Magazines established in 1953

Playboy (stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a US$1,000 loan () from Hefner's mother.

bi-weekly magazine that provides television program listings information entertainment-related news

'''' (, stylized in all caps) is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre-right in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, L'Express Styles, and a job supplement, Réussir. Founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber and Françoise Giroud, L'Express'' would be considered France's first American-style news weekly. ''L'Express is one of the three major French news weeklies alongside Le Nouvel Obs and Le Point''.

New York-based English-language literary magazine

US fantasy fiction magazine (1953–1955)

German comic series

literary magazine

U.S. science fiction magazine, 1953–1960

thumb|Logo FRÖSI was a children's magazine which was published by Junge Welt in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The expanded title of the magazine was Fröhlich sein und Singen. It was the magazine for members of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation. The word FRÖSI comes from the first line of the at that time familiar pioneer song "Fröhlich sein und singen" ("Being happy and sing"). This title in full length was used until 1965, then the short form replaced it. The first edition was released on 25 June 1953. At first it was published every 6 weeks, from 1956 monthly.