Comic books August 1952

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Vol. 3 No. 3 Cover price $0.10.

Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Fred Meagher. Cover by Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #18. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid battles a white-hooded gang marked with a triple-X insignia; Outlaws abduct a sheriff's son in an attempt to force him to release their gang; Dan and Tipi discover not all members of the anti-American conspiracy called The Secret Force are dead. XXX; Son of the Sheriff; Design for Death; Trouble on the Trail Drive; The Last Treasure Trove. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #17 - Aug. 1, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #18 - Aug. 8, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #19 - Aug. 15, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #20 - Aug. 22, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #21 - Aug. 29, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Cover by Harry Lazarus. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gene Fawcette, Harry Lazarus, and Vince Alascia. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple accidentally releases a monster from an ancient European castle; Traveling musicologists discover the Mexican Song of the Undead, but fail to heed the warnings; an explorer finds a Bulaga monster frozen in the Antarctic wastes, and unwisely thaws it. The Monster of Zollmort Castle; Song of the Undead!; The Alchemist; The Phantom Python; The Deformed of Zoar; The Curse of the Bulaga! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - August, 1952. Pin-up magazine for men. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in. 52 pages, B&W with spot color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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8.5-in. x 11-in. 104 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 13, Issue 5 - August, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Dickie Dare" by Francis A. Matera; and "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Devil's Loot" text story by Matt Christopher. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Paul Stahr. Art by Louis Ravielli, Marion Sitton, Marvin Stein, Lou Morales and Mo Marcus. Tales of crime and punishment featuring pre-Code levels of violence. The violent rise and fall of ganglord Lucky Luciano; Vincent Drucci, a member of Chicagos North Side Gang, becomes known as The Schemer; Edward Spike O'Donnell and his brothers Steve, Walter, and Tommy become known as the Southside O'Donnells. Terrific painted cover by Paul Stahr. Final issue under this title; changed to Crime on the Waterfront (1952) with issue #4. Lucky Luciano and Murder, Inc.; Schemer Drucci; The Enforcer; The South Side O'Donnells. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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August 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories include "The Man Who Lived Twice" by Rog Phillips, "All Flesh is Brass" by Milton Lesser, "The Yellow Wind" by Dean Evans, "Tomorrow's Shadow" by Arthur G. Stangland, and "Mars Invites You" by Don Wilcox. Illustrations by Ed Emsler, Mendoza, John Giunta, and Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - August, 1952. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5 - Issue 5, July/August 1952. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features Ishtar, Goddess of Love! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover features Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by George Bruce and Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Brigand, a 1952 Columbia adventure film starring Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Carlos, a criminal who bears a strong resemblance to the King of Mandorra, is pardoned by the King. After the King is injured in an assassination attempt, Carlos must impersonate the king, seeking the assassins while falling in love with the King's fiancee, Teresa. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Charles F. X. Houts, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate hates to see her buddies digging ditches, so she tries to help out with a steam shovel, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and Monte target an enemy ammunition dump behind enemy lines, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores meets with the mysterious guerrilla leader known only as The Tiger. Cover by Baker. Patrol Duty; Tripoli Shores: The Mysterious Tiger; Canteen Kate: Foxhole Floozie; Armored Death; Leatherneck Jack: The Big Blast; Biff Barnes & Smokey Walsh: Flying High. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Al Avison, Vic Donahue, Bob Powell and Warren Kremer. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Korean War was at its peak. WWII pilot Pete is shot down, and only his buddy Mike can save him. A US convoy truck confronted by enemy soldiers makes a desperate ramming attack. A soldier on his last tour in Korea brings along a movie camera to capture footage of the war. Plentiful vintage ads for toy soldiers and war comics (including one starring Joe Palooka) provide a time capsule of Cold War-era culture. Buddy System; Do or Die; Eye Witness; He Knew!; The Last Patrol; Conways Revenge. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Vic Herman and others. Military comedy from Toby Press featuring ne'er-do-well US Marines Quigley and Beals. A diplomatic assignment to Austria is impeded by Quigley and Beals' inclination to compete for every comely woman they see, whether she's a military secretary or a sinister Russian spy. Q. and B. are assigned to protect a visiting Russian opera star with info on commie agents, but the commie agents are there too, disguised as the FBI. Marine private Gwendolyn gets all dolled-up for a formal dance, forgetting that "formal" in the military means "in uniform." Plus a selection of one-page good-girl art pin-ups from various unsigned artists - the best one yet. The Brunette Bombshell; A Night at the Opera; Crying Is For Cowards; GI Chuckles; Gils Gals; Gwendolyn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Louis Ravielli and Gerald McCann. Tales of the U.S. Navys Underwater Demolition Team, popularly known as the frogmen. The frogmen are dropped near an enemy-held island to track down the sub fleet that is decimating UN forces. In the backup story, two sailors volunteer for a risky mission aboard an experimental two-man sub. Also featuring another stunning contents page illustrated by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Hidden Menace; Death on Razorback Ridge; Operation Havoc. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jimmy Dixon and others. Bloody war stories from the height of the Korean Conflict. A medic must risk his life to aid wounded soldiers on the battlefield, a topic that inspired MASH, two decades later. When an experimental US jet is forced down in enemy territory, an American platoon must risk their lives to retrieve it. "Hate!" is an example of the sort of gung-ho war story that inspired Harvey Kurtzman to create Frontline Combat over at EC Comics. Help Me!; Forced Landing!; Hero or Traitor?; Guilty!; Hate! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Al Avison and John Sink. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Nurse Jill must help the doctor she loves save the woman he loves on the operating table. Linda loves trapeze artist Jon, but is anxious about the dangers of his job. Fencing champion Bette is torn between the winning the championship match or winning the heart of rival Gary. Plus "true" reader tales of love, love poetry from classic authors, and vintage love advice. Born for Heartbreak!; Ghost of Love; My Own Rival!; Your Problem; Strange Romantic Customs; High Swing to Love; Love Reborn; I Fought for Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5, No. 4. August 1952. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. Peter Driben cover. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 1952. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates, Harry Lazarus, Al Camy and King Ward. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A young couple discovers the hideous secret of the cursed necklace inherited from her uncle, the anthropologist; The last survivor of an ancient family feud inherits a rivals castle, and soon regrets it; A sinister traveling circus exhibits strange creatures that seem all too human. The Fangs of the Fiend; Haunted House; The Zombies Doom; The Strange Circus of Dr. Namirha; The Phantom and Oliver Cromwell; Deadly Encounter; The Eyes of Death. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's NEVADA, No. 412." Painted cover art. Facts about the Walker .44 Colt handgun. Zane Grey's Nevada, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Bob Jenney; Jim Lacy, a former gunfighter who later went by the name of Nevada, tries to start his life over in Arizona as a ranch hand named Texas Jack; Eventually he has to resume the Jim Lacy, gunfighter, identity when he goes undercover to break up a ring of cattle rustlers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Robin Hood" - Written by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Morris Gollub and Jon Small. Photo cover of Richard Todd. First Disney movie Four Color book. Adaptation of the Walt Disney motion picture, "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men." Starring Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Little John, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Prince John and Richard the Lionheart! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BOB CLAMPETT'S BEANY in HORSE-FLY HUBBUB, No. 414" Cover art by Jack Bradbury. Horse-Fly Hubbub, art by Jack Bradbury; The Leakin' Lena is blown hundreds of miles off course by a storm; They find a mysterious island inhabited by giant horse-flies (who look more like horses than flies, except for the wings and six legs); When a young horse-fly injures his leg, the crew takes him back to the United States; Dishonest John gains possession of the now healthy horse-fly and rides him to a win in a horse race. The Blue Man, art by Jack Bradbury; The Leakin' Lena and her crew sail to the North Pole in search of an "elephant wearing a fur coat." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ROOTIE KAZOOTIE, No. 415." Magic Carpet, art by Dan Gormley; Rootie turns a throw rug into a magic carpet with his magic kazootie and goes on an aerial tour of the city with Gala Poochie, ending up at a baseball game. The Puppy Who Wanted to be King!; Rootie writes a story about a dog who changes places with a king and reads it to Gala Poochie. Dottie Takes up Painting, art by Dan Gormley; Dottie wants to paint Rootie's picture, but he is trying to get ready to play in a baseball game. Rootie Kazootie's Zany Zoo, art by Dan Gormley; Rootie shows off his zoo of nonsensical animals, like the bulletproof "Gelf" who hops through the woods and catches hunters' bullets and throws them back. Rootie Dresses as a Girl, art by Dan Gormley; Rootie dresses as a girl to get accepted into Polka Dottie's all-girl club. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 416." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Woody Woodpecker, Telegram Messenger, pencils by Dan Gormley, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody is a bicycle messenger boy for the Mercury Telegraph Company. Woody Woodpecker, Private Detective, pencils by Dan Gormley; Woody has just opened his detective agency. Woody Woodpecker, Babysitter; Woody is baby-sitting Mrs. Feeney's little boy. Woody Woodpecker, Mail Carrier, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody gets a job as a letter carrier for the post office. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, Art and Cover by Bill MacLean. Double Trouble with Goober. Featuring the tales "Babes in the Woods," "Goober and his 'Double Trouble Pals' Jeannie and Johnnie," "You Can't Fool a Hot Dog" and "Goober and His Twin Pals Seek Hidden Treasure," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Untitled story, script by Rod Reed, art by Frank Godwin; Rusty Riley, an orphan, loves horses and, after preventing a ex-jockey from injuring one of Quentin Miles' thoroughbreds, gets a job as a stable boy at the Miles horse farm. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1948. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SERGEANT PRESTON OF THE YUKON, No. 419. Sergeant Preston and the Mutiny's Survivor; The two survivors of a ship's mutiny, each thinking the other is dead, cross paths at a dance hall in Dawson; Baxter, the ringleader of the mutiny, stabs Donahue, who hadn't participated in the mutiny, in order to eliminate the last witness; Yukon King brings Sgt. Preston to save the stabbed man; The next day Donahue tells his story to Sgt. Preston, who then tracks down Baxter. Golconda Claim; Sgt. Preston breaks up a quarrel between two cantankerous old sourdoughs; One claims the other sold him worthless stock in the Golconda Mine. Sergeant Preston and the Printed Tip-Off; A small gang, headed by "Stony" Logan, is terrorizing the Whitehorse District and the newspaper editor prints an editorial demanding action by the Mounted Police. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#420, 8-9/52, 10c. Bugs Bunny in "The Mysterious Buckaroo" in which Bugs Bunny tries to help a town terrorized by Yosemite Sam, "The Cloud-Shooter" and two untitled stories. Issue also has one-page gag strips on back cover and inside covers. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, No. 421. Painted cover art by Alden McWilliams. Academy classroom photo from the Tom Corbett TV show. Colonists of Io, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alden McWilliams; A headstrong swashbuckler, Skip McKay, is in command of a spaceship of colonists bound for Jupiter's moon, Io; Capt. Strong and the cadets accompany them in a separate ship to see that the colony is set up according to law; The colonists make it to Io, but McKay discovers uranium there and causes trouble. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. Frankenstein encounters a colony of zombies hiding in a swamp. A man tries to contact his wife's ghost to find out who murdered her. An explorer in a long-buried Egyptian tomb believes he has been there before. The Tomb of the Living Dead; The Shadowboxer; Rest in Peace!; Marriage of Death; The Man Who Died Twice! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Suchorsky. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Mort Lawrence, Lorence Bjorklund, and Mort Meskin. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Frogmen in explosive vehicles target an underwater holding pen for enemy subs. Special forces are assigned to rescue a captured agent from enemy territory. In a fanciful story, pirates use barrels filled with air to become the first "frogmen" during a harbor raid. Saturday Afternoon Frogman; Underwater Lighthouse; Objective Sam; The Twenty-First Cave; Gulf Stream Riddle; The Pirate Frogman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.