Comic books May 1952

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May 30, 1952. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Double-page ad for "The World in His Arms" starring Gregory Peck and Ann Blyth. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 12 pages.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Ed Win. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Fred Guardineer, H. G. Peter, Harold LeDoux, and Frank Frazetta. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Sgt. Ernest Kouma wins the Medal of Honor in the Korean War; Melvin Brown holds off the enemy with a shovel after he runs out of ammunition (as depicted on the cover); and a PSA about artificial respiration, all featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. The first story features Frazetta's rendition of President Harry S Truman. Also featuring a fun vintage ad for Roy Rogers binoculars and a Space Patrol "Rocket Gun." Help Wanted; G.M; Lifesaving Award Winner; He Chose to Fight; For a Pal; Always Obey Your Parents; Patrolman Off Duty; Medal of Honor; Safety Hero; Heroism Is His Hobby; Broken Glass; With Only A Shovel; Scout Hero; Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. A mad killer is on the loose in Twin Rivers, just when strange Mr. Fleer opens up his new wax museum. The townsfolk are astonished when a petrified giant is discovered in Twin River - but to Hopalong's surprise, it's still alive. The "professor" working on experiments in the cellar of Widow Jones' boarding house is actually testing a deadly poison for his crime spree. Madman's Murders; Water Hole Justice; Whitey Whiskers: Town Dump; The Giant Killer; Life Paint What It Used to Be; The Fumes of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

"HItting the Trap at Bonneville," "Buster Camshaft, Screwball of the Hot Rodders," "Indianapolis Speedway Thrills," "Border-to-Border Mexican Road Race," and "Fly By Night." Cover price $0.10.

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"Howdy Doody's Magic Charm" text story. Untitled story; Mr. Bluster buys a newspaper office. Untitled story; Howdy and Dilly go to Hollywood to become actors. Untitled story; Mr. Bluster gets nothing but trouble when he tries to take a shower. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1952. Science fiction stories by Milton Lesser, John Jakes, Walter Miller Jr., Charles DeVet, Evan Hunter (as "Salvatore A. Lombino"), Stephen Marlowe, Bryce Walton, and Alvin Heiner. Cover by Ralph Joiner. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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May 1952. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Science fiction stories by Daniel F. Galouye, Fox B. Holden, Robert Sheckley, Zenna Henderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Arthur Dekker Savage, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Malcolm Smith, H. W. McCauley, and W. E. Terry. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 72 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Adult Humor digest featuring cartoons by various artists. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. Joe remembers a military action he was involved with during WWII. A soldier must hold off enemy forces with a single grenade. Plus an introduction "written" by Joe Palooka, explaining that "after the guns are silenced, when the last of the dead have been buried, then we'll have time for the action of the ring. We'll be able to sit back and live like human beings again." A real document of its time. His Last Grenade!; I Sent My Brother Out to Die!; Night Fighters; BattleGrounds; The Most Shocking Secret Behind The War!; Rescue!; Voices in Battle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Johnny in "The Ghost Stagecoach" and "The Town That Disappeared." Back-up story, "The Dead Man's Hand." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

This edition of Johnson Makes the Team was originally an insert released with Practical English Vol. 12, #13. The BF Goodrich promotional insert "Johnson Makes the Team" was published not long after World War II ended, with this version reprinted in 1952. It tells how rubber played a key role in American progress both in times of war and peace. Practical English was a National Magazine of English and the Communication Arts designed for high school students, business, or vocational courses. Full color, 32-pages, 7-in. x 10-in., all newsprint.

"Death is My Hobby"; A man finds the Devil's Handbook at a bookstore; He summons a demon who obeys his wishes to kill evil heads of state; When his fiancé finds out, he asks the demon to kill her; The demon refuses and kills the man instead. "The Werewolf Lurks"; A werewolf is killing women in New York City; He is killed by the police. "Claws of Revenge" text story. "Terror without Name"; Scientists discover a giant radioactive man whose legs are embedded in the ground; Efforts to destroy the monster are unsuccessful but enrage him so that he frees his legs; He turns into a mountain when he breaks contact with the radioactive ground. "Haunt from the Sea"; A castaway is saved by a sea creature who gives her a necklace; She escapes and sets sail on a raft but chokes to death because the seaweed used in the necklace shrinks in the sun; Her body is found, dumped in the sea, and taken by the sea creature. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; "The Hawk" and "Long Bow" art by Robert Webb; and "Space Scout" by Tony D'Adamo. "Earth, the Lost Colony" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Bandits prepare a poison from the black death fungus for sale in India; Kaänga stops them from leaving the jungle and destroys the fungus. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Ogg extract Tawn from a tiger pit. "Tiger Escape" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Grutz kidnaps Duval's daughter in order to force Duval to sign over his trading rights; Terry collapses the floor of the temple that Grutz is using for a headquarters and places Grutz under arrest. Untitled Jungle Tales story; A Masai and a Wanderloo debate which tribe is braver. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; District policeman Lawton has Camilla's help pursuing the escaped felon, Rawley; Rawley and his men are recaptured when they attempt to raid the Baukuros' trading grounds. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dave Berg and others. Archie-style teen comedy from Stanmor, an imprint of Stanley Morse. Junior must appear presentable after a close encounter with the garbage. Chuck drives a salesman crazy. Junior tries to locate a vase missing from the museum. Featuring early art by future MAD artist Dave Berg. Made to Odor!; Stringing Her Along!; Junior Hopp Club News; Gramps' Zero Hour; The Evasive Vase; Chuck: The Customer's Not Always Bright. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mart Bailey. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A hood takes on both crooks and cops to find the man who killed his brother. A killer uses a Lennie Small-like giant for his own ends. A gang seeks a hidden fortune in gold during a shootout with the cops. Also featuring a vintage ad for a book on how to "Write Thrilling Love Letters" (!). One Way Payoff!; Stone Wall!; Mr. Double Cross!; Cat Trap!; Closeups; 14 Carat Payoff! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains teen humor stories. In order of appearance: "Kathy in 'Notes to You'"; "Hank"; "Bingo in 'Oh, My Achin' Tooth'"; "Kathy"; "Kathy in 'Not Guilty'"; "Romeo Ruggles in 'The Used Car'"; and "Kathy in 'Romantically Speaking'". Comic advertisements for Slinky and for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. "Too Many Boy Friends: Everybody Loved Penny, Except the One She Wanted'" illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kent Blake in "Journey Into Terror" and two untitled stories. Back-up story "Prisoner of War." Two-page text story, "Plans For Disaster." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Mystery of Horseshoe Creek!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A gang of masked marauders have gathered to attack a stage coach that is passing through the San Ramon Gorge; The following morning a group carrying gold attempts to cross Horseshoe Creek via ferry, but the men operating the ferry suddenly turn on the men and rob them of their gold; Meanwhile, the robbed coach is discovered by Kid Colt, who finds it suspicious that the thieves cut loose the horses. "Blood and Gold" text story. "The Lonesome Trail!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is stopped by the local sheriff before he can travel into the town of Conquistador; The sheriff tells him that he cannot let him into the town now that he is sheriff, but allows the hero to go free after how he came to his aid in Yuma years earlier; The sheriff empathizes with the Kid, telling him he knows how lonely it can be living on the range alone; Kid Colt rides along a range, he suspects that he is being followed. "Fool's Gold," art by Tom Gill; Gold is discovered in Calfornia, starting a gold rush for people seeking riches; These travelers face various hardships, including conflicts with various Native American tribes; However, not all treat the travelers as enemies, as one group finds when they gross paths with the Apache Kid who invites the travelers to rest in the village of his people; However, two of the white men, named Brent and Sukey, note that one of the Apaches is wearing expensive jewelry made of gold; That night they attack the elder and steal his gold and flee. "The Guns with the Silver Butts," art by Pete Tumlinson; In the town of Dusty Mesa, Yuma Butell watches Kid Colt as he mounts his horse; Seeing the silver-plated gun butts, Butell decides that he wants to own the guns himself; To get an idea of how fast a draw Kid Colt is, he convinces another gunman to try and get the drop on Kid Colt and steal the guns for him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Al Carreno, Jack Sparling and Leonard Starr. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. Kid Cowboy befriends a traveling medicine-show performer and tries to prove him innocent of murder. Kid Cowboy and Red Feather encounter outlaws in a ghost town. The Singing Cowboy and Chuckawalla match wits with a ghost in a deserted gold mine. Plus one-pagers about Buffalo Bill and Daniel Boone. The Medicine Show Murder!; The Ghost Town of Twin Buttes; Buffalo Bill; Killer's Caliber; The Singing Cowboy: The Ghost of Hangman's Lode; Battle Cry!; The Little Sheriff: The Gun Fight!; Hero of the Dark and Bloody Ground. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops tries to get rid of tickets for the opera before his wife sees them; Solid Jackson gets too much of a good thing when three cute girls show up at Judys house; Natch gets sweet revenge when he switches jobs with the motorcycle cop whos always hassling him. There's No Business Like Show-Off Business!; Advice to the Lovelorn --- Editor!; Solid Jackson; Fair Exchange!; A Woman Spurned!; Kid Sister. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Charles Verral and others. A funny-animal/superhero hybrid from Toby Press, as an adorable koala presses his "magic button" when danger threatens and gains superpowers. (Kokey's comic career was short-lived in America, but lasted longer in koala-friendly Australia.) Kokey must use the magic button while baby-sitting Jack and Mac. Donny Boy wants a canoe, but his dad isn't sure that's the best idea. Splashy the Platypus - one of the few platypus funny-animal characters, strangely enough - seeks the perfect sport for his unique abilities. Kokey Koala and his Magic Button; Home is Where You Find It; Splashy the Platypus: Play Day; Donny Boy; Patrick OReilly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash investigates when bank robbers, missing and presumed drowned, turn up alive in an abandoned shack. But whenever they get near the river they disappear, in a multi-part story. Dusty gets into an argument over the color of Paul Revere's horse. The Roaming Dead Men!; Li'l Buck; Dusty: A Study in Black and White; Molasses Mouth; The Case of the Croaking Frog; Wagonwheels; Opium Transfer; The Man with the Prison Record. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. In the latest tale with a lurid title, Ann risks her steady relationship with Dane when she becomes a "prisoner's girlfriend." Dotty doesn't believe in her father's invention, even when his handsome assistant Jack explains it - but revealing it to a rival company almost destroys all three of their lives. Lisa doesn't find her and David's struggle for money romantic- she just wants nice things. Plus a comics version of a classic Romantic poem by John Gay, and a biography of film star Frank Lovejoy. I Was a Prisoner's Girlfriend; Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan; One Love; Cupid's Chuckles; Headline for Love; Frank Lovejoy; Seeker of Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Salomey Gets Pig-Napped!, script and art by Al Capp; Salomey disappears, and Earthquake McGoon is the prime suspect. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; The Yokums become part of a social experiment. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Mammy advises Daisy Mae in a scheme to make Li'l Abner jealous of other men. Which Twin Has the...etc... text story starring Memphis Smith. Untitled Little Nell half-page story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Untitled story, script and art by Al Capp; Cousin Weakeyes hunts for a wife. Untitled story with Kid Science and Mug McSlugg, script and art by Vic Herman. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

St. John's original version of Audrey is a little different than Harvey's version - her friends are Patches and Sarge - but she still loves to create mischief. Audrey disguises herself as a boy so she can get into a private club. Audrey wants a job shoveling snow. Audrey and her friends aspire to be Civil Defense volunteers, in a story that's a real sign of its times. Tough Sledding; A Bicycle Billed for Two; The Queen of Clubs; Brains Versus Brawn; Sarge; Patches; Little Audrey Shorts; Voval Volunteers; Doggone It. Final issue under this publisher; series continues as Little Audrey #25-53 (1952 Harvey) #25. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mischievous Eva is an adorable counterpart to those other 1950s misadventurers, Little Audrey and Little Lulu. Eva finds a stethoscope on the ground and tries to return it to its rightful owner. Hot Rod tries to shake off his tag-along cousin Elfreda so he can attend a boys-only baseball game, but she's not easy to lose. Eva's friend Clarence invents a new perfume, but no one can stand the smell, not even the junkman's horse. Chris Cricket; Finders Weepers; Hot-Rod: Cousin Trouble; Water, Water, Everywhere; The Strange Perfume. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Little Lulu and Her Flowers one-page story. The Piggy Bank Guard; Tubby wants Lulu to guard his piggy bank so he cannot spend anything from it. Little Lulu and the Costume Party one-page story. The Ghost Train; Lulu tells Alvin about the little girl who sees a ghost train in the woods. Little Lulu and the Snake; The girls retaliate after Tubby and Wilbur play a trick with a rubber snake. Monday Is Duesday; Tubby can't pay his club dues, so he tries to get himself thrown out of the club. Tubby Juggles one-page story. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Longest running British mystery magazine lasting from 1949 to its 132nd issue in 1982. Title changes to "London Mystery Selection" after issue 35. 5.5" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W

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Painted cover art. Gold-Plated Free Key Chain Holder comic subscription ad with Lone Ranger and Tonto. Hunter's Hollow, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The head of the Turner gang blows up a dam to cause a flood. This will allow members of the gang to escape from jail. Sarah Winnemucca The Paiute Princess; True story of Sarah Winnemucca, peacemaker and leader of the Paiute Indians. Little Mans Loot text story by Gaylord Du Bois. The Ball Game, script by Gaylord Du Bois; After helping Pueblos kill a buffalo, Young Hawk, Little Buck, and High Cloud are guests in the city; The boys play a game of ball and their dog Tumbleweed gets into trouble by stealing the ball. Conqueror of the Apache; How General George Crook subdued Cochise and the Apaches in Arizona. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring elements of crime, infidelity and good-girl art that later romance comics eschewed. A woman learns her lesson after cheating on her sailor boyfriend, in a story featuring good-girl art. Good-girl art features in the next story as well, about a woman who becomes dissatisfied with her status as a 1950s housewife. Stung by romance in the past, a woman can't bring herself to love again. This Is Forever; She Wanted My Man; The Losing Game; Lesson in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, Gene Colan, Bill Ward? and unknown. Featuring: "Laughing Stock" starring Hank Davidson, Mrs. Davidson, Miss Garson, Nan, Sharon Duvall and Shorty; "Love Thief" starring Dr. Yates, Florence Worth, Neil Worth, Paul Tracy and Peggy Williams; and "Million Dollar Baby" starring Jack Wright and Valerie Ladd. Plus: She felt forced to keep her secret love for Don locked forever in her heart! Read..."Hero Worship" starring Betty, Don Stuart, Gail Blair, Jane Landis and Ken. Also: 1-page text story "Just for Spite" starring Billy Hammond, Gale, Marty Parker and Peggy Richmond. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.