Comic books August 1953

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.

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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.

UK reprint. 28 pages, B&W, 6.75"x 9.75", 6D cover price.

28 pages, B&W, 6d cover price.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. In her first appearance, Witch Hazel magically removes Casper's ghostly powers. Casper gets lost in an orphanage, in a story based on Casper's 1951 animated cartoon "Boo Hoo Baby." Casper meets a crazed scientist who takes him McFlying back and forth through time. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Witch Is Which; The String; Spooky, the Tuff Little Ghost; Lost and Foundling; A Dog's Life; Puzzle Page; Baby Huey: Carnival Fun; The Time Machine. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - August 1953. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. This issue features articles on Tony DeSpirito, a record breaking Horse Jockey, The Underworld of Sex, and the One Trick You Need for Self-Defence! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. Cisco and Pancho find a town where the cattlemen and sheep herders live in harmony. But that's because they've joined forces to keep would-be farmers from homesteading on their lands. The White Masked Bandit targets trains, and dares the law to catch him. Plus fun facts about stampedes. Another dynamic painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Stampede; The Stockmen of Longhorn; The White Masked Bandit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - August 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on war and adventure stories, along with buxom beauties. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Aug. 7, 1953. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity. "A Car That Drives Itself" article in 1953. Adrian Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story entitled "The Adventure of the Demon Angels." Tom Lovell illustration. Tyrone Power, Eva Gabor, Charlton Heston and Alan Ladd for Camel cigarettes. 10.5" x 13.75", 74 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Aug. 21, 1953. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Elizabeth Taylor's baby with husband Michael Wilding. New Sherlock Holmes story by Adrian Conan Doyle entitled "The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby" with an illustration by Robert Fawcett. 10.5" x 13.75", 74 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Four stories; all art by Davy Berg (better known as Dave Berg from his work with MAD magazine). Cover price $0.10.

August 1, 1953. Comics (Robin Hood, humorous strips) and short text pieces. 9.75-in. x 13-in.; 12 newsprint pages.

August 8, 1953. Comics (Robin Hood, humorous strips) and short text pieces. 9.75-in. x 13-in.; 12 newsprint pages.

August 15, 1953. Comics (Robin Hood, humorous strips) and short text pieces. 9.75-in. x 13-in.; 12 newsprint pages.

August 29, 1953. Comics (Robin Hood, humorous strips) and short text pieces. 9.75-in. x 13-in.; 12 newsprint pages.

Reprints from Warfront #5 in black and white. Includes the stories "Secret Mission," "I Killed That Boy," "Headline Happy" and "The Letter." Australian Edition. 7-in. x 10 3/4-in., 24 pages, black and white.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Lee Loeb, Paul Parker and H. T. Elmo. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. A middle-class girl falls for wealthy banking heir Johnny, but he only has eyes for her rich friend Emily. How some of the stranger modern marriage customs originated. Lynn is wooed by Bill after losing her first husband, but when her mother falls ill, Lynn learns Bill's true nature, in a story originally printed with the more lurid title "My Two Wedding Rings." My Jealous Heart; Origin of Marriage Customs; Was I Bad??; Romanswers; I Suffered For Love. Actually the final issue under this title; issues #11-14 were printed before issue #4. Series continues as Confessions of Romance (1953) #7. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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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.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition - Volume 1, Issue 7 - August 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on Military, Politics, celebrities and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition - Volume 1, Issue 8 - August 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on Military, Politics, celebrities and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and Norman Maurer. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys help a boy and his dog search for his father in the frozen Arctic wastes. Dilly Duncan's antics ruin his father's chances of joining a country club. The backup historical strip "American Heroes" includes Robert Fulton, Lewis & Clark, Thomas Jefferson, General Pershing and Bob Mathias. Also, a biography of boxer Harry "Kid" Matthews. Little Wise Guys: North Woods; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Dilly Makes a Splash; American Heroes; Hitch Your Wagon: Harry Kid Matthews; Little Wise Guys: Eagle-Eye Ike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Uncredited romance stories with posed photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Dick Beck. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Deranged mortuary assistant Garth takes liberties with the clientele, in a truly messed-up pre-Code story. Mountain climbers encounter the "Ghosts of Chomolungma" at the peak of Mt. Everest, in a story that was written before (but published after) the May 1953 first ascent of Everest. Burt and Bernice get rid of Bernice's husband, who loves housecats, but their fate has a feline form. For some strange reason, most of the stories in this issue are told in the second person ("you"). Horror of the Mixed Torsos!; The Curse of the Shooting Star!; Girl into Vampire; Ghosts on Chomolungma!; Death While the Cat's Away. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Max Elkin, Bill Discount, Kenneth Landau, Vic Evans and Don Heck. Tales of love and heartbreak from the golden era of romance comics. A woman just can't bring herself to act like the good girls do, and her reputation suffers for it. Anguished by failed romances, a woman wonders if she's doing it to herself. Lovers are separated by a border for six months that might as well be a lifetime. Born To Be Bad; My Own Enemy; Today's Problem; Six Months to Live; Gold Digger; Dangerous Deception; Foolish Pride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Joe Certa and Ruben Moreira. The dying Lord of Batmanor in Scotland wills the castle to Batman, so the Dynamic Duo make their way to Scotland to claim the castle, and end up solving a 400-year-old mystery in the process. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Lord of Batmanor!" by Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Bring in Pow-Wow Smith Dead!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "Robotman -- On the Loose!" with art by Joe Certa; and Impossible -- But True! tale "Destination -- Mars!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "Witness on Wire," and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. Stories and art by Chester Gould. 36 pages, full color, 7.25" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge," script and art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Angered over the death of his brother, Flattop, Blowtop rigs explosives to the wiring outside Tracy's house; He drugs Tracy's dog, Mugg; While Tracy takes Mugg to the veterinarian, Blowtop makes the final attachments to the explosives, and his gang returns at night to make sure everything will work as planned. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Blowtop and his men seal Junior in a barrel and send it rolling slowly toward a 250-foot drop into an abandoned quarry; As they leave, they pass a patrol car; The patrolmen report the incident to Tracy; The barrel holding Junior is stopped by a turtle, and Tracy and Sam arrive at the quarry just in time to keep Junior from rolling off the edge of a cliff. "Prophecy of Death" text story; Caine and Nesser solve the murder of a gypsy fortune-teller. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Myra solves the murder of one of Glenn's clients. "Gateway to Murder" text story; Inspector Kennedy solves a murder. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves a locked-room murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian series. Reprints material from US Dick Tracy Comics. 32 pages, B&W, 7.25" x 10.25", 1'- cover price.

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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.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lynn Karp and others. ACG Comics presents classic slapstick and screwball comedy stories featuring attractive women pratfalling their way into and out of trouble. Moronica falls into the monkey house at the zoo, and then mistakes a fire escape for a dressing room; A crooked talent agent unleashes Denise and Dottie on the city opera; Screwball Sal tries to get a panhandler enrolled in her college to improve his life. Broadway Babes; Little Dope; Moronica; Knothead Nancy; Screwball Sal; Woman of Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.