Comic books March 1951

This issue is loaded with major SF writers from the period!

One-shot, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Spring, 1951. Edited by Don Wollheim. Stories by De Camp, Neville, Del Rey, Leiber, Van Vogt, Kornbluth, Clarke, Derleth and others. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, B&W text. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Miss Robinson Crusoe starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Pest of the Planeteers starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Scores One for the Handicapped! starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Octopus League starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Covered Wagon Cavalcade starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Supercoach of Smallville High starring Superboy, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela. The Slow and Easy Club starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Ralph Mayo. Under the Sea For Life starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by John Daly. The Third Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories include "Ghostly Destroyer," "The Graveyard Wanderer," "Ozark Witches," "The Phantom That Foretold," "Beast From the Beyond," "Uncanny Mysteries," and "Curse of the Catacombs." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Charlie Sultan, Richard Hughes, Al Camy, Paul Gattuso, Edvard Moritz, and Bob Jenney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Rosenberger. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) #102. 68 pages, B&W.

Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover art by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ruben Moreira, Henry Boltinoff, Chuck Winter, and Jimmy Thompson. Your favorite Hollywood star in hard-hitting action stories! Text story attributed to Alan Ladd, but probably ghost-written by Jack Miller. Public service announcement with Green Arrow, Tomahawk, and Shining Knight. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ed Smalle and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #85. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy's old pal Eddie Mackey becomes dangerously obsessed with the then-new idea of flying saucers. A student of primitive man is transformed into a Neanderthal by an ancient ritual of strength, and then confronts The Heap. A biography of France's greatest boxer - and boyfriend of legendary singer Edith Piaf - Marcel Cerdan. Airboy; The Heap; Lady of the Forest, Part 1; He Flew on Red Leather Wings; Tony of Gibraltar; The Malay Wolf. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. Challenge of the Aztecs starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. Wild Horse Stampede featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bob Lander. Law of the Six-Gun starring the Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Case of the Horse Marines--Epics of the Texas Rangers, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. Ad for Tomahawk #3. Navigator of the Plains text article, art by Raymond Perry. The Mystery of the Broken Arrow starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by David V. Reed, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The World of Adventure in Books, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight make reading recommendations for young readers who complain that there's nothing exciting in the library. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, John Tartaglione, Vernon Henkel, Bill La Cava, Al Fass, Mike Becker, Ed Moore and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win! The all-true crime chronicle of Doc Channing Paulson, who committed a murder and couldn't stop running until justice halted him! Don't miss the startling true facts behind 1930's brutal..."Man Hunt in Hell's Kitchen" with art by Al Fass. Also in this issue: "He Passed the Queer" with art by Vernon Henkel (the story explains that "pass the queer" is an underworld term for distributing counterfeit money); "Earl Cardozza, the Man With No Face" with art by Bill La Cava; "The Corpse"; 2-page text story "Taken For a Ride"; "The Ugly Woman" by Carl Wessler, Pierce Rice and John Tartaglione; "Hide-Out" with art by Mike Becker; and "The Crates of Murder" with art by Ed Moore. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "Everybody's Darling"; "Marriage By Capture"; "Some Days Are Different"; and 1-pager "The Wedding Cake"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - March, 1951. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

"The Man Who Burned," "The Perfect Crime," "Jungle Justice," "The Mental Marvel," and a two-page text story, "Another Perfect Crime." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 3 - March, 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by John Jakes, Robert Moore Williams, E.K. Jarvis, William P. McGivern, P.F. Costello, Rog Phillips, and H.B. Hickey. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Enoch Sharp, Rod Ruth, Henry Sharp, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.50.

The Apache Kid stars in "Red Hawk's Revenge" and "Grey Wolf Strikes!" Also in this issue: "The Deadly Deed." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Russ Heath. "The Bushwhacker Strikes!", art by Russ Heath; Davy Laramee, 17 years old, rescues Capt. Macklin from outlaws and earns a place in the Texas Rangers; When fellow Ranger Bart Trager goes bad, only the Arizona Kid can stop him. "Redman's Justice!", art by Russ Heath; Aggressive settlers have stirred the ire of the Apache tribe, and now the ruthless developers call for Ranger help to destroy the Apache. "An Ace Up His Sleeve" text story. "The Last Chance," art by Dave Berg; The story of how a young gun fighter grew to be a fearless law man, until he was hit by a bullet; Then, he could fight no more, until his last gun duel with robbers. "Terror! South of the Border!", art by Russ Heath; The Arizona Kid meets rancher Pancho Corrida who is killed by rustlers before the Kid can act; Laramee must face charges that he himself is the killer when he tries to return the herd to the dead rancher's daughter. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 9 - March, 1951. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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March 1951. Volume 47, Issue 1. Cover by Paul Orban. Science fiction stories by James H. Schmitz, E. B. Cole, Henderson Starke, Morton Klass, Andrew McDuff, Alan E. Nourse, H. B. Fyfe, and Jack Williamson. Article "Notes on Nuclear Radiation'" by Edwin N. Kaufman. Illustrations by Cartier, Orban, and Welker. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Vintage British humor magazine aimed primarily at men. 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W.

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Cover pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. "The Joker's Crime Costumes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Inspired by Batmans arsenal of Batsuits, the Joker begins a new crime spree with different costumes. "The Case of the Flying Saucers," pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; When the death of a mysterious person reaches the Gotham City Police Department, Commissioner Gordon calls Batman and Robin; The clues indicate that the dead person is an alien from Saturn. Jerry the Jitterbug two-page story by Henry Boltinoff. -page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Origin of Killer Moth!", pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Prisoner #234026 reads a newspaper article about Batman and decides to set himself up as the "anti-Batman," hiring himself out to Gotham City's criminals to help them elude capture by Police; When released, he establishes a false identity as millionaire philanthropist and becomes friends with Bruce Wayne. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. The World of Adventure in Books public service announcement starring Green Arrow, Tomahawk, and Shining Knight, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans" by Bill Schreiber. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Remembered. The Beachhead, art by John D'Agostino. The G. I. Blues text story. I Flew Into Certain Death. They Called Him Yellow! 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 10, Issue 1 - March, 1951. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W with spot color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Complete version of "The Knife Behind You" by James Benet. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. The Amulet of Terror, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; In Hungary, two treasure hunters steal a vampire's amulet out of its grave, thus releasing the beast. Behind the Locked Door, art by Jerry Grandenetti; Maxwell Geis is haunted by recurrent nightmares; The people he dreams about, die; On the brink of insanity, he falls in love with a girl; Visiting her parents, he relives his dreams again. The Keeper of the Flames. The Legend of the Long 3rd Finger, pencils by Louis Zansky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2, No. 3 - March 1951. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Cruelest Racket in the World!" (to solve a blackmail racket, Steve and Lorelei pretend to be married); "Phantom from the Past!"; "Steve Wilson's Disgrace!"; "The Fearsome Film!" (with Johnny Law); and "The Black Toothpick." Scripts by Dave Wood, pencils by Dan Barry and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Dan Barry. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Bill Boyd [William Boyd]. Deputy For a Day, art by Max Elkan; Bill acts as Deputy Sheriff for one day, and has to deal with the theft of a diamond ring. The Deadly Spurs, art by Max Elkan; Bill finds a dead rooster in the road, and it means cock fighting is going on despite the fact that it's against the law. The Prairie Hostage; Crowbait is forced at gunpoint to hide two robbers trailed by a posse, in his wagon. Captain Video ad. The Wagon Train Massacre, art by Max Elkan; A wagon train is attacked by white killers and blamed on the Indians. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Charles Biro, Claude Moore, Dick Rockwell, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A power hungry Indian chief named Corolow fans the smoldering embers of hatred for the white man and his friends, the Cheyenne; war erupts in the Bloody Massacre at Sand Creek. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. A Silver Bullet for Your Heart!, art by Jack Kirby. A Curse on You!, art by Mort Meskin. Satan's Sister!, art by Bill Draut; Mark must discover the secret of Lisa Farr and her evil twin, Peggy. The Signal text story. The World of Shadows, art by George Roussos. The Voices in the Night!, art by Marvin Stein. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

March, 1951. Cover price $0.25.

British Edition. March, 1951 - Volume 8, Issue #4. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: "Kill and Make Up" by Mel Colton, "Exclusive Sucker" by Walter Snow, "There Was a Crooked Man" by Talmage Powell, "Murder on the Make" by Robert Martin, and "Mourner's Bench" by W. P. Brothers. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

52-page giant. The Black Rider stars in "The Terrified Tribe," "The Deadly Double-Cross," "The Secret in the Sand," and "The Strange Man." Also in this issue: "The Waiting Death" and "The Tough Hombre." Cover price $0.10.