Comic books June 1952

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by John Martin and Bert Whitman. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a blow to the head causes a circus strongman to regress to an aggressive, caveman-like state of mind. When he runs off to the jungle, only Nyoka stands a chance of rescuing him. But first she must survive the rescue. The Wild Man of the Jungles, Chapter One: Death at the Circus!; Lure of the Congo; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: From Circus to Farm!, The Great Divo; Chapter Two: The Trail of the Broken Trees; Worried Wilma; Egbert the Explorer; Chapter Three: The Animal Trap!; Wild Life Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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No. 19 - June , 1952. 5.25" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Raven Sisters, art by Pete Riss. The Eyes of Terror, art by Paul Gattuso. Monsters From the Ages. Terror In the Swamp. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Pencils and Cover by Al Jaffee. In this issue: untitled Patsy and Hedy tale; untitled Nancy 1-pager; untitled The Wolfes tale; untitled Buzz Baxter 1-pager; 2-page text story "Happy Birthday"; untitled Mickey 1-pager; untitled The Walkers tale; and untitled Patsy and Hedy tale. Characters in this issue: Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Buzz Baxter; Miss Whiplash; Principal Hardgrind; Nancy Brown; Ronnie Robbins; Mr. Wolfe; Mary Walker; Mickey Walker; Stanley Walker. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #8. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 12 - June 4, 1952. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 13 - June 18, 1952. Celebrity gossip magazine. Marilyn Monroe cover, article, and centerfold. 4-in. x 6-in., 66 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Duncan in "Killing is My Hobby," "The Big Take," "Dead Right," "Boomerang," and "Easy Money." Two page text story, "No Questions Asked." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 41, Issue 1 - January 1952. Hollywood magazine. Cover and Article features Esther Williams, and See the Pick of Pin Ups for 1952! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Volume 41, Issue 6 - June 1952. Vintage movie and celebrity magazine. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - Summer, 1952. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; Pup Dog chases the mouse, hiding in a pair of trousers. "Caught In a Jam Session"; Howland fights a war with himself over his house rent. "Pig Game"; Acting out the three pigs story, Churchy burns his straw house, Howland makes the others build a house of sticks, and Albert fights a board, ending up tearing down his brick house. "Little Tommy Tucker"; A strange concoction of assorted fairy tales and nursery rhymes: "Ol' Mother Hubbard", "The Traveling Musicians", and "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" among others. "Who Ghost There?"; Albert reading the news in the dark. "The Voodoo Man" text story. "Spring In the Air! (And Why You Should)"; Albert and Rackety Coon Chile go bird watching and try saving the heron child from Seminole Sam. Untitled one-page story; Albert shoots an apple core from Pogo's head. Pogo pin-up. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Reed Crandall and Chuck Cuidera. The Stage Was Set For Murder starring Ken Shannon, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Unfinished Murder starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. Two Bundles of Dynamite starring T-Man. Man's Best Friend text story. Hijackers Incorporated. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. House for Rent text story. Here Comes the Bride!!; Popeye is on vacation in the desert when he is captured by a Native American tribe; He agrees to marry the chief's daughter in order to save his life, but back at home, Olive can sense that something is wrong and arrives in time to stop the wedding. "Little Kids Should Have Ice Cream!" or "Swee'Pea Gets It!"; Popeye won't let Swee'Pea have ice cream because it is too close to dinnertime; Swee'Pea falls asleep and dreams about eating his fill of ice cream; Popeye feels bad and gets some ice cream but when Swee'Pea wakes up he doesn't want it any more. Rolling Along!; Sherman pretends to be rich and tricks a car salesman into taking him for a test drive. Untitled story; Swee'pea digs a hole and hits the town water main. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Stand-In for Love"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: 'Know Where You're Going!', College, Career, and Marriage" advice page; "Roving Heart..."; "About That Reducing Program..."; "My Problem Man"; "A Letter From Home"; "I Dated Heartbreak"; and "Love's Melodies". "Romance Tees Off: To Win Her Man, Poor Pat Pretended She Was a Golfer!" illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 160, Issue 6 - June 1952. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 266 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Will Elder and John Severin. Art by Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle and Buck are stalked by renegade Sioux warriors. Three stories and a cover featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin. American Eagle signals for help to rescue a wagon train from Arapahoe warriors. Sioux War Party; Stuarts Stranglers; Wolf Pack; Hoot Owls of Cactus Gap; The Roundup; Smoke Signals! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 6 - June, 1952. 6.5" x 9.5", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 6, No. 27 - June 30, 1952. 4" x 6", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Inspector J.J. O'Malley investigates bets on a Guatemalan race that never takes place. A smart society crook preys on unsuspecting gem dealers. Advice to the reader on when to be wary of con games, such as the old shell game, or gambling with strangers on a train. Plus a great inside-cover "contents page," also by Forgione, describing the stories in this issue in all their tawdry, two-fisted glory. Some scripts in this issue are by Walter Gibson, legendary writer of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Badger Racket; Gamblers Wont Gamble; Count Your Change; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Jewelry Swindle; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: Guatemala Sweepstakes; The Old Shell Game. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 58, Issue 1 - June, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by August Froehlich, Bob Lubbers, Lou Cameron, John Belcastro, and Frank Frollo. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Rival chieftain Spotted Wolf wants Firehair for his bride; Famous Fighters focuses on Captain John Smith, aka Mr. Pocahontas; The Eye seeks the crooks who pulled off an armored-car heist. The last Firehair cover, by an unknown artist in the Iger Shop, has both bondage and action-girl elements. Firehair; Famous Fighters; Last Secret; Suicide Smith; Men on Other Worlds; The Eye; Cowboy Bob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Bill Ely and John Prentice. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #76. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #4 in indicia. A posh Park Avenue society matron is secretly the head of a counterfeiting gang. A retired pickpocket has an unlucky encounter with one of his former proteges. A gambler sees his fortunes change after he acquires a lucky charm. A fortune hunter has designs on two elderly sisters, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A Napoleon Named Helen; The 7:58 Itch; Death of a Profile; A Box of Baby Clothes; The Sinking of Happy Cordell; A Clue for Hogarty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "The Price She Paid"; "One Last Fling for Ann"; "Impatient Fiancé"; and "That Little White Lie" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #89. "The Charm Corner: Jobs That Bring Romance..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #3 and as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #22 and "Help Yourself To Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #25. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. American space hero Rocketman battles interstellar menaces in the year 25,000 AD, traveling the galaxy in his ship, the Solar Bird. A spaceship crashes on the planet Manon, where the survivors are enslaved by Malok until Rocketman hears about it. Rocketman investigates when Plutonians abduct the king of Saturn to steal his brainwaves, with art featuring some fun futuristic machinery. Wings of Evil; Venus Afire; Goofy Knights; Goodbye Earth; The Invisible Terror; Dopey Don: Arithmetic Lesson; Panic on Pluto. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Strange Fantasy (1952) #1, sometimes listed as issue #2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane), with a small drawing by Ralph Carlson. "The Indian War Chapter One: Friend or Foe," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is assigned as scout for the army, and to find the camp of the Powati tribe, but the captain don't like to have him along. "The Prospector"; Dee Dickens is panning for gold. "The Indian War Chapter Two The Escape Plot," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky and the captain with some soldiers are kept prisoners by the Indians. Hopalong Cassidy comic ad. "Wits Against Gun" text story by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). "The Indian War Chapter Three The Golden Showdown," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky sends smoke signals to a friendly Indian chief to warn the townspeople of a Powati raid. "Star Struck"; Buffalo Bill has been in the movies. Motion Picture and Television Magazine ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder and others. The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. When a prospector finds silver in the played-out ghost town of Silver Creek, it brings outlaws and trouble, but luckily, it also brings Rod Cameron. Owlhoots set a trap for Rod using banker Turnbull as bait, in a story that opens with the line, "Scuttle dust, War Paint! Some buzzards are holding up Pop Bricker's store!" Rod goes undercover as a convict to learn where a counterfeiter hid his phony plates. Plus a text story by Mary Marvel co-creator Otto Binder. Incident at Silver Creek; Harvey; The Trap; The Human Shield; Annoyed Andrews; The Sorry Job!; The Counterfeiter!; The Renegade's Wrath! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.