Comic books August 1952

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"The Scarecrow," art by Russ Heath; Scrawny Tim Blake buys a magic potion to build up his muscles, which is very successful at first, until it sends his body out of control. "The Pact" text story. "Don't Look!," art by Jay Scott Pike; A madman offers to give an attorney a magic mirror that reveals how people will look in the future but there is a secret terrible cost. "How Clumsy Can Ya Be?," art by Howard Post; A would-be magician bungles his training in India, and when he returns to the States to begin his career, he bungles his first performance, too. "Thru the Door," pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A boxer's manager tries to persuade the boxer's wife to run away with him, but the boxer overhears and chases after them; They barricade themselves in a room, but the manager then learns that the woman is really a hungry vampire. The Hiding Place, art by Gene Colan; When Ann and her lover Paul are confronted by Ann's husband, she panics and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $43.00 View scans 7" cumulative spine split, cover detached. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by George Roussos, Ed Goldfarb, Marty Elkin, Bernie Krigstein, Bob Baer, Jack Abel and unknown. Do you dare enter these unknown worlds? In this issue: "The Last Voice You Hear" with art by George Roussos; 2-page text story "The Haunted Fortune"; "The Terrible Truth!" with art by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer; "Tick Tock" with inks by Jack Abel; "The Perfect Mate" with art by Marty Elkin; and "Water, Water Everywhere!" with art by Bernie Krigstein. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "Misfortune Teller"; Posing as a fortune teller, Jughead convinces Moose and Miss Grundy not to do the two things he fears most. "High "C"", art by Joe Edwards; The students try to fix it so Wilbur doesn't sit next to Laurie in music class. "Heat-Waif," art by Samm Schwartz; A local policeman won't allow Jughead to wear shorts on a sweltering day, so Jughead dresses in drag to get away with it. "Close Shave," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie tries to help out her father by sharpening his straight razor. "Milland Sees Traveling Urge in His Small Son" article; Collection of Hollywood anecdotes. "Don't Point," art by Dave Berg; Jughead gives Archie safe gun-handling advice while out hunting together. "To Diet or Die Yet?"; The school physician puts Jughead on a diet and Reggie can't wait to torture him with it. "Voo-Doodit," art by George Frese; To convince Souphead that voodoo isn't real, Jughead makes voodoo dolls of Reggie, Archie and Mr. Weatherbee and demonstrates them in front of his cousin. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by Claude E. Lapham and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Tony D'Adamo, Robert Webb and Jack Kamen. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A town prepares to hang a man who claims he cannot die; The Hawk chances a risky maneuver to strike at the vengeful Senora and her pirate-killing supership, in the final episode of the long-running series; Sheena sets out to free a village from the cult of the ape gods. Ghost Gallery; No Day For Dying; Hero Flight; Space Scout; The Hawk; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Rogue of Kopje Kull," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga attempts to save the lives of a pair of hunters pursuing the murderous rogue elephant, Old Thunder. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and the animals of the jungle stop Sirdah from killing a rajah. "Terror in the Baggage Car" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Boku tells his story of training eagles. Untitled Jungle Animals story, art by August Froehlich; A male lion protects his wandering cub. Untitled story, pencils by Alex Blum, inks by Matt Baker; Tiger Girl confronts and defeats the war-mongering Masu. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A protection racket targets a skyscraper construction crew. Escaped convicts plan to hide out in the New Mexico wilderness. Norman scams a fortune with hot checks. The Protection Racket!; No Place to Hide; The Hunted Look!; The Flames of Hate!; Closeups; Big Job! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ken Shannon stars in "The Vampire Mob," "Dead Man's Alley," and "Dee Dee Can't Be Dead!" Angles O'Day back-up. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Dec. 1949 - March 9, 1950. Just when Kerry thinks he's seen it all, here comes YoYo, who not only loves the stringed toy but can use it...to kill. Plus a comics puzzle featuring famous sleuths of detective fiction. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Lonely Hearts Murder; Calling All Sleuths. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Carreno, Jack Sparling and Leon Lazarus. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. Kid Cowboy tracks the mastermind behind stage robberies - could a real estate developer be the Sagebrush Napoleon? The Singing Cowboy tries to help Chuckawalla survive after he's elected sheriff of a lawless town. To save Old Collins' ranch, Kid Cowboy plays jockey in a horse race against dangerous outlaws. And a Little Sheriff comedy that may be the work of Archie legend Dan DeCarlo, or future MAD artist Dave Berg. Sagebrush Napoleon; The Singing Cowboy: Law 'n' Order; Dead Ringer; Thundering Hoofs; Bullets for Justice; The Little Sheriff: Dancing in the Street; Hero of the Dark and Bloody Ground. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Stan Campbell. Cover by Stan Campbell. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. The first seven issues of this series were Four Color (1942 Series 2) #207, 265, 283, 310, 340, 363, and 384 by Dell's reckoning. King uses brains, gun and cutlass to outmatch his enemies on the wild Canadian frontier, but still can't cope with Marie's efforts to date him. The Northwest Passage; The Castle in the Forest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 14, Issue 4 - July, 1952. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks bank robbers to free a captive teller, but first he must battle a bear. Kid Tutt and his gang are confused by another cowboy who dresses in black. Dusty has an Old West birthday party. Double Danger in the Hills; Dusty: Happy Birthday on the Prairie; Molasses Mouth; The Ghost of Larado; Wagonwheels; Express Rider; The Man in Black. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $24.00 View scans 1" spine split from top of comic. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation.

Katy Keene by Bill Woggon Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and - in the later issues - sometimes crime. Lola finally has material success, but her lifestyle alienates Dave, who's been by her side since she was a juvenile delinquent. Young student Gloria is dating reporter Steve, but her immaturity drives a wedge between them, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Dorothy fools a radio host and eventually the whole world into thinking she's an amnesiac mystery girl, but Phil is repulsed by how easily she swindles her way to fortune. Wrong Friends; Through My Fingers - and Out of My Heart!; The Strength of Love; You're Everything I Want. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras, Steve Muffatti and Bill Hudson. Harvey Comics takes over the adventures of Little Audrey, mischievous star of movie cartoons. Numbering continues from Little Audrey (1948 St. John) #24. When Audrey's dog Pokey follows her to school, she has to keep it away from both the dogcatcher and the teacher. Later, she dreams herself and Pokey into Fairytale Land, where they are still trying to elude the Dog Catcher. Audrey's pet frog gets loose while she's at the circus, leading her on an adventure. Casper tries to save a raccoon from becoming a coonskin cap. Little Audrey; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Buzzy; Baby Huey; Herman; Dumb Bunny; Naughty Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; Wilbur traps Lulu and Alvin on a rock at the beach when the tide comes in. The Pickwig; The town mayor loses his wig and borrows Lulu's doll wig. That Witch, Hazel, and the Sleepy Seamstress; Lulu tells Alvin how Hazel changed the little girl seamstress into a mouse. Akin Arms Apts; Tubby is determined to finish a man's shoeshine; a silent pantomime story. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Al Avison. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. An annoying dog attaches itself to Little Max, but when the dog catcher shows up, he has to make a choice. Max has to walk four dogs at once, so he ties them to each other. Humphrey helps the proprietor of a flea circus recapture his errant insectoid stars. Plus solo stories featuring Rags Rabbit and Humphrey. Weight and See; Humphrey; Easy Money; End of the World; Case of the Fleeing Flea; Getting His Goat; Puppy Parade; The Inventor; Rags Rabbit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Roquefort the mouse and Percy Puss the cat have a Tom & Jerry relationship - or Itchy & Scratchy, if you prefer. When a burglar invades the home, Roquefort and Percy declare a truce, and use all their weapons on the crook. Heckle and Jeckle's boxing glove-powered "Peddler Discourager" works a little too well. Percy decides to use a balloon to send Roquefort to the moon - on a one-way trip. Gandy Goose; Combined Operations; Dinky; Tee-rrific; Terry Bears: Aquarium Acrobats; The Bungling Burglar; Dinky: Rudy's True Colors; Gandy Goose; Heckle and Jeckle; Balloon-y Antics; Terry Bears. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ernest Nordli. Old Cheyenne, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A bandit named Dirk forces Pegleg Prindle and Dan Reid to do some blasting so he can recover bank loot. The Navajo Trail, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dick Carlyle is searching for his artist father, who is staying with Navajos. He stays at his uncle's ranch, not knowing it is the base for marauding Apache raiders. Engagement Gift text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Desert Lark, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck escape a dust storm by entering a hogan containing a long dead man; They travel north to the Grand Canyon, where they find a young Pueblo girl, Desert Lark, and the three descend into the canyon to escape Navajos. Ralph Kiner Wheaties ad. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sitting Bull's Drawing Lessons; The making of a drawing by Sitting Bull. The Phantom Wagon Train, art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto and the Indian Agent discovers a wagon train burned and looted by white "Indians. The Cattle Drives, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; Woodling owns the land between Joe Carson and the cattle market, and wants a toll paid for each head that crosses his land. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Western comics featuring the masked hero Lone Rider and other champions of Old West justice. Counterfeit money leads Lone Rider and Bright Feather to a ghost town. An outlaw's hideout is on the state line, where legal jurisdiction runs out, creating a situation only Lone Rider can resolve. Swift Arrow tells Lone Rider the story of how he bonded with the neighboring eagles. Silver and Gunsmoke!; The Old Hermit: Lost Borderline!; Killer's Trail; Swift Arrow: Battle Feathers; Devil Riders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Henery Hawk, Tweety and Silverster, and Little Pancho Panilla. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue of the series. "The Man I Love" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "No Marriage For Emily" (art by Morris Weiss), "He Didn't Want Me," and "Stepping Stone." Cover price $0.10.

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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan? and unknown. Although Tom accepted her ardent kisses, she knew her love was not wanted! Read..."I Was Reaching for the Moon" starring Ada, Danny Mowbray, Holly Wilson and Tom Hunter. Also featuring: "Wait for Me, Darling" starring Betty Hobson, Dr. Banning, Fred Beale and Rush Larimore; "Be Your Age" starring Don Foster, Mr. Kelsey, Shelby Lewis and Wally Byers; and "I Played the Field" starring Barry Dunlap and Jill Barclay. Plus: 1-page text story "Dream Regained" starring Avis Martin, Bert Powers, Charlie Peck and Kelly Peck. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Syd Shores, Ed Robbins, Bill Woolfolk, and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Diana falls for writer Noel, but isn't smart or cultured enough to fit in with his social circle. Janet's constant complaining almost ends her marriage to Vic. Factory worker Susan starts dating foreman Carl, but calls him out on his abusive, bullying behavior. Empty-Headed Beauty!; Discontented Heart!; Prescription for Happiness; My Cruel Lover. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Too Poor to Marry," "Martha and Her Man," "The Outsider" (art by Morris Weiss), "The Love of Linda Parker" (art by Jay Scott Pike), and a two-page text story, "His Other Love." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A famous actress has an unwelcome reunion with her old college flame, who is now her director; A man believed dead pretends to be a ghost to find out if his girlfriend is the one who tried to kill him; A woman who wears glasses takes them off at a dance, and winds up with a guy who looks like Alfred E. Neuman. I Carried a Torch; Not Interested!; Ghostly Lover; Eyes of Romance; The Faraway Kiss; False Heart, False Face! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $7.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%.

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Cover by George Gibbons. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Alfred Bester, L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt, L. P. Hartley, G. Gordon Dewey, Anthony Boucher, Richard Ashby, Kem Bennett, August Derleth, Gordon R. Dickson, Dan Kelly & Cleve Cartmill, Garen Drussai, Mildred Clingerman. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - August 1952. Men's interest magazine looking at cars, the military, and pin-up models. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $189.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4276005023 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length, multi-part adventure, The Marvel Family encounters the alligator-like Hissmen, who've traveled through their Time Tube from a million years in the past. The Marvels must change to human form to use the Time Tube, but then they are captured and transformed into Hissmen themselves by the Hissmaker Machine. The Hissing Horror, Chapter 1: Attack of the Missing Men; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Chapter Two: Peril in the Past; Headline Harry: The Perfect Strategy; The Sure Hand; The Hotel Guest; Chapter 3: Battle of the Crossroads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.