Comic books February 1951

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Feb. 1951. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Battle For the Atom World starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Prof. Luxo, thought killed in a previous battle with Col. Trevor and U.S. forces, returns to disrupt forces in the Atom World, sabotaging atomic experiments being conducted under Col. Trevor's leadership. The Case of the Mechanical Brain starring Dr. Pat, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Conquerors of the Flame starring Astra, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. How to Bring Christmas Cheer public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. Castaway Heart--Romance, Inc. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

College humor magazine independently published by students at Illinois State University, beginning in 1946. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Warren Tufts' lushly illustrated Western strip Casey Ruggles makes its Sparkler Comics debut. Casey is surprised by a mysterious stranger while guarding the mayor of Pueblo Los Angeles. In Captain and the Kids, the Captain becomes a volunteer firefighter, so the Kids sabotage all his gear, and then wait gleefully for the fire alarm. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Despite the #28 on the cover, this is the 3rd issue in the series. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover price $10.00.

10-pages of incredible Frank Frazetta art for Tomahawk cover story, "Tomahawk vs. the Black Cougar!" Also in this issue: Robin, the Boy Wonder solo in "The Man Who Collected Badges!" Manhunters Around the World in "The Timberland Patrol!" Captain Compass in "The Twice-Found Treasure!" One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival" by Bill Schreiber. Full page color interior ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat Straight Arrow "Secret Cage" ring which could have been yours for just 25c and a Nabisco Shredded Wheat box top! Beautiful Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine Daisy Air Rifle full-color ad on back cover. Cover price $0.10.

"La Svengali" (The Story of Trilby), script by George du Maurier (original author), art by Gustav Schrotter; The story of Trilby OFerrall, an artists model in Paris, who falls under the spell of the compelling Svengali, a musician who trains her voice through hypnosis and turns her into a singing star; The pair travels throughout Europe on successful concert tours, Trilby as La Svengali, the famous singer, and Svengali as the accompanying orchestra conductor. "The First Commandos, or The Flowers of Begtash" historical article. "Wilhelm Tell" one-page historical story. "How the Rajah Took the Census" text story. La Svengali illustration on the back cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow discovers a hidden cave and the source of a subterranean river; Red Hawk must rescue Cheyenne horses from hostile Crows to prove he is not a coward; A renegade soldier tries to create an outlaw army to rule the West. The River From Nowhere!; Terrors Army Rides The Plains; Red Hawk: The Man Who Rode The Moonlight!; The Noose! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Edmond Hamilton. Art by Howard Sherman. Cover by Bernard Sachs. Chris and his crew respond to a distress call from a sub-atomic world, where they liberate the population from an oppressive tyrant. Ad for DCs Big Town #1. Written by Bill Schreiber. Art by Bill Schreiber. Sequential art advertisement for Tootsie Rolls with Captain Tootsie. Written by David V. Reed and Gardner Fox. Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. Physicist Hiram Sprague develops a force field to protect cities against atomic attack and accidentally cuts off his city from the outside world. Written by Gardner Fox (as Robert Starr). Art by Cresto. Ordinary, average man, Roy Wilkins, glimpses the future and discovers that he's destined to become famous. Written by Julius Schwartz. Art by Raymond Perry. Science trivia quiz. Written by Henry Boltinoff. Art by Henry Boltinoff. Written by Jack Schiff. Art by Win Mortimer. Professor Eureka humor page. Public service announcement. Tomahawk, Green Arrow, and the Shining Knight explain to two boys how exciting reading can be. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. A scientist makes a criminal invisible and when the crook becomes bored with theft, he begins to invisibly aid the police. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

"The Magic Mirror" and "Brain vs. Brawn." Butch and Buttercup back-up story, "It Flies Through the Air!" Cover price $0.10.

Features Superhombre, Garlitos el Pegador, El Capitan Carter y Sus Jovenes Comandos, Rodeo el Hombre de Texas, Lucho Villegas, Congo Bill, and Murcielago y Robin. 9-in. x 11 1/2-in sizes vary throughout this series. 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Spanish Language.

Features Superhombre, Garlitos el Pegador, El Capitan Carter y Sus Jovenes Comandos, Rodeo el Hombre de Texas, Lucho Villegas, Congo Bill, and Murcielago y Robin. 9-in. x 11 1/2-in sizes vary throughout this series. 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Spanish Language.

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1st Lex Luthor cover in this title. Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Six Elements of Crime starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Stan Kaye. Lois Lane's Royal Romance starring Superman and King Harrup II, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Santa Claus Was a Thin Man text story. Peg humor page by Boltinoff. Superman, Hotel Manager, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Al Plastino. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves" by Bill Schreiber. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Katy Keene back-up story by Bill Woggon. Cover price $0.10.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. The developing relationship between Don and Joyce is challenged because Joyce's aunt refuses to sell her land to developer Don. A tale of love in the Old West opens with this great paragraph: "She was baptized by the blaze of gunfire and reared in the shadow of the outlaws' code! Yet - like some rare desert bloom whose splendor shines even in the drab, acrid wastes, Frances Kirby grew into radiant womanhood. The tall, lean stranger, Slim Darill, looked to her as he did to the rising of each morning's sun.... But she was pledged to an outlaw's world - and he to the laws of justice!" Barbara has a nervous breakdown and is found and nursed back to health by handsome Milton and his mother. One Tragic Night; No Stronger Bond; Our Tomorrow; My Loves Executioner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. "The Thing From the Grave!", script and art by Al Feldstein; Bill and Jim are rivals for Laura's affection; After Jim proposes and Laura accepts, she worries about Bill's temper; Bill kills Jim and buries his body in the forest and disposes of his car in a sinkhole. "Blood Type 'V'!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An auto accident forces a man to seek help for his wife who has been knocked unconscious; When he returns with a doctor, the doctor is surprised to see she has suffered few cuts but nonetheless is nearly dead from massive blood loss. "The Way Out" text story. "Death's Turn!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two unscrupulous amusement park owners offer a third partnership to a man who claims he has plans for the world's fastest roller coaster. "The Curse of the Arnold Clan!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; A man finds a an old book in the attic which details a curse that stipulates every 50 years the eldest Arnold will be buried alive. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Four stories are included in this issue: "The Ivory City" (Tarzan battles in an arena and saves a king from a bull elephant); "The Thipdar" (Tarzan saves Jo-rah and Lachee from a bear, a garth, and a dinosaur); "Two against the Jungle"; and "Mabu's Dream" (a text piece). Art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Carmine Infantino, Robert Bernstein and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Redheaded Betty has become an expert in stealing other women's boyfriends, but that doesn't help when she meets a man she wants to win honestly, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Arlene likes to live dangerously, so she convinces Paul to take her to a nightclub forbidden by the college regulations. Edythe gets a job as a stand-in for a movie star, but her scheming threatens her attempts at romance and her livelihood, in a story with early art by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino. Two-Timing Got Me in Trouble; I Tried to Win Love with Lies; Caught!; My Blind Date Wanted Thrills; The Scandal I Had to Confess; I Was Too Easily Persuaded. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry and Pat battle air pirates in the skies over China. Terry is tempted by the Dragon Lady, but her crony Slits is the jealous type. Terry and the Pirates; Hotshot Charlie: Ring Out the Old; Mid-Air Collision; The Dope Smugglers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. Renegade Sioux try to end the peace treaty with the settlers and start a war, unless Hawk Knife can stop them, in one of three stories this issue with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In another Baker story, Black Feathers kidnaps Jenny in order to free her son, who has been captured by the scout White Eagle. Cowboys Terry and Willie herd a cattle drive to feed starving Cheyenne, but mistrust leads to the risk of war. Ambush at Alkali Flats; Hawk Knife: Scalp Fever Strikes the Sioux; Bushwhacker's Bullet; Something About Indians; Cheyenne Joe; Gambler's Ghost; Trail of the Longhorns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 35, Issue 2 - February, 1951. John Gielgud and Pamela Brown photo cover by Richard Avedon. TAM 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. Includes: "The Happy Time" by Samuel Taylor, "The Drama vs. the One Ring Circus" by Henry Popkin, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Feb 1951. Stories by Jack Vance, Emmett McDowell, Raymond Z. Gallun, Fredric Brown, Matt Lee, Samuel Mines, and Kendell Foster Crossen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Pete (aka The Mighty Atom) and Polly find a toy sailboat that fits them perfectly; Tom-Tom is captured by a vulture, and his animal pals scramble to save him; Pinocchio runs away from home, but Judy uses her Magic Chalk to convince him to return. Muggsy Mouse; Koko and Kola: The Daring Desperado!; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Trixie Pixies; Trapped; Judy and the Magic Chalk; The Damaging Darts. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.