Comic books July 1952

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Man from Magic Mountain starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Harlaan Krenn -- Frontier Hero starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Star Chief--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Fred Ray. At the Sign of the Eagle starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,800.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #4166648002

Add to cart CBCS 6.0 $749.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #23-0D67F1E-005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $69.00 View scan Interior is complete, but near brittle. Full length spine split to cover with some splitting through wraps. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A professor aspires to join an evil cult. Carl wants the Treasure of Golgoth, even if it costs the lives of his friends. A murderous ventriloquist steals an evil dummy that encourages him to kill again. Cult of Evil; The Quagmire Beast; The End; Atlantis; The Last Word; No Place To Hide!; The Crypt of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - July, 1952. True crime magazine with stories and article about women in the world of organized crime, murder, robbery, and debauchery. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Frank Frollo. "My Emotional Error!", art by Art Cappello; Amy fears shell be an "old maid," so she dates Howard, a client of the brokerage firm where she works; They fall in love and become engaged; Howard claims his mother needs an operation and convinces Amy to credit $5000 to his account, promising to replace it promptly. "Who Was the Other Woman?"; Rose works for Broadway producer John as a script reader; She recommends a play by Herbert and he is attracted to her personally, but Rose loves John and he loves her; Herbert says John is a womanizer and having an affair with actress Eve. "Bad Blood" text story. "My Potent Kisses," art by Art Cappello; Pearl dates fellow workers Frank and Sam, but gets a reputation as a "hot dish" because she lets them kiss her; When she overhears Frank, Sam and Robert discussing her, she becomes upset and distracted, and is hit by a car. "I Tempted Trouble!", pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Dick Giordano; Loretta and Bill get married; He gets a promotion that means he has to travel, leaving Loretta alone in their new home; When Bill is called away to work, Loretta sees a play with Bills friend Pete, who kisses her afterward. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Working at her father's gas station in the desert, Betsy meets handsome, tormented drifter Toby, and falls for him as she learns his story. Struggling artist Doris is taken in by wealthy art patron Rodney for all the wrong reasons. College professor Valery must keep her marriage to student Barry a secret, which works fine until Sue comes along. Torrid pre-Code sailor cover, possibly by Al Avison. Bittersweet Love; I Won't Cry Anymore!; Intimate Interlude; Can I Trust Him?; My Scarlet Affair!; Broken Love; What I Learned From Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Drama melds with melodrama in an early romance comic from Fawcett. Glenda falls for Danny, the personal trainer she hires to help her lose weight, but he finds the "new" Glenda to be less genuine than the woman he fell for. Ruth loves co-worker Tom, and allows romantic rival Denise to be blamed for a crime she didn't commit. Timber heiress Dotty lets herself be wooed by smooth talker Gene, even though she knows Jack really loves her. Love of My Life; Take Me Back, My Darling; Two Shy People; Yours! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Prim Miss Carter meets a handsome stranger during a vacation at a dude ranch. Bob's neglected wife allows herself to be tempted by a redheaded stranger. My Desire for Love; For Love of Money; My Runaway Romance; Honeymoon Heartbreak; My Marriage Mixup. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Fred Kida, Dick Rockwell, Bob Fujitani and Charles Biro. Singular comics talent Charles Biro, a legend in hardboiled comics fiction, here reinvents himself as "Uncle Charlie," providing fairy tales for an audience of children - all of whom are featured in a black-and-white photo at the start of each issue. Peter Pester wants the spotlight, but gets too much attention when he becomes the court jester. A prince befriends orphaned innkeeper Priscilla, but the princess he is betrothed to wants her to go away. An archer and a princess conspire to teach a king a lesson about gambling. Peer Pester the Sad Jester; Priscillas Patience; A Kings Second Chance; A Big Day for Squirrels; Grey Steele. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ross Andru. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "The Blood Money of Galloping Chad Burgess" art by Alex Toth, reprinted in Alex Toth Reader TPB (2003-2005) #1-1ST, Alex Toth Edge of Genius TPB (2007- ) #1-1ST, and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Spectral Ships"; "Shadows in Pawn"; "The Hungry Lodger"; "The Devil's Stones"; and "The Nine Horrors". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. "The Claw of Klath: Was It Hypnosis, or Was Mary Dale a Priestess Out of the Past?" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. "Seance!", script and art by Johnny Craig; John Chalmers hands over his check for $20,000 to several confidence men (unbeknownst to him); he dies and his widow conducts a séance. "Kickin' the Gong A Round!", art by Jack Davis; Marko had worked his way from the slums to a pro boxing career, and easily knocks out his last opponent before the championship match he'd waited to fight in; two visitors pull a gun on him and take him away to the training camp of the man he is to fight next: Jake Houseman. "Paradise!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Practical Yolk!", art by Jack Kamen; Fred Hamilton having visited the Belgian Congo for a hunting expedition, was now on his way home with B'uuna, his servant, to wed his finacee, Louise; Louise presented B'uuna with a present: an Easter egg with a scene of a rabbit and tiny eggs inside. "Collection Completed!", art by Graham Ingels; Anna had always loved animals and one day she saw a stray cat and brought it in to feed, but Jonah didn't approve; To get even with Anna, Jonah started his new hobby: taxidermy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Matt Baker and Manning Lee Stokes. Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A honeymoon in Haiti is interrupted when the bride becomes a zombie. Jungle hero Kolah (a renamed Rulah the Jungle Girl) encounters the terrifying ape women of Antilla. Jungle hero El'nee battles a living caveman, in a story with art by Matt Baker. Zombie Bride; The Antilla Terror; Witch Doctors; Death-Trap; Idol of Death; Horror in the Hills. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Revenge" (art by Dave Berg), "Manhunt" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "The Schmo," "Breaking Point," and a two-page text story, "G.I. Snowmen." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Communist soldiers are stationed in impenetrable bunkers...until the flamethrower troops arrive. A pilot shot down into freezing waters behind enemy lines knows that he has only minutes to survive. Soldiers are forced to withdraw until they get to the edge of the sea. 20 Minutes to Live!; Tongue of Fire!; Battlegrounds; Nicknames of War; The Immortal Sgt!; The Last Mile; The Same Story; Number's Up. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Nerve Center" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "The Bridge" (script by Hank Chapman), "One Drag" (art by Gene Colan), "Who's Next," "Final Grave" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Sinnott), and a two-page text story, "Deadly Little Man!" Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"A Change in Brass," art by Ken Rice; Bill Mapes hated his Lieutenant in WWII, but during the Korean War when he becomes a Lieutenant he learns his former Lieutenant was right. "A Guy and his Tank," art by Bill Molno; Private Mackinaw figures that driving a Tank is just like driving the tractor he had back home; Korean War story. "Decision on Devil's Ridge," script by Robert Turner, art by Jim McLaughlin; Second Lieutenant Reynolds is sent out to rescue a Paratrooper only to find that the man he is rescuing is the man who stole his girlfriend. "Operation: Abracadabra," script by Robert Turner, art by Lou Cameron; Moore and Williams are sent to rescue a captured General, but Moore, the practical joker of the outfit, takes his gags along, which come in useful when they are captured. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Warren Kremer. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. US soldiers face a mysterious moving island during the Korean War. A soldier must rescue a wounded buddy behind enemy lines. US soldiers in the Pacific during WWII are targeted by an enemy sniper. The Moving Island!; Hand to Hand; Switcheroo!; Combat Photographer; Combat Correspondent; The Sniper; Inchon!; Twilight War; Killed by a Shadow. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Louis Zansky, Mike Sekowsky, Lou Cameron, and Bill Molno. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Will Elder, Sid Check, and Joe Orlando. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 14. The one dated Sept/Oct 1950 is issue # 3 in the series. The issue pictured here, dated July/Aug 1952, is the actual # 14 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Aliens planning an invasion pick the wrong Earthling to study for clues to the Earth's defensive technologies. Scientists discover the horrifying truth about why their cross-dimensional teleporter is fatal to cats, with art by Joe Orlando. A fourth-dimensional traveler dispenses his own brand of justice, with art by legendary MAD artist Will Elder. Classic spacemen on alien planet cover by Wally Wood. Therell be Some Changes Made; Inside Story; Warning!; Strategy; They Shall Inherit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $125.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight.
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate.

July 1952. Cover by Jon Arfstrom. Horror and supernatural stories by Duncan H. Munroe, Harold Lawlor, David Eynon, Harry Botsford, Suzanne Pickett, Joseph Brennan, Paul Ernst, Abrach, Emil Petaja, and Donald F. Vieweg. Illustrations by Jon Arfstrom, Andrew Brosnatch, Joseph Eberle, Vincent Napoli, Lee Brown Coye, Joseph Howard Krucher, and Virgil Finlay. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition, one shilling cover price. Vol. 44 #5 - July 1952. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 96 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $45.00 View scans Spine split 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

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Add to cart Good $43.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Vol. 6, No. 1. July, 1952. Men's tabloid magazine: "The Stories Behind the Headlines". 8.25-in. x 11-in. 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel thinks he can help a gypsy tribe that appears to be cursed by misfortune. Lance and Mike encounter scientists who think they've discovered the secret of turning sea water into gold. Land-grabbing schemers plot to acquire tribal lands in exchange for food, and Golden Arrow's not having it. Captain Marvel: The Curse of the Nomads!; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: Troubled Waters; Golden Arrow: Buffalo Stampede; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Tightwad Tad; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: On the Isle of Forbidden Fruit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 649 - July, 1952. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", B&W.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Mort Lawrence, Vince Alascia and Gerald McCann. Cover by Gene Fawcette. Tales of pre-Code horror, curses, and spells. Entomologist Damon Rankin finds a fabled red spider in the Caribbean, but it holds dangers he cant conceive; The ghost of a murdered clown haunts the man who killed him; A boxer begins seeing visions of his dead girlfriend. Also featuring a wicked contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover, featuring huge spiders, disembodied eyes, and an evil clown. Witchcraft; The Red Spider!; The Thirteenth Clown; Ghostly Warning!; The Will; The Ghosts Revenge! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Manny Stallman, and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. When the scientific community rejects Professor Durando's beast-man serum, he unwisely tests it on himself. A scientist makes himself bulletproof. Weather scientists accidentally create a sentient cloud - and it's got a stormy disposition. Reincarnation; The Web of the Spider; The Shower of Death; The Man with the Iron Face! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Wizard of Castle Sinister," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When Merlin traps King Arthur and Lancelot and sends them into the future, Wonder Woman has to return them to their own time and defeat the evil sorcerer to boot. "The Invisible Invasion," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman battles aliens who can only be seen in ultraviolet light. "Swing Your Partner!" text article. "Wonder Woman's Triple Threat," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Beth Duncan is worried she's going to be kicked out of the Wonder Woman Fan Club because she's accidentally discovered Wonder Woman's secret identity. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. That Deep Dark Secret public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Super Hold-Up starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Case of the Vanishing Arrow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow celebrates the firing of his millionth arrow in his fight against crime. The Bush Trackers featuring Manhunters Around the World, art by Chad Grothkopf. The Men Who Stole Roads starring Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. Race History Will Never Forget text article by Ben Galloway; Feb 1902 auto race from New York to Paris. The Joker's Aces starring Batman, script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye. Learn a Bit of Magic activity page by Al McLean. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Eando Binder, Mo Marcus and Mike Sekowsky. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. Con men plot the murder of eccentric clock collector Augustus, never guessing the secret behind all those clocks. A wooden puppet comes to life, but it's no friendly Pinocchio. A grave robber is haunted by vengeful worms. Heartbeat House; The Devil Puppet; The Horror in the Mirror; The Conqueror Worm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bill Draut, and John Prentice. Part of Prize's influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Issue #35 on cover; Vol. 4, issue #5 in indicia. Jimmy determines to win Martha away from her disabled fiance Steve. Bill is a little too trusting where Charlie and his girlfriend are concerned. Country girl Marcy starts to run with a fast crowd that likes to jitterbug and race their jalopies. The Lonely!; Mind Your Manners!; Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic; Heart of Gold!; More Than Beauty by Charmaigne; Fast Crowd! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#47 on cover, Vol. 5 No. 11 in indicia. Art by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bill Draut and John Prentice. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #47 on cover, Vol. 5 No. 11 in indicia. Wealthy but lonely Mona makes a birthday wish for romance; George falls in love with beautiful new neighbor Diana, but can't stand her uncontrollable dog; Tom's love for Lindy brings him back to the dangerous slums where he grew up. A Man for My Birthday!; Drop the Handkerchief!; Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic; Love Me - Love My Dog!; What Advice Would You have Given?; Watch That Sun Tan; Tenement Girl! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.