Comic books October 1952

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Volume 51, Issue 202 - October, 1952. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 148 pages, B&W with color.

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

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Oct. 1962. Men's magazine featuring cartoons, articles, fiction and pictorials. 8-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie find themselves helping a tank unit that's stuck in the mud of Korea. Monty, Tex and Canarsie get to see things from another angle when they're assigned to be drill instructors for a group of Marine recruits. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a tale from the Korean front by Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts, a "Marine Corps Correspondent." Tanks a Million; You're a Leatherneck Now; Canarsie and the Minnie Marines; Action on Hill 271; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Socks Barbarrosa (Ralph Meeker) and Angela Evans (Leslie Caron). "Glory Alley," art by Harold LeDoux; Adaptation of the 1952 movie; Prizefighter Socks Barbarrosa suddenly runs out of the ring before his title bout, swearing he'll never fight again; His girlfriends father, a blind man, calls him a coward and refuses to let his daughter marry him; Socks joins the army and fights in the Korean War. Leslie Caron bio with photo. Brief bios of Yvonne De Carlo, Joel McCrea, and Walter Wanger, art by Ed Moore. Ralph Meeker bio with photo. 1-page ad with art by Frank Frazetta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Hy Fleishman and Doyle Cohen. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A man murders his wealthy wife for her money, but a strange revenge awaits him. Alcoholic surgeon Luther is haunted by the friend whose death he caused through a botched cataract surgery - haunted first metaphorically, then literally. Big-game hunter Bert runs afoul of a voodoo tribe and their goat-god, in a story with the memorable title "Terror of the Speedy Goat!" The Death Head!; Blind Fury; Horror of the Drowned; The Gun That Fought Back; Terror of the Speedy Goat! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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October, 1952 Issue - 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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October, 1952; Volume 4, No 7 / Issue 22. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. "Patrol," script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Joe Giella; USMC combat patrol story. "No Exit," script by Dave Wood, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bob Lander; In a small village behind enemy lines, an ex-motorcycle stunt rider and his partner are put to the rockiest test; its cycle skill against Panzer power as the team battles to escape the town for which there was no exit. "Lucky Charm," script by Hal Kantor, art by Eugene Hughes; A man in combat must have something to cling to...something that gives him the faith to go on; It can be many things; A memory, a letter from home, a picture...But with PVT Roy Brown It was a Lucky Charm! "Frightened Hero," script by Hal Kantor, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Bob Lander; Perry Walters had been pushed around all his life - and consequently never arrive anywhere on time! But this time, death waited to tag anyone who was late!. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. The Zombie's Revenge, pencils by Charles Nicholas. The Hex of Horror, art by Frank Simienski. Adventure Into Witchcraft, art by Harry Lazarus. The Vampire Master, art by George Wilhelms. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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An album of previous issues rebound with a new cover. Includes Mighty Mouse #19, #20, and Terry Toons #82. Cover price $0.25.

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Steve Duncan in "The Man Who Murdered Himself," plus "Death's Deputy," "Convict's Revenge," "Fair and Square," and "Blind Man's Bluff." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Treasure Hunt, art by Otto Feuer; Peter and Wolfie find a treasure map that leads to a haunted house. Ad for Funny Stuff #68, Movietown's Animal Antics #40, and Hollywood Funny Folks #49. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy Goose gets the famous artist Pierre Van Hare to paint a billboard advertising Goofy's hot dog stand, which turns out quite successfully in a completely unexpected way. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Winky tries to trick Pinky into fighting wrestler Melvin the Monster but it's Winky that ends up in the ring. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Willy sells Biggety Bear what he thinks is a worthless trinket but it's really the Gizmo Stone which bestows the owner with the throne of Burpsylvania. Fair Enough text story with Peter Porkchops. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Peter and Wolfie compete to see who will be first to drive across the new bridge, which carries a $100 prize. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Fall 1952. Cover by Kirk Wilson. The Phantom Detective stars in "Candidate for Death" by Robert Wallace. Other detective and mystery stories by Harry Widmer, William L. Jackson, Philip Morgan, and Elizabeth H. Sutton. Illustration by Dreany. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 6 - October, 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.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Enrico Bagnoli and Hy Rosen. Romance comics from St. John with a cover by "good girl" art legend Matt Baker. Robin and Chuck are partners in dance and life, but that may be over when a famous dancer hires Robin, in a story that may be the work of Matt Baker. Eva wants to break up with Nicky after she meets Tim on a visit to the city, but she doesn't know about Tim's wife. Wanting excitement, Sally breaks up with fiance Bill and goes to work in a nightclub, but soon she's up to her lipstick in a blackmail scheme. Have You Heard This One?; A New Routine; Spoiled Darling; Love Game; Blackmail Heart; Quips and Queries. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 161, Issue 4 - Oct. 1952. Features include twelve pages of 1953 cars, "Will They Ever Climb Mt. Everest?" and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 292 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Pocket-sized digest. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 18, Issue 3 - October, 1952. 6.75", 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Red Ryder stars in two untitled stories. Untitled Aunty Duchess and Little Beaver back-up stories. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky must enter a condemned mine when two outlaws turn on each other after a holdup. A killer sets a double-trap for Rocky's posse and an outlaw gang, in a particularly violent pre-Code story. Dee Dickens goes to a family reunion and the jokes run in the family. Cayuga Treachery; Brain Buster; Dee Dickens: The Prairie Get-Together; The Web of Justice; Sage-Brush; Devil's Dynamite; The Theft of Black Jack; Watch Out! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Rod Cameron. Motion Picture and Television Magazine ad with Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor. The Baby-Faced Badman; The badman boss uses his baby face look to befriend Rod Cameron to better pull the bank robbing job. Hoghead is Impatient; Hoghead is in the big city. Subscription ad for Rod Cameron Western. Some Difference; Ambling Andy meets the worst actor in the world. The Unfortunate Fortune Teller; Sheriff Sam wants to run a mind reader out of town. Substitute Target; The mine has been robbed and a guard shot and in coma, but he has seen the robbers; Rod is hired as a new guard and wants to find the robbers. Menace at Midnight text story by Hank Spector. The Sure Thing; Rod and War Paint take part in the annual Riverton horse race to win five hundred dollars. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, issue 1 - October 1952. In this issue: "Outlaws of the Woods", "Tough Tankers" and "Confessions of a Carnival Sharpie". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 106 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Wally Wood. Well-Traveled!, script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Jack Kamen; A henpecked husband dis-members his wife after she refuses to let him spend money on toy trains once too often. Hate!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A man goes along with a plan to set fire to a Jewish couple's home until his mother tells him he's adopted and that his natural parents were Jews. Justice text story by Albert B. Feldstein. What Fur?, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Captain Limpfort is hired by a furrier to fly him to a planet in another Solar System in order for the furrier to trap and skin skunks, which he makes into fashion apparel. Cold Cuts!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A man murders his wife and cuts up her body in the tub to store in the meat locker. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Pete Riss, Charles Sultan, Jon L. Blummer, and Frank Simienski. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The fiendish Largo the Magician plans to use Martha in his spell for immortality. A crooked Navy contractor faces justice from the spirits of John Paul Jones and the men whose deaths he caused. Communist agents encounter the ancient sea monster Scylla. Deathless Mortal; Sea of Retribution; Death for Hire; Monster of the Deep; The Ghost of Company C; The Corpse Under the Carpet. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Walter Palais, H. C. Kiefer, Roy G. Krenkel, and Vince Napoli. Stories from comics artists inspired by (and featuring) classic collectible stamps, for a rare series that combines panelology with philately. General "Mad Anthony" Wayne and his forces face a confederacy of Native tribes in 1790s America, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. The "true" story of legendary archer William Tell, who trusted his own son's life to his skill with the bow. Witnessing a pitched battle, Francis Scott Key is inspired to write the American anthem. B & O Railroad Stamp; Get Your Man; U. S. Army Stamp; William Tell, The Man Who Faced A Tyrant; Oddities in Stamps; Stamp Errors and Rarities; The Battle of Fallen Timbers; Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner; Rex Saves a Life; What's My Name? Final issue under this title; series continues as Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics (1953) #8. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Oct 1952. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Bruce Elliott, L. Sprague de Camp, Miriam Allen deFord, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Walter Miller Jr., and Stanley Whiteside. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Tyrant of Terror" art by George Peltz; "Madhouse of Crime!!" retitled and reprinted from "Constantine, The Killer" in Famous Crimes (1948) #8; "The Payoff-Prison!!" retitled and reprinted from "Sadie Krum, Girl Bandit" in Famous Crimes (1948) #1, which was reprinted from Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) #52; "Fool-Proof Scheme"; and "White Hand Horror!!" retitled and reprinted from "Wild Bill Lovett!" in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #10. "Trial and Execution." text story retitled and reprinted from "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." in Crimes by Women (1948) #14, which was reprinted from Famous Crimes (1948) #8, and reprinted in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Steve Adams and Straight Arrow are framed for The Firebrand's rustling, in the second part of a story continued from issue #26. Red Hawk faces the terrifying Akola the Panther Woman and her Puma Men. An intertribal hit squad of warriors targets Straight Arrow. Arrows of Justice!; The Four Horsemen of Hate!; Red Hawk: The Claws of Death!; The Manhood of Takona. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Alice Kirkpatrick, Henry Sharp, Ben Brown, and David Gantz. Early romance comics with an emphasis on scandal. Ex-convict Louise is accused of a theft she didn't commit. Leda is attracted to the shady Russ, but Russ creates trouble for her fiance Pat. Pete comes to Peg's rescue after she gets in too deep with a rowdy crowd. Reformatory Girl; Courage of Love; Misplaced Devotion; Girly Giggles; My Soul in Bondage; Everybody's Sweetheart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Offbeat pre-Code horror stories from Ajax-Farrell, with art by the Iger Shop staff. A couple encounters a giant man-eating octopus while seeking a sunken Aztec treasure. A man falls for a female ventriloquist, until he learns her terrible secret. Three people are trapped overnight in a mountain cabin in freezing temperatures. Death Holds an Auction; Fate Has a Thousand Faces!; Fabulous Funeral; Chant of the Dead; The Frozen Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by George Evans. Edited by Will Lieberson, Roy Ald, and Al Jetter. Terrifying pre-code stories: "Brother Volcano," art by George Evans; The (Italian?) village of Arbendino is taken over by ruthless investors and the good people are driven from their homes; But a volcano inhabiting the soul of the village founders brother watches over them and destroys the invaders with streams of molten lava. "Port of Terror," art by Bernard Baily; The gambler Wolf Merique beheads an angry sailor cheated by him at cards. Now he gets chased all over his boat by the headless corpse in search for a head. "St. André" text story by John C. Adler. "Mirrors Tell Tales," art by Morris "Mo" Marcus; The embezzler Andrew Crosston undergoes plastic surgery to escape police prosecution; As he kills the doctor operating on him, Crosston is cursed to see his former face in any reflecting surface. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. NOTE: There is also a 1967-69 series with issues running #1-9 with 12c cover prices. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The Devil and Donald Webster, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; A man makes a deal with Satan to murder his shrew wife, but Satan frames him for the crime and he is sentenced to the electric chair. Ocean Monster text story. Walking Ghost, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bill Walton; A debunker for a radio program enters a house that is supposed to be haunted but he tells his audience that there is nothing there. Darkness, art by Jim Mooney. O'Malley's Friend, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.