Comic books 1952 w/ month not specified

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and others. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Paul and Ellen have a whirlwind romance, but later she wonders if their relationship can actually last. Nina thinks that her lover Ivan is a stranger to her. Marianne feels that Mr. Collins has sold her out. My Sinful Deed; The Man I Live With; He Sold My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "My Dream Soldier"; Newspaper publisher Eileen can't get over the memory of her husband Roger, who is missing and presumed killed in the war; She eventually realizes he is gone forever and begins a romance with reporter Jerry. "Ungrateful Love!!", art by Al Davoren, retitled and reprinted from "Was I Too Young for Love?" in My Story (1949) #5."My Triumphant Love," art by Jay Disbrow; Dale's fiance John is called back into the service during the Korean War; She becomes a nurse; John goes missing in action (he's a prisoner of the North Koreans) and Dale finds herself attracted to surgeon Richard; John escapes and is reunited with Dale. "Restless Heart" text story retitled and reprinted from "I Was a Gypsy's Sweetheart" in My Love Secret (1949) #24; Ruth wants to leave town on the train and a gypsy convinces her to hop aboard one. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "My Shameful Past" art by Jay Disbrow; "Love Finds a Way" reprinted from Top Love Stories (1951) #5 and True to Life Romances (1949) #9; "The Sin in My Heart" retitled and reprinted from "He Must Never Know" in My Desire (1949) #31; and "She Tried to Steal the Man I Love.." reprinted from "They Said I Was Guilty" in My Love Affair (1949) #2. "I'll Never Mistrust You Again" text story retitled and reprinted from "My Love Was a Secret" in My Life (1948) #9. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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L. B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Why Break a Girl's Heart?" art by Jay Disbrow; "True Love Showed Me the Way" retitled and reprinted from "They Called Me Wayward" in My Desire (1949) #31; and "I Tormented Men". "My Bitter Love Lesson" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Not dated (circa 1952). British Annual with illustrated text stories and comic strips. The stories are by well known boy's authors of the day, notably a Biggles story "The Case of the Secret Inquisitors" by Captain W.E. Johns and "The Runaway" by Arthur Catherall. The comic strips include The Red Falcon, Buffalo Bill, Kid McBride, Robin Hood, Tish and Tosh, and others. Art by Cyril Holloway, Robert Webster, Jack Matthew, Will Nickless, Tony Weare, Cecil Orr, Robert Lumley, and others. Clothbound Hardcover, 125 pages, BW/PC.

1st Printing - Written by Frank Lederman. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 112 pages, B&W, text only.

Promotional comic published circa early 1950s (no publication date given). 16 pages, color, standard comic size, no cover price. Comic stories, games, and puzzles.

Trip with Santa on Christmas Eve, published circa early 1950s (no publication date given).

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Photo cover. "Marriage for Spite"; Edna flirts with other men to make her boyfriend Johnny jealous, and he finally breaks up with her as a result; When she hears hes dating Laura, Edna goes out with Lewis in revenge, and agrees to marry him to one-up Johnny. "Bargaining for Happiness"; Kathy, who lives with her family in a shabby section of town inhabited mostly by poor railroad workers, becomes engaged to her boss Dick, the son of a wealthy businessman. "Heartbreak House"; Adria wins a house in a contest; Architect Keith asks to lease it from her, and Adria helps him find a lot and furnish and decorate the house; She falls in love with him, then learns hes engaged to Gloria and plans to marry her and live there. "Marriage Insurance" text story. "Corsage of Heartaches"; Lucy and her fiancé Ivan jointly inherit the plant nursery where they work; According to the will, the nursery is to be split between them, and at the end of 3 months, whoever has made the most money gets the whole business. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Hartley. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Fujitani, Jay Scott Pike and unknown. Her heart had to learn that nothing is as dangerous as..."Yesterday's Love..." with pencils by Bob Fujitani. Also in this issue: "Poverty" with art by Jay Scott Pike; "No Escape!"; "The Playboy and the Pauper"; and 2-page text story "Ready for Romance"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Strauss Stores was a major Northeast chain which concentrated on car parts but also branched out into other areas, like TV vacuum tubes. This rare guide printed on cardstock dates from before the solid state days of TV in the 1960s and lists all the vacuum tubes for sale, which one will fix which problem (e.g. "snow," picture too small vertically, negative image, etc.) and which ones can be substituted. Measures 4 1/4-in. x 5-in. when folded. Open measurements are 13-in. 5-in. Black and white.

Pocket sized books by popular murder mystery authors. This title: The Scarlet Slippers by James M. Fox. Cover price $0.25.

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. Chinese and UN forces meet in a bloody clash during the Korean War, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. American infantry "grunt" Salisbury doesn't understand his unit's sudden order to withdraw, until he gets the bigger picture. UN forces sheltering in a North Korean port face a lethal bombardment, with art by Wally Wood. The Trap!; Hagaru-Ri!; Miracle?; Link-Up!; Hungnam! 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 naive lieutenant leaves himself open to sniper attacks in Korea, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. The real-life story of the legendary ascent of the US Rangers up the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoe during the Normandy Invasion. A member of the 7th Cavalry witnesses Custer's Last Stand, with art by Wally Wood. Luck!; Custers Last Stand; Escape Plot; D-Day!; Jeep! 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 checkers game gives tank commanders the strategy they need on the battlefield, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. A Mexican soldier is an unwilling participant in the siege of the Alamo. During the American Revolution, the conflict at Pell's Point is a loss for both sides, with art by Wally Wood. Checkers!; Pells Point!; Submerge!; Alamo!; Saipan! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Tech. Sgt. James C. Jones, Jr. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Dave Berg, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. MAD legend Will Elder inks the tale of a losing battle for George Washington in the early days of the Revolutionary War. A new recruit learns a hard lesson in modern warfare, in an early story by future MAD "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. The life and death of the legendary WWI fighter ace known as The Red Baron. Plus a text story about snipers by Technical Sergeant James C. Jones, Jr. Korea!; Red Knight!; Scout-Snipers!; Washington!; Fire Mission! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Ric Estrada, Wally Wood, Gene Colan, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A veteran pilot observes a cadet's training all the way to the level of fighter ace, with art by Jack Davis. Civilians on Wake Island get a rude awakening after Pearl Harbor, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Medieval peasants long for a defender to free them from their cruel feudal lord, with art by Wally Wood. Gritty, atmospheric cover by Jack Davis. Bunker; Knights; The Pendulum; Wake!; Fledgeling!; 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Like other EC annuals, this is a compilation of unsold copies of EC war comics with a new cover. Contents vary, but usually include issues of Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat; one copy, described below, included Two-Fisted Tales #25 and #27, plus Frontline Combat #3 and #4. 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 Harvey 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. The real-life story of the legendary ascent of the US Rangers up the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoe during the Normandy Invasion. A member of the 7th Cavalry witnesses Custer's Last Stand, with art by Wally Wood. 128 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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A-1 Comics #62. Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #62. Female secret agent Starr Flagg debuted in Manhunt! (1947) before graduating to her own title. A reporter is murdered seconds before he could go on the air with a scoop about a hostile foreign country. Starr must find a ring that can trigger a nuclear holocaust. Madam Darkova's gorilla servant captures Starr and a scientist with a deadly steel-melting formula. The Mystery of the Stolen Secrets; The Riddle of the Radio-Death; The House That Hate Built; Jeopardy in Jade; Beauty and the Beast. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Badge of Shame by Arthur Abram. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 28, 1st Printing - "Unleashed Woman" by Gail Jordan. Recklessly she obeyed her impulses. But, cruel violence, and a jealous rival, taught her the true meaning of happiness... Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.