Comic books August 1951

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Happy Time Bomb Factory, art by Rube Grossman; The guys at the bomb factory misplace two bombs and Nutsy finds them at the dump and thinks they're baseballs. Can't Talk, art by Rube Grossman; Doc Owl fixes it so that Blabber can't talk and therefor can't spill any secrets to Tom Cat. Owl in the Machine, art by Rube Grossman; Ozzie accidentally gets stuck inside his new invention. I'm Famous!, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Dizzy answers some questions for the paper and then finds out he's hired a servant, who won't serve. Guaranteed Fresh starring Bernard the Brave, art by Otto Feuer. The Last Word starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story; Howdy and a fox team up to deter some hunters from going through his farm. "Mr. Bluster's Side Show"; Howdy, Dilly and Flub-a-dub look for exotic animals for Mr. Bluster's Side Show. Untitled Howdy Doody text story. "Out West"; Dilly becomes sheriff of Cactus Crossing. Untitled on-page story; Flub-a-dub gets his first bath. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 8 - September, 1951. True confessions magazine featuring "book-length novels" and special features. 8.5" x 10.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover art. "Pick-Up Girl!", art by Louis Zansky; Small-town girl Mary moves in to a New York apartment with Debbie and Vickie, and gets caught up in their wild, partying lifestyle; Mary is attracted to Brian, whom she meets accidentally, but instead dates flashy Fred, only to learn hes married and merely wants her as his mistress; Debbie dates drug dealer Lucky, who abuses and eventually murders her. "The Girl Who Went Bad!", art by John Rosenberger; Cynthia uses her beauty to steal John from his girlfriend Mary, but then dumps him for Everett, who runs with a fast crowd; Cynthia is fired from her job in the town library due to her association with Everett, and discovers he is a criminal. "I Made Men Love Me!", art by John Forte; Tony grows up on the streets to avoid her drunken, abusive father; She uses her beauty to control men: she convinces a group of her admirers to organize into a criminal gang; The men fight among themselves over her, and Tony has to flee. "The Night on My Conscience!", art by Maurice Del Bourgo; Connie grows up in a working class neighborhood and stays away from men, until she meets and falls in love with Navy sailor Jay; Jay ships out for Korea and Connies father throws her out of the house. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky, inks by Chris Rule. The Day that Saturn Struck!; Creature of living flame from another planet plans to conquer Earth. The Voice of Death, art by Russ Heath. The Revolt of the Universe text story. The World Below. The Terrible Toy, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by George Frese. "A Fool for Food!", pencils by George Frese; When Mr. Weatherbee realizes that Betty is passing food to Archie and Jughead from Home Economics class, he sabotages the next batch to teach them a lesson. "Fight! Fight!"; Jughead claims a fight is about to break out in the Choc'lit Shoppe. "The Baby Quitter," art by Samm Schwartz; An innocent remark to the child Jughead is baby-sitting gets him suspected of child abuse. "Flash in the Pan," art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie's attempts to take cheesecake photos of Suzie end up making her father miserable. "Movie Chatter" article. "Bewitched Battered and Bewildered," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by George Frese, inks by Terry Szenics; Mr. Weatherbee tries to stop Jughead and Reggie from constantly fighting in class. In Hot Water" public service announcement, script and art by Dave Berg; Red goes swimming alone against Wilbur's advice. "Shirt from Skirt," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead mails pictures of himself in a loud shirt to a strange woman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Harold Knerr, Chic Young and EC Segar. Numbering continues from Tiny Tot Funnies (1951) #9. A collection of reprints of popular comic strips of the time, including the Katzenjammer Kids, Blondie, Dagwood, Henry, Popeye, and Felix the Cat. Rags Rabbit goes on a madcap adventure featuring fun for the reader, including a connect-the-dots panel. Daisy and Her Pups: Zoo Antics; Katzenjammer Kids: Tricky Pygmy; Katzenjammer Kids: Pest Patrol; Popeye: Thimble Theatre; Rags Rabbit: Try, Try Again!; A Special Gift; Tippi the Toad; Henry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Ruthie and Charles are in trouble when Ruthie's crooked brother gets out of prison. Willie the Whiz educates crooks on how to get away with crimes. A vicious thug is as dangerous to his fellow crooks as he is to the police. Extortion; Closeups; Willie the Whiz; The Time Trap; The Danby Case; Rat Hole. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Montana. "I Wanna Do Homework"; Archie is forced to break a date with Betty to get his grades up. "The Poodle," script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Hazel Marten and Floyd Norman (backgrounds); To pick up her spirits over her flagging movie career, Katy buys a new hat; Then she has a disastrous meeting with Randy's new trained poodle. "Class Mates," art by Dick Briefer; Jughead mistakes Veronica's uncle for a prowler. "Root of all Evil"; Ferdie offers to help Suzie's father remove a large fallen tree from the front yard, with disastrous results. "It's in the Bag"; Mr. Dripwaite takes a page out of Wilbur's book when making a speech to the school. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Hazel Marten and Floyd Norman (backgrounds); Debby wants new wallpaper for her room; Oliver decides to save money and do it himself. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Stanley. Five Little Babies, script by John Stanley, pencils by John Stanley (layouts) and Irving Tripp, inks by Irving Tripp; The Fellers play a trick on Lulu, and the girls retaliate with an equally good trick. Business Girl; The Fellers try to put Lulu and Annie's lemonade stand out of business. The Door Game; Lulu tells Alvin about a girl who lived all alone in a 237-room house. The Watchdog starring Tubby; The Fellers find a stray dog to guard their clubhouse. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for five color Little Lulu pinups and Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Facts about the U.S. Cavalry. The Lone Ranger Fights the Ghost Gang, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; An old prospector helps The Lone Ranger find "The Ghost Gang," which is hiding out in an abandoned mine under a ghost town. Headlines in Lead, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Red Wilkins and Mayor Barnes conspire to close down a newspaper in Faro. Wolf Brothers Partner text story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Rescue from Flood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; A flood on the Mississippi causes part of the bank Little Buck is standing on to cave into the river; Young Hawk must rescue him and the two float downstream on a tree before being rescued by High Cloud. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Arthur C. Clarke, John P. McKnight, Robert Arthur, Betsy Curtis, Garrett Oppenheim, H. Nearing Jr, Philip MacDonald, John Langdon, Miriam Allen DeFord, John Leimert, H. F. Heard, Charles Dickens (1860 reprint), and Alan Nelson. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - August 1951. Adventure stories, articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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French language movie magazine. Joan Bennett and Robert Cummings cover. Errol Flynn back cover. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

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Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte finds himself in a horse race for his life against Ahmed, the Arabian considered the fastest horse on the planet, but Monte's horse Pardner is no three-toed sloth. A reporter suggests that the really dangerous outlaws were in the early days of the West, and then he meets Mad Dog McKee. Grizzled goober Gabby Hayes dresses as Santa for Christmas (in a red union suit), but accidentally picks up an outlaw gang's bag of stolen gold. Plus a vintage comics-format ad from Popsicle for the "Cowboy Boot Ring," a sort of Swiss Army knife in the shape of a boot...but it's a ring. Monte Hale and the Champion; Gabby Hayes: Shooting at Santa; Gray Hawk: Victims of the Kasagi; The Worst of the Badmen; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; The Hard Luck Ranch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Steve Bobb and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. A look at basic training for the US Marines during the post-WWII era, as Monty goes through the process.When a corrupt native leader uses a ceremonial mask to intimidate with threats of magic, Monty decides two can play that game. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a vintage ad for Orange Crush featuring Li'l Abner and the Shmoo. Boots; The Devil's Mask; Monty Hall Meets Murder; The City of Flame; Pin-Up Pete. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie magazine featuring gossip, news and articles. Heavily illustrated with posed and candid photographs. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Bill Schreiber, Jack Schiff, and Otto Feuer. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Mutt wants to buy Jeff's horse, so he comes up with a wacky scheme. Mutt gets a television, still a new technology at the time. Mutt and Jeff join a baseball team. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals," with art by Bill Schreiber, and a vintage ad for Walt Disney mini-comics in exchange for Wheaties box tops. Also featuring a PSA about polio, then a national health crisis. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Message to Parents; Sweet Land of Liberty; Blind Singing Starlet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Frank Carin and others. Funny-animal hijinks with a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. A sinister stranger buys the old abandoned house on the edge of town; A sprite brings Peter and Dazy into the world of television programs; Retellings of classic Celtic fables running alongside the Peter Rabbit stories. Fish Story; Holding a Job; The Witch's Brew!; The Magic Castle; The Farmer and the Brownie!; Television Land; The Hunchback and the Fairies; The I.Q. Ranch; Using His Head; The Big Surprise; Peter Rabbit Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 55, Issue 3 - August, 1951. 6.5" x 9.5", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Louis Ravielli, John Forte and Jack Abel. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #20 in its entirety. Janis gets caught up in a smuggling operation on the Mexican border and falls for her cohort; Dot loves Ronnie, but when he develops amnesia, another woman takes the opportunity to steal him away; Redheaded Diana learns that her new husband Walt wants her to romance another man to advance Walts career. Also featuring an overwrought contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. I Was A....Bride For Sale!; Port Of Missing Girls; Love Me Again!; Too Many Lovers! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Etta Parks. Art by Etta Parks and Wm. P. Eaton. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit investigates when the Rio Grande has gone dry. In a famous educational strip, two-fisted explorer "Cappy Dick" and the kids meet "the king of the gypsies" and learn how to make a "Paper Acrobat." Plus a vintage ad for Cappy Dick's "Stay-at-Home Book" of kids' activities. In a story continued from the previous issue, Hoppy the bunny and L'il Tinker (a skunk) are back on Mars, where they must learn how to rule as Martian kings. Red Rabbit; Pete and Tweet; The Year of the Golden Rabbit; Cappy Dick's Adventures in Fun; Little Buck; Quiz Cartoons; L'il Tinker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Ed Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. "What Price for Love?", art by Doug Wildey; Jennifer graduates from nursing school and moves to Coaltown out west; She falls in love with Dr. Nelson but he's killed in a mine cave-in. Jennifer is rescued by Rod, son of the mine's owner. "Daredevil's Love," art by Bill Fraccio; Nora's father Tom is disabled after an accident during an auto race; Nora dates Jim, another driver, and asks him to quit: he promises to do so "after a few more races," but becomes successful and falls in with a bad crowd; Jim goes out with Marcia, then learns she is part of a gang intending to sabotage his car. "Mine Was a Jealous Heart," art by Hy Fleishman; Jill falls in love with her boss Eric, but when she's promoted from his assistant to featured singer on TV, she doesn't see him much anymore; Jill invites Eric to a weekend winter sports party thrown by her rich cousin Lana. "My Summons to Love" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Love in the Spotlight," art by Lou Cameron; Gale joins Paul's ballet company and is promoted to be star Sonia's understudy; Gale falls in love with Paul, discarding her boyfriend Dave; Sonia demands that Gale be fired, but Dave and Paul stand up for her, so Sonia quits. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Popular handguns fact page. The Lobos of Live Oak Valley starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps the new owners of the Kelsey ranch to tackle problems with a neighboring rancher. Bullets from Nowhere starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Sheila Jackson is taken hostage till Greg pays the outlaw gang fifty thousand dollars for her release. Island Ambush starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Al McKimson team. Longhorns and Gunsmoke text story starring Billy the Kid, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, art by Ray Thayer. Back cover photo of Roy. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Leo Morey. Stories by Edwin James, James MacCreigh, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Shaw, Joquel Kennedy, and Morton Klass. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Kiemie, Luros, Poulton. Softcover pulp magazine; 7-in. x 10-in.; 130 pages; B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Aug. 1951. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. A mystical being calls the Comanche to war, but Straight Arrow suspects a hoax. Red Hawk's friend Foxfire thinks she's found the right man, so Red Hawk arranges a test. Steve arrests the wrong man for rustling, so Straight Arrow must straighten things out. The Magic Medicine-Man!; Rustlers Convention!; Red Hawk: The Testing of Red Wolf!; The Renegade's Oath! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.