Comic books August 1952

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Howard Boughner and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, mysterious hooded figures claim to be ghosts and demand ancestral treasures from the Pesemi tribe. Nyoka suspects these "ghosts" are nothing more than fortune hunters. But how are they making the nearby volcano cast out smoke in a ghost-shape? The Jungle Ghosts, Chapter One: The Unknown Danger; Double Check; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Monkey Shines; Chapter Two: The Volcano Peril; Jungle of Hate; Trader Tom; Chapter Three: The Death Trap! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1952; Volume 4, No 6 / Issue 21. Cover by Malcolm H. Smith. Science Fiction stories: "Please Me Plus Three" by Walter M. Miller, Jr., "The Sun Smiths" by Richard S. Shaver, "Little Miss Boss" by E. Everett Evans, and "Track of the Beast" by Charles DeVet. Back cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. "Last Performance," script by Dave Wood, pencils by Frank Giacoi, inks by Joe Giella; A duo of acrobats, Eddie and Bert, take down punch of nazis who have holed up in a old farm house with their vaudeville routine - and some grenades. Private Diary humor page, art by Irwin Hansen. "Dig Your Foxhole Deep," script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bernard Sachs; nighttime trench warfare in the pacific. "Radar Feet," script by David Kahn, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Lander; an American patrol escapes a superior enemy force in North Africa. "SOS Seabees," script by Dave Wood, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; a tale about two brothers on the same island in the Pacific, one is a Marine and the other is a sailor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Weird Window. The Unknown Ghost, art by Lou Cameron. The Phantom Fliers, art by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. The Black Beyond, pencils by Al Camy. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Chris Rule. Untitled story, art by Chris Rule; Hedy overhears talk of a party that she wasn't invited to attend. Untitled story, art by Chris Rule; Patsy is embarrassed by how filthy the house has become. "No Strikes - You're Out!" text story. Untitled story, art by Chris Rule; Patsy and Hedy compete for the top prize in Miss Whiplash's Shakespeare program. Untitled The Wolfes story, art by Chris Rule; Hedy competes against Patsy in a modern art contest. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Steve Duncan in "The Perfect Inside Job," "The Bandits With My Face," "Jackpot for a Killer," "No Substitute for Death," and "An Eye for Murder" (art by Jim Reilley.) Two page text piece, "That Awful Younger Generation." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. It's Smart to Check--And Doublecheck! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Superman lectures two drivers and a bicyclist about road safety. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Peter and Wolfie enter a rodeo contest to see who can stay on a bucking bronco the longest. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy has problems when he tries to use Rufus's new invention, a mechanical pie baker. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Willy tries to drive Biggety Bear out of his house so that Willy can move in, but he makes a big mistake. Meanest Wolf in Town text story, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; When Wolfie sneaks aboard an old whaling exhibition ship rather than pay the admission charge, Peter disguises himself as a ghost to scare him, but the ship gets accidentally set adrift. Ad for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Ad for Real Screen Comics #52, Hollywood Funny Folks #48, and The Fox and the Crow #5. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - August, 1952. Short-lived vintage magazine for creative photography enthusiasts, with articles, exposes, and black and white nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Reed Crandall and Chuck Cuidera. Case of the Absent Corpse starring Ken Shannon, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Fires For Sale starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. International Frameup starring T-Man. The Jewel Thief text story. Hard-Fisted Gary Malone. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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August 1952. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Movies on a Curved Screen Wrap You in Action" article on Cinerama. 6.75" x 9.5". 276 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Lips Without Love"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: Hosteling, Dude Ranch, Camping Out, and At Home" advice page; "My Honeymoon Cottage"; "Not a Thing to Wear"; "Your Mind Is Showing"; "I Want to Forget!"; "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant" letters page; "Leave It to Love!"; and "Your Room Is You!". "Moonlight Madness: It Might Have Been the Moon...It Worked for Janis in Sunlight Too" illustrated text story by Susan Hendryx. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Will Elder and John Severin. Art by Marvin Stein, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle pursues a killer who crosses the Canadian border, in a story with hilarious Canadian dialogue. Two stories and a cover featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin. American Eagle sets a trap to prove Arapahoe warriors are raiding white settlements. Ride with Redcoats; Mighty Mite; Night Raiders; Hidden Gold. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 7, No. 6 - August 11, 1952. 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Albert Tyler. Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler, Frank Frollo, John Belfi and Art Cappello. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Paul and Hugh swindle stage-struck high-school actress Doris, by playing on her dreams of Hollywood stardom. Young Tom learns the ropes of carnival con games, in a story with a rare (for its time) full-page panel fight scene. Widow Arlene falls for a phony "lonely hearts" club. Plus advice to the reader on avoiding con artists. Some scripts in this issue by Walter Gibson, legendary writer of The Shadow's pulp adventures. A Trip to Hollywood; Are You With It!; Its a Racket; The Lonely Hearts Racket; Take a Chance; The Phony Directory Racket; The Engagement Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 58, Issue 3 - August, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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August 1, 1952. Western romance stories by Wayne D. Overholser "Fight for the Fishhook", Talmage Powell, Alice Axtell, Ben Frank, Kenneth L. Sinclair, Cy Kees, Frank C. Roberston "Sheep Heiress-Part 1", and Elsa Barker "Boss of the Boot-Heel-Part 4 of 4. Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Tony DAdamo, Ken Battefield, and John Belcastro. Rangers Comics switches back to a war-based series as the Korean War gets into full swing. The debut of the third series called "Commando Rangers," unrelated to the first two; The final adventures of The Eye and Cowboy Bob; Suicide Smith swears revenge on the enemy pilot who shot down a medical helicopter. Commando Rangers; The Eye; The World At Stake; Famous Fighters; Cowboy Bob; Suicide Smith. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Tin Rooster," "The Ten-Minute Clock" (art by Gerald McCann?), "The Sun Shines in Spain" (art by Al McWilliams?), and "The Jackpot Without Handles." Also includes the possible first appearance of the one-page public service announcement, "Prayer Works Wonders," with art by Frank Frazetta. Cover price $0.10.

Painted covers end with this issue. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Exciting true-life romances! "My Guilty Silence" - Teenager Katie has a crush on Frank; her older sister Anne also loves him. Katie sees Frank kissing "easy" Serena and makes Frank promise to go away or she'll inform her parents that he's been molesting her. Years pass and Katie becomes engaged to Travis. They fly home to meet her parents, and discover Anne has reunited with Frank and plans to marry him. Frank, mostly interested in inheriting Anne's family farm, threatens to ruin Katie's relationship with Travis by lying about their "affair," but his philandering is exposed and Anne is spared a bad marriage. Plus: "The Price of Loving Him" - Ron introduces his fiancée Cindy to his hockey-playing brother Steve. Cindy falls in love with Steve but when he's proven to be a bad sport and womanizer she goes back to Ron. Also: "Alibi Kisses" - After her fiancé Lee goes out of town, Janice accepts a ride from café owner David; he flirts with her, but she resists his charms. When David is later accused of murder, Janice can provide him with an alibi but doesn't want to get involved because the scandal would hamper Lee's chance for a promotion at work. Her conscience forces her to clear David and it turns out Lee was also lying: he saw the murder but refused to come forward. Janice marries David instead. And: "In the Name of a Dream" - To help her fiancé Chick finance his medical school education, Molly accepts a promotion to secretary and an advance on her salary from her boss Brian. Chick becomes jealous and breaks up with Molly, transferring his attentions to Rose, whose father runs a successful medical practice. Chick tells Molly that Brian is spending his money on her instead of having a needed operation on his spine. Molly sells her ring, the house Brian bought, and everything else to help pay Brian's medical fees. The operation is a success and they will live happily ever after. Plus: 2-page The Charm Corner article "Make-up to Men"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 18, Issue 2 - August, 1952. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by John Rosenberger and Rafael Astarita. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. After three fiances in a row are killed in accidents, Sybil is afraid to love again, but Joe wants to live dangerously; A college student is torn between Indian prince Hari and American jock Tom; Circus performer Nola falls for the clown who was injured while saving her from a fall. Jinx Girl; Triumphant Kisses; Disillusioned; Don't Be Lonely; It Might Have Been; The Love She Didnt Want. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Redskin in an untitled story (art by Doug Wildey). Buffalo Bill in "Gold Mine Massacres" (art by Wildey). Grey Wolf in "Dreamer of Death" (art by Walter Palais). Also: "The Battle of the Big Rocks." Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover features Rex Allen. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western action with movie cowboy Rex Allen. Rex offers to help a scientist, but this scientist has his own agenda. Rex works as a hired hand to teach a family of bullies a lesson. Plus the true stories of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (aka Custer's Last Stand) and the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1876 Texas. Custers Last Stand; The Lighted Skull; Rex Allen Tames the Terrible Tracys. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Aug 1952. Western stories: Joseph Chadwick "Trail of the Comancheros", Roe Richmond "The Last Fight", Stuart Emery, Terry O. K. Burleson, Cliff V. Abrams, Ben Frank, and Gordon D. Shirreffs. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky follows stolen horses to buried loot, but unfortunately, the outlaws find him as he's digging it up. An especially smart rustler tries to keep Rocky from finding out his gang has only three men. Dee Dickens gets into a joke duel about his landlady's cooking. Buried Loot; Dee Dickens: The Proud Boarders; The Big Brain; Sage-Brush; The Beef Rustlers; Terror at Midnight; Gopherface. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Rod Cameron. The Photo Finish With Death; A photograph is taken just as the bank is robbed, and the deputy tries to destroy the evidence. Golden Boy; Ambling Andy is going to the hills to look for gold. Trouble at Trail's End text story by Hank Spencer. A Cure All; Hoghead will cure his sore throat with salt water. Major Mars' Mission to Venus Popsickle ad. The Barroom Incident; A thirsty customer deliberately starts a fight with the bartender so he would chase him and leave the cash box. The Hog Call starring Sam the Sheriff; The pig farmer gets hungry. The Outlaw Stallion; An outlaw stallion is said to have run off with a large herd of horses, but the real culprit is the foreman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Charles Quinlan Sr., John Costanza, Robert Brice, and Paul Cooper. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jean must choose between a modeling career in New York, or settling down with the boy next door. Linda drives her boyfriend away with constant demands for attention and controlling behavior. A WAC (female soldier) falls for a handsome pilot while on assignment in Hawaii, but her fiance is still fighting overseas. Particularly nice cover by an unknown artist. The Boy Next Door; Whom Do You Love?; Maid of Honor; Romance at Waikiki; Promised Heart; Withered on the Vine! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Fraccio. "A Brazen Cheat!", art by John D'Agostino; Because her wealthy patient Grace is too ill to attend a fancy party, nurse Letty is convinced to impersonate her; She falls in love with fellow guest Gordon, but when she reveals her true identity she thinks hes abandoned her; Letty tries to commit suicide but is rescued by doctor Drew. "My Fight For Love," art by Harry Harrison; WAC Debbie and soldier Jeff are stationed in Korea and fall in love, but his intelligence duties often call him away; One night Debbie sees Jeff with another WAC at a dance and slaps his face, only to learn its Karl, Jeffs twin brother. "Sorrow Between Two Loves" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Love's Great Lie!", art by Bill Fraccio; Athletic Janice and Jim are in love, but she contracts infantile paralysis; She recovers but will walk with a limp from now on. Jim dumps her; Janice moves to the country and gets a job working at a kennel. "My Love's Fatal Decision," art by Hy Fleishman; Architect Linda is hired by a large firm and is sexually harassed by the male employees; She dates lawyer Henry, but even he "makes fun of [Lindas] work"; Linda designs a new factory and clashes with construction boss Mike, but eventually they become friends. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown, and David Gantz. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Bored housewife Martha is swept off her feet when she rents a spare room to famed artist Morgan, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Alice admires husband Steve for becoming a small-town doctor instead of getting a big practice, but in day-to-day life she finds being a doctor's wife almost too challenging. Jilted by Roger, Betty marries his best friend Stan, but what will she do when Roger wants her back? My Guilty Love; Doctor's Wife!; How to Keep Your Husband Happy; My Sister Kate; My Own Worst Enemy; His Best Friend's Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Sheldon Moldoff and Ione Binder. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Raised deep in the Everglades, Annie meets Ralph when she goes to work at a factory in a nearby town. Then she learns he's already engaged to Laura, but a night trapped by a hurricane puts things in perspective, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Jayne falls for a handsome policeman - it's too bad that she's the inside woman for a high-class housebreaking gang. Plus a profile of screen legend Gregory Peck. They Called Me: Annie of the Everglades!; Picture Biography of Gregory Peck; Stay Away from Married Men; The Practical Joker; Girl on Her Own. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.