Comic books April 1952

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. "The Team's the Thing!" public service announcement featuring Leave It to Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar tries to help Fenimore work on his autograph collection. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story, art by Howie Post; Mortimer tries to unload 50 cases of birdseed he won on a quiz show. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Skinny plants carrots and Bo Bunny keeps eating them, so he turns to McSnurtle for advice. "Little Red Blabbing Hood" starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman; strange take on the Little Red Riding Hood story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gene Autry stars in "The Cowboy Pirates." Back-up story,"The Lost Van Duzen Mine." Two-page text story, "The Only Passenger." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Rice. One Awful Night with a Fiend, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Movie starlet Jane is made an offer she can't refuse: If she digs up foreign film director Count Marko from his grave and resurrects him, she will make her way to stardom yet. Beware of Siva's Flaming Wrath, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; An Englishman and his daughter in India interfere with local religion and superstition; they are cursed by a cult of Shiva worshippers. Bride of the Golden Skull; Clive Douglas steals a golden skull from a mountain temple in Tibet; Visions of the talking skull, commanding him to take him back, haunt his nights. Lure of the Zombie Diamonds, art by Lou Cameron; Gambler Willie learns of a South Seas treasure hidden in a valley only the dead can enter; he manages to get in, but comes out barely alive. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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 Phantom's girlfriend Diana is the sole witness after a trained bird steals a priceless necklace, framing her for the crime. The Phantom learns that rumors of a living dragon ruling the rampaging Wambesi tribe are apparently true. Meet the Phantom; Curse of the Killer-Beasts; The Dragon-god of Death; Phantom pin-up. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 10, Issue 5 - April, 1952. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue contains exclusive hit movie songs from "The Las Vegas Story" (R.K.O.) and "Starlift" (Warner Bros.). 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hoppy thinks the cold case of the "Green Trio" bank robbers is reopened when a rancher finds a skeleton on the old Baker Ranch. Hopalong seeks a wagon full of captured "dope" that was hijacked by unknown dope dealers in Twin Rivers. Pistol Packing Pattie employs her wit in court when Briggs is accused of chicken thievery. The Unsolved Case; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Lying Liar; The Dreaded Scourge; Pistol Packin' Pattie; No Guns, Please; Bird Brain; The Secret of the Stolen Stagecoaches. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Maurice Whitman and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Rogue elements threaten the fragile intertribal peace negotiated by Manzar and Red Cloud; The true story of American explorer Sacajawea; An illustrated text article on the Pontiac tribe. Action-packed cover by an unknown artist. Manzar the White Indian; The Grey Terror / Bull of the Woods; Sacajawea "Bird Woman"; Catfish John; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Art by Maurice Whitman and Tony D'Adamo. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Rogue tribes find allies in the US military that dislike Manzar's idea of intertribal peace; The true story of Washakie, a chieftain who unified the Shoshone tribes and negotiated peace with the US; Orphan the horse participates in a race against the other tribes' fastest horses. Another gorgeously rendered cover by Maurice Whitman. Manzar the White Indian; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; Mankato Massacre; Lone Wolf; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Caged Beasts and Plunder-Men," art by Maurice Whitman; Renegade Feliz Garon plans to establish an outlaw kingdom in the jungle where criminals are safe; He kidnaps Ann and police captain Bell; Kaänga summons several tribes to aid him and attacks Garon's castle. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi helps a wounded lion and is attacked by a buffalo for his efforts; The lion rescues him and agrees to be his friend. "Tiger on the Loose" text story by Clyde Beatty. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; Terry goes to village of the bird cultists to free a pair of explorers that have been captured; After freeing them, Terry learns that the pair has stolen the bird cultists sacred bird symbol; The bird cultists pursue Terry and the pair. Untitled Jungle Tales story; Trader Dawson tells a story of an aging lion in order to persuade the Bafus to accept the advice of their elders. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Madigan hopes to lure Clayton to him with promises of an albino ape in order to steal Clayton's famed diamond collection; Camilla prevents Clayton's murder and kills Madigan and his men with a hand grenade. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders and Alfred Andriola. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May - August 1949. Female private eye Julep Frost puts Kerry on the track of frozen-faced killer Deadpan. The reader is invited to solve a crime before Inspector Smith can. Kerry Drake: The Case of the Murder Syndicate; The Punch Board Caper; How Good a Detective Are You? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 69 #4 - April 1952. Cover photograph by Wilhela Cushman. Includes fiction by M.F.K. Fisher, A.E. Hotchner, and others. Articles on teen-age alcoholism, Charleston architecture and design, and more. 10 3/4-in. x 14-in., 222 pages, B&W with numerous full-color ads. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 14, Issue 1 - April 1952. Men's Magazine focusing on Humor, Sports, Politics, News, and Women! Features Betty Page photos and Bill Wenzel cartoon gags.10 1/2-in. x 8 in.B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash sets out to capture drug smugglers - not a huge concern in the Old West, but a hot topic in the 1950s. Lash tracks a runaway lion after a circus train derails. Outlaws want to kidnap a visiting king and hold him for ransom, but unfortunately for them, King is just the guy's last name. The King's Ransom; Dusty: Forgotten Memories; Huck and Buck; The Case of the Croaking Frog; Wagonwheels; The Four X Stetson; Molasses Mouth; The Circus Train Calamity! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Rocky and Lassie, art by Morris Gollub; A fishing trip in a rowboat. Untitled story, art by Morris Gollub; Mr. Lawrence buys a horse, Lady Lulu, who will run at the race track only with Lassie running along; Teddy, Jeep and Norman try to make a fast buck betting against Lady Lulu. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. April Fools; The boys try to pull an elaborate April Fool joke on the girls with Wilbur dressed up like a girl. Out, Out, Darned Spot; Lulu spills ink on the rug and Tubby wants to pin the rap on her pop. The Little Girl Who Could Talk To Trees; Lulu tells Alvin about the talking trees in the woods. Water, Water, Everywhere; The Fellers try to find a spring in the clubhouse with a divining rod. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for Dell Comics Club. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Little Max continues his adventures as the hero of famous stories, but this issue features the un-p.c. legend sometimes known as The Boy and the Tigers. Casey wants to bring only one thing to eat while hiking with Little Max, so he brings the biggest vegetable he can find. Max is chosen to be the "piper" for the neighborhood basketball game, but that means he's the only one small enough to crawl into a pipe to get the ball. Plus solo stories featuring Rags Rabbit and Humphrey. Light Lunch; Humphrey: Hot Dip; Game Page; The Mysterious Shadow; Size Isn't Everything; Little Max Rhymes with Reason; On the Beam; The Piper; Wouldn't It Be Funny?; Peter, the Singer; Funny Face. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by George Salter. "SRL Ad" by Richard Matheson, plus other fantasy and science fiction stories by Alan E. Nourse, Erick Linklater, Alfred Coppel, Anthony Boucher, C. A. Barnett, Kay Rogers, Robert Graves, John W. Jakes, F. Marion Crawford, H. Nearing Jr, and Ron Goulart. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

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"Snow" (art by Paul Reinman), "Ticket Home" (art by Dave Berg), "Truce" (art by Sol Brodsky), "Fairy Tale" (art by Norman Steinberg), "Sweating It Out" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Mac Pakula), plus a two-page text story, "Death in the Dark!" Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 49, Issue 196 - April, 1952. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 132 pages, B&W with color.

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"Tank Trap" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Chow" (art by Gene Colan), "The Symbol" (art by Joe Sinnott), "The Three Stripes," and a two-page text story, "Lost in Korea." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Cover by Carl Pfeufer. Stories and art by Pete Riss and John Adler. Mike Barnett, who did not carry a gun, was one of the first private-eye heroes on the brand-new medium of television. When Lightning, the prize stallion, is murdered at the racetrack. Mike Barnett follows a trail of fixed races back to the killer. A near-miss with a police chase leaves Mike's car in the ditch. But that's just the first twist in a case involving arson and murder. Like many great private eyes, Mike narrates his stories in first-person. Death Goes to the Races; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Bad Medicine; A Bit of Green Paint; Pained Payne; Revenge Holds the Torch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $90.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $48.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: NonEnglish.

French language movie magazine. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Vol. 12, No. 5. April 1952. Classic Hollywood magazine with articles, gossip, and star photos. Janet Leigh cover. 8.5" x 11". 90 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $150.00 View scans 3" Cumulative spine split. Heavy cover oxidation.

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Cover by Bill Fraccio. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth and Lou Cameron. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. While honeymooning in the South Pacific, Patty tries a native potion and soon develops a yen for human flesh. While seeking authentic English ghost stories, Tim encounters the armored zombies of Sleed's Castle. A captain who abandons his foundering ship and crew on the rocks is picked up by the legendary ghost vessel the Flying Dutchman, for a fate far worse than being shipwrecked. The Absent Minded Fiend; The Secret of Sleeds Castle; The Ghost in the Mirror; The Curse of the Flying Dutchman; The Terror of a Tattooed Man! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4, No. 4 - April 1952. "America's Picture Magazine of Entertainment". This issue with a pictorial featuring Tarzan's chimp, Cheta, and Irish McCalla photographed at an amusement park. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Vampire's Fate. Drum of Doom, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by King Ward. Army of the Dead Uncanny Mysteries. The Heart of Horror, art by George Wilhelms. Scorpion From the Stars, pencils by Edvard Moritz. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $35.00 or Best Offer View scans BT Grading Notes: 4" cumulative spine split through cover and first wrap. Cover and interior oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Patsy and Hedy (two stories), Hedy Wolfe, and the Walkers. Al Jaffee cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #7. 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.

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Volume 4, Issue 8 - April 9, 1952. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 9 - April 23, 1952. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - April, 1952. Short-lived vintage magazine for creative photography enthusiasts, with articles, exposes, and black and white nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Good $40.50 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5". 312 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.