Kenneth Landau and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen use Egghead's new ventriloquism to set a trap for Iron Jaw. A comics biography of Cuban boxing legend Kid Gavilan. With help from the traitorous Arnold, Claw captures the Rocketeers and tries to force them to reveal Earth's defense plans. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Horses Don't Lie; Kid Gavilan; Rocky X: The Claw's Revenge; The Telemeter--Forerunner of the Push-Button Age; Crimebuster: The Kickback. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories by unknown. Art by Al Wenzel, Charlie Tomsey and Dan Loprino. Featuring these A True Love Story tales: "I Was the Other Woman"; "Fight for Your Love"; "Too Many Tears"; and "I Paid for My Mistake"! Plus: "Do You Need Advice?" letters page by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - August, 1953. Men's interest digest with stories of war, science, and crime, as well as many full pages dedicated to tasteful pin-up photography. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art and cover by Bill Wenzel. Adult cartoons and jokes. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in. 94 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Superman mentioned on cover.

Cover art by Graham Place. Get a Box Seat to Nature's Wonders public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Buzzy tries to get a job as a bill collector. The Birthday Present, art by Graham Place; Susie gets Buzzy two ties for his birthday and then gets mad every time he isn't wearing the other one. Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, C.C. Beck, Jack Bowler and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Riddle of the Space Reds" by Otto Binder and Kurt Schaffenberger; "The Queen of Spies" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Jack Bowler (Delura introduction); "The Vampire Burglar" with story by Bill Woolfolk and pencils by C.C. Beck; and "The Thief from the Past" by Bill Woolfolk and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Secrets of Success"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Miniature Menace" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.