Comic books June 1952

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "Death March," script by Robert Bernstein, art by Paul Reinman; Captured American G.I.s are being force marched by Communist Korean soldiers through the snow; Numerous attempts to escape are dealt with deadly force; Macklin just wants to finish the war in a prison camp, but others don't believe there is one. "The River," art by Werner Roth; During the Korean War, a squad of American soldiers wait to attack a bridge; The bridge is attacked and taken, then repaired; This is then followed by a counterattack where the bridge is lost, then retaken. "G.I. Gob" text story. "The Command of General" starring Mu Private Chou Feng, art by Mac Pakula. "Casualty List"; Corporal Thompkins needs to deliver the casualty list from the front lines to headquarters. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Stand or Die" (script by Hank Chapman), "Glory," "The Mule" (art by Gene Colan), "Replacement!" (art by Henkel), "The Friend!" (art by Norman Steinberg), and a two-page text story, "With His Boots On." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Jack Sparling, Lee Elias, Manny Stallman and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Soldiers must take out an enemy convoy. A nighttime battle spells danger for a sleep-deprived platoon. A soldier's life is saved by the Bible he carries in his chest pocket. The Commies Told Me… No Work - No Eat; Convoy for Sale - Cheap!; Tin Can Death!; The Frogmen; They Fight by Night!; Pot Luck; I Owe My Life to My Bluejackets Bible. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code. Sol Brodsk and Robert Sale art Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and Rudy Palais. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. An American pilot joins the Civil Air Patrol during WWII and finds himself facing down a Nazi U-boat. A history of the Battle of Waterloo. American soldiers on patrol in Korea walk into an ambush. The Shark and the Eagle; Ambush; He Got Him!; American Heroes; Medal for Smitty; Battlegrounds!; Bloody Bugle! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Bill Molno, Lou Cameron, Mike Sekowsky, and Chic Stone. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Al Feldstein classic outer space cover. "The Exile" (art by Wally Wood), "The Expert" (art by Joe Orlando), "The Ad" (art by Orlando), "Close Call" (art by Jack Kamen), and "Mad Journey" (art by Al Williamson--his first for EC--with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel). The EC staff appears in the two Orlando stories. This issue contains the first Williamson/Frazetta collaboration at EC. 36 pages. NOTE: See 1st Series for 1950 #14. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gus Ricca, George Tuska, and Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Bob Forgione, Albert Tyler, Rafael Astarita, and George Tuska. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. While sailing from the US to England in 1855, the Vulcanus is engulfed in a mysterious fog that drains the sailors of their blood. Anthropologist John Hammond learns that the mad monk of San Christobal is using his mastery over minds for evil, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. A heroic nurse is the only one who suspects children are being turned into werewolves. The Banshee's Wail; The Vampire Fog; Horror Grips Drumbouie Hollow; Dungeon of the Doomed; Vengeance Shrieks on Shipwreck Shoals; The Werewolves Howl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Basil Wolverton. Stories and art by Ed Smalle and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of science fiction and horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A killer volunteers to be placed in suspended animation for 20,000 years rather than be executed. A future criminal plots his escape from an intergalactic labor camp. Plus the first adventure of whimsical spacefaring hero Jumpin' Jupiter. Stories and a classic city-smashing monster cover by comics legend Basil Wolverton. The City of Primitive Man; Flight to the Future; Jumpin' Jupiter; Flying Saucers, Meteors, or What?; The Time Has Come; Escape to Death! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, George Tuska, Dan Barry, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Marvin Stein, George Roussos, Sy Barry and John Giunta. Classic 1950s science-fiction and horror tales from Ziff-Davis. Guilty of murder, an executioner is ordered to behead himself, in a story written by future DC legend Carmine Infantino, with art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Dr. Savant follows the rites of human sacrifice on Genero, until he encounters the monster called Octeel, in a story with art by future Marvel artist George Tuska. Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral lands to claim his birthright, but not if his evil uncle has his way, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Plus a one-pager by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Awesome octopus-fight cover by Norman Saunders. The Widow's Lover; The Tentacles of Death; Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon; The Bloody Sword; The Portrait of Death; The Finger of Fate; Graveyard in the Antarctic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Wyoming Kid's Magic Finger starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. The Rodeo Goes to Jail starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Tom Cooke. Smokescreen for Larceny starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. The Killer of Buzzard Creek starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Ringo Kid" (art by Sitton); "Bull Burton" (art by Cal Massey); Black Rider stars in "Revenge!" (art by Jay Scott Pike); and "Shotgun Smead" (art by Hugh Bellman). Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey, Anthony Cataldo, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Investigating strange lights on the distant planet of Orella, Captain Marvel attends an interstellar "World's Fair" with some patently Shazam-style weird aliens from various planets. Lance and Mike seek pirate treasure on Lost Island. Golden Arrow becomes involved in the struggle between two cousins over an inheritance. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Grope for Bathtub Soap." Captain Marvel: Terror Stalks the World's Fair!; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Lance O'Casey: The Menace of Lost Island; Golden Arrow: The Secret of the Hollow Hilt; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Tightwad Tad; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: Peril from the Pyramids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 648 - June, 1952. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", B&W.

June 1952, Joe Maneely cover, Stories: Kid Colt Outlaw in "Six-Gun Fury,"6 pages; Red Larabee, The Gunhawk in "Legion of the Dead," 8 pages; "Popgun Sheriff," 2 pages text story; "Horse Whipped," 2 pages; The Apache Kid in "Vengeance Trail," 7 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Bettie Page photo feature in this issue.

Volume 7, Issue 6 - June 1952. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5 x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, Pete Morisi, Don Perlin and Abe Simon. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Professor Hayes brings an Egyptian mummy back to life, and soon regrets it. The vengeful ghost of a theater owner is lethal to actors. A mad scientist tries to create winged people. The Unburied Mummy; Monster Maker; Devil Drums; Beyond This World!; Return from the Tomb; The Spiral Staircase!; The Battle of Birdmen! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest-sized 4.75" x 7.25", 100 pages, text.

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Cover by Dan De Carlo. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Vic Martin, and Harry Ramsey. Military comedy featuring art by Archie legend Dan De Carlo. Pvts. Windy and Whitey are the dimwittest privates in the Army, as previously seen in the back pages of GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis). On an overnight hike, Windy and Whitey have trouble putting their tent up, and that's just for starters. Windy and Whitey decide they can get out of the Army if they marry mail-order sweethearts, but the plan backfires in a big way. Sgt. Gruff regrets the day he made Windy and Whitey the new tank crew. Good-girl cover by De Carlo is classic Archie and Jughead in military fatigues. Tenting Tonight; Romance, R.F.D.!; Golden Boy Gilpin; Pvt. Sacko; The Goldbricks: Ducking Duty!; Service Sideshow; Surprise Attack!; G.I. Giggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "The Renegade," pencils by Art Peddy; To get into the outlaw hideout in the badlands, Young Eagle has a daring plan to act as an outlaw himself, by robbing the fort's payroll. "The Silver Lining"; Mule Ears is looking for a job. "The Wasted Effort"; Old Smokey has lost his job. "A Big Shaver"; Buck-Shot is quitting his job to become a barber in a drug store. Fawcett Motion Picture Comics ad. The "Unknown Bonanza" text story by Eando Binder. "Fine Analysis"; Li'l Buck is at school. "Sappy Nappy is Definite"; Sappy is sort of a guide. "Thunder Stallion," pencils by Art Peddy; How Young Eagle came to own the mighty white stallion, Thunder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bill Draut, Jo Albistur, John Prentice and Ross Andru. Part of Prize's influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Issue #34 on cover; Vol. 4, issue #4 in indicia. Lisa is torn between her fiance and the man she saved with a blood transfusion. Kim can't get over being dumped by his fiancee, until he meets attractive co-worker Ginny. An artist "meets cute" with a Greenwich Village gal while they're both shopping for a squash. Out of Control!; The Way They Met!; Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic; Left-Over Love!; Beauty Briefs; Live It Up!; Sweet -- But Not So Simple!; The Secret Marriage; The Watchdog! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Gaby Andre and Steve Cochran. Stories and art by Bill Walsh, Dick Beck and Myron Fass. Numbering continues from Great Lover Romances (1951) #3. Romantic drama from Toby Press. Hollywood psychiatrist Anthony King helps Sam, a tough-guy actor who loses his gal Dee Dee when she realizes he's actually meek and shy. Professor Lark wants Sandy and Marsha to test his theory that kissing repeatedly causes couples to fall in love. Elizabeth loves romantic poetry, but poet Kent's new work doesn't find her favor. Buy Me That Man!; Dr. Anthony King: Mr. Tough; Young Lovers of the Past; Slightly Perfect; The Experimental Kiss; The History of the Engagement and Wedding Rings; Ode to a Brute. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Written by unknown. Art by Werner Roth, Robert Sale, Gene Colan and Mac Pakula. Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "Sniper's Moon!" with art by Werner Roth; "When a Man Dies" text story; "To the Death" with art by Robert Sale; "The Victors" with art by Gene Colan; and "One Man!" with art by Mac Pakula. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#46 on cover; Vol. 5 No. 10 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by Jack Kirby and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Walton (as BW), Mort Meskin, Al Eadeh, Joe Simon? and unknown. Featuring: "We Only Have Today!"; "This Is My Punishment"; "The Gals On the Flying Trapeze"; "Little Busybody"; "A Knack for Writing"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "Spinsters"! Plus: 1-page story "How We Proposed"; 1-page article "Hair's How"; and 1-page article "Dare to be You"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.