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Comic books November 1953

  • Issue #2B
    3-D Comics Tor (1953 St. John) 2B

    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Russ Heath and Norman Maurer. Numbering continues from One Million Years Ago (1953 St. John) #1. Comics legend Joe Kubert won fans early in his career with his tales of Tor, a caveman struggling for survival in a world where humans co-exist with dinosaurs. Kubert and St. John push the envelope with some of the earliest 3-D comics. Three versions of issue #2 exist; all are called Vol. 1 #2 in the indicia. This version is oversized, and includes the same contents as #2A. Tor aids an underground tribe in their battle with a Cave Snake. Then he battles a giant turtle, escapes a forest fire, and witnesses a dinosaur battle. Plus illustrations of dinosaurs by legendary artist Russ Heath. Tor; 1,000,000 B.C. History of Prehistoric Animals: Triceratops, Brontosaurus; Wizard of Ugghh; Danny Dreams. Oversized: 8-in. x 10 1/2-in. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Abbott and Costello 3-D (1953 St. John) 1
    • 3-D glasses present, but detached and damaged. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Staples added (not manufacturing).

    Does NOT include 3-D glasses. The "3-D" craze of the 1950s resulted in 3-D comics as well as movies, this one starring the famous comedy duo of film, radio and TV. In the Old West, Lou is mistaken for a wanted outlaw who looks just like him, Two-Gun Tombstone. After an altercation with a fire-eater at a carnival, Lou volunteers to be a freak on stage. Bud and Lou get a job as rodeo clowns in Mexico, where they learn they are working in the bullfighting ring. Double Jeopardy; Freakish Doings; Fiesta; Flight of Fancy; Harem Scarum. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #194
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 194
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)
    • Label #17-391A0EC-001

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Super-Charged Superboy, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; A criminal scientist electrifies Superboy with millions of volts, so that he can't go near anybody. The Outlaw Navy starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Treasure of the Lost City starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The 50th Century Bowmen, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy accidentally visit the future. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Adventures in 3-D (1953-1954 Harvey) 1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • File Copy
    • Label #0910101006
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    • Paper: Off white
    • File Copy.
    • Label #0780152010
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0007053-AB-001
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    Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. A series of 3-D adventure stories, published to coincide with the 3-D craze in movies and comics of the era. The stories include a space-opera, a tale of explorers battling the dangers of the jungle, and a quest to discover the strange mountain creature known as the Snowman. Plus a story that takes advantage of the 3-D technology of the era by telling two separate tales on the same page. Breaking the Time Barrier!; Jungle Drum; Three-D Blinkey; The Hidden Depths; The Snowman; Sand. 36 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. NOTE: Originally distributed with 3-D glasses; may or may not still have them included. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 27 #7
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 27 #7


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Oct-Nov 1953. Science fiction stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, Richard Matheson, H.L. Gold and Robert Krepps, Paul Lohrman, Arthur Feldman, Richard Wilson, Richard Sternbach, and Vern Fearing. Cover by Art Sussman. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 3 #4
    American Woodsman (1951-1955 American Woodsman, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 3 #4


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    • Water damage: Slight.
  • Vol. 52 #3
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 52 #3


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

    Volume 52, Issue 2 - November 1953. Cover by Sam Andre. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, James Blish, Raymond E. Banks, Robert Sheckley, and John Murphy. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #30
    Authentic Police Cases (1948 St. John) 30
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    Stories and art by Antonio Canale, Enrico Bagnoli, and Antonio Toldo. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Police track a safecracking gang and set a trap with tear gas. A wealthy newlywed couple at the racetrack meets the mysterious Nelson Drumm, who places bets on their behalf and wins every time. Larry works his way into high society so he can better apply his talent: big-money insurance fraud. Telltale Blood; A Winner Every Time; Smart Crooks Are a Myth; Larry the Cat. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #79
    Batman (1940) 79
    Tags: Batman
    Published Nov 1953 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4358809004

    Cover by Win Mortimer. "Bride of Batman!", script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; When the Shah of a foreign nation wants Vicki as his wife, she gets out of it (or so she thinks) by announcing that she is secretly engaged to Batman! Give Your Pet All the Breaks! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Batman of Yesterday!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Ray Burnley; A criminal claims to have recovered a long lost treasure of gold; Batman and Robin ask Professor Nichols to send them back in time to the Gotham of 1753, where they meet with Captain Lightfoot. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Grand Jury" text story by Jack Miller. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman--Gang Boss!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are escorting a prisoner transport when their plane crashes on what appears to be a deserted island; But the island is controlled by the murderous pirate Lars Veking, and Batman and Robin find unexpected brothers-in-arms in the form of the prisoners they are escorting. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Battle (1951 Atlas) 23
    Published Nov 1953 by Atlas.
    • 1.5" spine split from top, grease pencil on back cover.
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    Trapped In... Tong-Tu Pass, art by George Tuska. Last Bullet, art by Bernie Krigstein. Terror Tactic text story. Hill 609!, art by Tony Mortellaro. Friend or Foe! 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 12 #5
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 12 #5


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    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • Spine split 15%.

    Volume 12, Issue 5 - July, 1952. Magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #6
    Beware (1953 Trojan/Merit) 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3819217001
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    Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Al Tyler, John Belfi, and Myron Fass. Pre-Code horror comic from Trojan Magazines really gets into gear with this issue. In fact, this issue was used for an illustration in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (illo #12, with caption, "Children are first shocked and then desensitized by all this brutality."). A mad scientist builds a robot and programs it to think, then is surprised when it attacks him with a yen for taking over the world. In one of the more original "poetic justice" horror stories, a man murdered in a paper pulper returns from the grave to avenge his murder through paper products. Hugo seeks revenge on those who have slighted him. Plus a grisly article about real-life decapitations and what happens after. The Thing from Beyond; Almost Human; The Paper Ghost; Life After Death?; The Phantom of the Moor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Beyond (1950 Ace) 23
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4491131013
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    • 7" spine tear through cover and five wraps. Centerfold detached.
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    In the Coils of the Python Queen, art by Jim McLaughlin; Harley Dolan goes to India to find some python snakes for his circus; He returns with many snakes and beautiful Boidae as their presenter; What Dolan doesn't know is that Boidae and her pythons are were-snakes, changing forms at will. The Unsleeping Dead, art by Lou Cameron. Talisman of the Evil Brood, pencils by Sy Grudko; Newspaper columnist Ronald Colby likes to ruin the lives of people; When he accuses the mystic Madame Khal of being a fraud, she presents him with a special gift; A ring which makes his demons visible. Minion of the Bloody Horsemen. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950) 19

    A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy seeks revenge on the strange skull-masked figure who gunned down his young friend Tom, but everyone else thinks the killer is Death itself. Billy is the sole survivor of a dynamite attack on a stagecoach, but the bandits left two things behind: a horse and a telltale cigarette case. Billy stumbles on a train robbery in progress. Death Travels Northward!; Stagecoach Blow-Up!; Dry-Gulch Terror!; The Crooked Deck. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 70
    • Cover detached. Moisture damage and oxidation.

    Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Dick Dillin and unknown. From the depths of the sea come the fearsome jet raiders led by the greatest enemy the Blackhawks ever faced! Don't miss..."The Return of Killer Shark" with pencils by Dick Dillin. Blackhawk is also featured in "Master of Murder" with pencils by Dillin, and "The End of a Blackhawk" with pencils by Dillin. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson, reprinted from issue #41 (with a page cut). And: 1-page text story "Plan for Doom"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #732
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 732
    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #733
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 733
    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 98 #1
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 98 #1
    • Soiling.

    Volume 98, Issue 1 - November 1953, 8.25" x 11", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 1 #5
    Boxing (1953 Manvis Publications) Vol. 1 #5
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label Error: Wrong date specified by CGC.
    • Label #3934812002

    November 1953 - Vol 1 No. 5. Rocky Marciano photo cover. Magazine featuring the latest photos and features in the world of boxing. Contains an exclusive interview of Rocky Marciano by Gene Ward. 8 1/2" X 10 3/4". Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #95
    Boy Comics (1942) 95

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Ex-villains Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen trick supervillain Iron Jaw into joining the Straight and Narrow Club. A skeleton and a cryptic note unearthed at a construction site send Crimebuster on the trail of a long-forgotten murder. Rocky X has a plan to save the planet from its erratic orbit, but first he must find a way to communicate with the antlike Kallaxians. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 'Invisible Helmet'," and another for a "Foreign Legion Cap." Crimebuster: Bones to Riches; Little Wise Guys: The Smugglers; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: The Straight and Narrow Club; Rocky X: Attack From Outer Space. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Bugs Bunny (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 33

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Ken Champin, John Carey, Phil de Lara and Tony Strobl. Featuring the tale "Bugs Bunny and the Flea-Sized Elephant" and more! Starring Bugs Bunny, Petunia Pig, Porky Pig, Sylvester Pussycat, Phillip (a flea), Jumbo (an elephant), Mr. Kleeboffer, Elmer Fudd, Professor Hotchkiss, Professor Smedley, Cicero Pig, Sea Rover Sam [Yosemite Sam], Timmy, Ray, Phil, Gridley and Joey! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #150
    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 150
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    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Top staple replaced. Tape on interior cover and under staples.

    Final issue. Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) takes on Sivana (in the villain's last Golden Age appearance) in a 4-part tale with art by C.C. Beck: "The World of Too Many Sivanas Chapter 1: I Conquer Africa"; "The World of Too Many Sivanas Chapter 2: I Conquer Billy Batson"; "The World of Too Many Sivanas Chapter 3: I Conquer Captain Marvel!"; and "The World of Too Many Sivanas Chapter 4: I Conquer the World!" Also: You are invited to..."Captain Marvel's Wedding" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Escaped Lunatic" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Interplanetary Jailbreak" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 20
    Auction opens April 5
    • Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Manny Stallman. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A clockmaker's obsession with his latest clock drives him to murder. A deadly package is the result of an evil plan. A recluse encounters a Martian invader. The Clock; Murder; Lay That Pistol Down; End of the Line. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #4
    Charley Jones' Laugh Book (1943 Jayhawk Press) Vol. 9 #4


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    5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #32
    Children's Digest (1950-2009 Better Reading Foundation) 32


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  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 113 The Forty Five Guardsmen (1953) 1
    • 1 1/2" cumulative spine split.
    • Oxidation. Water damage.
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. 2" spine split from base of comic.
    • 8 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    The Forty Five Guardsmen, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Maurice del Bourgo. (HRN 114, with 11/53 date). Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #502
    Classics Illustrated Junior (1953-1971) 1st Printing 502
    • Some interior activities complete.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and pieces missing, interrupts art and story.

    Painted cover art by Dik Browne (?). "The Ugly Duckling," script by Hans Christian Andersen (adapted from his original story); The Ugly Duckling is unwanted in the barnyard for no other reason than that of his homeliness; He is teased, harassed, and abused, and leaves home to make his way in the world; He suffers great hardships but the day comes when he matures into a swan, the most beautiful bird of all. "The Cat and the Fiddle," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about a fiddle-playing cat, a cow jumping over the moon, a laughing dog, and a runaway dish and spoon. Article about the polar bear, art by William A. Walsh. The Ugly Duckling Pinup on back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #502
    Classics Illustrated Junior (1953-1971) Reprints 502

    The Ugly Duckling. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

  • Nov 27 1953
    Collier's (1888-1957 Crowell-Collier Publishing) Magazine Nov 27 1953


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Nov. 27, 1953. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Article entitled "How the Farmer Rules Your City" which is about the inequity of urban representation versus rural. 10.75" x 13.75", 118 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #7
    Confessions of Romance (1953) 7
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.
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    First issue (title continues from "Confessions of Love"). "Too Good" (art by Lee Loeb), "I Loved and Lost," and "The Man I Loved." L.B. Cole cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Volume 1, Issue 2 - November, 1953. Stories: "Visitor From Nowhere" by B. Traven, "The Gentleman Is An Epwa" by Carl Jacobi, "Shape-Up" by Jack Vance, "Expatriate" by Larry M. Harris, "Hot Squat" by A. Bertram Chandler, "With Intent To Kill" by John Jakes, "Terran Menace" by N.R., "Outside In The Sand" by Evan Hunter, and "The Guilty" by Alfred Coppel. Scientific Articles: "Dere Sir--What Did You Do To The Moon?" by Robert S. Richardson, "Our Solar H-Bomb" by F.M. Turner. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7-in, 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #16
    Crime and Justice (1951) 16

    Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, Vince Alascia, Lou Morales, Carl Memling, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase take a cruise on a vintage Brigantine ship and soon find themselves battling modern-day pirates (including a guy with a hook for a hand). After the owner of a circus is murdered, detectives must figure out if the killer was the strong man, the ringmaster, or the equestrienne. Mortal enemies decide to work together to escape from prison, but each is secretly planning to betray the other. Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Peril on the Pacific; The Leopard's Claw; The Cobra Kills; The Hatchet Is Buried; Radio Patrol: Murder in the Streets. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Crime Mysteries (1952-1954 Trojan Magazines) 10
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4363120003

    Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Mo Marcus, Al Gordon, Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm probes the riddle of a deadly hoax. Ray Hale, star reporter of the Midvale Clarion, proves that the press is an ally to police and ordinary citizens alike. Lighthearted werewolf/vampire cover by Myron Fass. Lance Storm: The Hoax of Death; Death Rides High; Frozen Fear; Second Attempt; Ray Hale-News Ace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1A
    Daring Adventures (1953 St. John) 1A

    Copy includes original 3-D glasses. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Bernie Krigstein. This 3-D comic features stories from Son of Sinbad (1950) #1, with art by comics legends Joe Kubert and Bernie Krigstein. Sinbad sets out to rescue slave girl Elene from Mytar, finding a treasure in the process. The legend of the ghost ship the Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the night sky for all eternity. Saladin's war against the Crusaders is told from Saladin's point of view. Flash Gordon-like Brett Crockett battles the evil Senstral on an ice world, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Son of Sinbad: Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals; The Flying Dutchman; The Sword of Islam; Battle for Alana; The Grim Galapagos; Captain Bligh: Explorer; Gulliver: Island of the Mind Readers. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1B
    Daring Adventures (1953 St. John) 1B
    • 8" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Copy does not include 3-D glasses. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Bernie Krigstein. This 3-D comic features stories from Son of Sinbad (1950) #1, with art by comics legends Joe Kubert and Bernie Krigstein. Sinbad sets out to rescue slave girl Elene from Mytar, finding a treasure in the process. The legend of the ghost ship the Flying Dutchman, cursed to sail the night sky for all eternity. Saladin's war against the Crusaders is told from Saladin's point of view. Flash Gordon-like Brett Crockett battles the evil Senstral on an ice world, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Son of Sinbad: Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals; The Flying Dutchman; The Sword of Islam; Battle for Alana; The Grim Galapagos; Captain Bligh: Explorer; Gulliver: Island of the Mind Readers. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #201
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 201
    • Interior tearing with minor impact to story. Water spotting.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. United Nations Day, October 24th public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Human Target starring Batman and Robin, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. Riddle of the Unseen Man starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Safety-First Robot starring Robotman, art by Joe Certa. Convict Without a Number text article by Jack Miller. Deadline in Red Deer Valley starring Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman, art by Leonard Starr (Craig Delich). 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 22 #120
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 22 #120


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #16
    Fight Against Crime (1951) 16
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1488628004
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    Cover by Dick Beck. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Bill Savage, Edward Goldfarb and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of EC-style horror from Story Comics. Rita and her chauffeur Rick plot the murder of her wealthy husband, but poisoners shouldn't toast their own success, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Abusive husband Herbert collects tropical fish, so his wife finds a creative use for the piranha, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. When a despised ball player commits murder by baseball, his teammates get revenge, in a story possibly inspired by EC's infamous "Foul Play," published earlier that year. Rescue; Dead Fish!; When Dead Stiffs Kill; Dead Drunk!; Foul Ball. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #9
    Films in Review (1950-1997 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc.) Vol. 4 #9


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    • Spine split 10%.

    Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #23
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 23
    Auction opens April 5
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2136607006

    Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Walsh and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A mad scientist creates horrifying insect-animal hybrids; A robot falls in love with a woman and goes on a rampage; A ghost ship appears over the South Pacific with a crew of undead privateers. Nightmare for Two!; The Mummy That Lived; The Machine That Fell in Love; The Thing in the Bottle!; Terror of the Deep! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Frankenstein Comics (1945 Prize) 27
    Auction opens April 5
    • Near full length spine split.
    • 1.5" cumulative spine split/chew, cover coming loose at staples.
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    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
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    Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Mort Meskin and Marvin Stein. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s Frozen in a block of ice, the Frankenstein Monster becomes a theater exhibit, until an accident sets him free once more. A master gardener conceals the sinister secret behind his champion roses. Plane crash survivors in the Himalayas discover a hidden paradise. Frozen Alive; Fatal Fever; So Red My Roses; Checkmate; Flight Unknown. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #2
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 7 #2


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  • Issue #81
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 81

    Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Bob Schoenke and Nicholas Firfires. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. After Gene discovers the body of prospector Pappy Vane, he suspects foul play. Learning that Pappy had quit prospecting, he wonders if Pappy made one last find. Gene matches wits with outlaws in Dangerous Valley. The City Slickers; Dangerous Valley; Crazy Like an Indian; The Rope. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    GI Combat (1952) 11
    Published Nov 1953 by DC.
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    November 1953: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Hell's Heroes," 9 pages; "Blood on Sniper's Roost," 6 pages; "Death Patrol," 7 pages; "Amateur Red Killer," 1 page text story; "Armored Assault," 6 pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    GI Jane (1953) 4
    Published Nov 1953 by Stanhall.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4346638005

    Cover by Bill Williams. Stories and art by Hal Seeger and Bill Williams. GI Jane is part of the WACs (Women's Army Corps), allowing her cartoonists, Hal Seeger and Bill Williams, to combine military humor with plentiful good-girl art. Jane just can't reconcile military-issue uniforms with her collection of skimpy underthings. Plus the adventures of Sad Sack-like grunt PX (post exchange) Pete. The Power of a Woman; Patti; Make Me a Star; PX Pete: You Can't Hound a Chow Hound; Jill Jones, WAC: Magic Mix-Up; The Sarge; Pardon My Negligee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #92
    Ha Ha Comics (1943) 92
    Published Nov 1953 by ACG.

    Art by Dan Gordon, Bob Wickersham and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to give Uncle Looie powers like his favorite superhero; The Mice-keteers leave the city and become country mice; Sammy Squirrel takes vitamins to be stronger than Rover, but it turns out Rovers been taking them too. Robespierre; Buzzys Business; Izzy and Dizzy; The Mice-keteers; Mulvaneys Mistake; Sammy; Snooper. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Haunted Thrills (1952) 12
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4248014009

    Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A murdered ganglord returns for revenge. A political mission to Central America is sabotaged by voodoo chieftains. A practical joker encounters a humorless ghost in a Spanish castle. Terror Below; Badge of Glory; Goodbye Earth!; Death Laughs Last; Voodoo Vengeance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #84
    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 84

    Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong goes after outlaw Mack Brink and winds up tied to a tree, as the target in a deadly game of William Tell. Pistol Packing Pattie is the master of the quick comeback. Hoppy figures out that prospector Beery was murdered because of a note he left - his killer, being illiterate, has no clue. Letter to Clarinda; The Fatal Gun Trick; Wild Life Quiz; Hill Billy; Pistol Packing Pattie; Whitey Whiskers: The Letter From Home; Saddle-Head; Cowboy Cal; The Signature of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Howdy Doody (1950-1956 Dell) 25
    • 1 1/4" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration.

    An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Phineas T. Bluster sends Howdy and Dilly to capture a new bear for the circus. But the mission would be a disaster without the intervention of Howdy's friend, Princess Summerfall Winterspring. Howdy and Clarabell try to do their own plumbing, and learn a lesson: never try to do your own plumbing. Easy as Pie; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Clarabell; Dilly Dally and the Seven-League Shoestrings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.