Comic books October 1952

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $255.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #1220296001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart GD 2.0 $139.95 or Best Offer View scans .5" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Girl in the Grave!, art by Jack Kirby; Richard Temple explains Madelon's nightmare. Untitled Richard Temple dream story. The Laughing Corpse text story. Untitled Richard Temple dream story, art by Jack Kirby. I Lived 200 Years Ago, art by Mort Meskin. Untitled dream story, art by Jack Kirby; Richard deciphers Walter W's dream. The Bronze Goddess text story. A Dream Saved His Life. Edited by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $215.00 View scans Water damage.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Beast From Krypton starring Superman, Jor-El, and a snagriff (a Kryptonian dragon), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Outwitted Outlaws western story. Henry Bergh bio (founder of ASPCA). The Girls In Superman's Life starring Superman, Lana Lang (1st app. in SUPERMAN as an adult), Mrs. Lewis Lang, Superboy (flashback), and Lens Lewis, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $25.00 View scan Water damage. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Mike Sekowsky, and Joe K. Jones. Pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett with an emphasis on suspense. Dave is innocent of the murder he's been charged with, but the only people who know are a vagrant eyewitness and the real murderer. When Dr. John Russo gets his picture in the paper, it alerts his old buddy Ned, who wants to know where John hid the loot from Ned's robbery. Detective Johnny Trent tracks two killers onto a train, only to get captured shortly before a bomb is scheduled to go off. Round of Murder!; The Last Stop; Waiting for Death!; Double Dip; The Loot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $749.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored: B1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #0351391014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Jack Davis. "'Taint the Meat...It's the Humanity!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A butcher during the war gets around rationing points by selling steak to the wealthy customers who will pay cash for it and horsemeat, then stale meat and finally tainted meat to everyone else. "Roped In!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Three business partners in construction make a patsy out of a fourth to take the blame for shoddy construction of a hospital that collapses and kills twenty-one patients. "Curse!" text story. "Cutting Cards!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Two professional gamblers hate each other so much that they challenge each other to a game of chop poker. "Squash...Anyone?", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); An elephant trainer whose performance entails having the animal raise its foot an inch above his beautiful wife-assistant's face is having an affair with a woman who convinces him to have the elephant crush the wife and have the elephant shot blaming the death on the elephant. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jim Tyer and others. Long-suffering Papa Bear endures the hijinks of his cubs, the Terry Bears. Papa tries to show off his athletic prowess to the boys. Gandy Goose tries to become a professional comedian. Heckle and Jeckle find an excuse to make mischief. Sourpuss; Athletic Papa; Don't Overdo Things; Gandy Goose; Dinky: Whacking Whacky Duck!; Little Roquefort; Gandy Goose: Gandy the Comedian; A Housing Problem; Heckle and Jeckle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and others. Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex pursues a mysterious white-skinned Native who stole a ranch payroll, even though Tex knows there are no tribes in the area. Tall tale-spinner Buffalo Bill reveals how a messenger can get through a snowfall without leaving any footprints. Tex investigates the murder of a ranch foreman, and the only suspects are his Native hired hands and their cruel manager. The kid in the cover photo looks like he could be Tex's son John, later a famous actor in his own right. Tex Ritter; Pinto Pete: A Hot One; Loonie Les Leaves Bad Taste; Buffalo Bill: The Problem Solver; Murder on the Lazy Y; The Blockade Buster; Lamebrain Lem: Angry Hombre; The Case of the Two Empty Wagons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 4 - April, 1952. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $635.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4184354009

Severed head cover by Lou Morales. "Curse of Karnak," art by Bob Forgione; Professor Ambrose carelessly revives the mummy of King Mentu and sets free a plague of Egyptian gods running amok in the excavation camp. "Harmony of Horror," art by Bob Forgione; Jim Shervin kills Bruno Augustin, the rival for his love of the beautiful Cleo. "The Frustrated Ghost" text story. "Murderers' Row," art by Tex Blaisdell; Strange things happen in and around Professor Caglio's wax exhibition of murderers through history. "The Tavern of Terror," art by Collier; Young man spends the night in an inn haunted by an old female vampire. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $13.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white
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Volume 41, Issue 1 - October, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Wallace West, Jack Vance, Kendell Foster Crossen, Paul Lawrence Payne, William Ratigan, and Roger Dee. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. Alex Schomburg illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $56.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - October, 1952. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Howard Nostrand, Al Gordon, Rocco Mastroserio and Jack Sparling. Harvey presents war stories as Korea was becoming the latest American conflict. A coward must overcome his fear of the battlefield. An airman lets nothing stop him in his drive to get a wounded soldier to safety. Huge Boris and tiny Maxie make a surprisingly effective team when Company B takes on the German Army. Plus a list of Navy positions, including Aviation Photographer's Mate, Quartermaster Q, Machinist's Mate, Hospital Corpsman, Gunner's Mate, and Electronics Technician. Come and Get Us; Our Navy; I'm Coming Through!; Mad Man Murphy; The Pay Off; Sentry!; Operation Mercy! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 40 - October 4, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 6, Issue 43 - October 25, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $3.60

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50 6 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pre-Code. Joe Sinnott art. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lee Elias. "Murder Incorporated," pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand; A tough guy from Chicago proves his worth in battle. "Bazooka!"; A bazooka soldier is assigned to a firewood detail. "On Guard!"; Short feature about the National Guard. "MIG vs. Sabrejet" text story. "The Big Lie," art by Jack Sparling; A replacement soldier from Hollywood tries to impress his buddies by telling them he dated a famous movie star. "Our Army," art by Pete Morisi; Examples and definitions of six different army insignia. "The Outcast," art by Howard Nostrand; A flight commander is reprimanded for being too reckless while on patrol. "The Test" text story; A new pilot tests his wings. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $615.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #2134551009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. 5 and a half pages missing. Only complete "The Plant Eaters" story and incomplete "A Stone's Throw from Eternity" stories are present and stapled out of order. Partial page taped to previous page with married piece (affects readability). Complete spine split on all interior wraps with heavy spine damage to cover. Original staples removed. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Basil Wolverton and others. Stories and art by Hy Fleishman, Loffredo, Nick Frank, and Walter Palais. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Astronauts discover a planet populated by man-eating plants and unwisely decide to take one with them. A former employee takes holiday-themed revenge on the businessmen who framed him. An occult researcher gets a glimmer of immortality during a visit to Trinidad, but his past selves have tried that before. Cover includes Basil Wolverton art swiped from the splash page to "Flight to the Future" in Weird Tales of the Future (1952) #2. High Voltage; The Planet Eaters; Death Takes a Holiday; A Stones Throw from Eternity; Spirits from Outer Space. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. The River of Rogues starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. The Trail of the Three Killers starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. The Spurs of Sam McGee starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Tom Cooke. The Burro Worth a Fortune starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $80.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel learns that not only have the insects of the remote Amazon Jungle created their own civilization...but they have The Bomb. Lance and Mike get into an Indiana Jones-style adventure while helping Prof. Rand find the lost Mayan relic called the Red Jaguar. Ibis and Taia must save humanity after a scientist's Alec Holland-like experiment creates weeds that are sentient...and mobile. Captain Marvel Battles the Bug Bombs; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Mystery of the Red Jaguar; Golden Arrow: The Indian Uprising; Brainy Buster; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Menace of the Horror Weeds. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue 652 - October, 1952. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", B&W.