Comic books June 1953

May-June 1953. Science fiction digest. 5-1/2 in. x 7-3/8 in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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June, 1953; Volume 5, No 6 / Issue 30. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Scratch One Meatball, script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bernard Sachs. Guerilla Fighters, script by David Kahn, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Giella. Combat Report, script by Hal Kantor, art by Eugene Hughes. Soldier's Luck, script by Dave Wood, art by Bernie Krigstein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ken Bald. The Weird Wager, art by Edvard Moritz. Death Has Wings, art by S. Cooper. Domain of the Were-Beast, art by Frank Simienski. In the Wake of the Bomb, art by Robert McCarty. The Fountain of Age, art by Edvard Moritz. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Pencils and Cover by Al Jaffee. In this issue: untitled Patsy and Hedy tale; untitled Nancy 1-pager; untitled The Walkers tale; untitled Buzz 1-pager; untitled Patsy and Hedy tale; untitled Mickey 1-pager; and untitled The Wolfes tale. Plus: 2-page text story "Iggie's Rocket Ship." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Heckle and Jeckle try out jobs in a rug shop, and accidentally board a flying carpet for regions unknown. Papa Bear really needs new glasses, but his new prescription makes everything seem monstrously huge. Chesty's "rubber egg" prank on Dimwit backfires. Heckle and Jeckle: How Wet Was the Ocean; Terry Bears; Little Roquefort; Being Responsible; Spell at Least 12 Flowers; Terry Bears: Papa's New Eyeglasses; Dimwit: Dimwit the Actor; Little Roquefort: Cat Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $86.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 6, Issue 12 - June 17, 1953. Pocket-sized, 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - Summer, 1953. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scan Extra staple (manufacturing). Cover oxidation.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled story; Howland pulling teeth on Churchy and on his own stuffed moose's head. "Li'l Green Robin Hood"; A concoction of the stories of Robin Hood and William Tell, going off a tangent as Howland appears. "The Nesting Habits of the Horn Rimmed Bung Starter" starring Howland and Churchy; Everybody loses their heads--more or less literally. "Who Do Th' Hoo Doo Do?" text story. "How to Draw the Long Bow and Narrow"; Albert making Pogo's fishing rod into a bow and arrow. "Sick 'em Doc"; Howland and Churchy decide to go into the doctoring business, making customers sick with something they got a cure for. "Skull Skill"; Beauregard finds a book on being a detective, and tries to unravel the mystery of the children's cowboy games. Untitled one-page story; The crows steal Albert's seeds. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Reed Crandall/Nick Cuidera cover. Ken Shannon in "Hit-and-Run Murders!"; Inspector Denver; T-Man in "The House of Haunted Heads!"; and "Four-Legged Cop!" Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Apple House text story. Golden Street!; Pappy insists on digging for gold in the middle of the street no matter what anyone says. Hole in the Mountain!; Swee'Pea falls asleep in his rowboat and drifts off to a hidden land at the end of the river where the king looks just like Swee'Pea; When Popeye arrives to rescue his son even he can't tell the two apart. The Race!; Sherman wants to win an auto race in his kiddie car but the reader has to help him out. Untitled story; Swee'Pea fills a hot water bottle until it blows up. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Untitled story; Porky causes a bucket-brigade to be formed after he eats too much hot sauce at Petunia's barbeque. Porky Pig and the Mark of the Gypsy Dagger; After Cicero cuts a dagger-shaped hole in Porky's sunshade, Porky gets a dagger-shaped sunburn on his head; When he and Sylvester go to a gypsy carnival, they find the dagger mark is the subject of an old legend. Tiger Tamer; Porky's car gets snagged by the anchor of an advertising blimp and he and Sylvester end up in the kingdom of Bakdor. Untitled story; Porky gets a big fish stuffed and mounted to try to win a prize at the Sportsmen's Show. Sylvester thinks it a real fish and tries to steal it to eat it. Untitled story; When it rains, Cicero uses Porky's fan to fly his kite indoors. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Al Williamson, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle falls into the hand of renegade miners who are using Natives as slave labor. Three stories featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin, plus one by Al Williamson. The Lazo Kid rescues a miner and his daughter trapped by claim-jumpers. Hidden Gold Mine; Two-Barreled Gun; Blood Indians; Claim Jumpers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Frank Frollo and Vince Alascia. Easy Money Racket, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Tony Tallarico. Calm Cool and Collected, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. The Rug CleanUp, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Sal Trapani. Smooth as Silk, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Tony Tallarico. The Yogi from Chinchon text story, art by Frank Frollo. Opening Night, art by Stan Campbell. The Shiner, art by John Belfi. Swindle on the Midway, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 61, Issue 1 - June, 1953. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 62, Issue 374 - June 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Too Shy for Love" art by Alice Kirkpatrick; "They Called Me a 'Tease'"; "Jealous of My Happiness"; and "Careless Kisses". "The Charm Corner: He'll Remember You..." text article reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #32, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #10, and "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #12, and reprinted as "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #75 and as "Short-Cuts to Glamour..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #4. "Love-Dazed" poem by C. H. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Dollars by the Score"; The Fox builds beehives. "Gran'ma's Corn Bread"; Tito and his Burrito take fresh corn bread to his Gran'ma. "Sky Rocket"; Flop trys to get rid of Sam. "The Stubborn Weasel" text story starring Sammy Squirrel. "Rare Recipes"; The Fox tries some rare and exotic recipes. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder stars in two untitled stories. Untitled Aunty Duchess and Little Beaver back-up stories. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1953 Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky tries to tame the infamous bronco Meteor, but even Rocky is unable to ride him until he confronts the men who killed his young master. When rustlers make repeated night raids that always fail, Rocky suspects they're up to something else. Rocky gets involved in the feud over a disputed lumber camp. Longhorn Killer; The Wrangler; Sage-Brush; Gopherface; Dee Dickens: Foul Fighting on Fair Grounds; Longhorn Masquerade; No Escape; Bronko Betsy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Classic beauty Nina finds that most men are only after one thing, until she meets photographer Bob; A wealthy woman falls for a miner, but he hates her bourgeois lifestyle; Judy wants to marry the much older Vince, until she meets a handsome man her own age. Beauty Is a Curse; Stars in Her Eyes; Miner's Romance; Age Against Amour; Girl Alone; Rebound Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Waitress Helen finally gets a chance to make time with sailor Jay, but his friend Paul is always butting in. After her father's mortgage company is investigated, Bette feels the whole town has turned against her, including boyfriend Ricky. Laura goes on dates with handsome client George arranged by her boss, but her boyfriend Joe is going to find out sooner or later. Alias Mr. Cupid; Unspoken Love; Dizzy Daisy; The Heart Always Knows; I Was a Contact Girl; Sarcastic Sue. Final issue published by Fawcett; Charlton picked up the series a year later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. The Strange Man Hunt starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Albert Micale; Dr. Price, a top drawer atomic scientist, has disappeared. Outlaw's Legacy starring Roy Rogers, Bullet, and Trigger, art by the Al McKimson team; the grandpa of Joey is found dead and left a note to where his money is buried, and Roy and Joey set out to find it. Bullet Trails a Thief, art by Albert Micale. Birthday Present text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Chiquita text article. Post Grape-Nuts Flakes ad with Roy. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"Nightmare Planet" a complete short novel by Murray Leinster, and "The Spiral Intelligence" by Frank Belknap long, plus "The World in 2046" a prediction by Hugo Gernsback.

Volume 1 No 4. Front cover by Alex Schomburg. Back cover by Frank R. Paul and Tina. "Nightmare Planet" by Murray Leinster and "The Stolen Minute" by Pierre Devaux and H. G. Viot. Other stories by Harry Walton, Frank Belknap Long, and Lawrence E. Larkey. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, BW. Cover price $0.35.