Comic books December 1953

Vol. 130 #6 - Dec. 1953. Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Squeeks, Crimebuster's monkey sidekick from Boy Comics, gets his own funny-animal comic. Squeeks and Tiger Tom want to impress Evelyn by wrestling, but the opponent turns out to be a gorilla. Squeeks and Tiger Tom open competing detective agencies and try to solve a dognapping. How to do magic tricks, including balancing a water glass on a playing card. Tiger Tom Gets Counted Out!; Mopey Mouse Takes a Trip to the Moon; The Pupnappers; Young Magicians' Secrets; Monkey Business; A Clean Sweep; You Can Have Good Schools. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 12 - December, 1954. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Yellow Ribbon, script by Harry Harrison, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Old Soldier, script by Art Wallace, art by Jim McArdle. Unwanted Medal, script by Art Wallace, art by Ramona Fradon. Combat Cameraman, script by France Herron, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Joe Giella. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Rapid Fire humor story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. A wealthy baron wants to re-establish his kingdom in the Old West, leading Straight Arrow to siege a modern castle. A practical joke backfires and pits Red Hawk against a demonic bear-creature. Straight Arrow takes a job on a Wild West show so he can buy the land where his secret cave is located. Also featuring an ad for a "Jack and the Beanstalk" playset featuring an actual beanstalk. Madman's Empire!; The River Robbers!; Red Hawk: The Demon Bear!; Straight Arrow Wild West Star! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton and Steve Ditko. Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A man's long hair comes to life, in a truly bizarre escalating series of events partially illustrated by future Marvel legend Steve Ditko. An artist tries and fails to maintain the balance between madness and genius. Luther is cursed with the ability to know who is going to die. Dream of Horror; Hair Yee-eeee; Magic Formula; Portrait of Doom; Mirror of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Despite the cover, this (and the other variants) is not Strange Fantasy #9, or any other comic by Ajax. The covers were used to repackage reprints of Harvey comics, in this case an issue of "Black Cat." Other variants than these may exist; the publishing dates are uncertain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rebinding of Harvey interiors. Not published by Ajax, with Boy's Ranch interior - Simon and Kirby art. Cover price $0.10.

Rebinding of Harvey interiors. Not published by Ajax, with War interior. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Final Hour, art by John Forte; Earthmen build a space armada to attack the outer galaxy, but they invoke the wrath of a powerful creature. In Disguise, art by Myron Fass; A human spy wearing two disguises penetrates the Martian emperor's palace to acquire Earth invasion plans. The Purple Shoes text story. The Last Man On Earth; A man in a shelter after an alien attack opens the vault door for a female survivor. The Long Sleep, art by C. A. Winter; A man looks to duplicate Rip van Winkle's sleep. No Place To Go, art by Mac Pakula; In the year 2003 it is agreed that war is the best solution to overpopulation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Harold Abbey, Al Stahl and Al Fago. Adventures of chicken Pidgy, whose magic glasses give him special powers - printed in 3-D to cash in on America's first 3-D craze. Professor Goo-Goo sees through Pidgy's invisibility, and captures him for experiments in his evil castle. Dipsy Doodle enters his Magical Storybook to rewrite The Pied Piper. Zany Giraffe overhears the foxes plotting to steal the animals' food, but has to figure out how to warn them because he can't talk. Pidgy and the Magic Glasses; Leo O'Lion; Dipsy Doodle; Johnny and Woof; Zany Giraffe; Icicle Ike. May or may not include 3-D glasses. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Originally did not come with 3-D glasses. 3-D stories: Dopey Duck, Eeny Meeny and Moe, Percy the Postman, Spot and Dot, and Bizzy Bee. "The House of Quacks"; Dopey finds a free ticket to a 3-D movie "The House of Quacks." "Three Rabbits Race a Turtle"; Three rabbits get into a race with a turtle, and the finish is surprising. "A Friend In Need" text story by Greg Michel. "An Atom-Smashing Super-Explosive"; Percy the Squirrel is a mailman whom must deliver an atom-smashing super explosive. "Spot and Dot Work On A Farm"; Spot and Dot are two unemployed dogs who take up work on a farm. "The Official Honey Taster"; An "official" Honey Taster arrives to sample the goods. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super Athlete of Smallville!, pencils by Curt Swan. Hydroplane--Superboy's Workshop. The Tree That Drove Smallville Wild!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Eyes Have It article. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Know Your Community! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer. The Puppet Superboy!, art by John Sikela. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Luthor, Hero starring Superman and Lex Luthor, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Clark Kent, Gentleman Journalist starring Superman, Harvey Grey (intro, latest Planet publisher), Griselda Grey, and Egbert Smills, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. U.S.S.? text story by E. C. Jeffrey. The Weakling Who Became a Superman, art by Al Plastino; Prof. Caspar Snelling gains super powers. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Undertaking Palor," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Some boys peeping through an undertaker's basement window overhear a plot between the town druggist and undertaker to poison citizens to profit from their funeral costs. "The Craving Grave," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story is told by a grave; It speaks of spending lonely years of being laughed at by the other graves, because they have children (corpses) while the narrator remains barren. "Fire!" text story. "The Sleeping Beauty!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; In this grim fairy tale, the REAL reason sleeping beauty spends all that time sleeping during the daytime hours turns out to be...aw, you guessed it. "Shadow of Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The shadow of a corner newspaper dealer detaches itself from his body one evening and seizes the shadow of an axe in order to assault an unscrupulous competitor who is attempting to ruin him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Howard Rosenberger. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A bookkeeper with delusions of heroism decides to track down the mad killer stalking the city. Mad Avery devises a fiendish trap for the guests at his pool party, and the only person who suspects is his butler, Jarvis. A deadly snake gets hold of a mad scientist's giantification formula, and soon menaces the city, inspiring a great cover by Howard Rosenberger. The Slasher!; Pool of the Skeletons; The Witness!; Doorway to Darkness; The Death Ship; The Big Snake! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Lex Barker and Cheetah photo cover. "Tarzan and the Terribs' Captive," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Returning to the village of the Stork Men, Tarzan and Dr. MacWhirtle stop to collect some gorobar eggs; MacWhirtle is captured by Terribs but he is rescued by Tarzan when the thipdar egg that he's carrying hatches and the thipdar frightens away the Terribs. "The Elephants' Child," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy, with the help of an elephant herd, dams a river in order to flood a tiger trap and allow the baby elephant trapped in it to swim to safety. "Tarzan and the Raging River," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan accompanies Harvey Norton to the land of the Hokyus in order to free Norton's son, Bruce, from captivity. "Mabu's New Friend" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-el and Natonga locate the missing Tavane and are briefly imprisoned and threatened with drowning by Nagopa. Tarzan illustration by Jesse Marsh. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Barry, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Reinman, Colorized Lex Barker Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Reinman, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Reinman, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Cover art by Lee Elias. Unfit To Marry, art by Bill Draut. Bride Of The Month, art by Warren Kremer. Dollhouse Bride, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Bob Powell Studio [Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, George Seifringer, Martin Epp]. Shared Husband, art by Warren Kremer. Never Leave Me, art by John Prentice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 27 - December 7th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 30 - December 14th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 29 - December 21st 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh on the cover, and offers an eight page guide to last minute Christmas gifts. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 30 - December 28th 1953. Celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Ambitious Bride"; "My Rival Had Everything"; "Wild by Reputation" art by Al Hartley; and "Outsider!". Text articles: "Steps to Charm: Milady's Superstitions...Do You Believe That, How to Radiate Sex Appeal..." reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #7; and "For a Desirable You: How to Meet Boys, Date Etiquette..." reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love Experiences (1949) #23 and as "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #71, and partially reprinted in "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #27 and in "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #3. Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Had Everything"; Ruth marries wealthy Tony and grows bored with him; She has an affair with handyman Jon; Tony tries to kill them both with an axe but Jon defends himself and Tony is permanently paralyzed. "Beauty and the Beast"; Jeff asks his society girlfriend Linda to romance boxer Pete; Pete falls in love with Linda and Jeff advises him to throw a big fight to earn enough money to marry her; Jeff will also make a fortune by betting against Jeff; Linda tells Pete she loves him and he doesnt need to earn dishonest money. "Ring, Telephone Ring!" text story. "Rich Man's Daughter," art by Hy Fleishman; Rich Valerie falls in love with lawyer Bert; he defends "the little guy in trouble" and doesnt expect to get rich; Valeries father offers to set them up with a private wing of his mansion and provide other luxuries, but Bert turns him down, not wanting to be in debt to him. "Alimony"; After their young son Teddy dies of pneumonia, Joan and Hanks marriage dissolves; They divorce and Joan demands excessive alimony in revenge; She spends the money wildly and refuses to take less. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Matt Baker. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Torga and Luana try to keep their old foe Laskar from sacrificing a visiting professor to the devil-beast called Zong. Jungle warrior Rulah follows a trail of dead bodies to a trap from her old foe Joppa, who wants to make her his bride. Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde. Another bondage/good-girl/gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. Torga: Bride of the Devil-Beast; African Jungle Hunt; Rulah: Tyrant of the Jungle; Rulah: The Jungle Flames of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Harry C, Knode. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 32 pages B&W.

Volume 53, Issue 1 - December, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37 Issue 12 - December 1953. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "La Boheme" by Howard Dietz, "Mother Met at Seventy" by Irving Kolodin, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Edited by Will Lieberson and V.A. Provisiero. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Bud Thompson, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and unknown. He is Dr. Death! Enter his magazine and see the horrors of the damned! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When Steve Drummond freakishly survives a suicidal jump, he finds out that men are not masters of their destiny, but mere puppets engineered by a race of supernatural demons called Ids. Drummond tries to go up against them and make others realize the horrible truth in "The Greatest Secret on Earth"! Plus: Barber Louie is ridiculed by his customers for his baldness. So he makes a wig out of the fast-growing hair of a werewolf he kills in his shop. The werewolf wig however keeps growing and attacks Louie in "The Wig" with art by Bud Thompson. Also: A party of big game fishermen goes after the famous "enchanted marlin." When they finally encounter the murderous specimen, a battle over life and death ensues in "Death Fish" by Bill Woolfolk and Thompson. And: Tyler Spence inherits the home of his aunt, but has to take care of her many cats. Aunt Tabitha however returns in the shape of a gray cat and takes revenge upon her nephew, who willingly let her die, in "Gaunt Gray Cat" with inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Plus: 2-page text story "Heart of Ice" written by John Martin, and 1-page stories "The Legend of Glamis Castle" and "The Devil's Soul"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Copy does not include 3-D glasses. St. John pioneered 3-D comics during the 1950s 3-D craze. Deep beneath the Earth, Mighty Mouse must protect Mitzi from the strange lava giants. Heckle and Jeckle take their hijinks into the third dimension. The World Beneath; Dinky; Sting of Defeat; Heckle and Jeckle. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $37.00 View scans Water damage. 3-D glasses detached but present.

Copy includes original 3-D glasses. St. John pioneered 3-D comics during the 1950s 3-D craze. Deep beneath the Earth, Mighty Mouse must protect Mitzi from the strange lava giants. Heckle and Jeckle take their hijinks into the third dimension. The World Beneath; Dinky; Sting of Defeat; Heckle and Jeckle. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 10, Issue 3 - December, 1953. Painted cover by Steffa. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue with a two-page pictorial featuring Bettie Page. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.