Comic books July 1953

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Vol. 2 #4 - July 1953. Adventure, sports and war fiction plus illustrated articles. Includes "The Wizards of Quiz" by Mort Weisinger. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Untitled stories: Red Ryder (2), plus Little Beaver and Auntie Duchess back-ups. Cover price $0.10.

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April, 1953. Cover by Ed Emsh. Stories: "The Quest of Quaa" by H. A. DeRosso, "Jackrogue Second" by John Jakes, "The Idols of Wuld" by Milton Lesser, "Welcome, Voyagers" by Hubert J. Bernhard, "This World is Condemned" by Ward Botsford, "The Haters" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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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. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tries to find out why Army Captain Berry hates the Arapahoe, before he can succeed in starting a war with the Native tribe. Rocky must figure out who's planning to murder a rancher, and why they're sending mysterious messages to his friends. Dee Dickens starts a conversation with his barber about how much he hates chatty barbers. Trail Detective; Arapahoe Prisoner; Old Smokey; Bronko Betsy; Dee Dickens: The Closest Shave on Record; The Alibi; Murder and Marriage; Sagebrush; Gopherface. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Beck. She Hated Her Husband!; Elaine married TV repairman Larry while still in high school; 18 months later she hates her life as a mother and housewife; After Elaine goes to the beach with friends and takes their baby along, Larry takes the infant and goes home to his mother. Thrill Seeker, art by Edward Goldfarb; Brenda leaves her small town and would-be suitor Tom for a vacation in New Orleans during Mardi Gras; She falls in love with a costumed man named Andre, but sees him kissing another woman and returns home, disillusioned. The Turning Of The Worm text story by Diane Lowe. I Fell In Love With An Ex-Con, art by Dick Beck; Connie, secretary for the parole board, falls in love with paroled convict Joe, over her fathers objections; Joe disappears after meeting her father and Connie thinks hes rejoined his old gang; When Connie sees Joe in police custody, she fears the worst. My Terrible Confession; Even as a child, Carol had no regard for truth and honesty, and as a department store employee she continues to take credit for work others do; She falls in love with her new boss Bruce, even though he warns her that he can't stand liars; Carol mistakenly wins a store slogan contest, but doesnt admit the error. 36 pgs., full color.

NOTE: Other than the issue #, Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #11 and Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #1 are virtually identical. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Beck. "She Hated Her Husband!"; Elaine married TV repairman Larry while still in high school; 18 months later she hates her life as a mother and housewife; After Elaine goes to the beach with friends and takes their baby along, Larry takes the infant and goes home to his mother. "Thrill Seeker," art by Edward Goldfarb; Brenda leaves her small town and would-be suitor Tom for a vacation in New Orleans during Mardi Gras; She falls in love with a costumed man named Andre, but sees him kissing another woman and returns home, disillusioned. "The Turning Of The Worm text story by Diane Lowe. "I Fell In Love With An Ex-Con," art by Dick Beck; Connie, secretary for the parole board, falls in love with paroled convict Joe, over her fathers objections; Joe disappears after meeting her father and Connie thinks hes rejoined his old gang; When Connie sees Joe in police custody, she fears the worst. "My Terrible Confession"; Even as a child, Carol "had no regard for truth and honesty," and as a department store employee she continues to take credit for work others do; She falls in love with her new boss Bruce, even though he warns her that he can't stand liars; Carol mistakenly wins a store slogan contest, but doesnt admit the error. 36 pgs., full color.

NOTE: Other than the issue #, Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #11 and Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #1 are virtually identical. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Deadly Ranch starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Mr. Sayward sells his ranch to three different people, two of whom die. Bullet Convicts a Criminal, art by Albert Micale; The banker stages a robbery of his own bank and blames it on an Indian. Lost Cabin Gulch starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Genius at Work text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Roy Rogers Ranch Set/Post Cereal ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One page Fun at the Zoo strips. 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.

July 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Science Fiction stories by Raymond Z. Gallun, Poul Anderson, Irving E. Cox Jr, Russell Branch, William Morrison, and Erik Van Lhin ("Police Your Planet" part 3). Illustrations by Eberle, Smith, Ebel, Freas, and Orban. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover art. The Arctic Owl, art by Frank Thorne. The Trial of Gold; An old prospector is taking his gold dust to White Horse; As there are too many thieves on the trail to travel safely alone, Sergeant Preston is trailing along. Yukon King Returns; Bringing serum to an isolated Indian village, Sergeant Preston is hindered by breaking ice and has to send along his dog, Yukon King, with the serum tied to its body. King Proves his Worth; Two bankrobbers on the run by dog team with Preston on their trail in the snow; He is ambushed and Yukon King set off for help. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. A talkative railroad official comes to town and everybody wants to bribe him for their own benefit, but maybe he's not who he claims to be. Lash LaRue warns a fort of an impending Native attack, in a story with art by Doug Wildey. Monte Hale tries to help Curly regain his will to live after his face is horribly scarred in a thresher accident. Sheriff's Secret; Hopalong Cassidy: The Bribe; Pony Boy Pedro; Ambling Andy; Lash LaRue: Thunder Cloud's Revolt; Monte Hale: Tragedy on the Bar 50; Lamebrain Lem; Ten-Gallon Tex; Rocky Lane: Flight to Nowhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Pete Riss, Sam Cooper, Dick Beck, Art Gates, Lin Streeter, and Jon L. Blummer. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A killer encounters the evil spirits in a fortunetellers crystal ball. Robert hires a New Orleans witch to kill his nephew for an inheritance. A skeptic discovers the land where mythological creatures survive, and realizes his own doubt has consequences. The Medium and the Murderer; Dark Journey; The Land of Living Myths; Terror House; The Body. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Transformation," art by Dick Giordano; Anticipating nuclear war that would leave Earth barren of life, Lars Kranston convinces his colleagues to go to Mars; His paramour Betty Stone insists that she go as well; The ship crashes on Mars. "The Doomed Civilization," script by Carl Memling, pencils by Frank Frollo, inks by Vince Alascia; Commander Krait's crew begins receiving transmissions from an inhabitable planet called X-3-Z; Dr. Triple interprets the message; The message states society living there faces immanent destruction through war; Krait sends ships to stop the senseless destruction. "Simtone Saves the Space Officers" text story. "Homecoming," art by Stan Campbell; In the summer of 1953, Edmund Cranston presents his designs for a rocket ship to Dr. Corning at a large aircraft corporation; Cranston's only request is to be on the spacecraft maiden voyage to the moon. "Fateful Fluid," art by Art Cappello; When a professor perfects an elixir to transmute all it touches into gold, Kryn uses a "paralyzo ray" to freeze the professor; Kryn takes the potion for his own purposes. "Eternity in Space," art by Art Cappello; The Earth-Moon space station is a city floating between the Earth and the Moon; The city is constructed on an artificial wheel; Dr. Tero and Dr. Orso create two synthetic children; One is named Nors, the other Gri. Lars works on a fuel for spaceships; Both plan to win a contest for amazing feats. "Invasion" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

July, 1953. Volume 2, Issue 1. Featuring work from Alan E. Nourse, and Mike Lewis. Softcover, 5 1/2-in., x 8 1/2-in., 164 pages, Text (with chapter illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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Clark Mason, Spy Fighter stars in "Death Rides the Moscow Express," "Corpse in Caracas," and "Top Secret" (art on all three by Mac Pakula). Back-up story, "Spy List!" (art by Ed Moline). Two-page text story, "Day of Fear." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Charles Nicholas, Edvard Moritz, Charles Quinlan, Pete Costanza, Dick Beck, George Klein, George Roussos and Pete Riss. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Agent Don undertakes a daring mission behind Korean enemy lines to find a woman who is making propaganda broadcasts. The true tale of German spymaster Walter Canaris, who eventually turned against Hitler. An American agent tracks a communist extortion ring to Hong Kong. The Creeping Death!; City of 10,000 Spies; A Simple Saboteur; Broadcast Bombshell; Tsing Honshi; Canaris, the Cunning; Blackmail Brigade; The Spy Who Saved a Tank Corps. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 7 - July 1953. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. The Lucky Squad, art by Leonard Starr. The Flag and the Fort, art by Fred Ray. The Fighting Hick, art by Jim McArdle. The Girl They Left Behind, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #258 - July 1953. True crime magazine, illustrated with period photographs. 8.25" x 11.25", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Captain Comet stars in "The Lady or the Tiger-Man." Other stories include "30th Century Coin Collector," "The Space Hermit," and "The Star Oscar!" (art by Frank Giacoia). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Golden Skeletons"; A cemetery caretaker and his wife discover that the cemetery's skeletons have turned to gold; They take them to their house and grind them into gold dust. "One Second to Live"; A convicted murderer relives his life in the second of his hanging; He sees his mother murdered and his discovery that his father was the murderer. "Fatal Proof" text story by John Martin. "No Escape from Evil"; A woman marries an old man for his money; She pushes him off a cliff. The old man although dead returns to kill the widow's new boyfriend. "Devil's Festival"; The village of Walpurgen in Austria, destroyed by Turks, reappears every 100 years; An American couple chances upon it, sees hangings, torture and stonings, and is almost burned at the stake. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "The Man Who Couldn't Be Punished," art by Fred Kida; In 1990 prisons have been done away with as wasteful by the machines that run things; Instead, criminals are subject to a process which ages them one year for every second they endure it. "He Swallowed It Up!", art by Gene Colan; Two sword swallowers duel for the title of King of the Sword Swallowers; One attempts to poison the sword of the other, but the intended victim thwarts his ploy by swallowing the sword with its scabbard on. "The Invaders" text story. "Wilbur!", art by Sid Greene; When a lawyer tells a man his rich relative has left some money to Wilber whom he brought back from Africa, the man heads into the dark downstairs with a knife intending to do away with Wilber and collect the full inheritance. "Keep Your Eye on Junior," pencils by Ed Moline, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; A governess is given responsibility over an unruly child who attempts to damage a construct in the attic which contains tiny people; She takes a hatchet away from him, but he threatens to tell his mother. "The World I Lost!", art by John Forte; This unusual two-part story is concluded next issue; In the setup, an atomic scientist who dreads nuclear war resolves to build a time machine in order to visit the year 2053 and determine if the worst takes place. 36 pgs., full color. 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 art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Tot of Smallville! starring Superbaby, art by John Sikela. Superboy Hired a Manager!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bird-Watching as a Hobby article. Carelessness Is No Joke! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. Lana Lang's New Boy Friend, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Lana seems to be falling for Joe Gomez, a new kid in town, because she thinks he's Superboy. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.