Comic books October 1952

Stories and art by Richard Speed, Ernest Lynn, Ralph Lane and Antonio Canale. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John, featuring gunplay, betrayal, murder and just all-around bad people. Embittered ex-blackjack dealer Nick and femme fatale Lola plan to rob Hal's New Orleans casino and escape through the bayou. Wealthy Jay doesn't need the money from his con jobs, he just enjoys crime. Private eye Vic Flint is hired to protect a Paris fashion designer, but ex-cons masquerading as tourists get the drop on them. Plus the life of Aaron Burr. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Lighter Side; Escape Through the Bayou; Vic Flint: The Paris Mystery; Aaron Burr; The Hoodlum With a Ph.D.; Comedy Column. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.20

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Puss an Boots; Bone Blowout; Blunderbunny; How Pinky Left Home; Watch the Birdie; Whoo-Doodit; The Tail of Two Kitties; Pals Forever; Alkali Ike and His Horse Oatsie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Doodles Duck story, art by Sheldon Mayer. Fraidy Cat story, art by Otto Feuer. Pinky and Winky story, art by Rube Grossman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Gabby plans to defeat bandits by concealing gold in wagon wheels, but the bandits have an insider who hears the scheme. Outlaw Pesty Buggs has figured out how to control hordes of locusts, and uses them to threaten ranchers and farmers. Gabby Hayes becomes a tax collector, and his first task is to get payment from the miserly Abel. Favorite line this issue: "I'll show yuh a plump easy solution to the sitchyation!" Golden Wheels; Tenderfoot Treasure; The Locust Roundup; The Tough Hombre; Hank and Buster; Young Falcon: Cunning Death; Chief Gray Matter; Gabby Hayes Becomes a Tax Collector. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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October 1952. Cover by Emsh (depicting caricatures of actual science fiction writers). Stories: "Baby is Three" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Halo" by Hal Clement, "A Little Oil" by Eric Frank Russell, "Zen" by Jerome Bixby, "Wait for Weight" by Jack McKenty, "Tree, Spare That Woodman" by Dave Dryfoos, and "Game for Blondes" by John D. MacDonald. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "The Twin Killers," art by Nicholas Firfires; A masked robber in Spanish costume kills an express agent, and Gene finds a clue leading to Chesney's Circus. "The Plot That Failed," art by Tony Sgroi; Gene is taken prisoner by two men who are planning to hold up an Army weapon wagon, kill the soldiers, and make it look like an accident by collapsing a bridge. "Famous Riders of the West," art by August Lenox; John Phillip slipped through the Indian cordon besieging Fort Kearney, and headed for Fort Laramie for help. "The Kidnapped Deputy" text story. "The Copper Plates," art by Tony Sgroi; Panhandle Pete is telling Tommy and Jeany about the Treasure of the San Saba Mission. "The Ballad of Jesse James," script by Billy Gashade, photo of Gene Autry with guitar. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted Cover by Sam Savitt. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Champion in "Champion and the Ghosts of Red Dog" and "Waterfall Hide-Out"! Plus: 1-page text article "Learn to Speak Blackfoot - Sik-Sik-A"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 17 # 2. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 40 pages on white paper stock. Docweiss photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

Comic book featuring two cartoon characters: a boy who makes noises instead of speaking and a near-blind man. Untitled story, art by Dan Gormley; When it starts raining, Mr. Magoo grabs a potted plant instead of an umbrella. "Gerald McBoing Boing," script by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss); Gerald McBoing Boing, the boy who makes noises instead of speaking, becomes famous by providing sound effects for radio shows; Illustrated script of a recording originally by Dr. Seuss. Untitled story, art by Dan Gormley; Mr. Magoo mistakes a walrus for his friend, Colonel Bottomley, at a Florida resort. "Invasion from Mars," art by Cecil Surry; Waldo buys his uncle, Mr. Magoo, a sheep dog for his birthday; Magoo mistakes the dog for a Martian. Untitled story, art by Dan Gormley; Mr. Magoo mistakes a punching bag for a salesman in a sporting goods store. Untitled story, art by Dan Gormley; Mr. McCloy plays dogcatcher with Gerald McBoing Boing so that he can read his paper in peace, but Gerald barks like a dog. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. "Beyond the Call of Duty" Korean War story, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. "Killing Pitch," art by Pete Morisi; "Lefty" Caruthers, formerly an undistinguished pitcher in minor league baseball, has found that he has better skills with hand grenades, and earns the respect of his peers on the battlefield. "The Runt Breaks Through!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Charles Nicholas; Corporal Sammy Kuyler is a little guy who has to bear the brunt of his unit's humor, but when the enemy gets them in a tight squeeze, Sammy takes advantage of his size and saves the day. "Mission of Death" text story. "Trumpet of Death"; New Orleans jazz man Fordie longs for war to be over so he can go back to his world of music; When his company is overwhelmed by enemy forces, Fordie gets ahold of the enemy signal man's horn and blows music that rallies his companions to victory, but it is his last licks. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Rafael DeSoto. Jim Prentice Electric Football ad. Mamie's Mortar starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Sgt. Mamie took pride in his 81 mm Mortar. Don't Tell Frankie! starring Buddies, art by Frank Giacoia; Good food has won many a battle, but in the case of "Baker" Company good food almost started one. Camouflage Capers starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Windy and Whitey are painting camouflage on everything. Born in the Saddle starring Pvt. Danny O'Lowd, pencils by Flip. Hey, Gang! Start Your Own G.I. Joe Fan Club ad. The Sign of the Tigress starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. The Ol' Hoss Pistol--Here Are Your Boys, script by Sam Daily, art by Bob Powell; Ed Doney gets an old cavalry pistol from his grandfather on his way to serve in Korea. Lexy's Glass Eye starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: 10 page story "Decision Against Romance"; 2 page text story "Cupid's Sweetheart"; 9 page story "Adventure for Three Hearts" pencilled by Carmine Infantino; 11 page story "Stand-in for Love"; 1 page poem "Three Shadows" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage.

Volume 5, Issue 9 - October, 1952. Pin-up pictorials by well know photographers such as Bernard of Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Ben Brown & David Gantz, Myron Fass, Wally Littman and unknown. Harvey Kurtzman writes and draws the 1-page humor story "Genius"! Plus: Every girl in the school yearned for Paul's arms...and she was no exception! Was he really unapproachable? She was going to find out! Read..."Kid Sister"! Also featuring: "The Faint Heart"; "Dude Ranch Romance"; and Dr. Anthony King, Psychiatrist, in "Comeback"! Plus: 1-page story "The Maid from Le Mans"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Necklace of Death, art by Lin Streeter; An ancient Greek snake necklace turns their bearers into snake monsters. Demonized Sweetheart, art by Ken Rice; Clint Harkness gets drawn into a plot concerning a Chinese jade demon and the powers of evil; The beautiful Ming-Loa positions herself on the wrong side and has to die. Under the Telamones Spell, art by Louis Zansky; Professor Vachell and his wife Betty are on an archeological field trip in Italy; A stone statue of Ajax puts Betty under its spell. Betty is driven into madness and death. Fate's Final Scoop; Stranded newspaperman Dick Palmer gets an idea how to land a scoop—he makes his own news; Palmer sets fire to a tenement house, blows up a bridge and releases gorillas from the zoo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. An anthology series from Harvey that served to introduce and test out other series. This issue is the first Casper comic from longtime Casper publisher Harvey. Although the indicia calls this Harvey Comics Hits #61, it is unofficially Casper the Friendly Ghost #6 as well, the debut of the long-running series. Casper is ostracized by his ghost school, until he happens upon workmen who want to tear the school down. Casper helps forest rangers find a lost boy in the woods. Casper encounters bank robbers who try to take advantage of his trusting nature. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Ghost at the Coast; School Daze; Casper's Picture Album; Best Fire Engine; Search Party: Bobbit Rabbit; Spooks and Crooks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans Water spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Pre-Code horror comics from Ajax-Farrell and their anonymous talents. A cop loses his badge for insisting that a haunted house is responsible for a series of murders. Bolton Baker encounters Gloria, who acts as bait for a werewolf's victims. Grimm, the Ghost Doctor, finds a love triangle at the heart of a woman's unearthly melancholy. Nightmare Mansion; Horror Hour; The Strange Bell of Obani!; Grimm, Ghost Doctor: Music and Mayhem; Monsters for Rent.... 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A pickpocket gets the idea to make money shaking down other pickpockets; Crooks try to use a man's knowledge of the city's tunnel system; An escaped killer hides out in the swamp and meets a man who knows the safe places. The Grab-Bag King; Mr. Underground; Turnabout; Closeups; Death in the Swamp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: "My Right to Happiness" starring Brian Wallace, Mrs. Rogers, Rochelle Rogers and Vaughn Darison; "I Paid with Tears"; "I Fell for a Black Sheep"; and "A Budget Bride" starring Eileen Barton, Fred Sprague and Stanley Kendell. Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $28.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $89.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

October 1952. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Photo pin-ups of Sally Forrest & Marie Wilson on interior covers. Cartoons by Walt Munson, Joe Buresch, Henry Boltinoff, Bo Brown, and others. Softcover Digest, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art and Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Howie in the army issues begin. Featuring three untitled Here's Howie tales with art by Owen Fitzgerald, plus an untitled Melvin tale with art by Fitzgerald. Also in this issue: Untitled Winnie the WAC tale with art by Fitzgerald; two Private Pete half-pagers by Henry Boltinoff; and 2-page text story "Pin-Up Pudge"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

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Painted cover by Harvey Fuller. Stories and art by Sid Couchey, Eugene Keller and Bill Walton. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. An injured teen scales a dangerous cliff to get help after a car crash. A passerby saves an elderly woman after her clothes catch fire. A little girl saves her brother after they get lost in the snow. My Story; The Medal Collector; Precipice Plunge; The Soldier Who Refused To Retreat; Evacuation Complete; He Came Back For More!; Man Of Action; The Fargo Express; Belting Beltran; She Lost Her Mittens. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Tom Hickey and Lee Elias. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Fran doesn't tell handsome junior executive Jim that she's only sixteen, and he's not happy when he finds out. Thrill-seeking Debbie dates classmate Johnnie because of his car, but gets a rep as a fast girl, in a story with some cool car art by Bob Powell. Marian gives up boy-next-door Bob for freewheeling writer David, but her friends and family think that's a mistake. Made for Each Other; Price Tag on Love; My Heart's Desire!; Beauty Bulletin; Hi-school Hi-spots; Thrill-Crazy!; Heartbreak; A Fool in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $36.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. 8.5" x 11", 20 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $99.00 View scan Paper: Cream to off white Label #4216809004

L.B. Cole Christmas cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. Drought, cyclone, blizzard, and desert, art by Leonard Starr; A wagon train is attacked by an Indian war party, and two white men have sold weapons to them. The settles of the old southwest had a name for the Kiowa...The Desert Devils!, art by Ed Moritz; Injun Jones is accused of selling rifles to the Indians. Headless Rider!, art by Leonard Starr; The stagecoach has been robbed, and the robbers must still be somewhere near Harvey's farm. Gunfighting in the Old West article. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle and Rod Reed. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. An outlaw tricks Hopalong into escorting him and his loot so his partners can't get to it. A bartender asked to hide stolen money uses the opportunity to turn the outlaws against each other, so he can keep the cash for himself. Pistol Packing Pattie hypothesizes that Claggert didn't cancel his speaking tour because of his own illness, but because the crowds were sick of him. The Bandit's Flight; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Free Haircut; The Half-Share of Horror; Riotous Roger; Pistol Packin' Pattie; Death Swindle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $16.00 View scan 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Centerfold detached.

Cover by Bob Powell. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Fawcett taps into the teen racing scene of the 1950s with one of the earliest racing comics. Clint Curtis and the Road Knights help police find a gang of car thieves who are stealing hot rods. Every issue has illustrated mechanical and racing-culture features. This issue includes tips on improving fuel mileage, and a look at the "H class" racecars. A high-school shop class builds an experimental car, in a story with plenty of cool car imagery by Bob Powell. Clint Curtis: Stolen Wheels; The Clutch; Speed Secrets; Dippy Detours; A Dozen Ways to Aid Gas Economy!; Clint Curtis: Hot Rod Field Day!; Car Care. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art and cover by Bob Powell. Clint Curtis in "Stolen Wheels" and "Hot Rod Fair." Covers and interior stories correspond to U.S. issues, but in this U.K. edition, stories are in black and white. Cover priced 6-D.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. "The Nine Lives of Alger Denham!," art by Ruben Moreira; A newspaper reporter first falls for the story he is told by Alger Denham, a man seemingly possessed by ingenious abilities. "The Devil Mask of Death!," pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Charles Paris; A group of tourists in Rio de Janeiro dons native devil masks for a parade; One of them, Peter Brent, wants to harm a friend of his. "Museum of Murder!," The killer "angel face" Finny hides as dummy in a wax museum. "The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!," art by Leonard Starr; Peppi and Paul Belinda are Siamese twins working as a high wire act in the circus. When they are surgically separated, they keep sharing mind control and start a criminal career as robbers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Oct 1952. Cover by W. E. Terry. Science fiction stories by Geoff St. Reynard, Alan E. Nourse, John W. Jakes, I. M. Bukstein, Richard H. Nelson, and Mack Reynolds. Illustrations by W. E. Terry and H. W. McCauley. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Art by Tony D'Adamo and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Manzar and Red Cloud investigate reports of ghostly figures in an abandoned Pawnee village; The true story of legendary chieftain and warrior Sitting Bull; An illustrated text article on The Plains Tribes. Manzar the White Indian; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Lone Wolf; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Art by Tony D'Adamo and Maurice Whitman. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Manzar and Red Cloud learn that a settler has been provoking Indian attacks on homesteaders; The true story of Little Turtle, chief of the Miami tribe, who sided with the British to protect native lands during the Revolutionary War; An illustrated text article on The Plains Tribes continues from issues #13 and 14. Action-packed cover, likely by Maurice Whitman, features a literal cliffhanger. Manzar the White Indian; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Lone Wolf; Long Bow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Volume 8, Issue 34 - October 1952. Photo cover by Bill Stone. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 72 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.