Comic books August 1952

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 32 pages, B&W

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Bobby and Windy help the heir to a gold mine escape from a gang of killers, leading to a truck chase through the desert. The Ghost Buffalo; Rustlers Round Up; Ride that Hearse!; The Freaks of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 16, 1952. Trade magazine (similar to Variety) published by The National Film Weekly. Billed as the pulse of the motion picture industry, this issue features a special section on promotion. Boxoffice was a source for news in the world of entertainment. Double-page two-color ad for "The Story of Will Rogers" starring Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman. Full-page two-color ads for "Untamed Frontier" starring Joseph Cotten and Shelley Winters and "One Minute to Zero" starring Robert Mitcheum and Ann Blyth. 68 pages, black and white with spot color, 9.25-in x 12-in.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, 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. The Deadly Dozen, super-foes of Daredevil, recruit Iron Jaw by busting him out of prison. FBI agent William "Rocky" Rockwell protects a scientist working on a top-secret moon mission, becoming the space hero Rocky X in the process. Crimebuster battles the Vacuum, whose superpower is an atomic-powered super-vacuum. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Deadly Dozen; Crimebuster Battles the Vacuum; Who Is Rocky X?; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Success Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Ruth Atkinson and unknown. Featuring: "You Can't Love A Little"; "The Greater Sin"; "Unforgettable Night"; and "Betrayed"! Plus: 2-page advice column "Do You Need Advice?" by Agnes Holmes. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy wants to borrow her father's car so Ted can take her to yet another school dance in an untitled story. Plus: Ted and Orville get jobs as parking attendants at the Roadside Club so they can afford to take Cathy and Trish to a school dance. Imagine their surprise when they find out the dance will be at the Club. Hilarity ensures as they try to attend the dance and keep their jobs in an untitled Candy story. Also: Candy stars in three more untitled stories. And: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel and Fire Chief Carl Swenson. Plus: Candy in 1-page text story "Chaperon" co-starring Ted Dawson, Cornelia Clyde and Kid Kramer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Fifties-style cheesecake from good-girl art legend Matt Baker and military mischief combine to make this series a snapshot of its times. While stationed in Japan, Kate and the boys try to figure out how to hear "some good old American jive" music. When a monkey raids the base kitchen, Kate's horrified reaction is adorable, until she grabs Al's rifle and takes off after it. When Kate's new kitchen assistant, a young kid, eats Al's mushroom soup, she collects some replacement mushrooms, or so she thinks. Cover by Baker. Quips and Queries; Rugged Rug-Cutters; Screw Ball Strategy; Scuttlebutt; Bring Em Back Alive; Much Ado About Mushrooms; Gag Bag. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Mystery of the Space Switch" with story by Otto Binder (Dexter Knox appearance); "The Microbe Menace" with story by Otto Binder; and "The Perplexing Past Puzzle" with story by Otto Binder (Dexter Knox appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Outboard Overboard Mystery" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Space Lighthouse" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Professor Edgewise's latest invention accidentally sends boxer Socker Nolan back to Roman times, where he becomes a gladiator in the Arena, soon joined by Captain Marvel Jr. Another Edgewise invention, "Happy Smoke," is more like Joker gas, in that it causes people to laugh, even when there's no reason to. Sivana Jr. finds a way to transport people, things and himself to a parallel dimension where there is no Captain Marvel Jr. Battle in the Roman Arena; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Golf Goof; Professor Edgewise's Happy Smoke; Big Wheel Deal; Rubbernose Randolph; Sivana Jr.'s New Dimension. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Mort Lawrence and Mike Becker. Cover by Mort Lawrence. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Savage leads a squad of American POWs out of a North Korean prison camp; Savages Squadron A targets an enemy airfield; The conflict between two soldiers threatens an entire squadron. Operation Destruction; Sabotage; Crash Dive; Medals Don't Make Heroes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Tom Hickey. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman's face in a pool tries to lure passersby into the water. Brothers take over an 18th-century English inn by having the owner committed to an asylum, but they didn't count on her grandmother's witchcraft. The Girl in the Moonpool; The Horror From the Shade; To Live Again!; Strange Legends: The Great Drought and the Waters of Waco; Return From Bedlam; The Curse of Morgan Kilgane; Graveyard of Gems! 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.

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Volume 24, Issue 3 - August 1952. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6" x 9", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. A grass fire sends Cisco and Pancho into battle against outlaws who plan to destroy the alfalfa crop of the Running-L Ranch. But Bess, the beautiful owner of the ranch, mistakes Cisco and Pancho for the culprits. Pancho boards a stagecoach that also carries Widow Johnson, the new heir of the Blue Lady Mine, but outlaws don't want that stage to arrive. Surprise Attack; The Cisco Kid and the Riddle of the Running-L; The Cisco Kid and the Blue Lady Mine Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 62 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Crime and Punishment" 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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The Red Badge of Courage, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 98, with 8/52 date). This is no epic history of great generals, glorious victories or dire defeats. This is simply the story of what befell only one young lad on that fateful day when he came face to face with the monster called war. Cover price $0.15.

"Zeroed In" (art by Russ Heath), "Night Raid" (art by John Romita Sr.), "Behind Red Lines" (art by Norman Steinberg), "Demolition Team," and a two-page text story, "Korean Cowboy." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Strings to His Love"; "Blackmail Bride"; "His Easy Promises"; and "Sabotaged Heart" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #40. "For a More Glamorous You: Ten Ways to Stay Beautiful, Your Impression on Men, Walk Like a Model!" text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #42, and reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #69 and as "Attractive to Men..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #4. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - August, 1952. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

In order of appearance: "Cowboy Saddles"; "Adventures of Mickey and Sitting Bull"; "Annie Oakley"; "Jessie James, King of the Outlaws"; "Bill Bent, Border Sheriff, and Pancho, South of the Border"; "Kinowa"; and "Ropes and Roping". "The Prince Albert Kid" illustrated text story. Numbering continues with Space Western (1952) #40. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer 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. A woman cons a bookie's bet-taker into being the inside man in her betting scheme, but his boss isn't going to be happy. Small-time hoods decide to "snatch," or kidnap, the daughter of a wealthy man, but soon realize they're in over their heads. George and Bud try to rob a bar, but the job dissolves into bloodshed and chaos. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. The Blonde Who Couldnt Lose…But Did!; The Clover Snatch; The Big Haul; Escape to Doom; This'll Kill Ya!; Return From a Ride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A jewel thief sets his sights on the famed Blue Star diamond as a gift for his wife. A simple-minded town fool stumbles on the evidence of a murder, but townspeople think he is involved himself. It's gangsters vs. cowboys when a new rustling scheme involves hijacking a cattle drive onto a schooner. The Glass Gibraltar; The Rats on the Vine; Haunted Headlines; The Kind Nuisance; The Mink in the Balcony; The Hamburger Pirates; The Gypsy Link. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer and Charles Biro. 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. A gang war erupts between the Vito and Morelle mobs during Prohibition. Twin brothers Lou and Bill Horton are just who a mobster needs for his next bank job. Brutal thug Jake "The Bull" is too trigger-happy for even his fellow hoods. Also featuring a vintage ad for WWII-era Army surplus camp gear. Booze, Bullets, and Brutality; Double Trouble; The Big Dope; Jake "The Bull" Van Zant; No Honor Among Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Reservation for a Cold Slab," "Triggerman's Treatment," "Mayhem on the Pacific Limited," and "Policy for Death." Two page text story, "Grim Vengeance." Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "The Execution!", script and art by Johnny Craig; A man stops for a standed motorist who has skidded into a snowbank; At about the same time, a young woman is murdered, and from the description of the killer and the getaway car, it seems that the man who aided the stranded motorist is guilty. "Murder the Lover!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A businessman, Ken Martin, comes home one evening and discovers his wife in the arms of his best friend, Walt; Ken swears revenge, so he calls the man up and suggests the two go moose hunting together, while secretly planning to "accidently" kill him. "Murder the Husband!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Walter is madly in love with Kenneth's wife, but he knows his friend will never get a divorce, so he decides to kill him; When Kenneth invites Walter on a moose hunting trip, Walter agrees, and the pair go out in a boat loaded with ropes and weights. "Trap!" text story by Al Feldstein. "Snooze to Me!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Herbert comes home late one night and his waiting wife; Suspecting that he is having an affair, she confronts him, shooting down all of his alibis; She tells him to leave but has second thoughts and phones him to come back, but he refuses. "Paralyzed!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A seemingly happily married couple actually hate one another, and the husband wants out of the 15-year marriage; The wife refuses; They get involved in an auto accident, and Gladys is paralyzed in the wreck. 36 pgs., 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 get involved in a race between two steam locomotives. Dilly Duncan and his pals start a junk-collecting business that's complicated by Gruesome's pranks and a pair of fugitive robbers. The Little Wise Guys discover that their local newspaper has been taken over by a corrupt publisher, and decide to free the press. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: 67-76 Or Which Is It?; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Give 'Em The Business; Little Wise Guys: The Not-So-Free Press; Crimebuster: Contents of the Cave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Joe Certa, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin introduce their most sensational crime-fighting weapon in "The Flying Bat-Cave!" with art by Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Mystery of the Stolen Arrows!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Man Who Could Read Robotman's Mind!" with pencils by Joe Certa; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Could Imitate Anything!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Little Pete half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff; Professor Eureka half-pager by Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "From Arrow Poison to Mankind's Boon." And: Superman says "It's Smart to Check -- and Doublecheck!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 49, Issue 4 - August, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Beauty-contest winner Wilma faces disappointment when she learns what Hollywood is really like, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, rumors start to spread after Hazel is caught on a boat far from shore with Bob. A third Baker story features a farm girl finding love, in a story told in captions, without word balloons. First Love; I Couldn't Give Up My Secret Love; Bad Behavior; My One Little Mistake; Love Is Born. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 Murderous Midget," script and art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Acres confronts Beals about the way he manages her money; Beals is outraged that Tracy has told Acres that he's been cheating her; Beals is taken to jail, but Acres bails him out; Acres begins her promotional stunt at the drive-in movie theater; Beals devises a scheme to get even with Tracy by drugging him and setting up a death-trap that involves a house fan with sharpened blades. "The Death Trap," script and art by Chester Gould; Knocked unconscious by drugged milk, Tracy lies helplessly while Heels Beals positions a fan with razor-sharp blades near Tracy and rigs it to eventually fall on Tracy and slice him to ribbons; Beals also uses Tracy's typewriter and writes a letter to the chief, saying that Tracy will be out of town for the next two days. "The Killer Strikes Again!", script and art by Chester Gould; Acres goes to Heels' hotel room and finds him laughing insanely about the trap he set for Dick Tracy; Acres forces Beals into a cab with her, and they head for Tracy's apartment; Even as they travel, Pat and The Chief make it to Tracy's apartment in time to save him from the razor-sharp fan blades. "On Kith and Kin!" activity page; Questions about fictional detectives. "The Lost Millionaire" text story, art by Vic Carrabotta; Inspector Cloud searches for Marcia Lane's uncle. A brief account of the activities that occur at FBI training headquarters. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris is called to investigate a murder in a tourist camp by the river. "Interview with Death" text story; Casey investigates a murder with the aid of an insurance investigator. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. "O. K., Boss -- here I am!"; Myra and Glenn investigate the death of the brother of one of Glenn's clients. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Trap for a Tigeres!" novelette by John D. MacDonald.