Comic books September 1952

UK Edition - September, 1952. Softcover pulp, B&W.

Australian Edition - September, 1952. Softcover pulp, B&W.

These Superman-centric reprints were dual-distributed in Australia and The UK. This issue is a reprint of Action Comics (1938 DC) #172. 24 pgs. B&W.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Glenda goes to see a performance by her old flame Derek, now a successful pianist, and reflects on how it all went wrong. Nan loves sailor Joe, despite the time they spend apart, but it looks like it's all over when he learns about her one past indiscretion. In a different story, tale-spinner Joe is a soldier who inflates his war record to impress Bonnie, then risks losing her when she later finds out. Song of My Heart; The Hidden Truth; Sweethearts "Ideal Man Contest"; Conflict. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Zolnerowich and unknown. In this issue: T-Man in "Mr. Murder of the Black Hand" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - Trask poses as manager for the ex-girlfriend of Mafia boss Racelli to get to the killer of a fellow T-Man; T-Man Tom Roccola in "The Dope Ring and Revolution"; T-Man in "Narcotics from Nobody" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - Stores had been smashed and citizens assaulted in Germany by American soldiers drugged by Russian cigarettes; 1-page T-Man Ray Brady text story "Intercepted Peril"; and T-Man in "Torture of the Brass Bowl" with pencils by Dan Zolnerowich - Somewhere in Hong Kong, Chinese Reds held the daughter of a wealthy San Francisco merchant, threatening her with death unless they collected blood money. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Four stories are included in this issue: "Tarzan and the Threat of Athne" (Goliath helps Tarzan defeat the Athnean army's horde of elephants); "Tarzan and the Marsh Dwellers" (Tarzan rides a Banthur to rescue Princess Loma from Terribs); "Brothers of the Spear"; and "The Drums" (a text piece). Art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Sparling. "Double Doublecross" starring Spike and Bat, art by Jack Sparling. "Hawaiian Maneuvers," art by Jack Sparling; The Shore Patrol is called in when Spike and Bat battle for the attentions of Lani. "Mighty Mabel" text story, art by Charles P. X. Houts. "Mam'selle Spells Trouble," art by Jack Sparling; Spike and Bat strike-out with Fifi Delorm, a French news correspondent. Four pages of Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles good girl art by Jack Sparling. "Ever-Lovin' Wuff" one-page story, art by George Crenshaw. One-page story, art by Art Helfant; Pete buys a firecracker for the Fourth of July. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Reno Bride"; "Leap-Year Husband"; "Substitute for Love"; and "No Forgetting Him". Text articles: "How To Detect a Line", "Your First Job", "Have a Wonderful Vacation", "Infatuations: Are They Dangerous?", "You're a Good Date If..." and "You're More Attractive Than You Think...". Indicia states "TEN-STORY LOVE". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine/Fanzine for and by the members of the Texas Gun Collectors' Association, edited by Victor Friedrichs. Includes Photos and stories of members' collections. Softcover 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 30 pages B&W. Cover price $0.03.

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Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

Art by Frank Bolle, Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache and Bob Powell. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Redmask faces three of his greatest foes returned: Scarecrow (aka Strawman), Whip Woman and The Man of 1000 Faces. Strange green men attack a stagecoach, but whether they are alien or human will be determined by the Ghost Rider. Redmask faces a masked outlaw gang that cannot be stopped by bullets. Also featuring a one-page profile of Swissair, Switzerland's airline, with art by Bob Powell, and a full-color ad for the "Complete 15 Piece Bronco Buster" Cowboy and Cowgirl Outfits. Know Your Airlines!; The Three Deaths of Red Mask!; The Deathless Riders!; The Ghost Rider: The Green Men from Horro!; Fighting Editor!; Doom Trail! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Chad Grothkropf. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom must run for his life when he comes into possession of a camera that reveals the identities of the Red Mask Gang. Tom escorts a valuable race horse to its new owner, so outlaws enlist the aid of a man who hates Tom Mix. Tom tracks the outlaws who are smuggling "dope" into Dobie. Plus a vintage ad for a "jet glow" decoder belt and "cosmic smoke" ray gun based on TV's Space Patrol. The Deadly Camera; Double Motive Revenge; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Race; Jeeter; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Branding Iron; Rawhide Hotchkiss: The Bum Steer; The Cursed Dobie Dope Ring. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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B&W British Edition published by L. Miller & Son. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. When a hundred-year-old land deed is destroyed, outlaws set a dangerous plan into motion. A mastermind thinks he's got a foolproof robbery plan, as his cohorts never speak or meet until it's time for the crime. Tom witnesses a murder, then tries to figure out why the victim is a Native American dressed in ill-fitting cowboy garb. The One Hundred Year Old Deed; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr. Gets His Goat; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Perfect Set-Up; Fightin' Forbes: Warning to Snoopers; The Indian in the Cowboy Suit. 24 pages, B&W.

Cover art by Bob Brown. Dan Hunter's Rival starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Frontier Doctor starring Tomahawk, art by Bruno Premiani. The Legend of the Cave-That-Talks-Back--Tales of the Arrow Maker, art by Fred Ray. Battle at the Tollgate starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Lee Elias, Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, John Belfi and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. A mad scientist builds a body from the parts of his murder victims, but their spirits seek revenge. Gangsters join a mountaineering expedition for a lost treasure and find instead the Glacier Beast. Lars uses his murder victim as lawn fertilizer, but the lawn itself takes its revenge. Graveyard Monsters; His Brothers Keeper; Shangrila!; Devil-Doll!; Glacier Beast; Dirt of Death; Trail Of Death. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bob Powell, Ralph Mayo, Ray Willner, George Olesen, Ed Silverman, Art Peddy, Mike Suchorsky, Edd Ashe, and Ed Jon Smalle. An anthology of past adventure comics from Ziff-Davis, rebound into a single volume. The eclectic mix includes sports, Western and sci-fi: He-Man (1952) #1, Football Thrills (1951) #1, The Hawk (1951 Ziff Davis/St. John) #3, and Crusader from Mars (1952) #2. A history of attempts to climb Mount Everest, written before the 1953 summit, with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. A Bob Powell story about Paul Bunyan has the best title, perhaps of all time: "The He-est He-Man of the Them All." The Hawk stops a hanging, but that doesn't sit right with a group of vigilantes. Owlhoots ambush the Hawk and leave him to die in the desert. Martian criminals Tarka and Zira fight crime on Earth, as a form of cosmic community service. The Brave Belmonte; Winner Give All; Horror on Horseback; The Man Who Murdered an Empire; He-Man of a Mountain; We Who Are About to Die; The He-est He-Man of the Them All; Dead Man's Vengeance!; Leverett's Last Stand; The Disappearing Mustang; Killer Venom; Creatures of the Western Badlands; The Desert Rat: Trap for a Killer; The Little Sheriff : The Safe Guard; Dry River Rampage!; Harold "Red" Grange: The Famous 77; The Touchdown Twins; Jim Thorpe: Greatest Indian Athlete of All Time!; Tommy Touchdown; Gridiron Thrills; Johnny Lujack, The Shoe Filler; Grid Standouts; The Fighting Heart; From Red Grange's Sports Scrapbook; Night of Terror; Beachhead on Saturn's Ring; Astronomical Oddities!; Meteors: Terrible Missiles from Space; Fun in the Future; Prison Planet; The Space Bums: Venus or Bust. 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 8, No. 2 - Fall 1952. 7" x 9.25", 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - Fall 1952. Stories include; "Give a Man a Horse..." by Joseph Henry Jackson, "Loeb and Leopold" by Miriam Allen deFord, "The Trial of William Herbert Wallace" by Edgar Lustgarten, "The Red Barn Revisited" by Lenore Glen Offord, and "Murderers on the Loose" by Frank Mullady. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Frank Frollo and Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Tyler, Frank Frollo and Art Cappello. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Norma leaves her coal-mining husband for a glamorous job in a city nightclub, but inadvertently gets involved with a drug deal. Jealous of her sister Myrt's talent and fame, Ann starts to impersonate Myrt, and quickly gets in over her head. Nurse Cynthia loves doctor Gene, but in a fit of jealousy she commits medical malfeasance, and only realizes her folly in the aftermath of a train wreck. Older and Wiser!; My Secret Betrayed Me; My Moment of Madness; I Was a Pawn of Passion; Key to My Heart; Strictly for the Brides. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Tom Hickey, Al Avison, John Sink and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Karen wants to play the field, until she drives away the man she really loves. Stacey is willing to sacrifice the respect of one man for a smile from another. Reporter Cynthia falls for a man she despises. Torrid pre-Code cover, possibly by Al Avison. I Courted Heartbreak!; Stars in My Eyes; Can I Betray My Love?; Assignment to Love!; 3 Kisses to Paradise. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Floyd Torbert and Ruth Sterling. Drama melds with melodrama in an early romance comic from Fawcett. Lissa is obsessed with Les, even though he's already married to Janice, and tries to convince him that he made a mistake. Pro baseball player Jeff decides that the game is more important to him than Denny, the woman who loves him. Gossip columnist Joan tries to use her column to turn the man she loves against the woman he's dating, but that's a dangerous game. The Big Guy; The Long Wait for Happiness; The Beauty Contest; Gossip Columnist. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Thinking of Jan, his sweetheart back home, is all that keeps a wartime soldier going. A woman feels that her beau doesn't make enough time for them to be together. A decorated veteran misleads his girlfriend about his tragic romantic past. Dream of Love; My Double Dilemma; Part Time Sweetheart; Tears of Joy; My War Hero's False Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Vic Donahue, and Jack Sparling. Harvey presents war stories as Korea was becoming the latest American conflict. The indicia reads Vol. 2, issue #1, but the cover lists it as issue #2. Soldier Fando, member of a circus-clown family, gets to use his special skills on the battlefield. A soldier writes a letter home to his mother on the eve of a big battle. Garrison enlists in the war, but his fellow soldiers wonder if he's past his prime. This is War!; Too Old to Fight!; The Wild Bulls of Korea; The Toll of War!; 'T Was the Night...; Extra Helping of Guts!; Dear Mom; The Sucker! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Dick Rockwell, Norman Maurer, Carl Hubbell and Charles Biro. Singular comics talent Charles Biro, a legend in hardboiled comics fiction, here reinvents himself as "Uncle Charlie," providing fairy tales for an audience of children - all of whom are featured in a black-and-white photo at the start of each issue. Peter Pester tries to help protect the kingdom of Gladiola from the wrath of Carboni the Plunderer. Two children have an adventure on a raft and save their town from a flood. A gypsy woman and the town blacksmith find love, but neither of their communities approve. Trouble by the Bushels; Two Who Built a Dream; The Blacksmith and the Gypsies; The Dog Who Lost His Bark; The Sleepy King. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 8 - September 1952. True Crime and Detective stories. 96 pages, Text with B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Cover price $0.25.

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Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, with early issues focused on the then-current Korean War. Pilot Pete is in hot water after enemy soldiers disguise themselves as US forces to confuse air support. Bombers face heavy anti-aircraft fire from an unknown source. Tod is assigned to take out Yin Soy, the female fighter ace who's been decimating US planes. Cowards Courage; Radar Roulette; His Last Mission; Operation Panic; Mig Alley Dame. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Roussos. Contains horror stories. In order of appearance: "The Phantom Bus" reprinted in Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #18 and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2018 IDW) #6-1ST; "Ghost Portraits: Meet Some Members of the International Society of House Haunters!"; "Bayou Vengeance"; "Dr. Death"; "Mirror of Hate"; "Peg Powler" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; and "The Eerie Glen". Comic advertisement for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. "Death by Darkness: Silas Hager Held a Grip on Jed Runston Even After Murder Struck!" illustrated text story by John Marvin. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ajax-Farrell's horror series Voodoo managed to stand out in the crowded field of pre-Code horror comics by dint of its sheer weirdness. A murderous treasure hunter with a fortune in blood diamonds is pursued by a severed hand. Deadly mandrake roots attack the human residents of a tea plantation. A pilot and a female detective track an embezzler into the jungle. The Game Called Dying; Plantation of Fear; Jewels of Death; Congo Terror; There's Peril in Perfection! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Bill Walsh, Manuel Gonzales, Bob Karp, Don Christensen, Frank McSavage, Gil Turner, Dick Hall, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 12 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey discovers that Señora Magoola is actually his old foe Pete in disguise. In a story by Barks, Uncle Scrooge has so much money that he lets Donald and his nephews get rid of some of it. The Big Bad Wolf follows the Three Little Pigs on their beach vacation. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Little Hiawatha; The Picnic Puzzle; Mickey Mouse: The Mysterious Pill Plot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Henry Kiefer and Lena Buffalente. 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 uses the fearsome disease called "jungle madness" to his own advantage when Ogg is captured; A poisoned dart causes Wambi's elephant pal Tawn to turn against him; King of the Congo uses his plane to turn the tables after he's captured by cruel hunters. Fangs of Fear; Pygmy Peril; King of the Congo; Malida's Jungle; The Treasure of the Elephants. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Big Blow-Up" (script by Hank Chapman), "Barrage" (script by Chapman, art by Jack Keller); "Attack at Dawn!" (art by Robert Q. Sale); and "Danger Point" (art by Dan Loprino). Cal Massey cover. Cover price $0.10.