Comic books March 1951

Final issue of the series. Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "Scaramouche," original story by Rafael Sabatini, art by Henry Kiefer; Andre-Louis Moreau is pursued as a political enemy of France; In his journeys, he performs in the Comedia dell'Arte as Scaramouche, in which guise he can spy upon the very people who seek his life; Later, he becomes pupil to a fencing master and soon has the skills he needs to face his enemies. "The Shark Fighters" article; Information about battling sharks underwater. "The Necklace," original story by Guy de Maupassant; Mathilde borrows a necklace from her friend Jeanne to wear at a party, but after losing it she spends her fortune acquiring a replacement; Only after Mathilde falls into poverty and becomes a beggar does she learn Jeanne's necklace wasn't expensive at all--it was an imitation; Adapted from the 1884 short story "La Parure" by Guy de Maupassant. "Tank Tactics at Carthage 241 B.C." article; Information about siege warfare in Carthage. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $115.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Very Good $89.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Spring, 1951. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $8.80 7" tear on back cover. Tape.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. 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. Straight Arrow discovers an ancient civilization that has survived for centuries in a hidden valley. Red Hawk faces a gigantic warrior in the misty lands of Yellowstone. Bandits use legal chicanery to take over a mine, so Straight Arrow settles their case with his fists. The Valley of Time; The Salt War; Red Hawk: The Giant in the Mist; Ghost Gang. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Manly Wade Wellman. Art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti. A Martian spy infiltrates an earth-based project to build a space ship for a trip to Mars. Written by Mann Rubin (as Robert Starr). Art by Bob Oksner and Bernard Sachs. A toddler accidentally drinks an accelerated growth formula. Written by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. Art by Virgil Finlay. Speculation about the benefits of time travel. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by John Lehti. A scientist invents a method of suspended animation that results in him and his wife re-starting the human race on a distant world in the far, far future. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. American Indian legends about the stars and other celestial bodies. Written by Henry Boltinoff. Art by Henry Boltinoff. Professor Eureka humor page. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Raymond Perry. Science trivia quiz. Written by Mann Rubin (as Manny Rubin). Art by Cresto. Astronomer Ned Harris discovers a tentacled planetoid that soon attacks Earth. Ad for DCs Big Town #3. 52 Pages, Full Color. 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.

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Cover pencils by John Sikela. The Super-Boy Scout of Smallville!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; story about boy scouts. The Confession of Clark Kent!, pencils by John Sikela; Ma and Pa Kent go out of town and Clark has to stay with the Langs! More Speed for ... Air, Land, Sea text article. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Scores One for the Handicapped! public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Terrible Twigley Twins!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; The Twiggley Twins are so disruptive in school that Superboy has to teach them a lesson. It's All Done with Mirrors!--Superboy's Workshop activity page. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Features Superhombre, Garlitos el Pegador, Rodeo el Hombre de Texas, El Capitan Carter y Sus Jovenes Comandos, Congo Bill, Lucho Villegas, Murcielago y Robin and Super-Curiosidades. 9-in. x 11 1/2-in sizes vary throughout this series. 20 pages, B&W. Spanish Language.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. I Was Locked in a Mansion with ... Murder!; the actual record of the "world's most frightening evening." Behind the Mask, script and art by Don Rico. The Web. Quiet Destiny text story. Terror in the Tent! The Phantom!, art by Murphy Anderson. Dracula Lives! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"small assassin" a short story by Ray Bradberry, and "voices in the night" by William hope Hodgson, "ghost of a chance" by Theodore Sturgeon, plus other noted writers.

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Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Singer Fran is in love with the open road, but Doug, who helped her when she was struggling, wants her to settle down in his small town. Young Terry meets handsome Mitch at a nightclub, and soon learns that he runs a "lonely hearts club" dating service and wants her to be one of his "smart girls." Judith changes her mind after dumping handsome mechanic Jim, but her rivalry with his new love Lydia is destined for a tragic end. My Heart Is a Gypsy; The Sometime Bride; Smart Girl; One Mad Interlude. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. The cats form a peace agreement with the mice of Terrytown, but the dolls they give the mice children are filled with explosives, and only Mighty Mouse can save them. Heckle and Jeckle find haunted ghost money at the bottom of the lake, but it explodes whenever they try to spend it. Farmer Al Falfa builds a new scarecrow, but those crows are canny. Painted cover by an unknown artist. Gandy Goose; Mighty Mouse: Dolls of Doom; Heckle and Jeckle: The Haunted Money; Little Roquefort's Revenge; Farmer Al Falfa: Planting Time; The Big Fortune; Gandy Goose: African Antics; Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Doom in the Desert," "Phantom of Massacre Gulch," and "The Necktie Party" (art on all by Joe Maneely), and a back-up story, "The Promise!" Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 35, Issue 3 - March, 1951. Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer photo cover by Richard Avedon. 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. Includes: "Death of a Salesman" and "Tragedy and the Common Man" by Arthur Miller, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage British Men's magazine focusing on humorous cartoons, stories and anecdotes. 5-in. x 7-in, 28 pages, B&W.

Wally Wood art on comic story "Love Problems". Photo cover of actors Susan Hayward and Tyrone Powers starring in the 20th Century Fox film "Rawhide". In order of appearance: "No Bride Was I!"; "Love's Intrigue"; "Song of Love: The True Romance of Anton Dvorak and Anna Cermak" art by John Severin and Bill Elder; "Last Chance for Love"; "Date Quiz"; "Love Problems" art by Wally Wood, reprinted in Wally Wood Classics: Torrid Romances HC (2015 Vanguard) #1A-1ST; "My Other Heart" art by Al Carreno; and "Perseus and Medusa". Illustrated text stories: "Dance With Me: Sue Lamson's Dancing Feet Lead Her to Love!" by Betty Hill; and "Love's No Fortune Teller: Martha Blair Suddenly Finds Out Where Her Heart Belongs!" by Sally DeVries. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Red Mask faces off against The Cape, an outlaw who also wears a mask; An arms dealer selling weapons to the Natives incurs the wrath of the Ghost Rider; Redmask intervenes in a fight between townspeople and a traveling medicine show. Cave of the Three Skeletons!; The Devil's Own; Dynamite!; The Ghost Rider: Death by the Flame!; The Blazing Land! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wants Phil to be the target for a game of "William Tell." After Phil insults hypnotist Professor Svengoo, Svengoo makes Phil think he's a goldfish. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "A Gold Star for Bertie"; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 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. Lost in a strange town, Tom suddenly finds himself pursued by both lawmen and outlaws. A wealthy rancher gives two nephews a thousand dollars and tells them to invest it, with the winner getting the ranch in his will. When outlaws threaten to silence the town newspaper, Tom gets particularly irate. Plus a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Hills Beyond; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Donkey's Tail; Lemuel and Lumpkin; Fightin' Forbes: The Green Coyote; The Betrayal; Red Eagle: The Exploding Land; The Car-Rear Men; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Free Press. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bruno Premiani. Tomahawk Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Tomahawk Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Sequoyah humor page by Mort Drucker. The Legend of the Red Quarry--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Leonard Starr. The Indian War Over a Dead Cow! non-fiction by Al McLean. The Northwest Indians--Indian Album by Al McLean. How to Make a Tote Pole--Indian Album by Al McLean. They Speak with Their Hands text article by David Kahn, art by Raymond Perry. The Flying Frontiersman starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - Spring, 1951. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5, Issue 6 - March, 1951. True crime magazine with stories and article about women in the world of organized crime, murder, robbery, and debauchery. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Peggy Walker and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Sally fakes musical expertise to win musician Paul, but soon becomes attracted to her own musical tutor, Steve. Knute and Ivy try to put the past behind them. Ellen finds love on the wrong side of a long-standing family feud. My Fatal Decision; One Wild Night!; Easy Money; Is He Too Old for Me?; Right Time for Love; I Was a Cheat!; Masquerade!; Afraid to Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Jane Powell. Stories and art by Edith Head, Vic Herman, Mel Lazarus, Joan Robin, and Denny Shane. A movie magazine for teens by Toby Press. A profile of Howard Keel, legendary singing star of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Annie Get Your Gun. A teen fashion guide by legendary Hollywood costume designer Edith Head! Plus fun facts and gossip about Jane Powell, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, Roy Rogers and Mona Freeman. And a vintage ad for the Bing Crosby musical "Mr. Music." Jane Powell Grows Up; Hollywood Romance; I've Got News for You; There's No Business Like Show Business; Born Lucky; They Are for Real; New Faces; Tookie: Purely Personal; Destination Hollywood; The Star Maker; Relaxing with Rogers; Brains and Brawn; Teen Age Is a Clothes Age! Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 40 - March 1951. True crime magazine with period photographs. 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Spring, 1951. Cover by Allen Anderson. Science Fiction by Edmond Hamilton "The Star Kings" and Arthur C. Clarke "Seeker of the Sphinx". Illustrations by Orban. 6 7/8" x 10"; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. North Korean troops disguise themselves as American soldiers after a massacre and run afoul of their own plan, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. Sailors rescue an amnesiac castaway who is searching for a fortune in Spanish doubloons. Battle fatigue takes its toll on American soldiers during the D-Day invasion, with art by Wally Wood. Massacred!; Devils in Baggy Pants!; Army Revolver!; Pirate Gold! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Henry Kiefer and others. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Jungle hero Wambi is a boy who can talk to animals, including his friends Tawn the elephant and Ogg the ape. Wambi helps a family of leopards cross a dangerous river; A jungle quiz featuring fun facts and nice animal art; Sirdah the tiger tricks Wambi with a boy-who-cried-wolf gambit. Lovely wildlife montage on the cover by Maurice Whitman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.