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Comic books April 1952

  • Issue #167
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 167
    Published Apr 1952 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more
    • Label #4435643004

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Machines of Crime starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Man Who Stopped Space Flight starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The King of the Bandits starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. The Outlaw Editor starring Vigilante. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #175
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 175
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3796573006
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4481122001
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    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Duel of the Superboys!, art by John Sikela. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mystery of the Disappearing Island starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by Ramona Fradon. The Man With the Magic Fingers starring Johnny Quick, script by Jack Miller, art by Paul Norris. The Rocket's Red Glare article. House ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #2. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin! starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. 44 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 38 #1
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 38 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    8.5" x 11", 146 pages, Color and B&W Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #34
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 34
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Spine split reaching interior wraps.
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    "Jack of Horror" (script and pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Howard Nostrand); "Shadows on the Tomb" (pencils by Joe Certa); "Hand of the Yogi" (pencils by Rudy Palais); "Halloween Nightmare" (pencils by Manny Stallman). Three pages worth of text stories and filler, "Satan's Seal," Monster Lore," "The Return of the Mummies," and "The Mark of the Vampire." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #76
    Boy Comics (1942) 76

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster makes a daring leap from a speeding car to stay on Iron Jaw's trail, while Squeeks the monkey sidekick is honored at a pet show. Crimebuster and Iron Jaw face a deadly battle atop a steel foundry. A cohort of Iron Jaw schemes to free him, and throw Crimebuster from a speeding train while he's at it. Crimebuster: The Hot Shot; Iron Jaw's Magnetic Personality; Seeing Is Believing; Little Wise Guys: The Wise Guys' War Effort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #108
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 108

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and others. Art by C. C. Beck and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention reduces all language to gibberish, causing worldwide chaos and spurring Captain Marvel Jr. to action. In an educational strip by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, Dr. Science explains rocket science to young Johnny, and predicts future "rocket liners" (not yet) and space stations. A mad scientist's invention removes all the sand from a small community, and deposits it in the city where Captain Marvel Jr. sells his papers. Plus a vintage ad for Paramount Pictures' When Worlds Collide (the movie and the comic). The World of Babel; Mannerly Manners; Kanvasback: The Easy Mark; Faster Than Sound; Painted in Blood; Freddy Freeman's Lost Week End; The Great Sandstorm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Chamber of Chills (1952-1954 Harvey 2nd Series) 7
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #23-3812DEF-004
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and many wraps due to oxidation.
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    Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Abe Simon, Don Perlin, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The owner of a carnival tries to summon real monsters for his new exhibit. A cursed vase kills any plant placed in it, but disposing of it isn't so easy. A gambler makes a deal with the devil. Pit of the Damned!; Crawling Death; Garden of Horror; The Seal of Satan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #9
    Charley Jones' Laugh Book (1943 Jayhawk Press) Vol. 7 #9

    5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #8
    Cisco Kid (1951-1958 Dell) 8

    Painted cover by Ernest Nordli. Art by Bob Jenney. The Cisco Kid rode the range as the Robin Hood of the Old West with his corpulent sidekick Pancho, earning a permanent place in 20th-century pop culture. The duo encounters a runaway boy in the wilderness. That's when they learn about his stepfather, the outlaw Ike Slade, and his band of night riders. Jean and her father have a map to hidden treasure, but outlaws are trailing them, and Cisco and Pancho are trailing the outlaws. Plus fun facts about pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, and black bears. Ghost of the Desert; The Cisco Kid and the Bad Men of Blue Moon Ridge; The Cisco Kid and the Treasure Map to Trouble; Hunting Bighorn Sheep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 094 David Balfour (1952) 1
    • Staple rust with migration.

    David Balfour, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 94, with 4/52 date). The feud between the Campbells and the Stewarts is raging and into the thick of it steps David Balfour, the hero of "Kidnapped." Ready to sacrifice his life to save his friend, David Balfour encounters intrigue, scheming clansmen, and adventure. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #186
    Coronet Magazine (1936 Esquire) 186

    Volume 31, Issue 6 (Whole Number 186) - April, 1952. Softcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #182
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 182

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin as..."The Human Puppets" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Lawman Who Lost His Grip!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "Robotman's Double!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the Arson Eyes!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Little Pete half-pager by Boltinoff; Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Who Discovered Fingerprints" by David Kahn. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Diary Secrets (1950) 11

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Linda's love-'em-and-leave-'em approach works fine until she meets John, whom she doesn't want to leave, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Virginia can't cope when she learns that her widowed mother is seriously dating family friend Bill. Fran thinks her popularity with the boys is playing against her when she wants to be taken seriously as an actress. I Didn't Want a Stepfather; I Was Afraid to Fall in Love; I Tried To Be a Hollywood Glamour Girl; Stand-In for Scandal; Spitework Was My Folly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 67 #1
    Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 67 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    "The Man from Limbo" novelette by John D. MacDonald

  • Issue #39
    Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 39
    • 4.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    • Staple rust/migration, cover-to-cover chew.
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    The Death Drug, script by Bill Woolfolk; The Monk steals Darrel's experimental new narcotic plant, intending to sell it as "zombie weed"; Doll Man and Doll Girl halt the operation by burning the Monk's manufacturing plant to the ground. The Beach Beauty starring Torchy and Tess, art by Gill Fox. The Sinister Safari starring Doll Man, Doll Girl, Larsen, and Damian, script by Bill Woolfolk. Ticket of Terror starring Doll Man, Doll Girl, and The Adder, script by Bill Woolfolk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 19 #101
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 19 #101


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    • Front cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached.

    Volume 19, Issue 101 - April, 1952. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

  • Vol. 8 #5
    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 8 #5


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    • Staple rust. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

    Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1952. Chic James photo cover. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. This issue features a two-page pictorial with Bettie Page. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 13 #3
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 13 #3


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    • Paper: Off white

    Volume 13, Issue 3 - April, 1952. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Science fiction reprints: "The Death Maker" by Austin J. Small and "The New Sun" by J. S. Fletcher. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence Stevens 6.75-in. x 9-in.; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 13 #2
    Famous Western (1937-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #2


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    • Paper: Off white

    Volume 13, Issue 2 - April, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 14 #4
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 14 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 14, Issue 4 - April 1952. Cover by Leo Ramon Summers. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Jack of Planets" by Paul W. Fairman. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #13
    Fantastic Adventures (1950-1954 Thorpe & Porter) UK Edition 13


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    • Paper: Off white
  • Issue #5
    Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 5
    • Cover loose at one staple. Water damage. Staple rust. Cover oxidation.
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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. After a collection of pin-up photos is destroyed, Canteen Kate volunteers to recreate them herself, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack and his team make a desperate attempt to take an enemy fort that has resisted air and sea attacks, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores and his buddies parachute behind enemy lines to rescue a captured American agent. Leatherneck Jack: Trail of the Tokyo Terrorist; Packaged Peril; Canteen Kate: Candid Cutie; Experiment with Death; Tripoli Shores: Fugitives from the Firing Squad; The Bobsledding Wildcats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #2
    Flirt (1947-1955 Whisper, Inc./Flirt) Magazine Vol. 5 #2


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    • Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Water spotting.
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Abraded tear to front cover. Soiling.
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Water damage.

    Volume 5, Issue 2 - April, 1952. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #384
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 384

    Indicia title is "Zane Grey's KING of the ROYAL MOUNTED, No. 384." Cover art by Jim Gary. The Domino Killer, script and art by Jim Gary; King goes to investigate the Air Gold Shipment robbery and becomes involved with a killer who leaves a domino as his calling card after each murder. Reprinted from King of the Royal Mounted (King Features Syndicate) 1945 and 1946 newspaper strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #385
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 385

    Indicia: "PORKY PIG in THE ISLE OF MISSING SHIPS, No. 385, March-April 1952. Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. The Isle of Missing Ships, art by Fred Abranz; Porky and Sylvester are on a ship full of bubble gum that is captured by modern-day pirates, Jack the Jabber and Stupid. Porky Pig To the Rescue, art by John Carey; Porky gets in big trouble while trying to rescue Petunia's escaped canary. Back cover strip with Porky and Petunia, art by John Carey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #386
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 386
    • INCOMPLETE. First page missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage.
    • Heavy cover oxidation.
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    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing with low quality unattached reproduction pages present for readability. 6" Cumulative spine split with lateral spine tearing. Cover detached at one staple and three center wraps detached. Cover and interior tears taped.
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    Cover art by Carl Barks. Only a Poor Old Man; When the Beagle Boys erect a building next to Scrooge's money bin, with plans to puncture the bin and drain out the money, Scrooge secretly transfers his money to an old reservoir, where he hides it underwater; Learning of this stratagem, the Beagle Boys try to destroy a dam so that Scrooge's money will flow onto their land. Coffee for Two; Scrooge takes a bum to a diner for a "free" cup of coffee. Soupline Eight back cover strip; Scrooge decides to "take a chance" on the Soupline Eight car. Scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #387
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 387

    Cover by Dick Moores. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Hall, Stan Walsh and Jim Pabian. Featuring the tales "High Tibet" and "One Hundred Million Years Ago," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #388
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 388
    • Water damage.

    Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and Art by unknown. Featuring three untitled tales, plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Oswald the Rabbit, Floyd and Lloyd! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #390
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 390

    Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Hall and Irene Little. Featuring three untitled tales, plus an additional story on the inside front cover. Starring Woody Woodpecker, Tackhammer, Woody's Uncle Gagmire and Buzz Buzzard! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #391
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 391

    Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 391." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Hen Revolt; Roscoe Rooster offends the hens on his farm and they stop laying eggs in protest; Wiggily and Butch go searching for eggs for Easter and find that Eenie Wolverine has a large supply--at inflated prices. Uncle Wiggily's North Pole Vacation; Shaggy Wolf takes Wiggily to the North Pole in his homemade airplane to visit Whitewash the Polar Bear. At the Store; Nurse Jane sends Wiggily and Sammy to store to get some groceries. Scripts by Roger Garis, art by Bill Weaver. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #392
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 392

    Indicia title is "THE LONE RANGER'S FAMOUS HORSE HI-YO SILVER, No. 392." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Facts about the McClellan saddle. Silver and the Mad Stallion; The Lone Ranger tells a tale of Silver as a colt; Silver's father, Sylvan, has to fight off a crazed black stallion. Silver Goes A-Roaming; The Lone Ranger tells a tale of Silver as a half-grown colt; Silver and his friend Scamper explore the foothills and have encounters with wolves, elk, a cougar, and Apache horse hunters. Silver Gets a Warning; The Lone Ranger tells a tale of Silver as a yearling; Silver befriends a pair of beavers who are threatened by a wolf. Silver Leads to Freedom; The Lone Ranger tells a tale of Silver as a two-year-old. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #393
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 393

    Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Tony Strobl and John Carey. Featuring the tales "Bugs Bunny and 'The Gum Ball Bandits'," "[Super-vitaminized carrots]" and "Oil's well that ends well!" plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Bugs Bunny, Sylvester Pussycat, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #5
    Frolic (1951-1967 Frolic Magazine, Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 1 #5


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    • Spine split 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #16
    Funny Films (1949) 16
    • 1" Spine split from top.
  • Issue #65
    Funny Stuff (1944) 65
    Published Apr 1952 by DC.

    Cover art by Otto Feuer. "The Team's the Thing!" public service announcement featuring Leave It to Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar tries to help Fenimore work on his autograph collection. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story, art by Howie Post; Mortimer tries to unload 50 cases of birdseed he won on a quiz show. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Skinny plants carrots and Bo Bunny keeps eating them, so he turns to McSnurtle for advice. "Little Red Blabbing Hood" starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman; strange take on the Little Red Riding Hood story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #1
    Galaxy Science Fiction (1950-1980 World/Galaxy/Universal) Vol. 4 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #62
    Gene Autry Comics (1946-1959 Dell) 62

    Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by August Lenox and Bob Jenney. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene investigates when a pirate's Jolly Roger flag heralds the merging of a 1950s boy's two favorite things: cowboys and pirates! It turns out to be the hideout of Long John, who runs his outlaw gang like a pirate ship. Panhandle Pete tells the tale of the Lost Van Duzen Mine. Plus a look at airplanes and cattle. The Cowboy Pirates; The Only Passenger; The Lost Van Duzen Mine; Some Indian Designs; Wings Over the West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Gene Autry's Champion (1951-1955 Dell) 5

    Painted cover by Sam Savitt. Stories and art by Morris Gollub and others. Equine adventure with Champion, also known as Champ, faithful steed of cowboy hero Gene Autry. Champion gets left behind when Tom and Willie go after a rogue bear, but the horse escapes because he knows the teens will need help. Champion helps young Ricky unmask bandits at the rodeo. Panhandle Pete tells the story of Cheetwah the Cloud-Rider. The Mule in Peace and War; The Owl Ridge Owlhoots; Champ Comes Through; Champion at the Rodeo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #83
    Ha Ha Comics (1943) 83
    Published Apr 1952 by ACG.
    • COVERLESS.
  • Issue #10
    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 10
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping.
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    Cover art by Ken Rice. One Awful Night with a Fiend, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Movie starlet Jane is made an offer she can't refuse: If she digs up foreign film director Count Marko from his grave and resurrects him, she will make her way to stardom yet. Beware of Siva's Flaming Wrath, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; An Englishman and his daughter in India interfere with local religion and superstition; they are cursed by a cult of Shiva worshippers. Bride of the Golden Skull; Clive Douglas steals a golden skull from a mountain temple in Tibet; Visions of the talking skull, commanding him to take him back, haunt his nights. Lure of the Zombie Diamonds, art by Lou Cameron; Gambler Willie learns of a South Seas treasure hidden in a valley only the dead can enter; he manages to get in, but comes out barely alive. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Harvey Comics Hits (1951) 56
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story. Brittle.

    Stories and art by Lee Falk, Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. The Phantom's girlfriend Diana is the sole witness after a trained bird steals a priceless necklace, framing her for the crime. The Phantom learns that rumors of a living dragon ruling the rampaging Wambesi tribe are apparently true. Meet the Phantom; Curse of the Killer-Beasts; The Dragon-god of Death; Phantom pin-up. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #52
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 52

    Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Gangsters take over a steel factory; A failing farmer turns his land into a successful gangster hideout; A woman tracks her counterfeiter husband around the world for revenge. Also featuring a PSA about teen drug abuse, similar to other anti-drug literature of the era. The Hideout Racket; Voyage of Vengeance; Telltale Match; You Only Die Once; Dope, Teen-Age Menace; Closeups; Coffin for a Killer. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Volume 10, Issue 5 - April, 1952. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue contains exclusive hit movie songs from "The Las Vegas Story" (R.K.O.) and "Starlift" (Warner Bros.). 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #66
    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 66

    Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hoppy thinks the cold case of the "Green Trio" bank robbers is reopened when a rancher finds a skeleton on the old Baker Ranch. Hopalong seeks a wagon full of captured "dope" that was hijacked by unknown dope dealers in Twin Rivers. Pistol Packing Pattie employs her wit in court when Briggs is accused of chicken thievery. The Unsolved Case; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Lying Liar; The Dreaded Scourge; Pistol Packin' Pattie; No Guns, Please; Bird Brain; The Secret of the Stolen Stagecoaches. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Hot Rod Comics (1951 Fawcett) 2
    • Water damage.
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    Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Fawcett taps into the teen racing scene of the 1950s with one of the earliest racing comics. Clint Curtis and the Road Knights - the law-abiding kind of street-racing gang - get the airport and the city to approve a drag race. Every issue has illustrated mechanical and racing-culture features. This issue includes pinup-style drawings of the Jaguar XK-120, the Cunningham, and the MG Model TD Midget. Clint tries to convince the authorities that not only are the Road Knights a legit club, they want to help with the city's Civilian Defense program. Clint Curtis: Safety Comes in First; The Operation of Hydraulic Brakes; The Sports Car Gallery; Beauty Hints for Your Car; Why Not Build a Ford Four-Barrel?; Clint Curtis: Hot Rods for Civilian Defense. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 3

    Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Indians (1950 Fiction House) 11

    Art by Maurice Whitman and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Rogue elements threaten the fragile intertribal peace negotiated by Manzar and Red Cloud; The true story of American explorer Sacajawea; An illustrated text article on the Pontiac tribe. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Manzar the White Indian; The Grey Terror / Bull of the Woods; Sacajawea "Bird Woman"; Catfish John; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #28
    Inside Detective (1935-1995 MacFadden/Dell/Exposed/RGH) Vol. 8 #28


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 72 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #67
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 67
    • Full length spine split.

    Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Al Avison. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Communist agents plot the death of Grant Lockworth, the lawyer who is trying to get Humphrey released from a Russian prison. Meanwhile, Humphrey is drugged, tortured and given a show trial by his Soviet captors. Plus a pre-Code "history" strip featuring werewolves, wizards and phantoms. Flight To Freedom; Mogla's Plan; No Escape!; Ancient Lands of Mystery; Joe Strikes Back! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.