Comic books July 1952

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Volume 3, Issue 6 - July 1952. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting, politics, and crime. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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July 1952. Stories by Kendell Foster Crossen, Raymond F. Jones, Arthur C. Clarke, William Morrison, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Miriam Allen deFord, and Ross Rocklynne. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The Old Mill, art by Gene Colan; A mill hand disposes of his tyrannical boss by grinding him up. Escape text story. Fame, art by Manny Stallman; Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame. The Storm, art by Vic Carrabotta; A killer hijacks a plane to escape the police; The pilot turns out to be Satan and he lands the plane in Hell. Something In the Fog, pencils by Ed Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman. If the Shoe Fits, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ruth Sterling. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Diner waitress Norma and customer Phil fall for each other, but money matters and a moral choice threaten to drive them apart. Lil falls for handsome jet pilot Ross, but she's not prepared for the dangers that go with his chosen duty. Wendy dates boxer Steve, but when he wants to go to medical school, she encourages him to stay in the ring, then fears for the fighter he's become. No Replacement for Love!; I Loved a Jet Pilot; Those Faraway Places; The Awakening. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 6 - June, 1952. Lee Grant, Joan Blondell and Arthur Treacher photo cover by Paul Mimmel. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "Bell, Book and Candle" by John Van Druten, "Some Killers, a Gun Maker and a Lady Healer by Arthur Knight, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and others. Part of Star Publications' purchase of Novelty Publications titles, former adventure comic 4Most becomes one of the most violent of the pre-Code crime titles, with lurid covers by L. B. Cole. Police close in on criminal genius Duke Morane and his underworld empire. In pre-WWII Germany, Hilda marries wealthy older men and then poisons them. The leader of one of the earliest New York street gangs, the Bowery Boys, Bill the Butcher later enters city politics. Underworld Mastermind; The Poisoner; Strong Arm Terror. Final issue under this title; series continues as Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #50. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 66, Issue 3 - July, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $219.00 or Best Offer View scan Heavy cover oxidation, edge chipping. 1.5" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, George Jahns and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil has second thoughts about taking Fritzi to an expensive restaurant. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. (In some strips, the comic-book colorist gave Charlie Brown "hair.") The shape of Charlie Brown's head plays against him in hide and seek. Charlie Brown seeks a sponsor to play softball, in what could be one of the earliest Peanuts baseball strips. Charlie Brown meets the "new girl," Violet, and so does Snoopy. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When a dispute over a watering hole leads to murder, a chalk "X" on a coat points Tom Mix to the killer, much like in the classic movie "M." Outlaw Rex realizes he can seize the Harris family farm for himself because a proper deed was never filed on it. Trying to evade Tom Mix, a killer hides out in an ornamental suit of armor, leading to a clanking cowboy-knight fight. The Sign of the Killer; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; The Unrecorded Deed; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Race; Cactus Brain; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Frame-Up; The Treasure of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $86.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $69.00 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 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight.
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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.

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Add to cart Good $29.00 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.

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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.

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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! 36 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.