Comic books July 1952

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"At Dawn They Die" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely), "Platoon Sergeant" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "The Gun," "Squad Charge," and a two-page text story, "Fight Another Day." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 50, Issue 199 - July, 1952. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 140 pages, B&W with color.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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July 5, 1952 issue. Newsprint, 12.5" x 14", 12 pages, B&W with some color.

July 12, 1952 issue. Newsprint, 10.5" x 14", 12 pages, B&W with some color.

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July 19, 1952 issue. Newsprint, 10.5" x 14", 12 pages, B&W with some color.

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July 26, 1952 issue. Newsprint, 10.5" x 14", 12 pages, B&W with some color.

No. 7, July, 1952 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. While MM is on vacation, cats take over the Terrytown radio station and spread the news of a flood, leading the mice citizens of the town into a trap. Oil Can Harry's latest plot involves an army of mouse-eating plants. Wimpy the Mud Wasp tries to get rid of his rivals the elves, and Mighty Mouse as well. Chesty: Car Swap; The Trap That Turned; Farmer Gray; Terry Bears: The Simple Life; Dirty Work in the Washing Machine; Gandy Goose: Sourpuss Goes to Work; Heckle & Jeckle; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. Daisy and Iggy back-up. Chili back-up. Cover price $0.10.

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Bondage and torture cover. Pre-code horror. Cover art by Tony Mortellaro. The Fatal Chord, art by Ed Robbins; Edgar Chadwick is a self-taught composer; He writes a musical piece that can kill anyone who listens; This "Fatale" will cost him dearly. Deal With Fate, art by Tony Mortellaro; Wealthy Grover Jones models his son into a tough young man; The boy is killed by a tiger on a safari in India. The Time Machine Murder text story. Murder!, art by Ed Robbins; Don Barton murders the rival for his love, but goes free. Warlock!, pencils by Jon Smalle, inks by John Rosenberger; Criminal lawyer Charles Indigo is working for the mob; He meets Satan and learns that he is in reality an age-old warlock. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Cellophane tape to front cover with abrading from pull. Staple holes through covers and all pages.

Vol. 2, No. 1. July 1952. Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. 8.5" x 11". 50 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Monte Hale, Pardner, and Gabby Hayes cover photo. The Curse of Typhoid Valley, art by Edmond Good; No man dared enter Typhoid Valley. P-F Canvas Shoes comic strip ad with Jim Wise (baseball player). Quick on the Draw text story Clement Good. The Chebayo Land Rush, art by Edmond Good; A man's life would be forfeit unless those who had framed him on a murder charge were trapped in the Chebayo Land Rush. Monte Hale subscription ad. The Rodeo Rascal, art by Leonard Frank; Gabby becomes King of the Mesa in a rodeo. Nyoka the Jungle Girl ad. The Rustler's Roundup, art by Edmond Good; After a blizard, half the cattle has scattered south, and Hale and Motley set out to get them back. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover features Lash LaRue. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Maurice Tombragel and June Carr. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Vanishing Outpost, a 1951 Monogram Western starring Lash LaRue. Marshal LaRue and his sidekick Fuzzy meet Walker, a Pinkerton detective, while disciplining the rowdy barflies in a saloon. Walker enlists their help in tracking down the outlaw gang that murdered his partner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jane Powell cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Susan Hayward, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Cornel Wilde, Betty Grable and more. Full-page movie ads include About Face, Son of Paleface, Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo Cover price $0.10.

52 pages. "The Prince and the Playgirl," "Affair of the Heart" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "Anybody's Girl Friend," "Stolen Kisses" (art by Morris Weiss), "Too Much in Love" (art by Ogden Whitney), "Love Story," and a two-page text story, "Day Dreams." Al Hartley cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Bluebeard, art by Tony Di Preta; A man who calls himself Bluebeard murders and robs the guests of his inn, but when a thief carrying a bottle of Nitro becomes his latest victim, Bluebeard decides to dispose of the bottle outside. Death Notice!; An obit writer who finds that he has the power to cause the deaths he writes about has the tables turned on him when the ghosts of his victims print an edition of the paper that says he dies in a train wreck. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. Doom Island text story. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, art by Joe Sinnott; A man who invents a camera that can photograph the future is terrified when he sets it to a week in advance and produces a...blank photo. Detour!, art by Myron Fass; A man at a train crossing is killed and places a curse on motorists every year that one person must take his place. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "I Need Your Love," inks by Bernard Sachs; High school student Leslie grows up a tomboy, participating in sports and never going on dates; When neighbor Dan returns from college, he kisses Leslie but suggests she become more feminine; Leslie overhears her older sister Marianne saying shes going to the prom with Dan, so Leslie uses the money she was saving to buy a target rifle to pay for a makeover instead. "Wrong Kind of Man," art by Pete Morisi; Joan and Hugh are engaged, but he loses his job and refuses to let her support him until he finds another—even though shes gotten a promotion and a raise--so their wedding is postponed; When Hugh receives a job offer in another state, he asks Joan to move there with him, but she refuses. "Romance and 'Rithmetic" text story by Margaret Isbell. "My Silent Heart," art by Valerie Barclay; Larry and Sue meet at the beach and become friends, but Sue is upset when Larry doesnt appear to take their romance seriously. "Fun for the Hostess" advice page, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs. "My Guilty Heart"; Jennifer marries Dusty after a whirlwind courtship and they move to his family farm in Kansas; Dustys brother Robbie also lives there: he is mentally challenged and "like...a child" after being thrown from a horse; Robbie is friendly but makes Jennifer nervous; she urges Dusty to send Robbie to an institution, or shell leave; A tornado threatens the farm. "Love Problems," art by Paul Robinson; Wendy's vacation at a resort begins badly, as she misses opportunities to meet people and have fun; When she decides to participate in social activities she makes friends, including handsome Ted. "Let's Make Up!" advice page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Advice on how to make up after an argument with your boyfriend. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 16 - May, 1952. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 96 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Nifty Gals & Gags (1951) is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. Features the character Dead-Eye Nick who as a "wolf" is always on the prowl for his next young catch. Also contains a page with words of advice from Nick. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5.25-in x 7.25-in. Cover price $0.25.

Small format men's interest magazine, 3.5" x 5". Cover price $0.10.

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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, the sinister hypnotist Signoo Signatt masquerades as a doctor for a motion picture crew shooting in the jungle. In a truly strange twist, he makes everyone believe the three stars of the film have the heads of animals. The characters are portrayed through the rest of the blackmail story with the heads of a gorilla, cheetah and zebra, making for some truly bizarre comics images. Jungle Horror, Chapter I: The World's Greatest Hypnotist; Lure of the Congo; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Bet Your Boots; Chapter II: The Twin Trunked Tree; Killer in the Kraal; Trader Tom; Chapter III: The Secret of the Trunk; Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Leonard Starr, George Wilhelms, and Ogden Whitney. Tales of adventure and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Tom and Peggy travel into the past to investigate a giant planet that nearly collided with the Earth; A missing bank clerk leads Danny Danger to a sensational fight on a high-rise construction site; The true tale of the Allied ski commandos of World War II. Time Travelers: Over the Threshold of Time; Poison Peril; Danny Danger; Blizzard Battle; Typhoon Tyler; Men Against Odds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July, 1952; Volume 4, No 5 / Issue 20. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.