Comic books December 1951

Vol. 2 #37 -Dec. 21, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Adventures of TinTin, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Shepherd Lad of Bethlehem begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #38 -Dec. 28, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Adventures of TinTin, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Shepherd Lad of Bethlehem. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Cover by Wally Wood. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Mo Marcus, Gene Fawcette, and Jim McLaughlin. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A man inherits a haunted house that comes complete with a cursed model ship; A life-sized ventriloquists dummy takes on a murderous life of its own; A stockbroker becomes an adventurer in the fourth-dimensional world he visits in his dreams. Cremation of Evil; The Ship of Death!; The Puppet Pulls the Strings; The House of Skulls; Phantoms of Reality. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Al Carreno, and Gerald McCann. Ziff-Davis's pre-Code horror comic only lasted one issue before Avon took exception to their use of the title "Eerie." This comic was mentioned in the text (pp. 317-318) of Dr. Fredric Wertham's anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Two brothers rescue a stranded space traveler, who repays them by planting blood-sucking vines in their cellar. A criminal on the run kills a scientist and tries to escape into "the fourth dimension." A chess tournament becomes a game with Death. Plus one-pagers about various ghosts. Painted cover with bondage elements by Allen Anderson. Famous American Ghosts; The Vampires from Venus!; The Grim Reaper; The Fountain of Youth!; The Perfect Hideout!; Deadline for Death!; Preview of Death; From Beyond the Grave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Art Peddy and Nick Cardy. "Explorer" Joe Thomas, with his sidekick Gadabout, travels the world in search of his missing father. In Africa, Joe follows his father's trail to "the Mountain Which Is Not There, the Ruwenzori, whose majestic glacier-crowned peaks straddle the Equator." Joe ventures into the New Guinea jungles to learn the secret of the Sea Pearl. Joe and Gadabout answer a call for help from Missy Toussaint and find the Fire Opal of Madagascar. Plus the true stories of polar explorers Robert F. Scott, Robert Edwin Peary, and Admiral Richard Byrd. Famous Ships; The Mountains of the Moon; The Sea Pearl; The Smile of Jean Charcot; Robert F. Scott: The Gallant Failure; The Fire Opal of Madagascar; Robert Edwin Peary: Arctic Conqueror; Wild Animals of the Northwest; Admiral Richard Byrd: Arctic Trail Blazer. 32 pages, Full Color. 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.

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.

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.

Volume 4 - Issue 8, November/December 1951. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue includes articles on Yma Sumac, The Voice of the Incas, and an Excerpt from Dr. Sherwood Eddy's "You Will Survive After Death"! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Photo cover features Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Winston Miller, Geoffrey Homes, George Worthing Yates and David Lang. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Last Outpost, a 1951 Paramount Western starring Ronald Reagan in his pre-political Hollywood days. During the Civil War, brothers Jeb and Vance wind up fighting on opposite sides over a Union gold shipment in Arizona. After the war, they must work together when a civil war among the Apaches threatens nearby settlements. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix goes flying. Flub wants a hunting dog. Young Ideas; Sky Capers; Fuss and Feathers; Flub; Two-Gun Timmy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. The lure of these early issues is the military-comedy series featuring redheaded military mascot Canteen Kate. Kate causes comic chaos when she auditions for an upcoming stage performance for the troops, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack is trapped in the target area of the Marine Corps' own rocket attack, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Meanwhile, his buddies Monte and Gum travel toward a hidden enemy outpost at Junkyard Junction. Plus two more Colan stories. Cover by Baker. Frontline Private; Leatherneck Jack: Blitz at Junkyard Junction; Canteen Kate: Call to Arms; Front Line Snafu; Disguised for Death!; Enemy Breakthrough. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Bob Powell. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Charlotte loves trapeze artist Pete, but his partnership with Sally leads to a love triangle under the Big Top. Governess Ruth has a wild side that belies her mild exterior, and must find a way to leave the past behind. A musical love triangle unfolds between Roger, Marjory and Mark. Loved Him Too Much!; Past Dishonor; Homecoming; Love Makes the World Go 'round; Party Girl!; Love Was My Destroyer; Song in My Heart. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1951. Sensationalistic True Crime Magazine. 8.5" x 10.75". 72 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Fun Parade is a humor and satire digest that features jokes, and cartoons by Bill Wenzel and Joe Buresch. A Love Story appears in a four page comic. 5-in x 7-in. 96 pages, color cover, B&W photos and illustrations, Pre Playboy Marilyn Monroe Pinup inside front cover Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Superman Says: "The World Is Our Schoolroom!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Superdodo Rides Again," art by Otto Feuer; The cast puts on a play where Dunbar is a superhero, Fenimore is his girlfriend (?!) and the Professor is the villain, Eyebrows. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys make Blabber Mouse sign a pledge not to reveal any more secrets. Untitled Nip and Chip story, art by Otto Feuer; Nip's Aunt Matilda sends him a zither. "Surprise Party" text story starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; The Professor tries to make Dunbar and Fenimore go to school. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

British Edition. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 98 pages, black and white.

NOTE: #1-5 titled Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories. #6-14 titled Future Science Fiction.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. In a three-part story, homesteader Ken Tucky has been killed by a wolf pack...or was he? Can Gabby and his pal believe the trigger-happy stranger who told them? Before they can find out, they must confront the wolf pack themselves. Favorite line this issue: "Surrender, yuh lowdown bushwhacking sidewinder! Here comes Gabby Hayes!" Ruckus in the Rockies, Chapter 1: The Wolf Pack; Loco Lew; Buffalo Hunt; Rapp the Reporter; Chapter 2: The Bear Facts; Molasses Mouth; Young Falcon: The Canoe of Death; Sulkys Sad Story; Chapter 3: In Hot Water. 32 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.

Gene Autry stars in "The Mysterious Arrows." Back-up story, "The Orneriest Crook." Two-page text story, "The Slumbering Sheriff." Photo covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Gentry is a tri-monthly publication that covered a wide variety of topics geared towards men, including style, art, and adventure. This title is unique in having fabric swatches, small samples in pouches, and removable pictures. Many issues also have an embossed "G" somewhere on the cover, or other gimmicks to grab a potential reader's attention. Cover price $2.00.

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Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Hy Rosen. More laughs with Georgie Lawson and his friends! In this issue: three untitled Georgie stories; five untitled Happy 1-pagers; 2-page text story "Beauty Unveiled," reprinted from Love Classics (1949) #2; and untitled Judy 2-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Misprint. Says number 32. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Begin Vol. 2. See GI Joe (1950-51 Ziff Davis) for issues 1-5. Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. Six facts about armies (facts on kites, land mines, howitzers, tanks, and fuel). It's a Foot Soldier's Job! starring G.I. Joe; Sam Daily, a new war correspondent, learns what it is really like to be at war. Korean Family Man starring G.I. Joe; Joe "adopts" a puppy and a young Korean boy. Frankie of the Pump! starring Buddies; Frankie, the cook for Baker Company, quits after a new guy, Henshaw, insults his cooking because it doesn't taste like rations. 23 Notches for Zeb! starring G.I. Joe; Zeb receives news from home that his father is ill. Shell Shocked starring The Yardbirds. The Corporal's Tree starring G.I. Joe. Facts about the Garand Rifle. 52 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.

December 7, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Double-page color ad for "The Wild Blue Yonder." Double-page two-color ad for "David and Bathsheba." 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 16 pages.

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December 28, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Double-page color ads for "Bend of the River" starring James Stewart and "Honeychile" starring Judy Canova. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 20 pages.

Final issue. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Chic Stone, Bill Savage and unknown. Ride with Red Larabee...the Gunhawk! The cowboy with the smoking guns stars in three tales with pencils by Chic Stone: "The Rope of Casa del Oro!"; "Problem in Bedlam!"; and "The Feather of Death!" Plus: Back-up story "The Gunman!" by Stan Lee and Bill Savage, and 2-page text story "Mohawk Medicine-Man"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.