Comic books October 1951

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"Medusa Was a Lady" a novel by William Tenn, and illustrated by Virgil Findlay and Gene Fawcett.

Volume 13, Issue 10 - October, 1951. Cover by Joe Tillotson. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Medusa Was a Lady" by William Tenn. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fall, 1951. Stories by John Scott Campbell, Wilbur S. Peacock, Edmond Hamilton, Gordon A. Giles, Raymond Z. Gallun, Chad Oliver, William Morrison, and Mack Reynolds. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4 - Issue 7, October 1951. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue includes articles on The Riddle of the Sphinx, Dianetics - One Year Later, and How to See Into the Future! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover features Edmond O'Brien. Story by Leo Dorfman, from the screenplay by Frank Gruber. Fawcett presents adaptations of popular movies of the 1950s in comics form. This issue is based on Warpath, a 1951 Paramount Western starring Edmond O'Brien. Learning that the outlaws who murdered his fiancee have joined the Seventh Cavalry, John Vickers joins up as well. During military actions in the West, he sets out to determine which of his fellow cavalrymen are the killers he seeks. Plus photo stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. In another hilarious Billy Goat story, Billy is hired to put up circus posters in town, but that job is trickier than it sounds. Buzzy Bee learns that getting in line early is no guarantee you'll get a ticket. Bobby Bantam tries to get the kids to clean the windows after a food fight. Bobby Bantam: A Stiff Pane; Kenny Kangaroo; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Teddy Bear and the Free Demonstration; Billy Goat: Post No Bills!; Buzzy Bee; Fellow Travelers; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Ride 'im Hoppy!; Buzzy Bee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Otto Messmer. Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix finds that everyone is in a foul mood today, and even the clown in the circus can't get a laugh. An enterprising monkey wants to cash in when a nature photographer's tour comes to his island. Felix tries out his new wagon. Felix Jails a Jinx; Felix the Grouch Chaser; A Friend in Need; Jungle Bungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Challenge Under Fire" text story. "Yalu Death Squad," pencils by Gene Colan; A group of Marines and a South Korean fighter clear out a dam. "Foxhole Escapade"; Biff Barnes gets a letter but doesn't have time to read it until he clears out a few North Korean machine gun nests; When he reads it, he finds out he's been drafted; Private Jackson wants to rush into action. "The Big Freeze," pencils by Matt Baker; Canteen Kate has a plan to steal a General's air conditioner for her canteen. "Mission Accomplished"; When Leatherneck Jack and Monte Wilson accidentally capture some Korean soldiers they are taken off KP duty and have to learn to fight. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lee Elias. "Moonlight Madness," art by Lee Elias; Ruby cant decide whether to marry "romantic" Ted or "wonderful" Dirk; She goes on a picnic with them both; a storm capsizes their sailboat and Dirk has to choose between rescuing Ted or Ruby; He saves Ruby; Ted is apparently drowned, although his body isnt found; Ruby weds Dirk, whos then inducted into the Army. "Tomorrow is for Tears!", art by Bob Powell; Joan falls in love with dance teacher Pedro and travels with him to Central America as his partner; Once they arrive, he admits "marriage wouldnt fit my temperament!" and claims they only had a "business arrangement!" "Desperate Decision" text story. Love Makes the World Go 'Round non-fiction page; Quarreling couples in Assam, India must live together for a week. "Keep it Gay!" text story. "Love Can't Wait!" text story. "Midnight Kisses!", art by Jack Sparling; April "vowed to renounce love" when she became a doctor; Fellow doctor Les pursues her but she rejects his romantic "foolishness"; Jerry is brought in suffering from a serious tropical fever he contracted while in the Army. "Know Your Man!" text article. "My Fallen Star"; Jean and her friend Susan both have crushes on handsome actor Dexter when he makes a personal appearance in their town; They compete for his affections but Jean seems to have the inside track, and dumps her hometown boyfriend Tom. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4, No. 5. - October, 1951. Peter Driben cover. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text. 8" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - October, 1952. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in THE MYSTERY OF PAINTED VALLEY, No. 352." The Mystery at Painted Valley, art by Bill Weaver; Mickey and Goofy interrupt their vacation to go undercover to try to prevent Black Pete from stealing Colonel Hosshyde's horses. Friday the Thirteenth; Mickey and Goofy try to avoid bad luck on Friday the Thirteenth. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The eagle egg, script by Don Christensen, art by Bob Moore; Donald and his nephews try to get an eagle's egg for a museum. Fashionable dogs, art by Frank McSavage; Daisy buys a huge pedigree Great Dane dog to try to impress her rich friends. The missing dollar, art by Bob Moore; Scrooge tries to collect every silver dollar ever minted, but comes up one short. The kangaroo who couldn't jump, art by Bob Moore; While at the zoo, Huey, Dewey and Louie befriend a kangaroo who is depressed because he can't jump. Rainy day party, art by Bob Moore; Grandma is host a party, but Gus manages to get a cow stuck in the house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Raggedy Ann & Andy, No. 354." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Cuckoo Clock; The Loonies kidnap Cutie Cuckoo and the Raggedys must go to Loonie Land to rescue her. Skates and Scooters, art by George Kerr; Freddy Fox steals Timothy Turtle's scooter and the Raggedys have to get it back. Gingerbread Jinks. Loving Kindness. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Tony Strobl, Fred Abranz and John Carey. Featuring the tales "The Hot-Rod Hare" and "[Danger-Rocks Lighthouse]," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tom (Tommy) Turtle and Elmer Fudd! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Puss enlists a bear when Boots challenges him to a bare-handed match; Blunderbunnys landlady invents an evicting machine that works only too well; Whoo-Doodit tells a reporter about his most baffling case, The Case of the Missing Fishing Trophies. Puss an' Boots; Blunderbunny; The Last Chase; Fancy Fib-Finder; Whoo-Doodit; The Masked Marvel!; Alkali Ike and His Horse Oatsie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore and Abner want to pick cherries but Dunbar's imaginary friend Herbert won't let them. "Blabberson Crusoe," art by Rube Grossman; Blabber Mouse puts on a play in which the boys exile him to an island. Untitled story starring Bo Bunny, Skinny Fox and McSnurtle the Turtlecript, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story, art by Howie Post. "Lost Treasure" text story starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore and Dunbar portray Aladdin and The Genie. 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. A tornado in the desert reveals a lost city filled with treasure, but Dandy Ruff wants to get rid of Gabby and keep the treasure for himself. Gabby tries to save a wild mustang herd from Mustang Mike, who wants to make them into horsemeat. Gabby protects a new arrival from Scotland, whose strange dress and ways make him the object of attacks by the local cowfolk. Plus a vintage ad for Walt Disney mini-comics in exchange for Wheaties box tops. Favorite line this issue: "Jehoshaphat! If that stubborn tenderfoot keeps his kilts, he'll be kilt!" The City Under Sand; Loco Lew; Young Falcon and the Hunter's Creed; Chief Gray Matter; The Wild Horse Round-Up!; In the Soup; Gabby Hayes and the Fighting Tenderfoot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 10 #10 - Oct. 1951. Humor Magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. 7 1/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 64 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

October 1951. Cover by Richard Arbib. Stories: "The C-Chute" by Isaac Asimov, "Ambition" by William L. Bade, "Pleasant Dreams" by Ralph Robin, "Spacemen Die at Home" by Edward W. Ludwig, "The Celestial Hammerlock" by Donald Colvin, and "The Puppet Masters"(Part 2) by Robert A. Heinlein. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Gene Autry stars in "The Gopher Ridge Gunmen" and "The Calico Frame-Up." Back-up story, "The Lost Strike." Two-page text story, "A Man Named Bill." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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See Four Color # 287 and 319 for first two issues. "Fight in the Night" and "Renegade." Painted cover. Adventures with Champion, the "Wonder Horse of the West" and the "World's Wonder Horse," who appeared with the legendary film, radio and television cowboy Gene Autry. Issue features "The Great Loan Robbery" in which Champion goes after some crooks who robbed a loan office and "The Big Storm" in which Champion faces all sorts of obstacles and trouble during a raging storm. Issue also has some features on horses on the inside covers and a pinup on the back cover. Entire issue is comic story and related features; no advertisements. Story & art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Allen Anderson. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Henry Sharp, Bernard Sachs and Irv Novick. Sometimes listed as GI Joe #5. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Joe and Mulvaney agree to meet wrestler Mayhem McGee, only to learn that Mayhem is actually Maisie McGee. Sgt. Gruff learns that Pvts. Windy and Whitey are making a mockery of target practice with their bull's-eye marker. Joe and Mulvaney adopt a Korean kid called Peanuts the Mighty who becomes a valuable ally. Temple of Terror; Weepy and Meatball; Mayhem McGee; The Old-Timer; The General's Dinner; The Yardbirds: On Target; Peanuts the Great! Series is renumbered, starting with the following issue, as GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis) #6. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #15 - Oct. 1951. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

August 10, 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; 16 pages.

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October 12, 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; 12 pages.

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October 19, 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; 12 pages.

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October 26, 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; 12 pages.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by unknown. Art by Chic Stone and unknown. Ride with Red Larabee...the Gunhawk! The cowboy with the smoking guns stars in three tales with pencils by Chic Stone: "Blood On the Plains"; "The Girl Who Hated the West"; and "As Ye Sow, So Ye Shall Reap"! Plus: Back-up story "The Revenge of Cody Wilson," and 2-page text story "Lay Down the Law"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Lee Falk, Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. The story of the hereditary superhero known as The Phantom. The Phantom must find a stolen sacred trophy to prevent war between two native tribes. The Phantom's mate Diana is captured by mad Moogoo, who shrinks people like Shrinky-Dinks into tiny statues. Plus a behind-the-scenes article about Lee Falk's masked hero. Curse of the Phantom's Treasure; The Terror of the Tiny People; The Story Behind the Phantom; Phantom pin-up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Gangsters arrange accidents at stock-car races to collect insurance money. Phil deliberately spends 20 years in prison for stealing a gold shipment, confident his fortune will be where he hid it when he gets out. A DA realizes the killer he's looking for is a beautiful woman. Also featuring a full-page, full-color ad for a "Sonic Ray Gun" and other battery-operated toys from "Uncle Bernie's Toy Shop." Speedway Racketeers; One Foot in the Grave; Shroud For a Killer; Closeups; Come Share My Tomb; The Black Box; Female of the Species. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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October 1951. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Mari Blanchard pin-up on interior front cover. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Ann and Sid fall for each other, but he's due to be assigned overseas with the military any day now. Mark and Jane's plans for the future are derailed when Mark's father is accused of embezzlement. Redheaded Dusty falls for the rough-and-tumble sailor who runs her late father's fishing business. I Promised Too Much!; Backstairs Love; Color Clues!; A Game of Hearts!; Hi-School Hi-Spots; Thrill-Hungry; My Most Romantic Moment; Raw Deal; Cupid Scores High; No Thought of Tomorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rube Grossman. Lost- A Free Education public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Treasure Island, art by Rube Grossman; The cast reenacts the movie "Treasure Island"- in a nutsy manner, of course. Untitled Bo Bunny story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Reservoir For Sale, art by Howie Post; Mortimer cons Rufus into building an ark and then sells everyone cruise tickets. Untitled Nip and Chip story, art by Otto Feuer; Chip tries to get Nip to help him steal Farmer Brown's chickens. 44 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong must scale a sheer cliff to get the drop on the Danton Gang. Hoppy learns that a mysterious new outlaw leader is gunning for him, so he uses trickery to find his hideout, an old deserted fort. Pistol Packing Pattie disabuses Goofis of his superstitions, but she can't do anything about his smarts. The Strange Refuge; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: A Tale of the South; The Deserted Fortress; Pistol Packin Pattie; Night Footsteps; Tight Squeeze. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

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Cover art by Mel Crawford. Untitled Howdy Doody text story, script and art by Mel Crawford. Untitled story, script and art by Mel Crawford; Howdy Doody and Dilly Dally try to deliver some Fourth of July fireworks to Mister Bluster at his yacht club, but a guard won't let them in; The guard accidentally sets off the fireworks on their boat, destroying it. One-page Flub-a-Dub story by Mel Crawford. Untitled story, script and art by Mel Crawford; Doc Useless, a patent medicine seller, steals Pricess Summerfall Winterspring's magic locket, and Howdy Doody and Dilly Dally recover it. Untitled story, script and art by Mel Crawford; Flub-a-Dub goes fishing and catches the hat of the Fish and Game Warden, J. Frothingham Frog. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.