Comic books April 1951

Stories and art by John Sink, Manny Stallman, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer and Keats Petree. Western adventure from Youthful Magazines. Kiowa chieftain Grey Wolf and his wolf Lobo battle outlaws to save a magic charm, as well as the life of beautiful tribesperson White Dove. Buffalo Bill volunteers to escort a doctor through dangerous territory to a plague-stricken town. Kit Carson and Lt. John Fremont set out to explore the Great Salt Lake region in 1843. The Dynamite Trail; Grey Wolf: Magic Charm; Vengeance Trail; Rescue Grizzly Gap; Ghost Dance of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy has a crush on a famous handsome romance author. When she tries to win his heart, heartbreak and hilarity ensue in an untitled story co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Tina, Stanton Meredith and Sandra Carlton. Plus: Candy stars in three more untitled stories. Also: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Donna Durant, Mr. Durant and Mrs. Durant. And: Will Bragg in "One-Man Band" co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Fire Chief Swenson and Inspector Flanagan. Plus: Candy in 2-page text story "Candy's Surprise" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Trish Traynor, Tina, Herbie and Cornelia Clyde. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Tawky Tawny tries to be a door-to-door salesman to make some extra money in "Mr. Tawny's Sales Campaign" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) also stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles Invisibility" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Man Who Thought Aloud" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; "The Ghost Town Mystery" with story by Otto Binder; and "The Hermit Giant" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Quiz Whiz"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Great Space Piracy" 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 John Belfi, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A magic parchment offers a condemned criminal three wishes, so he causes Captain Marvel Jr. to vanish, but no one is prepared for the criminal's holiday that results. Professor Edgewise leads a mountain expedition to save the world's last Giant Dodo egg, but a rival ornithologist plots to steal it. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to protect a man from the curse of Vengeance Mountain, which brings doom to his family once a generation. Captain Marvel, Jr. Vanishes; Poor Peters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Lazy Lee; Kanvasback: Ring Rigamarole; The World's Strangest Zoo; The Wind from Nowhere; Killers Never Win; The Dumb Dodo; Vengeance Mountain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Reprints nn issue (#0). (Canadian) Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Evans and Clem Weisbecker. Early TV superhero Captain Video comes to comics, an electronics wizard from an era when technology was just starting to change the world. Cap and Ranger investigate after a mystery ailment leaves the people of the world unable to walk. Western-movie hero Rod Cameron faces a gunslinger who wants to make his reputation for beating Rod in a gunfight, while another merely wishes fame for shooting Rod in the back. Evil Dr. Hypnox returns, wrecking and scavenging ships at sea, until he strikes one containing Captain Video and Ranger. Art by future EC legend George Evans. Plus photos of TV's Captain Video and Ranger, Al Hodge and Don Hastings, including a color photo on the back cover. And moral lessons from Captain Video; ironically, this issue was mentioned in the text of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent (p. 382) because of "morbid fantasies" (the first story) and the good ol' "injury-to-the-eye motif." Captain Video and the Time When Men Could Not Walk!; Rod Cameron: The Gun Duel!; Captain Video and the Hidden Island; Airfield Al…Relatively Speaking!; The Little Monsters; Captain Video and the Legion of Evil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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(SCARCE) Children's Digest #7 (April 1951) features short stories, illustrations, and comic strips. Includes a reprinted comic strip from Coo-Coo Comics. The book also contains a reprint from a promotional comic that shows the Life of Thomas Edison. Another cool comic that appears is called The Story of America from 1898-1918, which features a nice picture of Uncle Sam with his sleeves rolled up. Also, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, "The Dragon's Story" from St. Nicholas Magazine, "Chopsticks" by Arthur B. Chrisman, and many others. 130 pages, B&W with red and blue ink, square-bound card stock cover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. Cover price $0.25.

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. Cisco and Pancho discover they have been framed for murder in San Antonio. Cisco and Pancho happen upon a stage robbery and race to stop it. Plus fun facts about Western trails, the Winchester, and Buffalo. Western Trails; The Silent Killer; Double Failure; Winchester Gunfighter; Buffalo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 46 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "The Man Who Laughs" 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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The Master of Ballantrae, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 82, 4/51). An unforgettable story of the bitter rivalry and hate between two brothers. One brother, long thought dead, comes "from the grave" to claim his own, for he was master of much more than his rightful inheritance. Cover price $0.15.

Deluxe Edition - 1st printing. Based ont he story by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is the UK Edition, published Circa 1951. Hardcover, 48 pages, full color. No Cover Price.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - April, 1951. 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", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, William Overgard, Al McWilliams, Bill Molno, 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. Four small-time hoods dream of being big-shot gangsters, but meet bitter ends, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. The Fargo brothers set out to free their brother from Death Row, in a story with classy bad-girl art by William Overgard. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a man and stole the trophy at a beauty contest, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Death Can Wait; A Hearse For Danny; Fortress of Crime; The Beauty Contest Murder Case?; The Four Punks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Dick Rockwell 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 gets caught between two killers who each want to silence the other, featuring a great painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A convict on Death Row plots his escape. A story that dares the reader to figure out which baseball player murdered an umpire during a major league game. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "Learn to Rumba." Chip Gardner: Death on the Run; The Witness; The Body on the Cliff; The Last Mile for Tony; Who Dunnit?: Kill the Umpire! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Greenpoint Gang" (art by George Tuska, story by Hank Chapman), "Grounds for Murder!", "His Name Was...Giuliano!", (art by Robert Q. Sale) Two page text piece, "What Price Crime?" Cover price $0.10.

All stories reprinted in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #44. In order of appearance: "New Faces for Sale!"; "Milton Vaughan: Young Man With a Chopper"; "Marked for Death"; and "Il Diavolo's Tight-Lipped Victims" art by Frank Sieminsky. "The Big Double-Cross" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Backlash!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Mystery writer Wilton believes he has come upon a logical, workable method of committing a crime behind locked doors of a sealed room; But one publisher after another rejects the manuscript at every turn...so Wilton decides to commit the crime for real. "Premium Overdue!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; To humor a good looking, young insurance salesman, Thelma takes out a double-indemnity policy on her good-for-nothing, worthless husband; After she kills him, she drives out on a country road to dispose of the body, fakes an accident, collects the money and then meets George. "Stranger" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Conniver!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; A comic book editor has endured five years worth of sweating and toiling for his publisher, and never is given the credit he believes is due him; Wanting to get the boss out of the way, Tom Brogen decides to use one of the artists to do the deed through a series of manipulations in which Tom worms his way into Paul's fiancee's life and blames "an affair" with Mr. Graynor. "Heads-Up!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Dora gets fed up with her husband and his freak show occupation, and falls in love with another circus performer; When Fred discovers the affair and the fact that the pair intend to put him out of the way, he comes up with a plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Dagwood stars in "No Help Wanted," "Real Sharp," and two untitled stories. One page each Popeye and the Katzenjammer Kids. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Rendezvous in Rio!" In this issue, World-Wide News correspondent Johnny Peril replaces King Faraday as the lead man in the lead story, breaking up a spy ring in Rio de Janeiro. Also includes: "Mission to Malaya"; "The Return of the Pharaoh"; and "Safari to Nowhere!" Pencils and inks by Alex Toth. 52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams and William Overgard. 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 find danger and a gigantic gem in a Temple of Doom. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan investigates activity in a dormant South Seas volcano and discovers an enemy uranium plant. A blow-by-blow comics retelling of the 1947 fight that made a heavyweight champion of Rocky Graziano. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: The Old One-Two; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 4; Little Wise Guys: The Man Who Wasn't There; Best Fights of the Century: Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano; Crimebuster: The Windfall; Westfield the Whaler. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle, Dan Barry and Ramona Fradon. Batman and Robin venture out to track down a pirate submarine that has been torpedoing and looting cargo ships. However, after locating the vessel, the Dynamic Duo are captured and forced to become crew members on the new Flying Dutchman II. To make matters worse, the crew is taking bets as to who Batman actually is under the mask in "The Flying Dutchman II!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Sheriff Who Was Blind!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Racing Robot-Car!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Ship That Defied Time" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry and Ramona Fradon. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; two Casey the Cop 1-pagers by Boltinoff; Fingerprint Facts half-pager; 2-page text piece "New Tool for Medical Science"; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. And: Superman says "Human Rights for All!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled story, art by Chester Gould; After Itchy takes the $50,000 from Tracy, he steals a car and heads out of town; Junior and Tess spot him and chase him in a borrowed car; Itchy hits a cow and loses control of the car and crashes; The owner of the car is killed in the crash. Crimestoppers Handbook; Brief explanations of evidence-processing techniques. Calling All Sleuths activity page, art by Howard Nostrand; A quiz on knowing the law. "The Insurance Racket"; An informative article about insurance fraud. One-page story; Sparkle and Gravel let loose a chicken and Sparkle attempts to retrieve it. "The Bureau of Narcotics" article. "The Case Of The Buried Gun"; You have to solve the murder of Tom Watson. "The Case of the Buried Gun" Dick Tracy Minit Mystery; A buried gun leads Tracy and Pat to a killer. 36 Pages, full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Buford Tune and Matt Murphy. Art by Buford Tune, Art Helfant and Matt Murphy. Cover by Buford Tune. Reprints from the Dotty Dripple daily and Sunday comic strip. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. The family has taken the bathrooms, so Horace must shave over the bird bath; Horace gets his own name plate at work; Hector the Director's new time clock gets punched too hard. Also featuring instructions for making a doll out of an old stocking. Dotty Dripple; Li'l Taffy; Blue Monday; The Mail Must Go Through; Li'l Taffy Puzzle Page; Hector the Director; Rags Rabbit; The Raffle; How to Make a Stocking Doll; The New Dress. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Frank Frazetta. Cover by Joe Certa. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #10. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid and his Native allies take on a pirate ship; DK seeks the missing sheriff and his wife after their house is burned to the ground; Dan seeks an antidote after Tipi is poisoned by an assassin, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. Under the Skull and Crossbones; Blackmail Terror; Sleep of Death; Showdown Battle; Charles Starrett, Star of Columbia's "Durango Kid" Western Movies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2 #1 - Apr. 13, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, How Eagle is Produced centerfold, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #2 - Apr. 20, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #3 - Apr. 27, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 7, Issue 5 - April, 1951. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W with spot color. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Final issue of the series (becomes Tiny Tot Funnies with # 9). One-half to one page each: Blondie, Popeye, the Katzenjammer Kids, Dinglehoofer und His Dog, Snookums (by Geo. McManus), Felix the Cat, Tippie, Just Kids, Toots and Casper, Tillie the Toiler, Etta Kett, Elmer, Bringing Up Father, Henry, Flash Gordon, Pete the Tramp, Little Annie Rooney, Little Iodine, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Fun at the Zoo, Rumpus, Rags Rabbit, Colonel Potterby and the Duchess (by Chic Young), Muggs and Skeeter, Hector, the Little King, and mandrake's Magic Page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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