March 1953 - April 1953

Mad #5.

Published on March 2, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Outer Sanctum!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; “Black and Blue Hawks!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Miltie of the Mounties!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin; and “Kane Keen! Private Eye,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Will Elder. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 13, No. 7 (#151).

Published on March 3, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Easter Election,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Fantasy #19.

Published on March 3, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “King of the Grey Spaces!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & John Severin, with Will Elder; “Hot-Rod!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Brain-Child!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines and Roy Krenkel; and “Time for a Change!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Joe Orlando. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: May-June 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“King of the Grey Spaces!” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story “R Is for Rocket.”

Captain Marvel Adventures #144.

Published on March 4, 1953. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the story “Captain Marvel and the Stolen Shazam Powers,” by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck, with Pete Costanza. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #63.

Published on March 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: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #58.

Published on March 10, 1953. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Special Delivery,” “The Case of the Well-Bred Worms,” “Fair Eggschange,” “The Surprize Fighter,” “The Cowpoke,” “That Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Bad Mushrooms,” and the Tubby story “Tattoo,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Pogo Possum #12.

Published on March 10, 1953. Edited by Chase Craig. The comic includes the Pogo Possum stories “Li’l Green Robin Hood” and “How to Draw the Long Bow and Narrow,” the Howland and Churchy stories “The Nesting Habits of the Horn Rimming Bung Starter” and “Sick ‘Em, Doc,” and the Beauregard story “Skull Skill,” all by Walt Kelly. Cover illustrated by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. Cover/indicia date: April-June 1953. Cover price: 15¢.

The Vault of Horror #31.

Published on March 10, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: "Easel Kill Ya!," by Johnny Craig; "A Peach of a Plot!," by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; "The Lake," by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Oralndo; and "One Good Turn…,” 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: June-July 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“The Lake” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story “The October Country.”

Shock SuspenStories #9.

Published on March 12, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The October Game,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “Came the Dawn!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “The Meddlers!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “Carrion Death!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Reed Crandall, 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: June-July 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“The October Game” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.

Intimate Love #22.

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Published on January 23, 1953. Edited by Joseph Archibald. The comic includes the story “I Want Him Back,” illustrated by Alex Toth. The cover photographer and actors are unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Meriden, CT: Standard. Cover/indicia date: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

The Haunt of Fear #19.

Published March 17, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Sucker Bait!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “Lover, Come Hack to Me!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Double-Header!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; and “Foul Play!,” 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: May-June 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #29.

Published on March 20, 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: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Two-Fisted Tales #34.

Published on March 25, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes the following stories: “Betsy!,” by Jack Davis; “Trial by Arms!,” by Wallace Wood & Jerry De Fuccio; “En Crapaudine!,” by Jerry De Fuccio & John Severin; and “Guynemer!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & George Evans. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: July-August 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Science #20.

Published on March 30, 1953. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “The Loathsome!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Surprise Package,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “The Reformers,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “50 Girls 50,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: July-August 1953. Cover price: 10¢

Note

“Surprise Package” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.

Crime SuspenStories #18.

Published on April 2, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Fall Guy for Murder,” by Al Feldstein & Johnny Craig, with William M. Gaines; “Juice for the Record!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Will Elder, with William M. Gaines; “Frozen Assets!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “From Here to Insanity,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Reed Crandall, 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: August-September 1953. Cover price: 10¢

Captain Marvel Adventures #145.

Published on April 3, 1953. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The World of Giant Rats,” by William Woolfolk & C. C. Beck, with Pete Costanza; and “Whirling Terror” and “The Machines of Murder!,” by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by Kurt Schaffenberger. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: June 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 13, No. 8 (#152).

Published on April 3, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Talking Dog,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

New Romances #16.

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Published on April 7, 1953. The comic includes the story “Man of 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: Visual (Standard). Cover/indicia date: June 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

There is no credited editor.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #64.

Published on April 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: June 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #59.

Published on April 10, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Fright Racket,” “Sawdust Trail,” “The Comedian,” “The Outing,” “Cuffed Customer,” “Luluson Crusoe,” and the Tubby story “The Manhunter,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

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