September 1953 - October 1953

Frontline Combat #15.

Published on September 1, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Perimeter!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “McCudden!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & George Evans; “Vengeful Sioux!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Belts and Celts!,” by Jerry De Fuccio & John Severin. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

Mad #8.

Published on September 1, 1953. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Frank N. Stein!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; “Lone Stranger Rides Again!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Bat Boy and Rubin!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1953-January 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

Popular Romance #26.

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Published on September 3, 1953. Edited by Ned Pines. The comic includes the story “Guilty 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: November 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 14, No. 1 (#157).

Published on September 4, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Money Stairs,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #69.

Published on September 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: November 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #64.

Published on September 11, 1953. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Two Scents Worth,” “The Throw Rug,” “The Exterminator,” “Harry Hoodwink,” “Soapsud Special,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Villainous Vine,” and the Tubby story “The Talking Dog,” 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: October 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Pogo Possum #14.

Published on September 11, 1953. Edited by Chase Craig. The comic includes the Pogo story “Cocky Doodle Dandy,” the Howland story “The Hippocritical Oaf,” and the Albert the Alligator story “Ol’ Albert Decides Yuletide and Time Waits for No ‘Gator,” all by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October-December 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Shock SuspenStories #12.

Published on September 24, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Deadline,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “The Money,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; “The Kidnapper,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Reed Crandall, with William M. Gaines; and “Fall Guy,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, 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: October-November 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

The Vault of Horror #34.

Published on September 24, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Star Light, Star Bright!,” by Johnny Craig; "While the Cat’s Away…," by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; "Smoke Wrings," by Albert B. Feldstein & Reed Crandall, with William M. Gaines; and "Where There’s a Will…,” 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: December 1953-January 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

The Haunt of Fear #22.

Published September 28, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Wish You Were Here,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “Chess-Mate!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “Model Nephew,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: November-December 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Fantasy #22.

Published on September 30, 1953. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The Silent Towns,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Reed Crandall; “The Freaks,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “The Fossil,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “Derelict Ship,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Bernard Krigstein, 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: November-December 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

“The Silent Towns” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.

This is the last issue of the series. The numbering will continue with the series Weird Science-Fantasy.

The Pogo Papers, Walt Kelly.

Published on October 2, 1953. The book collects material from the Walt Kelly daily newspaper strip Pogo. Cover illustration: Walt Kelly. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover price: $1.00.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 14, No. 2 (#158).

Published on October 6, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Bee Bumbles,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #70.

Published on October 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: December 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #65.

Published on October 13, 1953. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Little Lulu Pays a Sick Call,” “The Well-Dressed Ghost,” “The Little Wild Boy,” “The Peacemaker,” “Hiccups,” “That Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Dusty Castle,” and the Tubby story “The Butler,” 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: December 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #4.

Published on October 27, 1953. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “The Menehune Mystery” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1953-February 1954. Cover price: 10¢.

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