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Comic books August 1953

  • Issue #183
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 183
    Published Aug 1953 by DC.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.

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  • Vol. 127 #2
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 127 #2
  • Issue #11
    Adventures into Darkness (1952) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #1287285002
    • 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    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.

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    2 days left Auction Adventures Into Darkness 11 | VG- | Classic body in furnace cover | 1953

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  • Vol. 40 #5
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 40 #5


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  • Issue #6
    All American Men of War (1952) 6
    • 1 1/2" tear on front cover through first 5 pages. Water damage.

    "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.

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    $70 All-American Men of War #6 CGC GRADED 3.0 - Ghost Squadron-s - Devil Dog-story

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  • Issue #20
    Andy Panda (1953-1962 Dell) 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.

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  • Issue #28
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 28

    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.

  • Vol. 51 #6
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 51 #6


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    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.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Beyond Fantasy Fiction (1953-1955 Galaxy Publishing) Vol. 1 #2


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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.

  • Issue #45
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 45

    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.

  • Issue #67
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 67
    • Water damage.
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    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.

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    $15 Blackhawk #67 Quality Comics 1953 Fair
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  • Issue #718
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 718
    • Spine split 10%.
  • Issue #719
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 719
    • Cover Detached. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #721
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 721
    • Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #722
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 722
    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 97 #4
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 97 #4
    • Creasing. Edge damage. Soiling.

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

  • Issue #2
    Buck Duck (1953) 2
    Published Aug 1953 by Atlas.
  • Issue #50
    Buzzy (1944) 50
    Tags: Archie
    Published Aug 1953 by DC.
    • 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.

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  • Issue #16
    Cisco Kid (1951-1958 Dell) 16

    "The Stockmen of Longhorn" and "The White Masked Bandit." Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 110 A Study in Scarlet (1953) 1
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    A Study in Scarlet, 1st printing, Painted Cover. Sherlock Holmes stars in "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." Art by Seymour Moskowitz. Comic book adaptation of the classic detective story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson to the world. Issue also has an comic book adaptation of another Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and a text biography on Doyle and text stories on "Our American Heritage" and "Stories from the World of Sports." (HRN 111, with 8/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

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    1 day left Auction Classic Illustrated No 109,110 Published By Gilberton 1953

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  • Issue #125
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 125
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    • Oxidation, 1/2" cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The story of Frank Nash, called "the most successful bank robber in U.S. history," until the Kansas City Massacre. A convict has a change of heart during a breakout and saves a prison guard. The Hair-Raising Career of Massacre Mad Frank Nash; The End of the Line; Strange Criminals; Crime Oddities; The Case of the X-Rayed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) 18
    • 6" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Heavy cover tears.
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    Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Fall Guy for Murder," script by William Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by Johnny Craig; Harry calls in his good friend, best man and private-eye, Gregg Saunders, to investigate the sudden disappearance of his wife, Edith; He finds a clue in a murder mystery novel called "Fall Guy For Murder." "Juice for the Record!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Bill Elder; Seeing his only son involved with shady criminal elements, old Pop Martin tries to persuade his son to get away from that element and turn to decent pursuits; When he refuses and is shot by a crook that he supposedly swindled, Pop decides to record a confession implicating himself as the murderer of a crook giving Richie a hard time. "Eight Bar Rest," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; Sure that his counselor-at-law can get him off on a temporary insanity plea, Barney tells his attorney in the prison cell block how he was hired, along with fellow musician Ernie Treble, to play a gig at a local club; but Ernie was a fanatic for facts, and every time the duo broke into song, Ernie would bore Barney to death with facts. "Frozen Assets!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Lovers Mort and Helen, wanting to insure that Helen's husband (and thus her as well) would receive his aunt's $200,000+ inheritance, murder the husband and hide him away in a freezer, awaiting the aunt's death. "From Here to Insanity," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Reed Crandall; A homicidal maniac, having committed several murders of young women because they could identify him, takes up residence in an old woman's apartment in order not to be discovered by the police. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Dixie Dugan Volume 4 (1953 2nd Series Headline) 3

    Story by J. P. McEvoy. Art by John Striebel. Reprints of the long-running comic strip, featuring a former showbiz star who encounters adventure and, sometimes, romance. Dixie returns to her job with Ken to find out she's been replaced; worse, she must now share duties with her replacement, standoffish Barbara. Romantic drama between the three of them just complicates things further. But when Dixie's dad almost shoots Ken, things have totally gotten out of hand. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 30
    • Light staple rust.

    Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by Carl Fallberg and unknown. Art by Jack Bradbury and Paul Murry. Donald Duck is featured in "Pokerface Mine," "In the Wilderness" and "Daisy's Cousin"! Also: 1-pagers "First Reading," "The Escalator," "Horseless Carriage" and "Thirsty Nephews"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $8 Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #30 July-aug. 1953 Comic Book Golden Age

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  • Vol. 1 #4
    Dynamic Science Fiction (1952-1954 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    "The Duplicated Man" a complete novel by James Blish and Michael Sherman.

    Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. "The Duplicated Man" by Robert A. W. Lowndes (as 'James Blish & Michael Sherman'), "The Last Man in the Moon" by Charles Dye, "The Winning Losers" by Gene L. Henderson, and "No Greater Glory" by Donald A. Wolheim (as 'W. Malcolm White'). Illustrations by Paul Orban and Milton Luros. Approx. 7" x 10"; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 24 #4
    Everyday Science and Mechanics (1929-1976 Continental) Magazine Vol. 24 #4


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 10 #1
    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 10 #1


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    • Staple rust. 7" Spine split from base of book. Cover detached at one staple. Foxing. Soiling.

    Volume 10, Issue 1 - August, 1953. Bettie Page photo cover. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #207
    Famous Funnies (1934) 207

    Cover by Mike Roy. Stories and art by Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Stuart Hawkins, and Matt Christopher. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Tom Terriss, the Vagabond Adventurer, investigates rumors of a vampire in a Carpathian mountain village. Dickie Dare and Dan's rocket lands them safely back on Earth, but in the middle of a war zone. A series of short "True Heroic Stories," featuring real-life tales of wartime action. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; Express-Collect; No Higher Honor; Dry Run; Easley Does It; Eyes of the Hunted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4
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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    July-Aug 1953. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Evelyn Waugh, John Wyndham, Ralph Robin, William P. McGivern, H.L. Gold, Charles Larson, Ivar Jorgensen, Robert Terrall, and Robert Sheckley. Cover by Rupert Conrad. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #81
    Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) 81

    Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. At a restaurant, Bobby Bantam's uncle Forgetful Fogety accidentally claims a magician's magic-trick-laden coat. In the second and last appearance of "The Forest Folk," Gopher and Mole conspire to get maple sugar from Fox's maple trees to make Gopher's pie for the pie contest. Hoppy and Quick-Quack follow an ape stealing lollipops to a mystery at the waterfront. Funny Chicken; Bobby Bantam: Watch Your Coat; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Easy Money; Buzzy Bee; Kenny Kangaroo; Champ the Chump of Chimps: Stop, Luck, and Listen; The Forest Folk: Prize Surprise; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Mystery of the Last Licks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 44

    Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix oversleeps. Donny goes to the movies. A Perpetual Motion Machine actually makes everything ELSE move constantly, resulting in Felix and a cop in a frantic chase, as neither of them can stop running! Perpetual Motion; Cleaning Up; Flub; Low Score; Donny Boy; Kokey Koala. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #4
    Flirt (1947-1955 Whisper, Inc./Flirt^) Magazine Vol. 6 #4


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    • Centerfold detached. Soiling.

    August 1953. Painted cover by Earl Steffa Moran. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #249
    Flying Models (1928-2014 Fifty Crosswords) Magazine 249

    Volume 60, Issue 4 (Whole Number 249) - August, 1953. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #484
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 484

    Indicia title is "Zane Grey's RIVER FEUD (Rogue River Feud), No. 484." Facts about salmon and catching them with nets. Zane Grey's River Feud, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Morris Gollub; After an extended recuperation in an Army Hospital after a gun blows up in his face, Kevin Bell returns to his home town in the Pacific Northwest; He finds that Gus Atwell, who had served in the Army with Bell, has been spreading lies about him; His former fiancé spurns him and most of the townspeople shun him; After a confrontation with Atwell, Bell and his friend Garry Lord, a down-on-his luck fisherman, are forced to leave town; The pair go to the mouth of the river to await the salmon run; They have a series of good catches, but eventually run afoul of Red Mulligan, whose boats are fishing with illegal nets. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #486
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 486

    Official title in indicia is "Rusty Riley, a Boy, a Horse, and a Dog." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Dr. Quinn's Double, script and art by Frank Godwin; After an auto accident, a drifter steals the identity of Dr. Quinn, who is coming to work at the Miles Farm; The impostor becomes involved in a scheme by gamblers to inject thoroughbred "Big Blaze" with performance-enhancing drugs so that he will be disqualified after winning a big race. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features) newspaper strips from 1948-49. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #487
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 487

    Indicia title is "Rudyard Kipling's MOWGLI JUNGLE BOOK, No. 487." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli, script by Rudyard Kipling (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Morris Gollub; The story of Mowgli, a boy raised by a wolf pack and instructed in the ways of the jungle by Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Panther. Mowgli is threatened by the Bandar-Log (monkey people) and Shere Khan, a crippled tiger. Story is adapted in part from "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Kaa's Hunting" from the 1894 collection "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #488
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 488
    • Water damage.
    • Mold.

    Painted cover art. Tyrant of the North, script by Phil Evans, art by Jesse Marsh; John Carter rescues Dejah Thoris when she is kidnapped by Thurid and taken to the forbidden land of Okar in the polar icecap. The Fantastic Creatures of Mars filler page, art by Jesse Marsh; Introduction of three animals from this story, the legendary Apt, the Woola and the carnivorous Calot Tree. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $60 John Carter Of Mars F.C. #488 Sept 1953

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  • Issue #489
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 489

    Indicia title is "TWEETY AND SYLVESTER, No. 489." Tweety's Puddy Tat Trouble activity page. Tweety at the Zoo; Sylvester chases Tweety through various animal's cages at the zoo, narrowly escaping disaster each time. Snowbound in a Mountain Cabin; Tweety and Sylvester declare a truce; Granny takes the pair to a mountain cabin, but forgets to bring any food except for bird seed for Tweety. Chaos at the Golf Course. Mascot Spat; Sylvester is having a good time as mascot of a ship, but then Granny and Tweety come to visit. The New Pet Goldfish; Tweety has to keep Sylvester from eating Granny's new pet goldfish. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #490
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 490

    Indicia title is "Jungle Jim." Painted cover art. Map of Malaya with teaser for the Jungle Jim story. Through Devil-Devil Gorge, script by Paul S. Newman, art by William Overgard; Jungle Jim and Kolu brave jungle dangers to rescue an American professor and his son who are being held hostage in Malaya. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction Jungle Jim 1953 #490 Four Color DELL COMIC BOOK Decent Condition Torn Pages

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  • Issue #491
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 491
    • Centerfold coming loose at both staples.
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is "Max Brand's SILVERTIP, No. 491." Painted cover art. Map of the area where the story takes place, with teaser for the story. Silvertip, original story by Max Brand, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Silvertip meets up with Bandini, an old enemy, and another man is killed when Bandini tries to ambush Silvertip; Silvertip takes the dead man's horse back to his father to tell him of his son's death and finds himself in the middle of a deadly feud between the Mexican Casa Monterey and the gringo Drummon Ranch. Adapted from the 1933 novel "Silvertip" by Max Brand. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Frontline Combat (1951 Superior) Canadian Edition 13
    • Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover-to-cover hole punches with minor impact to story. Cover oxidation.
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    Canadian Edition. Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Jerry DeFuccio. Art by George Evans, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. Navy pilots take Panther Jets into combat. A medieval shepherd uses his trained hawk as a weapon when his father's castle is attacked. Air ace Frank Luke plays by his own rules once too often. Plus The EC "Artist of the Issue," focusing on George Evans. Pantherjet!; War Dance!; Symbols; Wolf!; Frank Luke! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    Funny Films (1949) 24
  • Vol. 19 #5
    Fury (1953-1964 Weider Publications) Magazine Vol. 19 #5


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    • Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage.

    Volume 19, Issue 5 - August, 1953. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 6 #5
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 6 #5


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    • Front cover detached 5%.
    • Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.

    August 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. Stories: "Mind Alone" by J. T. M'Intosh, "Diplomatic Immunity" by Robert Sheckley, "Stamped Caution!" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "We're Civilized" by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides, "The Trap" by Betsy Curtis, and "Minimum Sentence" by Theodore R. Cogswell. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #78
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 78

    Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Lazy-J Castle," art by Nicholas Firfires; Up in the Mesquite Mountains Dusty leads Gene to a huge stone castle, built by an old prospector friend of his; They find only horse thieves inside, and are invited to join them. "Death Rides the Bar-Q"; Cattle are dying off mysteriously, and Chuck Mills asks Gene for help finding the culprit. "Black Wolf Curse" text story, art by Tony Sgroi. "Beasley's Find," art by Tony Sgroi; When it's raining, Janey and Tommy finds Pete in the barn, and make him spin the yarn he promised, about the Cave of Silver. Gene Autry game ad. Wheaties ad featuring Stan Musial. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 17 #12
    Genii Magazine (1936) Vol. 17 #12

    "The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 17 # 12. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 40 pages on white paper stock. Bill Larsen photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

  • Vol. 12 #1
    Giant Western (1947-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 12 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #62
    Hello Buddies (1940's) 62
    • Water damage: Slight.

    August 1953. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cartoons by Joe Buresch, Henry Boltinoff and Frank Beaven. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 1 #3
    His World Magazine (1953-1954 Westridge Publishing Corp.) Vol. 1 #3



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    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive.

    Vol. 1, No. 3. August 1953. Men's adventure magazine. Articles, fiction, and humor. 8.25" x 11". 74 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

    • Water damage: Slight.