Comic books October 1951

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Oct 1951. Jim Hatfield stars in "Riders of the Storm" written by Jackson Cole. Other western action stories by Ralph Yergen, Caddo Cameron, Leslie Ernenwein, J. Allan Dunn, and Joseph Chadwick. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by George Evans, Bernard Baily and Shelly Moldoff. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: After two hundred years the Duke of Allister rises newly born from his casket at Carnoc Castle. Now immortal, he seeks to lead a second life. But the forces of witchcraft which granted him his gift return to haunt the Duke in "The Curse of Carnoc Castle" with art by George Evans. Plus: Karl Danner steals the coat of a dying man and uses the ticket he finds in its pockets to escape aboard a ferry. Unfortunately he has chosen the ferry of the dead and is doomed to ride along in "Stand-in for Death" with art by Bernard Baily. And: Beautiful Carlotta marries undertaker Hiram for his money. Things get dangerous when she finds out that her husband made a pact with the devil in person in "The Coffin-Maker!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Doctor MacCready's Little Men" written by Al Schutzer, and an ad for Worlds Beyond. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 1 - October, 1951. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Kendell Foster Crossen, Jack Vance, Dallas Ross, Robert Moore Williams, and Richard Matheson. Mini-review of Ray Bradbury's "Illustrated Man." 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 150 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Alister Innes. Features - Planet of Fury by Ace Carter. Death Ray for Roma by N. K. Heming. A Space Ship is Missing by Alan Yates. 32 pgs, text w/ B&W illustrations.

Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko, Kola and Raymond go through the Looking Glass into Wonderland; Koko, Kola and Raymond are captured by a giant; Alli tries to sabotage Chuck Chipmunk's latest invention and ruins Chichi's laundry. Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Mighty Atom and the Pixies; Koko and Kola; Cuckoo Sheriff; Koko and Kola Thru the Looking Glass; Kat Karson; Chuck Chipmunk. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 2 - October, 1951. Glamour and pinup magazine. Cover by Peter Driben. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Pink Box Mystery"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager with pencils by Lynn Karp; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom becomes a newspaper reporter to help spread information, but someone doesn't want him going to press. An elderly murder victim and a few lines on a fire-scorched piece of paper lead Tom to the deadly Masked Evil. Plus an edu-comic on nature with nice mountain lion art. And a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Prairie Blackmail; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: Bowling Blues; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Last Gamble; The Masked Evil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - October, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"The Last Embrace" (art by R. Sieminski), "A Game Called Love," "Jealousy is a Heart-Breaker" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Sieminski), "The Pledge of Pamela Dixon," and a two-page text story, "A Star Named Barry." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. Fighter pilot Strange loses the will to live after being deserted by his girlfriend back home, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. American and enemy forces race to reach an American pilot after a crash-landing, with art by Jack Davis. Veteran soldier Pappy tries to teach young soldiers how to stay alive on the battlefield, in a Wally Wood story. Death Stand!; Old Soldiers Never Die!; The Ditch; Kill!; Dog Fight! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. Fighter pilot Strange loses the will to live after being deserted by his girlfriend back home, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. American and enemy forces race to reach an American pilot after a crash-landing, with art by Jack Davis. Veteran soldier Pappy tries to teach young soldiers how to stay alive on the battlefield, in a Wally Wood story. Death Stand!; Old Soldiers Never Die!; The Ditch; Kill!; Dog Fight! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A German soldier during WWII is accidentally targeted by Nazi "buzz bombs," in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. An American soldier walking along the Imjin River faces a fight for his life, in the famous, oft-reprinted Kurtzman story Corpse on the Imjin! The story of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution is retold with art by Wally Wood. Plus The EC "Artist of the Issue" featuring Jack Davis. Mud!; Bunker Hill!; The Ditch; Corpse on the Imjin!; Buzz Bomb! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"War Drums in the Badlands!"; Across the range, drums of war are played to call together the various Native American tribes in the region; A warrior named Cunning Fox meets with Red Hawk of the Apaches and informs him that Bald Eagle, the father of all the Native Peoples, has called his brothers to arms to go on the warpath and force the white man off their lands; He explains to Red Hawk that since his people have been allies of the white men that they will be crushed if they do not side with Bald Eagle; Apache Kid attempts to talk them out of going to war, saying that both the white settlers and the Native Americans must learn to live in peace. "Colt-Wise Hellion" text story. "The Accused" starring Kid Colt. "The Man Who Killed Again." "Blind Justice" starring the Texas Kid. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Russell Patterson and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi dreams that she's in caveman times. Mamie models some early bikini swimsuits, in a strip featuring "good girl" art by Russell Patterson. Bathless Groggins' latest invention makes him invulnerable to injury or pain, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Mamie; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Oct. 12, 1951. Articles include Truman's upcoming election problems, interview with Britain's ambassador to Iran and more. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"Where Gargoyles Dwell!" The police don't believe Venus when she tells them that she solved the mystery of the 13th floor gargoyles. "The Ashes of Death!" Venus and Della set a trap for Satan in a crematorium. Also includes: "The House of Terror!"; "Thru the Lens"; and "Shell Shocked!" Pencils by Bill Everett and Joe Maneely, inks by Everett and Maneely. Cover by Everett. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Stan Walsh, Bill Walsh, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Gil Turner, Bob Moore, Riley Thompson, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 12 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey gets a mysterious recording in the mail. In a story by Barks, Donald's nephews decide to play hooky from school, but that's not as easy as it sounds. The Big Bad Wolf gets levitated as part of a magic act. Donald Duck; Grandma Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Arithmetic Lesson; Mickey Mouse: The Mystery of the Robot Army! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Chuck Miller, Mort Lawrence, Charles Miller, Syd Shores and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. An embezzler plans the perfect murder, or so he thinks, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a killing where the only clue is a piece of string. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the mystery of a burning car and the man who died in it. Murder Inc.; The Price of Murder; Wanted: Courtney Vincent Collins; Great Unsolved Mysteries: The Case of Too Many Clues; Wanted: Alfred S. Dutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the String That Strayed; Wanted by a Killer: One Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Lin Streeter, Sy Grudko, Ken Rice, Jim McLaughlin, and Martin "Marty" Rose. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Thunder Creek Rebellion starring Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. The Vagabond Village starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. Origin of the Rodeo, script and art by Al McLean. The Invisible Map starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Gunsmoke Gold Strike starring Six-Gun Smith, art by Wally Wood. The Owlhoot Trail starring Fighting Bob Dale, art by Bill Zeller. Ranch of Hate starring K-Bar Kate, art by Rex Maxon (signed R. Hayden). Dry-Gulch Death Trap text story by Ralph Sedgwick Douglas. Powdersmoke Party starring Wilma West, art by G. Altman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A killer plays the town organ before he shoots someone, but the town fights back when he targets the local doctor. An outlaw pretends to be a doctor to impress a saloon gal, but his masquerade backfires tragically. An ex-robber who's afraid of guns tries to go straight, but his old gang forces him to do one last job. The Organ Goes at Twilight; .44 Barrel Music; Apache Waterloo; Farley's Tools; Pint-Sized Kelly; No Guns for Harvey; The Rawhide Grip; The Liar of Red Gap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Leonard Frank, Edmond Good and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Rustlers start a stampede to get rid of Tex Ritter before he can rescue a jury in peril. Gabby Hayes meets a man from Australia, and his strange manners and way of speaking convince Gabby that he's a Martian. Monte Hale goes undercover as a stagecoach driver to catch a masked gang committing coach holdups. Tex Ritter: Jury in Jeopardy!; Gabby Hayes: The Devil from Down Under; Cactus Brain; Monte Hale: A Duet of Danger; Slim Carson: The Walls Came Tumbling Down; Tom Mix: The Hotel Hoax!! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"One-Eye Smith, the Last of the Badmen," "The Silent Stranger" (art by George Tuska), "Juan Rodriquez, the Man With the Whip," "Red Wolf and the Indian Massacres" (art by Dick Rockwall), and a two-page text story, "The Amazing True Story of the Double-Headed Indians." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Pecos in "The Undertaker," "The Swirling Peril," and "Hero or Hair-O?" Lobo the Wolf Boy back-up story, "Hostage For Death!" Cover by Syd Shores. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, John Buscema, Bill Finger, Mort Lawrence, and Syd Shores. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, Nuggets Nugent, Mike Hantland (The Undertaker), Lobo The Wolf Boy, and Black Jacques. House ad for the next issue of Westerner Comics. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.