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Comic books September 1951

  • Vol. 27 #3
    44 Western Magazine (1937-1954 Popular Publications^) Pulp Vol. 27 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Front Cover Detached.
  • Issue #160
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 160
    Published Sep 1951 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Other - see grading notes
    • Cracking to lower back side of slab with chipping to corner bracket.
    • Label #2003765003
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Aunt Minerva, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Mystery of the Little Worlds starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Crime Circus starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Capture of the Four Aces starring Vigilante, script by Dick Wood, art by Bob Brown. Old Folks are People, Too! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #168
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 168
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2036638002

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Boy Who Outsmarted Superboy, script by William Woolfolk, art by John Sikela; features Lana Lang and her brother Ronald. Aquaman: One-Man Crew!, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. Tubby, King of Comedy starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Ralph Mayo. The Arrow That Crossed a Continent! starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp; GA battles the Robin Hood Arrow Company. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $150 Adventure Comics #168 GD VTG 1951 Golden Age DC Superboy Comic

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  • Issue #23
    Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) 23
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    "Fight of the Dead," "The Thing That Lived Again," "Shadow of the Wolf," "When Time Turned Back," and "The Ghostly Host" (art by Ogden Whitney). Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by George Wilhelms, King Ward, Leonard Starr, Al Camy, and Ogden Whitney. 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.

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    $245 Adventures Into the Unknown #23 CGC 4.0 Pre Code Horror Golden Age Comic 1951
    $309 Adventures into the Unknown #23 (ACG 1951) CGC 5.5 Golden Age Horror PCH

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  • Vol. 36 #6
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 36 #6


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  • Vol. 17 #1
    Alaska Sportsman (Alaska Magazine Publishing Company) Magazine Vol. 17 #1


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  • Issue #4
    Arizona Kid, The (1951) 4
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
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  • Vol. 3 #3
    Art Photography (1949-1958) Magazine Vol. 3 #3


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    Volume 3, Issue 3 - September, 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.

  • Vol. 48 #1
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 48 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Back cover detached 25%.

    September 1951. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "Day of the Moron" by H. Beam Piper, "Untitled Story" by Frank M. Robinson, "The Universe Between" by Alan E. Nourse, and "Brick Wall" by J. A. Meyer. Articles: "No Green Cheese" by Daniel Whitton, and "Meteorite Craters" by Willy Ley. Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #66
    Batman (1940) 66
    Published Sep 1951 by DC.
    • 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other. Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "The Joker's Comedy of Errors!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker is obsessed with recreating some of historys most famous blunders; He tries to force Batman into making mistakes. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Movie Stars Who Died Twice!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin investigate the case of film stars who start dying in the same way as their respective characters died in the movies. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and his Vacation-Time Pals" by Bill Schreiber. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. Script Sleuths article by Barbara Fairbanks, art by Raymond Perry. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman II and Robin, Junior!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Robin becomes disobeys Batman's orders; He is saved by the Dark Knight, and once they're back at the Batcave, Bruce scolds Robin for disobeying him. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and his Vacation-Time Pals" by Bill Schreiber. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $620 1951 Batman 66 CGC 1.5. Joker Totem Pole Cover. RARE!
    $995 BATMAN #66 CGC GD+ 2.5; OW-W; classic Joker totem pole cover!
    $1,275 Batman #66 CGC 4.0 OW/PGS 1951 Classic Charles Paris JOKER Totem Pole Cover
    $1,440 1951 Batman 66 CGC 5.0 Joker Totem Pole Cover. RARE!
    $2,500 Batman #66 Golden Age Joker Cover! CGC 6.5!

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  • Vol. 10 #4
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 10 #4


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    • Spine stress. Corner Damage. Centerfold detached. Foxing. Soiling.
    • Water damage: Moderate.

    Volume 10, Issue 4 - September, 1951. Cover by Peter Driben. Men's magazine featuring showgirls, models, and pinups. 8.5" x 11.5", 58 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #6
    Beyond (1950 Ace) 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0261952006
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4219560016
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    • Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Includes certificate from the Vampire University Collection.
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    • 4" cover tear. Cover loose at one staple. Water damage.
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    • Pieces of margins of some interior pages torn off, does not affect art or story. Tape over tear in front cover.
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    Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Scourge of the Scorpion Cult; Searching for a cure for scorpion's venom, Dr. Marston and "his lovely daughter Celia" run into a cult of scorpion people; Their leader wants to take Celia as his queen. Riddle of Pete Dunn's Last Fight, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Boxer Pete Dunn is ready to win the lightweight championship; As his father dies, he promises him to win the fight and become champion; Dunn gets killed in a car accident, but manages to show up for his fight. He wins the championship, but vanishes in his dressing room. Black Wings of the Demon Gondolier, art by Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel. Return From the Great Abyss, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950) 6

    Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Leon Winik. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy helps a town stand up to the Black Diamond Boys - but there are more Boys than he thought. Billy has a nightmare of fighting with a gorilla, in a dream sequence that may be early work by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Billy is on a stagecoach that is transporting a gold shipment, joining forces with the sheriff in a tense standoff against marauding outlaws. The Black Diamond Boys; Nightmare!; White Courage; Stagecoach; Ten-Gallon Allen; Oldtimer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #6
    Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 1 #6

    Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Masterpiece!, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Moment of Shadow!, art by Bill Draut. A Wolf That Hummed a Nursey Rhyme!, art by Vic Donahue. Union with the Dead, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Vacation in the Mountains text story. Skulls' Eyes Never Sleep! The Girl the Earth Ate Up!, art by George Roussos; Mary Higgens goes to Old Min for help to stop her daughter from partying all night long, and is given a pair of magic scissors. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $55 Black Magic Comics #6 Golden Age 1951 Jack Kirby Cover and Art

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  • Issue #618
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 618


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    • Staple rust: Extensive.

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

  • Issue #619
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 619


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    • Staple rust: Extensive.

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

  • Issue #620
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 620


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    • Staple rust: Extensive.

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

  • Issue #621
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 621


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    • Staple rust: Extensive.

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

  • Issue #6
    Bob Colt (1950 Fawcett) 6
    • Interior is complete. Near full length spine split.

    Stories and art by Bob McCarty and Dick Kraus. Western hero Bob Colt, a Fawcett creation, fights for justice with his sidekicks Pablo and Terry. The model on the photo covers was Steve Holland, later the cover model for Bantam Books' Doc Savage reprints. Bob sets out to learn who intercepted a message from the federal government to the Ferguson Copper Mine, and why. Rawhide tries to make himself more presentable at work. Bob's search for a missing ranch hand leads him to an encounter with saucer aliens! The Copper Killers; Rawhide Hotchkiss: For Bet-Ter or Worse; Chuck Waggin; Scarecrow Justice; Sappy Nappy; The Mysterious Visitors. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    Boy Comics (1942) 69

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, Norman Maurer 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. Iron Jaw escapes custody by hijacking a police wagon and leads Crimebuster on a cross-city chase to a drawbridge. Dilly Duncan and his pals discover a treasure map, but some crooks want the treasure first, leading to a Goonies-style chase. Crimebuster tries to help a kid from reform school get a job in a gas station, but he's tempted to go back to his thieving ways to impress a girl. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The Wild Pursuit; Dangerous Curves; Dilly Duncan: An Unexpected Treasure; Little Wise Guys: The Talkative Terrier. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #124
    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 124

    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles the Discarded Instincts" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; "Captain Marvel Battles the Unknown Danger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "The Strange Time Circus" with story by Otto Binder (appearances by Don Quixote, Daniel Boone and Doc Wunder). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Wild Beast"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Television Trap" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $75 Captain Marvel Adventures: #124 VG Discarded Instincts Fawcett Publications SA

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  • Vol. 23 #4
    Children's Playmate Magazine (1929 A.R. Mueller) Vol. 23 #4


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    • Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 23, Issue 3 - August 1951. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 087 A Midsummer Night's Dream (1951) 1
    • Staple rust with migration. Cover detached at one staple.

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 87, with 9/51 date). Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #35
    Cowboy Western Comics (1948) 35
    • Centerfold detached. Chew. Cover detached at one staple.

    Sunset Carson line art cover by Keats E. Petree, with Sunset Carson photo. In order of appearance: Sunset Carson and Pat Starling (as Martha Taylor) photo; "Sunset Carson"; "Indian Sign Talk" art by Mario DeMarco; "Rod Kline, United States Marshal, The Case of the Run-A-Way Stage!", "Western Wonders, Did the Indians Ride the Great Western Plains Before the White Man Came? No! The Had to Walk!", "Desert Oddities", "Cowboy Lingo Department! Slapping Leather", and "Legends of the Old West, Little Icinike and the Buzzard" art by Clinton Harmon; "Sunset Carson and the Rodeo Robbery"; and "Desperate Lou, Sorry Wrong Number", "Chuck Wagon Gus", and "Happy Homer" by Clinton Harmon."The Trail of the Silver Dollars" text story.36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #102
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 102
    • Water damage.
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    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, Robert Q. Sale and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner takes a temporary job as a prison warden and uncovers murder, featuring another action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Wesley, a struggling writer who helps plan a robbery but gets in too deep. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an eccentric millionaire who was paying off a blackmailer and a con man. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: You'll Never Live to Tell; Book of Sins; Stop Thief!; Dr. Raymond Addams, Man on the Run; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit?: Appointment with Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Crime Smashers (1950-53 Trojan) 6
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    Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Action girl Sally the Sleuth and "The Chief" go undercover to catch an arson gang burning down houses for the insurance money. Reporter Ray Hale witnesses a murder by an abandoned house, but after the victim disappears, he learns he seemingly witnessed an crime that happened 18 years before. When a swimming film star dies during a dive, suspicion falls on her rescuers, who both had a reason to kill her. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Bullet of Treachery; Sally the Sleuth: Peril in the Flames; Ray Hale, News Ace: The Mysterious Tip-Off; The Hand of Fate; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Dive to Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 18 #94
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 18 #94


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    • Creasing. Soiling.
    • Water damage: Moderate.

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

  • Issue #13/14
    Fanscient (1947-1951 Portland Science-Fantasy Society) Fanzine 13/14





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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.

  • Vol. 13 #9
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 13 #9


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 30%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "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.

  • Vol. 5 #3
    Fantasy Advertiser (1946-1952 Gus Willmorth) Fanzine Vol. 5 #3


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    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.

  • Issue #23
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 23

    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.

  • Issue #348
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 348
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4094453006
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4091493022
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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.

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    $119 1951 FOUR COLOR #348 Donald Duck, Huey Dewey Louie - Carl Barks - Dell CGC 6.0

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  • Issue #350
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 350

    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.

  • Issue #351
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 351
    • Staple rust with migration.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    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.

  • Issue #195109
    Front Page Detective (1936-1995 Dell Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine 195109
  • Vol. 2 #3
    Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories (1950-1951 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    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.

    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    British reprints of the American edition.

  • Issue #1
    Gangsters and Gun Molls (1951) 1
    • Cover MARRIED. Staples added (not manufacturing). Staple rust, rust migration.
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    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    • 7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation.
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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.

    • Creasing. Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.
    • Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.

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

  • Issue #510907
    Greater Amusements 510907
    Published Sep 1951

    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.

  • Issue #510921
    Greater Amusements 510921
    Published Sep 1951

    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.

  • Issue #68
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 68

    Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Harold LeDoux, H.C. Keifer, Jack A. Barrill, Tom Scheuer and John Belfi. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A heroic girl saves other children on three separate occasions; A flight attendant sacrifices her own life to rescue passengers; A woman gets divine help to save children from a house fire. Supreme Sacrifice; Courage Under Fire; The Heroism Of Suzanne Winters; The Lords Doings, Says This Heroine; Valiant Grandmother; Down The Drain; Short Cut To Trouble; Television Technique; Fast Thinking Saves Mother; Race Against Death; Holiday Hero; The Story Of Pete Kitchen; Death Trap; Unscheduled Dip; Saved From Fire Trap; A Mothers Intuition; 1 Cop Saves 9; Deep Water Danger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4
    Imagination (1950-1958 Greenleaf) Stories of Science and Fantasy/Science Fiction Vol. 2 #4


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    • Water damage: Moderate.

    September, 1951, Issue 4. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #6
    Johnny Mack Brown (1950-1952 Dell) 6

    Photo cover features Johnny Mack Brown. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh, Tony Sgroi and Till Goodan. Movie cowboy Johnny Mack Brown and his horse Rebel face down owlhoots and outlaws in the Old West. Johnny and a traveling snake-oil salesman hatch a plan to unseat a corrupt town sheriff. But when he hypnotizes Johnny into pretending he's Jesse James, soon half the town thinks they're famous outlaws. Johnny meets sculptor Cathy, who's carving a Mount Rushmore-sized face out of a mountain, but someone doesn't want her to finish. Plus fun facts about the cowboys lariat and pack horse. The Cowboys Lariat; Prairie Hocus-Pocus; Johnny Mack Brown and Stonefaces Scar; Too Well Planned; Talkin Shadows; The Cowboys Pack Horse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Journey into Fear (1951 Superior) 3
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #2066882024
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    The Broken Mirror; her dance was a vision of beauty, but its reflection was a nightmare of stark madness; you will long remember the adventure of the ballerina and the beast! Midnight Prowler; each night he made his way through the shadows; what was his ghostly mission? The Smallest Ghosts/The Vision/The Phantom Bride text story. The Wandering Corpse; is there no resting place for the roaming cadaver? Gypsy's Curse; screen star Greg Peters is shooting a picture in an authentic gypsy camp. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #141
    Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 141

    Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Mark and Sylvia plot to kill Mark's ward, Thorsten, and steal his fortune; Kaänga thwarts them and turns them over to the district commissioner. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A rhinoceros threatens to tear down a monkey band's fruit trees unless the monkeys bring him hay so he doesn't have to graze in the hot sun; Wambi and his friends free the monkeys from the rhino's tyranny. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Tabu turns a trio of vampire women into hyenas. "Training for the Big Cage" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Renegades Biggs and Blake plan to steal the sacred treasure of the Ape Temple; They disguise themselves as priests, but Camilla exposes them and takes them prisoner for transferal to the district commissioner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Katzenjammer Kids (1947-54) 18
  • Issue #5
    Kid Cowboy (1950 Ziff Davis) 5
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Water damage.

    Stories and art by Gene Colan, Matt Baker, Ross Andru, Dave Berg, Jack Sparling and Bob Brown. Baby-faced gunslinger Kid Cowboy fights for justice in the Old West with his sidekick, Red Feather. Kid Cowboy must stop escaped convicts from hijacking a train and causing a collision with another locomotive, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. The Gibson Gang steals horses from Kid Cowboy's ranch and injures Red Feather, so the Kid must go after them alone. Plus one-pagers with early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru and good-girl art legend Matt Baker. And a Little Sheriff comedy by future MAD artist Dave Berg. Dude Ranch Days; Dynamite!; Killers on the Rampage!; Dishonest Crook; The Lost Dutchman!; The Singing Cowboy: Chuckawalla's Serenade; The Little Sheriff: Pot Luck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Life Story (1949) 30
    Published Sep 1951 by Fawcett.

    Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. Massage therapist Harriet tries to steal away the boyfriend of her mentor Maxine, and the result is enough drama for a reality show, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Lila is prejudiced against European WWII refugee Joseph, but finds herself strangely attracted to him. Stunt-cycle rider Streak falls for fellow performer Jean, and tries to turn his life around after she's injured, in a rare romance story with a male protagonist. The Unloved; Design for Heartbreak; Alligator Tears; The Grandstander. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #39
    Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 39
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    • Tape along spine interior and exterior.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Cover art by Irving Tripp. The Dance; Lulu comes to Miss Gladys's dance with monkeys instead of boys. The Case of the Green Hanky; Tubby solves the case of who got green stuff on Lulu's mother's hanky. Untitled story; Tubby wants Lulu to get the Fellers to protect him from a bully. The Mouse; Lulu does not want her pop to catch a mouse in a trap. That Awful Witch Hazel; Lulu tells Alvin about the time she was caught by a witch named Hazel and imprisoned in a rock. Election Day; Tubby wants to be elected president of the club, but he has to do something brave. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.