Comic books August 1952

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. It's Smart to Check -- And Double Check! public service announcement starring Superman. The Secrets of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Invaders of Indigo Island starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Phantom Space Ship starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. A Cell for Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The World's Whackiest Inventions! starring Superboy, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Raft of Doom! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. The Modern Paul Bunyan!, pencils by Paul Norris, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Quick and Tubby visit a Paul Bunyan festival; When crooks rob the gate Johnny uses stunts similar to what Paul Bunyan would have done to capture them. Green Arrow's New Partner!, art by George Papp. Casey the Cop humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Katz cover. Contains Alex Toth art. In order of appearance: "Murder Mansion" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST, and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Drury's Dream"; "Death Follows Orders" art by Jerry Grandenetti; "The Phantom Hounds of Castle Eyne" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Alex Toth Reader TPB (2003-2005) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Horror's Little Acre" art by Ruben Moreira, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "The Phantom Warning"; and "Day of Reckoning!". "The Chimes of Doom: Charles Hanover Didn't Understand the Real Power of the Clock!" illustrated text story by Irwin Shapiro. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Dead Man's Escape!, art by Joe Maneely; A convict from an island prison tries to escape by being dumped in the bay inside of a corpse bag. Under the Knife!, art by Tony DiPreta; During an operation a man dies briefly and experiences a boatride with a beautiful woman named Zoe who is trying to outdistance Death. Caraniti's Curse text story. He Who Laughs Last, Gets the Horselaugh; A man who plays the rear end in a dummy horse act is jealous of the man who plays the head, so he kills him and when he returns to the stage that night, is trampled by the front part of the costume. Ed's Young Wife!, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; a man tries to get his lover's husband out of the way by sawing through the steering column of his car so it will give way on the mountain road. Island of Horror, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta 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 #102. No issue # on cover; Vol. 9, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy discovers the tentacled aliens in their geometric ships have returned, and now they can mind-control human leaders. A cursed 16th-century gargoyle comes to life and terrorizes a French village every year at the same time, until The Heap arrives. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Airboy; The Heap; Sport Tabs; Strangers of the Rails; The Whisper of Egypt; The Last Sword of El Lobo; Prayer Works Wonders; Stand Still and Fight; Quiet Cash. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #1 is numbered #127 with a cover date of Aug.-Sep. 1952. The title was previously All-American Western. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Maurice Gutwirth and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Larry "Bullseye" Benson may be short in stature, but he kills his way to the top of the underworld, before the law catches up. Art and Winnie go on a spree of robbery and murder across Texas. Dutch Schultz was done in by his own cronies when the heat got too hot, but thanks to a buried treasure and some cryptic last words, his legend only grows after his death. Death and Destruction; The Lethal Pact; Death in the Night!!; Revenge!!; Beast of Evil. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 8 - August, 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Science fiction stories by John Bloodstone, Robert Moore Williams, Rog Phillips, and Milton A. Rothman (as 'Lee Gregor'). Illustrations by Tom Beecham, William Llewellyn, Virgil Finlay, Ed Emsler (Emshwiller), and Ed Valigursky. 7" x 10"; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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August 1952. Volume 49, Issue 6. Cover by Van Dongen. Science fiction stories by Thomas Wilson, Walter M. Miller Jr, M. C. Pease, Lester Del Rey and Mark Clifton. Article by J. A. Winter, MD. Illustrations by Cartier, Orban, Pawelka, and Van Dongen. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 172 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $0.35.

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Fanged Nemesis of the North, script by Robert Turner; Gold prospector Jason Fee has to fight off wolves, but is hurt in the process; Every now and then he turns abruptly into a werewolf. The Gong Of Singh Chlam; In India, art collector Ralph Burgess steals the sacred gong of Singh Chlam; This mythical artifact summons the ghosts and demons of an ancient sect of thugs. Wedded to a Witch, script by Robert Turner, pencils by Bill Molno. Satana's Fatal Beauty, pencils by Robert S. Pious. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. An ordinary couple watches helplessly as a witch battles a monster. Green gloves possess a man's mind and turn him into a ravening killer. Stranded travelers take refuge in an inn, and discover the dark secret of the inn-keeper (hint: it rhymes with "Hannibal"). Fools Gold; Blood of A Witch; Death Snaps A Picture; Drink of Doom; Wheel of Horror; Death Wears Green; He. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler and Al Luster. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond gets involved in a range war between ranchers and sheep herders. A farmhand is suspected of helping cattle rustlers make their escape. An alcoholic horse whisperer falls in with a murderous gang of horse thieves. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Black Diamond Battles the Sheep Killers; Taking Ways; Terror of Fat Pocket Gulch; Black Diamond: The Hard Luck Kid; Black Diamond: Reliapon's Last Race. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Bill Draut, Bill Walton, George Roussos, Mort Meskin, and Bob McCarty. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 15 on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #9 in indicia. One man realizes the truth about the strange, deadly creature flying over the village. A boxer is haunted by a man he killed in the ring. An arsonist is haunted by the spirits of his victims. The Angel of Death!; Dead Ringer!; Ashes to Ashes; The Flight That Failed; Shades of Rex!; Last Date; The Promised Land. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. 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. Bobby and Windy help the heir to a gold mine escape from a gang of killers, leading to a truck chase through the desert. The Ghost Buffalo; Rustlers Round Up; Ride that Hearse!; The Freaks of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard 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. The Deadly Dozen, super-foes of Daredevil, recruit Iron Jaw by busting him out of prison. FBI agent William "Rocky" Rockwell protects a scientist working on a top-secret moon mission, becoming the space hero Rocky X in the process. Crimebuster battles the Vacuum, whose superpower is an atomic-powered super-vacuum. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Deadly Dozen; Crimebuster Battles the Vacuum; Who Is Rocky X?; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Success Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy wants to borrow her father's car so Ted can take her to yet another school dance in an untitled story. Plus: Ted and Orville get jobs as parking attendants at the Roadside Club so they can afford to take Cathy and Trish to a school dance. Imagine their surprise when they find out the dance will be at the Club. Hilarity ensures as they try to attend the dance and keep their jobs in an untitled Candy story. Also: Candy stars in three more untitled stories. And: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel and Fire Chief Carl Swenson. Plus: Candy in 1-page text story "Chaperon" co-starring Ted Dawson, Cornelia Clyde and Kid Kramer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Fifties-style cheesecake from good-girl art legend Matt Baker and military mischief combine to make this series a snapshot of its times. While stationed in Japan, Kate and the boys try to figure out how to hear "some good old American jive" music. When a monkey raids the base kitchen, Kate's horrified reaction is adorable, until she grabs Al's rifle and takes off after it. When Kate's new kitchen assistant, a young kid, eats Al's mushroom soup, she collects some replacement mushrooms, or so she thinks. Cover by Baker. Quips and Queries; Rugged Rug-Cutters; Screw Ball Strategy; Scuttlebutt; Bring Em Back Alive; Much Ado About Mushrooms; Gag Bag. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by 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. Professor Edgewise's latest invention accidentally sends boxer Socker Nolan back to Roman times, where he becomes a gladiator in the Arena, soon joined by Captain Marvel Jr. Another Edgewise invention, "Happy Smoke," is more like Joker gas, in that it causes people to laugh, even when there's no reason to. Sivana Jr. finds a way to transport people, things and himself to a parallel dimension where there is no Captain Marvel Jr. Battle in the Roman Arena; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: The Golf Goof; Professor Edgewise's Happy Smoke; Big Wheel Deal; Rubbernose Randolph; Sivana Jr.'s New Dimension. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Mort Lawrence and Mike Becker. Cover by Mort Lawrence. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Savage leads a squad of American POWs out of a North Korean prison camp; Savages Squadron A targets an enemy airfield; The conflict between two soldiers threatens an entire squadron. Operation Destruction; Sabotage; Crash Dive; Medals Don't Make Heroes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Tom Hickey. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A woman's face in a pool tries to lure passersby into the water. Brothers take over an 18th-century English inn by having the owner committed to an asylum, but they didn't count on her grandmother's witchcraft. The Girl in the Moonpool; The Horror From the Shade; To Live Again!; Strange Legends: The Great Drought and the Waters of Waco; Return From Bedlam; The Curse of Morgan Kilgane; Graveyard of Gems! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 24, Issue 3 - August 1952. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6" x 9", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. A grass fire sends Cisco and Pancho into battle against outlaws who plan to destroy the alfalfa crop of the Running-L Ranch. But Bess, the beautiful owner of the ranch, mistakes Cisco and Pancho for the culprits. Pancho boards a stagecoach that also carries Widow Johnson, the new heir of the Blue Lady Mine, but outlaws don't want that stage to arrive. Surprise Attack; The Cisco Kid and the Riddle of the Running-L; The Cisco Kid and the Blue Lady Mine Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Red Badge of Courage, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 98, with 8/52 date). This is no epic history of great generals, glorious victories or dire defeats. This is simply the story of what befell only one young lad on that fateful day when he came face to face with the monster called war. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - August, 1952. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Bill Ely and others. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A jewel thief sets his sights on the famed Blue Star diamond as a gift for his wife. A simple-minded town fool stumbles on the evidence of a murder, but townspeople think he is involved himself. It's gangsters vs. cowboys when a new rustling scheme involves hijacking a cattle drive onto a schooner. The Glass Gibraltar; The Rats on the Vine; Haunted Headlines; The Kind Nuisance; The Mink in the Balcony; The Hamburger Pirates; The Gypsy Link. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Beauty-contest winner Wilma faces disappointment when she learns what Hollywood is really like, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, rumors start to spread after Hazel is caught on a boat far from shore with Bob. A third Baker story features a farm girl finding love, in a story told in captions, without word balloons. First Love; I Couldn't Give Up My Secret Love; Bad Behavior; My One Little Mistake; Love Is Born. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3 No. 3 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Lazarus. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gene Fawcette, Harry Lazarus, and Vince Alascia. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple accidentally releases a monster from an ancient European castle; Traveling musicologists discover the Mexican Song of the Undead, but fail to heed the warnings; an explorer finds a Bulaga monster frozen in the Antarctic wastes, and unwisely thaws it. The Monster of Zollmort Castle; Song of the Undead!; The Alchemist; The Phantom Python; The Deformed of Zoar; The Curse of the Bulaga! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - August, 1952. Pin-up magazine for men. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in. 52 pages, B&W with spot color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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8.5-in. x 11-in. 104 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 13, Issue 5 - August, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Dickie Dare" by Francis A. Matera; and "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Devil's Loot" text story by Matt Christopher. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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August 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories include "The Man Who Lived Twice" by Rog Phillips, "All Flesh is Brass" by Milton Lesser, "The Yellow Wind" by Dean Evans, "Tomorrow's Shadow" by Arthur G. Stangland, and "Mars Invites You" by Don Wilcox. Illustrations by Ed Emsler, Mendoza, John Giunta, and Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - August, 1952. Spaceman vs. robots cover by comic book artists Lou Morales & Dick Giordano. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover features Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by George Bruce and Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Brigand, a 1952 Columbia adventure film starring Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence. Carlos, a criminal who bears a strong resemblance to the King of Mandorra, is pardoned by the King. After the King is injured in an assassination attempt, Carlos must impersonate the king, seeking the assassins while falling in love with the King's fiancee, Teresa. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Charles F. X. Houts, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate hates to see her buddies digging ditches, so she tries to help out with a steam shovel, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and Monte target an enemy ammunition dump behind enemy lines, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores meets with the mysterious guerrilla leader known only as The Tiger. Cover by Baker. Patrol Duty; Tripoli Shores: The Mysterious Tiger; Canteen Kate: Foxhole Floozie; Armored Death; Leatherneck Jack: The Big Blast; Biff Barnes & Smokey Walsh: Flying High. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jimmy Dixon and others. Bloody war stories from the height of the Korean Conflict. A medic must risk his life to aid wounded soldiers on the battlefield, a topic that inspired MASH, two decades later. When an experimental US jet is forced down in enemy territory, an American platoon must risk their lives to retrieve it. "Hate!" is an example of the sort of gung-ho war story that inspired Harvey Kurtzman to create Frontline Combat over at EC Comics. Help Me!; Forced Landing!; Hero or Traitor?; Guilty!; Hate! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Al Avison and John Sink. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Nurse Jill must help the doctor she loves save the woman he loves on the operating table. Linda loves trapeze artist Jon, but is anxious about the dangers of his job. Fencing champion Bette is torn between the winning the championship match or winning the heart of rival Gary. Plus "true" reader tales of love, love poetry from classic authors, and vintage love advice. Born for Heartbreak!; Ghost of Love; My Own Rival!; Your Problem; Strange Romantic Customs; High Swing to Love; Love Reborn; I Fought for Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5, No. 4. August 1952. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. Peter Driben cover. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's NEVADA, No. 412." Painted cover art. Facts about the Walker .44 Colt handgun. Zane Grey's Nevada, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Bob Jenney; Jim Lacy, a former gunfighter who later went by the name of Nevada, tries to start his life over in Arizona as a ranch hand named Texas Jack; Eventually he has to resume the Jim Lacy, gunfighter, identity when he goes undercover to break up a ring of cattle rustlers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BOB CLAMPETT'S BEANY in HORSE-FLY HUBBUB, No. 414" Cover art by Jack Bradbury. Horse-Fly Hubbub, art by Jack Bradbury; The Leakin' Lena is blown hundreds of miles off course by a storm; They find a mysterious island inhabited by giant horse-flies (who look more like horses than flies, except for the wings and six legs); When a young horse-fly injures his leg, the crew takes him back to the United States; Dishonest John gains possession of the now healthy horse-fly and rides him to a win in a horse race. The Blue Man, art by Jack Bradbury; The Leakin' Lena and her crew sail to the North Pole in search of an "elephant wearing a fur coat." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 416." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Woody Woodpecker, Telegram Messenger, pencils by Dan Gormley, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody is a bicycle messenger boy for the Mercury Telegraph Company. Woody Woodpecker, Private Detective, pencils by Dan Gormley; Woody has just opened his detective agency. Woody Woodpecker, Babysitter; Woody is baby-sitting Mrs. Feeney's little boy. Woody Woodpecker, Mail Carrier, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody gets a job as a letter carrier for the post office. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Bill MacLean. Double Trouble with Goober. Featuring the tales "Babes in the Woods," "Goober and his 'Double Trouble Pals' Jeannie and Johnnie," "You Can't Fool a Hot Dog" and "Goober and His Twin Pals Seek Hidden Treasure," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Untitled story, script by Rod Reed, art by Frank Godwin; Rusty Riley, an orphan, loves horses and, after preventing a ex-jockey from injuring one of Quentin Miles' thoroughbreds, gets a job as a stable boy at the Miles horse farm. Reprinted from Rusty Riley (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1948. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.