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Comic books October 1953

  • Issue #9
    Racket Squad in Action (1952) 9
    • Water damage. 1" spine split from bottom. Cover loose at one staple.

    Cover art by Frank Frollo and Vince Alascia. Two Fisted Fix, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. Ten for Five, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani. Reverse Twist, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. Penny-Ante Saledman, art by Sal Trapani. The Catsup Racket text story. Letter Perfect, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. Sharp Salesman, pencils by John Belfi, inks by Sal Trapani. The Fake Bond Swindle, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. Watch Out for... the Hold-Out, art by Jack Alderman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 62 #1
    Railroad Magazine (1929 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Carstens) 2nd Series Vol. 62 #1


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    • Stick on back cover.

    Volume 62, Issue 1 - October, 1953. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 3 #1
    Real (1952-1967 Excellent Publications) Vol. 3 #1
    • 1" cumulative spine split.
  • Issue #67
    Real Screen Comics (1945) 67
  • Issue #123
    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 123

    Cover art by Bill George. Red Ryder story, Red chases after two cattle rustlers. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story. The Great Buffalo Massacre article by Fred Harman. Red Ryder story, Little Beaver finds evidence in the form of a bullet in a cake. Article on Indian schooling, art by August Lenox. Roping the Iron Horse article, art by August Lenox. Robin Roberts Wheaties ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Roy Rogers Comics (1948-1961 Dell (And Trigger, # 92 on) 70

    Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. The Ravening Pack starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; a whole family of Navajos have been killed by a crazy Indian. Burro Business starring Roy Rogers, Bullet, and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy and Bart are out tracking wild burros who may have killed a man. Bullet meets a Test, art by the Al McKimson team. Jeremy's Promise text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. The Tonyo Basin text article, art by August Lenox. Genuine Roy Rogers Button/Grape-Nuts Flakes ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $13 Roy Rogers #70: Dell Comics (1953) VERY GOOD/FINE 5.0
    4 days left Auction Roy Rogers Comics # 70 Photo cover Dell Comics 1953 3.5 VG

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  • Vol. 1 #6
    Science Fiction Plus (1952-1953 Gernsback Publications) Vol. 1 #6


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 1 No 6. Front and back covers by Frank R. Paul. "Freedom of the Race" by Anne McCaffery (1st published story) and "Strange Compulsions" by Philip Jose Farmer. Other stories by Thomas Calvert McClary, Jack Williamson, Eric Frank Russel, and Roger Dee. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, BW. Cover price $0.35.

  • October 1953. Cover art by Hannes Bok. Science Stories: "Hocus-Pocus Universe" by Jack Williamson, "Wise Guy" by R. J. McGregor, "Flight To Utopia" by Jan Tourneau and "Battle In The Sky" by Robert Moore Williams. Interior art by Hannes Bok, Michael Becker, Charles Hornstein, J. Allen St. John, Burdoff and Pierce. 5.25" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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    $18 Science Stories 1 ........... 4.5 ............ 1953 pulp, digest sized

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  • Issue #8
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1952-1959 Dell) 8

    Painted cover art. Canadian Mountie article, art by Till Goodan. Trail of a Killer; A mountie and one fur thief have been killed and the trapper Arkavok wounded; the one remaining killer escapes with Preston on his trail. The Ghost in the Window; The safe of the mining company has been busted, and some of the robbers head for the old haunted cabin on the Cliff Trail. The New Recruits; Old Walker and his grandson have witnessed the murder and robbery of Matt Johnson; the killer is arrested, but is busted from jail by a partner. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Spook (1954) 26
    Published Oct 1953 by Star.
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Long tears in front cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects The Mystery of the Three Dials and text stories. Top staple removed.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, George Peltz and Howard Larsen. Pre-Code horror comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A mobster executed by a mob boss returns as a vengeful spirit to stalk his gang. Explorers in Tibet find a ruby-like gem that functions as a gateway to the netherworld - but there are monsters on the other side. Reporter Larry Davis investigates reports of a gigantic creature in the forests of the frozen North. Face of Death; Jewel of Death; Sgt. Spook: The Mystery of the Three Dials!; Eyes of the Snake; Snow Ghost; The Mystery of the Catacombs; Invasion of Demons. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,300 Spook 26 CGC 5.0 L.B. Cole Zombie Face of Death! 1953 Suspense Mystery Star PCH

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  • Vol. 54 #1
    Star Western (1933-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 54 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 31 #1
    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 31 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Spine stress. 1 1/2" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 31, Issue 1 - October, 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Sam Merwin Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, Ed M. Clinton Jr., and Tom McMorrow Jr. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. Alex Schomburg cover. 6.5-in. x 9-in. trimmed format; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #33
    Straight Arrow (1950 Magazine Enterprises) 33
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover.

    Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow enlists his animal friends to save the Comanche chieftain from outlaws; Red Hawk's friend Wolfpaw goes into a downward spiral after he loses his lucky bear charm; Straight Arrow discovers that a stockade jailbreak could mean doom for his fellow Comanches. Kin of the Wild!; Jailbreak at Fort Danger!; Red Hawk: The Bear-Stick; Straight Arrow: Badman? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #84
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 84
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Glue on Spine of Cover. 7th Wrap Missing
    • Label #4358958006
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scratch on front of case; Scratch on back of case
    • Label #1970377003
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4163081005
    • Water spotting.

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Other Life, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman travels back in time and creates a new life for himself as a disc jockey. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. A Doghouse For Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Superman briefly becomes an alien's pet! Listen To the Cricket text article by Barry Havens. Lois Lane, Policewoman starring Superman, Cracker Moreau, and Silver Skene, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #95
    Suzie Comics (1945) 95

    Katy Keene back-up story by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4132266005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 7
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #7004007-AA-010
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Howard Rosenberger. Stories and art by Howard Rosenberger, Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A creature from the depths is summoned by the sound of a foghorn, in an early comics version of the classic Ray Bradbury story "The Foghorn." An arrogant lawyer believes he is so smart that he can trick the Devil himself. Harriet marries a decrepit old man for his money, only to learn that he's immortal and has placed a horrible curse on any man who loves Harriet. The Man Who Tricked the Devil; Die for the Beggar; The Beast from the Deep; Dinky. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Tell (1953-1955 Candid Magazines) Digest Vol. 1 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 1 #18
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 1 #18

    Volume 1, Issue 18 - October 5th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #20
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 1 #20

    Volume 1, Issue 20 - October 19st 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #21
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 1 #21

    Volume 1, Issue 21 - October 26th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    This Magazine Is Haunted (1951 Fawcett/Charlton) 13
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    Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Cover by Sheldon (Shelly) Moldoff. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Bud Thompson and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: A family curse haunts castle Tolchime. Oscar Tolchime, the last descendant, is trapped there and has to face the vengeful spirit of Lady Constance, who was put to death there 400 years before, in "The Tapestry of Tolchime" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Movie actor Jackson Blair makes his way to fame with the help of a witch's magic potion. When Blair breaks his promise to marry her in return, she makes his head disappear. In a final confrontation, Madame Dazong dies and Blair gets equipped with a new, horrible head in "The Man Who Lost His Head!" by Bill Woolfolk and Bud Thompson. Also: We accompany Warren Hopkins on his journey from his deathbed to the pearly gates. In between he takes over his body once more, giving his family a scare when he rises as a zombie from the grave in "Where Do We Go from Here?" And: Newspaper reporter Allen Drake is assigned to cover a scientific discovery: Professor van Bohm shows him proof of an alien invasion...and dies moments after. Drake has to run for his life, but everywhere he turns, the aliens are already in control in "The Formless Shadows" with inks by Thompson. Plus: 2-page text story "Dark Angel" written by John Martin, and 1-page stories "The Haunted Treasure" and "The Mystery of the Poltergeist"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,000 THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED #13 CGC 5.5 OW/WH PAGES // FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS 1953

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  • Issue #1N
    Three Dimension Comics Mighty Mouse (10/1953 2nd Printing) 1N
    • Original top staple missing. 1" Cumulative spine split. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • 2 1/2" cumulative spine split.
    • 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Glasses not included.

    Copy does not include 3-D Glasses. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Leonard Maurer. This is the second printing, October 1953, distinguished by its standard Golden Age size and glossy cover stock. The very first 3-D comic, published to coincide with the 1950s 3-D craze, features early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Mighty Mouse learns the "fire planet" Sola is on a collision course with Earth - but is it a natural disaster, or an invasion? The Terry Bears can annoy Papa twice as much, now that they have a boomerang. Two mice try to set a new speed record, with unintended consequences that only Mighty Mouse can deal with. Plus an explanation of how 3-D works, and instructions for using 3-D glasses. Mighty Mouse: Men of Sola!; Dimwit; Mighty Mouse: Jupiter Saboteurs; Terry Bears: Unexpected Return; Mighty Mouse: Jungle Dangers; Sourpuss; Terry Bears: Silence Please. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #2B
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 2B
    • Water damage.
    • Damaged non-manufacturer glasses included.
    • Top staple missing. Staple rust
    • Glasses not included. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Cover detached. 1" Spine split.

    Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. A mad scientist tricks the Stooges into test-piloting his rocketship to the moon. The Stooges are hired as store detectives to catch the thief known as The Chimp. Stunt performer Jeanie Steele goes on a location shoot in the jungle and danger follows, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Men in the Moon; Two Drips and a Droop!; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Stunt Girl; Pie-Rates Reward. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 10 #2
    Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 10 #2


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    Volume 10, Issue 2 - October, 1953. Painted cover by Billy Devorss. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #111
    Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 111

    Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Bertie Bird's Night Out"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Droopy 1-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    5 days left Auction Tom and Jerry #111 October 1953...ADVENTURES OF TOM TALE...GOLDEN AGE CLASSIC

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  • Vol. 13 #12
    Trains (1940 Kalmbach Publishing) Magazine Vol. 13 #12

    Volume 13, Issue 12 - October, 1953. 8" x 11", 78 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #3
    Treasure Chest Vol. 09 (1953) 3

    October 8, 1953

  • Issue #4
    Treasure Chest Vol. 09 (1953) 4

    October 22, 1953

  • Vol. 13 #3
    Triple Western (1947-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 13 #3


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 13, Issue 3 - October, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #197
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 33 #197
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
  • Issue #35
    Two Fisted Tales (1950 EC) 35
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4375463017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Special Civil War issue (Content Warning: Pro-Confederate narratives). Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines, and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, Wally Wood, Reed Crandall, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. General Robert E. Lee makes a desperate bid to stop the advancing Union army at Fredericksburg. At Memphis, the Confederate and Union Navies meet in battle on the Mississippi. Another Mississippi battle is for the city of New Orleans, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an illustrated map of the Civil War Battles of Fredericksburg, New Orleans, Memphis and Chancellorsville. Civil War Map; Robert E. Lee!; New Orleans!; Forrest!; Memphis!; Chancellorsville! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #157
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 157
    • Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Oxidation.
    • Mold and water damage.

    #157, 10/53, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, Pluto, Little Hiawatha, Grandma Duck in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part three of "The Secret of the Whirlpool." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips, and a two-page text feature "Timid Tommy's Lion." Story and art credits: unknown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $3 WALT DISNEY'S Comics and Stories #157 - Oct.. 1953 Centerfold missing
    $25 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #157, Barks Art, Fine-, 5.5, White Pages
    $26 Walt Disney's Comics & Stories # 157 VG/FN Dell Golden Age Comic Book 13 J839
    3 days left Auction Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #157 (Dell, 1953) Golden Age Carl Barks
    1 day left Auction WALT Disney's COMICS and STORIES #157 1953 Dell Barks Low Grade See Pictures

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  • Issue #7
    Web of Evil (1952) 7
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4369208021
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    Cover pencils by Jack Cole. "The Ship of Lost Souls"; The gambling ship "Hades" capsizes and dozens of passengers are killed inside the hull. "Hideout in Hell," pencils by Bob McCarty; The Bexer gang robs a bank and goes into hiding; They quarrel over the loot and two of them shoot each other. "The Strangling Hands," pencils by Jack Cole; Collector Noram comes into possession of the severed arms of Jean DArst, the infamous French strangler. "Drums of Doom" text story. "The Man Who Cheated Death," pencils by Charles Nicholas; John Blane turns 70 years of age and is obsessed with wanting to live forever; One of the researchers in his laboratories comes up with a liquid which will grant eternal life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Weird Fantasy (1951 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 21
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4349112003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "My Home" (art by Joe Orlando), "Saved" (art by Al Williamson with Roy Krenkel), "Planely Possible" (art by Jack Kaman), and "The Million Year Picnic" (pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder; based on the story by Ray Bradbury). Letters to the editor from comics writer Archie Goodwin and Bradbury praising "King of the Gray Spaces" in issue 19. Classic cover by Williamson/Frank Frazetta. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Weird Horrors (1952) 9
    • 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Gus Ricca, Bob Forgione and Lou Cameron. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In an evil old house, a couple finds a book of maps that can influence the real world, in a story with early art (and cover) by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tom finds a portrait of his great-grandfather in the attic and learns to his horror that the old man's spirit still inhabits it. An actor's valet murders his employer and takes over his life, but is haunted by his spirit. Map of Doom; Menace from Beyond; Gag Bag; Did He Die?; Comedy Column; The Return of Professor Black. Final issue under this title; series continues as Nightmare (1953 St. John) #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Western Ace High Stories (1953-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 9 #5
    Western Short Stories (1936-1957 Manvis-Stadium) Pulp Vol. 9 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 9, Issue 5 - October, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Whack (1953) 1
    Published Oct 1953 by St. John.
    • 3D glasses not included.

    Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer, and Dave Berg. Another Mad clone, this one produced by comics legend Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer of Tor fame; the first issue was in 3-D. Private nose Keyhole Kasey (who looks like Dick Tracy's half-brother) investigates after Protection Louie is found dead. In a spoof of funny-animal stories, with art by future MAD artist Dave Berg, Dirty Mouse is a gangster who's taking advantage of kindly Wilfred Wolf. Norman Maurer and comics legend Joe Kubert portray themselves in a self-deprecating look at the comics industry during the era of 3-D comics. Ghastly Dee-Fective Comics; Tales of the Wooly West Starring Hoot Man; The 3-D-Ts; The Mouse of Evil: A Case of the Jitters; A Grim Fairy Tale!; Lovely Love Comics. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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    $125 Whack #1 (St. John, October 1953) Golden Age, Rare, CGC QUALIFIED Graded (4.5)

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  • Issue #9
    Wild Boy of the Congo (1953 Ziff Davis) 9

    Painted cover. "The Jaws of Death", inks by Ernie Schroeder; Wild Boy saves a village from a march of killer ants. "Killer Leopard"; Wild Boy saves the village from a killer leopard and three escaped convicts. "The Big Hunt," script by Ed Silverman, pencils by Carmine Infantino; After being shipwrecked on an island, Joe is forced to be the prey in Count Selenka's hunt. "Monkey Business"; Two monkeys trick a rinoceros into charging a shipping container to break it open. "The Witch Doctor's Secret" text story. "The Oracle of Ikwani"; Wild Boy saves a tribe from two diamond hunters. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #2
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 9 #2


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    • Spine split 10%.
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 9, Issue 2 - October, 1953. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #21
    Witches Tales (1951 Harvey) 21
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4073590018
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, and Jack Sparling. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A businessman is haunted by the partner he had killed 15 years before. A man seeks revenge after his wife identifies her rapist. A couple gets a dark prediction in a Chinese restaurant. The Invasion; Blind Alley; Mother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes; Revenge; The Chase; Dead End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #8
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 7 #8