Comic books June 1951

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa, John Belfi and Frank Frazetta. Cover by John Belfi. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #11. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. Durango Kid helps the very first oil well in Oklahoma stave off attacks by the greedy; When Steve Brand can't help ranchers battle a dangerous land baron, the Durango Kid takes up the fight; Dan and Tipi bring supplies through British lines to Valley Forge, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. Blood and Oil!; A Busy Day in Red Hook!; White Indian: The Blood of Valley Forge!; The Terrible Mr. Slade; The Big Frame-Up!; Charles Starrett, Star of Columbia's "Durango Kid" Western Movies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2 #8 - June 1, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #9 - June 8, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #10 - June 15, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #11 - June 29, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 2 #12 - June 29, 1951. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders on the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Legend of the Lincoln Imp, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Patrick, Fighter for Truth. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

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Volume 17, Issue 91 - June, 1951. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Spine split 25%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $21.00 View scans Staple rust. 10" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 7, Issue 6 - June, 1951. Pin-up magazine for men. This issue featuring June Frew on the cover. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in. 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Leon Winik and others. Fables and fairy tales in comics form. Mother Duck is dismayed by the awkward look of her latest duckling. An elegant version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. In a less famous story, Anders is offered the very kingdom, all for the cap that his mother made him. The issue leads off with actual tales about fairies. Terrific painted cover by an unknown artist. All About Fairies!; The Ugly Duckling; Belling the Cat; Beauty and the Beast; Where Fairy Stories Came From; The Gingerbread Boy; The Beautiful Cap; The Frog King; The Boy Who Cried Wolf!. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Dickie Dare"; and "Ben Friday" by Lawrence Lariar and John Spranger. "Real Wings" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - May/June, 1951. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that focused entirely on tasteful amateur cheesecake pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $69.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 12, Issue 3 - June, 1951. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Issue #12 - Summer 1951. A classic SF fanzine with contributions from prominent fans like Forrest J. Ackerman and Darrell Richardson but also author profiles written by themselves (Robert Bloch, Jack Williamson, Robert Heinlein, et al). Scarce. 4 1/4-in. x 5 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.30 View scans Trimmed Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $3.80 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight.

Volume 13, Issue 6 - June 1951. Cover by Walter H. Hinton. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Whom the Gods Would Slay!" by Ivar Jorgensen. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00 View scan	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scans Chipping.	Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Book length crease on front cover. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"Spawn of the Comet" a novelette by Otis Adelbert Kline, and "The Girl in the Golden Atom" a novelette by Ray Cummings.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - June, 1951. Cover by Lawrence. "Spawn of the Comet" by Otis Adelbert Kline, "The Girl in the Golden Atom" by Ray Cummings, "The Song of the Sirens" by Edward Lucas White, "The Shadowy Third" by Ellen Glasgow, and "War God's Gamble" by Harry Walton. Illustrations by Finlay, Lawrence and Bok. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition says "The Strangest Stories Ever Told" on cover Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Science fiction reviews, plus ads. 5-1/2 in. x 8-3/8 in.; black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4 - Issue 4, May/June 1951. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue includes articles on theAztec Cult of Human Sacrifice, The Man Who Could Feel No Pain, Mystery Ice From the Sky, and Port Royal, the Lost City Beneath the Sea! Also: What Occult Book Should You Read? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.10

Photo cover features Lash LaRue. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by June Carr and Ira S. Webb. Art by Pete Riss and Stan Campbell. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on The Thundering Trail, a 1951 B-movie Western starring Lash LaRue. When the US President appoints a new territorial governor to deal with outlaws, Lash LaRue is chosen to escort him to his inauguration. But the territory's outlaws want to make sure he never arrives. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Robert Webb, David Heames and Jay Disbrow. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of the Western hero, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. A Piute war party attacks the village during a women's ceremony, and only Firehair is there to defend them; Cackling Crow claims to have fought off a Cree patrol, but his story doesn't add up; Firehair learns a crooked sheriff killed a mine owner and framed his partner for the murder. Another action-packed cover from Maurice Whitman. Raid of the Red Arrows; War Wolf of the Nez Perce; Scalps For Buffalo Men; Pony Express; Firehair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Lee Elias, Vic Herman, Tom Gill and Bob Powell. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. A doctor is torn between professional ethics and his secret love for his nurse Myra. Gail uses a Sadie Hawkins dance to go after Lenny, just to make her boyfriend Doug jealous. New to New York, Janice dates a multitude of guys, but doesn't count on getting a reputation. Amusing cover by an unknown artist. How I Lost My Sweetheart; My Careless Heart; Pick-Up; Should I Leave Home?; I Married a Doctor; In Love With My Teacher; My First Love Haunted Me; I Thought I Knew What I Wanted; Tips For Teen-Agers; What Would You Do? 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Residue and abrading to rear cover. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $59.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $59.00 View scans Spine split from top. Spine split from base. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - June, 1951. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories. 8" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.60

Cover by Bill Wright. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Hooper, Bob Moore, Dick Hall and various. Featuring the tales "Yukon Gold" and "The Lost Penguin," plus five untitled 1-page stories. Starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Black Pete, Goofy, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by David Stern. Art and Cover by Dan Noonan. Featuring Francis The Talking Mule. Adapted from the novel by David Stern. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 336." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Deep Sea Diver, pencils by Dick Hall; Professor Squid, the deep sea explorer, ends up winning Woody as a prize in a radio quiz show; The professor uses Woody as a deep-sea diver to try and find a "painted puffet" plant, but Woody finds jewels in a sunken ship instead. Woody Buys a Car, art by Dan Gormley; Woody goes shopping for a new car, but they are so expensive he ends up settling for a used 1924 Wheezely. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 337." The Brownies Go to Town; The Brownies float on a leaf from Farmer Brown's farm to the city where they visit Cousin Sharpy and Uncle Dude. The Brownies' Band; The Brownies form a band, but their practice is interrupted by Hunter Hawk. The Brownies' Guests; The Brownies help an injured sparrow named Tweet. The Brownies' Treasure Find; The Brownies find a buried cache of gold coins and distribute them anonymously to needy people. Find the Hidden Faces back cover activity page, art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY AND THE ROCKING HORSE THIEVES, No. 338." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny and "The Rocking Horse Thieves, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Tony Strobl; Thieves are stealing rocking horses from department stores; Bugs and Porky get involved when the thieves steal a rocking horse from Petunia's nursery school. Trombone Trouble, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs' trombone practicing leads Elmer to put his house up for sale. Bugs Bunny, Photographer, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs tries to take a group picture of his friends, but keeps getting interrupted. Signs of Change back cover strip, art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby's insistence on playing the drum accidentally reveals that an innocent-seeming music dealer is smuggling weapons. But his intervention just leads to his being captured in a drum and rolled through Kachoo tribal lands at top speed, leaving chaos in his wake. Somehow, he manages to free a hostage stagecoach, end the Kachoo's drought, and prevent a war! Plus a vintage ad for View-Master, featuring Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, The Cisco Kid and Pancho. Favorite line this issue: "Listen, yuh laughing hyenas! I'll prove I'm the best dingbusted drum-beater that ever walked!" The Drums of Death; Hopeful Hilda; The Gabby Gun; Young Falcon: The Dangerous Trio; Loco Lew ; Chief Gray Matter; Dizzy Daisy; The Fighting Furniture. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor Magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. Cartoons by Stan Fine, George Wolfe, Frank Beaven, Jeff Keate, Bill Yates, Henry Boltinoff, Reamer Keller, Bo Brown, George Crenshaw, and others. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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April 1951. Cover by Emsh. Stories: "Angel's Egg" by Edgar Pangborn, "Don't Live in the Past" by Damon Knight, "Hunt the Hunter" by Kris Neville, and "Mars Child"(Part 2) by Cyril Judd. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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"The Ship in the Desert" and "Barbed Wire and Bullets." Panhandle Pete back-up story, "The Fateful Opals." Two-page text story, "Outsmarted." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #14 - June 1951. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

June 22, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. Double-page ad for "Best of the Badmen" starring Robert Ryan and Claire Trevor. Two-page color card insert advertisement for "The Prince Who Was a Thief" starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color; 18 pages.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.00

June 29, 1951. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white with spot color and a four-page full-color ad for "Fabulous Fabiola"; 16 pages.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Maneely, Marion Sitton and unknown. Ride with Red Larabee...the Gunhawk! Thrill to fast moving tales of danger and trigger-quick action! The cowboy with the smoking guns stars in three tales with art by Joe Maneely: "The Train That Never Arrived"; "Revolt in Cartridge City!"; and "Escape from Torture!" Plus: Back-up story "Cash Devlin, The Man Who Faced the Ghost of Murder!" with art by Marion Sitton; 2-page text story "Duel on the Rio Grande!"; Scrapbook of the West 1-pager "Gold!"; and Scrapbook of the West 1-pager "Death Valley," reprinted from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.