Comic books January 1953

Cover by Lynn Karp. Stories and art by Lynn Karp and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie gets his fingers stuck in a bowling ball, and Jitterbuck schemes to conceal it; A TV hypnotist puts Cookie to sleep, so Zoot changes the channel to keep him that way; Disapproving business types want to shut down Reds Soda Jerkerie, where Cookie and his gang hang out. Cookie; Genius on Wheels; Fatfoot Freddie; Jitterbuck: Jitterbuck 'Wot a Pal' Jones!; Baseball Bobby; Big Time Operators; Cookie: Cookie and the Brazen Hussy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 7 - January, 1953. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Robert Bernstein and unknown. Art by Pete Morisi, Paul Gustavson, Charles Sultan and unknown. A woman is out to revenge the murder of her lover, and accuses Two-Gun Lil for the killing after finding a piece of her shirt sleeve on the scene of the murder in an untitled story. Plus: A master of disguise is out from a lunatic asylum and has picked five men for death in his desire for revenge in the Arizona Raines story "The Killer With a Thousand Faces!"; in search of a job, Johnny Lash (the Whip) helps the daughter of a rancher in "Range War!"; Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "Triple Cross"; and 1-page text story "Wildfire" starring Brad Tucker and Marcia Robbins. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Lou Morales, Art Capello, Frank Frollo, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Mr. and Mrs. Chase are aided by teen gang "The Cobras" (who ride around in an Archie-like jalopy) while investigating a narcotics ring and a mad millionaire who keeps live alligators in his weird mansion. Not your typical crime-comics story. A small-time hood named Lippy still knows enough to bring down a major organized-crime syndicate. A detective flies out to Skull Lake to investigate killings that seem to be the work of a lake monster. Crime Clues: A Simple Case of Murder!; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: The Cobras; Rub-Out!; Plainly Poison; The Demon of Skull Lake; Radio Patrol: Case of the Bottled Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Cops track escaped killer Joe Becker into the swamps, where he meets a grisly fate, as portrayed on the pre-Code cover. A killer dressed as Santa terrorizes a town just before Christmas Eve. In another offbeat story, criminal vets steal a tank and attempt the ultimate bank job, but there's a reason no one's done that before. Manhunt For Joe Becker; Santa Packed a Gun!; The Story of "Baby Face" Nelson; The Incredible Tragedy of the Armored Tank Massacre. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ken Landau, Frank Bolle, 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 last days of infamous gangster Baby Face Nelson. Gangster Lisa Monroe is as tough as any man, and tries to turn her partners against each other. Thugs use tear gas to rob commuter train passengers. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Baby Face Nelson; Blood Red Fingernails; Test Your Judgment; One for the Money, Two for the Show. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lance Storm and the cunning Professor Zarno match wits in "Claws of the Green Girl!" Also features "The Fantastic Dr. Foo," Queenie Starr in "Death on Tour," by Gene Leslie, and Jerry Jasper in "The Murder in the Club Chair," by Newt Alfred. Two page text story, "The Voice of the Dead." If the violent, creepy stories in this pre-code gem don't wow ya, there's also a scantily-clad Queenie Starr! Cover price $0.10.

Spanish Language.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

1st Printing - The Story and cartoons about the History of the City of Dallas by Nelson A. Hutto, Illustrated by Bill McClanahan. 10 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in. Softcover 72 Pages B&W Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Don Heck. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Don Heck. Tales of men's adventure, similar to the magazines that were then becoming a burgeoning market unto themselves. Lane seeks to expose abusive skyscraper construction foreman Lomax, who caused his brother's death, leading to a fight high over the city. Oil workers battling a derrick fire risk planting a nitroglycerin charge in the heart of the blaze. A rookie worker learns the hard way about the dangers of working in underwater tunnel construction. Featuring art and a cover by future Marvel legend Don Heck. Steel Girder; Blubber; Double Danger; Black Gold; Sandhog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - January 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, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. 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 meet Grabber, a football star with sticky fingers who's also got an eye for the ladies. The Guys form a reluctant deal with dishonest street kids after they all find a $50 bill, but trouble soon follows. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: Who's the Crook Around Here?; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Snowed Under; Crimebuster: Vic Shakes His Shadow; Little Wise Guys: Finders Weepers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Ski instructor Betty falls for Gary, who performs with real-life musician Ray Anthony. But they are separated by complications only a dangerous ski exhibition can resolve, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Mark marries Austrian immigrant Margo so she can get a green card, but is crushed to learn she's really engaged to another man. The romance between Ann and Bart leads to tragedy when he gets her to join a Communist agitator group, in a classic "Red Scare" story of the Cold War era. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood legend Stewart Granger. Cover features a photo of Ray Anthony. No Other Love!; I Sold My Heart; Stewart Granger: Swashbuckler; Backyard Battleground; Mother Isn't Always Right. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Hy Fleishman. "The Note of Death," art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Norman Conway is made mayor on the promise to buy a haunted house from mobster Jake Lomax and turn it into a school; The witch Mary appears on the scene and starts fires. "Food For Thought!", art by John D'Agostino; Phil Stewart crashes his plane into the jungle and is rescued by mystery woman Kadira; She flees from her cannibal tribe and follows Stewart to the US to be his wife. "Grave Information" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Vampires Bite," art by Hy Fleishman; Doctor Ralph Bowan keeps a menagerie of freaks - a vampire, a ghoul and a witch - in his house, encased in big formaldehyde vats; When Bowan finds out that his wife Lily is cheating on him with his assistant Alan, he kills them and integrates them into his collection. "Sea of Ghosts," pencils by Harry Harrison; Captain Caleb Firth is a slave trader; He murders a cargo of Chinese workers to escape the coast guard; But one of them returns from the dead and comes for revenge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Mind Over Measure"; untitled Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Randolph story; and Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "Persistence." Plus: Curiosity Corner half-pager "The Human Body" by Martin Naydel; Criss-Cross activity page on boys' names; and 1-page public service announcement "Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Mr. Breadwinner"; untitled Coby story; untitled Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff. Plus: Teen Teaser activity half-pager. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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212 page super giant comic. Contains 54-page movie adaptation & other Peter Pan stories; plus Donald and Mickey stories with Peter Pan; A 32-page retelling of "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold" with yellow beak, called "Captain Hook & The Buried Treasure". 212 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin battle the Exterminator in "The Man with a License to Kill!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Platinum Raiders" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Specter of Robotman"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Gun that Couldn't Miss!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Newest Crime Detector" by Jack Miller. And: 1-page public service announcement "Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 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. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Ice-Cold Killer," art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Still running from the law, Sleet is injured by a sheet of falling glass and takes refuge with an older lady whose husband had been a taxidermist; When Tracy and Sam track her down, Sleet attacks her with a hatchet and flees to a locked room where she encounters the woman's pet gorilla; Escaping the gorilla with help from Tracy and Sam, Sleet jumps to a water tower roof, but the wooden roof is rotten. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Million-Dollar Murder," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam begin investigating the murder of a recluse. Weird Facts page, art by Rudy Palais; Odd facts about various weird events, including the New Jersey Devil. "Death Cruise" text story; Bob Siddon solves the mystery of a missing passenger. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. One-page untitled Girl Friday story; Glenn and Myra solve the murder of one of Glenn's clients. "Pathway to Murder" text story; Footprints in a flower bed help two detectives solve a murder. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris is called to a crime scene. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 3 #39 - Jan. 2, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #40 - Jan. 9, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #41 - Jan. 16, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #42 - Jan. 23, 1953. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Man of Courage begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

British Weekly comic strips. Comics include Dan Dare "Marooned on Mercury" drawn by Harold Johns, P.C. 49 "The Case of the Spotted Toad" by Alan Stranks & John Worsley, Riders of the Range "Jeff Arnold and the Lost Bonanza" by Charles Chilton & Frank Humphries, Luck of the Legion "Death by Dawn" by Geoffrey Bond & Martin Attchison, The Adventures of Tommy Walls "The Model Plane Mystery", Man of Courage by R. B. Saxe & Norman Williams. Plus more. 10-3/4-in. x 13-1/2-in, 16pg, all newsprint. B&W/PC.

Stories and art by Bob Correa and Ruth Sterling. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Sheila uses her beauty to lead on wealthy men, for the benefit of herself and her sister Donna, but then she falls for hotel clerk Danny. This story may be the work of Mike Sekowsky. Janet loves Jeff, but he doesn't approve of her working for Morgan's clandestine casino, in a 1950s tale about the evils of gambling. In another cautionary tale, teen gal Gig loves the thrills of her street-racing gang, and that's how she meets cop Matt, thinking, "If I had to be arrested, I'm glad they sent such a handsome detective to do it!" Trapped By Love; Smashup; Love Safe; Wild Girl. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 15, Issue 1 - January, 1953. Cover by Frank Novarro. Stories include "The House That Hate Built" by Peter Dakin, "A Case For Mephisto" by Frank McGiven, "The Gods of Madness" by Chester S. Geier, and "The Rim of Faith" by E. K. Jarvis. Illustrated by Ed Emsler, Dave Stone, Dick Francis, and Frank Novarro. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Jan 1953. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, L. Sprague de Camp, Thomas L. McClary, Richard Matheson, Frank M. Robinson, and Alfred Coppel. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Final issue of the series. "The Music Makers of Aldebaran," "The Ace of Space," "The Asteroid God," and "Doom in the Depths." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6 - Issue 1, January 1953. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue examines the Orgies of Baal, and features a special condensed version of "Psychic Crime Detection"! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Buzzy's flapjacks are too hard to be breakfast, but they make great pistol targets. Bobby Bantam's nephew Beep wants to go to the ball game, but Bobby doesn't have enough money for both of them to go. Kenny Kangaroo must improvise when his coal shovel is too wide to fit through the furnace doors. Bobby Bantam: Take Me Out to the Brawl Game!; Horse Sense; Buzzy Bee; Kenny Kangaroo; Champ the Chump of Chimps: I Know Best!; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Mailman Stay 'Way from My Door; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Magic Lamp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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's latest job is with a moving company. Felix goes deep-sea fishing. Oliver gets money for doing chores. Penny Wise; Sea Slick; Oliver's Twist; Flub: Inky; Joe Blow; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. A special 100-page issue. Felix tries to escape the cold weather. He seeks lunch too, and finds both in "Room and Board." Felix pays Scottie a visit. Freeze-Out; Room and Board; A Curious Tale; Lights Out; School Daze; Play Fun. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.