Comic books September 1951

Eagle Annual Vol. 1 - 1st printing, 1951. Comic stories include Dan Dare in Mars 1997 by Frank Hampson (8 pgs, color), Black Dirk Returns, P.C. 49 in Case of the Busy Bees by Alan Stranks and Gould, Harris Tweed Gets His Gangs, Riders of the Range in A Brush with Indians (4 pgs, color), Tobias and the Trumpet by Ffolkes, Story of Albert Schweitzer, Professor Britain Explains Coal. Plus illustrated text stories and articles. Notable illustrators include Will Nickless, L. Ashwell Wood, Laurence Dunn. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 174 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 18, Issue 94 - September, 1951. 5.5" x 7.5", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

September 1951. Volume 2, No. 4. Martha Brisco photo cover by Winn Shrontz. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 82 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Issue #13/14 - Fall 1951. Last issue. A classic SF fanzine with contributions from prominent fans like Forrest J. Ackerman and Darrell Richardson but also author profiles written by themselves (Robert Bloch, Jack Williamson, Robert Heinlein, et al). Scarce. 4 1/4-in. x 5 1/4-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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"Mission Accomplished" a short story byRobert Moore Williams.

Volume 13, Issue 9 - September 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Terrible Puppets" by Paul Fairman. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Science fiction reviews, plus ads. This issue reviews books by John W. Campbell, L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Heinlein, and others. Articles: "Astounding's Science Fiction: Some Changes in Form" by Arthur J. Cox and "Evolution of Science-Fiction Art" by Morris Scott Dollens. 5-1/2 in. x 8-3/8 in.; black and white; 40 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 4 - Issue 6, August/September 1951. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue includes articles on The Trance Dancers of Bali, How to Salvage Your Sixth Sense, America's Lost Race, and asks the questions Can your Dog Read Your Mind, and Is the Atom Bomb Changing Our Weather? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Otto Messmer. 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's nephew, Inky, sets out to chase the sun away and succeeds too well, making the whole world dark. Felix rides his magic carpet to the land of Rubberia, the land of rubber, and returns to Earth ready to open a tire franchise. Rubberia; A Sandy Time; Sunny Daze; Winky: One Good Turn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Ray Osrin. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Black-market dealer Kraig sets up an outlaw camp for slavers and poachers, and Tiger Girl isn't having it; Boxer Kayo Kirby and his trainer Manny discover that another boxer's head injury didn't happen in the ring. Dynamic Tiger Girl cover features another image of gorilla bondage. Tiger Girl; Kayo Kirby; The Empire of the Sun; Rip Carson of Risks, Unlimited. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Robert Webb and David Heames. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of the Western hero, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. A wealthy woman is held captive by her uncle, who disapproves of her poor fiance; Firehair tries to rescue a Dakota woman captured as a sacrifice by a rival tribe; Blackfoot lad Long Bow sets out to find Painted Lance, who disappeared while trying to leap a gorge. Nice cover by Maurice Whitman. Riders of the Red Wind; The Fort Is Ours; French Flags and Tomahawks; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Reckless Redhead!", inks by Lee Elias; In Florida, Marlo is swept off her feet by Lance, the enforcer for gambling ship proprietor Winters; Infatuated with him, Marlo marries Lance after they flee a police raid, but later leaves when he is possessive and physically abusive to her. "Stolen Love" text story. "I Had a Year To Love!", art by Vic Donahue; Secretary Eileen falls in love with her boss Tim, but her sister Linda steals him away; However, when she learns Tim has an incurable illness and a year to live, Linda dumps him; Eileen asks Tim to marry her. "Little White Lie!" text story. "Strange Romantic Customs" fact page. "Wedding Day" text story. Column in which Nancy Powers gives advice to readers. "Loveless Lady," art by John Sink; Warrens mother marries Lord Leland; Warren is attracted to Pamela, Lelands niece, but she has been sheltered from the world and doesnt know how to react to him. "What's in a Name?" fact page; Female first names and their origins. "Shameful Escapade," art by Bob Powell; Teenaged sisters Lila and Francine sneak out and pick up Len and Ernie, two sailors on leave, but balk at having sex with them, and admit their ages (15 and 16); Calling them "cheap and common and dumb," the sailors tell them to leave, then repent and safely escort them home. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Frank Borth, John Prentice, John Mayo and Paul Parker. Famous true tales from football's first century. The story of the Army-Navy Game of 1944 that immortalized Felix "Doc" Blanchard and Glenn Davis as Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside. The life of 1920s football legend Red Grange, in a story with art by Bob Powell. A biography of sports legend Jim Thorpe. Plus one-page biographies of Knute Rockne and other athletes, and fun facts about football. Harold "Red" Grange: The Famous 77; The Touchdown Twins; Jim Thorpe: Greatest Indian Athlete of All Time!; Tommy Touchdown; Gridiron Thrills; Johnny Lujack, The Shoe Filler; Grid Standouts; The Fighting Heart; From Red Grange's Sports Scrapbook. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Charles Sultan, King Ward, Morris Waldinger, George Klein and Bill Molno. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A strange visitor with bat eyes commands a woman to take him to her fiance's laboratory; A witch appears before Tennessee soldier Andrew Jackson, predicting that he will one day be President of the U.S.; A missing scientist is found on top of the old coin under his microscope. The Mists of Midnight; Postscript to Death; The League of Vampires; Dead Mans Doom; Kate, the Witch, vs. Andrew Jackson; Strange Staircase; The Magic Coin; The Spectral Sky-Ship; The Boy Who Talked with Spirits. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Barks. The Crocodile Collector, script by Don Christensen, art by Frank McSavage; When Donald promises Daisy an alligator purse, he and his nephews fly off in search of hides. Seeing Things, art by Frank McSavage; In order to get Donald to take them on vacation, Huey, Dewey and Louie convince him that he's seeing things. Back-cover fishing strip, art by Bill Weaver. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 349." Pokey's Big Race; Wiggily helps Pokey Turtle train for a race against his cousin, Trundle Turtle. Cubby Bear, the Problem Child, art by Bill Weaver; Wiggily agrees to watch Butch Bear's wild nephew Cubby for a couple days, but Cubby turns the household into a shambles. Shaggy's New Bicycle, art by Bill Weaver; Wiggily teaches Shaggy Wolf how to ride a bicycle. A New Pond for Pokey, art by Bill Weaver; Wiggily has to help Pokey Turtle find another place to live when Scillery Scallery Alligator decides to take up residence in Pokey's pond. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 350." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Uranium Mine, pencils by Dick Hall; While digging in his back yard, Woody finds a rock that fell from a blimp returning from a scientific expedition. Woody Woodpecker, Fortune Teller, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Irene Little; Woody pretends to be a swami and tells Tackhammer's fortune. Carnival Baby-Sitter, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Irene Little; Fifi, the fat lady in the carnival, hires Woody to babysit her little boy for the afternoon. Woody Breaks a Window back cover strip, art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG and the GRAND CANYON GIANT, No. 351." Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Porky Pig and the Grand Canyon Giant, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz; Porky, Cicero, and Sylvester go to the Grand Canyon for some rest and relaxation, but a giant captures Sylvester. Porky and Cicero go into the canyon to rescue him. The Fashion Show, art by John Carey; Petunia sends Porky and Sylvester to Red Riding Hood's house to pick up a hat she wants Petunia to model in a fashion show. Silencing Cicero's Gun back-cover strip, art by Fred Abranz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Bouncing Bertha," script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Jack Davis; As some American soldier watch a tiny beetle struggling in the water, they are reminded that the enemy is teeming in the hills and they need to get a move on; So they load up in their "Bouncing Bertha": a Patton M-46 tank and head out. "Zero Hour!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; The new recruits were obviously nervous, awaiting the order from the Sergeant to go over the top toward the Jerries; One in particular stuck close to the Sergeant, who promised to "show him the ropes", when all of a sudden, a German machine gun opened up on them, causing the friendly forces to retreat. "Rendezvous" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Just A Scratch!" text story by Harvey Kurtzman. "Gettysburg!", script by Harvey Kurtzman, art by Wally Wood. "Contact!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Durkee seems to think that the North Korean Army simply can't match up against the American soldier, but hard lessons are soon to be learned. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Adapted by Annie North Bedford. Art by Corinne Malvern. "Happy Birthday!" The enchanted tale of how Frosty the Snow Man came to life one day! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 3 - September 1951. Cover by Milton Luros. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "This World Must Die!" by H.B. Fyfe, "Genesis" by H. Beam Piper, and "Elixer" by James Blish. Illustrations by Finlay, Kiemle, and Poulton. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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British reprints of the American edition.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby is hired by a scientist to join the search for a living sabre-toothed tiger on Gunshot Glacier, but adventurer Cliff Hanger wants to get there first. Young Falcon discovers that the creature attacking hunting parties is a giant Gila monster. Trying to help Miss Nellie win a fishing contest, Gabby winds up inside a taxidermied whale! Favorite line this issue: "By the great horned spoon! At last I found a mouth bigger than mine!" The Battle of Gunshot Glacier; Loco Lew; Young Falcon: The Scaly Monster; Chief Gray Matter; Archibald the Archer; Steaming Mustang; Gabby Hayes Rides a Whale! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 10 #9 - Sept. 1951. Humor Magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Sept. 1951. Glamour and pinup magazine with no nudity. 8-in. x 10 1/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

September 1951. Cover by Don Sibley. Stories: "The Puppet Masters"(Part 1) by Robert A. Heinlein, "If You Was a Moklin" by Murray Leinster, "Cabin Boy" by Damon Knight, "The Sense of Wonder" by Milton Lesser, and "What is Posat?" by Phyllis Sterling Smith. Article: "The Meteoric Stream" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Man with the Forged Identity, art by Nick Cardy. I Was a Big House Brain Doctor, art by John Prentice. Highway Swindlers, art by Allen Ulmer. The Case of the Masquerade Murder, art by Bruno Premiani. School for Crime Fighters, art by Bernard Baily. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Wally Wood, Leonard Starr, Ed Waldman and Howard Larsen. Stories about mobsters and the women who love them, with a special focus on women who were notorious criminals in their own right. No mere gun moll, redheaded Evelyn Ellis builds her gang of hoods into a ruthless mob; The violent rise and fall of Big Jim Colosimo, leader of the Chicago Outfit; Gangster Sandy Quirk decides to take over a dance studio. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from Avon paperback #292. Evelyn Ellis—Queen of the Gangsters!; King of the Convicts!; Big Jim Colosimo; Sandy Quirk Trips the Light Fantastic. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Tony Sgroi, Bob Jenney and Nicholas Firfires. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene's friend Don Fidelio finds a buried chest of gold on his Mexican ranch, and soon bandits are heading for the ranch; luckily, so is Gene. A blind cobbler leaves a clue to the identity of a killer on the sole of a boot. Plus a look at wrangling horses in the Old West. Horses and Wranglers; The Legend of the Blue Flame; Gene Autry Picks a Winner; The Lucky White Bean; Number One Citizen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 16 # 1. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 40 pages on white paper stock. Wayne Shumway photo cover.

Art by Lynn Karp and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. The Mice-Keteers meet their new neighbors, husband and wife exterminators; Elderly Mr. Twiddypretty wants to become a bare-chested he-man like his hero, Bozzin of the Jungle, while the Squire and Chip try to keep him from doing anything dangerous; Spencer is assigned to remove a mean ghost from a haunted house. The Duke and the Dope; The Mice-Keteers; Who's to Know?; Spencer Spook; The Squire and the Chip; The Frog and the Pelican; Catching the Catcher!; Our Pal Piggy; Foxy; Spud. Final 52-page issue. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Dead Hand at the Controls!" A railroad engineer and his daughter rescue a trainload of passengers, but the engineer dies with his hand at the controls. Also includes: "The Deadly Double-Cross"; "The Woman-Hater!"; "The Outsider"; and "Double Trouble." Pencils and inks by Morris Weiss. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Cover price $0.10.

Before the internet brought eHarmony and other dating sites to the world, this magazine was connecting people from all over the country...back in 1951! This rare and slightly unusual magazine features photos and short bios for a number of teenagers and young adults, organized by age group. Plus, there are a few articles about dating, how to ask someone out...how to reject someone. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5, Issue 3 - September, 1951. Glamour and pin-up photography. 8" x 10", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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September 7, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Full-page ad for "His Kind of Woman" starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 16 pages.

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September 21, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 12 pages.

Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Warts So Horrible?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Two nephews attempt to grave rob their miser uncle at midnight for a diamond ring that he had buried with him; the corpse seizes them and re-buries all. Forbidden Fruit--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Two passengers from a downed plane wash up on an island where the only food appears to be fruit that grows on a tree enclosed behind a stockade; The previous occupant tells them from behind the wall that eating the fruit will make their skin rot off. The Age-Old Story!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A young woman marries a biologist in his 50s for his money but quickly tires of him; She gets him to fork over all his dough and then tells him she's leaving him for a younger man. Gorilla's Paw!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Warts So Horrible?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Two nephews attempt to grave rob their miser uncle at midnight for a diamond ring that he had buried with him; the corpse seizes them and re-buries all. Forbidden Fruit--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Two passengers from a downed plane wash up on an island where the only food appears to be fruit that grows on a tree enclosed behind a stockade; The previous occupant tells them from behind the wall that eating the fruit will make their skin rot off. The Age-Old Story!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A young woman marries a biologist in his 50s for his money but quickly tires of him; She gets him to fork over all his dough and then tells him she's leaving him for a younger man. Gorilla's Paw!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.