Comic books September 1951

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September, 1951; Volume 3, No 5 / Issue 13 (Mistakenly labeled Volume 4, No 1). 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Newton. Stories and art by Bill Newton and Stan Louis. Kids' comics featuring Panhandle Pete, a character from a 1950s children's TV show. Pete and his talking burro George are followed into the desert by Rapid Jack Rabbit, a most determined "drummer," or traveling salesman. Samson the mouse dresses like a lion to win the reward for an escaped lion, but then the real lion shows up. The outlaw called the Coyote Kid (an actual coyote) tries repeatedly to break out of jail. Plus a pin-up of Chicago actress Jennifer Holt, the "Jennifer" of the title. The Drummer; The Coyote Kid and the Traveling Jail; How Li'l Wigwam Got His Feathers; Samson and Hercules: The Great Lion Hunt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Jaffee. Ballot Battles. Patsy's Club Page! A Great Idea. The Build-up! Blind Date! T.V. or Not T.V.! starring Patsy and Hedy. Belle of the Brawl! starring Hedy Wolfe. Wrestle in Peace starring Buzz Baxter. All art by Al Jaffee. A Smile for Tim text story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 4 - August/September 1951. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine from the 1950's era that focuses heavily on tasteful black and white pin-up photography with short bios of the models and captions included with the photos. 9.5" x 12.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Base Brawl"; Archie wants his father to buy him a baseball uniform, but all his attempts to be helpful backfire; Betty and Jughead try to help, but that doesn't work either. Suzie ad. "What's Armada?", art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie and Ferdie try to help Angela write an essay on Spain; Uncle Blunderbuss comes in and relates a tall tale about Cannonball Blunderbuss, the pirate. Archie Club ad. "A Retiring Fellow," art by Dick Briefer; A pretty girl asks Jughead to change a flat tire on her car; Jughead inadvertently fixes an old man's flat tire first, then fixes the girl's; About that time her husky boyfriend shows up. Archie Annual #3 ad. "Happy Birthday!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Wilbur buys a box of candy and Linda and Laurie each think he's buying it for the other; In reality he's buying it for his mother's birthday. Archie Pencil Fun puzzle page. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Skipper Mason tells Katy Keene and Sis he can get them roles in a pirate movie production, but it turns out to just be parts on a float in a parade advertising a movie. Reggie ad. Hollywood publicity gossip and anecdotes. "Time Marches On!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap teaches Jinx how to tell time; He buys Jinx a wristwatch, but Jinx sets the house clocks to match hers, causing Hap to miss a business call. A Breath of Airpublic service announcements starring Jughead, art by Dave Berg. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Searching Heart!"; In 1944, military nurse Alice and soldier Vince fall in love on a Pacific island but are separated when the nurses are evacuated; She is later told that he was killed, but they are reunited when hes released from a POW camp at the end of the war. "My Love Will Seek Me Out!", inks by Irv Novick and Frank Giacoia; Celia is rescued from the sea by Amos, but has amnesia; A newspaper photo of Wally and his fiance Julia helps Celia recover her memory: she was on vacation and fell in love with Wally, but fell off his boat in a storm. "Voodoo Love" text story. "The Courtship of Miles Standish" half-page story, art by Jerry Grandenetti; John tries to help unite Miles and Priscilla, only to fall in love with Priscilla himself. "Love Adrift," pencils by Mort Leav, inks by Bob Rogers; Meg and her aunt, touring Europe, are rescued from a Parisian political demonstration by fellow American Carl, a merchant seaman; Meg and Carl fall in love, but Megs aunt tries to keep them apart, and books passage home, unaware its on Carls ship. "Evangeline" one-page story, art by Reed Crandall. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Gene Tierney and Glenn Ford from the movie "The Secret of Conflict Lake." Stories and art by Bill Walton, Morris Weiss, Harold LeDoux and Alex Toth. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Gloria learns the truth about fiance Roger when they're stranded on an island, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. A tourist caught up in a Latin American revolution falls for a handsome soldier of fortune. Doris learns the soldier she loved is still alive, but has amnesia. I Struck it Rich; Escape; Interlude For Love; My Guilty Heart; Nightmare Romance; Glenn Ford "Our Cover Man"; Gene Tierney "Our Cover Girl". 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Peter and Wolfie travel to India to stay with a Maharajah, but Wolfie's mostly interested in stealing some jewels. Danny Dotto activity page by Martin Naydel. Tootsie Rolls ad, art by Bill Schreiber. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy encounters a fire-breathing dragon but no one will believe him. Mister Noodle activity page by Martin Naydel. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie and Peter compete in a swimming contest. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Biggety thinks he's applying to be a fireman, but the job is really a locomotive fireman, and he ends up crashing the train. "Boots and Saddles text story starring Peter Porkchops, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries several tricks to defeat Peter's baseball team, but he gets caught every time. Tomahawk ad. What to Do If Polio Comes Your Way public service announcement. Sweet Land of Liberty public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops and Wolfie. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

This Phantom Detective bound volume collects four complete issues (Winter 1948 to Fall 1948) of the long-running pulp magazine. Due to the binding process, the interior magazines were trimmed, and the top layer of the spines were removed. For further information on condition, please see our grading notes. Hardbound, 7" x 9-1/2".

Volume 1, Issue 3 - Fall, 1951. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Matt Baker. "All's Fair in Love" text story by Dana Dutch. "Dishonest Love," art by Matt Baker; Art shop owner Rudolph asks his assistant Elizabeth to convince Andrew to paint copies of "old masters" paintings; Elizabeth dates Andrew and he agrees to produce the copies so he can afford to marry her; Elizabeth falls in love with Andrew and learns Rudolph is having someone else forge signatures so the copies can be sold as originals. "I Tried to Keep Up with Bad Company," script by Dana Dutch; Jane attends a party thrown by wealthy Ron, attended by "quite a few fellows and girls with bad reputations"; She keeps her relationship with Ron a secret from her longtime boyfriend Bud, who starts dating Lucy instead; Jane discovers Ron isnt really interested in her because shes not wild. "What Price Folly!"; Connie writes to her boyfriend Ted and tells him shes an actress but is actually a car-hop at a Hollywood drive-in; When Ted arrives for a visit, Connie and her friends pretend she is glamorous and successful; Ted asks her to marry him but she refuses and he leaves. "The Road to Ruin," art by Matt Baker; Betty is forbidden by her parents to keep seeing Harry, who has a bad reputation; Her friends also warn her about him, but she stubbornly refuses to believe hes bad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by R. R. Symes and Bill Woolfolk. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini's latest scheme results in Pinhead becoming the Wild Boy in a circus. Monkey Doodles the organ-grinder's monkey thinks the organ-grinder's sold him, so he decides to run away. Professor Max and his assistant villain set their sights on Foodini's latest invention, a decision-making machine. Magic tricks explained by Foodini. Pinhead Goes Wild; Rolly Woodhead's Command Performance; Foodini's Magic Tricks; Monkey Doodles: Bicycle Blues; Foodini's Think Tank. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Incubi of Parallel X" by Theodore Sturgeon, plus "The Star Fool" a short story by Gordon R. Dixon.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Poul Anderson, J. T. McIntosh, Margaret St. Clair, Gordon Dickson, Lee Gregor, Alfred Coppel, Roger Dee, D. B. Lewis, J. W. Greaves. Illustrations by Herman Vestal, Hank Kass. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Untitled Plastic Man story starring General Disorder. Untitled Plastic Man story starring Prof. McBeast. The Rituals of Raka starring Plastic Man and Raka. Woozy Winks story. Death Watch text story. Reflecto, the Astounding Mirror Man starring Plastic Man and Reflecto, pencils by Andre LeBlanc. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "Uncle Albert's Bedtime Story" text story. "The Puzzle Master"; Alabaster and Rackety Coon Chile trick Albert into extreme foolery using the instructions for a jig-saw puzzle. "The Howl and the Pussycat"; Howland and Churchy act out the children's rhyme "The Owl and the Pussycat." "How To Be Prepared (Delicious-Like)"; Albert tries tricking the fish into being part of his supper. "The Spin of the Yarn"; Reenactment of the "Chicken Little" story with Pup Dog acting the part of Chicken Little, and the cast in general playing along, Albert being the King. Untitled one-page story; The rabbit cannot hear Albert asking if he wants any tea. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Bug Tales text story. King Blozo's Problem; King Blozo of Spinachovia sends Popeye a rocket to summon him, but the rocket goes wild and wipes out much of Blozo's city. Untitled story; Ham and Percy keep trying to out-swindle each other. Untitled story; Popeye tells Wimpy and Rough-House not to fight, but he can't take his own advice. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Saint Overboard" a novel by Leslie Charteris.

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Volume 159, Issue 3 - September 1951. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 266 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Wally Wood, Joe Kubert, Louis Ravielli, and Mike Roy. Cover by Wally Wood. Lurid pre-Code tales about escaped cons, bank robbers and other bad guys and gals from the golden age of crime. Convicts plan a prison break, based on the real-life Canon City breakout in December 1947; The true stories of 1920s gangster Dutch Anderson and his protege Gerald Chapman, the first Public Enemy Number One; Escaped convicts leave a trail of violence across Arkansas. Also featuring a typically great contents page illustrated by Wally Wood on the inside front cover. Action-packed cover by Wally Wood. Canon City Jailbreak!; Blood On Arkansas!; The Plunderer!; Blackmail Beauty! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chuck Winter and Orestes Calpini. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Earl's neighbor McSnargle sneaks onto the rich rabbit's yacht in hopes of winning a $2 million dance contest. King Waddle sends his annoying jester on a sea cruise on Cappy Hotblast's pirate ship, but now Cappy has to deal with him. A Dutch general takes command of New Amsterdam, putting Peter Stuyvesant and Bummer out of work in colonial New York. Both these latter stories feature artwork possibly by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Punch and Judy; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Cappy Hotblast the Pirate Parrot; Punch's Wonderful Box; Bummer, the Little Dutch Drummer of Old New York; Alfie Rides Again; Snappy Ending. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 55, Issue 4 -September, 1951. 6.5" x 9.5", 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 25, Issue 1 - September, 1951. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Art by Bernie Krigstein and Joseph Gagliardi. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #67. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #7 in indicia. A superstitious thief uses the horoscope to plan his crimes. A locksmith moonlights as a safecracker to put his daughter through college, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A successful trucking magnate has a sideline in stolen cars. March and Starry Bejak; The Touch of Gentle George; The Gun on the Shelf; Whistle-Stop Surprise; Felix the Rustler; Newsstand Nocki; Artie's Alibi. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Extra Girl on a Date"; "Wanted: A Gay Life"; "Blinded by My Hate"; and "A Night to Remember". "The Charm Corner: The Secret of Popularity..." text article reprinted from "Chats on Charm..." in All Love (1949) #26, and reprinted as "The Secret of Popularity..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #2, "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #72, and "Chats on Charm..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Etta Parks. Art by Wm. P. Eaton and others. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit has a plan when he hears a rumor that the bank is going to be robbed. In a famous educational strip, two-fisted explorer "Cappy Dick" and the kids track the Masked Rustler and learn how to make "Wax Pictures." Plus a vintage ad for Cappy Dick's "Stay-at-Home Book" of kids' activities. In a story continued from the previous issue, Hoppy the bunny and L'il Tinker decide that they'd rather be schmoes on Earth than kings on Mars. Red Rabbit; Pete and Tweet; A Ranch Boy's Dream; Cappy Dick's Adventures in Fun: On the Pampas of Brazil; The Snow Kids; Little Buck; The Cubby Scouts: The Piggy Bank; Quiz Cartoons; L'il Tinker: The Kings Rule Book. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Article on a pair of boys spending two weeks as award winners on the Red Ryder Ranch. Red Ryder and Little Beaver story, two evil ranchers try to get Ben Green's Ranch. The Legend of the Thunderheads (clouds) article by Fred Harman, art by Bill Lignante. Little Beaver story. Osceola, Chief of the Seminoles article by Fred Harman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.