Comic books August 1953

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August 29, 1953. Adventure and humor comic strips, plus short text pieces. 9.75-in. x 13-in.; black and white; 12 newsprint pages.

Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Cover features Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring three untitled tales, plus an untitled story on the inside front cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Don't Wait for Me!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Russ goes off to fight in Korea, leaving his girlfriend Amy behind; Matt, an Army friend of Russ, visits Amy and says Russ hasnt written because he was wounded; Matt falls in love with Amy. "The Marrying Kind," pencils by Jack Kirby; 18-year-old Lucy decides to marry Bob, an older crew member shes just met on a cruise; Her older sister opposes the match, but when she meets the handsome ships captain she finds romance of her own. "Let's Go Dutch" advice article. "Cold Shoulder for Two!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos; Jerri and Patrice are both dumped by their boyfriends; Jerri falls into depression and her "continued morbid behavior" leads to "a state of collapse!" Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic advice column, pencils by Jack Kirby. "How Can You Pretend About Love!", art by John Prentice; Sherry and Jeff are engaged but shes adopted and wonders who her real parents might be; She thinks she might be of "aristocratic stock"; Her adopted parents give Jeff the address of Sherrys mother: she lives in a slum and is an aged slattern. "Love, Honor and Betray!", art by Bill Draut; Alans wife dies in childbirth and he is bitter; he leaves the child behind and goes to South America to work for 3 years; Alan returns and wants to claim Steve, but Jean is his legal guardian and wont give him up; Alan romances Jean and marries her so he can claim his son. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sol Brodsky cover. "Flash Foster and his High-Gear Hot-Shots!" (A) Ed Moline, "Cave-In" text story (2 pg), "Rex Lane Solver of the Supernatural" (A) George Tuska, "Ricky Steele The Idol of the Ring!" (A) Sy Barry, "Buzz Brand in the United States Army!" (W) Hank Chapman (A) Dick Ayers & Ernie Bache. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#60 on cover; Vol. 6 No. 12 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Al Eadeh?, John Prentice, Mort Meskin and unknown. Featuring: "So Charming - So False!" Plus: She brought him among her people...and he was willing to be one of them. But how could he live with the ugly truth that was part of their creed? Read..."His Wife's People!" Also featuring: "First Kiss!"; "Have Faith In Me!"; and the half-pager "Hey, Mindy! Ain't'cha Comin' Out?" Plus: A girl in a ladies specialty shop gets a gift of her own in the 1.5-pager "How Did You Meet Him?" Also: 1-page Nancy Hale article "Mama's Boy"! And: 1-page Charmaigne article "Live Longer"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.