Comic books July 1952

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Paul Gustavson and Bill Ward. Featuring Blackhawk in: "Terror In the Jungle" with art by Reed Crandall; "Monsters of the Deep" with art by Bill Ward; and "Circles of Suicide" with art by Ward. Plus: "Blackhawk Planes and the MIG" 1-pager; Chop Chop in the back-up story "Gorgeous Tojo" by Paul Gustavson; and 1-page text story "Man of Darkness"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

New stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Norman Maurer 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. A construction worker seeks Crimebuster's help to extricate his father from rival mobsters who are shaking down construction crews. Iron Jaw disguises a rebellious crony as himself to throw police and Crimebuster off the trail. A mobster on trail thinks he's killed Crimebuster, the chief witness, by placing a bomb inside a TV set. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The Son of a Scoundrel; Iron Jaw's Twin; The Big Blast; Little Wise Guys: Crusher Crashes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue under this title (formerly Boy Meets Girl (1950) #1-24). Stories by unknown. Art by Ann Brewster?, Dick Rockwell, Ruth Atkinson and unknown. Featuring: "Second Temptation"; "The Other Woman's Game"; "A Girl Wants to Be Loved"; and "I Rushed Into Danger"! Plus: 2-page advice column "Do You Need Advice?" by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and Al Liederman. Art by Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles Sivana's Capsule Kingdom" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; "Mr. Tawny's Bouncing Shoes" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "The Lost Island of Ice" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Big Surprise" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Pandora Well" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. When Plutonians attack the Earth, Captain Marvel Jr. wonders if Professor Edgewise's new heat-generator might help. A day in the life of Freddy Freeman, in an offbeat story told in the second person. Millionaire "Self Made Simmons" returns to the site of his first job 20 years before, only to find some unfinished business. Plus a vintage PSA for the Red Cross. Ambassador to Pluto; Judge Smudge: Speedy Fine!; Kanvasback: Foolish Over Food!; A Day in the Life of Capt. Marvel Jr.; Blind Spot; Rubbernose Randolph: Not The Way To Look!; The Menace of the Miser; Self Made Simmons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A businessman makes a deal with the devil to get revenge on the partners who forced him out. Explorers enter an ice cave, not realizing it is the mouth of a frozen giant. Miners encounter the living dead. The Face of Horror; Cave of Doom; The Dead Sleep Lightly; Devil's Due. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

Art by Harvey Eisenberg. Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist's dummy, Charlie McCarthy, was a bona fide celebrity in the mid-20th century, star of movies, radio and this comic. In a Western tale, Charlie and Mortimer Snerd set out to stop a gang of cattle rustlers. Charlie and Mortimer go golfing, and the country club will never be the same. Charlie encounters a bear with talent - dancing talent. Charlie McCarthy and the Wolf of Stone Canyon; Charlie McCarthy and the Dancing Grizzly Bear. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 61 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Julius Caesar" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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King Solomon's Mines, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 96, with 7/52 date). Through steaming jungles, facing danger at every turn came the expedition - three men and a native with only a crude, hand-drawn map to guide them in the unknown depths of darkest Africa. Their destination - King Solomon's Mines; their destiny - thrilling adventure, a fabulous fortune in jewels...and death. Cover price $0.15.

King Solomon's Mines, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 118). Through steaming jungles, facing danger at every turn came the expedition - three men and a native with only a crude, hand-drawn map to guide them in the unknown depths of darkest Africa. Their destination - King Solomon's Mines; their destiny - thrilling adventure, a fabulous fortune in jewels...and death. Cover price $0.15.

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King Solomon's Mines, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 158). Through steaming jungles, facing danger at every turn came the expedition - three men and a native with only a crude, hand-drawn map to guide them in the unknown depths of darkest Africa. Their destination - King Solomon's Mines; their destiny - thrilling adventure, a fabulous fortune in jewels...and death. Cover price $0.15.

"Contact" (art by Russ Heath), "Breakthrough," "Tank 240" (art by Henkel), "Mission: Massacre" (script by Hank Chapman), and a two-page text story, "Flashes From the Front." Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Two untitled Combat Kelly stories (scripts by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely), plus "One Survivor" (art by Dave Berg), "The Easy Way Out" (art by Ogden Whitney), and a two-page text story, "The Deadliest Enemy." Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Nancy and Sluggo go to an amusement park. Nancy and Sluggo watch another kid throw a temper tantrum. Fritzi tells Nancy and Sluggo to obey every sign they see. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #10. L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted from True to Life Romances (1949) #2. In order of appearance: "Stardust Can Blind You" script by Kenneth William Fitch, art by Manny Stallman; "Farewell to Love" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "Deadline for My Heart" art by Norman Nodel; and "Love's Crash Landing". "Heartbreak in the Village" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Wessler and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Angelpusss father wants her to hang out with a better class of person than Cookie and Jitterbuck; Harry installs a new engine in his car; the engine takes off without the car; Cookie and Jitterbuck get hypnotized on stage, but a fire alarm goes off before they can snap out of it. Cookie; Hotrod Harry; Starlet O'Hara in Hollywood; Windy McGonigle; Cookie 'Calamity' O'Toole! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Robert Bernstein and unknown. Art by Pete Morisi, Paul Gustavson, Harry Anderson and Charles Sultan. Featuring: Two-Gun Lil in "The Return of Sandy Drummond"; Arizona Raines in "The Fires of Revenge"; Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "The Post Office Mystery"; the Whip in "Wanted Dead Or Alive: Johnny Lash"; and 1-page text story "Outwitted"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lou Morales. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler, Stan Campbell, Lou Morales and John Belfi. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, sometimes published under its short-lived Capitol or Law and Order imprints. Nick and Nora-like Mr. and Mrs. Chase encounter a group of gold smugglers. Killers torture a man with a blowtorch to get the location of stolen loot, but a twist of fate brings justice. Bank robbers shoot a guard and make one crucial mistake in their getaway. Killer Clues: You Be the Detective; Mr. and Mrs. Chase: Smuggler; The Tortured; To Punish or Protect; The Bank Robbers' Blunder; High Card Kills; Radio Patrol: The Holiday Hijackers; Crime Facts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Spoiled rich kid Howard finds a high-dollar insurance scam that will keep him in comfort, even if he occasionally has to kill someone. A holdup gang tracks the two-bit hood who swiped their loot while they were exchanging gunfire with police. The funeral of a racketeering boss is a golden opportunity for his rivals to seize control of his rackets. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Go-Between; Million Dollar Hoodlum?; The Hard Rock Boys; The Big Send-Off; A Stoolies Reward. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"War" (art by George Tuska?), "A Hundred Dollars," "Kangaroo Court" (art by Allen Bellman), "Cornered" (art by Marty Elkin), and a two-page text story, "Murder Kept Clean." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Sap Doretti, the violent thug whose lack of smarts makes him the perfect middle-management gangster, or so his bosses think. A stool pigeon faces mob reprisals after he testifies about his part in a robbery. A two-bit hood puts pressure on his aged mother after gangsters give him two days to pay off his gambling debts. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Tragic Tale of "Sap" Doretti; Kangaroo Justice; Vendetta; 3 Time Loser; Momma's Boy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alvin Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm battles mad scientist Dr. Zarno, who has discovered how to turn people into radiation-powered zombies. Chinese scientist Dr. Foo helps Don Grady solve crimes, in his debut. Plus a classic anti-marijuana story. Lance Storm: The Nightmare Monster; Jerry Jasper; The Fantastic Dr. Foo; Queenie Starr. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by A. C. Hollingsworth. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Max Plaisted, Adolphe Barreaux and Gene Leslie. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Reporter Ray Hale suspects foul play when a rival reporter scoops him on a woman's murder, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. Gail Ford goes undercover as a gangster's moll, in a story more like the violent pre-Code crime comics of other publishers. Sally The Sleuth and "The Chief" pretend to be psychic detectives to find out if an elderly heiress is really being haunted. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Muscling-In to Doom; Sally the Sleuth: Ghostly Quest; Ray Hale, News Ace; Death Is the Prize; The Nemesis of Evil; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: The Trap For a Booby. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys and their aviator pal race to Mexico City to prevent an elderly shopkeeper and his wife from being swindled out of their life savings. Dilly Duncan's prank war with his rival Gruesome Jones may sabotage Gruesome's chances of graduating high school. The Little Wise Guys get mixed up with spies and are trapped on a boat at sea, with the Coast Guard in close pursuit. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: 'Not So' Easy Money; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Gruesome Graduates?; Little Wise Guys: Swimmer in the Night; Crimebuster: The Hayseed and the Haystack. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dismemberment and hypo blood draining stories

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Jon DAgostino, and Harry Harrison. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Dr. Parker's scheme to turn plants into humans only succeeds in giving plants a taste for human blood. A governor who refused to pardon an innocent man is haunted by a deadly disembodied hand that only he can see. An insanely jealous astronomer with failing eyesight murders his partner and harvests his eyes (haven't seen that one before). The Terror of the Killer Plant; The Hand of Death!; Strange Curse of the Mountain; The Eyes of Death!; Adventure in Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Graham Place, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Three untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: Judy's Tips to Teens 2-pager "Call to Charms!" with art by Graham Place; A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Idea Man"; untitled Randolph story; untitled Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and untitled Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff. Plus: Silly Dilly activity half-pager by Martin Naydel; Teen Teasers activity page by Naydel; and Superman says "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. An outlaw swears revenge on the partner who left him behind, but by the time he gets out of prison, he's a gambling mogul. A lazy blacksmith decides to turn to crime, but he's sloppy with the details. Corrupt stagecoach drivers hijack their own gold shipment, but ill-advisedly try to hide in Plague Swamp. The Blue Chip Bullet; The Good-Enough Kid; The Texas Spectre; The Last Stage to Sorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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American Edition 25¢ cover price. 100 page giant size comic. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition 35¢ cover price variant. Exact same as American counterpart except for cover price. 100 page giant size comic. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman's lost his utility belt...and it means the end of his career if the underworld discovers what's in pocket X! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Secret of Batman's Utility Belt!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Man Who Killed Pow-Wow Smith!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Three Impostors!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Case of the Modern Aladdin!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "He Foresaw Wonders" by David Kahn. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 10, No. 6 - July, 1952. Sensationalistic tales of true crime. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Mexican series. Stories and art by Chester Gould. 36 pages, full color, 7.25" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer," script and art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Acres O'Riley leaves the hospital in a glowing painter's drop cloth and searches for the man who stabbed her and stole her cab; Heels Beals, a midget con man, appears and sets up a sting; Tracy and Patton find Acres O'Riley but not until she has exacted her revenge on Brier, the man who stole her cab. "Deadlier Than the Male" activity page, art by Rudy Palais; Questions about infamous female killers in history and literature. "Dick Tracy Meets the Murderous Midget," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Heels Beals arrives to visit Acres O'Riley and chases Tracy and Patton from her hospital room; He then embarks on a confidence scheme to promote Acres as a celebrity and keep most of the money she makes; Tracy and Patton reveal the scheme to Acres, who leaves Beals fuming because his scheme was exposed. House ads for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly and Black Cat Mystery. "Hotel Homicide" text story. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris and the Lieutenant investigate an apparent suicide. "Threat of Death" text story; Dave Holloway investigates a death threat against a prominent businessman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 62, Issue 2 - July, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Funny-animal comics featuring Dinky, one of the lesser-known of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. When Hoppy the Frog gets depressed because he can't turn into a prince, an eavesdropping wolf takes advantage of his prince-envy. Dimwit wants a tattoo, and Heckle and Jeckle are only too happy to oblige. Dinky sets out to experience life outside the barnyard, meeting almost every other Terrytoons character along the way. Gandy Goose: Just a Trick; A Narrow Escape; Heckle and Jeckle: The Special Tattoo; Terry Bears: Confused Concerto; Duck About Town; Dimwit: The Problem; Helping Teacher; Fox Hounded; The New Member. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.