Comic books June 1952

Cover art by Jack Kirby. Up There!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Experimental jet planes are crashing; When the last one crashes the camera on board catches a picture of the pilot's dead wife's ghost. The Handwriting on the Wall. A Rag - A Bone and a HJank of Hair!, art by Mort Meskin. Visions of Nostradamus, art by Jack Kirby (splash) and Al Eadeh. Tiny Hands of Retribution text story. When I Live Again, art by Bill Draut. Where Is Alfred Weeks?, art by Bob McCarty. 36 pgs. $0.10. #13 on cover, Vol 2 #7 inside. Cover price $0.10.

UK reprint series. Reprints material from Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 2 #7. 7.25-in x 9.25-in, 68 Pages, B&W.

What happens when a huge idol rises from his centuries-old tomb? Featuring: 10 page Blackhawk story "The Golden Mummy" starring the Golden Monarch, Hamilton Lassler and Alice Lassler, drawn by Reed Crandall; 4 page Chop Chop story "The Fox Hunt" drawn by Paul Gustavson; 7 page Blackhawk story "Disaster Island" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page text story "Dancing Skeletons"; 7 page Blackhawk story "Death's Comet" drawn by Bill Ward. Cover by Reed Crandall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 32 pages, B&W

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Zere and others. TV and movie cowboy Bob Steele rides the range in the Old West, part of Fawcett's lineup of comics based on classic Western stars. Outlaws want to recruit Luke Brado, a famous gunslinger's son, but Bob wants him to use his talents for the law. Friends con Fizzy into thinking he needs formal wear for the barn dance. Outlaws dress as clowns at a circus, causing a watching Bob to deliver the line, "Those guns are real, Ben! They're trying to plug that clown!" Draw or Die; Dimwit Diddle; Li'l Buck; Fizzy: A Very Formal Guy!; The Circus Owlhoots; Glib Gibbons; Justice on the Rails; The Last Stand. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Hy Mankin, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster races Iron Jaw to a fortune in gold in a sunken WWII ship. A gang uses info about criminal records to blackmail ex-cons who are trying to go straight. Crimebuster and an adventuring duo are marked for death by a native tribe after slaughtering a sacred albino rhinoceros. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw's Treasure Hunt; The Criminal Record Racket; The Adventurers; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow and the Snipe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Art Gates, Frank Bolle and Al Wenzel. Classic romance comics from publisher Lev Gleason. Joyce pretends to be the kind of girl that lady-killer Myles likes. On their wedding night, Nan's husband discovers the engagement ring from her old love Barry. Quiet, shy Elaine loves Pete, but fears losing him to her more vivacious friend Lois. Invitation to a Week-End; Ex-Lover; Agnes Holmes Advice; Two Kinds of Love; When a Girl Takes a Chance. Final issue under this title; series continues as Boy Loves Girl (1952) #25. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy falls for the new boy in town, mostly because of his souped up hot rod, in "Hot on Wheels!" Plus: Candy tries to help new student Stretch get over his shyness in "The Long and Short of It!" Also: Candy's boyfriend Ted starts a car-washing service in an untitled story. And: An appreciation of Shakespeare does not come easily to Candy and Ted, so they try to bribe their teacher in "The Bored of Avon!" Plus: Ted fills in as a soda jerk so he can afford to take Candy to a dance in an untitled story. Also: Will Bragg claims to be a great detective, the Sherlock Holmes of this day, in "Crook in the Kitchen!" And: Candy in 1-page text story "A Case of Trickery" co-starring Ted Dawson, Agnes O'Connor, Trish Traynor, Cornelia Clyde, Mrs. Morgan and Todd Morgan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Fifties-style cheesecake from good-girl art legend Matt Baker and military mischief combine to make this series a snapshot of its times. When the guys get two-day passes for Yokohama, Kate decides to stow away on their military transport and join them. Kate's next scheme involves stealing the Reveille bugle from the bugler's barracks so the boys can sleep in. When Al accidentally drops Major Herringbone's birthday cake, Kate offers to bake him a new one - and there goes the kitchen. Cover by Baker. Yokohama Melodrama; Sleepy-Time Girl; Tanks for the Memories; Einstein at the Front; Male Call; Calamity Cake. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. A battle to the finish as Captain Marvel meets the ancient subhuman terror, King Kull, once more in "Captain Marvel Battles the Pressure Peril" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Billy Batson moves to a new home and finds his neighbor to be a brilliant boy scientist, Dexter Knox, in "A New Home for Billy" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. And: What is the mystery behind the strange behavior of Poopsie the Pampered Pup? Read..."The Dog Dilemma" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "The Odd Inn"; Captain Kid in "The New Member"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Space Double Cross" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Sivana Jr. sets up a series of social faux pas for Captain Marvel Jr. (such as almost dropping an elephant on a crowd) in an effort to make him unpopular. Freddy Freeman realizes that the donkey Jasper can run as fast as any racehorse, but the owner of actual racehorses refuses to let him in the race. Professor Edgewise's latest invention, the Gigantic Buzzsaw, is sabotaged by a rival and runs amuck, threatening to slice the city into thin strips suitable for construction. The World's Most Unpopular Boy; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; False-Face Murder; The Derby Donkey; Doc Quack and Brack; The Gigantic Buzzsaw; Kanvasback: Train Crazy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Louis Ravielli, Moe Marcus and Rocco Mastroserio. Cover by Louis Ravielli. Tales of adventure and espionage from the Cold War featuring ace pilot Steve Savage. Savage and his sidekick Lannigan face enemy jets over Korea; Steve goes supersonic to take out an enemy rocket launch. Also featuring a gorgeous contents page illustrated by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. The Rockets of Death; The Capture of General Kum; Battle to the End; The Blue or the Grey?; Behind Korean Lines! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Tom Hickey, Rudy Palais, Al Avison, Manny Stallman, John Giunta and Vic Donahue. Harvey Comics joins the parade of pre-Code horror comics pioneered by EC in the 1950s. Antarctic explorers discover a long-frozen caveman. A man arranges a fiendish revenge on the thieves who murdered his wife, setting the eight-armed Ranu against them. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. Bondage cover by Al Avison. The Eight Hands of Ranu; Strange Legends: Maushope - The Dying Smoker; The Captain's Return; The Annals of Horror: The Black Death; The Rotting Death; Birth of a Monster; The Ice Horror; Demons of the Night. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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The Cisco Kid stars in "The Smuggler's Run" and "A Smart Trick." Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 60 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Jack London's Sea Wolf" in abridged form with new cover art. 10" x 7 1/2" horizontal format, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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Daniel Boone, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 97, with 6/52 date). Cover price $0.15.

June 28, 1952. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 48 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

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"The Glory of an Infantryman" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely), "Four Men" (script by Chapman, art by Paul Reinman), "Bare Bayonets" (art by Mac Pakula), "Hit the Silk" (script by Chapman), and a two-page text story, "To the Death." Russ Heath cover. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "He Wanted to Make Me Over"; "Danger Girl"; "She Was No Angel" art by Alice Kirkpatrick; and "Love Masquerade" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #41. "For a More Glamorous You: Petal-Soft Skin..." text article reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #77, partially reprinted from "Short-Cuts to Glamour..." in All Romances (1949) #4, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #36, and "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #13, and partially reprinted in "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #51 and #61, and in "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #87. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 4 - June, 1952. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Fred Kida, Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. A showgirl's habit of keeping bad company leads her into a trap set by a murderer. Blackmailing photographer Nola Latour uses infrared film to capture indiscretions, but one of her subjects is powerful enough to squeeze back. The Trombolli brothers try to rob a mail train, but the job dissolves into bloodshed and chaos. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Big Temptation; The Squeeze; The Marriage That Meant Murder; Brother Rats; Riddle of the Red Snow? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Genovese, John Prentice, Al McWilliams, Mike Suchorsky, Wally Littman, Henry Sharp and Leonard Starr. Cover by Norman Saunders. The adventures of Dr. Tom Rogers, prison psychologist. A man is haunted by memories of a prison camp; a new hero is introduced, The Padre. The Haunting Cure; The Man Who Wanted to Die; Feet of Clay; plus gag strips and a text story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by John Prentice, Gerald McCann, Frank Kramer, and Vic Martin. The adventures of Dr. Tom Rogers, prison psychologist. A parole-board chairman gets a look at life on the inside after a blow to the head. Recently released jewel thief Jake sets his sights on the Bradley Pearls. Dr. Rogers suspects that Harvey, the penitentiary librarian, is doing time for someone else. No Second Chance; One Last Hope; Double Dose! The Criminal Always Loses; The Two-Bit Heirloom; Law Laffs; The Lady Killer; It's a Crime! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A deep-cover agent has no idea that "Center," the mysterious head of his spy ring, is actually his wife. A crook obsessed with wind-up toys plans an elaborate scam to cover up bank embezzlement. A robbery gone wrong in London results in the infamous 1911 gun battle known as the Siege of Sidney Street. Orders from Center; Something for Mother; The Playful Engineer; The Little Enemy; The Siege of Sidney Street; Gangland Guns; The Patchwork Gentleman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A subway worker witnesses a murder, and his testimony could bring down a bootlegging empire - if he survives. Kevin carefully murders his successful twin brother and takes his place, only to learn his brother had skeletons in his closet - literally. Pete Carney masterminds a prison break by disguising himself and his cellmates as the warden's personal cook, in a story very similar to issue #69's "Tiger Harkness" story. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Lev Gleason Comics picture trading cards." Eye Witness; The Fatal Switch; Pete Carney; The Plush Pen; "Country" Adams, The Corn-Fed Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All stories reprinted in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #35. In order of appearance: "Beautiful Babe + Crime King = Murder! An Actual Case"; "The Big Shakedown, An Actual Case"; "Murder's Double Poison, Big Joe and Little Joe, An Actual Case" art by Howard Larsen; and "The Punk With the Itchy Fingers, An Actual Case". "Hot Ice!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and Jack Davis. EC's New Trend crime title featured top-notch art and writing, barrier-pushing graphics and pre-Code violence. An anatomy professor turns out to have a personal connection to his class's latest cadaver. Mary conceives of an elaborate plan to poison her husband, but there are many kinds of poison. An accountant works out a bogus counterfeiting swindle, essentially counterfeit counterfeiting. Stiff Punishment!; One Mans Poison!; Big Money; Two for One!; Four for One!; A Fool and His Honey Are Soon Parted! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by R. Louis Golden and others. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Cellmates Coke and Giles escape prison and set out on a cross-country crime spree. Con man Bill Hale kills and swindles his way to a fortune in black gold in oil-boom Oklahoma. Convict Frank convinces the parole board that he's fallen in love and wants to go straight, but is soon blamed for another murder. Partners in Death; Finger of Guilt!!; Excuse for Murder; Crime without Motive. Final issue under this title; series continues as Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All new stories: "The Fire-Fighter," "Hot Head," "Fun and Frolic," "Night Life," and "Friendly Feud." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Curly's uncle donates land for a school, but The Little Wise Guys have to convince the miser to provide books and supplies. Dilly Duncan's rival Gruesome Jones convinces Dilly that he's been recruited by the FBI for a top-secret mission. The Little Wise Guys get jobs as window washers, and Slugger witnesses an attempted murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards, and another for forming a Little Wise Guys Club. Little Wise Guys: The Tightwad; How Do You Feel About Forming A Little Wise Guys Club?; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Dilly's Secret Mission; Little Wise Guys: Peeping Toms; Crimebuster: Similar Suitcases. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Was a Thief of Hearts"; As a child, Diana stole her cousin Lisas boyfriend; Years pass, and Lisa visits the wealthy Diana, accompanied by her friend Felix; Diana steals Felix away from Lisa, and eventually realizes she truly loves him; To force Felix to propose marriage, Diana plants an item about their alleged engagement in the newspapers society column. "Scandal Edition"; Mort and Ginger work for the same newspaper and are sweethearts; Editor Mellie assigns Ginger to write a gossip column; When a prominent man complains about a false item in the column, Ginger says she didnt write it; She catches Mort kissing Mellie in the office and is angered. Dear Lonely Heart advice column. "Wedding in the Snow"; When June and her fiancé Fred go on a ski trip, she becomes lost in a blizzard; June is rescued by Ben but they are trapped together in a cabin for 3 days; When they return together to the ski lodge, Fred accuses June of having an affair with Ben. "Dangerous Kisses"; Disc jockey Della loves policeman Chris, but she is being harassed by childhood friend Biff, now a criminal; Biff threatens to kill Chris unless Della cooperates, but when he and a henchman abduct Della, Chris rescues her and arrests the crook. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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American Edition 25¢ cover price. Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Gene astride a sitting Champion photo. Gunfighter's Retreat starring Roy Rogers, art by Peter Alvarado; Roy encounters a "retirement" home for old gunfighters. Dictionary of Western Terms. The Mustangers starring Trigger, art by Till Goodan. Short article about various breeds of horses. Nickel Plated Pay-Off starring Gene Autry, art by John Ushler. Words and music to the song Red River Valley. Killer Trouble starring Champion, art by Nicholas Firfires. Articles on rodeo. The Phantom Stage starring Johnny Mack Brown. The Pay-Off Bandit starring Wild Bill Elliott. Double Deception starring Rex Allen, art by Peter Alvarado. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition 35¢ cover price variant. Exactly the same as the American counterpart except for the cover price. Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, and Rex Allen. Gene astride a sitting Champion photo. Gunfighter's Retreat starring Roy Rogers, art by Peter Alvarado; Roy encounters a "retirement" home for old gunfighters. Dictionary of Western Terms. The Mustangers starring Trigger, art by Till Goodan. Short article about various breeds of horses. Nickel Plated Pay-Off starring Gene Autry, art by John Ushler. Words and music to the song Red River Valley. Killer Trouble starring Champion, art by Nicholas Firfires. Articles on rodeo. The Phantom Stage starring Johnny Mack Brown. The Pay-Off Bandit starring Wild Bill Elliott. Double Deception starring Rex Allen, art by Peter Alvarado. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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1st appearance of Firefly. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Garfield Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin, who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a lowly firefly distracts the two heroes long enough for Lynns to make his escape. Lynns decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and launches a series of spectacular crimes in "The Human Firefly!" by Ed Herron, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Indian Relic Robberies!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "Robotman Runs a Restaurant!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Controlled the Elements!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "The Most Mysterious Book in the World" by David Kahn. And: Superman says "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vic Herman, and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Joyce toys with the affections of boys like Jackie to increase her popularity, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Sybil sets her sights on handsome new student Fred, even though he has a reputation as a "woman-hater." Lucy gets a job at the drugstore so she can earn the money for a prom dress, but that doesn't leave her much time for dating Jim. Simple yet sophisticated cover by Baker. Two-Timing Got Me in Trouble; I Played Kiss and Run; Prom Trouble; Dusty Dawn; A Lie Nearly Ruined My Romance; My Wrong Approach for Romance; Confidentially Yours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.