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Comic books April 1951

  • Issue #155
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 155
    Published Apr 1951 by DC.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing.
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Cover Girl Mystery starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. The Two Tommy Tomorrows, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Sands of Death by Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Gun That Killed the Vigilante starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. Human Rights for All public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Adventures into Terror (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 3
    • INCOMPLETE. Interior ad cut, interrupts art and story. Moisture swipes.
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    I Stalk By Night, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; When a judge dons a pair of black gloves that belonged to a serial killer, he finds that he cannot remove them and is forced to commit murder. House of Horror, pencils by Gene Colan; A man traveling through the forest comes upon a house occupied by werewolves. The Isle of No Return text story. Murder at Midnight!, script by Hank Chapman; A grave-digger ladies' man is pursued by the spirits of the women he drove to suicide by his love 'em and leave 'em ways. The Living Dead, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; A man drains the blood of young women and uses the hormones to prolong his life. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: Title was formerly Joker Comics #42. Issues # 43 (11/1950) and 44 (02/1951) of this series continued that numbering but are chronologically issues # 1 and 2 of this series. Regularing numbering resumed with issue # 3 (04/1951). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Adventures into Terror (1951 Atlas/Marvel) 9

    Cover art by Russ Heath. The Dark Dungeon, script by Hank Chapman, art by Ogden Whitney; A man keeps mastiffs half-starved in the dungeon so that he can press a button to release them in the event thieves enter his house. Second Floor Rear!, art by Bernard Krigstein; A landlady rents an apartment to straw men. The Flowers of Evil text story. Ghouls Rush In, art by Dick Ayers; A body snatcher is thwarted in his efforts by cemetery rats that chew through coffins in order to pull the bodies into their warrens. Off With His Head, pencils by Manny Stallman; An executioner is frightened to death when someone places a mirror in the bottom of his head basket so that he sees his own head in there. Talking Corpse, art by Joe Sinnott; When a medium is exposed as a fake, she shoots her client, but it turns out that she had more ability than she thought she did. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 18
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1109505003
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    "The Halls of Horror," "The Undying Brain," "Dream of Death" (art by John Belfi), "The Zombie Summons," and "Spook-Buster's Doom." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Emil Gershwin, Al Camy, Edvard Moritz, John Belfi, George Wilhelms, Paul Gattuso, Paul Cooper, and Richard Case. 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.

  • Issue #16
    Adventures Into the Unknown (1950 Arnold Book Co.) UK Edition 16
    • Staple rust with migration.

    Cover by Ogden Whitney. 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #8
    Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 8
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff and Bob Oksner. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, bounces from bellhop to brigadier when he goes..."Wacky Over WACs!" by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Two Honey in Hollywood strips by Henry Boltinoff; Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff; Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff; and A Bit of Disc and Data article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 36 #1
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 36 #1


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  • Vol. 25 #4
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 25 #4


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Interior complete. Full length spine split. Front and back cover detached.

    Volume 25, Issue 4 - April, 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov, Robert Moore Williams, E.K. Jarvis, Clee Garson, Kendall Foster Crossen, Charles Creighton, and H.B. Hickey. Illustrations by Ogden Whitney, Enoch Sharp, James Settles, Henry Sharp, and Edmond B. Swiatek. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #49
    Archie (1943 Archie Comics) 49
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Water damage.
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    Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Montana, Sam Schwartz?, Bill Vigoda?, Dan DeCarlo? and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Give Us a Brake" (driving safety story); "Love Thy Neighbor"; "Video Rodeo"; "Handle With Care"; and "That's the Ticket"! Plus: Jughead in "Oh Give Me a Poem"! Also: Archie in the 1-page public service announcements "Stair Crazy" and "Red Light Brigade"! And: 2-page "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Astonishing (1951 Marvel/Atlas) 3
    • INCOMPLETE. Page and a half missing (affects "Mister Death!" and "Runaway Planet" stories). Interior page detached and MARRIED.
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    1st issue in series (no #1 or #2). Cover art by Bill Everett. Mister Death!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy battles a Islamic confidence artist. The Runaway Planet, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy prevents an invasion of Uranus by Satana. Time-Bomb Terror!, script and art by Bill Everett; Marvel Boy investigates a gangster's connections to international communism. Ad for Fun Industries' Lone Ranger's "Silver Bullet" pen set with cowboy belt. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Apr 1951
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938 Pulp) UK Edition Apr 1951

    April, 1951 - Volume 7, Issue #9.

  • Vol. 47 #2
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 47 #2


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

    April 1951. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "Temple Trouble" by H. Beam Piper, "A Stitch in Time" by Sylvia Jacobs, "The Peddler's Nose" by Jack Williamson, "The Weapon" by Fredric Brown, "Dog" by Oliver Saari, and "Prodigal's Aura. Articles: "Probabilities and Punctures" by Milton A. Rothman, and "Wanted--Help" by R. S. Richardson. Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #147
    Bestseller Mystery (1937-1958 American Mercury) Digest 147

    Abridged version of "The Man in the Mist" Francis Bonnamy Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #597
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 597


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    • Staple rust: Extensive.

    UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W

  • Issue #599
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 599


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    • Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

  • Issue #600
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 600


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

  • Vol. 92 #6
    Blue Book (1905-1956 Story-Press/Consolidated/McCall) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 92 #6


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    • Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Water damage.

    Volume 92, Issue 6 - April, 1951. Magazine about adventure in fiction and fact, text with drawn illustrations. 8.25" x 11.25", 148 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #8
    Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (1950 ME/AC) 8

    Stories by Carl Memling and others. Art by Bob Powell. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Bob Powell. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. Criminals disguise themselves as Bobbys gang to rob a traveling rodeo; A Chicago gangster hiding out in the West encounters the Lemonade Kid; A powerful rancher tries to use terror tactics to scare his neighbors into selling. Crime in Masquerade; A Man Size Job; Loco Steers; Terrors Triggerman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #64
    Boy Comics (1942) 64

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps a boxer escape crooked promoters and winds up saving Julie from a hostage situation. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones compete in a snow-sculpture contest. An innocent construction worker is accused of attacking an elderly restaurateur. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Crimebuster: Dive Or Die; The Wrong Accusation; Dilly Duncan: S'no Trouble; Little Wise Guys: The Curious Calcutta Cobra Caper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Boys' Ranch (1950-1951 Harvey) 4

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Mort Meskin, Marvin Stein, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This kid-gang series set in the Old West is often hailed as a creative high-point in the partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Clay and the boys join the soldiers in a fort awaiting what may be a deadly siege, in a two-part story. Lessons for readers on how to ride, rope and even talk like cowboys. The Bugle Blows at Bloody Knife!; How Cowboys Say It; King Red Eye's Last Raid; How to Spin a Rope, Lesson 4; Fight to the Finish!; The People Who Murdered Themselves; How to Make Your Own Tom-Tom; How To Ride a Horse, Lesson 4: Behavior of Horses; Killer Stallion. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #96
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 96
    • Staples replaced. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by John Belfi, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A magic parchment offers a condemned criminal three wishes, so he causes Captain Marvel Jr. to vanish, but no one is prepared for the criminal's holiday that results. Professor Edgewise leads a mountain expedition to save the world's last Giant Dodo egg, but a rival ornithologist plots to steal it. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to protect a man from the curse of Vengeance Mountain, which brings doom to his family once a generation. Captain Marvel, Jr. Vanishes; Poor Peters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: Ring Rigamarole; The World's Strangest Zoo; The Wind from Nowhere; Killers Never Win; The Dumb Dodo; Vengeance Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Captain Science (1950) 3
    • Cover loose at staples.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Tracing indentations on cover.

    Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Don Perlin and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. The Beast Men of Rak open a new attack on the Earth, using giant robots, and only Captain Science can stop them. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig gets a call from the moon on his unlisted Space-o-phone, leading to a murder and a confrontation with the Dwarfs of Deimos. In 2115, a researcher discovers ghosts (actually more like zombies) living under the surface of the Earth, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Action-packed bondage cover by Walter Johnson. The Metal Monsters; Brant Craig: The Deadly Dwarfs of Deimos; The City of the Ancients; The Lost World of Mindanao; Ghosts from the Underworld. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2UK
    Captain Video (UK 1951-1952 L. Miller & Son) 2UK
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2122023007
    • Staple rust with migration.

    Cover price is "9d" 36 Pages.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 082 The Master of Ballantrae (1951) 1
    • 1 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

    The Master of Ballantrae, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 82, 4/51). An unforgettable story of the bitter rivalry and hate between two brothers. One brother, long thought dead, comes "from the grave" to claim his own, for he was master of much more than his rightful inheritance. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 22 #2
    Everyday Science and Mechanics (1929-1976 Continental) Magazine Vol. 22 #2


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    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Vol. 1 #11
    Eye (1949-1956 Mutual Magazine^) Magazine 1st Series Vol. 1 #11


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    • Spine split 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #193
    Famous Funnies (1934) 193

    Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Ben Friday" by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; and "Yipee" by Clark Haas. "Trouble Expected" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Famous Gangsters (1951) 1
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4028274009
    • Paper: Off white
    • 1 small piece of tape on interior cover.
    • Label #1213870016
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    Cover by George Roussos. Art by Louis Ravielli, Marion Sitton, Marvin Stein, Lou Morales and Mo Marcus. Tales of crime and punishment featuring pre-Code levels of violence. The stories of notorious gangsters Al Capone, Dutch Schultz and Lucky Luciano; John Dillinger escapes from prison and an FBI manhunt, but his luck runs out thanks to a woman in red; Chicago gang boss Bugs Moran narrowly escapes The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, as well as a speeding ticket. The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre; Al Capone!; Dutch Schultz; Lucky Luciano; The Mole; John Dillinger. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 13 #4
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #4


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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 13, Issue 4 - April 1951. Cover by Harold MacCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Nine World's West" by Clee Garson. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 4 #6
    Fantastic Novels (1940-1951 Frank A. Munsey) Pulp Vol. 4 #6


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Soiling.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 4, Issue 6 - April, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 116 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Fantastic Story Magazine (1950-1955 Best Books) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 2, Issue 2 - Spring, 1951. Earle K. Bergey cover. Stories by J.W. Walsh, Francis Flagg and Forrest J. Ackerman, Captain S.P. Meek, Arthur K. Barnes, Carter Sprague, and Damon Knight. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 148 pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #4
    Flash Gordon (1950 Harvey) 4
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #2306281012

    Stories and art by Alex Raymond and Bill Schreiber. Harvey reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary space-opera hero Flash Gordon and his struggle against interstellar tyrant Ming the Merciless. This issue reprints Sunday strips from Oct. 24, 1937 - March 27, 1938. Flash travels to Arboria to enlist Barin and his Robin Hood-style warriors in the battle with Ming. Steps of Doom; Stories Behind the Stars. Final issue of the series; a fifth issue may have been in the works but never published. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #2
    Flirt (1947-1955 Whisper, Inc./Flirt) Magazine Vol. 4 #2


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    • Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • 3/4" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage.
    • Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Soiling.

    Vol. 4, No. 2. April 1951. Men's interest magazine focusing on pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 562 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #326
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 326

    Stories and Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Lost Canyon" and "On the S.S. Queen," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #327
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 327

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Fred Abranz and Tony Strobl. Featuring the tale "The Rajah's Elephant," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #2
    Giant Western (1947-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 7 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 7, Issue 2 - April, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #5
    Henry Aldrich (1950-1954 Dell) 5
    • Centerfold detached. Water damage.

    Comic book adventures of the teenager from the classic radio and television shows "The Aldrich Family." Cover art by Bill Williams. Henry Aldrich Plans the Picnic text story. Untitled story; Henry and his rival George vie for the attention of Geraldine. Untitled story; How sick is Henry with a fever of 99? Art by Bill Williams. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Hi-School Romance (1949) 8

    Cover pencils by Al Avison. "Secrets of a Star"; Emily is "discovered" and offered a career as a movie actress; Her name is changed, she has to keep her marriage to Felix a secret, and even move into an apartment of her own; Felix has enough and leaves her. Emily is a success. "No Other Choice," art by Bob Powell; Judy and her widowed father operate a farm; They hope to get out of debt by winning a race with their horse "Judys Boy"; Neighbor Tim loves Judy but she thinks hes romancing her so her father will sell his water rights; Tim and Judy compete in the big race; Judys horse is badly injured and has to be destroyed. Judy unfairly blames Tim. "Wallflower"; Nancy is a "wallflower" at school but hopes dance instructor Dan can solve her shyness problem. "My Hospital Romance," art by Warren Kremer; Judith enrolls in nursing school and is informed of strict rules regarding socializing with the doctors; Steady Dr. Alfred and womanizing Dr. Raymond date her, Alfred with the schools permission, Raymond without; Judith chooses Raymond but after he cheats on her with Elaine, she accepts Alfreds marriage proposal. "They Laughed at Me!" text story, art by Bob Powell. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 9, Issue 5 - April, 1951. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features hit songs such as; "My Heart Cries for You", "It's No Secret", "I've Never Been in Love Before", "The Roving Kind", "The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful", "I'll Get By", and others. 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #7
    Howdy Doody (1950-1956 Dell) 7
    • 2" cumulative spine split.

    One-page Clarabell story. Untitled Howdy Doody story; Howdy and Dilly accidently get trapped in a rocket ship. Untitled story; Flub-a-dub tries to fly a kite. "Oh Dilly! Oh Dilly Dally!"; Howdy and Dilly try to find a cure for Mr. Bluster's gout. "Hook and Ladder Boy" text story. Untitled story; Howdy and the gang attack Flub with snowballs. "Service With a Smile"; Dilly works at a service station. "Ride the Magic Carpet Free" one-page Flub-a-dub story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Imagination (1950-1958 Greenleaf) Stories of Science and Fantasy/Science Fiction Vol. 2 #2


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    • Water damage: Slight.

    April, 1951, Issue 2. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #4
    Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 4
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    Return from Mars, art by Russ Heath; Martians want to take over Earth, but they don't invade because even their weakest weapons are so powerful that they would destroy Earth and make it useless to them, so they place agitator spies among the population to incite war. The Man in the Crowd; An evil entity gives a struggling artist a hand, which makes the artist paint well, but also commits murders while the artist is asleep. The Witch Doctor text story. The Lost Land; A man becomes ruler of an underground civilization, but when weapon tests for a planned invasion of the surface go awry and destroy his subjects, he finds himself trapped underground with an immortal lifespan due to radiation treatments he has received. The Train to Nowhere, script by Hank Chapman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) 5
    • Centerfold detached at one staple, coming detached at second.
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    Cover by George Frese. "Femmes and Fowls," art by George Frese; Jughead and Archie try to start an egg farm with a rooster but trade it in for two ducks until Veronica gets mad that they are exploiting the ducks. A Bicycle Is Built for One public service announcement; Jughead warns Archie and Veronica about riding with her on the handlebars and when they get hit by a car, Veronica ends up in the hospital with one leg and one arm in cast. "Flyin' High," art by George Frese; Jughead helps Betty build a kite to impress Archie, but on the way to an open location to fly it, Jughead flies out of the back seat when the kite catches the wind. "A Hair Brained Plot!"; Betty and Veronica think Archie is distracted by girls with short hair, but they decide between them that long hair is best. Ad for Super Duck. "Of Moose and Men"; Jughead helps Moose by writing poems for the new girl, Midgie; Other girls think Jughead is writing the poems on his own behalf and they threaten to beat up Moose if he hurts Jughead. "Second Fiddle"; Veronica asks Uke to play for her in a canoe in the moonlight. Sam Hill ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Lassie (1950-1962 Dell) 3

    Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Lassie photo. The Treasure Hunt, art by Morris Gollub; Mr. Lawrence, Gerry, Rocky and Lassie sail on a treasure hunt guided by Mr. Slinger, Shorty and Otto; Having reached an island with a sunken Spanish galleon, they are in for a surprise. Lassie illustration. Lassie painting by Morris Gollub. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Apr 9 1951
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Apr 9 1951
    • INCOMPLETE. Chew. Interrupts art and story.

    April 9, 1951. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: memoirs of Omar Bradley; Spanish village pictorial essay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 160 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Apr 30 1951
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Apr 30 1951
    • 8" total spine split and water damage.

    April 30, 1951. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: General Bradley; cerebral palsy; Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #25
    Life Story (1949) 25
    Published Apr 1951 by Fawcett.
    • INCOMPLETE. Back cover and last page has corner piece clipped. Slightly interrupts art or story.

    Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. Judith returns to her hometown after a long absence, determined to get revenge on Arlene and steal Nick away from her. Andrea resents her mother's concerns as she starts dating and carousing with a hip young crowd, but she never thinks to ask why she's so concerned. Nurse Kay has a long string of failed romances with handsome patients, but she's hoping that Jerry will be the one who calls back when he's well again. Loves Last Rites; None So Blind; Gift Horse; The Only One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Little Iodine (1950-1962 Dell) 5
  • Issue #34
    Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 34
    • Tape along spine.
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing pages (affects art and story). Center wraps detached.

    Cover art by Irving Tripp. The Spook Tree; Lulu dreams she and Tubby sneak out to the cemetery to touch the wishing tree. Untitled Little Lulu story; Lulu buys a stuffed owl for the Fellers so she can join the club. Lulu Van Winkle; Lulu tells Alvin about the girl who went to sleep for twenty years. Lovesick; Tubby tries everything he can think of to impress Gloria. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for five color Little Lulu pinups and Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.