Comic books August 1952

Add to cart GD 2.0 $249.00 View scans 1" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $159.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full-length spine split with missing front cover. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for Weird Science and Weird Fantasy. "Two of a Kind!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The huge ocean liner pulled into the pier with many photographers waiting to snap a picture of camera-shy Willow Dree In the past, attempts were made to photograph her; the photos showed backdrops behind her, but she was never in any picture. "Graft in Concrete!", art by Jack Davis; Hornsby gruffly enters the Mayor's office planning to threaten the Mayor to get the road contract he was after, but the Mayor tells him the City Council will vote on that at the regular meeting; a member demands the new road also go through his town cemetery. "Joker!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Half-Way Horrible!", art by Sid Check; a voodoo witch doctor story. "Hook, Line, and Stinker!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Bernice was tired of his Saturday fishing trips and all the fish-mounted trophies she had to care for; One Saturday morning, she followed him on one of his trips where she discovered that he was cheating on her. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover and 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints # 10). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original, which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $10.75

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.30

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $160.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. University professor Josh makes a surprisingly effective soldier when the chips are down. A fighter pilot's faith is restored by a close call in combat. A look at the Corps of Engineers and their importance in the combat arena. Combat Engineers!; Mighty Moe!; Jungle Death; The Bard of Company "B"; Guts!; Angel in My Pocket. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $200.00 View scans Water spotting.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $110.00 View scans 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover loose at one staple. Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Stories and art by Paul Gattuso, Rafael Astarita, and Enrico Bagnoli. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A violinist falls under the spell of a cursed Stradivarius. A man assumes the guise of an avenging specter to take on the ruthless gang known as the Vultures. Treasure hunters dare to steal a cursed ruby from an ancient idol. The Fatal Forecast; The Violin of Death; Ghost Brain; Monster of the Moors; Don Pedro Hangs the Vultures; The Dancing Lights of Kula. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.00 View scans

Issue 650 - August, 1952. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", 98 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $69.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - August 1952. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue with a two-page pictorial of Bettie Page as a French Maid! 8.5 x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 15, Issue 11 - August, 1952. Cover photograph by L. Willinger. Magazine focusing on family life. "How to Make 36 Frosty Drinks", "Christmas in August", Coca-Cola add on back cover. 176 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W.