Comic books July 1952

Stories and art by Myron Fass and Vic Herman. Hollywood psychiatrist Dr. Anthony King specializes in solving the romantic complications that are unique to Tinseltown. King goes undercover when movie star Linda is tormented by sobbing no one else can hear. Anthony King tracks movie star Pat's relationship troubles to her tragic romance during World War II. Hollywood Love Doctor was included in Paul Gravett's 2008 book, The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Dr. Anthony King, Hollywood Psychiatrist; Hollywood Girl; Too Fat for Love!; Tookie Takes the Cake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 19, Issue 6 - July, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Herb Gartner. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Alfred Menks becomes infamous for his long series of successful prison escapes, and he dares the police to catch and hold him. Mobsters hire the hit woman known as Icy Vanes, but she's after a bigger score, in a story featuring some bad-girl art. Ditch Dekker deliberately pulls several jobs in the same neighborhood, because he's trying to create a trap for Delainey, the cop who sent him to prison. No Jail Can Hold Me!; The Female of the Species; The Booby Trap Killer; Case No. 118: Ditch Dekker's Crime Career! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #13 - July 4, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Ships Through the Ages, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #14 - July 11, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Ships Through the Ages, 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 #15 - July 18, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Ships Through the Ages, 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 #16 - July 25, 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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $140.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $150.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Glue on cover and water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $140.00 View scans 2" spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $165.00 or Best Offer View scans 1 3/4" Spine split from top. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by R. Kay and Edd Ashe. A rare comics incarnation of the famed mystery writer and amateur detective. Ellery investigates after a mayoral candidate's campaign manager is murdered. An escaped convict takes Ellery hostage and uses him as a human shield when the cops come after him. Sleepy Slade, the somnambulistic sleuth, is hired to protect an armored car from Ratty Rattigan, the Terrible Terror of Thirty-Three Territories. Painted cover with bondage and torture elements by Norman Saunders. The Death Parade; Smythe of Scotlandyard; Shake Well Before Using; A Killer's Revenge; Sleepy Slade; The Judge and the Thief. Final issue of the series.32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 20, Issue 104 - July, 1952. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $20.00 View scan 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Vol. 2, No. 6. July 1952. Men's interest magazine with articles and glamour photos. 10" x 13", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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"And the Monsters Walk" a novelette by John Jakes.

July 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories include "The Spectre of Suicide Swamp" by E. K. Jarvis, "Temptation" by William Morrison, "And The Monsters Walk" by John Jakes, "One Guitar" by Sam Merwin Jr., and "This Planet For Sale" by Ralph Sholto. Illustrations by Bill Ashman, David Stone, and Paul Lundy. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Summer 1952. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt (reprinting his classic "Slan"), Daniel Keyes, Leigh Brackett, Raymond Z. Gallun, Mari Wolf, and Larry Clinton. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. Schomburg cover. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix's friend Woozy wants his help with his new inventions: a broadcasting gadget, a time-reversing ray, and super-rocket fuel. In the forest, a scout leader repeatedly falls for the jokes of a mischievous parrot and squirrel. The other fish kids don't want to play with Sammy Swordfish, until he saves them all from a fishing net. Felix Gets Fuelish; Archie Hacksaw, Private Detective; Gem Jam; Waldo P. Nut, Nature Lover; Sammy Swordfish; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Fraccio and Lou Cameron. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. Rocky and Shadow hide out from the cops in a cave with gun moll Rosemarie, but then they encounter a pair of deadly snakes. Escaping from both cops and his double-crossed pals after a payroll robbery, Stan steals an antique knife that carries an ancient curse. Dave falls for his boss's beautiful wife Lorrene, and helps her plot her husband's murder. Strangler Snake's Revenge!; The Knife of Death; Shot By a Corpse; Death Backfired; Shaft of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Lou Cameron. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. The final appearance of Tiger Girl in Fight Comics; A rare Tiger Girl text story; The life of conqueror Genghis Khan. The final Tiger Girl cover features upside-down bondage imagery, a Fight Comics trademark. Tiger Girl next appears in a reprint in Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #152; her next original story is in Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #161. Tiger Girl; Famous Fighters; Kayo Kirby; Smoky Joe; Rip Carson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 7 - July 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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by George Wilhelms, Harry Lazarus, Sam Cooper, King Ward and Pete Riss. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A doctor finds horror at the Sleepwell Tourist Camp while investigating a local anemia epidemic; A ghostly executioner stalks the last descendant of a French aristocratic family; A monster expert from Europe investigates a werewolf outbreak in America. 1st monthly issue. The Vampires Strike; Ghost Friends; The Realm of the Moonsters; The Ghouls Return; Merciless Medium; The Gambler and the Devil; The Prowling Terror. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Barks. The Golden Helmet, script by Carl Barks; The ducks and a museum curator race Azure Blue, a descendant of the Vikings, to the coast of Labrador to find a golden helmet left by a Viking explorer; once the helmet is saved from Blue, the curator and Donald have visions of ruling the continent. Rigged-Up Lawn Roller; Donald is angry because the nephews have lent his lawn roller. Awash in Success; The nephews sell towels to the victims of an over-active park fountain. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Hall, Irene Little and Dan Gormley. Featuring three untitled tales, plus a 1-page story on the inside front cover. Starring Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in THE WATER WIZARD, No. 410." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. The Water Wizard, art by Tony Strobl; Porky has the gift of using a divining rod to find water; The Sultan of the Sahara Desert kingdom of Drybub hears of Porky's gift and sends a flying carpet to bring him to the kingdom to find water. Porky Pig and "The Safecracking Goat, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Tony Strobl; Sylvester buys a goat to eat the grass on Porky's lawn. The Deep Sea Diver, art by John Carey; Porky sprays a mosquito-attracting mist to disrupt Petunia's garden date with Stormy the sailor. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mike Suchorsky. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Mort Lawrence, Lorence Bjorklund, Dan Zolnerowich, Ross Andru, and Gerald McCann. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. Frogmen are assigned to clear a coastline of underwater mines before ground troops arrive. Odd facts from aviation history, including the first passenger rocket - in 1913 India! An enemy sub is siphoning oil from an underwater American pipeline. A Medal for Mickey; The Underwater Stoppers; The Mounted Frogmen; Forty Feet of Water; Bits from the Blue; Frogs Don't Forget; The New Jersey Clinker; The Riders of the Warheads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Bill Elder, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, and Jack Davis. The companion title to Kurtzman's groundbreaking war comic Two-Fisted Tales, showcasing the brutal realities of war. This theme issue focuses on the bloody history of Pacific island Iwo Jima, as a bomber crew prepares for an impending crash-landing there. The Battle of Iwo Jima is recounted. Later, a shell-shocked corporal doesn't know how much more Iwo Jima he can take - and then the bomber comes in. Famous cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Iwo Jima!; The Landing!; The Caves!; Marines Hymn; Mopping Up! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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British Edition. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 98 pages, black and white.

NOTE: #1-5 titled Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories. #6-14 titled Future Science Fiction.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream vibrant cover colors, supple cream pages with little to no flaking, firm spine with moderate wear, moderate edge wear with light chipping and moderate color loss, light denting, light color breaking spine stress, moderate corner damage with chipping at top and bottom of spine, heavy soiling, moderate scuffing, cover is detached from book, 3" spine split from top of book

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - July 1952. Cover by A. Leslie Ross. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Because of the Stars" by Charles Dye. Illustrations by Luros and Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Hunter Buffalo Hyde wants to slaughter the buffalo belonging to the Blackfeet tribe, but the tribe has just made Gabby an official member, and he takes exception. A Grinch-like outlaw steals the toys of every kid in town...but why? When Gabby takes a side-job driving a nitroglycerine wagon, an explosion is inevitable. Favorite line this issue: "I'll try to be a brave brave!" The Blundering Herd; Chief Gray Matter; Masked Menace; The Toy Bandit; Young Falcon: The Friends of Evil; Danger: Explosives! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $23.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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July 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Star, Bright" by Mark Clifton, "Dumb Martian" by John Wyndham, "Wailing Wall" by Roger Dee, "Shipshape Home" by Richard Matheson, and "Gravy Planet"(Part 2) by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. Non-Fact Article: "Origins of Galactic Slang" by Edward Wellen 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Return of Mr. Big, art by Ruben Moreira. Confidential Squad, art by Bernard Baily. I Drive a Black Maria, art by Ramona Fradon. I Trapped the Clue-Proof Killer, art by Win Mortimer. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Bob Jenney and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene stops on the trail for fallen rocks, and walks right into an ambush. He creates an ambush of his own to discover how outlaws are disappearing from Sheriff Ralston's jail. Plus a look at the construction of the famous Concord stagecoaches. The Mysterious Jail Breaks; The Tip-Off; The Cowboys Mistake; The Concord Stage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adventures with Champion, the "Wonder Horse of the West" and the "World's Wonder Horse," who appeared with the legendary film, radio and television cowboy Gene Autry. Issue features "Rampage at Wildcat Canyon" in which Champion goes after some rustlers and "The Poacher" in which Champion goes after a villain who has snuck into the ranch. Issue also has a feature on "Sports of the Vaqueros" on the inside front cover. Entire issue is comic story and related features; no advertisements. Story & art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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2 #13s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. The Sherry Lee Rolls Again starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; A Sherry Lee medium tank has been knocked out and is made to run again by Joe and the sergeant. Just Like Willie starring Buddies, art by Henry Sharp; Eddie was going to war, and he had to fill the shoes of a man who had failed his country. Everybody's Pin-Up starring G.I. Joe, art by Carmine Infantino; Uncovering the secret past of lonely Pvt. Jimmy Brett of Baker Company. An Easy War, art by Henry Sharp; The first Joe Driscoll learns upon his return is that he had been fighting "an easy war". Hit the Silk starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Acey Deucey's Last Shuffle starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Home to Mom starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Hultgren and others. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer wants to haunt an old house, but discovers its 300-year-old resident has a sort of ghostly rent control; Ted discovers Binky the puppy can talk, but won't do it when anyone else is around; Bungle the ex-circus elephant tries to get the other jungle animals to participate in his ideas of civilized recreation. Spencer Spook; The Duke and the Dope; On the Hook!; The Bone That Went Bang!; Bungle of the Jungle; Binky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Long Wait" (art by Bill Everett), "I'll Never Forget You" (art by Morris Weiss), "The Love I Lost," and "The Easy Way" (art by Weiss) Cover price $0.10.

"Love Held Me Prisoner," "Night From Heartbreak," "Unforgettable Kiss," and "Remember Me." Letters to the editor answered by Julia Roberts! (No no, not THAT Julia Roberts.) Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $18.00 View scans Creasing. Denting. Scuffing.

Volume 5, Issue 8 - July, 1952. Glamour and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11.25", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue #19 - June-July 1952. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

July 4, 1952. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Half-page two-color ad for "The Quiet Man" starring John Wayne. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 12 pages.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

July 18, 1952. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Half-page two-color ad for "The Quiet Man" starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Double-page two-color ad for "Woman of the North Country" starring Ruth Hussey and Rod Cameron. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 16 pages.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan, Gene Colan, John Forte, Chuck Cuidera, W.G. Hargis and unknown. She learned that money could not buy the kisses of the man she worshipped! Read..."Love Me as I Am!" starring Lola Cameron, Kip Landsdale, Uncle Rupert Cameron, Dr. Lake, Mr. Devers, Don and Cookie. Also featuring: "They Called Me a Tough Gal!" starring Sue Allen, Larry Mills, Mrs. Allen and Biff Dudley; "Vengeance in Her Heart!" starring Betty Harcourt, Bob Maynard, Julia Wiley and Alice Rogers; and "Honeymoon House" starring Linda Clayton, Danny Reed, Sandra and Edward Oliver. Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Ed Winiarski. Hedy stars in two stories written by Stan Lee: "Cleopatra" and one that's untitled. Hedy also stars in five untitled 1-pagers. Plus: untitled Trumpetski the Great story written by Stan Lee, and untitled Sandra the Star tale written by Stan Lee. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Frank Frazetta art. Stories and art by Ed Moore, James C. Jones, Mike Roy, and Frank Frazetta. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A soldier saves a man whose clothing was on fire, and a Korean War soldier holds his position under heavy fire, both featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. A story about Red Cross blood donations doubles as a PSA. Heroism on the Korean Front; Long Was His Name and Long Will He Be Remembered; Decorated G.I.; Explosion; Firefight!; Good Neighbor!; Hero in Action; After the Ball; The Need for Blood; Bivouac; Handicapped Hero; Surrounded; Save My Dog; Action on Hill 500. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.