Comic books December 1952

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.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Clark Kent--Miser!, art by John Sikela; a detective is convinced that Clark is the long lost heir to a millionaire. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Superboy Goes to College!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Superboy teaches some college courses so the Professors can have a vacation. Magic Ballroom--Superboy's Workshop activity page. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Super Superboy!, script by Jerry Coleman; Superboy's powers appear to be totally out of control. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Citadel of Doom starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The End of the Planet! starring Superman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino; When newspaper mogul John Wilton buys the Daily Planet and immediately shuts it down, the former employees start their own paper, gathering scoops in the new jobs they have taken to pay the bills. Can Everybody Speak the Same? article by Dick Keene. The Revenge That Took Three Hundred Years starring Superman, Inspector Erskine Hawkins, and "Guy Fawkes" [Roddy Greene], script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Death and Doctor Parker, art by Russ Heath; Doctor Parker injects himself with Doctor Hart's immortality serum. We Meet at Midnight, art by Allen Bellman. The Last Man, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Hide-Out, art by George Klein. Out of This World. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men with Fangs!, art by Joe Sinnott; When a man is captured in a were-rat lair they want him to join their ranks, but he can only be turned if he agrees to be made immortal by the bite. Where the Werewolf Prowled!, art by Tony DiPreta. I Died at Midnight! The Man Who Sold His Soul!, art by John Romita; A witch betrays a man whose greatest desire is to fight in the ring by transforming him into the bull. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Hire Today Gone Tomorrow," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie can't hold down a job. "Died in the Wool"; Gregory sabotages Fredie's date with Suzie, but Angela helps Ferdie get even. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; K.O. Kelly trains for a fight. "I Won't Dance," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie's father tries to give Suzie and Ferdie tickets to a dance to get them out of the house. Suzie's Movie Diary. "Go Case Yourself"; Ferdie is going to be a lawyer when he graduates. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "Lower Berth!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; The Crypt Keeper relates his origin story of the meeting between his parents, a 4000 year old female Egyptian mummy and a two-headed corpse. "This Trick'll Kill You!", script by Al Feldstein, pencils by George Evans, inks by Jack Kamen; A magician and his wife are visiting India looking for new acts to perform when he spies a girl with a trick rope that rises into the air when she plays a pipe and can be climbed upon. "Castaway" text story. "The Funeral," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; In this grim fairy tale, a young prince grows fond of his nanny until one day she appears dead. "None But the Lonely Heart!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A man who marries homely wealthy women and murders them for their money receives a lonely-hearts letter from a woman who tells him that she lives in a large stone house and encloses a photograph of a lovely woman whom she admits the picture displays two years ago, not having a more recent snapshot. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Lex Barker photo cover. "Tarzan and the Men of Monga," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; While exploring Pal-ul-don, Tarzan rescues Ro-Mee-Lah, sister of his friend Jo-Rah, from the crooked-legged men of Monga; Jo-Rah gives Tarzan a dyal to carry him through the Valley of Monsters. "The Elephants of Athne," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan visits the city of New Athne and discovers that the Athneans have taken two archaeologists prisoner; The ransom price set by Prince Ergon is one rifle and a safari car. "New Warrior" text story. "Brothers of the Spear," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning: Dan-El and Natongo find that they have reached the kingdom of the Aba-Zulus. Kongoni, the king's speaker, recognizes Dan-El's key and birthmark and acknowledges him as king of the Aba-Zulus. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ric Estrada, Hy Rosen, Dana Dutch and Cal Massey. Tales of teen angst and amour. Phyllis goes to work in her father's Maine hotel and dates Frank just to raise her father's ire, leading to crime and intrigue. Rosanne gets caught in a compromising position with country star Sonny Pearson. Bored Gloria starts running with the bad-girl crowd, in one of several scandal-themed stories in this issue. Temptress and Trouble-Maker; Penny-Ante Girl; Celebrity Hound; Love on Trial; Too Many Restrictions. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Outlaws decide Tex will no longer be a threat if they can get rid of Tex's trained dog, Fury. Tall tale-spinner Buffalo Bill reveals how to split a five-dollar bill among three people and still get five dollars back. In a two-part story, Tex tracks the masterminds behind a scheme to get outlaws out of jail by having them impersonated. Fury's Peril; Pinto Pete: A Gin-Dandy Retort; Loonie Les Is Prepared; Buffalo Bill: The Happiness Boy; Wanted Dead or Alive; The Payoff; Loonie Les: Doubly Safe; Pinto Pete: A Warming Experience; The Roundup. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 12 - December, 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, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Warning! This magazine is only for those who can stand the strange terror of the supernatural! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: The satanic supernatural Mr. Avarice makes pacts with humans willing to let their life be fueled by greed in "The House in the Web" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Headmaster Lowry runs a cruel regime in his old people's home. Father Time in person puts him to the test by letting him age rapidly. Lowry has to experience the curse of old age first-hand in "The Aged Curse!" And: A beautiful dancer named Tanya is being kidnapped into another dimension by three carcass-like fiends. The power of dance, however, is too much for these ghouls, and Tanya dances right back into the arms of her earthly lover in "The Dance of the Dead!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Lost Chords" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Suspense Stories and Terror Tales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dec 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Kendell Foster Crossen, Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long, Sherwood Springer, Dave Dryfoos, and Roger Dee. Virgil Finlay and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

December 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 Chic Stone. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in. 16 pages.

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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 attach balloons to the dog Major so he can chase birds in the air, realizing their mistake almost too late. Tarzan makes a desperate bid to free himself and the natives from the copper mine. Nancy builds some reverse-scarecrows to rid her garden of spinach. Plus a vintage ad for Captain Video "Two Way Communicators," based on the classic sci-fi TV series. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - December 1952. Cover by Peter Driben. Humorous pin-up magazine with photos and cartoons scattered throughout. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 54 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Droopy 1-pager; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Unusal Breakfast"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Astronauts awaken in a future world inhabited by apelike creatures. An apprentice magician murders his boss, but didn't count on magical revenge from beyond the grave. A volcano god reanimates the dead to show his displeasure with the local village. The Survivors; Return from the Grave; Blood Ghost; Volcano of Doom; Doomed To Die; Found: The Lair of the Snow Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 17, No. 12 - December , 1952. Independent magazine in which those interested in Magic may express their thoughts, ideas, and criticisms. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Moe Marcus, Rocco Mastroserio and Jack Sparling. Harvey presents war stories as Korea was becoming the latest American conflict. Fellow soldiers are impressed with Rogers' fighting spirit, but they don't suspect he lied about his age. A flamethrower signals the rescue of a squad cut off from reinforcements or ammo. A squad of eight men is assigned to take out a Korean machine-gun nest atop a hill. Plus a fact-based guide to Army slang. Babe in Arms!; Army Slang; Attack!; Artilleryman; Flaming Finger!; P.T. Hero; Breakthrough. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Furlough Escapade," "Navy Blues," "I'll Wait For You Always," and "Paratrooper's Girl." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 49 - December 06, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 6, Issue 50 - December 13, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Winter 1952. Vol. 1, No. 7. Cover by Allen Anderson. Science Fiction by Robert A. Heinlein -as (Anson McDonald) "Beyond This Horizon" and Alfred Coppel "The Magellanics". 6 7/8" x 10"; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Ric Estrada, Wally Wood, Gene Colan, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A veteran pilot observes a cadet's training all the way to the level of fighter ace, with art by Jack Davis. Civilians on Wake Island get a rude awakening after Pearl Harbor, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Medieval peasants long for a defender to free them from their cruel feudal lord, with art by Wally Wood. Gritty, atmospheric cover by Jack Davis. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Mort Lawrence. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. One of many titles focusing on heroic American soldiers that came out as the Korean War was heating up. U.S. paratroopers target Korean uranium mines; A mission into Manchuria reveals American POWs held in secret; Airborne troops are sent in to take down germ warfare laboratories. Also featuring a dynamic contents page by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Surprise Attack!; Silent Death!; Flying Missile; Battlefield Mailman; Manchurian Mission!; The Screaming Eagles! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Stan Lee, Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by George Roussos, Jack Keller, Cal Massey, Joe Maneely and Manny Stallman. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "Worse than Black Magic" by Stan Lee and George Roussos; 2-page text story "The Mission"; "She Married a Werewolf!" by Carl Wessler and Jack Keller; "The Girl in the Grave" with art by Cal Massey; "Nobody's Fool!" by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely; and "The Old Lady's Treasure" with art by Manny Stallman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Stooge Bancroft sets out to take over the underworld, making up with his fists what he lacks in brains, but no one else pummels their victims to death. The Mob tries to take over the docks, in a story strongly reminiscent of the classic film drama On the Waterfront (released two years later). Big John Markey has a great loan-shark racket going, until he pushes one hapless victim too far. Death on the Docks!; Stooge Bancroft: The Saga of an Underworld Mauler!; Secret Signal; Pound of Flesh! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi receives a live goose from her farmer uncle, and it immediately gets loose and runs amuck in the city. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Bathless Groggins promises to do the opposite of his natural impulses, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.