Comic books February 1951

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Volume 7, Issue 4 - February, 1951. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused on lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11.5", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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 "Bertie Bird's Ruffled Collar"; 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.

Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, a cryptic message thrown from the window of a speeding train leads Tom on a strange adventure. He tracks the mysterious "Miss Scarlet" to passenger Sally Rodgers. But Sally is in danger from outlaws, and now Tom is too. At one point, Tom calls the bad guys "ornery jugheads." The Mystery of Miss Scarlet; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Olympian!; Trapped!; Fightin' Forbes: Government Agent; Sam the Sheriff: The Give-A-Way!; The Showdown; Winning Winters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 4 - February, 1951. 8" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

February 1951. Cover by Joseph Dreany. "Crooked Trails and Straight" by William MacLeod Raine, "The Cattle King" by Gladwell Richardson, and "The Road to Eldorado" by Hugh Pendexter. Short story by John H. Holland. Few interior illustrations. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Maneely. "The Man Who Made the Law!", art by Joe Maneely; Roving cowboy Aloysius Kare is riding through the town of Green River when he is stopped and ordered to pay a $10 toll, learning that the town is run by a man named Silas Crag who implemented the toll; Not wishing to pay the toll, Kare shoots the guns out of the toll guards hands and speeds by; Entering the outskirts of Green River, he witnesses a family being forced off their ranch by the sheriff's deputy who is in league with Crag; Kare then changes into his alter-ego the Apache Kid and attacks the sheriff and his men, sending them all fleeing. "The Deadly Double-Cross." "When the Odds Are Even" text story. "The Bully." "The Outcast!", art by Chuck Miller. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, John Hix and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi envisions Phil if he were tall and handsome. Phil and Fritzi go to "The Jive Hive" to hear the "jitterbugs" speak their beatnik lingo. Phil dances with every girl at the party, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Bathless Groggins is protected by a Shmoe - a "L'il Abner"'type with a sarong and a prehensile tail - in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. "Terror on the Moors!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Jim Ryan is driving his car through dense fog along the bumpy moors, but decides to stop for safety sake and seek refuge in an estate he spots; While at dinner, Ryan hears a scream. Unauthorized adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air" in "Baby - It's Cold Inside!", art by Graham Ingels; Barton Gordon is making his way through a blinding snowstorm to answer a want ad for a superintendent, and he comes to the run-down apartment house mentioned in the ad. "Heat" text story by William M. Gaines. "The Beast of the Full Moon," art by Jack Davis; A werewolf has killed again and Tom Kellogg heads to his brother's residence with his girl June, noting strange animal-like footprints outside his door. "Voodoo Horror!", art by Jack Kamen; On the island of Haiti, George Baker seeks out a certain shop that will make him a voodoo bust of himself. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Trapped in the Land of Terror." The evil dictator of Cassarobia kidnaps Venus, and she defeats him with love. "The Lost World!" Venus faces green sea monsters. Also includes: "The Strange Rocket!" and "The Isle of No Return." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - February 1951. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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1st appearance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Junior Woodchucks. #125, 2/51, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Grandma Duck in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse in the next chapter of "Mighty Whale Hunter" serial. The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "A Foxy Resolution." Story and art credits: unknown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Gene Colan, John Buscema, Rafael Astarita, John Forte, Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Rogers, and Syd Shores. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A parrot provides the key to catching a killer, in an early story by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. In a feature that invites readers to solve the crime for themselves, a killer buries his victim on his farm. "Crime Lab" detectives "Loot" and "Doc" find a kid's whistle is the clue to solving a murder, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hot Money; Wanted: Jon Lewis Carey; Vendetta; Wanted: Fred Tenuto and William Francis Sutton; Crime Lab: The Clue of the Tin Whistle; Smart Boy!; Youre the Detective: The Corpse Who Spoke; The Green Parrot Murder Case! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories by Mike Sekowsky, Vince Alascia, Martin Marty Rose, and Ken Rice. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Jerry De Fuccio, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. Canadian publisher Superior reprints EC's influential New Trend title, featuring some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A time traveler from the future helps a modern-day man with a convoluted cross-time murder plot. A man discovers the horrifying truth about the girl he left behind on an alien planet, with art by Al Williamson and some panels by Frank Frazetta. The original flying saucer/aliens cover by Wally Wood actually inspired the Topps trading card series "Mars Attacks" and its subsequent spin-offs. Down to Earth; Space-Borne!; The Green Man; Given the Heir!; The Peoples Choice! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Man Who Made Maps starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. The Steer with the Golden Horns starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Tom Cooke. The Mystery Mail from Defender Dip starring Nighthawk, script by Talbot, art by Leonard Starr. The Cowboy Who Stole a Crime starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival" by Bill Schreiber. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Fast-shooting saloon singer Nan Flint becomes the object of a deadly love triangle during the Yukon Gold Rush. The disrespectful brother of a commanding officer causes trouble in his US Cavalry unit. A British noble discovers his missing father is working the West as an English-style highwayman and stage robber. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Fight" by boxing champ Jack Dempsey. The End of Nan Flint; Buckskin Benson; A Man in Every Saddle; Riders of the River; The Two-Gun Earl of Buckley; Western Swing Song; The Kid's First Gun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. When Tex Ritter investigates the disappearance of an insurance company agent, he finds a couple of slick owlhoots waiting. Monte Hale is captured by Kid Buzzard, an outlaw who has a trained attack buzzard. Tex Ritter discovers that Crandall and his cronies are dealing "dope" and climbs a tree with a camera to gather evidence, no mean feat. Plus a vintage ad for the "Western Saddle Ring" ("shiny airplane aluminum that won't tarnish") in exchange for cough-drop box tops. Tex Ritter: Paid in Full; Boss Balk; Hill and Dale; Monte Hale Meets Kid Buzzard; Slim Carson: Horns of the Bull; Rich-Man Rickey; Cactus Brain; Tom Mix: The Hidden Evidence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ray R. Hermann. Cover by Mort Leav. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Mort Lawrence, Bob Rogers, John Rosenberger, and John Buscema. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, Nuggets Nugent, Calamity Kate (Lulu Belle), Little Moose, and Kid Clagg. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Dr. Sivana's latest invention causes the very minerals of the Earth to revolt against humanity. Golden Arrow races against time to fetch medicine that can save an elderly rancher's life. Ibis fights the Flame Men after they emerge from an active volcano. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to See TV." Captain Marvel: The Revolt of the Minerals; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: The Race Against Death; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: The Flame Men; Hospitable Hopper; Muscle Hedd. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 632 - February, 1951. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", B&W.

"Applied Psychology"; Linda is reading a book on child psychology that she plans to use when babysitting. "Pocket Size Safety," art by Dave Berg; Wilbur goes through the ice, but is able to save himself with two ice awls connected with strings. "Raising the Devil"; Wilbur needs money for an upcoming dance when he finds an envelope filled with money. Word ladder and a maze. "Help Not Wanted," script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur's dad hires Wilbur as an office boy. Super Duck house ad. "Book Lovers"; Five one-panel gags about teens and books. Wilbur Puzzle Page. "All Bright and Shiner," script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur promises Laurie to drive her to the beauty parlor after school, but then has to stay after school. "Hold Everything!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur is trying to fix his jalopy, but Laurie is annoyed that his car isn't working. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy is upset that she hasn't heard from K. O. and thinks he doesn't love her anymore. Katy Keene Pin-Up and Fashions page, art by Bill Woggon. A word ladder and a connect the dots puzzle. "All Wet," script and art by Joe Edwards; Laurie forgot a package at the soda shoppe and Wilbur takes it to her in the rain. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Syd Shores. The Day Black Rider Died; Black Rider is lured into a trap. Rustler's Revenge starring Red Hawkins. Fatal Error text story. Mission of Murder starring the Prairie Kid. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Superman, Super Wrecker, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A census taker demands Superman list an occupation. The Sightless Archer starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow has to perform his regular stunts, although temporarily blinded. Jerry The Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Valley of Ghosts starring Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor, pencils by Dan Barry. Land of a Thousand Smokes starring Wyoming Kid, script by Ryerson Johnson, art by Howard Sherman. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Vitamin Vic story, script and art by Jack Farr. Liquid Larceny starring Zatara, art by Ralph Mayo. Bullet-Hole Club starring Batman, script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. World of Adventure in Books public service announcement starring Tomahawk, Green Arrow, and Shining Knight, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. Full-page ad for Big Town # 1. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans by Bill Schreiber. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by H. R. Van Dongen. Edited by Damon Knight. Stories by Lester del Rey, Jack Vance, H. B. Hickey, Lord Dunsany, Poul Anderson, C. M. Kornbluth, Richard Matheson, Harry Harrison and Halliday Sutherland. Art by Ed Emshwiller, Paul Orban and Frank Kelly Freas. A short-lived science fiction magazine with an impressive lineup of writers and artists, including Robert Silverberg, Richard Matheson, Jack Vance, and Kelly Freas. Brain of the Galaxy; The Deadliest Female; Like a Bird, Like a Fish; The Old Brown Coat; The Acolytes; Forgotten Tongue; Clothes Make the Man; The Rocket of 1955; The Dissecting Table; Rock Diver; Valley of Doom. Final issue of the series. 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Frontier scout Young Eagle and his trained eagle Clawfoot aid the US Cavalry at Fort Wayne. Young Eagle takes a break from aiding the US Cavalry in fighting cattle rustlers and returns to his tribal lands. There, he finds the tribe under threat from marauding "sky spirits," and the corrupt shaman Wolf Tail trying to turn the tribe against the chieftain. But Young Eagle must venture to Thunder Canyon to prove the sky spirits are fake, in an issue-length story. Gopherface Makes Us Sick!; The Mystery of Thunder Canyon; Revenge; Old Smokey: The Big Help!; Brainy Buster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky? Written by unknown. Art by George Tuska, Al Hartley, Dave Berg and unknown. Tales of danger and suspense! In this issue: When is a joke not a joke? Barry Cunningham learned the answer to that question...the hard way! Don't miss the spine-tingling tale "The Last Laugh!" with art by George Tuska. Plus: "The Iron Fist" with pencils by Al Hartley; "The Coward" with art by Dave Berg; "Don't Dare Look Back" with art by Tuska; and "Out of the Past" reprint? text story. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#30 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 6 in indicia. Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by Jack Kirby? & Joe Simon? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Leonard Starr, Mort Meskin and Joe Simon. Racism is tackled in "Different!" Also featuring: "Not Good for Anyone!"; "Weekend For 3"; "My Lord and Master!"; and 2-page Will You Help Me? story! Plus: 1-page article "What Should I Do?" And: 1-page article "Grooming in Public"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Beth suspects that her man is in love with Ruth. A woman dates a man she works with, despite her better judgment. A story with the saucy title "Back Seat for Romance." Plus vintage advice for girls who are about to start dating for the first time. Tortured Heart; Back Seat for Romance; Date Bait; Danger... Love at Work; Love Is for Keeps. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.