Comic books September 1952

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, 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. The Little Wise Guys enter a poetry contest and win a trip to the United Nations. Dilly Duncan and a pal go ballooning and get mistaken for a flying saucer. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: Handsome Is As Handsome Does-n't; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Beemis & His Flying Saucer; Crimebuster: The Chemist and the Crooks; Little Wise Guys: The Horse That Had Ulcers; Prayer Works Wonders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Jon DAgostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. While seeking a legendary lost pass through the mountains, a rail engineer enters a strange shack containing a madman and a woman's preserved corpse. The search for a horticulturist's secret orchid formula leads to murder and terror from beyond the grave. An antiques dealer visiting an old house agrees to marry a woman and learns a macabre secret, in a story with art possibly by Doug Wildey. Terror of the Phantom Trail!; Terror Comes in Threes; Terror in the Stars; Dead Man's Chest; Don't Marry a Dead One! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff, Sam Brier and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff, Sam Brier and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Three untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "A Picnic Is No Picnic"; untitled Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Stevie half-pager by Sam Brier; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "Ringing the Bell"; untitled Randolph story; and untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff. Plus: Teen Teasers activity page by Martin Naydel; Silly Dilly activity half-pager by Naydel; and Superman says "It's Smart to Check -- and Doublecheck!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Abel and Don Perlin. Western tales both true and fictional, which, like Hillman's crime comics, are often told from the outlaw's point of view. Outlaws set their sights on a boy's faithful pony. A cowhand en route to Chicago unknowingly falls in with a gang of cattle rustlers. A famous clown returns to his Western roots and gets caught up in a fort siege, in a story featuring the unusual image of a clown exchanging gunfire with the bad guys. The Barefoot Pinto; .44 Calibre Thrift; The Jewel of the Prairies; The Beat of the Drum; Fort Apolco Funny Man; Bull-Whip Surprise; Trader Sam; Apache Snare. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Meet Me Under The Clock," pencils by Carmine Infantino; College professor Lucinda discovers student Christine is the daughter of Sven, a student who fell in love with her 20 years earlier; Lucinda had rejected him then and regretted it ever since. "To Love And To Cherish"; Alice is upset when her younger sister Tina marries Ted just before hes deployed in the Air Force; Alice blames Teds friend Paul for enabling the marriage; Alice and Paul had been dating, but she breaks up with him as a result. "Hurricane of Love"; Sally is hired as a tutor for Harriet, daughter of wealthy Edward; He ignores the child because she reminds him of his faithless ex-wife; Edward and Sally fall in love, but she turns down his marriage proposal because he intends to send Harriet away. "A Beacon of Light" text story. "Storm in My Heart"; Ballerina Marya wants to marry Bob but her stepmother Anna opposes the match; Former dancer Anna is living her dreams through Marya and says she must dedicate herself to her career; Marya breaks her engagement with Bob but the strain causes her to collapse on stage. "No Barrier to Love"; The story of Manon Lescaut, from Antoine François Prévost's 1731 novel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue features a redrawing of Gotfredson's Micky Mouse strip of "The Brave Little Tailor"; 2 Good Housekeeping pages (from 1943); Lady and the Two Siamese Cats, three years before "Lady and the Tramp"; a retelling of Donald Duck's first appearance in "The Wise Little Hen"; and other stories based on 1930's Silly Symphonies cartoons. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Batman and Robin encounter..."The Double Crimes of Two-Face!" by Don C. Cameron, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Man from Scotland Yard!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Man Who Insured Robotman!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The First Talking Dog!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Little Pete half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Secrets of Code" by Bob Lanza. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. Stories and art by Chester Gould. 36 pages, full color, 7.25" x 10.5", Spanish language.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Midget," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Beals hides inside a soft drink bottle display and finds himself trapped when the display is attached to a billboard high above the street; B. O. Plenty becomes furious when a soft-drink bottler uses Sparkle's name and picture without permission; On a hunch, Tracy has the display lowered back to the street; They cut an opening and find Heels Beals dehydrated and close to death. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Teleguard Terror," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Diet Smith is shot when crooks attempt to steal his invention, the Teleguard, a device that allows monitoring of locations with the help of cameras; Brilliant, the scientist who also worked on the device, demonstrates its potential to Dick Tracy. "Over My Dead Body" text story, inks by John Giunta. "Who killed Sherlock Holmes?" activity page, art by Rudy Palais; Five questions about Sherlock Holmes, lie detectors, branding, knockout drops, bombs, and plastic surgery. "The Terror Strikes Again," script and art by Chester Gould; Diet Smith sets up a demonstration for his Teleguard machine; Tracy invites Chiefs of Police from all over the country to attend the demonstration; Using phony credentials, Big Frost attends. "A Dream of Death!" text story; A woman dreams that her husband is killing her. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; The Count solves the murder of his host. A series of historical tidbits about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, art by Joe Simon. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra and Glenn solve the murder of one of Glenn's clients. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and John Martin. Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Attorney Mark Rand finds a lucrative practice as the lawyer or "mouthpiece" for the local gangsters, but soon he's caught between the cops and the Mob. Squealer Johnny Elbows miraculously survives more than one attempted hit, becoming known as indestructible. The story of the rise and fall of Prohibition outlaw Jack Dillon is a thinly-disguised version of the John Dillinger story. Mouthpiece; The Puncture-Proof Assassin; Long Chance; Case for the Morgue! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #22 - Sept. 5, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #23 - Sept. 12, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #24 - Sept. 19, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 3 #25 - Sept. 26, 1952. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Men Who Dared, Nature Invented It First, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Deep Sea Doctor. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fall 1952. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Anthony Boucher, Roy Huggins, Theodore Sturgeon, Truman Capote (reprinting his classic "Miriam" story, winner of the O. Henry Award), Jerome Bixby, Fritz Leiber, Eric Frank Russell, Dean Evans, and Edgar Allan Poe. Heinrich Kley portfolio. Front cover by Leo R. Summers. Back cover by George Tooker. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white with some spot color; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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"Coffin to Mars" short story by John Jakes.

September 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories include "Coffin to Mars" by John Jakes, "Terror From the Abyss" by John Fletcher, "Tough Guy" by Noel Loomis, "The Hollow World" by Harry Walton, "I'll See You in My Dreams" by Rog Phillps, and "The Slave maker" Don Wilcox. Illustrations by Ed Emsler, Bill Karr, and Bill Ashman. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Fall 1952. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories: "A Million Years To Conquer" by Henry Kuttner, "Second Chance" by W. Kubilius & Fletcher Pratt, "Orphan of Space" by Don Wilcox, "The Hunters" by Alfred Coppel, "Greenhorn" by Harry Stine, "The Question" by Ralph Carghill, and "Science Can Wait" by Ray Cummings. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover inks by John Celardo. "Triumph Over Terror," pencils by Alex Toth; A science fiction writer and his wife are captured by aliens who read their minds; The aliens decide not to invade Earth because they realize that humans would do anything to protect it. "Flying Saucery" half-page story; A man from Mars decides not to fly to Earth. "The Space Treasure," script by Otto Binder, art by Murphy Anderson; A meteor smashing rocket's crew finds a diamond covered meteor. "Johnny Randall's Body," script by Jerome Bixby; Johnny Randall, whose body is destroyed in an accident, gets a new body of a spaceship. "Space Dictionary," art by George Roussos; Definitions of space travel terms. "Hero Of Space," art by John Celardo; A woman falls in love with a man who ends up being a robot. "Flight to Venus" one-page story, art by George Roussos; Description of what will be needed for a trip to Venus. "The Invaders," pencils by Alex Toth; Aliens from Mercury try to invade Pax, a peaceful Earth colony, but end up being destroyed. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fall-Winter 1952. Articles: "The Ackermam Story", Sam Sackett, "Some Words About Fantastic" by Bob Silverberg, "And a Reply" by Howard Browne, "a Writer's Problem" by Betsy Curtis. Stories: "The Last Wobbly" by Kris Neville, "The Wayfaring Strangers" by Wilson Tucker, and "Ceremony" by J.T. Oliver. 5-3/8 in. x 8-3/8 in. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5 - Issue 6, September 1952. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features the Ten Proofs of Jon of Arc, and a condensed version of "Haunted People"! 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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Stories and art by John D'Agostino, A. C. Hollingsworth and Hy Fleishman. Pre-Code tales of two-fisted criminals and the scales of justice from Story Comics. By this point, Fight Against Crime was edging away from crime stories to EC-style horror, as these stories demonstrate. Mob boss "Gassy" Webb meets an ironic fate when he stows away on a cargo ship to escape prosecution. In the frozen wastes of northern Canada, Rod murders his partner in an ice-cave that was used for native burials, but meets poetic justice. Rats Die by Gas; Corpse in the Ice; Picture of Death; Death Was the Winner; Shaft of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Charles Sultan. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. As the Korean War heats up, Fight Comics resumes the gung-ho military theme that sustained it through World War II; An American secret agent in France encounters the mystery woman Madam Zero, a female spy working against the Communists; The life of British King Richard the Lionhearted. Death For the Red Dragon; Madam Zero; The Deserter; A Date With Davy Jones; Famous Fighters; Rip Carson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Thrilling battle adventures! See the trials a front line mail clerk goes through in "Mail and Mayhem"! Plus: PFC Jones finds himself trapped behind the Iron Curtain and helps destroy a Russian jet in "Peril at Jet Junction"; Brock Temple is hired to pilot a plane, only to discover that he has been captured by spies in "Operation Hush-Hush!"; and Barney Smith is washed out of OCS but becomes an officer on the battlefield in "Bloody Victory!" Also: The story of Joseph Hartney and how he won the Legion of Merit medal after the U.S.S. Juneau was sank in the 1-page text story "Trapped." And: 2-page text story "Yardbird Yancy - Hero!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison. "I Sinned Against Love"; Gail schemes to make her wealthy high school boyfriend Ron propose to her before hes inducted into the Army; They elope but keep it a secret from everyone; While Ron is gone, Gail gets an office job in another town and falls in love with her boss Frank. "The Luckiest Girl in Town" text story. "Dangerous Deception!", art by Tom Hickey; Secretary Ginny loves her boss Ted; She disguises herself and attends a masquerade ball so she can flirt with him; They fall in love but Ginny reveals her true identity when she helps Ted rescue valuable files from a fire that threatens their office. Strange Romantic Customs fact page. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "Starved for Love!", art by Bob Powell; Lauries parents are too busy to give her love and affection; Even though she doesnt love fellow student Bill, she continues to date him because he has a close-knit family and she basks in that atmosphere. "The Choice Was Mine" text story. "Fool's Paradise," art by Jack Sparling; Office worker Connie is hired as a roller derby skater and is trained by Don, but she rejects his romantic overtures to concentrate on her career; However, she makes an exception for wealthy Michael: they date and fall in love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. After marrying too young, a woman is tempted by a wealthy man while her husband is busy working. When Helen falls in love with her best friend Alice's sweetheart, there seems no way for the three of them to avoid a scandal. Susan defies her father's wishes and society's judgment to be in Matt's arms. Secret Interlude; Spotlight of Scandal; Too Lovely to Love!; Lipstick Lore/ Handsome Hands/ Your Crowning Glory; Forbidden to Love!; Dazed by Desire; Kiss of Thunder. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 9 - September 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.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Edd Ashe, and Ed Jon Smalle. Famous true tales from football's first century. American football player and coach Don Hutson. The life of football legend Bronko Nagurski. A biography of kicker Charlie Brickley. Plus one-pagers with puzzles and quizzes about football. Casual Kazamaier of Princeton; The Texas Quarterback Alvin "Bo" McMillin; Nevers Vs. Notre Dame; The Gentle Giant: The Story of Bronko Nagurski; Red Grange's Quarterback Quiz; Don Hutson, the Alabama Antelope; Educated Toe: The Story of Charlie Brickley; Red Grange's Pigskin Puzzlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Jon L. Blummer, Al Camy and Art Gates. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The severed head of an ancient wizard still contains a hideous power, and also levitates; Children learn the secret of the gnomes, and race to save them from humanitys destructive nature; A search for the Fountain of Youth unleashes murderous phantoms on the hapless citizens of Florida. The Flying Head; Out of the Night; Bride of the Swamp Monster; Doom of the Gnomes; The Phantom Fountain. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Moores. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Hooper, Bill Wright and Dick Moores. Featuring the tales "The Old Sea Dog," "The Snipping Hand Mystery" and "The Li'l Lost Elephant," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers, as well as the back cover. Starring Mickey Mouse and Goofy! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Barks. Stable Prices; Scrooge complains about the price at Donald's riding stable. Donald Duck and "The Gilded Man"; The ducks go to British Guiana in search of the world's rarest stamp, a one-cent magenta of 1856, and find it on a letter in the possession of El Dorado, a giant golden Indian; After they retrieve the letter, the ducks learn that it is addressed to a deceased Duckburg resident who named Gladstone her only heir. Armored Cat Rescue; Donald puts on sturdy clothing to bring Daisy's cat down from a telephone pole. All scripts and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "RHUBARB, OWNER OF THE BROOKLYN BALL CLUB, No. 423." Painted cover art. Rhubarb, art by Don Gunn; A millionaire who owns the Brooklyn Loons baseball team befriends a tough yellow tomcat that he names "Rhubarb" after the slang term for a baseball argument; Three years later, the man dies and leaves the bulk of his fortune and the ball club to Rhubarb; The Loons' press agent Eric Yeager is named legal guardian of the cat and a running sub-plot is his attempts to marry Polly Sickles, who is allergic to the cat; At the climax, Rhubarb, who has been the good luck charm for the baseball team during a winning streak, is kidnapped by some gangsters who plan on Brooklyn losing the championship game without their lucky mascot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash Gordon in "Test Flight into Space." Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Return of Zorro." Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.