Comic books February 1952

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey tries to warn the Presidio of the coming Russian-led Pomo tribal attack, but the commanding officer doesn't believe him. Meanwhile, Kit Fox races to warn the fort that the attack is going to come by sea. While sailing after John Silver's gold, the Kids trap the Inspector in the crow's nest, drop Mama in the drink, and get the Captain stuck inside a giant fish. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Grandstand Player, art by Morris Weiss. Miracle on the Mound text story, art by George Tuska. The Yella – Belly, art by Al Eadeh. The Old Man, art by Allen Bellman. Defeat!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Bill LaCava. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $29.00 View scans Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

"The Informer" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Undeclared War," "The Fatal Step," "Moon of Death," and a two-page text story, "Reunion With a Rattlesnake!" Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - February 1952. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache. Iwo Jima, pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache. Fort Kearny, art by Goldfarb Baer. The Boy Scout Stamp, art by H. C. Keifer. Mail On Skis, art by Walter Palais. Oddities In Stamps fact centerfold. King of the Pirates, art by Doug Wildey. Speaking of Stamps article. Siegfried and the Dragon, art by Vince Napoli. Casey Jones, art by Stephen Kirkel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $11.00 View scans Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 15%.

Issue 32 - "Ambush on Satan's Hill". Digest, 5" x 7", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $245.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Inner well not fully sealed (minor), book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4552151005

The Ghost-Breaker in "The Hermit's Ghost Dog," Robin in "Murder on the Chessboard," Captain Compass in "The Four Lives of the Edith B," and Tomahawk in "The Pirates of the 1,000 Islands!" One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $27.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Back cover detached 30%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 25, Issue 1 - February, 1952. Stories by Margaret St. Clair, Leigh Brackett, Fletcher Pratt, Chad Oliver, Gene L. Henderson, and Graham Doar. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $26.00 View scan 3.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $25.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Frank Frazetta. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Steve's efforts to impress new neighbor Nan only get worse when Packy and Molly try to help. Red Hawk and Bigfoot are taken as legendary figures of prophecy by a neighboring tribe. Straight Arrow, mistaken for part of a raiding party, risks capture to save his horse Fury. Cover by legendary artist Frank Frazetta. Steve Adams - Badman!; The Luck of Loud Calf!; Red Hawk: Beast of the Bayous!!; Trial by Fury! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet in "Beware the Synthetic Men" (script by Edgar Ray Merritt), "The Last Days of Earth" (script by Gardner F. Fox), and "The Brain of Dr. Royer!" Alex Toth art. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue." Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $169.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3737121023 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Room Without a Door, script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely; A scientist rejects science as useless for discovering the secret of time travel and turns to black magic instead; When he hears of a woman related to a witch burned in 1692 living nearby, he spies on her through a window and sees her summon the ghost of her ancestor. Welcome To the Werewolves text story. Little Man Who Was There, art by Jim Mooney; Dennis Ames keeps seeing a strange little man just before some disaster happens that he narrowly escapes, and he eventually comes to realize that he can't escape forever, because the little man is Death. The Trap, script by Carl Wessler, art by Manny Stallman. My Brother Harry, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring a memorable science fiction cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Plus Everett Raymond Kinstler art in the 6-page Kenton of the Star Patrol story, "The Monster-Men of Space!", and a 3-page Kinstler titled "Death Claims an Enemy." Kinstler also draws the inside front cover. All the art in this issue is impressive. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $279.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $150.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seal. Lateral spine tearing. Cover coming loose at one staple. Interior pencil markings and staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover, centerfold and four additional wraps detached. Top staple removed. Worm holes. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Win Mortimer; 2nd Lex Luthor cover for this series. The Lost Secrets of Krypton starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's Masters starring Superman, Ernest Gadden, Kid Kole, and Miss Swift, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. Super Ships text story by David King. The Secret of Superman's Home starring Superman and Hatchet Kaims, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, Share With Others! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and Sheldon Moldoff. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Janice falls for Ray, but he questions her relationship with her boss, Mr. Lassner, and if she's taking advantage of his generosity. Marriage counselor Julia finds her next case particularly challenging when she falls for the male half of the couple, handsome Vic. Joyce works at a home for wayward boys, but when she falls for fellow teacher Kirk, she makes a choice that threatens to drive them apart. Big-Hearted; I Was a Courtship and Marriage Counselor; Crossroads Courtship; Heart Astray. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $695.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0272435001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $500.00 or Best Offer View scans Tape on back cover. Cover oxidation. Miscut. Tape. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Cover by Al Feldstein. EC Artist of the Month article by Al Feldstein about Joe Orlando. "Bargain In Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two medical students need to procure a corpse in order to get an anatomy credit to graduate and pay an imbecile five bucks to grave rob a newly dug grave. "Ants In Her Trance!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A hypnotist places his wife in a trance and commands her to stop her heart; He brings her out of it with the phrase 'snap out of it'; When he falls for another woman, they decide to murder the wife by using the words 'wake up' instead, which won't bring her out of the trance. Break Out! text story. "A-Corny Story," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; An elderly man is fired due to age discrimination and returns to Haiti to work revenge upon his boss. "The Ventriloquist's Dummy!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man with a homicidal head growing out of his wrist pursues the career path of a ventriloquist. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Three stories are included in this issue: "Tarzan Tracks a Robber Band" (Tarzan and Thurag face a storm at sea, then rescue Mrs. Louis D'Arnot from Arab Berbers); "Brothers of the Spear" (Dan-el is sad over the passing of Queen Liloma); and "Jungle Stampede" (a text piece). Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Frank Thorne and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Gloria regrets her bad reputation only when she falls for Bill, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Carol gets caught in a classic romance trap when she accidentally makes dates with two boys on the same night. Jane marries dirt-poor Lon in secret so her wealthy family doesn't find out, but has trouble maintaining the charade, in an story with early art by good-girl artist Frank Thorne. I Was a Love Gypsy; The Love I Couldnt Hide; Confessions of a Farm Girl; Secret Marriage; My Dangerous Pasttime; Too Many Sweethearts. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Riss and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. An amnesiac Tex is captured by owlhoots who convince him that he is also an outlaw. A known coward joins forces with gun-toting killers, and Tex wants to find out why. A sheriff seeks Tex's help in catching the masked killer called The Spider. Plus vintage ads for View-Master, Fleers Dubble Bubble Gum, Cracker Jacks, Daisy Air Rifles, and Erector sets. Bullet Blackout; The Kid Comes Back; The Coward; Pudgy and Muscles; The Spider's Web. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 2 - February, 1952. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Shrunken head cover pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione. "The Creature From Dimension 2-K-31," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Soldiers fight an otherworldly shape-shifting alien creature during the Korean War. "Grunwald," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; Three men fight to maintain their sanity when they are trapped in a lighthouse and besieged by thousands of hungry, murderous rats. "Nightmare," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A serial killer randomly decapitates his victims. "The Thing!" text story. "Hellfire of Doom," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A killer blackmails a city by causing people to spontaneously combust. Buy the New Hot Rods and Racing Cars Comics ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Roy Ald, Al Jetter and Will Lieberson. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Powell, Bernard Baily and Shelly Moldoff. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When landlord Semple Ridgedon finds a society of murderers lodging in one of his buildings, he tears the place down and rebuilds it in a modern way. But the evil ghosts appear anew and confront Ridgedon with his promise to join them in their cult of murder in "The Cult of the 13 Ghosts" with art by Bob Powell. Plus: Trapped in a mirror world, two men face a flesh-eating monster. The horror subsides when the magical mirror is smashed from the outside in "Beware the Jabberwock" with art by Bernard Baily. And: On behalf of his friend Hans Buloff, Lawrence Avery, "famous investigator of psychic phenomena," looks into the strange happenings at Buloff mansion. Avery encounters Buloff's vampire bride and her creepy butler. The investigator manages to foil all evil plans in "Quest of the Vampire!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Ditworth's Little Friend" written by John Martin, and an ad for Down with Crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $22.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 39, Issue 3 - February, 1952. Stories by Jack Vance, Kendell Foster Crossen, John Wyndham, Walt Sheldon, Walter Kubilius and Fletcher Pratt, Frank Belknap Long, and Erik Fennel. One Virgil Finlay illustration. Mini-review of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" and Robert Heinlein's "The Day After Tomorrow." 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 150 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

February 1952. Previously Tim in Space (1950 Tim's Official Store). A boy's activity book featuring a 'Tim Tomorrow' sci-fi comic story. "The Adventures of Tim Tomorrow in X-L4, The City of the Future" - Story and Art by Norman Maurer. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in. 16 pages.

Add to cart Good $9.90

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.60

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz's new clown friend is stuck in a tree by a laughing hyena. Tarzan learns that the apes have been terrorizing a native village, but he still wants to know why. Nancy has to keep her injured foot elevated. Plus a vintage ad for Nancy and Sluggo dolls. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 4 - February, 1952. Cover painted by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine that is highly focused on tasteful pin-up pictorials usually centered around women in lingerie being involved in wacky scenarios. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W/Color. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Surprise Farewell"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a two-part story, Tom investigates robberies of pack trains in the Pecos Valley. But the murder of the local sheriff points to an unlikely suspect. Tom pursues the ruthless killers into the Garnett Valley. And a vintage ad for Mark Trail magazine, a boys' magazine featuring the popular comic-strip naturalist. The Pack Train Mystery: Chapter 1: Shots in the Night; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Chapter 2: A Killer Stalks the Night!; Tumbleweed Jr.: Rolling Along; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Teaching Toughy; The Red Beard Bandit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.