Comic books August 1952

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Volume 48, Issue 2 - August, 1952. Movie Fan Magazine. Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman photo cover, Stories include; "Carrie" starring Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Jones, "She's Working Her Way Through College" starring Virginia Mayo, Ronald Reagan, and Gene Nelson, "Dream Boat" starring Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis, and Jeffrey Hunter, and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 94 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Carmine Infantino? & Bernard Sachs? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Whether he was gay-angry-tender-suspicious-romantic -- she loved Paul! He brought her heartache and happiness by showing her..."Five Faces of Love"! Also featuring: "Be My Own"; "My Secret Vow"; and "Meeting at Midnight"! Plus: Romantic Quotes filler "Lovely Lips"! And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Rosalie falls for sailor Rex and the feeling is mutual, but she's afraid to tell him she works as a carny. TV "script girl" Jane gets a date with a handsome cowboy star, but he's no gentleman. Private nurse Joan risks everything when she falls in love with her patient's handsome son Tom. Afraid to Love; My Heart Went Thataway; Betrayed Kisses!; Let's Get Married. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Formerly Sensation Comics. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Nightmare Island!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Test pilot Larry Mangrum pushes his plane through the speed barrier at 1500 miles-per-hour; He crash-lands in another dimension—An island populated by giant frog beings, where he meets two other missing pilots. Vengeance of the Invisible Men!, art by Murphy Anderson; Robert Marley comes into possession of magic glasses, which make him see the invisible "Trogs"; The trogs are causing deadly accidents all over the country and try to wipe out the human race. The Vampire Myth article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Horror in the Lake!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril has to fight a horde of evil and weird caterpillar monsters. He can outrun and finally outfox them by using explosives he finds in a shack. Beware the Black Cat!, art by Morris Waldinger; Account of superstitions about black cats. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wally Wood. Split Second!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; When a lumberjack boss blinds a young worker by hitting him in the head with a rock, the other lumberjacks gag him and stuff him in a hollow log for the blind boy to practice chopping through......and Liz, his wife, is next! Confession, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; Police Lieutenant Staley murders his wife and then beats a confession out of an innocent by-stander. Last Ride! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Salvation! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Strictly Business!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Joe Orlando; In the 21st Century, marriage licenses must be renewed every three years, so a man pays a woman thirty thousand dollars to be his wife for three years, but both agree on no sex. Uppercut!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis. A fight promoter tells the boys he sends into the ring that they've got to have guts; One of the washed-up cases steals a drug from his brother in med school that will make a person look dead, but still be alive, so that the promoter will be buried alive. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and others. Tales of adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Captain Crossbones battles his way out of a Spanish trap to secure an important trade deal; Lance Larson tries to free an imprisoned journalist in communist Prague; The true tale of real-life Western gunfighter and crack shot Shootin' Ray Simpson. Ace Carter, Adventurer; Gem of a Plot; Unsung Western Heroes: Shootin' Ray Simpson; Captain Crossbones; Hoot Owl; Lance Larson, Soldier of Fortune; Bull-Fighting Perils. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Allen Anderson. Ad for Jim Prentice Electric Football. Victory on Valda, art by Murphy Anderson; Captain Crockett's troops have a hard time convincing the freedom fighters of the planetoid Valda that they're not just as bad as the Belzarians, until nurse Wing saves Menso's daughter Rada. Every Space Buster a One-Man Army; Everything you want to know about their metallo-plastic helmets, thermo rifle, proton pistol, micro-grenades, and Space Buster Academy outside Luna City on the Moon. Remember Makano, art by Murphy Anderson; After the traitor Senstral leads an attack of the Utani ape-men on the outpost on Makano, Captain Crockett leads a select platoon that decimates the Utani barracks and destroys the Belzarian death ray tank corps. The True Story of Flying Saucers text story by Harry Harrison. Life in the Solar System, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Mercury is too hot, Jupiter is too cold, but they hold out the possibility of life on Venus and Mars. Mission to Baldor!, art by Marvin Stein; Capt. Crockett befriends Sabra, the leader of the guerilla movement on the planetoid Baldor. The Batmen of Luna, art by John Prentice. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Belfi. "Migration to the Moon" one-page non-fiction story. "The Saucer Men," script by Walter Gibson, art by John Belfi; When an invasion of Flying Saucers land at the Bar-Z ranch, the owner Spurs Jackson, of the Arizona ranch and his two ranch hands, Strong Bow and Hank Roper, quickly learn the alien invaders are Martians, lead by one named Korok; Spurs and his ranch hands are taken in the saucers back to Mars. "The Outlaws of the Desert," art by John Belfi; Men are hijacking trucks bringing supplies to the New Pueblo dam; It's up to Hank Roper and Sheriff Townley to stop them. "Incident at Powder River," art by Lou Morales; Two men ride into town; One of them, named Frank, is shot by a man called Black Nick; The other man returns fire and kills the shooters. "The Moon Monsters" text story. "Death from U-235," script by Walter Gibson; When a man falls dead from radiation poisoning, Spurs Jackson is a prime suspect; Spurs had claimed a desire for revenge against the man for murdering father; When it is proven the man died of radiation poisoning, Spurs and Hank Roper investigate to discover a spaceship. "The Mystery of the Indian Hills"; When Jigg Larsen and his cattle rustlers raid the Arizona ranch owned by Laura Towne, the Rancho Oro, he has his men burn the ranch house with Stew Carey inside; Strong Bow, one of Spurs Jackson's Space Vigilantes, finds the burning ranch and rescues Stew Carey. "How a Visitor from Space Won the Great West for America" half-page story about Tecumsah. Indicia states "SPACE WESTERN COMICS." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ruth Ruhman and Jason Comic Art (Studio). Sparkie, the elf "from the land of make-believe" and his human friend Big Jon were the stars of a children's radio show. Sparkie helps a hobo become a rodeo cowboy. Sparkie's friend brings over his pet lion, Kitty, but Sparkie's dog Bunny wants to chase the big Kitty. Sparkie and Twinkle must help a captured princess guess the name of her magical captor, Rumplestiltskin. Sparkie pretends to be Robin Hood. Who Am I?; Lion in the House; The Texas Kid; The Nameless Dwarf; Twinkle's Riddle Bag; Benny the Bug; No School Today. Final issue under this title; series continues as Big Jon and Sparkie (1952 Ziff Davis) #4. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. After the destruction of the town, Sheriff Casey Ruggles realizes the Whisperer is still at large. But it's up to Brutus the grizzly bear to deal out the Whisperer's punishment. Hans and Fritz trick the Captain into thinking they've stowed away on a hot-air balloon, and a high-speed air chase follows. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages,full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

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Doug Grant, Secret Agent stars in "The Super Bomb" and "Pincer Movement." Also in this issue: "The Mad Dogs," "Hiding Place" (art by Bernie Sills), and a two-page text story, "The Sleep of Death." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 7 - August 1952. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"The Story of the Four Chaplains" (art by Stephen Kirkel), "The Fires of Kilauea," "Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the South Pole Expedition," "Spear Fishing," "Fulton's Folly!" (art by Doug Wildey), "Hercules and the Monsters" (the uncredited artist has swiped some Frank Frazetta art, notably from Thun'da, in several panels!), and "Remember the Alamo!" Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the 10c cover-priced series. The first three issues of Star Spangled War Stories (1952)--#131-133--picked up the numbering from the last issues of Star Spangled Comics #1-130). NOTE: There is also a 12c cover priced edition with the same issue number that was published in 1967. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Variant cover with blue background on title by L. B. Cole. The Ghost Spider of Death!! Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. This was the reissue, with a blue background around the title logo, after a misprint resulting in a black background in the first print run. In an issue-length tale reprinted from Fox's Feature Presentation Black Tarantula (1950) #5, vampiric Count Rorret makes beautiful maiden Elthena his undead slave, by tricking her into believing she can live eternally with the commoner she loves. But the scheme is Rorret's undoing when her lover Leopold refuses to play along. Fairly mild for a pre-Code horror comic, except for the vampires turning into gigantic black tarantulas when they attack their prey. Classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Variant cover with black background on title by L. B. Cole. The Ghost Spider of Death!! Pre-Code horror and crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. This was actually the first cover printed, a misprint with the black background on the logo. It was replaced with a blue background, but approximately 10 percent of issues have the black background. In an issue-length tale reprinted from Fox's Feature Presentation Black Tarantula (1950) #5, vampiric Count Rorret makes beautiful maiden Elthena his undead slave, by tricking her into believing she can live eternally with the commoner she loves. But the scheme is Rorret's undoing when her lover Leopold refuses to play along. Fairly mild for a pre-Code horror comic, except for the vampires turning into gigantic black tarantulas when they attack their prey. Classic horror cover by L. B. Cole. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. The passing of a Comanche chieftain with three sons could lead to a King Lear-type situation, so the dying chief asks Straight Arrow to decide. Red Hawk's sister and mother are in danger of being the objects of a volcano sacrifice. Straight Arrow faces the gang of the mysterious and merciless Mole. The Choosing of a Chief!; The Killers of Echo Canyon!; Red Hawk: The Hungry Giant!; Death to Steve Adams! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Mike Sekowsky, Art Peddy, Sam Citron, and Bob Stuart. Early romance comics with an emphasis on scandal. While her boyfriend Ray is in Korea, Helen starts dating other men, but word of it gets back to Ray. Marie's boss tempts her away from her boyfriend with promises of wealth. Alice dates a lot of guys in an effort to be as popular as her older sister, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. I Couldn't Say No; Too Many Kisses; The Lure; He Bought My Love; Backroads Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Ghoul and the Guest"; A starving tramp begs for food at a farm house; When the woman of the house commands him to chop wood and fill the bin first, the man dies from the strain; He returns at night as a wood chopping zombie fulfilling his task. "Death Claws"; Investigator Emmet Blake is bothered with a murder during his vacation; Who killed old Mr. Throckmorton and what does the raven with the bloody feet have to do with it? "Nightmare Message!" text story. "The Captain Who Wouldn't Die!"; The captain of a sailing ship gets drowned by the ghost of a rival captain; When the ghost threatens to steer the ship on rocks, supernatural investigator Zero uses his "ghost-melting disintegrator" to render him powerless. "Primitive Peril!"; Two men make a crash landing in the jungle and are brought before a sun goddess; She declares them to be sacrificed to the sun god; The men, however, know about a total eclipse of the sun happening the next day; reprinted from Ellery Queen #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Woolfolk, Dick Kraus and Bob McCarthy. Classic pre-Code horror from Fawcett. Numbering continues from Unknown World (1952) #1. Two brothers discover the horrific truth about the old man's cursed carousel. Peter makes a devil's bargain with a witch in 1600 Salem, and has eternity to regret it. Oliver murders his wife and hides her body, but is haunted by her disembodied hands. Horror-Go-Round; Deaths Beggar; On Hangmans Hill; Hands of Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald, and Al Jetter. Terrifying pre-code stories: "Aieeeeee! The Teeth!", art by Bernard Baily; Dentist Stanley Gleath maims his colleague by removing all his teeth; The poor man dies by accident; his teeth however haunt the evildoer! "Death by Inches," art by George Evans; Frankie Stoker is a small-time crook; He hopes to blackmail the relatives by stealing a corpse from a funeral home. "Destroyer of Souls" text story by John Martin. "The Hunter Who Became the Hunted!", art by Lou Cameron; Cruel big game hunter Rufus King finds a tiger boy in the jungle and takes him home; The boy, able to change into tiger form at will, goes on a killing spree and will be King's ruin. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. NOTE: There is also a 1967-69 series with issues running #1-9 with 12c cover prices. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Blind Date, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man walks out of a bar and sees a beautiful redhead sitting in a convertible waiting for someone; He hits on her; She tells him that she is waiting for an older wealthy man and asks him to leave but he refuses and gets in the car. Death Finds a Way text story. The Strange Game, art by Marty Elkin; A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts. The Man From Mars, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Fujitani. Drink Deep, Vampire, art by Joe Sinnott. The Voice of Doom, art by Bill Benulis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Meyerriecks. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Paul Gattuso and Bob Forgione. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Ronald and Miram inherit an old English mansion that comes complete with a haunted mirror, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Clyde McGovern investigates a shipboard murder that is somehow connected to a Buddha statue. Dr. Craven has discovered the secrets of life and death - but mostly death. Revenge from the Grave; Birth of a Corpse; Keeper of the Skulls; Dr. Webb's Weird Discovery; The Shadow of Death; The Curse of the Mirror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. I Talked With My Dead Wife, art by Jack Kirby. Haunted in My Dreams text story. Untitled story starring Richard Temple, art by Mort Meskin. Don't Wake the Sleeper Or You'll Vanish Forever, art by Bill Draut. Untitled story starring Richard Temple, art by Jack Kirby. The Mouse That Dreamed He Was a Lion text story. The Dreaming Tower, art by Mort Meskin. Edited by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 pages Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by John Sikela. It's Smart to Check--And Double Check! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Giant that Stalked Smallville starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela. Lana Lang, Magician!, pencils by John Sikela; Clark has to make Lana think her magic wand is real in order to protect his secret identity. Underwater Telescope!--Superboy's Workshop activity page. Jerry Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. The Most Famous Race on the Seas article by Eugene Kane. One Dozen Superboys!, pencils by John Sikela; Because of Superboy's speed, people begin to be convinced there are two of him. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Went To Krypton starring Superman and Happy Murrel, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman's origin retold. The Greatest Pitcher In the World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star. P.T. Barnum bio. Superman Meets Pocahontas, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; time travel story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Bill Everett. The Ghost of Grimm Towers!, script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A man puts a sheet over his head to frighten his uncle out of the window to his death. No Escape!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Dan Loprino. The Horrible Hog, art by Carl Hubbel. The Graveyard Ghoul!, art by Ed Winiarski. The Secret; a Bluebeard story. Terror at Midnight, art by Manny Stallman. Up from the Grave!, pencils by Edwin Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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