Comic books December 1953

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Joe Gevanter, 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 stumbles on a lost city of Mayans isolated from the rest of the world. A story featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin. The Lazo Kid takes in an orphan, unaware that his father is a fugitive outlaw. Lost Ones; Plunder in Rio Puerto; Famous Gunfighters; Round Up; Buffalo Bill Cody; Horse Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Tales of love, heartbreak and reunion from publisher Stanley Morse. A woman is so overcome with loneliness that she wants to end it all, but a handsome stranger comes along at just the right time. A man finds a woman's approach a little too aggressive for 1954. Amusing cover by Bernard Baily. Let Me Die!; Love Me! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 63, Issue 380 - December 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 180 pages, B&W.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Half a Wife"; "My Truant Heart"; "Little Miss Nobody" reprinted from All Love (1949) #27; and "Week-End Wife" reprinted from All Romances (1949) #6. "The Charm Corner: Make the Most of Make-Up, At the Perfume Counter..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #10 and reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #60. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 19, Issue 4 - December, 1953. 6.75" x 9.75", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Red Ryder story, Red Ryder and Little Beaver hook up with a medicine show to thwart bank robbers. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story. Calamity Jane article by Fred Harman, art by Nicholas Firfires. Red Ryder story, Butler the blacksmith wants to get out of jail before people find out he hid money in a bell he made for the new school. When Indians were Cowboys article, art by August Lenox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Kenneth Landau, Charles Nicholas, Pete Riss, Bill Benulis and Jack Abel. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Chuck is a love-em-and-leave-em kinda guy, until he meets the one woman he cant forget; Poverty-stricken Cindy gets her own Cinderella story when she masquerades as a wealthy woman at a ball; Advice on kindness as the path to love. The Man Who Knew Women!; Inter-Office Memo!; When Dreams Come True; Kindness Can Work Wonders!; Gold-Digger!; Two Weeks with Love!; Fear for My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Lincoln Logs ad. The Silent Killers starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Bullet, art by Albert Micale; Four sheep have been killed by large dogs, and Roy and Bullet are sent out to find the killers and the owner. Bullet Plows Through starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Pat and Bullet are driving through the snow to get a sick kid to the doctor, and the jeep drives off the road. At Trail's End starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale. Buck Fever text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Indian Canoes text article. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Trigger Takes to the Wild" and "Trigger Outruns a Robber." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $325.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1618403005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

1953 Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack in "Safe Spot," "M.T.A.," "Strictly From Hunger," and "Kid Brother." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 7, issue 3 - December 1953. Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 96 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 116 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

December 1953. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Science Fiction stories by Philip K. Dick ("The Hanging Stranger"), C. M. Kornbluth ("The Syndic" part 1/2), Mike Lewis, Allan E. Nourse, Stephen Arr, Ken Winney, and Hal Clement. Illustrations by Dreany, Mendenhal, Smith, and Sussman. Approx. 5.5" x 7.75; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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"Trans-Human" a short story by Murray Leinster.

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December 1953. Cover art by Virgil Finlay. 5.25" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Estelle was laughing at her -- she had only invited her there because she knew no one would dance with her! Don't miss..."As Love Danced By"! Also featuring: "Ornamental Sweetheart"; "Love is Dangerous"; and "Wait for Tomorrow"! Plus: Oddities in Romance filler. And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Suzy tries to bend new husband Jeff to fit her dream of the ideal husband, only to learn marriage doesn't really work that way. Redheaded secretary Miss Grace thinks she's found love, but by the time she realizes the truth, it's too late. Some art may be the work of Robert Webb, art director of the Jerry Iger comics studio. Wrong Kind of Kisses; I Learned About Love; So Dreams the Bride; I Was Deceitful! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Deadline, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; An alcoholic ex-reporter tries to get back on his feet after meeting a girl, and his old boss says he can have his job back if he brings in a story. The Monkey, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A drug addict murders his father in order to get his fix. Last Laugh! text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; Major Clagg was a parachute corps pilot that liked to take real risks when parachuting from a plane, and every feat he accomplished was accompanied by a practical joke of some kind. The Kidnapper, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man's baby is kidnapped and when his wife's mental health grows so bad that he desperately attempts to steal another baby, he is beaten to death by a crowd of onlookers for attempting to kidnap...his own son. Fall Guy, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A hotel clerk steals $100,000 from a diamond merchant and then rents a safety deposit box years in advance under the name 'Brad Gilbert'; He serves 15 years for the theft, then meets with the girl who promised to wait for him because she wants the money. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints #3). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 3 - December 1953. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 Pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Preacher Pinkerly falls ill, and when gold dust is found on his church construction site, gold hunters destroy the church. A stranger threatens to cut off the Captain's beard unless Mama retrieves the king's crown from a crocodile. Plus an offbeat activity page; readers are invited to supply faces for Hans and Fritz in a Captain and the Kids strip. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Divot Diggers; Captain and the Kids; Are You a Cartoonist?; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 17, Issue 1 - December 1953. A collection of fiction and nonfiction crime stories. "The Private Life And Death Of Madame X", "Uncle Sam's Chronic Headache-Smuggling!." 74 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W Cover price $0.25.