Comic books May 1951

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"The Howling Head," "The Hands of Horror," "The Vampire's Bane," "True Ghosts of History: The Highland Phantom," "The Ghoul's Grave," "Case of the Spectral Schoolboy," and "The Frozen Specter." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Lin Streeter, George Klein, Richard Brice, Frank Siminski, Art Gates, W. G. Hargis, John Rosenberger, and Al Camy. 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 by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Police seek evidence to convict Tony Bellino, aka Tony .38, an enforcer for the mob. A killer mysteriously sets his victims on fire. Bill Payne, the Tarheel Killer, successfully engineers a prison break through the laundry and then a bank job, but not even his gang is safe from his treachery. Trick a Killer!; The Chump; The Torch Murder!; Carolina Jailbreak!; Fruits of Crime; The Case of the Panicky Slayer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - May, 1951. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Murphy Anderson, Alex Schomburg, Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs and Harry Sahle. Sci-fi and fantasy from Ziff-Davis, edited by the legendary co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel. Astronauts search a fire-planet for the rare element Uranium-X. Kevitt, future inventor from the year 1999, creates a "time belt" and risks exploring "the 6th dimension" just before his wedding day, in a story with art by comics legend Murphy Anderson. Paul and Lola plan their escape from an alien zoo, in a story with art by Golden Age art legend Alex Schomburg. Plus a story inspired by Theodore Sturgeon's famous "Killdozer." Painted cover by Allen Anderson is delightful. Cosmic Comics; Monsters of Living Flame!; Exhibit One; The Warning!; Wedding Gift; The Steel Monster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 5 - May, 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Lawrence Chandler, Graham Doar, V.E. Thiessen, Burt B. Liston, Rog Phillips, and H.B. Hickey. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Leo Ramon Summers, Rod Ruth, Robert Gibson Jones, W.H. Hinton, and Julian Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 11 - May, 1951. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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May 1951. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "Galactic Gadgeteers" by Harry Stine, "Izzard and the Membrane" by Walter M. Miller, Jr., "Success Story" by Julian Chain, "Guess Again" by J. A. Meyer, and "Key Decisions" by H. B. Fyfe. Articles: "Clipper Ships of Space" by Russell Saunders, and "The Argonne Heavy Water Reactor". Softcover, 5.5-in x 7.75-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vintage British humor magazine aimed primarily at men. 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Candid Camera Killer!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin encounter an eccentric millionaire who collects pictures of crimes and criminals; His obsesssion makes him involved with criminals, and he is determined to get a picture of the deaths of Batman and Robin. "The Forgotten Men of Crime!", pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; An elderly criminal is released from prison and tries to make a comeback in the underworld of Gotham City. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. A New Look In Racing article by Barbara Fairbanks, art by Raymond Perry. Shorty page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Return of Killer Moth!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Killer Moth returns after two months in prison; He steals a moth collection so he can revive his shattered image; He becomes suspicious of Bruce Wayne being Batman. Human Rights for All public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Half-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10, No. 2. May 1951. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials, including one with Dagmar. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 58 pages. Black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. Trial by Ghost Light, pencils by Ken Rice; Playboy Weston is convicted and executed for a murder he didn't commit; The district attorney Dexter knew of his innocence, but used the case to become governor. The Spell of the Hypnotic Chord, pencils by Louis Zansky; Knife-throwing artist Zander is executed and swears revenge upon his judges; At the same time, a concert pianist loses his hands in a train crash and gets Zander's hands transplanted. Cult of the Undead. It happened on Valentine's Eve. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 4 - May 1951. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Stop the Presses!" (a wounded Policeman's wife resents her husband's profession); "Lost, Strayed or Stolen?One Million Dollars!"; "The Perfect Alibi!" (with Johnny Law); "The Stamp of Guilt!"; and "Custer's Last Fight." Scripts by John Broome, Miriam Hecht, and Dave Wood, pencils by John Lehti and J. Winslow Mortimer, inks by Sy Barry and Frank Giacoia. Cover by John Lehti and Sy Barry. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Max Elkan and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Bill Boyd, best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy, stars as himself in tales of Western adventure. In a three-part adventure, Bill braves a snowstorm to track two escaped convicts on their spree of robbery and murder across the Old West. Windy Whopper tries to impress a thin woman with his very thin humor. Plus a vintage ad for Hopalong Cassidy merch, including a lunchbox with thermos, night light, and table lamp. The Perilous Trail; Windy Whopper: Thin-Skinned Hombre!; Hammerhead; Slick Stuff Smithers; Slim Jeans and Crabmouth; A Bullet for Brother. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall and unknown. What knight-mare is this? Knights in armor pitted against the Blackhawks! Don't miss..."Valley of Yesterday" with art by Reed Crandall. Blackhawk is also featured in: "Eighth Blackhawk" with art by Crandall; "The Red Raiders vs. the Blackhawks"; and an untitled story. Plus: Chop Chop in an untitled back-up story by Paul Gustavson. And: 2-page text story "Smuggler's Trick"! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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Stories and art by Bob McCarty and John Martin. Western hero Bob Colt, a Fawcett creation, fights for justice with his sidekicks Pablo and Terry. The model on the photo covers was Steve Holland, later the cover model for Bantam Books' Doc Savage reprints. At a Mexican festival called Fiesta del Burrito in Pablo's hometown, Bob seeks a badman, and finds him dressed as the Devil. Bob goes undercover as a lumberjack to find out who's causing accidents at his friend's lumber camp. Rawhide gets back from vacation with a new crop of tall tales and dad jokes. Sappy Nappy; The Fiesta del Burrito; Rawhide Hotchkiss: The Vacation; Danger Signal; Waiting Wade; Quiz; Death Goes Downstream; Chuck Waggin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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5.5" x 8.5", 48 pages, B&W.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Ogden Whitney, and Paul Parker. Actually #2 in series, but numbered #11 on cover. Ziff-Davis published the first incarnation of this influential romance title. Square Carla hires Jeff to impersonate her made-up boyfriend for her co-workers, but she didn't expect to actually fall in love with him. Door-to-door saleswoman Anne is hired at random by handsome prince Richard to impersonate his fiancee for the benefit of his controlling family, in a story with art by Ogden Whitney. Struggling actress Elaine begins a romance with wealthy Carter, but when she thinks he's compromising her career for the sake of love, she has a tough choice to make. Plus a story by fantasy art legend Reed Crandall, and a look at the real-life Cinderella-style romance of pianist Marion Stein and the Earl of Harewood. The Pianist and the Earl; Shadow of a Dream; Make-Believe Sweetheart; Love Has Two Faces; Love's Impractical Joke; Bitter Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Jungle Book, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 85, 5/51). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

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The Jungle Book, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 125). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

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The Jungle Book, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 134). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

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The Jungle Book, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 142). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

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The Jungle Book, 6th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 150). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

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The Jungle Book, 8th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167). Mowgli, a baby lost in the jungles of India, is found and adopted by a family of wolves who raise him as one of their own cubs. He learns the ways of the jungle as no hunter or native ever can. Mowgli speaks to the animals in their own language; he lives the life of the wolves, partaking in their perils and adventures. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $37.00 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage.

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Al McWilliams, 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. Tough private eye Chip Gardner is trapped by crooks who want his data on their gang, featuring a great painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man faking paralysis for an insurance scam encounters the serial killer who's been stalking the city in a red devil mask. A washed-up vaudevillian female impersonator decides to use his disguise skills for crime, and meets an ironic fate. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Chip Gardner: Setup for Murder (The Case of the Ring That Cracked Itself); Shock Treatment; Fall Guy; Double Life; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Who Dunnit?: I Didn't Kill Him! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 60, Issue 3 - May, 1951. 7" x 10", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red seek a lost ship in the waters off Antarctica. But after hostile aircraft destroy their plane, they must cross the ice on foot. Finding a hidden base, they realize their old foe The Scorpion is behind it all. Bell Bottom Bill; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 1: Disaster Strikes; Heroes of the Lawrence; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 2: In the Lair of the Beast; Marianas Turkey Shoot; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Baloney Boys; Terror on the Tundras: Chapter 3: The Death Blow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 17, Issue 90 - May, 1951. 5.5" x 7.5", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Dave Berg and others. Fables and fairy tales in comics form. Straightforward retellings of classic tales like King Midas and the Golden Touch are accompanied by modern-day retakes, like The Princess with the Horrible Hairdo. David runs away from his troubled home and meets fire-breathing dragon Grundlesnitz. He befriends Grundlesnitz and they go into business selling toasted-cheese sandwiches, in a story featuring early art by future Mad artist Dave Berg. The Lion and the Mouse; Midas; The Wolf Boy; The Princess with the Horrible Hairdo ; Rumplestiltskin; The Boy Who Lost his Size; David and the Dragon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.49 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 12, Issue 4 - May, 1951. "The Slayer of Souls" by Robert W. Chambers and "Lukundoo" by Edward Lucas White. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 8 1/2, 112 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $192.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $60.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 13, Issue 5 - May 1951. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Invasion From the Deep" by Paul W. Fairman. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - May, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 0.5 View scan Auction opens May 6 Paper: White Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete Label #3850190009	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $105.00 View scans Moisture damage.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $43.00 View scan Staple rust/migration.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $43.00 View scan
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Cover art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck in Old California!, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks, injured in a car wreck in Southern California, are transported by means of a mysterious dream to the California of 1848; While there they stay at the home of a wealthy Spanish rancher, take part in the gold rush, and help a young vaquero win the hand of a rancher's daughter. Grandma's Visit starring Donald Duck, script by Don Christensen, art by Bob Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art. Trigger, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Curly and Pete drive the mares to the summer range, with Trigger; To bunk for the night, they head for the ghost town where their old pal the hermit, prospector Dan, lives; It is a ghost town no more; Gold mine stock has revived the town, to Dan's delight; Curly and Pete smell a rat: the stock company is run by swindlers who salted the mines; In an attempt to get Curly and Pete's mares, the swindlers frame Curly and Pete, who escape town with their herd, and find real gold in the dried-out wash along the way to the summer range; The town's victims of the phony-stock scheme catch on to their own plight, but the swindlers find out, and light out as the mob builds for them. Photo of Trigger in fenced pasture, full gear, kneeling. Back cover painting of Trigger. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Ralph Heimdahl. Porky Pig Meets the Bristled Bruiser, script by Don R. Christensen, art by John Carey; Petunia's new boyfriend is professional wrestler Sam Boar, "The Bristled Bruiser"; Cicero's schemes result in a televised championship bout between Porky and the Bruiser. Porky's Advertising Agency, art by Fred Abranz; Cicero mixes up ad copy for several businesses when he prints flyers for Porky's ad agency and Porky has to find a way to get movie stars Ronald Regal and Constance Conway to make an appearance at Bittner's Bon-Bon Shop. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Lewis Carroll (novel) and Del Connell (adaptation). Art by Riley Thompson and Bob Grant. Wraparound painted cover by Bob Grant. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Starring Alice in Wonderland, Dinah, The White Rabbit, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Dodo, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, March Hare, Walrus, Carpenter, Caterpillar and the Queen! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Zane Grey's WILDERNESS TREK, No. 334." Painted cover art. Australia's Strange Animals photos from the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. Wilderness Trek, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation); Two American cowboys join a cattle drive across the Australian Outback; Adapted from the 1944 novel "Wilderness Trek" by Zane Grey. The Natives of Australia photos from the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. Grizzly Bear photo from the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream vibrant cover colors, supple cream pages with little to no flaking, firm spine with light wear, light edge wear with light chipping and color loss, light denting, light color breaking spine stress, light corner damage with chipping at top and bottom of spine, heavy soiling, light scuffing, moderate water damage, handwriting on table of contents page

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - May 1951. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Out of the Atomfire" by Bryce Walton and Ross Rocklynne, "Honorable Enemies" by Poul Anderson, "The Awful Weapon" by Alfred Coppel, "Mind of Tomorrow" by Lester Dey Rey, and "Fun Can Last Forever" by J. Harvey Haggard. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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British reprints of the American edition.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle and Rod Reed. 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, Gabby fool-heartedly goes after the Night Riders, masked gunmen who wear black and strike only after dark. But one of the Riders is secretly the town baker, who plots to get rid of Gabby with poisoned pies. Only he didn't reckon on Aunt Hester's jealousy. Pistol Packing Pattie sharpens her wit on the town layabout. Favorite line this issue: "By the ghost of Casey Jones! Someone's got to stop those cussed Night Riders before they own the whole west!" Gabby Hayes Battles the Night Riders, Chapter One: The Terrible Trio; Sagebrush; Buck Desmond: Big Top Fracas; Quiz; Young Falcon: The Great Stallion; Pistol Packing Pattie; Chief Gray Matter; Chapter Two: A Half-Baked Hero; Mustang Mack; Accompanist Ackley; The Human Porcupine; Bing: Sleepy Time; Loco Lew; Chapter Three: Dynamite Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1951. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Stories: "Mars Child"(Part 1) by Cyril Judd, "Hostess" by Isaac Asimov, "Ask Me Anything" by Damon Knight, "Bridge Crossing" by Dave Dryfoos, and "Man of Destiny" by John Christopher. Article: "Africa's Mysterious Mammal" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Ice Show Gang, art by Bill Ely. I Broke the Sweetest Racket in the World, art by John Prentice. The Invisible Bank Robbers, art by Ramona Fradon. Death Takes the Lead, art by Mort Drucker. Appointment with Death, art by Nick Cardy. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.