Comic books November 1952

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Volume 126, Issue 3 - November, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Bill Everett. Don't Try to Outsmart the Devil!, script by Stan Lee; An evil man makes a bargain with Satan that his heart will never stop beating so that he will live forever, but Satan merely arranges it so that his heart continues to beat after his body has rotted away. The Visitor, pencils by George Roussos; A man is convinced that controlling visitors exist all around him and when he is confronted by mist he goes off his rocker. Sugar is--Death!, pencils by Hy Rosen. The Hands of Death, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon; A woman's car breaks down in an area where women have been strangled and since she is frightened she tries to take shelter in a nearby house. The Man Who Talked to Rats, pencils by Manny Stallman; A man comes across a man who talks to rats in an alley and makes a deal with him to kill his uncle so he will inherit his money. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Harry Lazarus, Charlie Sultan, Paul Gattuso, Max Elkan, and Pete Riss. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Find the Pin and Pick It Up, art by Tony DiPreta. The Monster!, art by Ed Winiarski; A creature from an underground civilization is sent as a scout to determine the weaknesses of the surface world, but none of the surface dwellers are afraid of his monstrous form, as he expected. Lost in the Graveyard. Professional Secret text story. Throw Another Coal on the Fire, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska. Missing... One Head, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - November, 1952. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 26, No. 11. November 1952. Includes: "The Mad Monster of Mogo" by Don Wilcox; "Too Many Worlds" by Irving Cox Jr.; "Scratch One Asteroid" by Willard Hawkins; "Master of the Universe" Part 8 of 8 by Unknown; "Stacked Deck" by Lester del Rey; and "...And Goal to Go" by Alfred Coppel. Cover by Walter Popp. Two stories illustrated by Ed Emsler. 7' x 10". 160 pages. Black and white. Text with occasional illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1952. Short-lived vintage men's magazine that focuses on the lifestyles of young models, especially those in bathing suits. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 4, Issue 5 - November, 1952. Jack Howard photography cover - articles include; "What They Saw in Hazel", "Figure Photography – Studies in Structure", and "Art Photography Short-Stops". Also included in this issue; 12 pages of nude black and white pin-up photography by various photographers. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is intended for mature readers. Cover price $0.75.

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Nov 1952. Volume 50, Issue 3 - 1st printing. Cover by Schneeman. Science fiction stories by Eric Frank Russell, Algis Budrys, Ralph Williams, Gene L. Henderson, and Isaac Asimov ("The Currents of Space" part 2). Illustrations by Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on oil. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Capturing the paranoia of the Cold War, this series portrayed a future where "atomic" weapons replaced conventional ones. Flash Gordon-like Craig battles a mad scientist who has stolen the formula for an "electron" that can destroy cities. Captain Buck Vinson leads an assault on a Soviet-held uranium mine in the Congo. MacAvoy and his bomb-disposal team look for unexploded ordnance in the Korean combat zone. Intrigues of the Planet Smasher; Three Rocketeers; Assault on Target UR-238; Have You Heard This One?; Rescue Under Fire; Operation Bomb Disposal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Appointment in Hades, art by Gene Colan; Soldier Heath drowns while deserting his unit's fight on a beachhead; He returns to life, but is marked by the devil. Step into my Grave!, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; On a plantation in Louisiana, a man stumbles upon a voodoo queen and her horde of zombies; The man's undead brother warns him, but all perish in a final show down ritual. Red Talons of Lupercalia, art by Louis Zansky; A mother and daughter travel to Czechoslovakia, where the daughter is to meet her future husband, count Falco Lupercalia; The count and his father are both vampires, who can also transform into werewolves. Sinister Return of the Priestess of Baal, art by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. What Do You Know about Other People? public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Guns For Hire!", pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Gotham City criminals have developed a new method of commiting crimes with rented firearms; Batman and Robin start investigating the case without success until Bruce disguises himself as a criminal. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Vicki Vale's Secret!", script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Vicki Vale goes to Wayne Manor, desperately looking for help; She explains that she has brought doom upon herself, but passes out before saying anything else; Bruce and Dick leave her with Alfred while they investigate at Vicki's house as Batman and Robin. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. Finger Print Forgeries article by Jack Miller. "The Joker's Utility Belt!", script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; When the Joker's seemingly easy capture of the Caped Crusaders goes terribly wrong when Batman springs a surprise on him using his utility belt, the Crime Clown decides to outdo the Batman with his own utility belt! One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Anger of Colonel Wu-San, script by Hank Chapman, art by Paul Reinman. Report from Korea text story by Sgt. Louis Jobst. Hang Fire!, art by Dave Berg. Death of Aunt Maggie, art by John Romita. Spearhead!, art by Al Hartley. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jerry Robinson. Untitled story, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jerry Robinson; Battle Brady and Sgt. Swenski are sent to grab a prisoner for interrogation; The Captain wants to know how the Chinese are managing their mysterious lightning attacks; They stumble upon a secret cave hold-out and a band of Chinese cavalry raiders. "The Frogmen" text story. "Baby Face!"; A company bogged down in heavy fighting requests reinforcements and gets a young, fresh-faced boy who they christen 'Baby Face'; They coddle him as best they can, but when things get dicey, it's the young man who shows exceptional courage. "Captain Raymond Harvey Medal of Honor" public service announcement; Ad for U.S. Defense Bonds. Untitled story, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jerry Robinson; Brady and Swenski have been captured by the Reds and forced to spar for their captors' entertainment; They free themselves and turn the table on their captors, discovering that the Reds are the ones Brady and Swenski had been hunting, a group who had been deploying land mines. "The Big Wheel!", art by Jack Keller; All Private Spencer wants is to see the General, the Big Shot, before the war is over so he can tell his kids; When he is inadvertently left behind in enemy territory, he must fight his way out; He gains a prisoner, and unknowingly gets his wish when he captures a high-ranking Chinese commander. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pre-Code war comics from Fawcett, created during the height of the Korean War. Soldiers in a POW camp plan a hasty escape when a US bombing run strikes the camp. A mountain in Korea is the subject of so much fighting, it gains the nickname Plasma Peak. Pvt. Puggo Wilson is an unrepentant thief and swindler, but even a cad is capable of heroism. Combined Operation; Situation Normal; High Sign; Above and Beyond the Call of Duty; The Peril on Plasma Peak; A Pardon for Puggo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 5 - November, 1952. Humor and scantily clad women. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. The Terror of Dread Isle, art by Louis Zansky; Off the coast of Scotland lies Dread Isle; There live "fog creatures" with the ability of shapeshifting. I Walked at Midnight, art by Al Eadeh; Two vampires live in a cemetery; One day this hunting ground cannot provide nourishment for both of them. The Lyre of Doom. Treasure of the Dead, art by Gene Colan; On the deathbed of his father, Ralph Sandon promises to return a pirate treasure the father stole. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman and Vic Herman. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. Billy investigates reports of a ghostly stagecoach haunting the trail when a beautiful woman fears it will mean the end of her father's coach line. Judy, a rancher's beautiful daughter, falls for Billy, but that causes trouble with the jealous ranch foreman, whose name is "Pete Parker." Nerdy boxer Kid Science faces a dirty fighter in the ring, but he's got psychology on his side. Plus a one-page comedy short by Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman. The Phantom Stagecoach; The Taming of Shugrue; The Bow and Arrow Kid; Genius; The Case of the Bullet in the Leg; Kid Science: The Pug With the Perfect Profile. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Carl Wessler and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. While in prison, Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen learn where Iron Jaw's loot is stashed. Rocky X discovers the presence of invisible alien scouts on Earth, but a mad scientist has already begun negotiating with them. A con man tries to scam an elderly couple by posing as a doctor. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Horselaugh on Iron Jaw; Rocky X: The Invisible Men; Slugger Passes the Test; This'll Gag Ya!; The Fleece. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Lawrence. Art by Mort Lawrence. Military comedy-drama typical of the time, featuring the hijinks of enlisted men Jon Wendall and Mike McClusky and the women they pursue. Wendall and McClusky become lifelong friends in the barracks, as the only thing they enjoy more than a good fight is fighting over the same woman; Wendall and McClusky risk their lives on the front to bring back tokens for the nurse they both desire; The boys get involved with communist agents in Tokyo. Includes an ad for a U.S military-style combat judo training manual. When Pal Met Pal; Operation Love!; G.I. Raffle; Rendezvous with Death!; U S O Commando; Dangerous Dilemma. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Fifties-style cheesecake from good-girl art legend Matt Baker and military mischief combine to make this series a snapshot of its times. When the guys get caught off base without their passes, the only thing to do is dress them up like geisha girls. Anchors Andrews and his sailor pal Sleepy board the wrong ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and don't wake up until they're out at sea. Kate and Al think they've found a map to buried treasure. Cover by Baker. Quips and Queries; Trouble in Major Key; Anchors Andrews: The Fleets Out; Party Line; Power of the Press. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Fights the Flying Disk Danger" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Horrible Haunted Armor" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel Battles the World's Maddest Ghost!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (appearances by Sivana and Dexter Knox). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Losing Winner"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Interplanetary Firebug" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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William Tell, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 101, with 11/52 date). The year 1307 finds the freedom-loving Swiss under the harsh rule of Austria. They are forced to bow before an arrogant governor's cap; they are humiliated and deprived of the personal freedoms. William Tell, by defying the tyrant governor's restrictive laws, through his unyielding belief in freedom, leads his people in rebellion against oppression. Cover price $0.15.

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Nancy and Sluggo. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #23. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "Heart-Break" art by Jay Disbrow; "Will I Have His Kisses Forever??"; and "I Was Dazzled by Love" retitled and reprinted from "I Hid My Lover" in My Desire (1949) #3. "Love's Mailbox" and "It's Personal, Do You Wear a Girdle?" text articles. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lynn Karp. Stories and art by Lynn Karp and others. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. With no car, Cookie and the gang take to riding around on bikes; Sisters dad doesnt approve of her trendy new hairstyle, the poodle-cut; A guy gets swindled by two teens when the vintage horseless carriage they sell him turns out to be a baby carriage. Cookie; Lardhead; Sister; Zoot: Zoot Splits an Atom; Baseball Bobby; Big Time Operators; Cookie: A Pair of Proud Papas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 6 - November, 1952. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"Born to Burn" (art by Mike Sekowsky?), "Death Was His Partner," "The Homicidal Hitchhikers," "Teen-Age Private Eye," and "The Legacy of Death." Two page text story, "Cops Don't Cry!" by Jim Hendryx, Jr., and one page filler "X Marks the Spot." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 62, Issue 4 - November, 1952. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 20, Issue 2 - November, 1952. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Nov 1952. Dr. Poggioli story, "Death Deals Diamonds" by T. S. Stribling. Other detective and mystery stories by Seven Anderton, David Macgregor, J. T. Urwin, Mark Hope, Robert Turner, R. M. F. Joses, Philip St. John, and Day Keene "How Deep My Grave?". 7" x 10"; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 14, Issue 11 - November 1952. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Needle Me Not" by Guy Archette, and "The Dragon Army" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Nov 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Joseph J. Millard, Kendall Foster Crossen, Robert Donald Locke, Rog Phillips, Alan E. Nourse, Paul Lawrence Payne, and Walter M. Miller. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Cosmic Terror," "Run, Martian, Run," "The Space Lorelei," and "The Boy Who Saved the World!" (art by Alex Toth). Toth cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5 - Issue 8, November 1952. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue presents a special condensed version of J.W. Dunne's "An Experiement with Time"! 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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Features some truly gruesome pre-code treasures: live burial, hypodermic needle panels, bondage, Chinese water torture, and decapitation by dogs!

Cover by Bill Fraccio. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and A. C. Hollingsworth. 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. Escaped convict Tony uses a snake to get rid of his wealthy wife, but meets an ironic fate. A fired college professor helps a gang of crooks plan a museum heist, and winds up as one of the exhibits. Gangster Lew uses dogs to get rid of his partner in crime, but meets an ironic fate, creating a sort of theme for the issue. The Con's Revenge; Horror of the Fangs of Death; A Con - A Gun - A Ghost; Old Fashioned Murder!; Hounds of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mort Drucker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Needing a Quonset hut, Canteen Kate concocts a rendezvous with a Carmen Miranda-like actress, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Korea, Leatherneck Jack finds a stray Korean ox that is perfect for a special mission, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Sgt. Tripoli Shores and his sidekick Pt. Woods are discharged from the Korean War, only to have their plane crash-land in the Philippines. Plus a story featuring early art from future Mad magazine legend Mort Drucker. Cover by Baker. Tripoli Shores: Mustered for Mayhem; Canteen Kate: Lieutenants, Beware; Leatherneck Jack: Battlefield Barbecue; Hit the Dirt; Fun Time; The Lighter Side. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Thrilling battle adventures! PFC Dawson, straight off a Kansas farm, is thought by the rest of the men to be too wet behind the ears to be useful, until his farming knowledge comes in handy to expose a North Korean ambush in "Hay Seed!" Plus: Tommy Phillips is scared of combat, but when a tank has him trapped in a foxhole with two of his buddies, he loses his fear in "A Question of Guts!"; "Detroit" Thompson's crazy idea helps his platoon that is pinned down by Korean soldiers in "The Kid from Detroit"; and PFC Magee and his sniper rifle pick off Korean soldiers for an advancing patrol in "Pick Them Off First!" Also: 2-page text story "Red Fights Red"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RIN-TIN-TIN in DARK DANGER, No. 434." Photo cover of Rin Tin Tin. Dark Danger, art by Sparky Moore; Captain Red Johnson and Rin Tin Tin are returning on an ocean liner from a special assignment in Europe; They become involved in a mystery concerning millionaire J. B. Mooney, who is transporting a small roll of microfilm that contains military secrets. Article on the names soldier Lee Duncan gave Rin Tin Tin and another puppy (Nanette) he rescued while in France during World War I, art by Sparky Moore. Back cover photo of Rin Tin Tin. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, No. 435." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Frosty the Snowman and the Old Top Hat; Frosty lets the kids borrow his magic top hat to get it cleaned, but in an accident it is exchanged with a magician's top hat. Saving Frozen Ducks; Frosty and his friends rescue some ducks who have become frozen in the ice while swimming in a pond. Bad Bobbie; Bobbie fools Frosty into cleaning the snow off the sidewalk for him. The Forest Christmas Party; On Christmas Eve, Frosty decides the animals of the forest deserve a Christmas party. All art by Dan Gormley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.