Comic books January 1953
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Published Jan 1953 by Columbia Publications.$22.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 3, Issue 5 - January 1953. Cover by Milton Luros. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Time Stops Today" by John Wyndham. Illustrations by Milton Luros and Paul Orban. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Jan 1953 by Standard Publishing.$14.00
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Volume 38, Issue 3 - Winter, 1953. 6.5" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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$5.60
The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby builds a self-driving lawnmower a century and a half early, but soon it's developed a mind of its own. Gabby sets out to expose land fraud in the local newspaper, but gets his beard stuck in the typewriter. Plus an educational strip featuring gun safety tips for young people. Favorite line this issue: "Tarnation! Dingbust this fool contrapshun! It's plumb trapped my whiskers!" Car Crazy!; Gabby Hayes Mows Them Down; Loco Lew; Gun Hints; Young Falcon: The Seller of Death; The Headline Hunter; Big Bow and Little Arrow: The Swami; Smokey Joe; King of the Peaks; Sports Champion. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton resumed publishing two years later with issue #51. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Galaxy Publications.$12.50
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Published Jan 1953 by Standard Comics.
- Full length spine split (taped from interior).
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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. Peter Pan comic ad. "Ghosts of the Modoc," art by Nicholas Firfires; Gene and Flappjack make a trip to the mountains, and run into a band of killers masked as Indian Ghosts. "The Big Joke," art by Tony Sgroi; Allie May and her brother, Jim, have inherited a ranch, but a neighbour is eager to get her sell out. He has not counted on Gene Autry, though. "Just Routine" text story starring Pony Express Rider Clint. "The Bad Luck Necklace"; Two bank robbers escape the posse and are returning to where they buried the strongbox, but an ancient Indian grave yield another find; Not a very lucky one. Daisy Air Rifles ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Comic book featuring stories focusing on famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autrys horse. Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Night Horse non-fiction story; How horses are used at night during a cattle drive. "Blizzard Bound," art by Morris Gollub; Ricky and Champion get caught out in a blizzard. "Two-Way Roundup," script and pencils by Morris Gollub; A couple of outlaws attempt to hide at the Flying A. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Famous Funnies.$9.00
Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Sid Couchey and Fran Matera. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A passerby rescues children from a house fire; A truck driver rescues car crash victims on two separate occasions; A teen babysitter and a heroic dog save a young girl from a tornado. The Battle; In Spite of His Wounds; Into the Valley of Death; Hero of the Highway; Smoke Eating Truckman; Never Say Die; When Seconds Count; Stop That Tank!; No Time to Lose; Fireman Save My Child; The Cyclone and the Baby Sitter; So That They May Live to Fight Again; Alert Driver; Flames Attack Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Picture Magazines.
Volume 8, Issue 11 - January 1953. Men's interest magazine containing editorials, comics and classic pinup photographs. Softcover, 8" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jan 1953 by Harwell Publ..
- INCOMPLETE. Missing half of centerfold, interrupts text and Death's Cargo stories.
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Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Thompson L. Bennett and others. Pre-Code horror comics by the talents at the Iger Shop. After concert pianist John's hands are severed in an accident, the mysterious Mr. Jones gives him a pair that plays beautifully - but they also compel him to kill. A strange world offers terrifying secrets. Notorious cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck is also the first of the influential "face" covers. Devil Claws; The Silent Clock; Death's Cargo; Forbidden World; The Thing from Out There. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$6.00
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Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Superior-Dynamic.$600.00
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Beast of Bedlam; a man fights for his soul against the forces of evil from out of the past. Miser in the Coffin; millionaire Thaddeus Crewe decides to take his wealth with him to the grave. The Missing Man text story. Terror in the Night. Blood on Her Lips; a man of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police braves winter climes to try and capture a trapper wanted for murder. Circus Toys and Big Top ad. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$60.00
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Cover art by Syd Shores. "Terror in Tombstone," art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is riding along the desert planes when he spots a stagecoach under attack by a band of outlaws; Kid Colt is unable to stop the outlaws from making the coach crash, but manages to force the outlaws to flee under the roar of his superior shooting skills; He finds that the passenger, a US Marshal, has been gravely injured; The Marshal tells Kid Colt that the town of Tombstone has been taken over by an outlaw named Yellowjack Gleason and his gang. "Two-Gun Justice" text story, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. "War Drums in the West"; Kid Colt is spending time with his Comanche friend Running Bear and his tribe, helping them hunt for game; When they arrive back at the Native village, they find that a rival brave named Howling Wolf was apparently unsuccessful at trapping any furs; He blames this ill luck on someone stealing his furs from the traps; Kid Colt, having no use for the pelts he helped catch, offers to give them to Howling Wolf. "The Outlaw," art by George Tuska. "The Hangman of Hutch Hill!", art by Ed Moline; A group of horsemen are stopped while attempting to pass through the town of Hunch Hill; They are stopped by a sentry guard who refuses to let them pass with their cattle without paying a toll of a dollar per head of cattle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Dell/Gold Key.$7.60
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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about Old Ben, a police dog from London, England. A Week End Away From School; Lassie, Rocky and Gerry go with professor Graham and his wife to their cottage to spend a weekend; They find the cottage occupied by Joesy and Greg, who are expecting Harry and the boss any minute. Lassie Helps Cupid; Lyda-Sue, a new student at Bixley Heath College, is persuaded by Cliff to go to the beach with Rocky to make Gerry angry; Lassie Plays a Part; Rocky and Lassie go to watch a rehearsal of the varsity play, causing Cliff to walk out; Gerry suggests Rocky as a substitute though he has only two days to memorize his part. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Capitol/Charlton.
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Cover art by Stan Campbell. "Law Breakers Suspense Story," art by Lou Morales; A short whodunit for the reader to solve. "Getting A-Head," art by Dennis Laugen; A man commits a murder but his dog keeps digging up the corpse. "D as in Death," pencils by Lou Morales, inks by Dennis Laugen; A man plots to kill his wife and his friend. "Two Minds as One" text story. "Yesterday's Murder," art by Stan Campbell; An old murder case is reviewed. "The Voice from the Deep!", art by Lou Morales; A man plots to kill his wife for the insurance money. "Death by Lantern Light," art by Frank Frollo; An engagement is cut short by death. "The Devil's Gun," art by Lou Morales; One gun is used in seven different murders. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by National Periodical Publ.
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Published 1953 (est.) by Amalgamated Press.$9.00
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Published 1953 (est.) by Amalgamated Press.$9.00
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Published 1953 (est.) by Amalgamated Press.$9.00
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Published 1953 (est.) by Amalgamated Press.
- Staples missing. Rust migration. Lateral spine tears.
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Published 1953 (est.) by Amalgamated Press.
- Staples missing (disintegrated). Lateral spine tear.
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$4.00
"Silver Foils the Trappers," "Silver Meets an Orphan of the Storm," "Silver Renews a Friendship," and "The Gray Raider." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Superior Comics.$27.00
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Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. Lone Rider learns that outlaws masquerading as guides (including the memorably named "Joe Revenge") are leading wagon trains into disaster. Swift Arrow's tribe faces the hostile Wolf tribe in battle, unless Swift Arrow can negotiate a peace. The Hermit gets a case of the creeps when he thinks he sees a ghost coach, but the truth is stranger still. Traitor's Trail; Swift Arrow: Tom-Tom Thunder; Darts of Death; Outlaw Horse; The Hermit: Haunted Horseflesh. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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LOONEY TUNES AND MERRIE MELODIES #135, 1/53 10c. Issue has untitled stories featuring Bugs Bunny, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Henery Hawk, Elmer Fudd and Daffy, Tweety and Sylvester, and Little Pancho Vanilla and Porky Pig in "Losers Weepers." Issue also has a one-page Bugs Bunny gag strip and a two-page text feature "An Exciting Christmas." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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$44.00
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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney and unknown. All she wanted...needed...was to be in Frankie's arms...always! Read..."I Was a Headline Girl" starring Jill Cameron, Mr. Everett, Mr. Holtzmeyer, Tom Lambert, Frankie Orchid and One-Eye Horton. Also featuring: "Wheel of Misfortune" starring Armando Conti, Beth Halliday, Patty Halliday and Pete Baker; "I Had a Guilty Conscience" starring Anita, Captain Fred McCay, Mrs. McCay, Pete Wallace and Sandy McKay; and "Believe in Me" starring Johnny Miller, Joyce, Mr. Hoyt, Martha Hoyt and Mrs. Miller. Plus: 1-page text story "The Right Man" starring Chet Webster, Ed Marks, Jack Brigham, Jim Spence and Sandra Spence. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Lovelorn (1950) #33Published Jan 1953 by American Comics Group.$20.00
Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A female forest ranger tries to attract the attention of the guy in the next fire-watch tower over; Women must protect their reputations from busybodies and gossips; A flight attendant is attracted to a handsome passenger, but rules forbid fraternization. A Man's World!; Kissing Takes Know-How; A Girl's Reputation; One More Chance; Flattery Will Get You Nowhere!; By Cupid; Music In The Night; Flirting Forbidden! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Mercury Publications.$11.00
View scansJanuary 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Fantasy and Science fiction stories: "The Big Holiday" by Fritz Leiber, "The Footprint" by Mabel Seeley, "Perfect Creature" by John Wyndham, "The Mask of Demeter" by Martin Pearson and Cecil Corwin, "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright, "When the Devil Took the Professor" by Kurd Lasswitz and translated by Willy Ley, "The Last Magician" by Bruce Elliot, "The Isle of Voices" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Joy Ride" by William Campbell Gault, "What Shadows We Pursue" by Russell Kirk, "The Chocolate Coach" by Doris Gilbert. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Male (1950-1981 Male Publishing Corp.) Vol. 3 #1$50.00
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View scansVolume 3, Issue 1 - January 1953. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jan 1953 by Marvel/Atlas.$33.00
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Man The Beast HC (1953) #1-1STTags: CartoonPublished Jan 1953 by Little Brown and Company.$7.20
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1st Printing - Cartoons by Virgil Franklin Partch (aka, VIP). 9 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in. Hardcover, 64 pages, B&W
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Published Jan 1953 by Crestwood Publ..$80.00
View scansVolume 1, Issue 2 - January, 1953. 8.5" x 10.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Master Detective (1929 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 45 #5Published Jan 1953 by MacFadden Publications.
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$6.00
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Volume 45, Issue 5 - January, 1953. 8.5" x 10.5", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 48 #3$3.30
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$2.50
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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- Cover oxidation.
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Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Daisy and Iggy back-up. Chili back-up. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Air Age Inc..$40.00
View scansArticles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Modern Man (1951-1976 PDC) Magazine Vol. 2 #7Published Jan 1953 by Publisher's Development Corporation.$29.00
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Published Jan 1953 by Tous les Mercredis.$24.00
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French language movie magazine. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.
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$2.50
52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Jan 1953 by Popular Publications.$45.00
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View scansCover art by Irv Novick. Battle Flag, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bernard Sachs. Killer Sub, script by Hal Kantor, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Last Laugh, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Eugene Hughes. Kid Private, script by David Kahn, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Standard Comics.$375.00
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Cover art by Jack Katz. Hades Highway, art by Jack Katz; Road worker Carter murders his colleague and buries him using a steamroller; He is haunted by a tar-covered black ghost and slowly drifts into insanity; When Carter kills another person, he is finally arrested and regains his peace of mind. The Plant of Doom, art by Rocco Mastroserio (as Marcus Rocke); Explorer kills his rival and breeds a flesh-eating plant out of his remains. No Trespassing text story by H. Hendryx. The Fangs of Fate!, art by Rocco Mastroserio (as Rocke); Dr. Kissack runs a snake farm; When threatened by a neighbor, Kissack kills the man and disposes of the body as snake fodder. General Moulton and the Devil, art by Ross Andru; Moulton bargains with Satan to make him a rich man. When he gets too greedy, the devil withdraws the fortune but insists on the general's soul. The Ugliest Man in the World, art by Jack Katz; Actor Ron Carney is challenged to come up with a horrible make-up for his next horror movie. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$9.60
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- 4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust.
Art by Art Bartsch and others. Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. An infant with super powers arrives on Earth, and unfortunately, Heckle and Jeckle are the ones who find him. The Terry Bears get a new chemistry set, much to Papa's regret. Dinky tries to convince Rudy the Rooster of the value of his crackpot inventions, and gets his chance when a hungry fox comes along. Heckle and Jeckle: The Mighty Stranger; Dinky; Sourpuss; Little Roquefort: The "Stuffed" Mouse; Terry Bears; Dimwit; Gandy Goose: Gandy's Kite; Dinky: Inventing Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: ArchiePublished Jan 1953 by Archie Publications.$29.00
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Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "Kiss and Yell!"; Veronica's mad at Archie because she thinks he has been unfaithful; Archie confirms her suspicions when he shows up at her house with his face covered in lipstick. "The Losing Battle"; Jughead kisses Judy and ends up breaking her heart. "Suit Yourself," pencils by George Frese; Ferdie and Gregory fight over who will take Suzie to the dance. "Handle With Care," art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur helps Laurie with her father's traveling arrangements. Pep Puzzle Page with Archie and Jughead. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene and Randy go on a double date with K.O. and Gloria. Katy Keene paper doll by Bill Woggon. "Spell Bound," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants to learn how to spell and ends up thinking that a spelling bee has something to do with a bee hive. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Famous Funnies.$23.00
View scanCover photo of Suzan Ball and Anthony Quinn from the movie "City Beneath the Sea." Stories and art by Jack Berrill, Ben Thompson, Bill Walton, Harold LeDoux and Sam Burlockoff. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Elaine fears for her diver boyfriend after a previous boyfriend died while diving; Profiles of film legend Anthony Quinn and actress Suzan Ball; Suzie is torn between two pilots working for her air-taxi service in the Canadian bush. She Flew Towards Danger; Be True to Your Heart; Beyond Redemption; A Life of Her Own; The Best Automobile Sticker of 1952; Anthony Quinn "Our Cover Man"; Suzan Ball "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Fiction House.
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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Rudy Palais, Saul Rosen, and Art Saaf. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Reprints most of issue #20: The Red Comet battles the Slasher and his gang of space hijackers; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron set out to rescue Rika from the Outer Venusians; Flint Baker squares off against mad scientist Dr. Worr to save Earth. Some images used in Parade of Pleasure (a Seduction of the Innocent-type anti-comics book). Mars, God of War; The Red Comet; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Flint Baker. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1953 by Fiction House.$48.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.
$32.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
This issues highlights: "Design for Great-Day" A novel by Eric Frank Russell, and "War Drums of Mercury Lost" a short story by John W. Jakes,
Volume 5, Issue 10 - January, 1953. Cover by Allen Anderson. "Oh Mesmerist from Mimas!" by Roger Dee. Other stories by Erick Frank Russell, John W. Jakes, Stanley Whiteside, and Bryan Berry. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Wally Wood. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Jan 1953 by Better Publications.$67.00
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$54.00
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- Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Jan 1953 by Popular Mechanics Co..$63.00
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Published Jan 1953 by Popular Science Publishing Co..
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America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 286 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.