Captain Marvel Adventures #142.
Published on January 2, 1953. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The Red Lightning Blitz,” “The Beauty in Black!,” and “The Tiger Terror,” all by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Weird Fantasy #18.
Published on January 2, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Counter-Clockwise,” by Albert B. Feldstein & John Severin, with William M. Gaines and Will Elder; “Zero Hour,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “Homesick!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines and Roy Krenkel; and “Judgment Day!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Al Williamson, with Albert B. Feldstein & Roy Krenkel. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: March-April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
“Zero Hour” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.
Marge’s Little Lulu #56.
Published on January 6, 1953. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Downfall of Mr. McNabbem,” “Elephant Ride,” “Space Kids,” “The Tree Fish,” “The Little Pink Cloud,” and the Tubby story “The Buzzard,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: February 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Mad #4.
Published on January 9, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Superduperman!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Flob Was a Slob!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Robin Hood!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin; and “Shadow!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: April-May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #61.
Published on January 10, 1953. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #28.
Published on January 13, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March-April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
The Vault of Horror #30.
Published on January 14, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: "Split Personality!," by Johnny Craig; "Who Doughnut?," by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; "Practical Choke!," by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; and "Notes to You!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham "Ghastly" Ingels, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-issue comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: L. L. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: April-May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Shock SuspenStories #8.
Published on January 20, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Piecemeal,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “The Assault!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “The Arrival,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; and “Seep No More!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: April-May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
The World of Li'l Abner, Al Capp.
Published on January 22, 1953. The book features selections from Al Capp's Li'l Abner daily newspaper strip. Introduction by John Steinbeck. Foreword by Charles Chaplin. Cover illustration by Al Capp. Hardcover book. Black-and-white interiors. 200 pages. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young. Cover price: $1.50
The Marvel Family #81
Published on January 23, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Art Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the story “The Marvel Family romances-Fights the Mightiest Mongol,” by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck, with Pete Costanza. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck, with Pete Costanza. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Popular Romance #23.
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Published on January 23, 1953. The comic includes the story “Free My Heart!,” illustrated by Alex Toth, with Mike Peppe. The cover photographer and actors are unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Meriden, CT: Better (Standard). Cover/indicia date: January 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
There is no credited editor.
Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge: Back to the Klondike.
Published on January 23, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic features the stories “Back to the Klondike” and “Somethin’ Fishy Here,” both by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
The comic is also known as Four Color #456.
Two-Fisted Tales #33.
Published on January 27, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes the following stories: “Signal Corps!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Outpost!,” by Jerry De Fuccio & John Severin, with Will Elder; “Pearl Divers!,” by Jerry De Fuccio, Harvey Kurtzman, and Joe Kubert; and “Atom Bomb!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: May-June 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
The Haunt of Fear #18.
Published January 28, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Pipe Down!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “Bedtime Gory!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Pot-Shot!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; and “The Black Ferris,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: March-April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
“The Black Ferris” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.
Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 13, No. 6 (#150).
Published on February 3, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “My Lucky Valentine,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Captain Marvel Adventures #143.
Published on February 4, 1953. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The Horror Hunt,” “The Man in the Moon,” “The Vengeful Vine,” and “The Human Hawks,” all by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: April 1952. Cover price: 10¢.
Nancy and Sluggo #21.
Published on February 6, 1953. The comic includes material from the daily newspaper strip Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller. Cover illustration by Ernie Bushmiller. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: United Feature. Cover/indicia date: 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Weird Science #19.
Published on February 6, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The Precious Years,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “The One Who Waits,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel; “Right on the Button!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Will Elder, with William M. Gaines; and “Keyed Up!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: May-June 1953. Cover price: 10¢
Note
“The One Who Waits” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.
Marge’s Little Lulu #57.
Published on February 10, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Ten-Dollar Reward,” “The Dog Who Wore Shoes,” “Law-An’-Order,” “Big Boom,” “The Little Pioneer,” and the Tubby story “The Mascot,” all by John Stanley, with Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #62.
Published on February 10, 1952. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: April 1952. Cover price: 10¢.
Crime SuspenStories #17.
Published on February 13, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Touch and Go!,” by Johnny Craig; “One for the Money…,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Fired!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines and Frank Frazetta; and “…Two for the Show,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Will Elder, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1953. Cover price: 10¢
Note
“Touch and Go!” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story “The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl.”
Marge’s Tubby.
Published on February 24, 1953. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the story “Tubby’s Secret Weapon,” by John Stanley. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
The comic is also known as Four Color #461.
Tales from the Crypt #36.
Published on February 24, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Fare Tonight, Followed by Increasing Clottyness…,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; “Curiosity Killed…,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “How Green Was My Alley,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “The Handler,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
Note
“The Handler” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.
Frontline Combat #13.
Published on February 25, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Panther Jet!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis. “War Dance!,” by Jerry De Fuccio & John Severin; “Wolf!,” by Jerry De Fuccio & Wallace Wood; and “Frank Luke!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & George Evans. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: July-August 1953. Cover price: 10¢.
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