Comic books December 1951

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Girl of Tomorrow starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Junkman of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Bandit Ghost starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Strangest Posse in the World starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Ogden Whitney, Edvard Moritz, Milt Knopf, Leo Morey, Edvard Moritz, George Wilhelms, and King Ward. 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.

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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. House ad for Mystery in Space #5, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. Boxing Bob Part 1, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob decides to get physically fit. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Boxing Bob Part 2. Sis humor page by Owen Fitzgerald. Sue humor page by Stan Kaye. Boxing Bob Part 3. Granny humor page by Harry Lampert. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernest Schroeder and others. 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 #94. No issue # on cover; Vol. 8, issue #11 in indicia. In London, Airboy seeks the secret of a dead man's pocket watch that others are willing to kill for. The appearance of both The Heap and a sea-serpent egg in an Irish coastal village plays into a squire's plot to plunder a sunken treasure. The true story of Cal Rodgers, who made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. in 1911. Airboy; The Heap; Calico Jack; The Kid in the Yellow Pants; Great Boat Ride; Cross Country Columbus. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 12 - December, 1951. Early 'television' cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Stephen Marlowe, Walter M. Miller Jr., H.B. Hickey, "The Hatchetman" by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence (Mort Lawrence?), Ed Valigursky, Leo Ramon Summers, and Ralph Castenir. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, George Frese and unknown. Mr. Weatherbee institutes Dilton's "obey your impulse" mantra throughout the school, to disastrous results, in "Obey That Impulse"! Plus: Betty takes up stamp collecting when Archie shows an interest in "Stamp Vamp"; Archie is roped into joining the football team in "The Drawback"; Archie balances simultaneous dates with Betty and Veronica in "Double Trouble"; Mr. Weatherbee takes tips on how to relax from Jughead in "Slump Chump!"; Mr. Andrews cooks a meal for Archie in the 1-pager "What's Cookin?"; and Archie tries to clean and repair Veronica's torn dress before a party in "Sew What"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! And: "Archie Fun Page"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1951. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "Iceworld"(Conclusion) by Hal Clement, "Dune Rollers" by J. C. May, "Hell's Pavement" by Irving E. Cox, Jr., and "The Edge of Forever" by Chad Oliver. Article: "First Atomic Pile" by Corbin Allardice and Edward R. Trapnell. Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 172 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by John Prentice, Mort Meskin, and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Sometimes listed as Black Magic #8. No issue number listed on cover; listed as Vol. 2, issue #2 in indicia. Donovan seeks the parchment that allowed him to summon a demon five years ago. Identical twins have a psychic bond that allows them to share every sensation. A crystal ball acquired at an auction reveals a dark future. Donovan's Demon; Invisible Link!; The House That Tried to Kill Me!; The Nightmare; The Curse of the Crystal Ball! 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Reed Crandall, Bill Ward, Paul Gustavson and unknown. War! Ruthless conquerors are on the march! Can the Blackhawks challenge the sinister..."Men From the Future"? Find out in this tale by Bill Woolfolk and Reed Crandall. Blackhawk is also featured in "The Weird Invaders From the Inferno" by Woolfolk and Bill Ward, and "The Sea Monsters" with story by Woolfolk. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 1-page text story "The Man Called Death"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Western adventure with movie cowboy Buck Jones fighting for justice on the frontier. Buck investigates a strange mystery after ore wagons are sent into a deadly gorge. Just before the accidents, an unearthly wail is heard that the superstitious miners believe to be the cry of the Banshee. Buck encounters a houseful of furniture sitting out in the fields, and learns that the Lowrys have been swindled out of their ranch by railroad contractors. Plus fun facts about taming wild horses. Painted cover may be the work of Nicholas Firfires, who did the back cover. Breaking the Bronco; The Totem Pole Terrors; Bullets and Growin' Pains. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A witchy-looking woman comes to stay at Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and soon Captain Marvel Jr. finds himself in a confrontation with the Queen of the Witches herself. Rogue milkman Mr. Cheezling steals a Magic Pitcher that's always full of milk, and accidentally floods the town with moo-juice. In another whimsical story, the people of the 8th Dimension abduct Professor Edgewise after they tire of storing his forgotten ideas and inventions. Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Queen of the Witches; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Undercover Man; Kanvasback: The Sickening Situation; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Magic Milk Mystery; Brown and Green; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Palace of Lost Ideas; Teddy the Television Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Marvil Epp, Pierce Rice, and Vic Donohue. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #4. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. A man swears revenge on the woman who left him at the altar. A stranger enters a town of the dead. Brothers plot to murder their wealthy aunt, but she's got dark powers on her side. The Lost Souls!; The Pale Light Of Death!; Two Ways To Die!; Book Of Vengeance; Ancient Lands Of Mystery!; The Perfect Crime; Weird Facts; The Fighting Corpse; Master of Evil; Pact With the Devil! Series continues, renumbered as Chamber of Chills (1952 Harvey) #5. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Green Mansions, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 89, with 12/51 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Fred Guardineer, Fred Kida, Carl Wessler, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of a blond gangster's moll who brings destruction to the bad men around her, featuring classic bad-girl art and cover. Carlton has recurring nightmares of an old house and a door that spells his doom. A country mouse visits his brother in New York and learns he's become a gangster with numerous enemies. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." The Big Cut; The Door That Spelled Doom?; Death Knell; The Careless Crook; The Gas Station Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle and Ruben Moreira. "The Defeat of Batman!" is the sensational story of an incredible underworld army that declared war on Batman and Robin, with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Tenderfoot Deputy!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Robot Ghost!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "How Yardsticks Caught Crooks" by Norman James; Varsity Vic half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie" with art by Bill Schreiber. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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If this issue's wonderfully bizarre bondage cover wasn't cool enough, it's also the first appearance of Dollgirl. This issue also features a Torchy story with pencils by Gill Fox. Battles the Skull; Martha is on a train reading up on will power when the train is raided by The Skull, who was after Darrel's crago of Thorium; Elmo is kenneled in the compartment and alerted Doll Man to the danger. The Construction Gig starring Torchy, art by Gill Fox. The Worshippers of the Golden Ram starring Doll Man, Miktar, and the Golden Ram worshippers. Desperate Journey starring Doll Man, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 8, No. 3 - December 1951. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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"The Gray Mahatma" a novelette by Talbert Mundy, "Pickman's Model" a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, plus "--and He Built a Crooked House--" a short story by Robert A. Heinlein.

December 1951. Science fiction reprints: "The Gray Mahatma" by Talbot Mundy, "And He Built a Crooked House" by Robert Heinlein, "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft, and "He Didn't Want Soup" by Paul Ernst. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence Stevens, Hannes Bok, and Gene Fawcette. Lawrence cover. 6.75-in. x 9-in.; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Ben Friday" by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger; and "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "The Old Man Handles the Jungle" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Wally Wood cover and art on interior front cover. "Dillinger" (art by Mike Becker), "Machine-Gun Kelly," "Waxie Gordon" (art by Becker and Rocco Mastroserio (first work), signed as 'Rocke'), and "The Mystery of Suite No. 13," which is a reprint from Saint (1947 Avon) #7. In Famous Gangsters #2, the name of the hero in this story was changed from The Saint to Mike Strong (The story was again reprinted, with the Mike Strong change, in All True Detective Cases (1954) #3.) Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 1951, 8" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up photos and a few articles. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover photo from the movie "Father's Little Dividend" with Elizabeth Taylor. Caruso Lives Again!, art by Paul Parker; Biography of Mario Lanza. Elizabeth Taylor bio. Betty Grable Hollywood's Common Sense Blond, art by Bernie Krigstein. George Brent Fighting Irishman!, pencils by Carmine Infantino. Esther Williams' Springboard To Millions! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Jongor Fights Back!" a novel by Robert Moore Williams.

Volume 13, Issue 12 - December, 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories include "Jongor Fights Back!" by Robert Moore Williams, "No Price Too Great" by Graham Doar, "He Knew What He Wanted" by E. K. Jarvis, "Deadly Cargo" by Paul Fairman, "The Joker" by William Morrison, and "Never Shoot a Stranger" by Charles Creighten. Illustrated by Lawrence Woromay, Dean Bershad, Henry Sharp, Virgil Finlay, Tom Beecham, Leo Ramon Summers and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Sam Savitt and others. Adventures of the Western hero, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. Trouble erupts between tribes when a Cree chieftain wants Firehair for his wife; Train robbers disguise themselves as Dakotas, and Firehair puts a quick stop to that; Tex Rainger helps a woman who was forced off her land by outlaws. Classic cover by an unknown artist. Slave Maidens of the Crees; Broken Alibi; Firehair; Tex Rainger. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - December 1951. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bob Grant? Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Hall, Bill Weaver and various. Featuring the tales "The Smuggled Diamonds" and "[Painting thief]," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Minnie Mouse and Chief O'Hara! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's KING of the ROYAL MOUNTED, No. 363." Cover art by Jim Gary. Directions on making a pair of moccasins. Framed by R. I. Peace--Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted, script and art by Jim Gary; Groggy from a near-drowning, King neglects to search the bodies of two killers before taking them to the morgue; The morgue attendant, R. I. Peace, finds money belts full of cash on the bodies, and takes the money and runs; Sick with fever, King follows Peace, who takes advantage of King's weakened condition to take King's Mountie uniform and frame him in the killing of three miners for their gold. Reprinted from King of the Royal Mounted (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from November 1945 to 1946. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1951. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "World Without Children" by Damon Knight, "With These Hands" by C. M. Kornbluth, "Pillar to Post" by John Wyndham, "A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber, "Winner Lose All" by Jack Vance, and "Not a Creature Was Stirring. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. The Banshee Bells, script by Drew Murdoch, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; Convict escapes from chain gang and is commandeered by the ghost of his evil brother to commit crimes like he did. Phantoms From the Sea, art by Iger Studios and Rafael Astarita; Pilot has to watch his carrier go down in a Japanese kamikaze attack, but survives because a ghostly double of his ship refuels him. Flee the Phantoms, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; After a car crash the driver gets a ride on the phantom bus transporting the deceased into the afterworld. The Parting, script by Drew Murdoch, art by Iger Studios and Alex Blum; The evil doll "Mr. Dingle" seduces Russell Burke to a life of crime. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 3 - December, 1951. 7" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Ken Rice. The Revolt of the Heads, pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Anthropologist Lasker on Borneo learns mighty magic from witch doctor; When his brother takes over his post, he gets massacred by evil natives; Lasker returns and conjures deadly spell upon native chief. Canyon of the Living Dead, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; Airplane pilot looks for planes gone missing above the Andes and discovers ghostly Shangri-La. Death Howls by Moonrise, art by Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel; Couple visit friend at cabin in the woods; At the full moon a werewolf roams about. Monster of the Bayous, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Scientist creates live-giving wonder serum; his assistant spills it accidentally on the grave of a long-dead pirate; a huge zombie stalks the countryside. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Ed Silverman and Alex Kotzky. Tough marshal Bob Hardie is better known to friend and foe alike as The Hawk. The lawless town of Adobe Bend must change after Marshal Bob "Hawk" Hardie rides into town, but outlaw Slash hires Lobo Moreno to get rid of The Hawk. Marshal Hardie arrives in Armadillo Flats and goes after Reb Sutton and his band of killers. Pajaro, new chieftain of the Mescaleros, declares war on white settlers, but his blood brother Sangre tries to convince him otherwise, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Plus the lyrics to the Western tune "Billy Venero" and a comics biography of Walter Scott, the man known as "Death Valley Scotty." Nice painted cover by Clarence Doore. Death Valley Scotty; The Law of the Colt; Cowboy Songs of the Old West: Billy Venero; A Fair Exchange; Six-Gun Showdown; Ghost Towns of the Old West: Cripple Creek; Blood Brothers; The Great American Desert. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Joe Certa, Max Elkan and John Martin. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. An outlaw's identical twin brother approaches Hopalong for help after his brother escapes jail...or is it all a trick? An outlaw turns to arson after Hoppy punches him out for beating a horse. A greedy land baron uses "loco weed" in a scheme to secure the valley's supply of silver ore. Twin Treachery; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: Scientific Sap; Burning Revenge; Marrying Marrin; Quiz; Loco Lobo; The Doomed Decision; Black and White: Stupor Salesman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Winter, 1951. 6.5" x 9", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. "I Fell in Love with a Witch!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Private investigator Carter Blake falls head over heels in love with Jean Brewster; Without knowing anything about her, he's willing to marry her; Checking old newspaper clippings, Blake finds out that his fiancée seems to possess witch-like powers. "Man or Monster?", art by Bob Brown; Dr. Hunt gets addicted to a formula which transforms him into a brutish beast and commands him to murder his friends. "The Curse of Seabury Manor"; A man spends the night in haunted Seabury manor and dies 24 hours later. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 2 page text article "Exposing Voices From Beyond" by David Kahn--investigation into the world of false Spiritualism, reporting and debunking many of the procedures used. "Wanda Was a Werewolf!"; Doug Martin visits the village of his fiancée Wanda where the townsfolk are hunting a female werewolf. "Superstitious Lover!" one-page story, art by Morris Waldinger; A young man thinks a ghost is following him, but it's only a white ribbon attached to his hat. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy and Dilly get chased by miniature Keystone Kops and an angry bull before escaping in a farmhouse attached to a hot-air balloon. You can't make this stuff up. A mad scientist tries out his shrinking formula on Howdy, and now he and Dilly must stop him from using it on the city. Howdy and Dilly get jobs at a dude ranch and Howdy tries to ride the dreaded horse Midnight Fireball. Howdy Doody and Tom the Turkey; Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Flub-a-Dub. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Avison, Art Helfant and Warren Kremer. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey dives into the lake after Pruney's watch and winds up wrestling with a whale. Even Humphrey must diet, once his clothing no longer fits. Humphrey goes bowling and leaves destruction in his wake. Bowled Over; Humphrey's Costoom Party; Fishy Story; Little Max: The Magic Carrots; Strictly from Hunger; Humphrey's Own Puzzle Pages; Waisted Effort; Hector the Director; Rumpus; Paint in the Neck; Little Max: Skip It; Stop Calling Me a 'Dude'!; The Big Dipper; Make-It Shop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. "The Cayman" text story by George Haas. "White Owl--Black Fish," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; Micmac life is shaped by spiritual beliefs; Deaf Nolmi kills a white owl, a sin; Lame Mah-Leet defends him. Nolmi offends another tribe; This means war! Nolmi offers his life for the injury to their chief; he paddles, Mah-leet jumps in the water, Nolmi saves her; Blackfish flee to the shallow of the river where Nolmi drives them ashore; The bandaged Passamaquoddy chief receives them as a gift, and rewards Nolmi with gifts. "Vengeance," art by Alberto Giolitti; Chief Silver Fox vs. Wahopthon. "An Old Time Plains Fight" illustration; reproduction of Fredric Remington painting. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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December, 1951. Text stories and illustrations. pulp format. 6.75" x 10", 72 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 62 - "Now or Never" by Manning Cole. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.