Comic books 1951 w/ month not specified

Tip-Top Comics Buck Rogers Special. Our story opens as Buck Rogers, accompanied by "Hot Rocket" Horace and "Ram-Jet Rosie," while returning from Mars to Earth, become caught up in an Astatic Space Tide. 28 newsprint pages, B&W.

British printing of Bulletman #16. 24 pages, B&W.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Bill Bunny in 'School Daze'" art by Ellis Chambers; "Buster Bunny in 'Hindu Hi-Jinks'"; "Wally Wolf in 'Signs of Trouble'"; "Puzzles" puzzle page; "Buster Bunny in 'Alarm on the Farm'"; "Freddy Frog in 'Kid Stuff'"; and "Tommy Turtle in 'Sight for Sore Eyes'". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "Buster Rides Again: The Story Behind the Cover" by Irwin Shapiro; and "Smart as a Fox: This Slick Little Creature Was Fooled by His Own Wiles!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Tommy Turtle in 'Cold Storage'"; "Buster Bunny in 'Calling all Toys'"; "Dizzy Duck"; "Goofy Gander in 'The Kite Fighters" art by Ellis Chambers; "Custer Crocodile in 'Custer's Last Stand!'"; "Buster Bunny in 'Bronco Bustin' Buster'"; and "Buster Bunny in 'Seeing Stars'". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "Buster Signs Off: The Story Behind the Cover"; and "Mortimer Learns a Lesson: This Little Mouse Just Could Not Help Complaining!" by Morty Arnold. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Bill Bunny in 'Good Advice'"; "Buster Bunny in 'Television Tantrums'"; "Goofy"; "Wally Wolf in 'Spring Fever'"; "Happy Rabbit"; "Buster Bunny in 'Goblin Valley'"; "Dizzy Duck in 'A Bicycle Built for Three'"; and "Freddy Frog". Comic advertisements: Cracker Jack, and Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "A Whale of a Chance: The Kings of the Land and the Sea Try to Rule the World" by Mort Levin; and "The Tiniest Mouse: Poor Little Teeney Wished That He Could Be Bigger!" by Marty Arnold. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Forte, Chu Hing, and Paul Reinman. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of mystery and adventure with Dan Tayler, Boy Detective. The story of Butch and The Sundance Kid fleeing to meet their fates in South America, as told in the famous film; amusingly, the story is written by Paul Newman. A search for the Lost Superstition Mine turns deadly. Some stories later appeared in Avons Jesse James. Butch Cassidys Closest Call; Butch Cassidy Takes Over the Wild Bunch!; Butch Cassidy Cashes in!; Curse of the Lost Superstitions!; Truth Not Fancy: The Pony Express; Tales of the Silent Spaces: Deaths Double Doom! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Christmas card that was part of a set released by King Features Syndicate/Field Enterprises in 1951 (we know of at least six in the set: Blondie, Bringing Up Father, Flash Gordon, Buz Sawyer, Steve Canyon, and Jungle Jim). 5-in. x 6-in.; full color; 4 pages.

Cover art by Graham Place. A Street Car Named Perspire, art by Graham Place; Wolfie tells Susie Buzzy has a part in the show; He's an usher. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ice Show at Cupcake Coliseum, art by Graham Place; Buzzy and Susie try to raise money so they can go to the Ice Show. Trip Tips--The Fittin' Thing, art by Mort Drucker. Untitled story, art by Graham Place; Buzzy bumps his head and dreams he's back in colonial times. How Safe Is Your Driving public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Buzzy's Parakeet, art by Graham Place. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cameo Books reprints of romance books, slightly altered, by famed authors. "Night of Ecstasy" by William Arnold. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy and Trish try to get Tina to lose weight so she'll get more dates in an untitled story co-starring Ted Dawson, Jim Kirby, Madame Martha, Donna, Dewey Wood and Fats Jamison. Plus: Candy stars in two more untitled stories. Also: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Swenson, Mrs. Swenson, Inspector Flanagan, Gully and Mrs. Wortle. And: Candy in 1-page text story "Candy's Working Wardrobe" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor and Tim O'Connor. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in three untitled stories. Plus: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Swenson and Inspector Flanagan. Also: Candy tries to go into the candy making business in 1-page text story "Candy's Candy Kitchen" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tina and Trish Traynor. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Carl Swenson, Inspector Frank Flanagan and Miss Dugan. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Candy to the Rescue" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Orville, Tina and Emily Appleby. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The old ostrich-in-a-dress trick gets 'em every time. Hans and Fritz get a new rival and target when reformed pirate Captain John checks into the boardinghouse with his fortune in gold. But when Black Bill, Terror of the Seven Seas comes after the gold, there's real trouble. Exit Ostrich, Enter John Silver, Pirate of Pirates!; Old John Silver Shouda Stood at Sea!; Ahoy! More Trouble; Black Bill, Terror of the Seven Seas; The Captain and the Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Asked to pose for a portrait, the boys substitute monkeys instead, and Mama is not amused. When the Captain's brother Felix visits from the Klondike, Hans and Fritz immediately steal his hot-air balloon, leading to a chase across the seas. Finally catching up to them in the Arctic, the family encounters hostile locals and peeved polar bears. The Captain and the Kids; Gold! Gold! Nothing But gold!; Treasure of the North, Chapter I; Treasure of the North, Chapter II. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Inspector reminds Mama that ice cream and cake are better incentives than threats of punishment. The family's Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Captain buys a ship to take home, but it's frozen in the ice until spring. Finally reaching warmer climes, the Kids trick the adults into breaking into a prospector's cabin, a prank that could prove fatal. The Captain and the Kids; Ice Bound Chapter I; Treasure of the North, Chapter IV; Treasure of the North, Chapter V. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Captain wants to capture a lion for the zoo, so he puts on a suit of armor. The family's prospecting adventure continues from the previous issue, as they search for gold in the Klondike. But the kids' alteration of a wanted poster leads to the Captain being mistaken for outlaw Bloody Bill. The Captain and the Kids; Treasure of the North, Chapter VI; No Sir, Money Isn't Everything; Yep, the Rich Have Their Troubles Too! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Mama's worst nightmare: the kids become monkeys, and the Captain and Inspector are apes. Hans und Fritz invade the Captain's birthday cruise. But a phony doctor sends the Captain to a nearby island and an encounter with hostile locals. The Captain and the Kids; Life on a Yacht! (They Can Have It); The Captain Is Rich But Not Happy; Ebeneezer Goes to Town and So Does the Captain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. Decades before Billy Keane in the Family Circus, the kids themselves take over the strip's artwork, and we get to see the results. Lost in the jungle, the family happens upon Professor McDipp and the trained monkeys of his "Jungle School." But when all seems lost, they are saved by the beautiful Princess Tamale and her trained animals. The Captain and the Kids; Our Champs Find Out That a Chimpanzee Ain't the Chump of a Chimp He Appears to Be; You Asked for It, Princess! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. Captain Atom and Professor King are called in to find a mysterious saboteur who never leaves a trace. A hijacking gang steals "critical war materials" from the US to sell overseas. Captain Atom traces crop-fires to a plague of insects known as prothoflame bugs - but who released them? Plus a pinup of Captain Atom in his Super Jet Car. The Invisible Enemy; Mystery Blackout; The American Way; Smuggler's Secret; Lost Island. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

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Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. Captain Atom and crew visit the Forbidden City of San Lu in his cool rocketship, which has helicopter rotor atop a parachute for landings. The Captain suspects that rainstorms plaguing the Charity Bazaar are somehow being created deliberately. Terrorists abduct Professor King to get Captain Atom's new atomic invention. Plus a pinup of Captain Atom and his Turbo Jet Submarine. The Forbidden City; The Jinxed Bazaar; Fo-Fum? - No - Yum-Yum!; The Haunted House; The Atomic Counter. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

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Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. Captain Atom searches for missing ships in the Sargasso Sea and encounters modern-day pirates led by The Baron. The Captain investigates the connection between missing secret agents and a phony gasoline substitute. Jill is abducted from a Middle Eastern bazaar, but luckily Jeff is wearing his "walkie-talkie TV belt" to call Captain Atom. Plus a pinup of Captain Atom in his Ram Rocket plane. Also featuring a vintage ad for Nationwide's line of five-cent, digest-sized "Approved" comics, including Mazie, Dodo, Captain Atom and Lucky Star. The Sargasso Serpent; Fingerprints in the Snow; Escape; Fakir's Trick. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. A mysterious super-plane is destroying American air bases, and even worse, it appears to be Captain Atom at the controls. The Captain and crew are stranded on a remote island while seeking the rare icthy-sequin, or "glitter fish." The Arabian envoy scheduled to meet with Captain Atom is replaced by their exact duplicates, right down to the fezzes. Plus a pinup of Captain Atom on his Jet Propelled Water Skis. High Treason; Hunters of Birrark; In the Dark; The Cat With the Emerald Eyes. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Not to be confused with the Charlton Comics character of the same name, this Captain Atom is an inventor-hero whose adventures teach kids about science. Captain Atom discovers a strange structure on the ocean floor, and it's not friendly. The Captain seeks a mysterious Green Goddess. Captain Atom and his crew find adventure during a visit to Holiday Island. Plus a pinup of Captain Atom on his Amphibious Jet-O-Cycle. The Undersea Fort; The Green Goddess; Fire; Danger On Holiday Island. Final issue of the series. 5-in. x 7-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #102. Stories include "The Earth Destroyer," "The Magic Mix-Up," and "The Adventure Within An Adventure..." by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d. 36pgs.

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #118. Stories include "Sivana's Sound Plague," "The Pie Plot," and "The Space Orphan" by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d.

Circa 1951. Reprints cover and stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #105. Stories include "The Mysterious Invisible Monster," "Dogcatcher," and "The Fountain of Life" by (w) Otto Binder. 7" x 10-1/4". B&W interior. 6d.

Captain Marvel and the Lts. of Safety (1950) # 3 "Danger Smashes Street Lights". 16 pages, full color.

nn (No.1) UK Reprint - 28 Pages

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Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Louis Ravielli. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Outnumbered and outgunned, Savage tries to lead an infantry company to safety; Private eye Mike Strong investigates a mystery; An illustrated text story featuring Simon Templar, The Saint. Also featuring a typically exquisite contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Perilous Mission Over Korea; The Saint: Danger No. 5; The Mystery of the Empty Graves! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Reprint - 36 Pages