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Issue: Blondie Comics Monthly #53
Publication Date: April 1953
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Issues: #53 of 126 Issues (127 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 27 (12 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#137 and #140)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagBlondie #8/1954 published January 1954
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Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Blondie
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Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club

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First Line: This club idea sounds swell, Dad.
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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Hi friends! Let's look through a memory page in the Bumstead album!
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How To Fix Any Part of Any Car

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Feature(s): Motor Book Dept
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The Daring Young Man

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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Hurry up, Dagwood, or you'll be late for work!
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Friendship

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Marianne
First Line: "Hello," smiled Marianne.
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The Weaker(?) Sex

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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Dagwood! Help me with our annual spring house cleaning!
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Genres: humorous
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pud
First Line: "Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud!"
Synopsis: Pud uses sound of gum bubbles popping to guide him out of a house of mirrors.
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Hey Kids Free of Extra Cost Terry and the Pirates Comic Books

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Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Character(s): Terry
Synopsis: Ad a free comic book available in each six-pack of Canada Dry ginger ale.
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New Issues Harvey Comics Now on Sale...Read Them All!

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Penciller(s): Various
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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, drama, fantasy, humorous, sports
Feature(s): Harvey Comics
Character(s): Blondie; Dagwood; Little Audrey; Baby Huey; Mazie; Little Max; Casper; Sad Sack; Dotty Dripple; Joe Palooka
Synopsis: Generic ad for Harvey Comics available each month.
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Calling All Space Rangers!

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Genres: childrens, science fiction
Feature(s): Space Squadron
Synopsis: Ad for a toy ray gun and plastic space ships.
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Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane

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Genres: aviation, childrens
Feature(s): Jetex Javelin
Synopsis: Ad for a toy jet that has a real tiny jet engine.
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The Better Half

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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Not much tooth paste left
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First Line: Ashes - papers - all over the floor...
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First Line: A little present I bought you for your birthday, Philander
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Late Date

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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: We've gotta hurry, Gus-- we told our wives we'd meet them at five o'clock
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Monkey Mischief

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Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: "The meeting will now come to order!" roared the President, banging his gravel furiously.
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Chic Young's Dagwood

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First Line: Congratulations dear boy! This issue of Dagwood comics is the best yet!
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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Ugh! - Oomph
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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Oh, dear - Tillie's sick today and couldn't come...
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What's Your Excuse?

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Genres: drama, humorous
First Line: Dagwood, there's a very mysterious crunching sound under the floor boards
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I Killed That Cop!

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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): The Dollar Mystery Guild
Synopsis: Ad with coupon for membership in the Dollar Mystery Guild with an introductory offer of seven books for $1.00.
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A Barrel of Fun!

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Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Stravon Publishers
Synopsis: Ad for joke books on a variety of subjects, including sports and television.
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Scram! You Skinny Scarecrow!

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Genres: sports
Synopsis: George Jowett; Roger Hirsch; John Sill; Felipe Mendoza; Jobie Johnson
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Get Prizes...Make Money!

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Ad to persuade readers (primarily children) to sell seeds in order to win prizes.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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