Comic books December 1952

Vol. 46, No. 4. December 1952. 7" x 9.75". 114 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Stranded in India after they run out of money, vacationing Bud and Lou run afoul of a rogue elephant. The boys fall in with an amnesiac gangster who's looking for his loot, while his gang is looking for him, causing confusion for all. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Abbott and Costello in India; Look Before You Leap!; Private Eyes in Public; The Model Male; Quips and Queries; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. 5 Against Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Killer's Bodyguard starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Statue from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Sailor on Horseback starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superboy and Cleopatra, art by John Sikela. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The First Undersea Jail starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff . The Whirlwind Vote-Getter starring Johnny Quick, art by Paul Norris. Notes about the Navy article. The Polka Dot Bandit Goes Straight starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Katz cover reprinted on Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #29. In order of appearance: "The Pit of Horror"; "The Dancer From the Beyond" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #12, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #4-1ST; "The Ghost That Warned a King"; "Death Drum" art by Art Saaf, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5; and "The Origin of 'He Kicked the Bucket'". "The Clutching Reed: There Was Something About the Slimy Kelp That Was Frightening!" text story by Russ Hill with Art Saaf illustrations. 36 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Little People, script by Stan Lee, art by Tony DiPreta; A dwarf surgeon's family is held at the mercy of a cruel carnival barker when the surgeon is arrested for practicing without a license and the barker offers the judge to provide them with work at the circus, sparing them jail. The Hands, art by Gene Colan; A man with a pair of claws for hands pays for an operation to give him normal hands and on his twenty-fifth birthday, turns into a lobster with a pair of human hands. The Three Doors text story. Hex, art by George Tuska; A native foreman poisons his cruel boss for his beatings of the laborers but the boss promises to turn over a new leaf if he is given the antidote. They're Driving Me Crazy, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; This story postulates that the people of Earth are in reality the slaves of beings from another dimension who control all thought that people are allowed to have. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"The Plant That Lived" (art by Harry Lazarus), "The Man Who Returned From Hades," "Can Such Things Be," "Witch Doctor's Revenge," and "The Revolt of the Genie," Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Paul Gattuso, Charles Nicholas, King Ward, and Paul Cooper. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Vampire Maker!, art by Carmine Infantino; A mob breaks into the castle of a scientist and kills him as they have heard he is creating a Vampire monster; He is actually a people's hero as the monster he created lives only off of the blood of other vampires. The Thing That Hatched text story. You Devil, You!, art by Don Rico. I Died Tomorrow, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon. Where Dead Men Walk!, art by Jerry Robinson. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob tries to impress a girl he just met by claiming to be a business man and deep-sea fishing enthusiast; They end up tangling with gamblers on a casino ship out past the three mile limit. UNICEF spells Help For the Children of the World public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Bob Hope story starring Madge, Slinky Martin, Farro Mike, and Pete the Fixer, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Kitty Karr of Hollywood story, art by Mort Drucker; Stanley Miles decides to create a movie especially for Kitty, then writes her out of the script. 44 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

"Ghost Fighter." Rex proves fearless and capable in combat in the Korean War. Also includes: "The Return of Detective Chimp!"; "The Race of a Lifetime!"; and "They're All Called Terriers." Script by Robert Kanigher and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry and Frank Giacoia. Cover by Kane and Barry. Cover price $0.10.

Blackhawk #56 9/1952, with the first ever War Wheel cover, appeared just two months before this issues of Airboy was release.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. 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 #106. No issue # on cover; Vol. 9, issue #10 in indicia. The Eboli aliens (from the previous issue) attack Earth with their gigantic wheel-shaped war machines. A survivor of the long-dead Thuggee death cult seeks revenge on the man who brought about its downfall. A murderous English soldier discovers the horrifying truth about toy soldiers from voodoo country. Airboy; The Heap; The Twanging String; The Lead Soldiers of Haiti; Money of Yesterday; The Outlaw Champion; Island Without Exit; The Big Texas Spread. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Actual #2 in series, dated Dec 1952 - Jan 1953. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Robert Kanigher (actual). Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by David Kahn, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella, Robert Bernstein, Bernie Krigstein, Irwin Hasen, Dave Wood, Eugene Hughes, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, David Kahn, Mort Drucker, and Bob Lander. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! Actual #2 in series. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane and Sy Barry. Written by Dave Wood, John Broome and Robert Kanigher. Art by Gil Kane, James Schucker, Irwin Hasen, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, Bob Lander and Sy Barry. Will the Trigger Twins be able to shoot their way out of this trap? Find out in "Six Bullets for Sheriff Trigger!" by Dave Wood, Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Also in this issue: Strong Bow in "Threat of the Seneca Frogmen" by Dave Wood, James Schucker and Joe Giella; Foley of the Fighting 5th in "The Ambush of the Painted Wagon!" by John Broome, Irwin Hasen and Bob Lander; and Johnny Thunder in "Dangerous Decoy!" by Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry. Plus: 1-pager "Legend of the Peace Pipes!" and 2-page article "He Went West Himself"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Al Huston and Art Gates. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Dallas Raven's gang tries to figure out why he's suddenly decided to give up crime. Matty Case investigates a murder at the Undertakers' Convention. Johnny Socks Lazia rises to be the supreme gang boss in Kansas City of the late 1920s. Guilty As Sin!; Johnny Gentry: The Poor Little Rich Murderer; Dom Drako: Sucker!!!; A Case of Death; Killer's Revenge with "Socks" Lazia. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8, No. 1. December 1952. Amateur photography magazine focusing on pin-up and tasteful nude portraits. 8.25" x 11". 50 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 26, Issue 12 - December, 1952. 7" x 10", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Board With It All"; "Squeeze Play"; "On the Spot"; "Aim to Please"; "Words Fail Me"; and "Meek As a Moose"! Plus: Jughead in "Wooden You Know" and the 1-pager "Vitamin "See""! Also: 2-page text piece "From Hollywood"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - December, 1952. 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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Cover by Sol Brodsky. "Mystery at Midnight," script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan; A criminal survives a train accident where he is cut in two and his legs commit crimes while his torso provides an alibi. "The Final Scoop" text story. "The Cheap Skate," script by Carl Wessler, art by Ed Winiarski. "When You Die!", script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos; A pro-Western propaganda story about various miserable alien cultures idea of Heaven. "Just a Little Farther," art by Vic Carrabotta. "Living Doll!", script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; Dolls in a small European toy shop are committing murders, but the police can't locate the guilty one, so they guard a group of them day and night waiting for the culprit to move. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Dec 1952. Volume 50, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Cover by Gaylord Welker. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Randall Garrett and Lou Tabakow, Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, Robert Sheckley, and Isaac Asimov ("The Currents of Space" part 3). Illustrations by Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on positrons and time travel. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by unknown. Art by Kenneth Rice, Jim McLaughlin, Lou Cameron and unknown. Only a strong America can prevent...atomic war! In this issue: "Operation Vengeance" with art by Kenneth Rice; "The Ice-Box Invasion" with art by Jim McLaughlin; 2-page text story "The Spy from Coney Island!"; and "Mission Demolition" with pencils by Lou Cameron. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Honest police chief Dolan tries to get the goods on Anders and Barret, the corrupt power-brokers who run Haynes City. In prison, cellmates Maline and Hermos develop a deadly rivalry, and when Hermos maneuvers his way to parole, Maline swears to get him. In a story that's a product of its times, Shag and his gang begin targeting milkmen on their early-morning delivery routes. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Devils Partners; Cell Mates; Arson Is Hard to Prove; Hotel Theft; Lighter Side; Have You Heard This One?; The Dawn Gang. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Vengeance of the Tiger Queen, art by Chic Stone; Though the natives warn him about the "tiger people", big game hunter Deerson kills and beheads a noble tiger in Sumatra; Visions of a headless man and a visit from beautiful princess "Tigrina" lure him back into the jungle. Paint a Picture in Crimson, art by Al Eadeh; Count Damon, who seems to be the devil but also an art painter in Soho, London, weaves fates by painting people. House of the Screaming Fiends, pencils by Dick Beck; A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients; The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Never Bargain with a Spirit, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Reds Attack. Report from Korea text story by Lt. Jeremiah A. O'Leary. Death in the Dust, art by George Tuska. Firing Pin! Over the Mountain, art by Dave Berg. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Partial nudity. Two untitled Battle Brady stories (scripts by Hank Chapman, art by Syd Shores). Also in this issue: "Corporal Dugan's Grenades," "Don't Stop!" (art by Jerry Robinson), and a two-page text story, "I Was a Prisoner in Korea." Cover price $0.10.

Big Idea Man; Private Apple has several "ideas" that he thinks would make his job easier, set in the Korean War. Blood Buddies; Steve and Jim, two mortar men, deal with enemy mortars and a North Korean sniper. Jelly Nerves Jones text story. The Ghosts of Devil's Pass; A small patrol must brave an area feared by Koreans as haunted, set in the Korean War. Koje Incident!; Tujo helps save an American soldier; Later while a prisoner the soldier returns the favor and rescues him from a POW camp, set in the Korean War. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Al Hartley, Eddie Robbins, Joe Sinnott and Jay Scott Pike. Combat Kelly stars in an untitled story by Hank Chapman and Al Hartley. Plus: "Red Star Over Korea!" with art by Eddie Robbins; "Stampede!" with art by Joe Sinnott; "Transfer Refused!" with art by Jay Scott Pike; and 2-page text piece "Marine Corps Combat Report"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

(A-1 Comics #70) Cover by Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Dick Ayers and Frank Bolle. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Art by Fred Meagher, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #70. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured tales of Old West heroes. Durango Kid intervenes when a town is terrorized by the lawless revels of the gang at Handsome Jack's Saloon; The Ghost Rider turns outlaw, but it's all part of a plan to catch a killer; Redmask starts robbing banks so the bad guys will let him take refuge in Hells Hideout. Cant See for Gunsmoke; Hells Hideout; Ghost Rider Gone Bad; The Bow of Bear Claw! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Nightmare Town!" (Pickpocket Frisky Gates steals an atomic explosive, spurring Steve Wilson into action); "Target of the Underworld!"; "Crime Sheet"; and "Whispering Doom!" (with Johnny Law). Scripts John Broome and Dave Wood, pencils by Manny Stallman and Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta and Bernard Sachs. Cover by Gil Kane and Sachs. Cover price $0.10.