Comic books December 1951

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - December 1951. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The Battle of White Plains, art by H. C. Kiefer; Revolutionary war story. Henri Christophe the Mad Emperor of Haiti, pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache. The Marathon sports story, art by Stephen Kirkel. Oddities in Stamps. Rough Rider--Bucky O'Neill, art by Doug Wildey. The First Mail to Cross the Atlantic. The Jungle Terror, art by Walter Palais. The Wreck of the Larchmont, art by Vince Napoli. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. The story of how Straight Arrow first earned his shield by facing an Apache raid during a buffalo hunt. Red Hawk seeks a stolen tomahawk that is sacred to his tribe. Outlaws dress as Comanches to scare off settlers, but Straight Arrow does some scaring of his own. The Sky-Hook Gang!; The Shield of Straight Arrow; Red Hawk: The Truth Tomahawk!; The Snake Terror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Comet in "Captain Comet--Enemy of Earth" (script by Edgar Ray Merritt, art by Murphy Anderson), "The Strange Sideshow of Dr. Schill," "The 1000-Year-Old Man" (script by Gardner F. Fox), and The Adventures of Chris KL-99 in "The Rival Columbus of Space!" One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie" by Bill Schreiber. Gil Kane cover and art. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Evil Eye," art by Bill Everett; Prof. Lyle Chambers summons a gigantic, floating eye from outer space, which has the power to shoot death rays and blow up buildings merely by looking at them; Chambers' idea is to force the government to make him the dictator of America in exchange for removing the destructive force, but the eye eventually turns on him and blasts him into nothingness. "Dial...City Morgue!", art by Sol Brodsky; Our protagonist, Ted, uses his new phone in an attempt to call a business rival, but instead hears a mysterious voice saying "City Morgue!"; Just ten minutes later, Ted's rival dies in a hit-and-run killing. "Sculpture of Death" text story. "It!", art by John Romita; Bill and Jenny, a young married couple, adopt a baby, but they are soon plagued by a mysterious series of accidents, including a poisoned mug of coffee and a house fire; Jenny trips over the baby's teddy bear and falls down the stairs to her death; the story is a swipe of Ray Bradbury's "The Small Assassin." "The Man on the Beach!", art by Bill LaCava; While walking on the beach, a young couple encounters a ragged beachcomber who claims that the world is doomed; He explains that he used to be a clumsy and inept bookkeeper named Robert Gordon who was transported 5,000 years into the future as part of a scheme to save the world. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Hank Garvin, Man of Steel starring Superman, Hank Garvin, Honest Jack Dugan, Friendly Al Piper, and Harry Dane, script by Bill Finger. The Mighty Mite starring Superman, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Jeremy Kendall, Henrietta Kendall, Horace Preson, and Cynthia Preston, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jerry Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Boxing's Forgotten Man text story by Frank Minton. Perry White Vs. Clark Kent, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark Kent briefly becomes Planet editor; Planet combines with rival Dispatch. Superman is also featured in a one-page public service announcement, "The World is Our Schoolroom! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

These Superman-centric reprints were dual-distributed in Australia and The UK. This issue is a reprint of Superman (1939 1st Series) #73. 24 pgs. B&W.

Stories and art by Bernard Baily and others. Drama and melodrama entwine in this early romance comic. Searching for her amnesiac husband Dan, Jane learns that he was more competent and successful than she ever gave him credit for... but is it too late? Bess swears to get even with Mike, the boxer who blinded her brother in the ring, by breaking his heart. June doesn't care for the homeless people who congregate at her Skid Row diner, until she meets David, who looks like a ruggedly handsome Milton Caniff character. Out of the Past; Love's Destruction; Island Romance; Returning My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "No Greater Sin," art by Bob Powell; Sonia is the court-appointed attorney defending artist Joseph, whos charged with murdering his wife; She falls in love with him and bribes the prosecutions witness to lie on the stand; Joseph is acquitted. "Navy Nurse"; Sally and Gene work in the same hospital and are in love; they decide to join the Navy to help change the world for the better; Sally, a nurse, is rated an officer while Gene is just an enlisted man; Sally dates Lt. Commander Bob and Gene thinks shes a snob. "Sauce for Love" text story by John Martin. "The Temptress"; Helen works in a welfare agency; Her supervisor Lon loves her, but hes not rich enough to give her the luxuries she desires; When he suddenly takes her to fancy restaurants and gives her gifts, Helen thinks hes stealing charity donations; Lon is arrested and Helen feels guilty. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Wally Wood. "Well-Cooked Hams!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two American producers want to bring Parisian-style, Grand Guignol, gory plays to a Broadway theater, but the owner refuses to do business with them. "Madame Bluebeard," script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A woman raises her daughter to hate men and so for six years she murders a husband a year, making each appear an accidental death, as trophies for her departed mother. "Nature" text story. "Return!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman ends up getting pregnant by her husband's ghost! "Horror! Head... It Off!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A member of the French nobility during the Terror betrays his fellow's confidence in order to curry favor with the revolutionary government. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Three stories are included in this issue: "Tarzan and the Apeling" (Tarzan and a small ape rescue a lumberman's wife); "Brothers of the Spear" (Dan-el and Natongo realize that they have saved Queen Liloma); and "Mabu's Great Idea" (a text piece). Art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #6 - Dec. 4, 1951. Tarzan newspaper comic strip reprints. Plus Buffalo Bill newspaper comic strip reprints. Folded in half horizontally. Opened, this measures 11 1/4-in. x 15-in., 12 pages, covers and centerfold in color, rest black and white.

Vol. 1 #7 - Dec. 18, 1951. 11 1/4-in. x 15-in., 12 pages, covers and centerfold in color, rest black and white.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. While spending a week at a dude ranch with friends, Wendy learns a lesson about stealing other women's boyfriends, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Gwen is dating handsome, wealthy Richard, but has a secret in her past that she is certain will doom their future together. A wealthy woman's family objects to her romance with Bob, who runs a gas station, but their choice for her is no better. Jealousy Made Me a Liar!; I Was Always on the Make; I Was an Opportunist; They Whispered Shameless; I Chose the Wrong Dates; Window Shopping for Love; I Betrayed My Sweetheart. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Pete Riss and Dennis Neville. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex aims to take down boomtown baron Lucky Marlin, but first he must win a bare-knuckles match against a wrestler known as the Crusher, in a multi-part story. Cowboy Cal wants to cross a snake with a parrot, for a more captivating conversationalist. Fun facts and cowboy lingo from the Old West. Plus a vintage ad for Wheaties cereal ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball legend Stan Musial. Lawless Furnace Valley; Loonie Les: Small Obstacle; Death's Grip; Pinto Pete: Talented Retort; Cowboy Cal: Experimenter Deluxe; Incident by the Creek; Showdown; Stage Struck Stewart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1951. Jim Hatfield stars in "Tin-Star Target" written by Jackson Cole. Other western action stories by A. Leslie, Wayne D. Overholser, Noel Loomis, T. W. Ford, Allan R. Bosworth, M. Wheeler-Nicholson. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage British Men's magazine focusing on humorous cartoons, stories and anecdotes. 5-in. x 7-in, 28 pages, B&W.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald and Al Jetter. Stories by unknown. Art by George Evans and unknown. Have you ever been too frightened to scream...too terror-stricken to move? This is the sensation that awaits you! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: Jenk and Slezak, two killers on the run, hide in a house where a chemist is experimenting with "synthetic protoplasm" -- thus creating aggressive body parts which attack any intruder in "The Green Hands of Terror" with art by George Evans. Plus: A sadistic Nazi colonel kills his prisoners of war single-handedly. The dead return to take revenge in "The Devil's Due"! And: Exterminator George Harris is troubled with his profession. All the killing gets to him. Things turn for the worse when mice start stalking him and he mysteriously begins to shrink in "The Weirdest Corpse of All Time!" Also: 2-page text story "Pause for Vengeance" written by John Martin, and an ad for Down with Crime. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1951. Featured novel "Exit This Way" by M. V. Heberden. Short stories by Nicholas Zook, Ray Cummings, Robert Turner. Few interior illustrations. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 39, Issue 2 - December, 1951. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, E. Hoffmann Price, Walter M. Miller Jr., Sam Merwin Jr., Anthony Boucher, Stanton A. Soblentz, and Murray Leinster. Three Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Wanda the Good Witch (not the later Harvey character) uses her magic to get even with mean teacher Miss Skinflint. Moths steal the Pixies' clothes and blind Mighty Atom with a flashlight. Tom-Tom's monkey and elephant pals must rescue him when he's captured by a dragon. Robert Robot; Wanda the Good Witch; Koko and Kola; The Pixies; Mighty Atom; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; How It Began article "Paul Pry"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "A Life Devoted to Freedom"; and Tarzan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 3 - December, 1951. Cover painted by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine that is highly focused on tasteful pin-up pictorials usually centered around women in lingerie being involved in wacky scenarios. This issue includes a centerfold poster of infamous pin-up legend, Bettie Page, in two poses. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W/Color. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Droopy 1-pager; Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Snow Tracks"; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Droopy half-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In a three-part story, Tom must ride fast to protect the township when a hurricane strikes. In an action-packed sequence, he takes to a boat in raging floodwaters, then must abandon ship when a lightning strike sets the boat on fire. Then he must avoid a rockslide to warn the town that the dam is collapsing! And a vintage ad for Tom Mix merch in exchange for Ralston-Purina box tops, including glow-in-the-dark spurs and belt. The Rampaging Elements: Part 1: Death Island; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Part 2: Hazardous Journey; Hoghead Harry; Tumbleweed Jr.: Magic in the Air; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Fightin' Forbes: Necktie Party; Part 3: Passage to Safety; Pinto Pete; Evers the Englishman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December 3, 1951. "Determined To Win" (tennis player Doris Hart), "I'm No Traitor" (Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey), "Love Was His Fire," "The Singing Strings" (Franz Josef Haydn), and "The Shipwreck of Marie de Bourk." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - December, 1951. 8" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.