Comic books May 1952

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Happy Hobby Time! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Menace of Planet Z starring Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Meteor Mystery starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Congo Bill's Last Fight, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. Outlaws For Sale starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cited in Parade of Pleasure. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

May 1952. Return to pulp format. "Prison Ship" by Llewellyn Hughes. Other stories by Howard Voight, William Chamberlain, John Prescott, and others. 7" x 9-1/4" 114 black and white newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $329.06 View scans .5" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

My Brother...The Ghoul, script by Hank Chapman; A graverobber with an identical twin meets his doom. The Image text story. Step Right into the...House of Horror, art by Jim Mooney; A haunted house investigator and a reporter visit an old mansion. The Wooden Man; A ventriloquist and his dummy are not what they seem. The Ghost Still Walks, art by Joe Sinnott; A fraternity initiation leads to a death. He Dwells in a Dungeon; A woman plans to kill her disfigured future brother-in-law, but makes a fatal mistake. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $86.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%.

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Volume 26, Issue 5 - May, 1952. Cover by Lawrence Stevens, suggested by a scene from "Empire of Women" by John Fletcher. Stories by John Fletcher, F. Willard Grey, Rog Phillips, Gerald Vance and unknown. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Ed Valigursky, Lawrence Stevens, Virgil Finlay and Tom Beecham. Stories: "Empire of Women" by John Fletcher, illustrated by Leo Ramon Summers and Ed Valigursky; "Come to Venus -- and Die!" by F. Willard Grey, illustrated by Lawrence Stevens; "The World of Whispering Wings" by Rog Phillips, illustrated by Virgil Finlay; "Monkey in the Ice Box" by Gerald Vance, illustrated by Tom Beecham; and "Master of the Universe" by unknown author, illustrated by Ed Valigursky. Features: The Observatory; What's All This "Vector" Business?; Errors Make Perfection; Science Fiction Bookcase; The Reader's Forum; Television in the Can; Routine Patrol; and more. 7-in. x 10-in., 164 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 40%.

Vol. 47, No. 6 - May 1952. Magazine focused on American living in the "Vintage" era. 9.75" x 12.25", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "The Three Feathers," script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man kills his grandmother for his inheritance by dressing as a demon to induce a fatal heart attack. "The Demon of Disaster" text story. "Ghoul's Gold," art by Bernie Krigstein; A morgue attendant meets his end when he tries to steal the gold fillings from a corpse and the building catches fire. "The Death Watch," art by Cal Massey; A reporter assigned to write a story on the passing of a wealthy man is intrigued when he spies a beautiful woman sneaking into his room; He accosts her and demands a kiss or he will print her picture on the front page. "The House on the Hill," art by Vic Carrabotta; A young man encounters a pair of ghosts who rob people of their brains. "Helen's Husband," art by Ogden Whitney. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $3.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

May, 1952 - Volume 8, Issue #5.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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May 1952. Cover by Van Dongen. Stories: "Gunner Cade"(Conclusion) by Cyril Judd, "Blood's a Rover" by Chad Oliver, "Fast Falls the Eventide" by Eric Frank Russell, "What Have I done?" by Mark Clifton, and "Half the Victory" by Brian Parker. Article: "Brookhaven Action" by John W. Campbell, Jr. Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 170 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Be Sure of Your Facts! public service announcement with Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Robot Cop of Gotham City!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A scientist creates a robot capable that can perform amazing athletics feats; He gives the machine to the Gotham City Police Department; The robot works with Batman and is apparently much better than him. Half-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Masterminds of Crime!", script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Charles Paris; Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy. -page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff . -page One Punch Willie story by Stan Kaye. Jerry the Jitterbug two-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "Burglars, Beware!" text story by David Kahn, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Parasols of Plunder," script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Penguin is released from prison on parole, providing he gives up anything having to do with birds; So he takes up an umbrella business....with the same criminal results! Full-page ad for House of Mystery #3. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"A Time to Die" (art by Paul Reinman), "Pill Box" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Boots," "Mopping-Up," "Grenade" (art by Dave Berg), and a two-0page text story, "The Artillery of Chenyang." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Irv Novick. Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and Ed Smalle. War comics from publisher Stanley Morse in the tradition of EC's war comics. A ragtag squad is assigned to take out an enemy nest, but it's going to be a hard fight. A handgun changes hands several times as each succeeding owner is shot dead. A troublemaker is disliked by the rest of his squad, but his weary sergeant tries to keep a fight from breaking out amongst the troops. The Unknown Factor!; Saga of the Six Shooter; Live to Die!; The Battle for the Porkchop; The Hero; Tale of a Tank. Over-the-top cover by Irv Novick is a time capsule of Cold War-era attitudes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.50 Water damage.

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Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and John Martin. Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. "Desmond's Desperadoes" make trouble for the enemy with guerilla-like attacks behind enemy lines. US soldiers set out to capture an intact MIG-15 fighter jet so it can be studied, but that's no easy task. The crew of a damaged submarine must survive three hours of depth charges and enemy bombardment before they can escape under darkness. Desmond's Desperadoes!; Salutin' Sammie; Wanted: One MIG-15; Hits or Misses; Korean Hot Rod; Three Hours to Moonset! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $69.00 View scans Dust shadow. Foxing. Edge damage.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - May, 1952. Humor and scantily clad women. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 52 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $429.00 View scans Paper: Off white Tape on centerfold. Label #1999686018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Bernard Bailey. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Bernard Bailey. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In the English town of Trelawney, John gets caught in the ancient feud between two ghosts with ghostly attack dogs, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. A safari captures the legendary white ape, but catching it and keeping it are two different things. Grave robber Charley is chosen by the dead themselves to be the new cemetery keeper. Ghost Hounds of Trelawney; The Nameless Horror; Horror on the Hill; Custodian of the Dead. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $90.00 View scans Cover-to-cover worm hole, affects some story. Staple rust, rust migration. Includes certificate from the Vampire University Collection. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Moon-God's Death-Dealing Idol, art by Jim McLaughlin; Searching for pearls, Cliff Banning is marooned on an uncharted island in the Indian ocean; He discovers a cruel moon-worshipping cult led by beautiful Luana; Once every month the moon turns blood red and a human has to be sacrificed. Recruits for the Legion of the Undead; Medical student Kip Powell has to watch five corpses flee from the city morgue; In pursuit he encounters Doctor Lostarza, an undead scientist experimenting with voodoo and the victory over death. The Other Side of the Macabre Mirror, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. In the Time-Trolls' Sinister Clutches. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Leon Winik, Ed Smalle, Lorence Bjorklund and Tom Gill. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy finds a body in the creek that turns out to be a dummy, accidentally getting caught up in a wanted killer's plot to fake his own death. Billy investigates when the kid he met on the stagecoach is kidnapped, even though his ranch land is supposed to be worthless. When Dan Magee is sentenced to hang, his sister comes gunning for Billy the Kid, thinking he's to blame, but the real killer is someone else entirely. Stand-In for Death; Masquerade; Tex Keeler's Cowboy Lingo; Ten-Gallon Allen; The Hanging of Dan Magee; The Crooked Deck; Clay Allison, Terror of the Washita!; Foolin' Around. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $249.95 or Best Offer View scan 7 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, cover detached at both. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, John Giunta, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. In the far future year of 3052, atomic rays transform The Last Man on Earth into a horrible monster. Castaways in an Asian desert discover a lost city of the living dead. A peasant makes a deal with the devil to win a woman's hand. The Last Man on Earth; Forbidden Room!; Man Against Beast; Strange Superstitions; Marching Zombies; The Case of the Tell-Tale Shoes; Trick the Devil! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Attack! Blackhawk's battle cry roars out in "The Incredible Invasion" with art by Reed Crandall. Blackhawk is also featured in "Blood on the Sphinx" with story by Bill Woolfolk, and "Traitor In the Ranks." Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "The Sky Bandit"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An aging boxer gets drawn into a crooked scheme that results in the blinding of another fighter. Teen delinquent Sammy (who looks like Jimmy Olsen) gets a second chance from Crimebuster, but his mean streak keeps getting the better of him. Iron Jaw's attempt at suicide by poison turns out to be another clever ploy to escape the police and Crimebuster. Crimebuster: Blind Alley; Action Shot; Iron Jaw's Poison; Little Wise Guys: Birthday Boomerang. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Aviation adventure over Korea, featuring a hero using the first generation of jet technology. Captain Jet is summoned by a native girl who is actually a secret agent in disguise. A story purports to describe the actual experience of a bombing run in Korea. A profile of real-life WWII aviator and war hero Dick Bong, who battled Axis forces over New Guinea. Greased Lightning; The Sky Fell Down!; Ace Reynolds: Betrayal Over Pangjun; Flight Heroes; Operation Jet; Hidden Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $21.00 View scan MOLD. Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. encounters Ybles, an extraterrestrial predator who is hunting, not individual humans, but the planet Earth itself. Seven-foot-tall Sarkum is ejected from Giantland because he's too short, and Captain Marvel Jr. tries to help him regain his stature in the community. A recurring nightmare of being trapped in a fire is actually a warning to Freddy Freeman about the Mad Arsonist. Ybles, The Planet Hunter; Rubbernose Randolph: The Last Resort!; Judge Smudge: Likely Story!; Train Trip; Rubbernose Randolph: Isnt Pig-Headed; Judge Smudge: It Certainly Is!; The Littlest Giant!; Kanvasback: The Bog Bout; The Horrible Nightmare of Freddy Freeman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 96, with 5/52 date). The time is World War I - the scene, the battlefield, the story, told by one who was in the midst of it. Here is the unglorious, the unexciting, the unglamorous side of war and death...here is the story of the soldiers who fight. Here is the soul-stirring drama of the frontlines. Cover price $0.15.

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All Quiet on the Western Front, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 99, with 5/52 date). The time is World War I - the scene, the battlefield, the story, told by one who was in the midst of it. Here is the unglorious, the unexciting, the unglamorous side of war and death...here is the story of the soldiers who fight. Here is the soul-stirring drama of the frontlines. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Robert Bernstein and unknown. Art by Pete Morisi and unknown. Featuring: Two-Gun Lil in an untitled story; Arizona Raines in "The Killers of Laurel Ridge"; Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "Greed is a Deadly Disease!"; the Whip in an untitled story; and 1-page text story "The Vanishing Stagecoach" starring Jeff Riley and Becky Mills. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $80.00 View scans Water spotting.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A small-time hood falls for a blond femme fatale, unaware she's setting him up to be a gangster's fall guy. After a plane crash, robbers fleeing a crime wind up stranded in the ocean and turn on each other. The Danero brothers rise in the underworld of Prohibition Brooklyn, until they run into a gangster even more ruthless than them. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Fall Guy Artie Black; Dis'll Kill Ya; Journey into Horror; Banks and Bullets; Bootleg Gold; Ya'll Die Laffin'; Trigger-Happy Torpedo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $850.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2042487008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover coming loose at one staple. Full length spine split to third wrap (page detached but present). Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Pierre Charpentier. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. "Crime psychologist" Jim Phillips investigates a crime wave that seems to be masterminded by a hypnotist who died in prison. Private eye Jerry Jasper is hired by gang boss Mike Bullen to find out who is trying to take over his racket. Showgirl Babe Dawson hires master of disguise Don Grady to protect her from her ex-con ex-husband, Spider Webb. Bondage cover may be the work of Adolphe Barreaux. Jim Phillips: Death Is the Victor; Jerry Jasper: Murder Backfires; Don Grady: The Hidden Clue; Hate Backfires; Queenie Starr: Death Directs. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $78.00 View scans

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys are mortified when their baseball team is beaten by a girls' team, but it turns out to be a prank. Dilly Duncan is targeted by hoods who mistake him for a wealthy architect while he's working for the school paper. The Little Wise Guys get involved in boys' roller derby (then a new sport) and try to find out why pal Silky threw a game. Little Wise Guys: Lumps, Bumps and Speed; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Scoop Duncan Returns; Little Wise Guys: The Athletic Slacker; Crimebuster: Perils of a Paper Route. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: Coverless View scan 7 bids Current bid: $28.00 Time left: 2d 5h 4m Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $200.00 View scans 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin challenge the phantom menace behind the..."Famous Name Crimes!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Manhunt in Manhattan!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Wrecking of Robotman!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man in the Iceberg!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Phony Documents" by Dan Keene. And: Superboy in the 1-page public service announcement "Happy Hobby Time!" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 19, Issue 5 - May, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.60

Volume 19, Issue 102 - May, 1952. 5.5" x 7.5", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $28.00 View scans Paper: Off white

May 1952. Cover by Leo Ramon Summers. Stories include "The Soul Snatchers" by Lee Francis, "Strictly Formal" by Gerald Vance, "Who Flee Their Chains" by Guy Archette, "Let's Have a Little Reverence" by Paul W. Fairman, and "A Star Has Fallen" by John Fletcher. Illustrations by Ed Emsler, Frank Navarro, Tom Beecham, and Paul Lundy. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%.

Volume 5 - Issue 3, April/May 1952. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue includes and expansive article on King Tut's Curse! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 25, No. 3. May 1952. 7" x 9.75". 114 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $435.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-047 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Williamson, Pete Riss, Sam Cooper, Paul Gattuso and Paul Gustavson. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An adventurous medical researcher gets more than he bargained for in the backcountry of Brazil; A writer sells his soul so that he can tell this very story; The strange tale of the African Were-Jackals. Any similarity to King Kong on the cover is purely commercial. The Domain of the Dead; The Haunted Gallery; The Sorcerers Play-Kit; The Flapping Head; The Haunting Refrain; The Devils Typewriter!; Stranglers Spirit; Bride of the Beast; The African Were-Jackals. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Hall, Irene Little, Dan Gormley and Suzanne Seaborne. Featuring three untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Woody Woodpecker and Mr. Tackhammer! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by Del Connell and various. Art by Jack Bradbury. Featuring the tales "Malayalaya" and "[Donald buys a TV set]," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Uncle Scrooge and Daisy Duck! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.30

"Zane Grey's Forlorn River" - Written by Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation) and Zane Grey (novel). Art by Bob Jenney and Al McWilliams. Cover painting by Sam Savitt. Adapts Zane Grey's 1927 novel "Forlorn River." (The sequel "Nevada" is adapted in #412.) Starring Ben Ide, Ina Blaine, Less Settler, Nevada and Modoc. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, No. 396." Photo cover of Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson. Short history of the Texas Rangers, art by August Lenox. Panhandle Manhunt, art by Tom Cooke; Three members of bank robber Hock Denton's gang help Denton escape from the Bitter Creek jail; Jace Pearson is sent to lead an investigative team to find the gang. Underwater Cache, art by Tom Cooke; Jace Pearson becomes involved in a scheme to retrieve a box from the bottom of a lake near a dam and disguises himself as a diver to solve the mystery. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Don Gunn. Stories by unknown. Art by Don Gunn. Featuring the tales "The Brownies and the Badkins," "The Brownies and the Doctor," "The Brownies Have a Hay Ride" and "The Brownies Go Visiting," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring The Brownies! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $14.25

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.40

Add to cart Good $4.60

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in THE LOST GOLD MINE, No. 399." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. The Lost Gold Mine, art by Tony Strobl; On Bugs' advice, Porky and Cicero go to Tumbleweed Springs to hunt wild flowers for Cicero's school assignment, but the pair set off a gold rush when they find what appears to be an old mine shaft. Harry Hog, the Bully, art by John Carey; Sylvester tries to teach Porky how to box so that he can stand up to Harry Hog, the local bully. A Great Dane for Cicero, art by John Carey; Porky gets Cicero a Great Dane from the dog pound for his birthday. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $52.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 400." Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Space Academy: The University of the Planets pledge with photos of Tom Corbett (as played by Frankie Thomas), Astro the Venusian (Al Markim), and Roger Manning (Jan Merlin). Space Pirates of Mercury, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; The Space Cadets are on a training mission on the passenger spaceliner "Prince of Centurus" when it is attacked and boarded by space pirates; The pirates take the cargo and also take the passengers and crew to work in the mines of Mercury; Tom, Astro, and Roger secretly slip back into the crippled and abandoned space liner and send a distress call that is picked up by the Solar Guard patrol. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 10%.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $37.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - May 1952. Cover by Milton Luros. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Equations for Destiny" by John Berryman, and "Thy Days are Numbered" by Wallace West. Illustrations by Luros, Murphy, and Poulton. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

May 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Category Phoenix" by Boyd Ellanby, "Lover When You're Near Me" by Richard Matheson, "Garden in the Void" by Poul Anderson, "Lost Memory" by Peter Phillips, "Wheels Within" by Charles V. De Vet, and "Freudian Slip" by Franklin Abel. Science Department article: "For Your Information" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #2106302016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

2 #11s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. For the Love of Benny starring G.I. Joe; An army contains all kinds of men. One was Long John Silver, who lounged all day in his long red woolen underwear. Yousouff the Terrible Turk starring G.I. Joe, art by George Tuska; Joe and Sgt. Mulvaney meet a big Turkish wrestler in a new U.N. brigade in Korea. Waltzing Mathilda starring G.I. Joe, art by Bob Powell. Damon and Pythias starring Buddies, art by George Roussos; The two pals fight over the same girl. Medwick the Medic starring G.I. Joe, art by George Olesen. My Bullet Can Wait starring G.I. Joe, art by Alex Kotzky. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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May 2, 1952. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Full-page two-color ad for "Macao" starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 12 pages.