Comic books June 1951

TV and movie cowboy Bob Steele rides the range in the Old West, part of Fawcett's lineup of comics based on classic Western stars. Devlin's outlaws try to drive Chief Camora's tribe off their oil-rich land by stealing the tribe's ponies, but Bob smells a human-sized rat. Fizzy exchanges backwoods bon mots with a fellow cowboy. Gambling czar Amos Rudd tries to strong-arm his way to victory in the Junction City mayoral election. Glib Gibbons; Six-Gun Menace; Fizzy: Hossing Around!; Doc Sorebones; Wagon Man; A Vote for Violence; Dimwit Diddle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, C.H. Moore, 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. The cover story - involving a crashed airplane, a jungle boy, and a society of gorillas - includes a survey for the readers, asking what kinds of stories they'd like to see. Dilly Duncan doesn't think he'll make it off the bench, until the opposing team starts deliberately injuring players. Drama unfolds on the midget racing track. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Another gorilla-on-the-loose cover by Charles Biro. Crimebuster: Adventure To Danger; Genius Will Out; Taking Ways; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan: Slide, Dilly, Slide; Little Wise Guys: The Private Bucks the Sergeant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of mystery and adventure with Dan Tayler, Boy Detective. Dan, the son of a murdered policeman, is adopted by the cops in the homicide bureau, and he tracks down the criminal who killed his father; He matches wits with the School for Crime and ends up trapped; Dan investigates a murder at the Statue of Liberty. Plus backup stories featuring Foo Shampoo and Rusty & Dusty. Death Wears a Plastic Mask; School for Crime; The Statue of Liberty Murder Case; This Way to Death; Foo Shampoo; Young Folks at Home. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, George Roussos, Marvin Stein, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This kid-gang series set in the Old West is often hailed as a creative high-point in the partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Clay and Willie fear the worst after the boys disappear in hostile territory. The townspeople fear Apaches have been attacking their supply wagons, but Clay suspects that it's all a scam by local crooks. Lessons for readers on how to ride, rope and even talk like cowboys. The Last Mail to Red Fork!; How To Ride a Horse, Lesson 5; The Riders of the Pony Express; Bandits, Bullets and Wild Wild Women!; How to Make Your Own Headdress; Ambush at Cherokee Pass; The Man of Iron; How to Spin a Rope, Lesson 5. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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See Four Color Series 2 # 299 for 1st issue in this title. "Gunsmoke and Wagon Wheels" and "The Box of Trouble." Painted covers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Chatton. Stories and art by Murphy Anderson and Vic Herman. Toby Press presents reprints of the classic Buck Rogers comic strip from 1947-1949. Buck and his beautiful sidekick Flame travel to Saturn to prevent evil Dr. Modar's plan to invade Earth. But Modar plans to turn Earth against Buck with a compromised video message. Nerdy boxer Kid Science solves a mystery with his brains and his fists. Buck Rogers vs. Dr. Modar; The Traitor on the Moon; Fat Stuff the Happy Hobo; Kid Science: The Case of the Absurd Alibi. Actually the final issue of the series; the last American Buck Rogers comic book until Buck Rogers (1964 Gold Key) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Murphy Anderson, Ray Chatton and Vic Herman. Sometimes listed as Buck Rogers #8. Toby Press presents reprints of the classic Buck Rogers comic strip from 1947-1949. Buck is sent back in time to 1951 to end a communist revolution in Austria. But 25th-century history records Buck being killed in 1951 by the beautiful but deadly Alga and her Servian revolutionaries. Nerdy boxer Kid Science solves a mystery with his brains and his fists. The Brink of Disaster; The Mystery of the Flamingo Feather; The Case of the Bullet in the Leg; Kid Science: The Pug With the Perfect Profile. Actually the second issue published; followed by Buck Rogers (1951 Toby Press) #9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Sink. Stories and art by John Sink, Stephen Kirkel, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer and Keats Petree. Western adventure from Youthful Magazines. Seeking missing settlers, Buffalo Bill and his sidekick encounter the misshapen natives of Mutant Valley. Rain-In-the-Face prepares to become chief of the Sioux by facing down the rival Gros Ventre tribe. Grey Wolf of the Kiowa tries to protect his tribe's horses from Civil War-era horse thieves. Action-packed cover features bondage art by John Sink. The Twisted Monsters of Mutant Valley; Chief Rain-In-the-Face: The Fighting Sioux; Indian Torture; The Cheyenne Murder Trail; Grey Wolf: Rustlers of Wild Horse Mesa. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy stars in four untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Lolita Brewster, Mr. Brewster, Rover, Babykins and Mr. Dripplesnip. Also: Fire Chief Swenson's plan to expose Will Bragg as a braggart backfires in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan, Inspector Flanagan and Gully. And: Candy in 2-page text story "Ted Turns the Tables" co-starring Ted Dawson, Tina, Trish Traynor, Cornelia Clyde and Freddy Burton. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck and unknown. The long-enduring feud between Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) and Sivana, the world's maddest scientist, flares into new fury when Captain Marvel battles Sivana's Time Trap! Will Captain Marvel succeed against this diabolical plot? Find out in "Captain Marvel and Sivana's Time Trap" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Also in this issue: "Captain Marvel Fights the Perilous Key" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "Captain Marvel Battle the Mysterious Glass-Fogger" with story by Otto Binder; and "Captain Marvel and Mr. Tawny's Diet Dangers" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "Captain Kid and the Adventuresome Hike"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Dimension Danger" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Crooks attack the city with the Crime Chariot, a sort of gangster tank that even gives Captain Marvel Jr. a run for his money. A strange hunger overtakes Captain Marvel Jr. and causes him to eat everything in sight. A space-ark of refugees from deep space arrives on Earth. The Crime Chariot; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; The Iron Glove Murder; Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Strange Appetite; The Ark From Space; Kanvasback: Cupid's Kayo; The Touch of Life. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. Responding to a call for help from Martian scientists, Captain Science must battle slavers who have taken control of Martian atmosphere plant. Captain Science and Rip go back in time to face the menace from another dimension, the insidious Doctor Khartoum. Captain Science art and cover by legendary artists Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig battles a Saturnian bank robber who reanimates the dead, as the influence of horror comics seeps into the sci-fi comics. Plus an article about the real-life history of belief in vampires and werewolves. The Martian Slavers; The Insidious Doctor Khartoum; Vampires: Truth or Fiction?; Brant Craig: The Legion of the Dead; When Time Stood Still. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Evans and Martin Thall. Early TV superhero Captain Video comes to comics, an electronics wizard from an era when technology was just starting to change the world. Cap and Ranger discover that Professor Seminik has been murdered by his own invention, an indestructible robot, and they're the only ones who can stop it. Western-movie hero Rod Cameron and the sheriff wait for the arrival of fearsome outlaw Bat Devlin, but Rod knows a thing or two about the notorious Bat. Captain Video figures out how to turn Makino's spare parts into a super-alloy, but soon finds himself racing an atomic bomb. Art by future EC legend George Evans. Plus photos of TV's Captain Video and Ranger, Al Hodge and Don Hastings, including a color photo on the back cover. And moral lessons from Captain Video. The Indestructible Antagonist; Pilot Pete Bridges the Gap; Adventure in Time; Sagebrush; Rod Cameron: Gunman's Invasion; Project X; Airfield Al. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Vic Donohue and Rudy Palais. Numbering continues from Blondie (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #20. Sometimes listed as Chamber of Chills (1951 Harvey) #1. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. The descendant of famous witch-hunters is called to Ireland by a witch's spell. A man returns to Paris and remembers his childhood encounter with a ghost. A glimpse at what future space prisons might look like. The Old Hag of the Hills; The Avenging Spectre!; Darker Than Death; Gorilla!; Strange Customs; Gray Death; Tricks to Mystify Your Friends; The Chieftain of the Dead; Terror in the Heavens!; The Ghost of the Rue de Morte; How Death Valley Got Its Name; Weird Worlds. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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See Four Color # 290 for the first issue. This # 2 issue is the final issue of the series. Stories include "The Captive of the Mountain Makers" (art by Jon Small), "The Exile," "Squaw Man" (art by Small), and "White Wolf and the Pelt Robber." Painted covers. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 23, Issue 1 - June 1951. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 48 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "The Black Tulip" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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The Gold Bug and Other Stories, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 85, with 6/51 date). Cover price $0.15.

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "I Sacrificed Everything"; "Her Two-Way Romance"; "Too Much to Forgive!" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #1; and "Here's My Heart, C.O.D.". Illustrated text stories: "Too Busy to Be a Bride" by Lois Walker, "To Win Him Back" by Fay Bruce, and "Nothing Dismayed Dotty!" by Jean McCarthy. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 10 - June, 1951. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Q. Sale, C. H. Moore, Dick Rockwell, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Five hoods plot the perfect heist, but one of them is planning a double-cross, in a story narrated by Mr. Crime. A detective gets too close to a killer in the American Zone of postwar Berlin, where life is a chaotic ruin. A detective dares the reader to figure out the identity of a mystery sniper on a college campus, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. The Five Dopes; On the Level; Murderers' Circle; How They Were Trapped; Coonan's Comeback; The "Almost Perfect" Crime; Death Goes To College. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Paul Parker, John Prentice, Al McWilliams, Gerald McCann, John Daley, Floyd Torb and Mort Lawrence. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Ex-college roommates reunite years later, when one is a successful football star and the other is a crook who wants his help fixing a game. A strong-arm man and a pickpocket who were once cellmates meet up on the outside, and their attempts at going straight end in murder with an ironic twist. How police and forensic science recover evidence from burned documents. The Puddle of Success; Only the Best for Frenchy; The Charitable Pickpocket; Prince of Pennies; A Gift from the Cellar; Cat Markey's Mistake; Science vs. Crime; The French Farmer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Dick Rockwell, 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 faces a shootout high up in a skyscraper construction site, featuring an action-packed painted cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man plots to murder his successful twin brother, dispose of him in quicksand, and take over his life, in another off-the-wall story. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a gangster with the colorful name of "Dutch" Treat. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "Learn to Rumba." Chip Gardner: The Case of the Death's Head Ruby; The Man Who Died Twice; The Case That Solved Itself; Reprieve Granted, Prisoner Is Dead; Who Dunnit?: The Green Goods Murder! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Million-Dollar Beggar," "Wimpy Bremmer's Epitaph in Bullets," "Triggerman for a Blonde," and "Big-House Bait." Two page text story, "The Clue." The Overstreet Price Guide mistakenly attributes the drug story "Dealers in White Death" to this issue. That story is actually in issue #12 of this series and is not featured here. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "The Sewer!", script and art by Johnny Craig; At a party thrown by the Goldens, Harry and Irene concoct a scheme to kill John, dump him in a sewer, and then be together for all time; However, the foul deed, once done, turns Irene's stomach and she ditches him. "Mr. Biddy ... Killer!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; Really fed up with his wife, Archie ponders what to do.....until he meets a Mr. Biddy, who offers to kill his wife for Archie. "Smart!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "The Gullible One," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; Fred Vanderhoff invites a group of his hunter friends to his mountain retreat to do some hunting, but the next morning they discovered that a heavy snow had fallen overnight, trapping them in their retreat for at least two weeks; When their host is killed the next day, the others make their way to the Police, each suspecting the other of the crime. "Partially Dissolved!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Crowds flocked to the theater to see Ventar, acclaimed as good a magician as the late Houdini or Thurston; The magician later reveals to his longtime assistant a new metal he created that dissolves in water, thus allowing his to do a variety of seemingly dangerous illusions. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams, C. H. Moore and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys try to get juvenile delinquent Weazy to reform, but he rejects their gestures of goodwill. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan gets stuck escorting a female war correspondent while trying to prevent an enemy offensive. A Forrest Gump-like millionaire helps the Little Wise Guys produce the play that Jock has written. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: Weazy Does It; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 6; Little Wise Guys: The Angel; Crimebuster: Monkey Business; Happy Daze; Deny It... If You Can. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harry Lucey. "Cottage of Love!", art by Harry Lucey; Al marries Devie, his childhood sweetheart; Shes offered a job skating in an ice show, but is afraid "marriage and career dont mix"; Al encourages her and they move to New York; Devie becomes a star, but Al feels lonely and meets old friend Kay in a nightclub; Devie thinks hes having an affair and leaves him. "What's on Your Heart?" advice column by Laura Brown. "Heartbreak Headlines"; Reporter Kevin takes a job as playboy Glenns secretary to get a big story on his love life; Kevin falls in love with Glenn and decides to give up her scheme, then learns Glenn is aware of her identity and is teaching her a lesson. "Stuff About Stars" article. "Second Hand Love," art by Harry Lucey; Carol marries David, a widower with a 10-year-old son; Danny is cool to his new stepmother but when Carol rescues David from drowning, he decides he likes her. "My Unhappy Triangle"; Artist Venetia takes a job with Perrys ad agency; He supports her desire to become a serious artist and proposes marriage; She is grateful to him but doesnt love him; She postpones making a decision so as not to hurt his feelings; Talent agency head Greg dates Venetia while Perrys away and they fall in love; When Perry returns, Venetia has to decide between the two men. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Batman and Robin investigate The Man With Nine Lives, who brags that he cannot be killed as he escapes from certain death over and over in "The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Phantom Brave!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "Three Clues to Crime!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Human Clock!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "New Hope for the Convict" by B. Fairbanks; Peg half-pager by Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. And: Superboy says "Know Your Country!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Little Al & Lin Streeter, John Forte, Sam Citron and unknown. Featuring: "Born to Kill" starring Dave Hanley, Rex Tilton and Wenda Carr; "Flames of Deceit" starring Jan Marlowe, Jed Shane and Mrs. Shane; "Love on the Menu" starring Gary Abbott, Granny Abbott, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Abbott, Nick and Sally Hill; the retitled reprint story "The Price of Fame" starring Lora Dunbar, Jimmy O'Hara, Nan, Max Fennan and Rod Allerton; and "Fool's Paradise" starring Don Logan, Hal Downing, Mrs. Logan and Lana Norton. Plus: 2-page text story "Little Brother Makes a Match" starring Alec Tabot, Patsy Parker, Stewart Howbridge and Timmy Parker. Also: Readers' letters in "What Does It Take to Catch a Husband"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Mobilize for Defense" public service announcement; A brief history of the American Red Cross and its goals and accomplishments. "The Case of the Atomic Killers," script and art by Chester Gould; While Diet Smith tries to clear himself of murder charges, employees at his Detroit plant work on a scheme to steal one of Smith's atomic inventions; Tracy receives his first wrist radio. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Smith search for the thieves who stole Smith's atomic light. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Thieves continue to use Diet Smith's atomic light to rob warehouses even as Tracy and Smith try to find them; Irma shoots Diet Smith while he's in the bathtub; B. O. Plenty discovers the wounded Smith and contacts Tracy. Crimestoppers Handbook; Brief descriptions of how pieces of evidence are processed. "How Well Do You Know the Law?" Calling All Sleuths activity page; Multiple choice questions about hot cars, narcotics violations, ice, parole, attorney general. "Death Hangs on the Clothesline" text story. Black Cat house ad. Bureau of Policewomen text story. Kerry Drake house ad. Beware of These Rackets page which shows how to avoid rackets involving Contracts, Charities, Bonds, and Phony Talent Scouts. 36 Pages, full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest sized Spanish language Doc Savage reprints published by Editorial Molino. Slick covers with newsprint interior.

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Doll Man in "Doll Man's Dilemma!", "The Full Moon Monster!", "The Priceless Formula of Adamas!", and "Treasherous Whirlpool." Jeb Rivers in "Jeb Rivers and Catfish Will Find Out!" Reed Crandall art. Cover price $0.10.