Comic books January 1951

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Psychiatric nurse Bette meets handsome writer Jim, who's researching a book about her asylum, but they've fallen in love by the time she learns his dark secret. Social worker Nina falls for handsome, down-on-his-luck Bob, but can't tell her supervisor Ralph, who has feelings for her too. Wealthy ladies' man Les meets beautiful redheaded Paula at an exclusive resort and is immediately intrigued by her mysterious and standoffish behavior. Gateway to Heartache; Forbidden Dream!; Two Is Company; Faithless. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Connie Rasinski and Jim Tyer. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Professor Ohm uses an ancient formula to turn the mice of Terrytown against Mighty Mouse. Heckle and Jeckle invent a "youth restorer" that has some unexpected side effects. For helping her across the street, a strange old lady gives Gandy Goose a magic ring that will grant three wishes, but Sourpuss is no help in choosing the wishes. Heckle and Jeckle; Mighty Mouse: The Cat-Controlled Mice; Heckle and Jeckle: The Fountain of Youth; Dinky Foils the Egg Yegg; Heckle and Jeckle: The Weather Prophet; Gandy Goose: The Magic Ring. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, and George Tuska. Rootin tootin shoot-em-up cowboy stories with the Texas Kid! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $72.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 41, Issue 2 - January, 1951. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.49 View scans

Volume 35, Issue 1 - January, 1951. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by Danton Walker, "The Innocents" by William Archibald, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by John Celardo, Artie Saaf, and Bernie Krigstein. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $89.95 or Best Offer View scan Cover coming loose at staples, ad pasted to front cover, lateral spine tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Bank robbers foolishly hide their loot in a cave on Tim Holt's ranch; An old man is killed for a paper he carries, but the Ghost Rider sees the murder; Tim's sidekick Chito is marked for death after he dances with the wrong girl. Featuring an early cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. The Pool of Peril!; Target: Chito!; Trail in the Sky; The Ghost Rider: The Spectral Witness!; The Unmasking of Red-Mask! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Billboards give Fritzi indigestion. Curly Kayoe fights Hubert Huggs, despite an injured shoulder and the suspicion that Huggs is involved in shady dealings. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Fritzi Ritz; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Droopy 1-pager; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Droopy half-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When Tom notices a rich man's baggage contains the gear of an impoverished prospector, he realizes something is amiss. Rod despairs that he's a "jinx" because fires occur at every business that he works, but Tom suspects shenanigans. The sheriff hires a bloodhound trainer to track a killer, but the trainer IS the killer, and uses his dogs to frame Tom for the murder! That one gets points for originality. Plus a vintage ad for View-Master, featuring Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Pancho. The Poor Rich Men!; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Mischief Maker!; Andy and Bandy; Fightin' Forbes: Wagon Wheels; The Man Fire Followed!; The Mystery of the Empty Rowboat!; The Car-Rear Men; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Trail of the Bloodhounds. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $43.00 View scans Cover oxidation. 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.50 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Warpath starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Mystery Mine of Onondaga starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of Mon-Daw-Min--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. The Prisoners of Moorhouse Dungeon starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 5 - January, 1951. True crime magazine with stories and article about women in the world of organized crime, murder, robbery, and debauchery. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $80.00 View scan Centerfold loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Kim meets a handsome drifter and realizes he's her dream man, although others can't see his freewheeling spirit. Milly and Rita go on a Caribbean cruise to find romance, but Milly meets the wrong man. Talent agent Jerry remakes April into a star, but she falls in love with him in the process. My Secret Marriage; Betrayed By Beauty; I Was a Lovesick Fan; The Romantic Season; My Plan For Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 4, issue 39 January 1951. Photo cover. True Crime articles, stories and photos.Love Slave and the Flight Into Death. 8-1/4 in. x 112 in., 80 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $220.00 View scan Lateral spine tears. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A couple tries to keep their date a secret from nosy friends and neighbors. Rancher Louisa is torn between cowpokes Fred and Phil, until a horse attack decides the matter. The Secret Date; Song At Twilight; Fear Haunts My Love; Break A Girl's Heart; A Gift of Roses. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Johnny Craig. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, and Johnny Craig. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A soldier's first experience with death on the battlefield leads his sergeant to tell a story of World War II, with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. Murderous diamond thieves escape into the wilderness, and meet a grim fate. In the 18th century, Jeremiah is conscripted into a British Navy "press gang" under the command of the notorious Captain Bull, in a story with art by Wally Wood. War Story!; Escape; Decoy; Jivaro Death!; Flight From Danger!; Brutal Capt. Bull! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $12.00

25c Cover Price Edition

Donald, along with his nephews - Huey, Louie, and Dewey - bite off more than they can chew when the boys adopts a goat!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 28 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $0.25.

35c Cover Price Edition

Donald, along with his nephews - Huey, Louie, and Dewey - bite off more than they can chew when the boys adopts a goat!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 28 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $0.35.

39c Cover Price Edition

Donald, along with his nephews - Huey, Louie, and Dewey - bite off more than they can chew when the boys adopts a goat!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 28 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $0.39.

49c Cover Price Edition

Donald, along with his nephews - Huey, Louie, and Dewey - bite off more than they can chew when the boys adopts a goat!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 28 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover price $0.49.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $80.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by John Buscema, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A veteran with PTSD is haunted by delusions of murder, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a man murders his brother for an inheritance. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" investigate a cold case after a skeleton is unearthed at a construction site. Citadel of Crime; Wanted: Earl David Bircham; Web of Crime!; He Died Alone; He's the Killer!; You're the Detective!: The Case of the Bereaved Brother!; Wanted: George Leonard Washington Hall; Crime Lab: The Case of the Kayoed Corpse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch and TRIMMING. Missing top staple (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $230.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Tape on interior cover and page. Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $170.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

5th ISSUE in series (see note following) - Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. "Child of Tomorrow" (art by Feldstein), "The Time Machine and the Shmoe" (script and art by Harvey Kurtzman), "Deadlock" (art by Wally Wood as "Woody"), and "Prediction of Disaster" (art by Jack Kamen). NOTE: See 2nd Series for 1953 #17 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $320.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $360.00 View scans Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $230.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $200.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart PR 0.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, and Al Feldstein. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Scientists wonder if a threat from another world would unite humanity's warring factions, then get the chance to find out, in a story by Harvey Kurtzman. Space travelers visit their war-ravaged homeworld to find nothing's changed, with art by Wally Wood. A time-travel murder mystery is so convoluted it needs its own explanatory diagram, which is included. Classic Al Feldstein atom bomb/space cover. Made of the Future!; Return; Progress; The Last War on Earth; The Man Who Was Killed in Time. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Jan 1951. Cover by Charles A. Kennedy. Horror and supernatural stories by Gordon MacCreagh "The Hand of Saint Ury", David Eynon, Allen Masterson, August Derleth "Something From Out There", Margaret St. Clair, Frank Owen, Elizabeth Counselman, and Allison V. Harding. Illustrations by Charles A. Kennedy, Joseph Eberle, Vincent Napoli, John N. Anderson, Hannes Bok, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition, one shilling cover price. Vol. 43 #2 - Jan. 1951. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 96 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. Death Detail starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. A Man Must Do His Best starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Tom Cooke. The Invisible Rustlers starring Nighthawk, script by Gardner Fox, art by Leonard Starr. The Hostage of Carrion Gulch starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Ed Smalle and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A stagecoach driver figures out how to get the drop on robbers every time. A high-stakes card game leads to a gunfight when the con is revealed. A traveling tenor decides to join forces with the Blanton Gang to rob the patrons of his shows. Tuffy's Hidden Cannon; Buckskin Benson; The Stranger from Idaho; Star-Heeled Boots; Tonsils on the Trail; Frontier Facts; The Tin Badge; Death of a Polecat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.