Comic books March 1953

March, 1953. Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Jaffee. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. Untitled Buzz Baxter story. All art by Al Jaffee. Get Out and Get Under text story. Patsy's Club Page! Paper doll. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Rudy takes the kids sailing, and ends up hoist with his own petard. Papa Bear hatches a get-rich-scheme to return lost dogs to their owners, but the plan quickly goes to the dogs. Sourpuss's latest plan is to paint the North Pole, and hapless Gandy Goose gets swept along. Dinky: A Couple of Sailors; Chesty; Sourpuss; Dimwit: The Farmer's Helper; Terry Bears: Going to the Dogs; Little Roquefort; Gandy Goose: Arctic Antics; Dinky; Terry Bears: Papa's Sore Tooth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 6 - March 25, 1953. Mara Corday cover, article, and centerfold. Pocket-sized, 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "London Britches"; Cedric is a foreign exchange student from England that has come to Riverdale; Archie and Reggie don't like the way the girls give him all the attention, so they introduce him to Moose's girl Midge. "Soled Out"; Veronica gets Archie and Reggie to shine all her shoes; While shining them, the boys misunderstand a conversation between Veronica and Jughead and throw all her shoes in the pool. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy enlists K.O. to help her alter a dress. From Hollywood article; Archie is pictured at a typewriter, and there are multiple small stories about Hollywood film gossip. "Fired With Courage," script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur and Slats try to prove who's a bigger hero to the girls by seeing who can stand the closest and longest to exploding fireworks. "For Better Or Voice"; Ferdie tries to show Suzie he can speak foreign languages just as well as Gregory. "The Football Fan," script and art by Joe Edwards; Bill wants to make Li'l jinx a football fan so he takes her to a game. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. The Holiday Spirit! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Superboy and his friends agree that Christmas and Hanukkah are about family togetherness and not about expensive presents. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Peter foils Wolfie's plan to steal all the water in the town of Dusty Gulch so that he can charge high prices for it. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie dresses up in a giant fish costume to scare Peter away from the river shore and steal the fish he's caught, but it turns out that they aren't Peter's fish. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Winky and Pinky sneak in to see the fights, but they are mistaken for boxers themselves and Winky has to fight Slugger Sam in the ring. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Peter hires private eye Wolfie to find a box he lost, and when Wolfie finds it he thinks it's full of cash he can steal, but it turns out that it was counterfeit money and Wolfie winds up in jail. Blue Monday text story. . Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie dreams that he climbs a giant beanstalk and finds a giant Peter Porkchops at the top who chases him. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 42, Issue 4 - October, 1952. Hollywood magazine. Rita Hayworth cover."Boys Are Here to Stay" by Debbie Reynolds. Feature on Kirk Douglas and is 5 year old son Mike, "For Men Only". Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh featured in,"Our Second Honeymoon." 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - Spring, 1953. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Cal Massey, Hy Rosen, and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. 100-page giant. Artist Clive falls for model Katy, who portrays Aphrodite for him, but she leaves him because she doesn't want to distract from his career, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story that reflects attitudes of its time, Mary finds success as a fashion designer in New York, but dreads anyone finding out she has an infant son back home. Joanne lets Shirley talk her into a little shoplifting when they need dresses for their double date, but her luck can't hold out forever. Cover by Baker. My Hidden Past; Love Outside the Law; A Will of My Own; I Loved a Goddess; Escape; The Way to Love; I Played with Fire; Love on the Ballot; Could Doubt Destroy Our Love?; No Escape from My Past; A Fortune in Love; Pause for Sorrow; Shameless in My Desire. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 4, No. 9 - March 1953. "A Picture Look at Life". 10" x 13", 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"The Warlock of Sharrador" a novel by Gardner F. Fox, plus a short story by William Tenn.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Kelly Freas, Ed Emsler Art. Stories by Gardner Fox and Ross Rocklynne. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man in "Maker of Monsters," "Ghoul of Ghost Swamp," and "Yesterday's Murders!" Woozy untitled back-up story. Jack Cole cover and art? Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; The frog swallows Alabaster's and Rackety Coon Chile's ping pong ball. "Old Muddle Hupboard"; First Albert, then Pogo tell the story of Old Mother Hubbard. "Hearts of Oak and Heads to Match"; A lifeboat drill [quite literally]. "Dog Daze"; It takes but seven persons to put out a cooking fire. "The Ghost Haunters" text story. "Well Done, Rare Old Medium"; Due to several misunderstandings Albert ends up wearing Miz Beaver's lacy underwear. "The Worm's Turn"; The protagonists try to convince a worm to go fishing with them. "The Dragon Tale"; Albert gets stuck in the music professor's bass horn, and is mistaken for an elephant. Untitled one-page story; Porky needs a new nut for his car engine, being the squirrel turning the wheels. Untitled one-page story; Albert tries blowing out the three candles on his birthday cake. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Rocket Horse! text story. "Boom! Boom!" or "Pirates Is Rodents!"; Popeye hears on the radio that pirates are making a comeback so he goes on a mission with Olive and Wimpy to capture them. Ship Shape!; Olive and Pappy get into an argument about keeping Popeye's ship neat and clean, and Popeye gets in trouble with the shore patrol for throwing the ship's trash overboard. Snow-Father!; No one can find Sherman's dad, who has been buried under falling snow and looks like a snowman. Untitled story; Swee'Pea brings a hatchet to the dock to protect himself from sea monsters. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 99, No. 3. March 1953. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Everybody's Looking for Uranium". 6.75" x 9.5". 324 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 44, Issue 1 - March, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Ben Brown and David Gantz. Stories and art by Ben Brown, David Gantz and Charles Kuhn. Horror-themed superheroics from Toby Press featuring Dr. Weir, who wields the mystic power of the Purple Claw. Weir battles Countess Arachni, who has all the creepiest powers of the spider, but all seems lost when she manages to steal the Purple Claw from him. Weir joins a skiing party stalked by a killer snowman, only to realize the snowman is avenging his own murder. The alluring Leera has the power to transform into a snake. The Web of Horror; The Killer in the Snow; The Serpent Strikes; Sparks of Life; Brief Stop at Lambeau; U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion: May 29 - Aug. 15, 1900. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Bill Ely and John Prentice. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #85. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #1 in indicia. Muggers get hired by a mysterious boss who prints his own money. A foreign agent impersonates a scientist to steal government secrets. Con men impersonate psychics to fleece a wealthy widow. Also featuring a vintage PSA for the Red Cross. The Junk on the Delaware; The Shredded Green; The Grass Pocketbook; The Country Knife; The Raindrop Game; March Is Red Cross Time; The Man in the Bottle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 3 - March, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) and his horse Black Jack. "The Prairie Massacre," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky disguises himself as an Indian to get near the renegade Indians who have stolen ammunition. "The Deadly Dead Bear," art by Frank Bolle; A taxidermist is sewed up in a bear hide by his killer. "A Close Shave"; Dee Dickens at the barber shop. "Murder's Suitor," art by Frank Bolle; A jealous cowboy kills his rival. "The Midnight Marauders"; A rancher who is running for Sheriff has his ranch wrecked by masked hoodlums several times. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Reprints Romantic Love (1949) #3. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Mantrap on Longshot Mesa starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy and the FBI are searching in the mountains for Dr. Bryce, who was framed for murder. The Rifleman of Boulder Wash, art by the Al McKimson team; Roy and Bullet are on the trail of an escaped convict who has killed two prospectors for their gold. Canyon Burial starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Ranch Rescue text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Post Grape-Nuts Flakes ad with Roy, Dale Evans, and Trigger. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Horse Thief Cove" and "The Red Renegade." Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack returns to the Army in "The Specialist." Also Fun at the Zoo, Hector the Director, and Rumpus. 36 pages, full color. 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.

Vol. 2 #6 - Spring 1953. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Edited by John Carnell. Stories by J.T. McIntosh, John Christopher, E.C. Tubb and others. Cover by Quinn. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 96 pages, black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $42.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

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March, 1953. 5.5" x 7.5", 164 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.