Comic books February 1951

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Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer and unknown. Blazing stories of the West! In this issue: Gunsmoke conquers the..."Horrors in the Cave" with art by Manny Stallman; The Masked Marvel in "Murder at Dry Gulch"; Kit Carson in "The Mysterious Waterfall" with art by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer; "The Golden Tomahawk"; and 2-page text piece "Western Lingo"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Still Life Sillies presents the tale of the Ambitious Li'l Caboose; Koo-Koo Koala plants some magic beans, and winds up repeating Jacks encounter with the giant. Robespierre; Percy Cyril Reginald Pooch; The Ambitious Li'l Caboose; Izzy and Dizzy; Billy Goes Straight; Dopey; Hopalong Hoppity; The Giant Snowball; Anthony and Cleopatra; Koo-Koo Koala. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison (?). Short character profiles of the main characters on the inside front cover. "The Terror of the Golden Claw!"; Captain Ghost escapes from custody, but Tim and Spud discover his map and reach Spider Lake first; There, they discover he is fencing stolen jewelry for Count Dupree; When the colonial police arrive to arrest Dupree, they identify him as Raoul Rixe, an escaped criminal they have been seeking for five years. "Weird Jungle Customs" non-fiction story. "Meet the Man Behind the Drawing Board: Lyman Young" article, art by Lyman Young. Tim Tyler pinup on back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Gangsters shake down disabled panhandlers for their daily take. Mild-looking Monsieur Rage is actually a professional assassin. Sideshow performer The Great Gambo uses gangster methods to take over the local carnival. Penny Shakedown; City in Terror; Eddie Was No Gent; Homicide--C.O.D.; Closeups; Dual Personality; Name Your Assassin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Wrong Girl," art by Warren Kremer; Randy had hoped to become drama critic for the newspaper and was disappointed when he was assigned to interview the new debutantes until he met Ellen; Ellen was young, beautiful and full of life, and Randy fell for her quickly; Ellen found him exciting, but try as he might, none of their interests matched. "I Adored a Beautiful Witch!", art by Tom Gill; Tim was a nightclub singer who always looked to his girlfriend Meg for support; Taking Meg out on a real date for the first time in weeks Tim learned of a coming beauty contest; He encouraged Meg to enter and wasn't surprised when Meg won the first round. "The Shock of My Life!" text story. Hi-school Hi-spots cartoon, art by Paul McCartney. "I Told a White Lie" text story. "My Most Romantic Moment" text story. "A Fight With My Fellow!"; Louella Parkins was the star of the Cobourne debate team, and they were off to Swanton for the State Championships; Last year, Louella had dated Buzzy Brown, captain of the Swanton team, and had fought hard to not fall in love with him. "I Played His Game" text story. "Principal's Daughter," art by Ray Bailey; Sylvia Landon's father was the school principal and made a point of picking out her daughter's dates; Jerry Mix, the star football player was kept from Sylvia because of his academic record, but Nat Hawthorne, the boy Sylvia's father chose, was as exciting as watching paint dry. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - February, 1951. Faith Domergue photo cover. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features hit songs such as; "A Marshmallow World", "To Think You've Chosen Me", "Where Do I Go From You", "Christmas in Killarney", and others. 8.5" x 11", 20 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Frank Bolle and John Martin. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. In a three-part story, Hopalong investigates after a mysterious dust storm causes an entire herd of cattle to disappear from right under the rancher's nose. But what does newspaper publisher Baldy Sewell have to do with it? Pistol Packing Pattie saves the mayor's life with her sharp eye and sharp-shootin'. The Missing Herd; Hill Billy; Pistol Packin' Pattie; Descriptive Dick; Snazzy and Dazzy; Trap for Trouble; Whitey Whiskers: Strike Out; Frantic Annie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy and Dilly set out to win the prize for capturing the most unusual creature. Howdy and Dilly encounter aliens in a flying cup and saucer, leading to a madcap chase with a group of scientists. The Inspector thinks Phineas T. Bluster was swindled when he bought an old diamond mine. This comic was mentioned in the text of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent on page 309. Clarabell; Howdy Doody; Howdy's Puzzle Page; Dilly Dally; Howdy Doody and the Jolly Stranger; The Inspector and the Wickys; Flub-a-Dub. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Art Helfant, Bill Schreiber and Ham Fisher. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey and Dizzy Izzy enter a Bicycle Marathon with the Humphreymobile. Rumpus decides the only way to shut up an annoying ice-cream vendor is to buy something. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Catches Hi Jackers," by Bill Schreiber. Kinda Wreck-Less; The Bicycle Marathon; Joe Palooka: Amazing Resemblance; Chow Mouse; The Flashlight Adventure; Little Max: The Dark Forest, Oh Say Can You Ski?, True to Life; Hector the Director; Rumpus; Humphrey's Kit of Kornstrukshun; Colonial Costoom Party. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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February, 1951, Issue 1. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Jerome Bixby, Ann Adams, Robert Webb and Ralph Mayo. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. The Chief reveals how Orphan the horse prevented a war between the Cheyenne and Cree; Long Bow nobly opts to stay with his tribe rather than with Trader Jim when he learns that smallpox has struck the tribe; An illustrated text article on the history of horses in America, by noted sci-fi author Jerome Bixby. Manzar the White Indian; Starlight; Sunke-Wakan; Orphan of the Storm; Riders of the Night; Long Bow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Russell Stamm and Bill Schreiber. Cover by Al Avison. Comic strip hero Scarlet, who got the power of invisibility from a science experiment, may have been the first female superhero in comics. Scarlet is transported into the past during a visit to the museum of natural history; Jackie and Gil investigate the death of an actress; A solve-it-yourself mystery involving missing funds. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie: Gridiron Hero" from artist Bill Schreiber. Beware of These Rackets; Calling All Sleuths; The Fight for Survival!; How Good a Detective Are You? 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1951. Text stories and illustrations. pulp format. 6.75" x 10", 72 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Jimmy Wakely stars in "The Return of the Western Firebrands," "Gunmen's Barricade," and "The Secret of the Old Sourdough!" Kit Colby Girl Sheriff stars in "Gun-Smoke Trail!" Alex Toth art. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Bill Schreiber and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, Joe fights to keep himself and the wounded pilot alive. Finally they are rescued by a Seminole tribe. Plus a history of boxing in comics format, and solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie: Gridiron Hero," by Bill Schreiber. Seminole Hospitality; Joe's Fight With the Slashing Sailor; Little Max: No Percentage; Humphrey: Snack Food; Ring Champs of Yesteryear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 22 - February, 1951. Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 51 - "The Black Angel" by Cornell Woolrich. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Dated February 1951 (note: another #38 exists in a 2nd series) Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Frese. "Booked Solid"; Jughead forgets to write a book report, so he quickly begins writing a wild west story; Miss Grundy is so upset she takes him to Mr. Weatherbee, who insists that Jughead finish the story so he can see what happens. "Inventin' We Will Go," art by George Frese; Uncle Herman tries to turn the new television into a 3-D television and it seems he succeeded. An Ounce of Prevention public service announcement; Archie helps plan escape routes in case of a house fire, so his father sleeps well at night. "The Sad Sock"; Jughead gets a job as Mr. Lodge's house boy; When Mr. Lodge calls home to get his stocks, Jughead brings him his socks. "The Test Pest"; Archie gets his shirt caught in the mimeograph while helping Miss Grundy print tests; Reggie gets the test answers off of Archie's shirt. "The Run-Around," pencils by Bill Vigoda; While Jughead is getting a new pair of pants altered, someone steals his old pants. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; and "The Hawk" and "Long Bow" art by Robert Webb. "Slave Captive of the Turks" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Thieves pursue a steamboat captain and a cache of diamonds; Kaänga helps the captain's daughter locate the captain and defeats the thieves. Untitled story, pencils by Ken Battefield; Captain Terry Thunder captures the brother of slaver El Dakar; He then puts on an exhibition of his camel corps, hoping to draw El Dakar to the confusion at the fort. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Prospectors occupy the waterhole in Wambi's jungle; Wambi, demanding their departure, is captured; The prospectors are then routed from the waterhole by a pair of rhinoceroses that believe the prospectors have threatened their young. Untitled story; Tabu helps a couple recover their kidnapped daughter, who is being used by some criminals to convince the Natubi tribe that she is the "White Maiden" their legends tell will one day reappear. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Plotting to take over the Borden trading post, Steele and Cain kidnap young Skipper Borden; At the same time, the Wasulis' witch doctor schemes to become chief by using trained eagles to cow the tribe; Camilla exposes the witch doctor as a greedy fraud and looses the eagles on the kidnappers to recover the boy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by Mort Meskin and Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. The Terror Mob uses bombs and violence to extort money from shopkeepers. A phony fortuneteller has a vision of her own doom. Crooks steal a legendary gem and run afoul of a terrible curse. Terror Mob; Prevue of Death; Deaf, Dumb, and Doomed; Closeups; The Death Stone; Not Quite Perfect; Bullets For Christmas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Jan. - Apr. 1948. The reader is invited to solve The Street Robbery of Mr. Turnbull before the detectives can. Plus a PSA on the dangers of everyday swindles. Kerry Drake: The Blackmailer's Trap; Jackie Page: The Case of the Broken Hedera Helix; Beware of these Rackets; The Case of the Female Bootlegger; "Nature Boy" and the Bloody T-Shirt!; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash must maintain civic order when a gold rush hits Geyser Gulch. If that wasn't enough to deal with, a gang of counterfeiters is operating somewhere nearby, in a multi-part story. Dusty wants to find a job for his kid brother, but it has to be the right job. Plus a vintage ad for the "Western Saddle Ring" ("shiny airplane aluminum that won't tarnish") in exchange for cough-drop box tops. The Mysterious Gold Strike; Molasses Mouth; Plane Lane; A Thirst for Gold; Wagon Wheels; The Trail's End; The Tenderfoot; The Secret Tunnel; Impressionable Bill; Dusty: Help Wanted; Wagonwheels. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Bobby Stocks"; As a means of earning some money, Archie convinces his father to hire him as an assistant. "Plug Ugly," art by Dave Berg; Archie tries to warn Jughead about his mistreatment of electrical cords and plugs. "Putting on the Ritz," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie and Jughead are invited to a fancy dress ball being hosted by the Lodge family; It's Archie's mission to get Jughead presentable. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill and Floyd Norman (backgrounds); Katy worries that accepting Randy's latest marriage proposal will make her fat and indolent. Laugh Fun Page by Dave Berg. Collection of Hollywood gossip and anecdotes. "Caught with Her Plans Down," script by Frank Doyle; Laurie enacts a complex plot to ensure that Linda is caddying for her father and Wilbur is free to take her out Saturday night. "Do or Die," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie sits through several demonstrations by a door-to-door salesmen, with Ferdie as the reluctant model each time. Suzie Fun Page by Joe Edwards. Untitled story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Cassie Bill; Debby has five dollars to buy a birthday present for her father, but the earrings she wants cost three. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 page issue. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and Bob Powell. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. In a story with moody, noirish art for a romance comic, Alicia gets herself into deeper and deeper trouble after accidentally absconding with the company's bank deposit, and her security-guard boyfriend Sid may not be able to get her out if it. Marge uses her beauty to attract a man who will take her away from her seaside fishing village, but a storm may destroy their chances for happiness, in a story by comics legend Bob Powell. Betty is a career girl and Mike doesn't have a problem with that, but when he gets a job in her department, conflict exists where none was before. Panic!; Love's Last Gesture; Steak and Potatoes; Case for Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. Untitled Little Lulu story; Lulu does good deeds for all the boys before Valentine's Day. Untitled Little Lulu story; Lulu figures out how to get the boys to notice her instead of Gloria. The Haunted Dollhouse; Tubby visits Lulu's house overnight in secret to find out what the noises are in her dollhouse. Untitled Little Lulu story; Wilbur tricks Lulu into thinking she is invisible. The Magic Fudge; Lulu tells Alvin about when she made magic fudge that would make people fly. Abraham Lincoln's Hat; Tubby tries to get the hat back on Lincoln's statue in the park after it blows off. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for five color Little Lulu pinups and Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Schreiber and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max dreams himself into the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. Little Max bakes a cake backwards. Plus solo stories featuring Rags Rabbit and Humphrey. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Catches Hi Jackers" by Bill Schreiber. The Story of Max-l and Gretel; Heat Treatment; The Season's the Reason; Bake a Cake; Rags Rabbit: Boomerang; Humphrey: Pipe Him; Little Max Rhymes with Reason; House Painters; Little Max's Make-It Shop; Humphrey: Fight to the Finish; Humphrey: Presidential Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Facts about Indian warriors custom of Counting Coup. Preventing an Indian Uprising, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger must find Washoe, a one-eyed outlaw, and his gang who raided an Indian village or there will be a massive Indian uprising. Murder at Roaring Creek, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The owner of the Roaring Creek copper mine is murdered and his daughter threatened by Magdore and his gang, who want the mine for themselves. The Trapper's Dog text story, art by Al McWilliams. Huron Attack in the Fog, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Young Hawk and Little Buck go to the Winnebago village, where Young Hawk is initiated into the Bear Clan; In the morning fog, Hurons attack and Young Hawk must rescue the girl Rippling Water. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.