Comic books June 1952

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Anne cant fathom how shes drawn to Steve, a mere garage mechanic; A writers latest book debunks the idea of love, but she fails to notice the way her handsome publisher looks at her. Too Good for Love!; Too Tall for Love; The Sergeant and the Brat!; Artist's Romance; Love Is the Bunk!; Carnival Queen; Blind Date; What Do You Have in Common? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Lied for Love!", art by Doug Wildey; Laurie and Bobby elope; a month later, he's drafted and sent to Korea; She's pregnant when she learns Bobby died in action; Laurie moves to New York and is promoted from sales clerk to assistant buyer in a department store; She falls in love with Peter, son of the store owner, but conceals the existence of her son. "My Fight for My Lover," pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache; Betty's boyfriend Jimmy is a talented amateur boxer, but her fight manager father Pop doesn't think he's good enough to turn pro; Pop signs Lefty instead and intends to make him a champion; Lefty flirts with Betty and Jimmy gets jealous. "All's Fair in Love" text story. "Beauty Alone Is Dangerous!", pencils by Bill Fraccio; Dana wins a beauty pageant and moves to New York to become a model; A veteran model warns her that all men think models are "easy"; Dana falls in love with Burt, then learns he's married. "My Flame of Love," art by Hy Fleishman; Lola and her family are circus aerialists. New business manager Tim and Lola fall in love, although he wishes she wasn't in such a dangerous act; Lola's parents, to save the circus, perform a risky stunt and are killed; Lola blames Tim. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Tuska and Ralph Mayo. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Don marries Trudy on the rebound from Rita, but Trudy suspects that he's still not over Rita. When Beverly suspects that her doctor husband Tom is romantically involved with a patient, she looks up old boyfriend Vic, who's still carrying a torch. Singers Terry and Helene are partners onstage and off, but when Terry teams up with sultry singer Stormy, Helene smells trouble. Plus a vintage comics-format ad for the Art Instruction school in Minneapolis, where Peanuts' Charles Schulz was teaching at the time. I Married in Haste; Ruthless Ambition; The Road to Heartbreak; Off-Key Duet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Algernon Charles Swinborne, Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Vivian romances mountain climber Carey, but she really loves his friend Bill, and things come to a head during a grueling climb to the top of Gile Mountain. Antiques dealer Donna is instantly smitten when she meets Greg, a craftsman who turns out perfect duplicates of antique furniture. But to benefit their future together, she indulges in a little fraud. Mary, Mark and Mark's violent brother Johnny form an uneasy triangle while they're all working at the same factory, and it devolves into Mary threatening Johnny with prison if Mark doesn't agree to marry her. Plus profiles of mid-century movie stars Montgomery Clift, Don Taylor and Nancy Olson. Mountain of Destiny; Montgomery Clift; Picture Biography of Nancy Olson; Judge Cupid; Excerpts from a Match; Introduction to Romance; Picture Biography of Don Taylor; Romance Oddities; Take Back Your Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Buys Into Trouble starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Mariposa is going to marry the wrong man, a cattle rustler, but Roy changes it all. The Missing Deputy starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy and Miss Collie set out to catch the killer of her father, and to clear Deputy Thorne of the killing. Radio Ranger text story, art by Albert Micale. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Tracking the Range Killer article, art by Bob Jenney. Back cover photo of Roy and Bullet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. A woman meets sailor Joe at a USO dance, but unlike the other sailors she meets, she can't get him out of her mind after he ships out. In a rare story narrated by the man, newlyweds Jay and Betty face strife and he leaves, making her wonder if he's gone for good. Love on Leave; Selfish Kisses; Together Again; I Married a Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1952. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Happy Hobby Time! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Fingers of Fear, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. A Guide to Ghostly Behavior filler page. The Beast that Walked Like A Man, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Ferry Was Waiting, art by John Giunta. Superstitions About Spiders fact half-page. The Demon in the Mirror starring Johnny Peril, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry. 36 pgs. $0.10. Title becomes Sensation Mystery with issue #110. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Robert Webb, Jay Disbrow and Charles Sultan. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. A treacherous guide takes a scientist captive to find a hidden temple; Terry Thunder tracks a band of thieves preying on river travelers; A photographer learns that natives don't care for his technology. The Moon Beasts of Simbanzi; Black Ivory; Capt. Terry Thunder; Message From the Dead; Ghost Safari. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Wally Wood. Just Desserts!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; A madman holds a dinner party for five people who have done dirt to him in the past and decapitates them. The Guilty!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; A bigot sheriff arrests a black man for the death of a white woman based on the testimony of a man who turns out to be the killer; The sheriff executes the suspect in the woods and claims he made a break for it. Doc text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Jump-Off! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Big Stand-Up!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Joe Orlando; A broadcast technician falls in love with a woman whose transmission he picks up from another planet, some eighty light years away. Stumped!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; A trapper moves a rival's trap hoping the man will step in it and die so that he can take over his territory. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 11, Issue 6 - June, 1952. Military, Civil and Commercial aviation-themed magazine. Articles this issue include an expose on the U.S. Airforce by General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, NAVICOM, SAC's "Seeing-Eye" Jets, all heavily illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Untitled Ace Carter Adventurer story; Ace Carter is suspicious of Clifford Onslow and his plan to dig up pirate gold. Pirates Against America; Story of how Commodore Preble put and end to the Barbary Pirates. Untitled Lance Larson Soldier of Fortune story; Lance Larson is sent to stop a plot by ex-Nazi soldiers to steal an American bomber and use it to ignite World War Three. Patriot Spy; Biography of Nathan Hale and his role in the Revolutionary War. Untitled Captain Crossbones story, art by Ogden Whitney; A disguised Lady Nancy is captured by the Spanish and must be rescued by Captain Crossbones. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Cameron. "Invaders from a Lost Galaxy," pencils by Lou Cameron, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Sirion, an outer planet, is ruled by King Stephan. King Stephan's younger brother, Karnock, makes plans to usurp the throne while the King is away battling alien invasion; Stephan sends Space Admiral Jon Lasim to investigate; Lasim falls for Stephan's daughter and is hunted by the despotic Karnock. "Double Menace on Jupiter's Moon," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. "War Fleet of the Traitor Earthmen." "The Green Menace of Landar" text story. "Prisoners on Solar," inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey Ruggles, now the sheriff of Big Bear Flat, tries to end the Whisperer's reign of terror before the mystery menace destroys the entire town. But a nearby dam is the town's weak spot. Hans and Fritz transplant a mother ostrich's eggs into the sleeping Captain's bed, and the ostrich follows. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Not Eisner.

"Scorched Earth," "Pin-Point" (art by Henkel), "The Hidden Army," "Needle in a Haystack," and a two-page text story, "G.I. Know-It-All." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 5 - June 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.

"Disaster!" (about the Hindenburg), "Revolt in France," "The Panama Canal," "Corregidor," "Flight by Fire," "The Sinister Eigerwand," "Charlemagne and the Black Knight," and "The Most Valuable Stamp in the World" (art by Doug Wildey; 2 pages). Cover price $0.10.

The Ghost-Breaker stars in "The Human Orchids," Robin stars in "The Magic Key," Captain Compass stars in "The Fleet That Was Jinxed," and Tomahawk stars in "The Gunsmith of Glenoaks!" Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fine $67.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Back cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 26, No. 2 - June 1952. Painted cover by Earl Bergey. "Dragon's Island", a complete novel by Jack Williamson, "Sabotage on Sulfur Planet", a novelet by Jack Vance with illustrations by Alex Schomburg, Short Stories - "The Watcher" by Charles E. Fritch, "Skin Deep" by Tarr Roman, "Problem for Emmy" by Robert Sherman Townes, "The Ambassadors" by Anthony Boucher, and "The Men in the Moons" by R.J. McGregor with Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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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. Straight Arrow learns the truth about a legendary deathless warrior. Renegades try to sabotage a tribal peace agreement with the US military. A Comanche who scoffs at a medicine man's magic learns not to mock what he can't understand. The Deathless One!; Straight Arrow's Magic; Red Hawk: The Ghost of Hiawatha!; The Swamp Rats! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet stars in "Eyes of Other Worlds" (art by Carmine Infantino?); "The Genius Epidemic" (script by Gardner F. Fox); "The Monster That Fished for Men" (script by Jack Miller; art by Murphy Anderson?); and "The Boy Who Changed the Future" (script by John Osgood; pencils by Gil Kane?). Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald, and Al Jetter. Terrifying pre-code stories: "The Man Who Warmed the Bones of the Dead!", art by Bob Powell; Housekeeper and furnace-tender Gisetto looks after the heating in a house allegedly inhabited by two old ladies; One night he encounters their lifeless bodies and has to fear for his life. "He Bartered His Head!", art by Bernard Baily; Aldous Forsythe acquires a mythical figurine which provides him with wealth and good fortune; But it comes with the terrible prize of losing one's head. "Explorer's Return" text story by Richard Jonah. "High Wire!", art by Mike Sekowsky; High wire acrobat Vincent Bora is applauded for his feats—except for one stranger; Could he be the man Vincent killed and took over his act and his girl from? 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. NOTE: There is also a 1967-69 series with issues running #1-9 with 12c cover prices. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos. "My Brother Talks To Bats!", art by Joe Maneely; Our narrator is a boy who lives in the Hungarian village of Sverna; His older brother George frequently sneaks out of the house and goes to a nearby castle which is said to have once been the home of Dracula; There, George finds a group of giant bats, and he talks to them about his worrying urges to drink human blood. "He Wished He Was A Vampire," art by Gene Colan; A teenager named George likes going to Dracula movies and biting audience members on the neck; When he goes home, he is shadowed by a mystery man who claims to be a "student of the occult." "The Strange Hat" text story. "Tap! Tap! Tap!", art by Joe Sinnott; After attacking an American destroyer during the Korean War, a Communist submarine hastily submerges, despite the fact that one of its crewmembers was still on deck fixing a gun; Underwater, the submarine's crew begins to hear a mysterious tapping sound which increases their terror and gives away their position to the American destroyer. "Who Stands In the Shadows?", art by Pete Tumlinson; Len Ambers loves his house, but his wife Lucy deliberately makes life difficult for him by insisting that they move to a smaller residence; One night, Len meets an odd little man named Bernie who suggests that Len should murder Lucy. "The Horrible Man," script by Carl Wessler, art by Werner Roth; Hugo Ryner, the richest man in the European town of Dachshaven, hates almost everything and everyone in the world, but reserves a special hatred for cats; He pays an old gypsy woman for a poison which kills every cat in the village; This leads to a massive rat infestation. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Perlin. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Al Plastino, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso and Rafael Astarita. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. Zombies rise to walk in the moonlight, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. A crime reporter and his two-fisted sidekick fight their way to the Mystery of the Evil Eye. Doc" Macauley and his associates investigate after a millionaire mysteriously drowns at the waterfront. Nancy is visited by her murdered father's ghost, who shows her where his money was hidden. Bondage cover and interior art by Perlin. Disturb Not the Dead!; Vampires Dance at Dusk; Terror Strikes at Randall's Rock; Zombies March by Moonlight; Haunt of the Howling Beast; The Ghost of Castle Karloff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.