Auctions: comic books 1952 w/ month not specified

Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 36 CGC 3.5

Paper: Slightly britle

Label #4426064023

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, and Manny Stallman. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A Frankenstein-like monster protects young Donnie from zombies at the cost of its own life. Treasure hunters encounter zombies in the Louisiana swamps. The last man on Earth, a horrible radioactive mutant, travels back in time to settle a score with the people of 1952. This issue was mentioned in the text of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, pp. 270-271. Battle of the Monsters; Rotting Demons; Dimension Death; Deaths Garden; The Last Man Returns; Whip of Death!; Carnival of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 14 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4418747002

Art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Rogue Native Americans abduct the leaders of different tribes in an effort to create a new Native American empire. Head Hunter of Pirates Peak; The Brat; The Arena of Death; The Ghost Bell of Terror Valley. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ginger (1951) 4 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 58 FR/GD 1.5

Centerfold detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Water damage. Tape on interior cover. Lateral spine tears.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Vic Donahue and others. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features classic tales of nurses in love. A woman struggles with the decision to keep her marriage secret. In an unusual story, Nurse Rita takes a job in Alaska and finds love while battling a diphtheria epidemic. Judith struggles to choose between two handsome doctors: reliable Alfred, or free-wheeling Raymond. Classic nursesploitation cover by Lee Elias. Shameless; My Secret Marriage; My Frozen Heart; My Hospital Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Journal (1951) 14 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Ed Robbins. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Ed Robbins and Bill Woolfolk. Offbeat romance comic, from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted, often featured early work by future comics legends. Sue asks Love Journal if her love of bandleader Larry can survive his sudden fame, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Usherette" Nora is torn between steady theater manager Howard, or rich Randy, who's just out for a good time. Ranch gal Peggy is used to life on the farm and not so interested in looking "feminine," until she falls for handsome Jon. Plus an article on "So You Want to be a Bathing Beauty." Careless with My Kisses; The Man I Wanted!; SOS for Love!; I Want to be Loved! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

New Adventures of Walt Disney's Robin Hood (1952) Flour Giveaway 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4645782007

"Ghosts of Waylea Castle"

Red Mountain (1952) 0 CGC 6.0

Paper: White

Label #4735814003

Art by John Rosenberger and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Western adventure inspired by the 1951 Alan Ladd film Red Mountain, involving the real-life Confederate bushwhackers called Quantrill's Raiders. In the last days of the Civil War, a Union soldier runs afoul of the infamous Quantrell and his quest for a gold mine. Red Mountain; Quantrell's Midnight Raid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 18 GD- 1.8

Heavy water damage.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ed Moritz, Charlie Tomsey, King Ward and Pete Riss. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A skier nobly saves her romantic rival from an avalanche; Jinny finds herself with suitors aplenty after she runs a kissing booth; Advice on getting a second date. The Love Trail; Love Will Out!; The Many Kisses; Man-Bait; Columnist's Romance; Come-on Girl!; As Long As I Lived!; The Second Date! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sensational Police Cases (1954) 0 GD- 1.8 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Color touch, spine rebuild, piece-fill, tear seals. TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Michael J. Becker, Gerald McCann, Goldfarb Baer, Tex Blaisdell, Sid Check, Joe Kubert, Mort Lawrence, and Howard Larsen. Reprints of Murderous Gangsters #3, Prison Break #3 and Police Lineup #3. Lurid pre-Code tales about mobsters, bank robbers and other bad guys and gals from the golden age of crime. A murdered detective sets out to ID his killer before he dies; Leech McCoy has a yen for arson and a name like a Dick Tracy villain; Redheaded Lina Foyle and her boyfriend go on a crime spree. Killer Bait; Blind Mans Bluff; Brothers in Crime; Jed Hawkins—Cold Blooded Killer; The Imperfect Crime; Nick Marek—Shakedown Racketeer; Killers on the Loose; Sonny Terhune Machine-Gun Madman; Lina Foyle Gunmoll; Clevelands Butcher of Death; Two-Dollar Murder; Death Comes Laughing; Killer at Large; Louie Gruber Czar of the Underworld; The Unseen Murderer; Death Danced the Samba; Mystery of the Headless Corpse; Leech McCoy the Incendiary Killer! 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

War Heroes (1952 Ace) 4 CGC 5.5

Paper: White

Label #4728829016