Comic books August 1951

Volume 44, Issue 4 - August, 1951. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Lou wants to get back to nature, but the next thing they know, the boys are being chased across a field by an enraged bull. The boys get mixed up with a pair of bank robbers. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to be firefighters. Paradise Postponed; Hay-Hoe Everybody!; Give Till It Hurts; In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy; A Piece of Quietude; Hazy Daisy: Star Struck; On Borrowed Time; Men of Extinction. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Man Who Owned Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Showdown in Suez! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Planeteer from the Past! starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Trigger Trail of 'Wild' Eddie Meeks! starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Lana Lang, Super-Girl starring Superboy, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan; Lana gets super powers. Treasures of the Sea starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. The Super-Speed Swindles starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Ralph Mayo. The Girl Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and his Vacation-Time Pals by Bill Schreiber. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos, Joe Maneely, Don Rico, and Basil Wolverton. Stories by Russ Heath, Don Rico, Gene Colan, Paul Reinman. Weird tales of horror and suspense—prepare yourself for Adventures into Terror! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Spain Verral, King Ward, Lin Streeter, Jerry Grandenetti, Carl Kiefer, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Richard Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) #107. 68 pages, B&W.

Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner and unknown. Join the laugh legion with Bob Hope as he flirts with danger and damsels in the zaniest story this side of the Sahara! Don't miss this untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Janie 1-pager; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; and Betty 1-pager. Also: Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals," with art by Bill Schrieber. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Mike Becker and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #90. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy battles modern-day pirates who want the mysterious Golden Turtle and are willing to kill to get it. Strange vapors from a volcano transform a doctor into the Lava Man, who becomes a con man before facing The Heap. Peace-loving pilgrims en route to America must take up arms when a pirate ship attacks. Airboy; The Heap; The Great O'Dea; Pacific Touchdown; The Nester Fights Back; Captain Kidd, Jr.; Pilgrim Pirate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Dave Berg and others. New adventures of Wonderland's hero, featuring early art by future Mad artist Dave Berg. Alice's rag doll gets lost in Wonderland and takes on a life of her own. Tweedle-Dum battles a Groark, thinking it's Tweedle-Dee in disguise - but it's a real Groark. The Tweedle twins confuse Alice as to which way is up. Plus puzzles and the story behind the writing of Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Puzzleland; The Lost Rag Doll; Rock-Candy Mountain; Topsy Turvey; The Real Alice; The Tweedle Twins vs. Horrible Groark; Alice in Bugville. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Jerry Siegel, Dan Barry, Sy Barry, Frank Giacoia, Henry Sharp and Paul Parker. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. While aliens plot the destruction of the Earth, their Love Robots fall in love, in a story written by Siegel. Colonists on Ganymede discover uranium and start a uranium rush, in a story with art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. The Rogers follow an interplanetary treasure map to an asteroid treasure, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Plus the origin of the Moon, and predictions of life in the 21st century, including flying cars, a female workforce, and holo-vision. Painted cover by Allen Anderson is like a Valentine's Day card from lowbrow artist Robert Williams. What Is the Answer?; Adonis 2 PX-89; This Actually Happened!; Mutineers of Ganymede!; Written in the Rocks; Amazing Prophecies; Death's Double; Asteroid Treasure; Moon Theory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Aug 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Chester S. Geier, Robert Arnette, Milton Lesser, Walt Sheldon, and Charles Creighton. Illustrations by Frank Navarro, Ed Valigursky, H. Dorset, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

August 1951. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talent. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 34 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by George Frese and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Cops and Ribbers"; "Love's Labor Lost"; "The Name Game"; "Act Your Age"; "Do or Dive"; and the 1-pager "Road Shmo"! Plus: Archie's Pal Jughead in "Dressed to Kill"! Also: 2-page text story "It's a Sad Whirl!" Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - August, 1951. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Bill Everett, inks by Bill Everett. "Caves of Doom," art by Bill Everett; An alien scientist makes the Grand Canyon his base of operations. "The Serpent Strikes!", art by Bill Everett; A woman from an Indian snake worshiping cult follows a stolen snake to the United States and takes revenge on the zoo that has it. "The Walking Ghost" text story. "Death from the Sky," script by Hank Chapman; A Korean War pilot is attacked by cloudmen and transformed into one himself. "Menace From the Moon!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Cal Massey; The first human rocketship to the moon returns filled with extraterrestrial invaders. "The Deadly Decision!", art by Bill Everett; Uranian criminals try to extract atomic secrets from Dr. Grayson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1951 - Volume 7, Issue #11.

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"Courtesy" a short story by Clifford D. Simak, and "the Monkey Wrench" a short story by Gordon R. Dickson.

August 1951. Cover by Van Dongen. Stories: "City of the Phoenix" by M. C. Pease, "The Soul-Empty Ones" by Walter M. Miller, Jr., "The Bodyguard" by Vernon W. Glasser, "Courtesy" by Clifford D. Simak, "Prometheus" by Julian Chain, "The Monkey Wrench" by Gordon R. Dickson, and "The Price" by Dave Dryfoos. Article: "Today it's Turbulence" by R. S. Richardson. Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Fred Lasswell and others. Stories featuring Billy DeBeck's hillbilly hero and the original Google, his seldom-seen sidekick Barney. The community gathers for a special occasion: the tarring and feathering of Luke Thrasher. Jughaid goes to set a spell with the "widder Holt." Oooky Dook!; What Cheer; Two Bit the Wacky Woodpecker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Atlas News Cover price $0.25.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Man Who Died Yesterday!" (Steve Wilson investigates a killer's double); "The Target of the Underworld!"; "The Network of Crime" (with Johnny Law); and "The Case of the Stolen Face!" Scripts by Dave Wood and Miriam Hecht, pencils by John Lehti and Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella. Cover by Alex Toth and Sy Barry. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Eric Peters and others. No ordinary monkey, Bingo was created by hobo magic and has magical powers. The kids want to know who Bingo is after he suddenly appears in town. So Bingo tells them the story of Bumbo the hobo, who planted Seeds of Happiness in the City Dump. After a palm tree blooms, one of the coconuts breaks open and Bingo hatches out. A Permit for Patsy; Rise and Shine, It's All in the Act; The Handyman; Muscle Bound; The Matinee Idol; Lazy-Gazer; Baffled Bailiffs; Training for a Ride; Fishing for Fruit; The Helping Hand; Sparring Spectator; Special Delivery; Big Business. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. The former superhero comic Black Cat becomes one of the mainstays of Harvey's notorious pre-Code horror lineup. Two men dare to enter the forest of horror and discover the terrifying truth about the land beyond. A strange little man leads Betty to a house where her dead husband Mark is somehow still alive, but things go from bad to worse. The family of Robert Lupine suspects he's the werewolf that's stalking the moors. Former series star Black Cat appears on the cover only. Gateway To Death; The Thing From the Grave; The Werewolf Must Kill; Black Cat's Encyclopedia of Superstition; Weird Facts; Mysteries of the Heavens; Horror After Death; Powers of the Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Terror From the Catacombs starring the Blackhawks and The Queen of the Catacombs, art by Reed Crandall; unholy terror in an underground empire. Mr. President Blackhawk, art by Reed Crandall. Captain Ravage and Valshazar starring the Blackhawks and Captain Ravage, art by Bill Ward. Untitled Chop Chop story, art by Paul Gustavson; Chop Chop gets kidnapped and forced into being a cook on a ship when he is caught reading a cookbook. Duty Makes a Capture text story. Izmar's Invasion of Earth starring the Blackhawks and Izmar, art by Bill Ward. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. Ad for The Kilroys comic. Untitled Hooded Horseman story; The Hooded Horseman is going to find out why a mining engineer is so anxious to get all dogs in town to enter a prize contest. Wheaties ad for free comics with Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Pluto. Untitled Bantam Buckaroo story, art by Leonard Starr; Lobo is trapped in a barrel with a burning fuse, but is saved by his horse. Untitled Injun Jones story, art by Ed Moritz. Untitled Buffalo story, art by Charles Sultan; Buffalo Belle tangles with rustlers and is tied to a stampeded steer. Charles Atlas ad on how he can make you a He-Man. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Ken Battefield and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Blue Bolt suspects that a series of natural disasters targeting the Allied powers is the work of his old foe, the subterranean Green Sorceress. The Phantom Sub must protect the governor of the Mahatmas Islands as he travels across the oceans to the Pentagon on WWII business, but Axis forces are close behind. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Dr. Gore and the menace known as the Blazing Death. Also featuring a "Night on Bald Mountain" Spacehawk cover by L. B. Cole, as the title prepares to switch to a horror comic with the following issue. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero; Phantom Sub; Hidden Horror; Target; Spacehawk. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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TV and movie cowboy Bob Steele rides the range in the Old West, part of Fawcett's lineup of comics based on classic Western stars. Bob goes undercover to figure out how rustlers are undercutting ranchers' prices, and discovers a lucrative racket in smuggled cattle. When outlaws abduct the doctor who can identify them, Bob follows them to their hideout in a lost Aztec city. Murder on the Hoof; The Lost City; Wild Mustang; Dimwit Diddle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw stows away on a train, and finds himself facing Crimebuster in a humiliating sword duel. Dilly Duncan's rival Gruesome Jones dresses as a bear to prank Dilly, but a real bear joins the fun. A boy's cruel uncle seeks revenge after Crimebuster humiliates him in front of the guys. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Iron Lung; The Cash-Baited Trap; Dilly Duncan: Gruesome and the Bear; Tid-Bits; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Hooks a Big One. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Paul McCarthy, Marvin Stein, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This kid-gang series set in the Old West is often hailed as a creative high-point in the partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The boys strike out for the Oklahoma territory. Clay is enlisted as part of a team to protect a fortune arriving by train from Kansas City, but he doesn't trust the others. Lessons for readers on how to ride, rope and even talk like cowboys. Teeth for the Iron Horse!; How To Ride a Horse, Lesson 6; Remember the Alamo!; Happy Boy Carries the Ball!; Fun at the Zoo; Now You Can Make Your Pair of Western Moccasins; How Cowboys Say It; How To Spin a Rope, Lesson 6; Indian Attack; Six-Gun Justice. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.