Comic books November 1952

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer and Claude Moore. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys mix it up with a malevolent magician. Dilly Duncan and his pals encounter kidnappers during a dangerous river-rapids trip. The Little Wise Guys try to help a boy paroled from reform school after he's framed for a new crime. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: The Impossible Magic Trick; Famous Eccentrics; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Heading For A Fall; Crimebuster: The Mystery of the Living Scarecrow; Little Wise Guys: In The Tunnel of Horror; Laff Dis Off! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Stephen Kirkel, Joseph Szokoli and Robert Cohen. Numbering continues from Youthful Hearts (1952) #3. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Aspiring singer Angie wants to quit school before she's ready, so her boyfriend Larry asks real-life singer Elliott Lawrence to give her a reality check, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Nurse Connie falls for soldier Pete when they are stranded together behind enemy lines, but loses touch with him after they are rescued. Reporters Ruth and Will love each other, but are divided when their newspaper becomes a scandal sheet that illegally takes payoffs. Plus a profile and photo of Hollywood legend Tony Curtis. Cover features a photo of Elliott Lawrence. Elliott Lawrence; Where Is My Love?; The Tony Curtis Story; Cross Scandal Sheet; Touchdown for Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Robert Cohen, Hy Fleishman and Jon DAgostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Gina wants to know if her mother is really the witch desecrating the town graveyard, and so do the townspeople. A racing team ignores warnings that the race car they've purchased is cursed and brings death to whoever runs it. Scientists seeking a missing man in Central America learn that rumors of a cannibal tribe are true. A man who kills snakes for a living meets Medusa, whose connection to snakes is more personal than most. Witches Feast at Dawn; Death Was the Driver; The Horror of the Haunted Castle; The Ghouls Dance; Medusa. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Place. Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Graham Place, Raymond Perry, George Storm, Mort Drucker, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Three untitled A Date with Judy stories with art by Graham Place. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Ballerina Judy" with art by Raymond Perry; untitled Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Little Imps 1-pager with art by George Storm; untitled Coby story with art by Mort Drucker; Designs on You 2-pager "Pin Up Girl"; untitled Randolph story with art by Place; and untitled Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff. Plus: Teen Teasers activity half-pager by Martin Naydel. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dan Zolnerowich, Paul Reinman and Ed Smalle. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. A crooked gambler runs afoul of three Treasure of the Sierra Madre-style banditos. A farmer who lost his land to the railroad joins up with a gang that's trying to sabotage the train line. A settler turns outlaw, while his adopted Shoshone brother becomes a military scout, and their eventual showdown is inevitable. Two Square Bullets; The Train Fighter; Dinner Is Served; Shoshone Johnny; 5-Trey Stevens; The Killer Canteen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dell Giant Santa Claus Funnies (1952). Written by Dan Noonan. A Christmas Carol adaptation. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

35¢ Canadian price variant. Dell Giant Santa Claus Funnies (1952). Written by Dan Noonan. A Christmas Carol adaptation. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin look for a secret aqua-lair in "The Undersea Hideout!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Trial in Red Deer Valley!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Golden Robot!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "Mr. Zero!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Crime Across the Border" by Jack Miller (as Jim Montross). 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. Stories and art by Chester Gould. 36 pages, full color, 7.25" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Teleguard Terror," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Sparkle and Flossie disappear when they go to buy a Christmas tree; Tracy learns how Big Frost and his gang know what the police are planning. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Ice-Cold Killer," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Dick and Chief Patton show Sam how things are done in their precinct; Sam encounters Sleet, an old adversary from Boston. Calling All Sleuths activity page; Six questions about various crimes and historic people. "Murder of a Mystic" text story; Inspector Keith solves the death of a fortune teller. Blondie house ad. "Double Double-Cross," script and art by Chester Gould; With the help of Sleet, Tracy and Sam are able to identify the men who kidnapped Flossie Frost. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. "Struggle for Death!" text story; Heath solves a homicide. Untitled Girl Friday story, art by Sam Burlockoff; Myra solves the murder of a woman who was engaged to two different men. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves the murder of an actress who was killed in a public park. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 62, Issue 4 - November, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 20, Issue 2 - November, 1952. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Jack Abel, George Appel, John Sink and Daniel Sheldon. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. During Prohibition, the rivalry between the gangs of Knobby Peters and Bull Jackson flares up into a mob war. District Attorney candidate Fred is blackmailed by old crony Muggsy over his criminal past, but he has plans to turn the tables, even if it means murder. Slim and Hickey become black marketers during World War II by ignoring federally imposed quotas and rationing. The character on the cover bears a strong resemblance to the Golden Age Sandman. The Dictator; Blackmail; The Tin Can Murder; The Payoff. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #31 - Nov. 7, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #32 - Nov. 14, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #33 - Nov. 21, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #34 - Nov. 28, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Their Names Made Words, Strange Animal Adventures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and Art Peddy. "Explorer" Joe Thomas, with his sidekick Gadabout, travels the world in search of his missing father. Tracking Viking relics in the frozen north, Joe and Co. encounter Commie spies and a still-living Viking, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Joe seeks a missing mountain climber in the Himalayas and gets mixed up in a murder mystery. Explorer Joe follows a rumor that his father has become a Buddhist monk in remote Tibet. Plus a story with early art by Marvel legend Gil Kane and DC legend Carmine Infantino. Painted cover by Norman Saunders has the feel of a classic Doc Savage pulp cover. Eric the Red; Murder in the Himalayas; The Challenge; Top-Secret Polar Mission; The Devil a Monk Would Be. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Nov 1952. Dr. Poggioli story, "Death Deals Diamonds" by T. S. Stribling. Other detective and mystery stories by Seven Anderton, David Macgregor, J. T. Urwin, Mark Hope, Robert Turner, R. M. F. Joses, Philip St. John, and Day Keene "How Deep My Grave?". 7" x 10"; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.80 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 14, Issue 11 - November 1952. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Needle Me Not" by Guy Archette, and "The Dragon Army" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Nov 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Joseph J. Millard, Kendall Foster Crossen, Robert Donald Locke, Rog Phillips, Alan E. Nourse, Paul Lawrence Payne, and Walter M. Miller. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

"The Cosmic Terror," "Run, Martian, Run," "The Space Lorelei," and "The Boy Who Saved the World!" (art by Alex Toth). Toth cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5 - Issue 8, November 1952. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue presents a special condensed version of J.W. Dunne's "An Experiement with Time"! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer, Joe Oriolo and A. W. Nugent. 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 takes a trip. Felix's luck changes when he finds a key. Kokey Koala watches a fisherman. Felix Takes a Trip!; Under Luck and Key; Kokey Koala; Where There's a Will, There's a Way; Reddy Robin; Flub; Pappy Hanks; Play Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Features some truly gruesome pre-code treasures: live burial, hypodermic needle panels, bondage, Chinese water torture, and decapitation by dogs!

Cover by Bill Fraccio. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. Escaped convict Tony uses a snake to get rid of his wealthy wife, but meets an ironic fate. A fired college professor helps a gang of crooks plan a museum heist, and winds up as one of the exhibits. Gangster Lew uses dogs to get rid of his partner in crime, but meets an ironic fate, creating a sort of theme for the issue. The Con's Revenge; Horror of the Fangs of Death; A Con - A Gun - A Ghost; Old Fashioned Murder!; Hounds of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Robert Webb. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A soldier reflects on the short, stressful life of the mine-sweeper; Anti-communist mystery woman Madam Zero returns, this time in Korea; The life of Revolutionary War hero Anthony Wayne, whose military exploits and fiery personality earned him the name Mad Anthony. Nobody Loves a Mine-Sweeper!; Madam Zero; Army of the Dead; The Ghost-Gun Raiders; Famous Fighters; Rip Carson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mort Drucker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Needing a Quonset hut, Canteen Kate concocts a rendezvous with a Carmen Miranda-like actress, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack finds a stray Korean ox that is perfect for a special mission, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores and his sidekick Pt. Woods are discharged from the Korean War, only to have their plane crash-land in the Philippines. Plus a story featuring early art from future Mad magazine legend Mort Drucker. Cover by Baker. Tripoli Shores: Mustered for Mayhem; Canteen Kate: Lieutenants, Beware; Leatherneck Jack: Battlefield Barbecue; Hit the Dirt; Fun Time; The Lighter Side. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Rafael Astarita and George Roussos. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Western tales focusing on the great Native leaders of the past and their struggles against the invaders of their homelands. The story of Geronimos redheaded comrade-in-arms, Shicksa Staglito; The legend of Crazy Horses magic tomahawk; Chief Vittorio tracks arms dealers who are turning the tribes against each other. The Red-Headed Apache!; The Mad-Dog Sauk!; Two-Gun Target; The Magic Tomahawk!; Stampede; The Ghost Curse! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Thrilling battle adventures! PFC Dawson, straight off a Kansas farm, is thought by the rest of the men to be too wet behind the ears to be useful, until his farming knowledge comes in handy to expose a North Korean ambush in "Hay Seed!" Plus: Tommy Phillips is scared of combat, but when a tank has him trapped in a foxhole with two of his buddies, he loses his fear in "A Question of Guts!"; "Detroit" Thompson's crazy idea helps his platoon that is pinned down by Korean soldiers in "The Kid from Detroit"; and PFC Magee and his sniper rifle pick off Korean soldiers for an advancing patrol in "Pick Them Off First!" Also: 2-page text story "Red Fights Red"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. American-born Japanese woman Ann falls for handsome soldier John after WWII, in a torrid love triangle (and cover) somewhat topical and controversial for its time. A couple is divided over the proper speed to develop their romance. A woman feels romance is dead, but then she meets a man who changes her mind. I Was a Japanese War Bride; Too Fast For Me; Strange Passion; Model For Heartbreak; I Didnt Believe in Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 11 - November, 1952. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles M. Quinlan, Charles Nicholas and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A ghost forces a couple to spend the night in a haunted house if they want to break the clutching curse; A professor discovers a terrible secret about a wax museum full of historys worst killers; The hideous legends surrounding Elizabeth Bathory, the so-called Blood Countess. The Mummys Treasure; I Am Doomed; The Clutching Curse; The Wax Demons; True Vampires of History: Elizabeth Bathory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN in DARK DANGER, No. 434." Photo cover of Rin Tin Tin. Dark Danger, art by Sparky Moore; Captain Red Johnson and Rin Tin Tin are returning on an ocean liner from a special assignment in Europe; They become involved in a mystery concerning millionaire J. B. Mooney, who is transporting a small roll of microfilm that contains military secrets. Article on the names soldier Lee Duncan gave Rin Tin Tin and another puppy (Nanette) he rescued while in France during World War I, art by Sparky Moore. Back cover photo of Rin Tin Tin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 435." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Frosty the Snowman and the Old Top Hat; Frosty lets the kids borrow his magic top hat to get it cleaned, but in an accident it is exchanged with a magician's top hat. Saving Frozen Ducks; Frosty and his friends rescue some ducks who have become frozen in the ice while swimming in a pond. Bad Bobbie; Bobbie fools Frosty into cleaning the snow off the sidewalk for him. The Forest Christmas Party; On Christmas Eve, Frosty decides the animals of the forest deserve a Christmas party. All art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 436". Cover art by Don Gunn. The False Duckling, art by Don Gunn; The Brownies find an egg, just as a duckling hatches out of it; The Brownies glue the egg back together with the Wizard inside. The Brownies and the Splooks; The Wizard warns the other Brownies that they should stay inside the day after Halloween to avoid goblins and witches. The Brownies on Castaway Island; The Brownies launch a tin can submarine, but it gets caught on the back of a turtle and is taken to Castaway Island. Stealing Doughnuts; The Badkins steal and eat all the Brownies' doughnuts; When they return for more baked goods, the pair is trapped in a glob of bread dough. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Briefer. Prize Comics revives Dick Briefer's Frankenstein series in line with the horror trends of the Pre-Code 1950s. The Monster and his hunters encounter a lost prehistoric world of dinosaurs. Explorers bargain with the ghost of pirate captain Jean Lafitte to find his treasure. The sinister-looking actor playing Satan in a movie is a little too real. World of Monsters; Ghost of Jean Lafitte!; Satan and the Sailor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Jack Abel, Dan Zolnerowich, Mike Suchorsky, Leo Morey, Mike Becker and Bernie Krigstein. "Frogman" is not a frog-powered superhero, but a 1950s term for underwater special-ops soldiers. During a mission off the coast of Scotland, American and British frogmen encounter a mysterious creature. A North Atlantic island holds both an ancient Viking grave and a modern-day rendezvous for spies. Enemy agents seek an important formula at a defense plant, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Frogman's Warning; The Sawdust Target; Frogman's Confetti; The Ice Frogs; Parents: Visit Your Schools; The Sunken Viking; Bits from the Blue; Frogman's Sunday Punch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.