Comic books March 1951

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Vulcanar, High Priest of Fire starring the Blackhawks and Vulcanar, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Golden Swarm starring the Blackhawks, Queen Bee, and Queen Bee's Golden Swarm. The Plague of Tabor starring the Blackhawks, Dr. Claw, and Carnes. Untitled Chop Chop story, art by Paul Gustavson; Chop Chop gets a job as a taxi driver; A customer leaves behind a brief case and, since he hears a news report about a bank robbery, Chop Chop thinks it must contain money that was stolen. Troublesome Doubloon text story. The Pirates of the Sky starring the Blackhawks, art by Bill Quackenbush. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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

All-new stories. "Monkey Shines," "Poor Fish," and two untitled stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 helps Treasury agents seeking the source of counterfeit silver dollars that are really only half silver. Bulletproof knights in medieval armor suddenly start making raids in the Old West, leading to an awesome cowboy vs. knight showdown. A stranger makes a bet that he can get Close Mouthed Clem to say three words. Bronko Betsy: Poor Speller!; The Silver Dollar Smugglers; Boots Gets the Boot; False Claim; The Black Knight of the Prairie; Close Mouthed Clem: The Say Three Words Bet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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's final showdown with the mysterious Krepla Rooblik, the archvillain known as Number One. A vintage PSA, Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb, features Uncle Sam encouraging the use of US savings bonds. Crimebuster seeks a gorilla gone wild, in a story with art possibly by Reed Crandall. Gorilla-on-the-loose cover by Charles Biro. Crimebuster: The Death Mask; The Gorilla Hunt; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Dilly Duncan: On the Bench; Daredevil & Little Wise Guys: The Secret of the Shabby Rickshaw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Joe Millard and unknown. Art by Chuck Winter, Sid Greene and unknown. When Bloody Blake kills her father and destroys her home, Lila becomes the Corsair Queen to destroy pirates everywhere she can find them in "Tigress of the Seas!" Plus: Eric Falcon rescues Fortuna from Captain Hawke in "The Surrender of Eric Falcon!" Also: A strong current carries Captain Daring's ship into a graveyard of ships in "The Ocean of Never Return!" And: The Black Roger and his mate take on the likes of a beautiful spy in "The Jaws of Allah"! Plus: Adam Peril, U.S.N., in "Captain Phantom"! Also: Captain Daring in 2-page text story "Betrayal"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "Captain Marvel Battles Sivana's Sound Plague" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel Battles the Pie Plot" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel and the Space Orphan" with story by Otto Binder; "Captain Marvel Fights the Weird Water Man" with story by Otto Binder; and "Captain Marvel and the Mountain That Grew!" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Kid in "Captain Kid's Massacre"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Space Monster" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bill Ward, 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. Lightning Lenny's electrical powers allow him to use ball lightning to commit crimes, in revenge for his father's execution in the electric chair. Another strange supervillain is the King of the Dogs, who can command an army of canines to do his bidding. (Note the dog operating the Gatling gun on the cover!) Captain Marvel Jr. traces mysterious disappearances to a gigantic "Space Fisherman," complete with fishhook and tackle box, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. The Electrical Bandit; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: The Family Reunion; The Space Fisherman; Boxcar Benny; The King of the Dogs; The Elemental Menace; The Exiled Earth; The Demon Fencer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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St. John presents the earliest issues of what eventually became Harvey's long-running series about the friendliest of ghosts. Casper's Uncle Abernathy won't let him go to the ghost picnic because he thinks Casper is a "sissy." Baby Huey goes to nursery school. Buzzy the Crow takes action when a neighbor keeps a radio playing all night long. Nipper Plays It Smart; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Buzzy, the Crow; Baby Huey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ellis Parker Butler, Carol S. McCarthy, Emilie Poulsson, Howard Pyle, L. Frank Baum, Catherine Sellew, Anita Brenner, Ruth Irma Low and Lewis Carroll. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. A little girl and her pet sheep try to help an insomniac king; A version of the nursery rhyme The Cat and the Fiddle by Wizard of Oz author Frank Baum; A comics version of the classic Alice in Wonderland. The Rowena O'Toole Company; Peter Has His Tonsils Out; The King Who Couldn't Sleep; The Simpleton and His Little Black Hen; The Cat and the Fiddle; Alice in Wonderland. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 22, Issue 9 - February 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 $0.15.

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Volume 22, Issue 9 - February 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 $0.15.

Volume 22, Issue 9 - February 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 $0.15.

Issue 45 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "The Pilot" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Hiya Foxie! ["Where are youse goin'? To the grocery store"] starring Fox and the Crow, art by Jim Davis. ["Oboyoboy! We sure were lucky to find this $5 bill!"] starring Roly and Poly, art by Rube Grossman. Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans Tootsie Pops ad by Bill Schreiber. ["Gosh! What silly animals you read about in comic books!"] starring Bo Bunny, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. ["Hmph! This is the day of the big ball game"] starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. ["Come back here, you runt!"] starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. ["Well, I've got the plan of my new house"] starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. ["Look, Butch, a fortune teller!"] starring Rube the Rodent, art by Rube Grossman. The World of Adventure in Books public service announcement starring Green Arrow, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Ed Dodd. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo uses his little dog to send Nancy a message. Nancy meets the new kid who moved in next door, in a multi-page original story. Nancy; Stamp Tips; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Dotty spends all day preparing for a big dance with Jimmy; Charles Ton is invited over to Susan's house for what he thinks is a date, but turns out to be a babysitting job; Cookie and Jitterbuck get stuck in a display rocket and think theyre on their way to the moon. Cookie; Dotty; Jitterbuck: One-Buck-Short Jones; Charles Ton; Starlet O'Hara in Hollywood; Cookie: Cookie Cupid O'Toole. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Wanted Jesse James"; "Pecos Bill, Sweethearts or Strangers" by Clinton Harmon; "Annie Oakley, Queen of the Sharpshooters"; "Li'l Hootie", "Happy Homer", "Legends of Paul Bunyan", and "Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns, Just About, Almost, Nearly, But Not Plum" by Clinton Harmon; "The Action Packed Story of Wild Bill Hickok"; and "Western Wonders" by Clinton Harmon."Chief Wild Feather Gets a Free Ride" text story by Harold Gluck, reprinted in Range Busters (1955 Charlton) #9.36 pages Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Joe Millard and unknown. Art by Charles Quinlan & Pete Costanza, Harry Anderson, Reed Crandall & Dick Rockwell and Paul Gustavson & unknown. Featuring: Two-Gun Lil in "A Bargain in Bullets!"; Bob Allen, Frontier Marshal in "Justice Swings A Wide Loop!"; the Whip in "The King of Maverick Mesa!"; Arizona Raines in "Wreckers of High-Iron Pass?" and an untitled story; and 2-page text story "Weeds of Death"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Art Gates. "How to be an Amateur Detective" by Ken Brickley; two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black and white on inside front cover. "Machine Gun George Grogan"; George Grogan is just a cheap hood, but his wife has ambitions and pushes him to greater and greater crimes, until a kidnapping ploy goes wrong for the both of them. "Nobody Trusts a Gunman!!", art by Art Gates; A cop is murdered in the process of stopping a robbery, but wounds the perpetrator before he dies; A rookie cop gets called to go undercover to infiltrate the mob and find the killer. "Diabolical Pipeline"; Two Texas shysters have planned a deal to swindle money from investors, but the daughter of one of the men gets caught in a complicated web of love and jealousy, and soon, a murder takes place to keep the scheme a secret. "Uncertain of Death" text story by Justin D. Triem. "Murder Plays the Big Show." "The Big Plane Hi-Jack"; An elaborate scheme is set in motion to smuggle stolen nuclear material to a Latin American country who hopes to develop the bomb. Two who-dunnit crime puzzles printed in black & white on inside back cover by Ken Brickley. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, Al McWilliams, Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A well-planned heist falls to pieces, in a story similar to "The Killing" or a Tarantino movie. A beautiful blonde femme fatale leads Dalton into a blackmail plot, in a story with delightful bad-girl art by William Overgard. A detective dares the reader to figure out a murder and the mystery phrase "Athabaska," in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Fifth Man; The Case of the Red-Headed Killer; The Big Blow-Off; Blackmail!; Death Comes For the Double-Crosser. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Carl Wessler, Al Borth 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 seeks a killer on a train, but first must collar a pet cheetah, featuring a great bad-girl cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Theater couple Herbert and Marie Atwell are each secretly planning to do the other in. A story that dares the reader to figure out who really committed a murder on an isolated Florida key during a hurricane. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Lone Ranger Pen Set." Chip Gardner: Alibi for Murder (The Case of the Movie Star's Double); No Tomorrow for Marty; Too Many Clues; Behind the Curtains; Who Dunnit?: Death in the Dark! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Gene Leslie and Newton H. Alfred. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. Sally the Sleuth goes undercover to infiltrate a blackmail ring that uses pretty girls to capture compromising photos. Gail Ford, Girl Friday goes undercover as a cocaine dealer's girlfriend to catch drug kingpin Spade Samson. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (who dresses like '50s-era Jimmy Olsen in these stories) finds multiple suspects after a blackmailing starlet is murdered on a movie set. Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Doubling For a Moll; Sally the Sleuth: Dirty Politics; Ray Hale, News Ace: Body on the Roof; Dan Turner Hollywood Detective: Blackmail Bump-Off. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dale Evans stars in "Cowgirl of the Pampas," "The Highwayman," and "The Sheriff of Sangamo County!" Sierra Smith Western Detective stars in "The Case of the Moonlight Masterpiece!" 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys become passengers in an experimental helicopter flight across the Atlantic. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan is assigned to find a safe hiding place for a top-secret "atomic fuse," but he's captured by communist soldiers. The Little Wise Guys stumble on a meteor made of pure uranium while treasure-hunting, but a crook gets wind of the find. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Little Wise Guys: Trans-Atlantic Helicopter Flight; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 3; Little Wise Guys: The Narrow Escape; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Crimebuster: Penny Wise, Hound Foolish; Westfield the Whaler. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner and unknown. Radio's famous coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Nothing Doing Day"; untitled Randolph story; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "In Character"; untitled Janie half-pager; untitled Pam story; two untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pagers by Henry Boltinoff; Babs in a knitting instruction book 1-pager with art by Bob Oksner; and untitled Peg 1-pager. Plus: Green Arrow, Tomahawk and Shining Knight in the 1-page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jim McArdle, Paul Parker, Dick Rockwell and Gene Colan. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. A vengeful doctor joins a Sioux tribe in an effort to find out which of its raiders murdered his family. The Checkered Kid uncovers a plot to sabotage a new bridge on the day of its dedication. The Riley Gang targets the new sheriff in town, in a story with early art by comics legend Gene Colan. Indian-Style Death; The Checkered Kid; The Dude and the Donkey; The Renegade Steer; White Mans Chance; The Picture and the Bandit; The Big Red Boston Steamer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Love with Protest"; Although hes now married to Judy, Tom stills loves his ex-girlfriend Mary; When Judy accidentally injures Mary, she panics and runs away, but Mary prevents her from leaving town; Tom apologizes for his behavior and reconciles with Judy. "The Origin of Marriage Customs"; Anecdotes about marriage, love and romantic customs around the world and through the ages. Dear Lonely Heart advice page. "So This Is Love!"; Police officer Patrick captures the man who assaulted and robbed dress shop owner Katy, and they go on a date to celebrate; Katy loses her glasses and falls in a lake, but agrees to date Patrick again; He shows up with Peggy and Katy is angry. "So You Want to Become Engaged"; Advice to men and women seeking romance. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle, Dan Barry and unknown. After Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row, the prison warden asks him to stick around as "acting warden" until a new one is appointed. But he is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to $250,000 missing since a robbery years before since the con occupies the same cell as the executed criminal responsible for the robbery. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Batman -- Boss of the Big House!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Big Pow-Wow!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "Robotman, Actor!" with art by Frank Bolle; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Could Live Under Water!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and A Case-Book Mystery "The Case of the Broken Ski!" Also: Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo, and 2-page text piece "Every Home a Theatre." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - March, 1951. True crime tabloid magazine full of stories based around organized crime, crimes of passion, first degree murder, and prison life. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Joe Simon. "The Case of the Stolen Money," script by Chester Gould and Joe Simon (recap), art by Chester Gould; B. O. Plenty attempts strangling Breathless Mahoney and goes on a spending spree with the $50,000 that was stolen from Mrs. Mahoney. "Introducing Itchy," script and art by Chester Gould; Mrs. Mahoney contacts Itchy and asks him to help retrieve her stolen money; B. O. Plenty goes on a spending spree with part of the money stolen from Mrs. Mahoney. Harvey Comics house ad. "The Plot Thickens," script and art by Chester Gould; Itchy captures B. O. Plenty and tortures him in an effort to find Mrs. Mahoney's stolen money; Meanwhile, Tracy and Patton discovers where B. O. has hidden the money; Itchy finds Tracy and Patton in B. O.'s hotel room and threatens to shoot them. "Bullet, Blood, Fingerprints"; Readers are shown how to process evidence taken from a crime scene. "The Murdered Prospector" text story. Black Cat house ad. "How Well Do You Know the Law?" activity page; Five multiple-choice questions about crime. "The Horse"; Sparkle learns that playing with dolls is safer than riding a horse. Black Cat house ad. Invisible Scarlet O'Neil house ad. Dick Tracy Minit Mystery; Tracy solves the murder of an actress. 36 Pages, full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part sci-fi story, Don and Red are assigned to test-fly the X-36, a plane designed to catch flying saucers. But the aliens capture the X-36 with Don and Red aboard, transporting it to the planet Venus. They must bargain with the Venusian leader, the Wizard of Oz-like Zimm, for Earth's survival. Tugboat Tucker; The Great Solar Mystery; Heroes of the Lawrence; Peril on Venus; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Daze Without End; Dangerous Return; Muscle Hedd. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #47 - Mar. 2, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.