Comic books July 1952

Cover art by George Roussos. The Shoremouth Horror, pencils by Alex Toth. The Hag of Red River, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Deadly Diamond, art by George Tuska; When count Ferenzy runs down and kills the gypsy Elena, a curse is wrought upon his family. A diamond passes from hand to hand, causing the death of its owner. Doll House text story by John Marvin. Curse of Rockwood, art by George Roussos; At Rockwood castle, old Sir Reginald quarrels with his cousin Abby and gets killed in the process. The Haunted Bed, pencils by Art Saaf. Tragedy of Terror, art by Ruben Moreira; n a Parisian "Theatre of Horrors" the French blue-beard Gille de Retz comes alive again; American student of the occult Hilary and his French fiancée Stephanie manage to render the fiend powerless. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

July, 1952. Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Final issue of the series. Everett Raymond Kinstler cover. "Hatchet-Man of Crime," "Joey Rindone & the Brown Shirt Gang" (pencils by Edwin Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer), "Hired Gunmen," and "Clarence 'Gunny' Smith." Two one page text stories, "A Genious -- for Murder!" and "Death by Firelight." Inside front cover art by Syd Shores. Cover price $0.10.

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Two Patsy and Hedy stories, plus back-ups featuring the Wolfes and the Walkers. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Jaffee. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Buzz Baxter story. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. All art by Al Jaffee. Patsy's Club Page! The Way to a Man's Heart text story. Paper doll. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Charles Schulz. A humorous adventure with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Katy Keene back-up by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.

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Steve Duncan in "Murder at Sea," "The Jewels of Sylvia Dudley," "The Last Job," "The Wrong Steal," "Revenge in Reverse." Two page text story, "Sir Peel's Bobbies!" The Overstreet Price Guide says this issue contains a "Drug propaganda story," but none of the stories relate to the cover or drugs in general. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Vivian Blaine and Dean Miller from the movie "Skirts Ahoy!" Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Jack Berrill and Mike Roy. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Ann falls for bad boy Pete, but he hasn't left behind his criminal ways; Prim schoolteacher Lila falls for rough-and-tumble dockworker Bob; A PSA about artificial respiration, featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. I Played With Fire; Take Back Your Love; Don't Tell Me!; Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration; Dean Miller "Our Cover Man"; Vivian Blaine "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Hop on the Welfare Wagon! public service announcement, art by Win Mortimer; Superman explains the importance of contributing to community hospitals. Untitled story; Peter Porkchops wins a trip to Hollywood and Wolfie tags along, hoping to meet his favorite movie star. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Willy tries to steal Biggety's rare Roman coin when he finds out it's worth $25. Ad for The Fox and the Crow #4, art by James F. Davis. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Calvin and Herkimer try to trick Goofy into selling hayburgers as a new health food. Ad for Leading Screen Comics #55, art by Otto Feuer. Sleep Hiker text story with Peter Porkchops. Ad for The Fox and the Crow #4 and Leading Screen Comics #55, art by James F. Davis and Otto Feuer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. A woman becomes a "clip-joint hostess," scamming unwary men into spending exorbitant amounts at a bar, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another cautionary tale, small-town beauty queen Carla enters a national contest judged on beauty and charm, and although she has beauty to spare, she's short on the charm. Mary gets her big break singing in a band alongside her trumpeter boyfriend Lenny, but Lenny warns her that the bandleader will make a play for her. Cover by Baker. The Wages of Innocence; Decoy Girl; Abandoned!; I Was a Small Town Beauty Queen; I Was a Gambler's Wife; Music Madness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Beyond Lies the Wub" a short story, the 1st published work by Philip K. Dick. Plus "Frozen Hell" ia short story by John Jakes.

Cover by Allen Anderson. "Beyond Lies the Wub" 1st published work by author Philip K. Dick. Other stories by Charles Dye & Katherine MacLean, Noel Loomis, Henry Hasse, Vaseleos Garson, Florence Verbell Brown, John Jakes, and Stanley Mullen. Illustrations by Emsh, Herman Vestal, Kelly Freas. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

The Uranium Underground starring Plastic Man. Woozy Winks story. Untitled Plastic Man story with The Malicious Magician. The Perfect Murder text story. The Invisible Invaders starring Plastic Man, Woozy Winks, and Saturnians. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall and Chuck Cuidera. The Bullet Riddled Bookkeeper starring Ken Shannon, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Moonshine Murders starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. Stalin's Paymaster starring T-Man. The Murder Weapon text story. One Heroic Hour, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1952. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Salt-Water Farmers" article about kelp farming. 6.75" x 9.5". 276 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by L.B. Cole. All stories reprinted in Top Love Stories #19. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "Portrait of Love," art by Jay Disbrow; Struggling artist Scott Winton is inspired by singer Gale Saunders and paints a portrait of her. She sees it, they meet, and fall in love. "My Summer Romance"; Karen and Ned have a torrid summer romance but they both realize they don't love each other. "He Didn't Want Me"; Lynn's fiancé John vanishes, and she falls in love with Henry on the rebound; John returns, having suffered an accident that kept him away; John and Henry both propose to Lynn, but she can't decide; Meanwhile, Henry's secretary Mary tries to commit suicide because she loves Henry. "Love's False Dream" retitled and reprinted from "Only a Pick-Up!" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8; Carhop Marcy falls for slick cad Roger, not realizing honest Phil is the man for her. "My Hungry Heart" text story retitled and reprinted from "Love was my Bodyguard" in My Love Life (1949) #6. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Monthly magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts. Membership journal that is included with membership in the American Radio Relay League. 6.5" x 9.5", 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 58, Issue 2 - July, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

July 4, 1952. Western romance stories by Giff Chesire "The Thin Line", Elmer Kelton, Cy Kees, S. Omar Barker, Wayne D. Overholser, Ben Frank, Philip Ketchum, Kenneth L. Sinclair, and Elsa Barker "Boss of the Boot-Heel-Part 2 of 4". Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

July 18, 1952. Western romance stories by Ray Gaulden "No Range for a Drifter", Talmage Powell, Philip Ketchum, Hascal Giles, Cy Kees, Agnes Nafziger, Lillian Ford, and Elsa Barker "Boss of the Boot-Heel-Part 3". Illustrations by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Bill Ely, Ed Silverman and John Prentice. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #77. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #5 in indicia. A gangster becomes obsessed with restoring the stone gargoyles sculpted by his father. The cruel descendant of a South Seas explorer gets his comeuppance from the islanders he swindled. A convict offers seventy-five grand to the genius known as The Engineer if he can help him escape prison. The Copper Penthouse; The Web of Ropati; Tender Spot; The Man Who Chased Himself; Guy the Grec; The Duplex Lily; The Concrete Cabana. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fox and Crow cover story. Cover price $0.10.

Fred Harman cover and art. Red Ryder stars in an untitled story. Untitled Aunty Duchess and Little Beaver back-up stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Howard Boughner and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky tracks the canny outlaw known as the Fox, whose specialty is surprising getaways. Rocky sets out to outsmart him, in a two-part story. While filling in for a bank teller, Rocky is tricked by a check with disappearing ink. Plus a vintage comics-format ad for Popsicle featuring Major Mars (and an offer for his "Rocket Ring"). The Law-Baiters; Gopherface: Smokey Issue!; Dee Dickens: The Big Pull; Outlaw Justice; Killers Gold; Death Makes a Deposit; Sagebrush. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A rodeo queen is a master of horses, but awkward with men; Gwen finds worldwide success as a model, but loses the man who discovered her; Advice on how to know if he really loves you. Cover Girl; No Place for Elly; Campus Romance; Rodeo Romance; Moochers Never Marry; Sleepwalking Sweetheart; Love Cheat; Does He Really Love You?; Stand-In for Love; Beautiful But Rich!; To Thine Own Love Be True. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Howard Boughner, Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. In a story full of '50s phobia over "juvenile delinquents," Eileen falls in with a rough crowd when she has a falling-out with steady Stan. Soon she's in the back of a convertible full of dope-smoking teens, who are taking her for a forced elopement to Joey. Kathy loves pulling pranks on her friends, but when she enlists in the Army as a joke, she risks losing Steve, the man she loves. Lois starts her life over in a new town with Eddie, but then she runs into Sue, who comes from her hometown and knows the secret she's been trying to forget. I Was a Member of a Teen-Age Thrill Gang; Dizzy Daisy; Deserter; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; Brake on Love; The Secret. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Along Came Steve"; Down and out drifter Delores winds up in Brookville and is befriended by Amos, orphan Aggie, and Mrs. Nelson; She considers it a "soft touch"; Reporter Steve arrives for the brief annual tourist season and he and Delores fall in love; However, when his assignment is up, Steve returns to the city, disappointing Delores; She follows him and he says he wants to move to Brookville to be with Delores, but she admits she doesn't care about the town and he gets angry. "Stanzas for Music" illustrated poem, written by George Gordon Byron. Biography of radio and film star Gordon MacRae. "Alliance of Hate"; Miriam and Reg both hold grudges against banker Amdanos: he refused her father a loan and they lost the family store; he also foreclosed on Reg's service station while Reg was in the service; Miriam and Reg team up to get revenge; they also fall in love. "Courtship Customs" non-fiction story. "A Birthday" illustrated poem, written by Christina Georgina Rossetti. "Borrowed Love" text story by Raymond Kent. Biography of Hollywood film star Farley Granger. "The Deceptive Heart"; After losing her boyfriend Dan because of her excessive jealousy, Kate leaves town; She gets a job in a diner and finds a new boyfriend, truck driver Jack; They become engaged but she continues to be jealous; When an upset Judy arrives and asks for Jack, Kate turns her away and the distraught woman--the widow of a war buddy of Jack's--is badly injured in an accident. Motion Picture and Television Magazine ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Freight Failure starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by the Al McKimson team; a new stage is put to fire and the driver knocked "unconscious." Calamity Camp starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy finds an unconscious man in a cabin, shot in the chest. The Cougar text story, art by Albert Micale. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Back cover photo of Roy and Trigger. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack, Fun at the Zoo, and How to Draw Cartoons: Male Figures. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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July 1952. Previously published as Fantasy Advertiser until Vol 5. Science fiction reviews, ads, essays, illustrations and articles. 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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July 1952. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Marilyn Monroe. This issue features two Betty Page photos on single page. 10" x 13", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 214, Issue 1 (Whole Number 1975) - July, 1952. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.