Comic books February 1951

Cover by Charles Payne. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. This issue features the only comics adaptation of an Abbott and Costello movie, 1947's "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap." Traveling salesmen are accused of murder in a small town, but are released if they agree to care for the murdered man's widow. But the Widow Hawkins and her large brood of children may work the duo to death instead. School Daze; The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The 100 Deaths of Clark Kent starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. Castaway World starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Diamond Doom starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Three Dead Letters starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. The World of Adventure in Books public service announcement starring Green Arrow, Tomahawk, and Shining Knight, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Girl Who Was Scoop-Crazy starring Superboy, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Sikela; 1st appearance of Lana Lang in Adventure Comics. The Flying Horse Swindle starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Frank Frazetta; Swindlers selling winged horses causes the Shining Knight to intervene. Caliph Tubby and Genie Quick starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Ralph Mayo. Green Arrow -- Hero or Villain?, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lizard prototype cover/story in "Enter…the Lizard," pencils by Harry Lazarus; A man discovers a type of werelizard that reproduces its kind by injecting humans with a poison in its bite that transforms their bodies. The Nesterfield Horror text story. The Parasite, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Bill Walton. You Can Only Die Once, pencils by Manny Stallman; A man tries to kill himself over and over again but only succeeds in producing pain and mutilation, not the longed for oblivion. The Miracle, pencils by Bill LaCava; A criminal in a bar at night sees a stranger doing wondrous things and so he pulls a gun and demands to know how they are done. The Ones Who Laugh, pencils by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Second issue of the series (despite numbering). "The Stranger" (script by Hank Chapman), "The Creeping Vine," "No Escape" (script by Chapman, art by Russ Heath), and "The Storm." Cover price $0.10.

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"Vigil Among the Vampires," "Adventure into the Future," "Demon in the Dark," "Ghost Tiger," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Lin Streeter, Emil Gershwin, Paul Gattuso, Charlie Sultan, and Richard Case. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, B&W.

Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner and unknown. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, stars in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Honey in Hollywood half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; On the Set 2-pager, with art by Boltinoff; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff; A Bit of Disc and Data article; Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood back-up story, with art by Bob Oksner; and Peg 1-pager. Also: Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival," with art by Bill Schrieber. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #84. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #1 in indicia. Airboy rescues the pony named "Outcast" from quicksand, and uncovers a scheme over high-dollar polo ponies. A cursed tree that hides a fortune in gold becomes a key intersection between orphaned Paul, his greedy caretaker, and The Heap. The little-known story of the U.S. Camel Corps. Airboy; The Heap; Swifty Chase; Uncle Sam's Camels; Wizard of the Monkey Seat; Rider of the Shark; Saddle Scraps. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final Golden Age issue (becomes All Star Western with # 58). Scarce. Last appearance of Golden Age Green Lantern, Flash, and Dr. Mid-nite in the JSA story "The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Frank Giacoia (chapters 1 and 3) and Arthur Peddy (chapters 2 and 4), inks by Giacoia (chapters 1 and 3) and Bernard Sachs (chapters 2 and 4). Back-up story, "The Lady of Mars" (art by Joe Kubert; 6 pages). Two-page story, "The Last Dictator." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue. 5.5" x 7.5", 164 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Reprints Super Rabbit (1944 Timely) #13. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 2 - February, 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf 359" - tied with Thrilling Wonder (Feb '51) as the 1st published sf-story by Kendall Foster Crossen (published previously in hero and detective pulps). Other science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, Gerald Vance, Charles Creighton, Burt B. Liston, Milton Lesser, and H.B. Hickey. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Leo Ramon Summers, Robert Keys, Henry Sharp, Julian S. Krupa, and Edmond Swiatek. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Schwartz?, Dan DeCarlo?, Bill Vigoda? and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "You're Breaking My Art"; "Winter Blunderland"; "Ice Follies"; and "The Christmas Spirit" (Santa Claus appearance)! Plus: Jughead beats Reggie in a boxing match -- after he gets a triple dose of novocain -- in "The Big Shot"! Also: Archie in the 1-page ice safety public service announcement "Not On Ice"! And: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12 #2 - Feb. 1951. 4 3/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Volume 2, Issue 8 - February, 1951. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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February, 1951 - Volume 7, Issue #8.

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February 1951. Volume 46, Issue 6. Cover by Miller. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Frank Quattrocchi, F. L. Wallace, Murray Leinster, Kris Neville, Gordon R. Dickson ("The Friendly Man"), and J. D. Lucy. Article "As Quick as a Thought'" by Edmund C. Berkeley. Illustrations by Cartier, Miller, and Orban. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 162 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ralph Lane and Michael OMalley. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Rookie cop Bill goes up against his own uncle, a powerful crime boss, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, detectives Pete and Hugh go after the Bulletproof Bandits, who elude pursuit, resist witness description, and are seemingly immune to bullets. A judge hires private eye Vic Flint to investigate the gangland-style murder of gambler Jimmy Jerce. Cover by Baker is a reversal of the standard woman-in-jeopardy image of many crime-comics covers. Crooked Paths to Prison; Rookie Cop Traps the Kingpin of Crime; Vic Flint: The Jerce Murder; Police Valor Defies the Bulletproof Bandits. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Tom Hickey and Bill Schreiber. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. The story of the Soapbox Derby, a rite of passage for many young Americans. Canadian hockey legend Edgar Laprade earns the nickname "Beaver." Plus a Tootsie Roll ad featuring Captain Tootsie, "Captain Tootsie Catches Hi-jackers," with art by Bill Schreiber. Part eleven of the comics biography of Babe Ruth. The Life of Babe Ruth Chapter 11; City's Cinderella Sophs; The Soapbox Derby, Comet Kids in Cars; Art Houtteman, the Comeback Kid!; It Runs in the Family!; Who Will Be the National Basketball Stars of 1951?; Edgar Laprade, Gentleman of the Rink; Sport Shorts; Meet Frankie Albert, Pro Football's Mighty Mite!; Daredevils on Ice; Clubhouse Closeups; Babe Ruth Sports Quiz. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage British humor magazine aimed primarily at men. 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W.

Published by Atlas News Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 7 - February 1951. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-ups. 10" x 13", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 2, No. 2 - February 1951. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "The Flying City Room!" (Steve, Lorelei, and veteran Harry the Hack solve mysteries while in flight); "The Gangster Boss of Small Town!"; "The Dubious Alibi!" (with Johnny Law); The Human Bomb!" and "Traffic Troubles." Scripts by France E. Herron, pencils by Dan Barry and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry. Cover by Dan Barry. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Bill Boyd, best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy, stars as himself in tales of Western adventure. In a three-part, issue length story, Bill goes undercover as an outlaw to infiltrate a gang of owlhoots. But the ploy has an unforeseen complication when lawmen think he's truly turned outlaw, while the bandits learn he's really a lawman. In a final showdown, he faces off against outlaw and lawman alike. Plus a vintage ad for Hoplalong Cassidy greeting cards, and the "Hopalong Canasta" game. Undercover Agent: Part 1: The Bank Robbery; Windy Whopper: The Job Round Up; Part 2: Jailbreak; Hammerhead; Army Man Ardmore; The Fear Pit; Brainy Buster; Part 3: Between Two Fires; Dandy Sandy; Radio Minded Randy; Shrewd Sherman; Businessman Bickford. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Stan Campbell, Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. In Rock Ridge, a gung-ho sheriff's deputy wants to end Billy the Kid once and for all. After greed divides a band of prospectors, Billy the Kid is suspected of murder. Heroic "Rock Hudson" battles outlaw Blackie and his trained mountain lion, in a 4-page action classic featuring beautiful early art by comics and fantasy legends Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. The Last Bullet; The Mantle of Suspicion; The Claws of Death; The Prince Albert Kid; The Honor of Billy the Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Title changes to "Bill West" from "Billy West". Contains western stories. In order of appearance: "Bill West and Little Fox, 'The Valley of Vanishing Men'" art by John Celardo; "Frontier Life"; "Boys and Girls! Join the Billy West Cowboy Club!" club sign-up page with coupon; "Rhoda Trail, 'Gold Dust Dynamite'"; art by Anthony Cataldo; "Bonanza Days"; "No Law, No Order"; "Bill West, 'Owlhoots in the Sky!'"; "Roundup with Billy West" with secret message to decode; "Buck Ranger, 'Return of Tombstone Tate!'"; and "The Letter Box, Your Letters to Billy West" letters page. Comic advertisement from White Cloverine Brand Salve. "Silver Saddle" illustrated text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. Indicia states "BILL WEST". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and others. Early female superhero Black Cat is a martial artist with a lasso and a double life as a Hollywood starlet. At the circus, Linda springs into action as Black Cat when Rick is captured by killer clowns working for the evil Dr. Zant. Linda and her father help a "juvenile delinquent" they catch trying to rob his house. Black Cat demonstrates judo holds for the reader in an educational strip. Both of these last two stories were specifically mentioned in the text at the conclusion of chapter 7 of the anti-comics classic "Seduction of the Innocent." Plus a biography of film legend John Wayne, "narrated" by Wayne himself. Christmas cover by Lee Elias. The Circus Vandals; The Crooked Producers; Mr. Zero and the Juvenile Delinquent; Famous Movie Stars: John Wayne; The Fighting Bulls; The Underwater Plot; Judo Tricks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond and Bumper make their debut on stage in a Chicago theater, but the crowd runs screaming when live ammo is used. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

British Edition. February 1951, Vol 8 #3. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Murder's Little Helper by Robert C. Dennis, Patsy in Slaughter-Land by Nels Leroy Jorgensen, Don't Kill my Love by Paul Kolton, Matter of Timing by Larry J. Marcus, and Mum's the Corpse by R.M.F. Joses. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Aurora, Queen of the Arctic starring Blackhawk and Aurora. The Rajah of starring the Blackhawks, Princess Sari, and Radasi, pencils by Reed Crandall. Hanfrey: World Menace starring the Blackhawks and Hanfrey, pencils by Gene Colan. Untitled Chop Chop story, inks by Paul Gustavson; Chop Chop goes to a psychic who tells him danger will befall him from above; A pair of crooks try to get a package he's delivering by dropping things on his head. Atomic Blast text story. The Casbah starring the Blackhawks, Hassa, Kral, and Carla. Full page ad for Blackhawk radio program, art by Bill Ward. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Leonard Starr and others. Tales of the Old West from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Blazing West was an anthology title that featured the adventures of Texas Tim, a Texas Ranger; Buffalo Belle, a redheaded sheriffs deputy with quick wits and a fast gun; Injun Jones, a white man who worked with the Apache tribe; Bantam Buckaroo, a young boy who could outshoot any man; and the Hooded Horseman, a mysterious masked gunslinger with a secret identity. Bud Fraser goes after a lynch mob as the Hooded Horseman, then sets out to strike terror into the corrupt locals behind it; A substantial new gold claim draws thieves and outlaws like flies, and creates trouble for Buffalo Belle; Boy gunslinger the Bantam Buckaroo teams up with the 300-pound Jumbo Joe to foil bank robbers. The Hooded Horseman Closes In!; Buffalo Belle; Injun Jones; Foolproof Plot; Bantam Buckaroo; Unsung Western Heroes; Blue Murder; Striking It Rich; Fast Draw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W