Comic books December 1951

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Volume 94, Issue 2 - December, 1951. Wrap-around cover by Maurice Bower. Magazine about adventure in fiction and fact, text with drawn illustrations. 8.25" x 11.25", 148 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

TV and movie cowboy Bob Steele rides the range in the Old West, part of Fawcett's lineup of comics based on classic Western stars. When mysterious accidents befall the loggers in a lumber camp, Bob sets out to find the saboteurs. Glib Gibbons points out a key difference between cowboys and cowgirls. Bob realizes that outlaws are trying to re-start the deadly feud between the Tyler and Adams families for their own ends. Tall Timber Terror; Stupid Stu; Massacre Meadow; Glib Gibbons; The Blood Feud! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, Hy Mankin, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, 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 enemy power sends Iron Jaw to blow up the US atomic bomb supply, but Crimebuster stumbles onto their rendezvous point. Then Iron Jaw attempts to destroy the Statue of Liberty but ends up in the water where, almost drowned, he is captured by Crimebuster. Finally, he is declared insane, forcing Crimebuster's boss to go undercover as a captured spy. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw Meets His Master; Boomerang of Destruction; Old Dog, New Tricks; Little Wise Guys: Sven's Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"The Totam Pole Terrors" and "Bullets and Growin' Pains." Painted covers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Henry Kiefer, Stephen Kirkel and Manny Stallman. Western adventure from Youthful Magazines. Buffalo Bill races to find reinforcements for a besieged fort. Ute warrior Swift Deer sets out to prevent Alaskan Russians from invading the site of modern-day San Francisco, in a story that somehow manages to bring Cold War sentiments to the Old West. Kiowa chieftain Grey Wolf battles fortune hunters who have learned the connection between the Kiowas (a Northern tribe) and Aztec gold. The Grim Hand of Death; Swift Deer and the Russian Bear; Wyatt Earp and the Clanton Gang; Grey Wolf and the Sacred Ruby of Amad-Re; Five Deaths. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Amazing! Astounding! The action-packed adventures of the World's Mightiest Man! Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles Sivana's Voodoo Curse" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; "Captain Marvel and the Mystery of the Expanding Island" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "Captain Marvel and the Man Who Grew Young" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Captain of the Team" by Al Liederman; Waiting Waite tale "It Serves Him Right!"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Wordless World" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A witchy-looking woman comes to stay at Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and soon Captain Marvel Jr. finds himself in a confrontation with the Queen of the Witches herself. Rogue milkman Mr. Cheezling steals a Magic Pitcher that's always full of milk, and accidentally floods the town with moo-juice. In another whimsical story, the people of the 8th Dimension abduct Professor Edgewise after they tire of storing his forgotten ideas and inventions. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Queen of the Witches; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Undercover Man; Kanvasback: The Sickening Situation; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Magic Milk Mystery; Brown and Green; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Palace of Lost Ideas; Teddy the Television Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Harry Harrison and Vince Napoli. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. A gigantic spacecraft from another galaxy appears over the Earth, demanding fealty to The Legion of Space, and even Captain Science's alien supercomputer is outmatched. Young Jimmy is haunted by the spirits of those executed by his father, a hangman, in a creepy pre-Code horror story. Hideous blobs from space plan to devour Earth and all who dwell upon it, unless Captain Science can stop them, in another story with a strong horror bent. Plus an article about the real-life history of alchemy. Bondage cover with strong horror elements by an unknown artist. The Legion of Space; The Hangmans Son; Can Science Make Gold?; Heads of Horror!; Brant Craig: The Hot Money Space Mob! Final issue under this title; series continues as Fantastic (1952) #8. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Louis Ravielli and others. Cover by Louis Ravielli. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Savage and his new sidekick Jazz Logan get cut off from their squadron, and face hostile nomads after a crash-landing in Manchuria; Sky-writer Prop Bowers gets mixed up with gangsters after he misspells a message. Night Raid on Korea; Hundred-Proof Tank Trap; Prop Bowers; The Victory Decoy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Evans and Martin Thall. Early TV superhero Captain Video comes to comics, an electronics wizard from an era when technology was just starting to change the world. Captain Video sets out to discover who is sabotaging uranium shipments out of the Belgian Congo, in a story that is a time-capsule of Cold War politics. Western-movie hero Rod Cameron must discover who is impersonating the local "Indian Agent" before the Kari tribe declares war on the nearby town. Cap discovers a remote island base where a race of indestructible beings plans to conquer humanity. Art by future EC legend George Evans. Plus a PSA about fair play, and a vintage ad listing the "Dumont Stations" where readers can watch Captain Video on TV. And photos of TV's Captain Video, Al Hodge, including a color photo on the back cover. A-Bomb Sabotage; Rod Cameron: The Imposter; Lost Planet; Pilot Pete; The Island of Conquerors!; Airfield Al. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - December, 1951. Men's interest vintage magazine that dives deep into the history of Burlesque from it's roots to it's future. Issues include celebrity testimonials, jokes and LOTS of tasteful pin-up photography. Introduction by Robert Alda. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - August 1951. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Issue 54 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Cyrano De Bergerac" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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Green Mansions, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 89, with 12/51 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Larger digest sized French language magazine with fiction, nude photos, and cartoons. Title refers to the Place Pigalle district in Paris.

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Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Love on Her Terms" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #35; "My Spiteful Love" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #3; "Slave to My Sister's Ambition"; and "Hobo Girl". Illustrated text stories: "Reputation-Reckless" by Ruth Ferrari; "Her Latest Fiancé" and "Wary of Girls" by Dale Henderson. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse in 'Cheese It'"; "Goofy Gander"; "Coo Coo in 'Time on my Hands'"; "Butch and Buttercup in 'Let 'em Eat Cake'"; "Wally Wolf"; "Munchy in 'Dinner Is Served'" art by Ralph Wolfe; and "Uncle Pigly in 'Swing It!'". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble from Fleer. Illustrated text stories: "Willy the Willing Whale: All the Seals and Walruses Teased Poor Willy!" by Betty Cummings, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta; and "Robin the Planter: A Little Bird Teaches the Island Animals a Lesson!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - December, 1951. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A detective investigates a crooked patent attorney who steals his clients' ideas. Sinister sideshow magician Doctor Zeno shouldn't have used the knife from his act to commit murder. Novice police detective Paul flushes out a fugitive racketeer and killer on his first case. Murder at a Price; The Knife of Macbeth; The Strangler; A Detective Is Born; Tides of Crime. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Fred Guardineer, Fred Kida, Carl Wessler, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of a blond gangster's moll who brings destruction to the bad men around her, featuring classic bad-girl art and cover. Carlton has recurring nightmares of an old house and a door that spells his doom. A country mouse visits his brother in New York and learns he's become a gangster with numerous enemies. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Big Cut; The Door That Spelled Doom?; Death Knell; The Careless Crook; The Gas Station Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and George Roussos. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. Felix's plot to murder his wife features untraceable poison, a slip of the tongue, switched gravestones, and a gruesome comeuppance. A radio broadcast about an escaped maniac turns a pleasant evening's hitchhiking into a night of terror. When partners in a meatpacking business discover a way to swindle the customers and the competition, can murder be far behind? Out of the Frying Pan…; A Trace of Murder!; Double-Cross; The Escaped Maniac!; Partnership Dissolved! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Adam Richetti is a bank robber notorious for joining forces with Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s, when both he and Floyd are implicated in the Kansas City Massacre. Cops turn the tables on muggers who stalk the city park after nightfall. Detective Young King Cole is hired when recently pardoned ex-cons are being framed and sent back to prison for mysterious reasons. Maniac of Murder; Seeds of Crime; Kill in the Fog; Young King Cole: The Framer Was Framed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and Hy Mankin. 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 travel to Texas to help a friend's father defend his ferry business. After debuting in Boy Comics, teen comedy series Dilly Duncan comes to Daredevil Comics. Dilly must land a plane after the pilot is knocked cold. The Little Wise Guys build a car out of aircraft parts to enter an auto race. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: Go West, Young Man; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Plane Crazy; Little Wise Guys: Driving Blind; Crimebuster: The Men Who Pushed Too Hard; Laff Dis Off! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle and Ruben Moreira. "The Defeat of Batman!" is the sensational story of an incredible underworld army that declared war on Batman and Robin, with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Tenderfoot Deputy!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Robot Ghost!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "How Yardsticks Caught Crooks" by Norman James; Varsity Vic half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie" with art by Bill Schreiber. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon. Warfront house ad. "Dick Tracy and the Case of Evil Eyes," script by Joe Simon (splash panel), art by Chester Gould; The police find Tracy unconscious in the Lane Mansion; After reviving, Tracy tracks Influence, only to find that Vitamin doesn't remember him; Tracy discovers the secret of Influence and uses it to capture the criminal. "How Well Do You Know the Law?" activity page; Questions about the Secret Service, Lady in Red, an American fictional detective, and the Black Sox Scandal. "Murder and the Manager" text story; Lt. Diamond investigates a murder at the Sherman Hotel. Junior Funnies house ad. "The Camera Killers," script and art by Chester Gould; A group of crooks uses a phony magazine scheme to gain entrance into the homes of wealthy people. "Legal Medicine" text story; A brief history of forensics. Joe Palooka Comics house ad. "Ears Screws Fingerprints" one-page Crimestoppers Handbook story. Dick Tracy Minit Mystery; A man reports that his wife has committed suicide, but Tracy proves otherwise. Untitled one-page story; Sparkle Plenty opens a pie stand. Wheaties ad: "Sensational Offer! Not 2 - Not 4 - 8 Walt Disney Comic Books." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Girl Who Wanted Money" a novelette by John D. MacDonald.

December 1951. Detective and Crime Pulp Stories. This issue features "The Girl Who Wanted Money" by John D. MacDonald. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. 114 pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

If this issue's wonderfully bizarre bondage cover wasn't cool enough, it's also the first appearance of Dollgirl. This issue also features a Torchy story with pencils by Gill Fox. Battles the Skull; Martha is on a train reading up on will power when the train is raided by The Skull, who was after Darrel's crago of Thorium; Elmo is kenneled in the compartment and alerted Doll Man to the danger. The Construction Gig starring Torchy, art by Gill Fox. The Worshippers of the Golden Ram starring Doll Man, Miktar, and the Golden Ram worshippers. Desperate Journey starring Doll Man, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Frank Frazetta. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #14. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid is good with a bullwhip, but outlaw Whip Slade might be better; Steve and Muley find their peaceful vacation town overrun by outlaws, and no sheriff in sight; Dan helps an American gun shipment run the British blockade, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. Whiplash; Write the Law in Gunsmoke!; Voyage into Danger!; Flight from Terror; Durango's Stolen Steed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2 #35 -Dec. 7, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Adventures of TinTin, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #36 -Dec. 14, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Adventures of TinTin, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.