Comic books April 1952

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"Fangs of the Tiger," "Massacre Mission" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Trail of Doom," "Night Patrol" (art by Sol Brodsky), and a two-page text story, "The Pearl-Murderers." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - April 1952. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by H. C. Keifer. Fire! Fire!, art by H. C. Keifer. Old Ironsides, pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache. The Lone Ranger, art by Doug Wildey. The Girl Scout Stamp, art by Walter Palais. Oddities In Stamps centerfold article. Escape From Maidenek, art by Vince Napoli. The Phantom of Grizzly Flat, pencils by Ed Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. Look Ma, No Wheel!, art by Stephen Kirkel. Whats My Name Contest, art by Stephen Kirkel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 51, No. 4 - April 1952. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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. Long-lost pterodons escape a cave and terrorize a disbelieving Western town; Red Hawk and Bigfoot try to rescue a woman from being sacrificed to the Beast of the Bloody Trail; Comanches seek a disappearing buffalo heard. The Dragons of Doom!; The Brave Who Hated Straight Arrow!; Red Hawk: The Beast of the Bloody Trail!; The Vanishing Buffalo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Uninhabited, art by Russ Heath; The moon is a living organism like Ego, the living planet. Eyes of March, art by Sy Grudko; A man gets a pair of glasses which make everyone appear to have his own face. Death of a Vampire text story. The Back Door, art by Pete Morisi; A salesman tries to make a pitch to the dead of a funeral parlor but they tell him that they buy nothing and stay for free. The Killers, art by Harry Lazarus; Scientists invent a virus which turns people into crazy killers without reflection in mirrors; The Ugly Man, art by Vernon Henkel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Cover by Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. "Kenton of Space Control - Sirens of Space" - Art by Wally Wood and Joe Orlando; "End of His Service" - Art by Norman Nodel, John Rosenberger, and Werner Roth; "Shining Sands of Death" - Art by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer; "The Abduction of Earth" - Art by Gene Fawcette and Steve Kirkel.

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.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Be Sure of Your Facts! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Death of Young Clark Kent! starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; The people of Smallville are horrified when Clark is eaten by a slime monster from the center of the Earth. The Riddle of the Rarest Animals starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; The Langs invite Clark to go to Africa with them. Our Gifted Children text article. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The School Without a Teacher! starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; All of Smallville's teachers are quarantined so Superboy has to take their places. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Prankster's Star Pupil starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman--Thrill Salesman, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. So You Want To Be a G-Man? text story. The Man Who Stole Memories starring Superman, Moose Collins, and Professor Higgins, script by Bill Woolfolk; Lois Lane suffers temporary amnesia. Full-page ad for the feature film "Superman and the Mole Men." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Katy Keene back-up story by Bill Woggon. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear With Invisible Light" by C.C. beck and Pete Costanza. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Evans and John Martin. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Wealthy Ellen is in danger of losing her soldier beau Steve when he learns that she made her fortune on the black market during the war, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. Actress Selma plans an attempt to swim the English Channel, but she risks losing handsome Mike when he learns it's a publicity stunt and she never intended to finish. Bookish Ann intends to spend her year in France studying, but the City of Lights has a way of bringing romance to the fore. Plus a vintage entry form for the "Ideal Man" story contest. Exchange Student; I Tried To Swim The English Channel; Love in Rhyme; Blackmarketeer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Davis. EC Artist of the Month article about Jack Davis (with photo) by Al Feldstein. "Grounds...For Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A young boy's bullying butcher step-father locks him in the closet as punishment for various actions; At first, Artie is frightened, but meets a friend named Hozir who lives in the closet and wants to give the step-father what he deserves. "A Rottin' Trick!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A man uses a girl then dumps her and makes the mistake of seeking the help of a boat pilot to leave the country who used to love her before she killed herself. "Werewolf!" text story. "Board To Death!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman with a fear of enclosed spaces due to being trapped in a cave-in as a child is driven insane when her cruel husband repeatedly threatens to bury her alive. "A Sucker For a Spider!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An embezzling banker who keeps spiders for a hobby is blackmailed by his chief teller who is aware of the embezzlement. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Four stories are included in this issue: "Tarzan and the Lake of the Flying Reptiles" (Tarzan, Boy, and Professor MacWhirtle get stranded on a Pal-ul-don island); "Tarzan and the Wrath of Buto" (Tarzan uses a rhinoceros to free a captured ape); "Brothers of the Spear"; and "The Rain" (a text piece). Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Investigating an empty town and a vanished tribe, Tex encounters mysterious white-suited killers in the land by the waterfall, in a multi-part story. Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger, like an old-time Western movie serial. Buffalo Bill claims to be such a good shot that a bear once surrendered to him so he wouldn't waste a bullet. Plus vintage ads for Daisy Air Rifles and Dubble Bubble. The Ghost Town; Loonie Les Swallows His Words; Smart Bart; Fires of Vengeance; Buffalo Bull: The Brilliant Bear; Pinto Pete: Weighty Wisdom; Dread Disease; The Round-Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 4 - April, 1952. 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. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Forgione. "The Red Death," art by Bob Forgione; A terrible and deadly plague ravages a medieval king's land; While his peasants die, the king holds a masquerade ball. 'El Toro Diablo,' pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; A boy with the looks and the horns of a bull becomes famed matador Tomas Hernandez. "The Witch's House" text story. "The Creature," pencils by Albert Tyler, inks by Bob Forgione; The earth is befallen by mysterious cancerous growths. "The White Rat"; A doctor is bullied by his strong assistant; He invents a muscle growth serum and goes for payback. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Baily, Bob Powell and unknown. Only you of strong nerves and fearless heart will dare read this issue! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Justin Westrum murders his business partner Mack and disposes of his body in a nearby lake. But he is haunted by Mack's curse who swore to "keep an eye" on him. Becoming more and more paranoid, Westrum goes too far in his attempts to cover his tracks in "The Constant Eye" with art by Bernard Baily. Plus: Attending a seance, Warren Travers' soul is pulled out of his body and wanders the realms of the beyond. Meanwhile, an otherworldly creatures inhabits his body and tries to build a machine that will call all the lost souls into this world in "Seance of Terror!" And: A carnival owner tries to buy out the proprietor of the wax museum. When the latter refuses, he is killed, but returns to drag his murderer before a ghostly tribunal. The sentence is death in "The Blind, the Doomed -- and the Dead!" with pencils by Bob Powell. Also: 2-page text story "Revenge in the Clouds" written by Daniel Sheldon, and an ad for Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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FEATURED: Fletcher Pratt, George O. Smith, Richard Matheson, Anthony Boucher.

Vol. 40, No. 1 - April 1952. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Joel Townsley Rogers, George O. Smith, William F. Temple, Richard Matheson, D.S. Halacy Jr., and Anthony Boucher. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 150 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

April 1952. Previously Tim in Space (1950 Tim's Official Store). Cover by Chic Stone. A boy's activity book featuring a 'Tim Tomorrow' sci-fi comic story. "The Adventures of Tim Tomorrow in X-L4, The City of the Future" - Story and Art by Chic Stone. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in. 16 pages.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. This issue is noteworthy as being the first comic book (along with United Comics (1940/1950) #21, published the same month) to reprint Charles Schulz's beloved Peanuts comic strip, then only in its third year. Tarzan battles a lioness and leads natives on a hunting expedition. Nancy tries to build a swing in her backyard, but none of the trees are right. Plus a vintage ad for a "15 Piece Texas Ranger Cowboy Outfit." Nancy; Peanuts; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1952. Cover painted by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine that is highly focused on tasteful pin-up pictorials usually centered around women in lingerie being involved in wacky scenarios. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W/Color. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Scare"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom tries to convince the owner of deadly Earthquake Pass to let the town build a safer road through his property. Tom joins the search for a jeweled treasure hidden somewhere in the Dobie Caves. The bored editor of Dobie's newspaper, the "Daily Bugle," creates a dangerous rumor to spice up a slow news day. Death Pass of Earthquake Hills; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Body Guard to Danger!; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Dangerous Race; Buff's Vacation; Fightin' Forbes: Big Mike; Fugitive to Injustice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - April, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 2. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "I Saved My Love for Him" art by Arthur Gates, retitled and reprinted with alterations as "When You Love Too Much..." in My Personal Problem (1955-56 Ajax) #4 and "At Long Last!" in Secret Love (1957 Four Star) #3; "I Wanted Two Men" retitled and reprinted from "I Wanted Both Men" in My Love Secret (1949) #26; and "My Bargain with Life" retitled and reprinted from "The Man I Wronged" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8. "My Daring Date.." text story retitled and reprinted as "My Pickup Date" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #12. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. Chinese and UN forces meet in a bloody clash during the Korean War, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. American infantry "grunt" Salisbury doesn't understand his unit's sudden order to withdraw, until he gets the bigger picture. UN forces sheltering in a North Korean port face a lethal bombardment, with art by Wally Wood. Plus a map of the Korean conflict. War Map of Korea; The Trap!; Hagaru-Ri!; Miracle?; Link-Up!; Hungnam! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.