Comic books January 1951

Vol. 1 #42 - Jan. 26, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, The First Man To..., Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 2, No. 1 - January 1951. "The Woman's Magazine for Men". This issue with an article on British ballerinas, including Gillian Lynne. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

"Killer Take All" a novelette by Ed Earl Repp.

Stories and art by Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Tom Sims, Bill Zaboly, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Jimmy Murphy, Feg Murray, Paul Robinson, Colin Allen, Russ Westover, Clyde Lewis, Ted Shearer, George McManus, Vic Herman, Brandon Walsh, Darrell McClure, C. D. Russell, Doc Winner, Dudley Fisher, Ad Carter, Bill MacLean, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Wally Bishop, Fred Lasswell, Jimmy Hatlo, Art Helfant, Otto Soglow, Paul McCarthy, and Roy Crane. Harvey presents reprints of classic comic strips from King Features Syndicate; each issue features one page per strip. Meet: Otto Soglow, Creator of The Little King; What a Family!; Flash Gordons Planetary Log: Defensive Weapons; Mandrakes Magic Page; The Case of the Missing Pennies; Blondie; Popeye; The Katzenjammer Kids; Dinglehoofer und His Dog; Snookums; Buz Sawyer; Felix the Cat; Tippie; Just Kids; Toots and Casper; Tillie the Toiler; Etta Kett; Elmer; Bringing Up Father; Henry; Flash Gordon; Pete the Tramp; Little Annie Rooney; Little Iodine; Barney Google and Snuffy Smith; Fun at the Zoo; Rumpus; Seein' Stars; Colonel Potterby and the Duchess; What a Family!; Muggs and Skeeter; Fatso; Little Stuff; Li'l Dot; Right Around Home; Double Trouble; Jerry on the Job; The Little King; Double Effort; Long Live the King!; Holly of Hollywood; Mandrake the Magician. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Brood of The Witch Queen" by Sax Rohmer

January 1951. Stories: "Brood of the Witch-Queen" by Sax Rohmer, and "The Disintegration Machine" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 8 1/2, 112 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Cover photo of Betty Hutton. Laugh, Betty, Laugh, art by Ogden Whitney; bio of Betty Hutton. Hollywood Wants You; Talent scouts look for new faces for the movies. What's with the Crosbys?, art by Bill Everett; Bio of Bing Crosby. A Star Looks Heavenward, art by Ogden Whitney; bio of Colleen Townsend. No Swan Song for Swanson; bio of Gloria Swanson. Stunts That Made Stars, art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 13, Issue 1 - January 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Justice of Tor" by Franklin Bahl. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 134 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

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"The Cats of Ulthar" a short story by H. P. Lovecraft.

January 1951. Cover by Rafael DeSoto. "Drink We Deep" by Arthur Leo Zagat, and "The Cats of Ulthar" by H. P. Lovecraft. Interior Illustrations by Finlay, Bok, and Lawerence. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover has been detached and reattached with clear tape. Front cover detached 10%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 4, Issue 5 - January, 1951. Canadian Edition - 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Winter 1951. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "Enslaved Brains" by Eando Binder, "The Amazing Planet" by Clark Ashton Smith, "The Reign of the Reptiles" by A. Connell, "Invisible" by Eric Frank Russell, "Museum" by Frank Belknap Long, "The Cosmic Cocktail" by Siegfried Wagener, and "When Flame Globes Dance" by Milton Lesser. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4 - Issue 1, January 1951. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal.This issue looks into the Mysteries of Easter Island, a New Report on Flying Saucers, How to be a Memory Expert,and finally head to India where Rejuvenation has been Proven! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. 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 discovers pirates have taken over the ship he's on, and races to get help. Felix enters a toboggan race, but no one expects how well he'll do, even Felix. Felix goes on another of his flying-carpet adventures. A Weep in the Deep; Vase Value; Flights of Fancy; Ghosting Along; Monty Monk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $515.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #3856900004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Bill LaCava, and Dick Giordano. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl investigates the ghostly apparition behind a slave operation and discovers a modern explanation; Boxer Kayo Kirby is nervous about his first TV appearance, and to make matters worse, crooks take over the control room. Another gorgeous Tiger Girl cover from the Iger Shop. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; Death Valley Crossing; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison. "I Sinned Against Love!", art by Lee Elias; Jasmine is visiting wealthy friends in the Deep South and meets a young man she thinks is a poor trapper; They fall in love but she cant imagine living as a member of the poverty-stricken class; During a flood, Jasmine and her brother Tony are stranded in a house with a poor family and the trapper. "Strange Romantic Customs" half-page, art by Vic Herman. "My Family's Maid," art by Bob Powell; Jane lives with her widowed mother and 3 sisters, and keeps house for them all; Pressed into service as an escort for Jud, Jane falls in love with the handsome young man. "City Slicker" text story. "Ninon de Lenclos"; Ninon, born in 1620, has many lovers in her life, but she doesnt marry until shes 80 years old, to a man 50 years younger. "Don't Be Conspicuous" How To Hold Your Man story, art by Vic Herman. "I Loved the Wrong Man" text story. "I Begged for His Love" text story. "How Do You Rate on a Date?" questionnaire. "No Man Could Love Me!", art by Bob Powell; Victoria overcomes sexism and becomes a successful architect;. Businessman Harold has Victoria and Nat compete for the job of building a new home for him and his daughter. "Memories for Sale," art by Tom Gill; Grace plans to bid on antiques at an auction but her boyfriend Harvey disapproves; Grace is assisted by local dealer Lon in obtaining the pieces she really wants. Love poems by Lady Blessington, Longfellow, Shakespeare, Plato, E. B. Browning, and Rose Stokes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Earl Steffa Moran. Men's interest magazine featuring articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W text with photos. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart CGC 7.0 $375.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4172377001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art possibly by Carl Buettner. Dangerous Disguise, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks intercept a message to Madame Triple-X, a beautiful spy, and try to beat her to Chiliburgeria, where she is to deliver the plans for a stolen American bomb to another secret agent; in Chiliburgeria, after a hectic train ride, Donald impersonates the other agent, a bullfighter named Donaldo el Quacko. The Little Stranger starring Donald Duck, art by Frank McSavage. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BETTY BETZ DOLLFACE and her GANG, No. 309." Cover art by Betty Betz. Photos of Betty Betz-organized teen parties in New York, Hawaii, and Battle Creek, Mich. Manhunt; Dollface's father finds Bunbrain a date for the prom, an employee from his office named Roger Vandermorgan III. Movie Tonight; Dollface takes her little sister on her date at the movies with Dopey. Picnic Time; Dollface and Bunbrain invite Dopey and Loveboat on a picnic. Having a Whirl; Dollface and Bunbrain take a class in ballroom dancing, only to find their partners are young boys. Illustrated advice column with two letters (both from Toledo, Ohio) and Betty Betz's answers. In the Swim; Dollface learns to swim to try to impress Dopey. All scripts and art by Betty Betz. Photos from a teen party in Honolulu on the back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Jim Gary. Reprints Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted (King Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips from 1945. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in MIDGET HORSES OF HIDDEN VALLEY, No. 311." Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Midget Horses of Hidden Valley, art by Fred Abranz; Porky is called to his Uncle Ham's ranch when two crooks attempt to get Ham to tell them the location of a secret valley full of "hundreds of full-grown horses no larger than police dogs." The House Movers, art by Tony Strobl; Porky and Sylvester go into the house-moving business. The Walking Gold Mine, art by Jack Bradbury; Porky wins a contest and gets a prize of the Bar Q ranch in Tumbleweed County. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "TONTO, No. 312." Painted cover art. Description of the Hopi Indians' Snake Dance. Laughing Dog's War Party, art by Jon Small; Tonto returns to his home village to find that hunters have been killed or wounded by rifles that blow up when fired. Tonto and the Stock Killers; Tonto helps a rancher by setting traps for a pack of wolves that is preying on his cattle. The American Cayuse; History of horses in North America, starting with their introduction into Mexico by Hernando Cortez. The Shaman, art by Jon Small; Tonto and his friends Tall Pines and Swift Otter help a white man retrieve his gold after he is robbed by three other white men. Directions for building a wigwam. Description of the construction of a batista, a giant war club used by the Arikara and Huron tribes to crush enemy's canoes. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Porky Pig in Midget Horses of Hidden Valley. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks and C. W. Winter. Numbering continues from Frisky Fables (1950) #43. Funny-animal hijinks from Star Publications. Neddy Bear tries to get rid of hiccups. The kittens Tick, Tack, and Toe sneak into a play. Diggy, a living construction shovel, goes to the carnival with his friends. Neddy Bear; You Get More With Honey; Zany Giraffe; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Tick, Tack and Toe; Bill and Koo; Diggy the Derrick. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $61.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - January 1951. Cover by Milton Luros. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "The Genius Beasts" by James MacCreigh, and stories by Edxin James, Richard S. Shaver, and Wallace West. Illustrations by Fawcette, Finlay, Luros, Murphy, and Poulton. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 37, Issue 3 - Winter 1951. Long running pulp magazine focusing on the stories and adventures of G-Men and Detectives. This issues features "Mistress of Murder" by C.K.M Scanlon, "The Death of a Hermit". Softcover, 82 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

British reprints of the American edition.

Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Dick Kraus. The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. When Tubby Swift uses an iceboat to pull off winter robberies, Gabby teaches Corker the horse to ice-skate in pursuit. Wing Ears Whalen uses his oversized ears to crack the bank's safe and frame Bart for the crime. Gabby is afraid of losing his meal ticket when Aunt Hester starts dating the sheriff. Plus a vintage ad for View-Master, featuring Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Pancho. Favorite line this issue: "If yuh had half of Corker's hoss sense yuh wouldn't make such insulting remarks about a geen-yus!" Chief Walking Box; Young Falcon: Race of Death!: Buck Desmond: Jammers Showdown; Loco Lew; The Skating Horse; The Flat; The Listening Looter; The Turkey Trot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor Magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. Cartoons by Stan Fine, George Wolfe, Frank Beaven, Jeff Keate, Bill Yates, Henry Boltinoff, Reamer Keller, Bo Brown, George Crenshaw, and others. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $26.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

January 1951. Cover by John Bunch. Stories: "Tyrann"(Part 1) by Isaac Asimov, "Rule of Three" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Made to Measure" by William Campbell Gault, "The Reluctant Heroes" by Frank M. Robinson, "Dark Interlude" by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, and "Susceptibility" by John D. MacDonald. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Dan Barry. The Broadway Squad, art by Dan Barry. I Had a Criminal Brain, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Case of the Attic Rags, art by Leonard Starr. The Lone Wolf of Crime, art by Ruben Moreira. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50 Severe water damage.

Gene Autry stars in "The Shadow of Trapper's Ridge" and "The Raiders of the Red Rock Trail." Back-up story, "Nothin' But Cash!" Two-page text story, "Horse Sense and a Six-Gun." Photo cover and photo inside front cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Gene Autry stars in "The Shadow of Trapper's Ridge" and "The Raiders of the Red Rock Trail." Back-up story, "Nothin' But Cash!" Two-page text story, "Horse Sense and a Six-Gun." Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

"The Victim Was Me!" An insurance inspector saves a woman from a crazed killer. Also includes: "The Horns"; "Turning Point"; "The Murderer's Daughter"; and "Fear Was My Playmate." Pencils and inks by Ann Brewster. Cover price $0.10.

Which would be her fate -- happiness or heartache -- in her..."Two Roads to Romance," the cover-featured 10 page story. Plus: 1 page Binny cartoon; 8 page story "Yesterday's Kisses"; 1 page Johnny and Jane cartoon; 8 page story "Sweethearts' Moon"; 1 page Joan cartoon; 7 page story "Taken for Granted"; 2 page Romance Quiz; 1 page Busy Belles profile; 8 page story "A Friend of the Groom"; 1 page Carol cartoon; 1 page A Birthday written by Christina Rossetti. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Spine roll. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting.

Volume 4, Issue 11 - January 1951. This issue is jam-packed with vintage B&W pictorials of the world's most alluring amateur models in various bikinis and beachwear. This issue features a Cleo Moore cover and pictorial. Photographers include Peter Gowland and Bernard of Hollywood. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander in 'The Secret of the Big Cave'"; "Buster Bunny"; "Wally Wolf in 'Daffy Over Doughnuts'"; "Puzzler's Page" activity page; and "Goofy Gander in 'Crazy with the Heat'". Comic advertisements for Slinky from James Industries and Erector from A. C. Gilbert. "Brownie's Secret Dream: This Little Bear Wanted to Get a Job in the Circus!" illustrated text story by Pat Cherr. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. A Biting Finish!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man murders his rival and buries his body in the grave of someone who died in 1867; When he confesses in his sleep, his new wife confronts him and he murders both her and the maid; With police on his heels he takes to an underground tunnel system that passes through the old graveyard. Horror in the Freak Tent!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; Enraged, a freak show owner blinds the carnival's knife thrower with red-hot pokers. A Tasty Morsel--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. Seeds of Death!--The Vault of Horror!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "The Cinderella Caper!"; "The Wardrobe Follie!"; and "The Bees-Ness"! Also in this issue: two untitled Frankie Fuddle 1-pagers, and untitled Hank and Lank 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st Printing - Cartoons by Virgil Franklin Partch (aka, VIP) - Hardcover 6-in. x 9 1/2-in. 64 Pages B&W Cover price $1.00.

Painted cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Bernard Baily, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Bill Everett, Harold LeDoux, Jerry Fasano, Bill Benulis, Francis DeGere, Robert Peterson, Nancy Wilde, and Ruth Atkinson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. 130 crew members struggle together to prevent a ship from crushing a girl against a dock. The heroic ranger dog Nugget battles bears and wolverines. A six-year-old boy rescues his sister from a rain-filled cistern. Rescued From 10.000 Tons of Death!; Boy to Man in Seconds; Hero at 7; Fast Action Heroine; American Humane Association - Gold Medal Winner; Inferno; Swimming Lessons Save a Life; Boy Scout Turns Cowboy; Tenderfoot Hero; Miracle Rescue; A Man at Four; The Yellow Dog; Bandit Patrol; Man Overboard; Brothers Dive in; Miracle; Poison Gas; Lunch Hour Heroine; Mother's Courage Saves Four!; Rescue at the Creek by Nancy Wilde, Madison, Wisc.; Playmate Saves Chum!; Lifesaver… Age Six!; Their Son Was Truly Brave!; The Classroom Secret. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.