Comic books April 1951

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, Pete Costanza, Pete Riss, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Time-traveling villains Doctor X/Y/Z set out to abduct the greatest geniuses in all history and force them to make super-weapons and doomsday devices. Ebenezer Whitt tries to prove to Billy Batson that he's 200 years old, a claim that rings a bell with the descendant of a swindler who once sold Ebenezer a fake Fountain of Youth. Mary Marvel battles the evil wizard Diavlo, who can not only conjure monsters, but can create duplicates of himself so Mary's not sure who to punch. The Triple Time Plot; Bigby; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: The Nobleman; Mary Marvel Fights the Likeness Peril; Captain Marvel: The Man Who Lived Two Centuries; Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Freak Fiasco; Key to Crime; Captain Marvel: The Blackness Plague. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Vern Henkel. The Man Who Wasn't There, art by Vern Henkel. Eyes of Doom. Black Horror text story. Vampire, art by George Klein; A brother brings home a vampire bat that he has captured from a cave; It turns into a beautiful seductress and hypnotizes him into introducing her to his brother, whom she desires as a mate; He warns his brother about her, but the brother thinks he is jealous and leaves; He reads up on methods for dealing with vampires and when the woman flies into a cave, he seals it with a cross, and shoots his turned brother with a silver bullet. The Strange Machine; The leader of the Spanish Inquisition intends to do away with a rival by presenting a strange machine that will prove he is in league with the Devil. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. When two rival gangs want to recruit Freddy Freeman, he decides he's safer as Captain Marvel Jr. Ace and Stooge try to accuse Freshman Freddy of copying their papers - instead of vice versa - but luckily, there's photographic evidence. Western hero Tom Mix plays the odds when he squares off against a group of gamblers. Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Battling Underworld; Muscle Hedd; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Dance of Death; Dizzy Daisy; Ozzie: Author! Author!; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Bloobstutter and the Hole Idea; Freshman Freddy: Pictures Don't Lie; Tom Mix: The Missing Card. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Warren Kremer (?). "Stool Pigeon's Swan Song"; Hicky Ranse informs on the mob and gets killed for his trouble. "Too Hot to Handle," pencils by Gene Colan; Arch Bettner is a master bank robber who dies while trying to escape in a dumbwaiter. "Murder - and the Crowd Roars"; Wolf Logan is an ex-boxer and now spends his time fixing fights. "News Reporter's Dilemma" text story. "The Death Touch of Chick Rigney," art by Louis Zansky; Chick Rigney decides the higher-ups in the mob are taking to much money so he begins to rub out his bosses. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 46, Issue 184 - April, 1951. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 140 pages, B&W with color.

Buried alive story. Cover price $0.10.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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French language movie magazine. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. When cattle barons make war on each other to win the right to supply railway workers, Monte's old enemy The Gravedigger is hired to make things worse. Bumbling hero Gabby Hayes is sent out from Fort Gooseberry to ride for reinforcements before a siege. Wayne Jackson's brothers were famous outlaws, so he's the prime suspect for the Slade City holdup, but Monte's not convinced. Guns of the Gravedigger; Gabby Hayes: Gabby Holds the Fort; Gray Hawk: Quicksand Trap; Hayfever Hal; Boxcar Benny; The Last Jackson; He Aimed for Fame; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: The Bad Brahma Bull; Old Slick; Wise Words!; Little Scrapper; The Pistol-Packing Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 81, Issue 3, April 1951. Film magazine famous for being the 1st ever fan magazine. "Farley Granger's Plans for Quitting Hollywood", "Ronald Reagan Comes to Call", "Swashbuckler's Are Back!", Ava Gardner, Doris Day, Liz Taylor. 74 pages. 8.5 in x 11 in. B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 70, No. 5. April 1951. Cover by Barbara Bradley. Monthly trade journal supporting independent automotive service providers. Wonderful period advertisements for auto parts and accessories. 8.25" x 11.25". 158 pages. Black and white.

Volume 2, Issue 5, April 1951. Movie magazine focusing on the film industry. "How Do You Break Into Pictures?", "Stars of Tomorrow", Doris Day, Llyod Bridges, Janet Leigh, Dick Contino, Howard Keel. 82 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Movie magazine featuring gossip, news and articles. Heavily illustrated with posed and candid photographs. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Win Mortimer and Charles Paris. Stories by Morris Waldinger and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Ramona Fradon, George Roussos and Morris Waldinger. Brand-new adventures of radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "Eyewitness!", a thrill-packed story behind a grim manhunt, with art by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "You Catch a Killer!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "Citizen Nye Dies Twice!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: "I Battled the Timber Pirates" with art by Ramona Fradon; Fingerprint Facts 1-pager by Morris Waldinger; A Casebook Mystery "The Case of the Crooked Mate!" with art by George Roussos; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Created by Young & Rubicon for the National Broadcasting Company Radio Show. Kit contains Honorary certificates, ten membership cards signed by Jay Jostyn and eight original cast press photos. Softcover 10-in. x 12-in. B&W

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Bill Schreiber, Jack Schiff, and Win Mortimer. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff gets another job as yes-man to Mr. Flicker, now a TV executive instead of a movie producer. Mutt enters Jeff in a six-day bicycle race. Jeff inspires Mutt to study psychology. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie in the North Woods," with art by Bill Schreiber. Also featurig a PSA starring Superman, promoting free speech and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Superman Says: Human Rights for All!; It's Smart to be Dumb. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Knights of the Galaxy in "Nine Worlds To Conquer" (script by Robert Kanigher as "Anthony Dion," pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella). "The Mind Robbers" (script by John Broome as "Robert Starr," pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Giella). "Just Imagine if the Sun Went Out!" (art by Virgil Finlay, 2 pages). "Spores From Space" (script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Frank Frazetta, 8 pages). "The Men Who Lived Forever" (script by Broome, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Bernard Sachs). Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Human Rights for All." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie in the North Woods" (by Bill Schreiber). Infantino cover pencils, Frank Giacoia cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #2 - April 1951. Literary short story fiction magazine. 6-in. x 9 1/2-in., 136 pages, no illustrations, text only, black and white. Cover price $0.70.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Leo Foltz and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka accompanies her father and Larry in exploring a cursed Egyptian tomb. But despite her warnings, they fall into the tomb's deathtraps almost immediately, and it's Nyoka to the rescue. In a three-part story, Nyoka visits an Indian maharajah on tax day. But a scheme to steal the state treasury involves destroying a nearby dam, and Nyoka races to issue a warning. The Tomb, Part I: The Curse of the Dead; Ballyhoo Barney: The Substitute; Part II: The Endangered Rescue; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Pitfall!; Water Over the Dam, Part One: The Jungle Tax Murder; Murderer's Choice; Trader Tom; Stout Howton and Lippy; Quiz; Part II: The Keeper of the Key; Doc Sorebones; Hare and Flare; Part III: The Turning Tide. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. Animator Paul Terry's Terrytoons featured Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, and other classic cartoon characters of yesteryear. Heckle and Jeckle set out to end the city's crime wave with Heckle's latest invention, "Liquid Magnetism." The Claw captures Mitzi, and forces her to sing torch songs at a dive bar for mouse sailors (!). Farmer Al Falfa finds a treasure map buried on his land... but is it real, or just a hoax? Dimwits New Car; Heckle and Jeckle: Magpie Madness; Sourpuss; Mighty Mouse: Mystery on the Waterfront; Dinky: The Picnic Stowaway; Farmer Al Falfa: Sunken Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.