Comic books June 1952

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Volume 41, Issue 1 - January 1952. Hollywood magazine. Cover and Article features Esther Williams, and See the Pick of Pin Ups for 1952! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - Summer, 1952. Softcover, 7" x 8", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; Pup Dog chases the mouse, hiding in a pair of trousers. "Caught In a Jam Session"; Howland fights a war with himself over his house rent. "Pig Game"; Acting out the three pigs story, Churchy burns his straw house, Howland makes the others build a house of sticks, and Albert fights a board, ending up tearing down his brick house. "Little Tommy Tucker"; A strange concoction of assorted fairy tales and nursery rhymes: "Ol' Mother Hubbard", "The Traveling Musicians", and "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" among others. "Who Ghost There?"; Albert reading the news in the dark. "The Voodoo Man" text story. "Spring In the Air! (And Why You Should)"; Albert and Rackety Coon Chile go bird watching and try saving the heron child from Seminole Sam. Untitled one-page story; Albert shoots an apple core from Pogo's head. Pogo pin-up. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Reed Crandall and Chuck Cuidera. The Stage Was Set For Murder starring Ken Shannon, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Unfinished Murder starring Inspector Denver, art by W. G. Hargis. Two Bundles of Dynamite starring T-Man. Man's Best Friend text story. Hijackers Incorporated. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. House for Rent text story. Here Comes the Bride!!; Popeye is on vacation in the desert when he is captured by a Native American tribe; He agrees to marry the chief's daughter in order to save his life, but back at home, Olive can sense that something is wrong and arrives in time to stop the wedding. "Little Kids Should Have Ice Cream!" or "Swee'Pea Gets It!"; Popeye won't let Swee'Pea have ice cream because it is too close to dinnertime; Swee'Pea falls asleep and dreams about eating his fill of ice cream; Popeye feels bad and gets some ice cream but when Swee'Pea wakes up he doesn't want it any more. Rolling Along!; Sherman pretends to be rich and tricks a car salesman into taking him for a test drive. Untitled story; Swee'pea digs a hole and hits the town water main. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Stand-In for Love"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: 'Know Where You're Going!', College, Career, and Marriage" advice page; "Roving Heart..."; "About That Reducing Program..."; "My Problem Man"; "A Letter From Home"; "I Dated Heartbreak"; and "Love's Melodies". "Romance Tees Off: To Win Her Man, Poor Pat Pretended She Was a Golfer!" illustrated text story by Mickey Klar Marks. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 160, Issue 6 - June 1952. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 266 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Will Elder and John Severin. Art by Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle and Buck are stalked by renegade Sioux warriors. Three stories and a cover featuring early art by EC legends Will Elder and John Severin. American Eagle signals for help to rescue a wagon train from Arapahoe warriors. Sioux War Party; Stuarts Stranglers; Wolf Pack; Hoot Owls of Cactus Gap; The Roundup; Smoke Signals! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 6 - June, 1952. 6.5" x 9.5", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Dick Giordano, Albert Tyler and Bob Forgione. Pre-Code crime comics from Charlton, focusing on swindlers and con games. Inspector J.J. O'Malley investigates bets on a Guatemalan race that never takes place. A smart society crook preys on unsuspecting gem dealers. Advice to the reader on when to be wary of con games, such as the old shell game, or gambling with strangers on a train. Plus a great inside-cover "contents page," also by Forgione, describing the stories in this issue in all their tawdry, two-fisted glory. Some scripts in this issue are by Walter Gibson, legendary writer of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Badger Racket; Gamblers Wont Gamble; Count Your Change; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: The Jewelry Swindle; Inspector J.J. O'Malley: Guatemala Sweepstakes; The Old Shell Game. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 58, Issue 1 - June, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by August Froehlich, Bob Lubbers, Lou Cameron, John Belcastro, and Frank Frollo. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Rival chieftain Spotted Wolf wants Firehair for his bride; Famous Fighters focuses on Captain John Smith, aka Mr. Pocahontas; The Eye seeks the crooks who pulled off an armored-car heist. The last Firehair cover, by an unknown artist in the Iger Shop, has both bondage and action-girl elements. Firehair; Famous Fighters; Last Secret; Suicide Smith; Men on Other Worlds; The Eye; Cowboy Bob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Prentice. Art by Bernie Krigstein, Bill Ely and John Prentice. 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 #76. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #4 in indicia. A posh Park Avenue society matron is secretly the head of a counterfeiting gang. A retired pickpocket has an unlucky encounter with one of his former proteges. A gambler sees his fortunes change after he acquires a lucky charm. A fortune hunter has designs on two elderly sisters, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. A Napoleon Named Helen; The 7:58 Itch; Death of a Profile; A Box of Baby Clothes; The Sinking of Happy Cordell; A Clue for Hogarty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "The Price She Paid"; "One Last Fling for Ann"; "Impatient Fiancé"; and "That Little White Lie" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #89. "The Charm Corner: Jobs That Bring Romance..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #3 and as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #22 and "Help Yourself To Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #25. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. American space hero Rocketman battles interstellar menaces in the year 25,000 AD, traveling the galaxy in his ship, the Solar Bird. A spaceship crashes on the planet Manon, where the survivors are enslaved by Malok until Rocketman hears about it. Rocketman investigates when Plutonians abduct the king of Saturn to steal his brainwaves, with art featuring some fun futuristic machinery. Wings of Evil; Venus Afire; Goofy Knights; Goodbye Earth; The Invisible Terror; Dopey Don: Arithmetic Lesson; Panic on Pluto. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Strange Fantasy (1952) #1, sometimes listed as issue #2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane), with a small drawing by Ralph Carlson. "The Indian War Chapter One: Friend or Foe," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky is assigned as scout for the army, and to find the camp of the Powati tribe, but the captain don't like to have him along. "The Prospector"; Dee Dickens is panning for gold. "The Indian War Chapter Two The Escape Plot," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky and the captain with some soldiers are kept prisoners by the Indians. Hopalong Cassidy comic ad. "Wits Against Gun" text story by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). "The Indian War Chapter Three The Golden Showdown," art by Ralph Carlson; Rocky sends smoke signals to a friendly Indian chief to warn the townspeople of a Powati raid. "Star Struck"; Buffalo Bill has been in the movies. Motion Picture and Television Magazine ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder and others. The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. When a prospector finds silver in the played-out ghost town of Silver Creek, it brings outlaws and trouble, but luckily, it also brings Rod Cameron. Owlhoots set a trap for Rod using banker Turnbull as bait, in a story that opens with the line, "Scuttle dust, War Paint! Some buzzards are holding up Pop Bricker's store!" Rod goes undercover as a convict to learn where a counterfeiter hid his phony plates. Plus a text story by Mary Marvel co-creator Otto Binder. Incident at Silver Creek; Harvey; The Trap; The Human Shield; Annoyed Andrews; The Sorry Job!; The Counterfeiter!; The Renegade's Wrath! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Anne cant fathom how shes drawn to Steve, a mere garage mechanic; A writers latest book debunks the idea of love, but she fails to notice the way her handsome publisher looks at her. Too Good for Love!; Too Tall for Love; The Sergeant and the Brat!; Artist's Romance; Love Is the Bunk!; Carnival Queen; Blind Date; What Do You Have in Common? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Lied for Love!", art by Doug Wildey; Laurie and Bobby elope; a month later, he's drafted and sent to Korea; She's pregnant when she learns Bobby died in action; Laurie moves to New York and is promoted from sales clerk to assistant buyer in a department store; She falls in love with Peter, son of the store owner, but conceals the existence of her son. "My Fight for My Lover," pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache; Betty's boyfriend Jimmy is a talented amateur boxer, but her fight manager father Pop doesn't think he's good enough to turn pro; Pop signs Lefty instead and intends to make him a champion; Lefty flirts with Betty and Jimmy gets jealous. "All's Fair in Love" text story. "Beauty Alone Is Dangerous!", pencils by Bill Fraccio; Dana wins a beauty pageant and moves to New York to become a model; A veteran model warns her that all men think models are "easy"; Dana falls in love with Burt, then learns he's married. "My Flame of Love," art by Hy Fleishman; Lola and her family are circus aerialists. New business manager Tim and Lola fall in love, although he wishes she wasn't in such a dangerous act; Lola's parents, to save the circus, perform a risky stunt and are killed; Lola blames Tim. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Tuska and Ralph Mayo. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Don marries Trudy on the rebound from Rita, but Trudy suspects that he's still not over Rita. When Beverly suspects that her doctor husband Tom is romantically involved with a patient, she looks up old boyfriend Vic, who's still carrying a torch. Singers Terry and Helene are partners onstage and off, but when Terry teams up with sultry singer Stormy, Helene smells trouble. Plus a vintage comics-format ad for the Art Instruction school in Minneapolis, where Peanuts' Charles Schulz was teaching at the time. I Married in Haste; Ruthless Ambition; The Road to Heartbreak; Off-Key Duet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Algernon Charles Swinborne, Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Vivian romances mountain climber Carey, but she really loves his friend Bill, and things come to a head during a grueling climb to the top of Gile Mountain. Antiques dealer Donna is instantly smitten when she meets Greg, a craftsman who turns out perfect duplicates of antique furniture. But to benefit their future together, she indulges in a little fraud. Mary, Mark and Mark's violent brother Johnny form an uneasy triangle while they're all working at the same factory, and it devolves into Mary threatening Johnny with prison if Mark doesn't agree to marry her. Plus profiles of mid-century movie stars Montgomery Clift, Don Taylor and Nancy Olson. Mountain of Destiny; Montgomery Clift; Picture Biography of Nancy Olson; Judge Cupid; Excerpts from a Match; Introduction to Romance; Picture Biography of Don Taylor; Romance Oddities; Take Back Your Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Buys Into Trouble starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Mariposa is going to marry the wrong man, a cattle rustler, but Roy changes it all. The Missing Deputy starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Albert Micale; Roy and Miss Collie set out to catch the killer of her father, and to clear Deputy Thorne of the killing. Radio Ranger text story, art by Albert Micale. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Ray Thayer. Tracking the Range Killer article, art by Bob Jenney. Back cover photo of Roy and Bullet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

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Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. A woman meets sailor Joe at a USO dance, but unlike the other sailors she meets, she can't get him out of her mind after he ships out. In a rare story narrated by the man, newlyweds Jay and Betty face strife and he leaves, making her wonder if he's gone for good. Love on Leave; Selfish Kisses; Together Again; I Married a Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1952. Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Happy Hobby Time! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Fingers of Fear, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. A Guide to Ghostly Behavior filler page. The Beast that Walked Like A Man, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Ferry Was Waiting, art by John Giunta. Superstitions About Spiders fact half-page. The Demon in the Mirror starring Johnny Peril, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry. 36 pgs. $0.10. Title becomes Sensation Mystery with issue #110. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Robert Webb, Jay Disbrow and Charles Sultan. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. A treacherous guide takes a scientist captive to find a hidden temple; Terry Thunder tracks a band of thieves preying on river travelers; A photographer learns that natives don't care for his technology. The Moon Beasts of Simbanzi; Black Ivory; Capt. Terry Thunder; Message From the Dead; Ghost Safari. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wally Wood. Just Desserts!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; A madman holds a dinner party for five people who have done dirt to him in the past and decapitates them. The Guilty!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; A bigot sheriff arrests a black man for the death of a white woman based on the testimony of a man who turns out to be the killer; The sheriff executes the suspect in the woods and claims he made a break for it. Doc text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Jump-Off! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Big Stand-Up!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Joe Orlando; A broadcast technician falls in love with a woman whose transmission he picks up from another planet, some eighty light years away. Stumped!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Davis; A trapper moves a rival's trap hoping the man will step in it and die so that he can take over his territory. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.