Comic books September 1952

September, 1952. Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Chris Rule. Untitled story; Hedy tricks Patsy into heading a big class project. Untitled The Wolfes story; Hedy brags to Patsy about her blind date, until he shows up. "The Positive Approach" text story. Untitled story; Hedy involves a lifeguard in her plot to break up Patsy and Buzz. Untitled story; Mr. Walker intends to find out all he can about Patsy's new date. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Christopher Rule. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Buzz Baxter story. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. All art by Al Jaffee. Beauty on a Binge text story. Paper doll. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jim Tyer and others. Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Gandy Goose becomes a private detective, and gets a real humdinger of a case. Heckle and Jeckle get mixed up with a counterfeiting ring. Roquefort and Percy accidently stow away on a rocket flight to the planet Venus, where strange creatures dwell. Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose: The Super-Duper Detective; Dinky: Pop Goes the Weasel; Little Roquefort: Visit to Venus; Heckle and Jeckle: Hair-Raising Tale; Heckle and Jeckle: Magpie Masterpiece; Terry Bears: Crabbing; Little Roquefort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 7 - September 24, 1952. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

Steve Duncan in "The Perfect Inside Job," "The Bandits with My Face," "Jackpot for a Killer," "No Substitute for Death." "An Eye for Murder" (art by Jim Reilley) Two page text piece, "That Awful Younger Generation." Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Yvonne DeCarlo and Rock Hudson from the movie "Scarlet Angel." Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Ben Thompson, Harold LeDoux, Bill Walton and Mike Roy. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Rita's best friend marries the man she loves, then he tells her he made the wrong choice. Profiles of film legend Rock Hudson and actress Yvonne DeCarlo (better known as Lily Munster); A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. My Cruel Deception; Day of Reckoning; Open Season on Love!; Prayer Works Wonders; Queen of the Barracks; Rock Hudson "Our Cover Man"; Yvonne DeCarlo "Our Cover Girl". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Love Stories of Real People. Illustrated with photographs. Softcover magazine, 8 3/8" x 10 3/4", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,599.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1996126007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Remaindered copy. Full length spine split (taped). Unattached low quality reproduction cover included. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

John Broome story. Sy Barry art. Carmine Infantino cover and art. 1st appearance of the Phantom Stranger (though without an origin or any "introduction" to speak of). In "The Haunters From Beyond," the Phantom Stranger appears to confront ghosts from the Salem Witch trials! In "When Dead Men Walk," a plane crash inspires one man murder a woman who knows of his thievery--until the Phantom Stranger interfers with his devious plans. And in "The House of Stranger Secrets," a magician's stage tricks are no match for the Stranger! The back-up mystery story is "Goblin in the Bottle" with art by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - Fall, 1952. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Water damage. Lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR 1.0 $155.00 View scans 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other (taped under). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Sandy swears revenge against her husband Bill for ruining her father's oil business, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. Nora's boyfriend Dick finally returns from military service, but he's behaving strangely and tries to break it off with her for unknown reasons. New doctor Helen faces prejudice over her gender from arrogant surgeon Warren, in a story whose art may be the work of pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Cover by Baker is more than a little suggestive. Canine Cupid; Twice Guilty; The Frightful Truth; Wife Without Principles; For Nurses Only. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

Early Philip K. Dick. September 1952. Cover by Frank Vestal. "The Star Plunderer" by Poul Anderson, "Evil out of Onzar" by Mark Gaines, "Zero Data" by Charles Saphro, "The Slaves of Venus" by Edwin James, "The Gun" by Philip K. Dick, "Thompson's Cat" by Robert M. Williams, and "Big Pill" by Raymond Z. Gallun. Illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas, Vestal. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Plastic Man stars in "Giant Ants" and two untitled stories. Untitled Woozy back-up. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; Pup Dog ends up catching the big fish, while Beauregard only catches Pup Dog's small bone. "Lulu Red Ridey Hoops"; Pogo and Albert acting out "Little Red Riding Hood" with Pogo playing Riding Hood, Albert playing the wolf, Beauregard posing as a man guiding Riding Hood along, and the ladybug as Riding Hood's mother. "Down With the Sea and Ships"; Churchy, Howland and Bull Weevil go searching for a peaner [peanut] brittle mine, but end up sinking their own swamp barge. "Invisible Pie" text story. "The Epic Cure"; Albert eats a concoction of carrots and cotton, Pogo's soap and water, and the pickings up from Pogo's floor. "Beared Fangs"; Pogo gets caught in a bear trap, and Howland and Churchy assume it to be Barnstable's teeth. "Mother's Gooseberry Rinds"; Albert acts out Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky." Untitled one-page story; Churchy tries to catch the cricket, but ends up catching himself. Untitled one-page story; Albert ends up shooting his mirror image. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Reed Crandall and Chuck Cuidera. A Fast and Bloody Buck starring Ken Shannon, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. The Mystery of the Missing Shoes starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. The Doomed Legion starring T-Man. Time For Murder text story. The Courage of a Cop, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Harry, the People Horse text story. Interplanetary Battle!; No one will fight Popeye in the ring (since he has won 66,222 fights), so Wimpy broadcasts a plea for opponents, which is answered by Jetoe, a man from Mars who can change into any form he wants. Paper and Paste; Popeye offers to hang Olive's new wallpaper, even though he has never done that before. Dog House!; Sherman is confronted by a bully and his faithful dog Winky is nowhere around. Untitled story; Swee'Pea figures out how to tell the difference between a fresh egg and a hard-boiled egg. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5", 312 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Tommy loves Faith, but she fears the scandal in her past will only drag him down as well. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. "The Escape King" (art by Mort Lawrence), "No Jail Could Hold Him" (pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Vince Alascia), "The Scorpion" (pencils by Becker, inks by Alascia), and "Easy Money" (art by Becker/Alascia). Cover and inside front cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover price $0.10.

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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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Frollo. Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler, Frank Frollo, John Belfi and Stan Campbell. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Gail's visit a gambling ship in international waters seems innocent enough, until she finds herself a victim of blackmail. Inspector O'Malley tries to shut down the Three-card Monte swindle. "Ghost breaker" Dr. Neff teams with Inspector O'Malley to expose a phony medium. Plus advice to the reader on avoiding con artists. Some scripts in this issue may be by Walter Gibson, legendary writer of The Shadow's pulp adventures. And Don't Forget the Coffee; The Blackmail Racket; Find the Lady; Dont Be a Sucker; Hook Line and Sinker; Smashing the Spook Racket; The Numbers Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. Early funny-animal comics from Harvey, featuring breakout star Rags Rabbit, a precursor to Harvey's line of kid's comics. Little Dot gets out the scissors when her mother asks for help with a patchwork quilt. This issue features the first appearance of Harvey's redesigned, dot-obsessed Little Dot, the same month as Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #1. Rags is the hero of the beach in a story strongly similar to all those bodybuilder "sand in the face" ads. Also featuring a note from the publisher, Alfred Harvey, on the new Harvey "H" logo, which remained for another 30 years. Rags Rabbit: Auto Mech-Maniac; Tongue-Tied; Little Dot; Rags Rabbit: Bear Facts; Rags Rabbit: Musclin In; The Door; Nutty Squirrel: Carnival Fun; Comic Puzzlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Sixth Shotgun" a short story by Louis l'Amour.

Vol. 173, No. 4 - September 1952. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Bill Ely, Chuck Winter, Bill Molno, John Daly, Dan Zolnerowich, Ed Smalle 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 #79. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #7 in indicia. A gangster learns that his key rival has fallen in love with his daughter; An occult medium's son learns that he can raise the dead, but doesn't know how to send them back. Imprisoned spies try to make each other laugh. Violent bad-girl cover by John Prentice. The Sunshine Sentence; The Last Man; Just Dessert; The Boss's Comedy; Steam-Heated Headquarters; The Miller of Tens; The Ambitious Mouse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Battle Orphan featuring war-torn Korea. Louis XI The Spider King. Race Against Death, art by Joe Sinnott. Son of Sam Houston. Table Top Railroaders, pencils by Johnny Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Beyond the Call of Duty, artby Frank Frazetta. Untitled Solar System story, art by George Tuska. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo covers begin. In order of appearance: "Rebellious Wife"; "The Man She Didn't Marry"; "High Road to Heartbreak"; and "Behind His Kisses". "The Charm Corner: Expressions That Reveal You, He Said He Loved Me..." text article reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #30. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder stars in two untitled stories. Aunty Duchess in "The Wagon Mix-Up." Untitled Little Beaver back-up story. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky tries to figure out why he keeps seeing a strange building and a murder in his dreams, and what they have to do with the mysterious coin that keeps turning up in his waking life. Rocky finds an invitation to join the Snake Hollow Bend gang on an unconscious outlaw, and decides to RSVP in person. Dee Dickens tries to prove that a five-dollar bill is actually a twenty. The Toss of the Coin; Sage-Brush; Gopher-Face; Dee Dickens: The Legitimate Swindle; The Tavern of Doom; Peaceful Sam; Tightwad Tad; Barks in the Night; Harper in Hollywood. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, Leonard Starr, Paul Gattuso, and Jon Small. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Lorna has a boring fiance, but meets an exciting man at a costume party; A smart girl engineers a meeting with her handsome classmate; Hilariously dated advice on good manners and wearing makeup. Everything But Love; Tone Down That Glamour!; Get That Girl!; Honeymoon for Three; The Idle Rumor; Of Men --- and Manners!; The Romance I Never Knew; Are You Feminine? Powder n' Paint! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Alice Kirkpatrick, Marvin Townsend, Mike Sekowsky, Bernard Sachs, and Paul Cooper. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Shortly before marrying Dan, Audra learns that Dan's mother doesn't like her or approve of their marriage, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Bored Melanie realizes that she's a "trophy wife" her ambitious husband Reed uses to advance his sales career. In a rare story narrated by the male character, returning Korean vet Jed thinks he's no longer a fit husband for Alice because he's lost the use of his right arm. Ornamental Wife; The Ties That Bind; Fate Spins the Wheel; Yours, Mine, Ours; Cooking with Gas; I Married the Champ; Adopted Parents; Home Coming; Marital Mix-Ups; Wedding Daze. Final Ziff-Davis issue; St. John started publishing with the next issue. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.