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Comic books May 1953

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Action (1953 Picture Magazines^) Vol. 1 #2
    • heavy book length crease, heavy color breaking spine stress, heavy spine wear with some color loss, moderate corner damage, heavy soiling, moderate scuffing, moderate denting
  • Vol. 40 #2
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 40 #2


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  • Vol. 27 #4
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 27 #4


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 1 #3
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    Volume 1, Issue 3 - May, 1953. Short-lived vintage men's magazine that focuses on the lifestyles of young models, especially those in bathing suits. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 51 #3
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 51 #3


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

    May 1953. Volume 51, Issue 3 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement ("Mission of Gravity" part 2), Robert Moore Williams, Algis Budrys, Irving E. Cox Jr., and Robert Sheckley. Illustrations by Dreany, Orban, Schecterson, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on creative engineering at M.I.T. Cover by Austin R. Baer. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #27
    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 27
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4418578006
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    • Cover detached. Interior pages detached but present. Water saturation.
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    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing, front cover attached to interior with tape, binding glue is mostly disintegrated and many pages are loose.
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    Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Edd Ashe, Ken Landau, George Olesen, Bernard Sachs, Enrico Bagnoli, Michael O'Malley¸ Ralph Lane, and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. 100-page giant. Holdup man "Lefty" reveals the secrets of his past to a reporter as he's on the way to Alcatraz. Private eye Vic Flint goes to a fancy dinner and gets a lead on a cold murder case, in the evocatively titled "Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat." Nate is released from prison after five years and immediately picked up by his ex-partners, who want to know where he stashed the loot. Gunmans Gamble; Full Dress Shakedown; The Killer Quartet; The Push-Button Murder; Kingpins in Crime; The Short Beer Kid; Boomerang Booty; Ticketed for Murder; Escape by Night; Too Dumb to Be Dangerous; Guns for Gangland!; Vic Flint: Hell-Bent for the Hot Squat; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; Mr. Bluebeard Takes Wife No. 13. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3
    Basil ...The Royal Cat (1953 St. John) 3

    Cover by Tom DeAngelo. Stories and art by Tom DeAngelo and Frank Beck. Funny-animal comics featuring Basil, cat king of Katsmeow. For good optics, the king must take violin lessons, a prospect no one enjoys, least of all the king or his teacher. Sinister Fagin sees the king's bath as a good chance to get rid of Basil and become king himself. When exotic Prince Ali-Kaat impresses the Princess with his boasts, Basil decides to show him up by joining Ali-Kaat's next fox hunt. The King & the Fiddle; Bo; King-Size Bath; Prince Ali-Kaat; Comedy Column; Atomic Muscles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Battle Action (1952) 12
    Published May 1953 by Atlas.
    • Cover coming loose at one staple.

    Major Chang Yung Rockets the Enemy. Fighting a Djin. Bastogne, art by Sam Kweskin. Orders!, art by Vernon Henkel. Expert!, art by Louis Ravielli. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Battle Stories (1952 Fawcett) 9

    Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker, Mo Marcus, Carl Pfeufer and Pete Costanza. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. Pinned down by enemy fire, a platoon must depend on Hennie, who has a score to settle after his brother was killed in the war. A sergeant and a lieutenant try to settle their differences on the battlefield when it turns out they both have a picture of the same gal back home. A US platoon and a Scottish fusiliers squadron must make some mighty adjustments when they share an assignment, in a story with unusually whimsical art for this title. Surprise Attack; No Time For Cupid; Fighting Man; Bill Battle: A Lot of Enemy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 12 #2
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 12 #2





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    • Spine split 5%.
    • Staple rust. Centerfold detached, but still present. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.
    • Staple rust. 3" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.

    Volume 12, Issue 2 - May, 1953. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3
    Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 3
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple.
    • 8.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    Cover by Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Martin Smith, Paul S. Newman, Leo Hagler, Richard Kahn, Al Gordon, Jesse Merlan and Harry Harrison. Pre-Code horror comics from Trojan Magazines. Sometimes listed as Beware (1953 Trojan) #15. A scientist encounters gigantic amoebas deep in the swamp - amoebas with a taste for humans. A man resurrects the spirit of his ancestor, a murderous pirate, hoping to learn where he hid his treasure. A magazine artist is hired to draw the faces of the dead. The Swamp Horror; Never Call a Ghost; The Stolen Soul; Chills in the Night; The Faces of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #15 May on cover (actual #3 in series). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Beware Terror Tales (1952 Fawcett) 7

    Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Maurice Gutwirth and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Chess master Roger engages Death in a chess game during a near-death experience, but after he's revived, Death wants to continue the game. A train engineer gets a job offer to conduct the train to Hell, a one-way trip for most. Scientist Hiram creates a machine that can transport the souls of the elderly into the bodies of the freshly dead, and it just gets worse from there. The Man Who Defeated Death!; Dripping Terror; Last Express!; Tempest in a Teapot; The Walking Cadaver. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Big Town (1951) 21
    • Cover oxidation.

    Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Strange Invasion of Big Town!" (alien invaders do their thing in this sci-fi tale); "Halfway to Peril"; "Million Dollar Typewriter!"; and "Police Reporter." Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #706
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 706
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  • Issue #707
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 707
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  • Vol. 97 #1
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 97 #1

    Volume 97, Issue 1 - May 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #30
    Bugs Bunny (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 30

    Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by John Carey, Tony Strobl, Fred Abranz and various. Featuring the tales "The Smoke Smeller," "Beefy Bunny's Muscles," "The Loco Locomotive" and more! Starring Bugs Bunny, Petunia Pig, Horton (Horty) Hare, Beefy Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester Pussycat, Cicero Pig and Elmer Fudd! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 17
    • 4" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple.
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    • Interior complete. Near complete spine split. Glue at spine. Staple rust with migration. Oxidation and chipping.
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    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa and Moe Marcus. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. An amnesiac rediscovers his evil past. The ghost of a murdered mobster haunts the gangsters who killed him. A hunter is stalked by his own magical double. Amnesia!; Cold Type; Chiller Dillers!; Big Fight!; Bridge!; Jealousy; The Collector. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Children's Digest (1950-2009 Better Reading Foundation) 28


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  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 107 King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) 1
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Water damage.

    King of the Khyber Rifles, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 108, with 5/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #4
    Classics Illustrated 107 King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) 4

    King of the Khyber Rifles, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 158). Cover price $0.15.

  • May 9 1953
    Collier's (1888-1957 Crowell-Collier Publishing) Magazine May  9 1953


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    May 9, 1953. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Articles include: "He Tarzan - You Fan" (4 page article on Tarzan's success, with photos), "Should the Navy and the Air Force merge?", "Can Eisenhower End Segregation in Washington?", and more. Full page color ads include Kelly Tires, Nash, Seagrams, Kodak. 10.75" x 13.75", 74 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #84
    Crack Western (1949) 84

    Cover by Paul Gustavson. Stories by Robert Bernstein and unknown. Art by Edmond Good, Paul Gustavson, Charles Sultan & unknown and Reed Crandall. Managing Lucy as a singer is only Pollard's front -- he's actually an outlaw and murderer holding Lucy in slavery in the Two-Gun Lil story "The Kissing Monster"! Plus: Sharp Stenger and his band of big-city desperados are threatening to massacre the town of Broken Creek if they don't surrender to them in the Arizona Raines story "The Revolt at Broken Creek!" Also: Once the outlaw world unmasked the Whip and knew his secret, he was as good as dead in "Unmasked"! And: Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "Five Against the Law"! Plus: Arizona Ames in 1-page reprint text story "The Other Gun"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Dagwood Comics (1950) 30

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 11 #3
    Detective World (1943-1981 Detective World Inc) True Crime Magazine Vol. 11 #3
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. 2" Spine split from base of spine with heavy chewing. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing.

    Vol. 11, No. 3. May 1953. Sensationalistic tales of true crime. 8.5" x 11". 82 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Dilly (1953) 1
    Published May 1953 by Lev Gleason.
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    Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Big Dance," art by Bart Tumey; Dilly tries to find a way to get $5 so he can take Carol to the dance; Dilly gets the $5 from Hoppy by trying to keep Gruesome Jones from taking Dilly's sister Nancy to the dance; But Gruesome ends up going with Nancy anyway; Meanwhile, crooked furnace repairmen damage the Duncans' furnace so they'll have to buy a new one from them. Dilly Dallies text story. "Introducing Betty Campus"; Betty runs against Bob Lewis for student council president of Suburban High; The campaign ends up a battle of the sexes. "Speed Kings"; Short articles about the fastest race cars, fastest baseball pitch, and fastest electronic computer. "Gruesome Gets the Girl" starring Dilly Duncan of Dorset High; Dilly and Marvin help the new neighbors move in; Noticing the move-in is supervised by a pretty girl named Sue, Gruesome also volunteers his services; Thinking his work would land him a date with the girl, Dilly calls at the home and gets a date with their daughter Sue, who turns out to be just a little girl. Two Lev Gleason Trading Cards in the "Famous Fighting Planes Series." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 63 #3
    Dime Western Magazine (1932-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 63 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 63, Issue 3 - May, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

    • Back cover detached 5%.
  • Issue #41
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 41

    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. In a classic story featuring great train art by Messmer and Oriolo, Felix takes a ride in his vintage locomotive, but winds up trying to stop a runaway train. Cats do bark, when Felix gets a job as a carnival barker. Joe Blow feels that any day is improved by a quick midday nap. Terrific steam engine cover by Otto Messmer and/or Joe Oriolo. Testing the Tester; Joe Blow; Jigsore; Fibber Fox; Felix On the Go; Kokey Koala; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 27 #1
    Fifteen Western Tales (1942-1955 Popular^) Pulp Vol. 27 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
  • Issue #13
    Fight Against Crime (1951) 13
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. (Tape on interior cover.)
    • Label #0355647017
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    • Cover coming loose at staples, cover oxidation.
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2048470015
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    • Heavy cover oxidation, edge chipping, tape on interior front cover.
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    Cover by Dick Beck. Stories and art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Sal Trapani and Ed Goldfarb. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Seeking revenge for his wife's death, a doctor ensures that a reporter really does have ink in his veins. Cowardly Crowell goes on safari with his wife, but when she has an affair with the guide, he manages to make at least one kill. A horror host (based on EC's Crypt-Keeper) reveals the story of Paul, who falls in love with the vampire next door. Two Heads Are Better Than One; Deadline; The Rat and the Rattlesnake; The Big Game Hunter; The Bloodless Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 28

    Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, John Sink, Tom Hickey and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Nurse Ann is tempted to violate professional and personal ethics for love. Judith fears telling Keith the dark secret from her past, but she can't hide the truth any longer. Gloria treasures security so much, she convinces pilot Steve to give up flying, the one thing he truly loves besides her. Classic nursesploitation cover by Al Avison. Trapped by Temptation; Your Problem; Flatter Your Type; Homecoming; My Dark Past; Campaign for Love; Betrayed by Love; Price-Tag on Passion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #467
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 467
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Indicia is "Zane Grey's Desert Gold, No. 467." Painted cover art. Desert Gold, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Led by a Yaqui Indian, four men and a woman escape from a siege by Rojas, the Mexican rebel and bandit, who wants the woman; They make their way to a hidden valley where they await the attack of Rojas and his men. Adapted from "Desert Gold" by Zane Grey, originally published in 1913. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Frontline Combat (1951 EC) 12
    • Interior is complete, back cover is missing. Brittle along spine. Full length spine split to several interior pages.

    Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by George Evans, Alex Toth, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. This theme issue focuses on the US Air Force. An aircraft observer suspects approaching bombers, and F-94 jets are scrambled in response. A detailed recounting of a B-29 bombing run over Korea from start to finish. Helicopters find action during Korea by rescuing soldiers from danger. F-94!; F-86 Sabre Jet!; Rocket Flight; B-26 Invader!; H-5. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #1
    Future Science Fiction (1952-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 4 #1


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    • Paper: Off white

    Volume 4, Issue 1 - May, 1953. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "The Liberation of Earth" by William Tenn. 6.5" x 9", 100 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 6 #2
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 6 #2


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 6, Issue 2 - May 1953. Cover by Mel Hunter. "Wherever You May Be" by James Gunn, "Junkyard" by Clifford Simak, "Specialist" by Robert Sheckley, and "A Gleeb for Earth" by Charles Shafhauser. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #2
    Gandy Goose (1953) 2

    Art by Jim Tyer and others. Paul Terrys Funny-animal comics featuring Gandy Goose, part of the family of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. Sourpuss sets out to make a fortune by running a correspondence course in acting. Gandy and Sourpuss want to watch the fight on a friend's new TV set, but first they must watch the friend fight with his wife over what to watch on the TV set. Willie Walrus tries to impress Wendy Walrus, but she only has eyes for Walter. Plus a drawing lesson for aspiring cartoonists. Happy and Lucky; Wot's All th' Shootin' Fer; The TV-Jeebies; A Fight to the Finish; The Phony Lady Dog; Willie Walrus: Frozen Feet; Drawing Fun; Fortune Hunters; The Moon Rooster; Terry Bears; That Sinking Feeling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Gang Busters (1948 DC) 33
    Published May 1953 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Maniac at Large, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Record Racketeers, art by Sam Burlockoff. The Case of the Doomed Dogs, art by Joe Certa. Nightstick, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #89
    Giggle Comics (1943) 89

    Stories by Dan Gordon and Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ken Hultgren, Bob Wickersham and Dan Gordon. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer haunts a house so effectively that it can't be sold, so the owner hires Homer the Ghost Chaser to evict him; The Duke and the Dope fake a bank robbery as part of a prank TV show, but real crooks see a chance to score; Hungry dog Snooper secures a meal after he helps a sailor get a date with a girl. Spencer Spook; The Duke and the Dope; Sissy Stuff; Snooper; Slide, Bonzo, Slide!; Lobo Wolf and Cousin Coyote; Binky; Mister Completely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #79
    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 79

    Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. A testimonial dinner to Hopalong is interrupted by news a of a deadly underground blaze that could wipe out the town. Hoppy investigates a murder at a traveling carnival. The town of Wheel Hub isn't sure what to think when hypnotist Doctor Demon brings his show to town. Hold Me Up!; The Underground Inferno; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Deep Freeze; Murder at the Carnival; Colonel Corn and Jawbone Jeffers: The Bull Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Howdy Doody (1950-1956 Dell) 22

    An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy and Dilly meet Professor Crackpot and his invention Herman, a mechanical man who doesn't know his own strength. Chasing a runaway balloon, Howdy and Clarabell enter an old house where a robber is hiding out. Flub-a-Dub uses its new push-button umbrella. The Lawn Short Cut; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Flub-a-Dub; Dilly Dally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 15 #7
    Jack and Jill (1938 Curtis) Vol. 15 #7
    Published May 1953 by Curtis.

    Vol. 15 #7 - May 1953. Children's magazine featuring articles, activities and text stories. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with single and full color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #13
    Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 13
    • Cover detached. Chew through spine and all wraps. 5" spine split through cover and 3 wraps. Water damage.
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    Vampire's Blood; a soul camera can look past the veil of flesh and bone and see the ghastly form of things to come. Cult of the Dead; a cult rules the jungle by terror; Sir Hector Mason finds the Talisman of Terror. Winged Revenge Ghost Clinic text story. Run, Corpse, Run!; Alan Dexter has been picked to make a bargain with death. Glove of the Ghoul. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Kent Blake of the Secret Service (1951) 13
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4491131007
  • Issue #11
    King of the Royal Mounted (1952-1958 Dell) 11

    Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. The mysterious Red Lion is behind a series of homesteader murders, and has managed to bend a local tribe to do his bidding. Also featuring a text piece on Native American mask art. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Indian Masks; King of the Royal Mounted Beards the Red Lion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Lawbreakers Suspense Stories (1953 Charlton) 12
    • 1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Memling, John Belfi, Paul Whitmore, Sal Trapani, Albert Tyler, and Art Cappello. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. College professor Gordon decides to frighten his flirty wife by locking her in a closet with insects, in a story that seems to be right out of Stephen King's Creepshow, but she has the last laugh. A crook plans the perfect holdup, but a ripped sleeve proves to be his undoing. Unscrupulous business partners learn that they've both been ripping off the business, and each plans to do the other in. The Black Closet; Death Wears a Bright Blue Suit!; Breakout!; The Ghost of Justice; Murder on Rye; Answer to "D" as in Death; Trial by Fire; Chance of a Lifetime! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #60
    Leading Screen Comics (1950) 60
  • Issue #63
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 63
    • Staples missing (disintegrated).
  • Issue #64
    Lion (UK 1952-1959 Amalgamated Press) 1st Series 64
    • Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Cover Detached. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
    • Staples missing (disintegrated).