Comic books 1952 w/ month not specified

Jim Solar Space Sheriff in Spacetts of the Sky (Wisco Mini-Comic) is a promotional giveaway distributed by a variety of merchants including Wisco "99" Service Stations, Carnation Malted Milk, Klarer Health Wieners, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Rodeo All-Meat Wieners, Perfect Potato Chips, & others. Back cover blank or printed with information about participating sponsor. 24 pages, full color, 7-in. x 3.5-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Jim Solar Space Sheriff in the Creatures on the Comet (Wisco Mini-Comic) is a promotional giveaway distributed by a variety of merchants including Wisco "99" Service Stations, Carnation Malted Milk, Klarer Health Wieners, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Rodeo All-Meat Wieners, Perfect Potato Chips, & others. Back cover blank or printed with information about participating sponsor. 24 pages, full color, 7-in. x 3.5-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Jim Solar Space Sheriff in The Sky Ruby (Wisco Mini-Comic) is a promotional giveaway distributed by a variety of merchants including Wisco "99" Service Stations, Carnation Malted Milk, Klarer Health Wieners, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Rodeo All-Meat Wieners, Perfect Potato Chips, & others. Back cover blank or printed with information about participating sponsor. 24 pages, full color, 7-in. x 3.5-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Jim Solar Space Sheriff in Trouble on Mercury (Wisco Mini-Comic) is a promotional giveaway distributed by a variety of merchants including Wisco "99" Service Stations, Carnation Malted Milk, Klarer Health Wieners, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Rodeo All-Meat Wieners, Perfect Potato Chips, & others. Back cover blank or printed with information about participating sponsor. 24 pages, full color, 7-in. x 3.5-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

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The Adventures of Jo-Joy and the Brilliant Idea is a yearly Christmas giveaway comic book distributed by the W. T. Grant Co. department store chain. iPublished annually every Christmas from 1945-53. Each issue features a Jo-Joy story with Santa Claus, and illustrates many, many Jo-Joy toys that were manufactured and sold thru Grant's because the Jo-Joy jack-in-the-box character became wildly popular! Full color, 16 pages, 7-1/16-in. x 10-1/4-in., slick cover.

"The Adventures of Jo-Joy with the Wonderful Whale" Jo-Joy is a yearly Christmas giveaway comic book distributed by the W. T. Grant Co. department store chain. iPublished annually every Christmas from 1945-53. Each issue features a Jo-Joy story with Santa Claus, and illustrates many, many Jo-Joy toys that were manufactured and sold thru Grant's because the Jo-Joy jack-in-the-box character became wildly popular! Full color, 20 pages, 7-1/16-in. x 10-1/4-in., slick cover.

Written and illustrated by Ham Fisher. Fold out booklet promoting the Ideal Toys Joe Palooka Bop Bag. Teaches basic boxing and self defense techniques and the importance of proper diet and exercise. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 8 fold-out pages, text (with B&W illustrations).

Contains Alex Toth art. Contains Korean War era stories. In order of appearance: "Joe Yank, G.I. Renegade" art by John Severin and Bill Elder; "Pvt. Tubby" art by Art Saaf; "Joe Yank, The Purple Heart Kid..."; "Paper Bullets"; "Pinhead Perkins in Slightly Snafu" art by Dan DeCarlo; "Behind the Big Guns"; and "Joe Yank, Bacon and Bullets" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Alex Toth Edge of Genius TPB (2007- ) #1-1ST and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST. "Non-Skid O'Neill: He Was Crazy About Waffles, But He Could Fight, Too!" illustrated text story by Charles S. Strong. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art cover with small round John Wayne photo inset. Captain Tootsie strip ad for Tootsie Rolls. Tall Timber; John Wayne faces Frank Staccy, his deadliest antagonist, a cold-blooded killer who is Waynes equal in skill and strength. Villain's Revenge starring John Wayne. The Case of the Vain Bandit starring John Wayne. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

John Wayne photo cover. Ad for 10 Hitler stamps. Operation Peeping John; John Wayne must go behind enemy lines in North Korea with orders to dig in under the noses of the enemy and sweat out the mission that makes him a peeping john. Birds of a Feather starring Wayne; a mountain man/poet becomes a killer. The Trail of the Wandering Pine starring John Wayne. Rex and Tex humor page. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Bridgehead, pencils by Mel Keefer; John Wayne and his buddies, Tim, Charlie and Joe Billis, are on a mission to set up a booby trap on a bridge across a vital river. Major Mars strip ad for popsicles, you could send off for a Rocket Ring. The Music Maker; Wayne hears strange music in the night and the whine of angry bullets. The Devil's Horsemen starring Wayne, art by Gerald McCann. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art cover by Gerald McCann with small round John Wayne photo inset. Golden Double-Cross, art by Gerald McCann; when danger lurks on the western plains, John Wayne takes after it with guns blazing; but six-shooters are helpless against suspicion when it threatens to wreck an old friendship. The Glitter and the Gleam, art by Gerald McCann. Spanish Gold, art by Gerald McCann. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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John Wayne photo cover. Wild Stallion, art by Gerald McCann; a wild horse and a wild man can be a mighty explosive combination as John Wayne is about to discover. Perfect Fighting Machine, art by Gerald McCann starring Wayne; a muscleman terrorizes a lumber camp. Murder's Music starring Wayne, art by Gerald McCann. Command Performance starring Wayne, art by Howard Larsen. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Sparling. Lionel trains ad. The Panther Man, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta; Long Claw, a man-killing black panther, died years before and lives again. The Lead Reckoning starring John Wayne; an in-coming train carries a murderer. The Ugly Duckling Bandit, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta. Ten-Gallon Allen humor page by Leon Winik (as Win). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This edition of Practical English (Vol.12 #13) contains an insert copy of the promotional comic book Johnson Makes the Team. Practical English was a National Magazine of English and the Communication Arts designed for high school students, business, or vocational courses. It was published by General Cable Corporation weekly during the school year. Each work text in the Practical English Skills Work text Series teaches a specific writing skill with examples, practice, and review. The BF Goodrich promotional insert "Johnson Makes the Team" was published not long after World War II ended. It tells how rubber played a key role in American progress both in times of war and peace. Full color, 32-pages, 7-in. x 10-in., all newsprint. Practical English is 64 pages (including comic insert), B&W, 8-in. x 11-in.

Canadian edition. "Long Bow" ends. In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb, reprinted in Jungle Girls (1988) #11; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; "The Hawk" and "Long Bow" art by Robert Webb; and "Space Scout" by Tony D'Adamo. "The Curse" text story. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Stories and art by Robert Webb and Murphy Anderson. Canadian publisher Superior reprints the influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena sets out to rescue a peaceful chief from a witch doctor who wants to lead his tribe to war. A strange military ghost story. One-eyed detective The Eye investigates The Case of the Altitude Killer. Ghost Gallery; The Eye; Red Thirteen; The Sure Thing; Star Pirate; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Carl Wessler. Art by Tony DiPreta, Allen Bellman, Ed Moline and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: One of the most dangerous criminals of all time -- "The Hood from Hell's Kitchen" by Carl Wessler and Tony DiPreta; 2-page text story "Midnight Blasters" (writer unknown); "The Ghost Ship" with story by Carl Wessler; "The Spider of Paris" by Carl Wessler and Allen Bellman; and "The Crook Who Couldn't Be Caught" by Carl Wessler and Ed Moline. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Carl Hubbell, Carmine Infantino, Ed Winiarski, Ben Brown, George Tuska, David Gantz and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: The inside story of what goes on..."Behind Prison Walls" with art by Carl Hubbell; 2-page text story "Phony Luck" with art by George Tuska; "The Gang" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by Carmine Infantino; "On Parole" by Carl Wessler and Ed Winiarski; and "Rub Out" with art by Ben Brown and David Gantz. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Jack Keller, Allen Bellman, Tony DiPreta and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: Guns blazed on the East Coast when Luke Palmer and Nort Corbett swore..."Underworld Vengeance" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by George Tuska; "Sucker Play" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; 2-page text story "Hit and Run"; "Escape!" by Carl Wessler and Allen Bellman; and "Small-Time" with art by Tony DiPreta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler. Art by Jack Keller, Gene Colan, Louis Zansky and Carl Hubbell. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: Behind the walls of a federal pen, the dreaded siren wails an..."Alarm!" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; 2-page text story "Insured to Fail" (writer unknown); "The Feds Crack Down" by Carl Wessler and Gene Colan; "The Vasco Brothers!" by Carl Wessler and Louis Zansky; and "The Mob!" by Carl Wessler and Carl Hubbell. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by George Tuska, Hy Rosen, Ed Moline, Jack Keller, George Roussos and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving justice always wins! In this issue: "The Bad Man" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by George Tuska; 2-page text story "Big Time Hoodlum" with pencils for illo by George Roussos; "Riot in State Prison!" with art by Hy Rosen; "Trigger Man" with pencils by Ed Moline; and "Lead-Pipe Cinch" with art by Jack Keller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Ed Moline, Allen Bellman, Vern Henkel, Joe Sinnott and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving justice always wins! In this issue: "Stop or I'll Jump!" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; 2-page text story "An Eye for Murder!" with art by Joe Sinnott; "Criminal at Large!" with art by Ed Moline; "He Stole an Army" by Carl Wessler and Allen Bellman; and "In the Line of Duty" with pencils by Vern Henkel. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Hy Rosen, Sol Brodsky and unknown. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving crime can't win! In this issue: "The Man with a Gun" with story by Carl Wessler; "Have You Seen Joe Smith?" with art by Gene Colan; 2-page text story "Hot Rod Trial"; "Breakdown!" by Carl Wessler and Hy Rosen; and "Gangs Roam the Streets" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by Sol Brodsky. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Louis Ravielli, Tony Mortellaro, Ed Goldfarb and Carl Burgos. Every case taken from real life! Every case as thrilling as a newspaper headline! True cases proving justice always wins! In this issue: "Morrison's Mob" with art by Louis Ravielli; "Death of a Stool Pigeon" by Carl Wessler and Tony Mortellaro; 2-page text story "Sabotage," reprinted from Crime Fighters (1948 Marvel) #10 (original title: "Danger Rides the Rails"); "Terror Stalks the Streets!" with art by Ed Goldfarb; and "The Gas Chamber" with art by Carl Burgos. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Stein. Reprints Justice Traps the Guilty #77 and Tales of Justice #59 & 60. 7-in. x 9-3/4-in.; black and white; 68 pages. No date [c. 1952].

UK Series. Reprints material from Justice Traps the Guilty (1947) #64. 68 pages, B&W, 7.25" x 9.75", 1'- cover price.

Art Saaf cover. Contains teen humor stories. In order of appearance: "Kathy in 'The Power of a Woman'" art by Art Saaf; "Bingo in 'Stage Struck'"; "Honey Child in 'Double Date'"; "Ginny in 'Oh, Lucky Day!'"; "Kathy in 'Secret Play'" art by Art Saaf; and "Meeky in 'Plenty Sharp'". "Greener Pastures: Laura Had Her Heart Set on the Boy Who Lived Next Door!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbel. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #8 - 1952. UK black and white reprints. "The Mighty Mountain Menace" featuring Ken Maynard, one-page Bird Brain humor story, text story "Coward's Courage by Bob Laughlin. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., black and white, 24 pages.

Kerry Drake by Alfred Andriola. Voting Promotional comic. 12 Pages, Full Color. NOTE: May have originally come in an Illustrated Envelope With the words "Here are the tools to help prove that votes are vital!" This Envelope is in out Database as Harvey Votes Are Vital Envelope (1952).

1952 Revised Edition - The entry into the economics in action series covers production, and it's relation to the nation's progress and defense, two vital elements of a healthy economy! 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 12 pages, B&W.

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Stories and art by Al Carreno, Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. The Gila Gang holds up the Carver City bank, and when Kid Cowboy tries to stop them, he's abducted to their desert hideout. Kid Cowboy and Red Feather suspect a corrupt Wells Fargo agent is working in cahoots with the Luther Young Gang to rob the train. The Singing Cowboy learns that rustlers plan to target the Cross Bar Ranch while everyone is in town for the Square Dance. Plus a vintage ad for the "Major Mars Rocket Ring" from the Popsicle company. Terror on the Salt Flats!; Outlaw's Paradise; Dealer's Choice; The Singing Cowboy: Saturday Night Stampede; Phantom Coach of Ghost Valley! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Carreno, Leon Lazarus, Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. The Sagebrush Napoleon escapes prison and sets out to frame Kid Cowboy for a safecracking job. Mexican workers are unfairly suspected of a crime. Chuckawalla appoints himself bodyguard of the local newspaper's beautiful new editor, and The Singing Cowboy must help when she's targeted by gambler Keno Sharp. Return of the Sagebrush Napoleon; Outcasts of the Range; Laramie Undertaker; Valley of Death; The Singing Cowboy: Six Gun Deadline; Cowboy Chuckles. Final issue published by Ziff-Davis; St. John took over publishing with the next issue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Howie Post and Leon Winik. An anthology of children's comics from Ziff-Davis, rebound into a single volume, focusing on fables and fairy tales. This includes Dolly (1951) #10, Nursery Rhymes (1951) #2, and Fairy Tales (1951) #11. When the Pie-Eyed Dragon attacks Dreamland, Dolly decides the only solution is to give it pie. An elegant version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe has landlord problems, but her kids' musical talents might help, in a fun story told entirely in rhyming verse. Dolly in Dreamland; Happy Birthday!; The Pie-Eyed Dragon!; The Polka-Dot Bear; Sergeant Toy: Danger on All Sides; The Big Radio Robbery; All About Fairies!; The Ugly Duckling; Belling the Cat; Beauty and the Beast; Where Fairy Stories Came From; The Gingerbread Boy; The Beautiful Cap; The Frog King; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Little Boy Blue-in-the-Face; The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe; The King's Short Subject; The Magic Chest; Test of the Three Princes; The Three Friends; The King Who Wouldn't Laugh; The Clock with the Dirty Face; Mad About Mountains. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

The Know-How Family The Story of the Usefulness of Soda (1952, 1st edition) is a promotional comic distributed by Church & Dwight Co. of NY, NY, manufacturers of Arm & Hammer and Cow Brand Baking Soda. "Introducing... Mother, Dad, Sue, and Skippy, their frisky pup. A Happy, alert, American Family." The story is about everyday life, and all the great uses of baking soda. The graphics are wonderful 1950's depictions, and some of the uses described for soda are: Oral hygeine; flash fires being smothered with baking soda; cleaning linoleum; cleaning glassware; and many, many other stories concerning the uses of the soda. Full color, 16-pages, white paper stock, 4.5-in x 6-in., no cover price.

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Lithographed orange crate label for La Reina oranges, one of the several brands packed by the Rialto Orange Company. Printed by the Western Lithograph Company circa 1940s to early 1950s. 10" x 11", color on slick paper.

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Land of Plenty, a Story of Freedom and Power #APG-17-A11(1952) was distributed by General Electric. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of electricity as part of GE's Adventures in Science Series. Standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior.

Landmark Books Series #21. Daniel Boone - The Opening of the Wilderness. Later printing. Written by James Mason Brown and illustrated by Lee J. Ames. Hardcover. Publisher's tan cloth binding with dust jacket. 5.75" x 8.5", 181 pages, text with occasional illustrations. Cover price $1.50.

Landmark Books Series #21. Daniel Boone - The Opening of the Wilderness. Later printing. Written by James Mason Brown and illustrated by Lee J. Ames. Hardcover. Publisher's pictorial cloth binding. No dust jacket as issued. 5.75" x 8.5", 181 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

Landmark Books Series #27. The Conquest of the North and South Poles - Adventures of the Peary and Byrd Expeditions. Later printing. Written by Russell Owen and illustrated by Lynd Ward. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth binding with dust jacket. 5.75" x 8.5", 181 pages, text with occasional illustrations. Cover price $1.50.

Landmark Books Series #29. Trappers and Traders of the Far West. Later printing. Written and illustrated by James Daugherty. Hardcover. Publisher's pictorial cloth binding. No dust jacket as issued. 5.75" x 8.5", 181 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

Landmark Books Series #24. The Louisiana Purchase. Book Club Edition produced by the Book-Of-The-Month Club. Written by Robert Tallant and illustrated by Warren Chappell. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding with dust jacket. 5.75" x 8.5", 183 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

Landmark Books Series #30. Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone. Book Club Edition produced by the Book-Of-The-Month Club. Written by Katherine B. Shippen and illustrated by Richard Floethe. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with dust jacket. 5.75" x 8.5", 183 pages, text with occasional illustrations.

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1952. Written by Dizzy Dean. "The original collection of Dizzy Dean's famous stories." 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Lou Morales, Albert Tyler, and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. A gang of killers masquerades as ordinary citizens by day, while at night they target a shipment of television sets (then a very new item). A modern-day passenger train is stopped and held up by criminals dressed like Old West desperadoes. DA Frances Delaney and her sidekick Officer Riley challenge the reader to solve a murder before they do. Crime Facts: Did You Know....; The Wharf Rats; The Masquerade Murders; Art Anderson, Automobile Detective; The Money Machine; Manhunt; Notes on Crime. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, Stan Campbell, Albert Tyler, and Art Capello. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. After a bunko cop is killed, police crack down on the con games that criminal gangs are playing around the city. Three convicts plan a prison break, but unfortunately for them, the warden has a plan of his own. A masked killer targets Big Joe Galinki's crooked dice games. Plus true facts about how police track criminals with (1950s-era) trace analysis. Crime Clues: Trapped... By a Hair!; A Sergeant Force Murder Mystery: Cop Killer; Prison Break; Death Foils a Double-Cross; Death in Dice; Insured for Murder; The Forger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Art instruction book for cartoons by Syd Hoff. Hardcover, 130 pages, text with instructional B&W illustrations.

Volume 2, 1st Printing - "Death for a Doll" by Spike Morelli. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.