Comic books December 1952

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Stories and art by Ric Estrada, Hy Rosen, Dana Dutch and Cal Massey. Tales of teen angst and amour. Phyllis goes to work in her father's Maine hotel and dates Frank just to raise her father's ire, leading to crime and intrigue. Rosanne gets caught in a compromising position with country star Sonny Pearson. Bored Gloria starts running with the bad-girl crowd, in one of several scandal-themed stories in this issue. Temptress and Trouble-Maker; Penny-Ante Girl; Celebrity Hound; Love on Trial; Too Many Restrictions. 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. Outlaws decide Tex will no longer be a threat if they can get rid of Tex's trained dog, Fury. Tall tale-spinner Buffalo Bill reveals how to split a five-dollar bill among three people and still get five dollars back. In a two-part story, Tex tracks the masterminds behind a scheme to get outlaws out of jail by having them impersonated. Fury's Peril; Pinto Pete: A Gin-Dandy Retort; Loonie Les Is Prepared; Buffalo Bill: The Happiness Boy; Wanted Dead or Alive; The Payoff; Loonie Les: Doubly Safe; Pinto Pete: A Warming Experience; The Roundup. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 12 - December, 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.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Cover by Shelly Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob McCarty, Shelly Moldoff and unknown. Warning! This magazine is only for those who can stand the strange terror of the supernatural! Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: The satanic supernatural Mr. Avarice makes pacts with humans willing to let their life be fueled by greed in "The House in the Web" with art by Bob McCarty. Plus: Headmaster Lowry runs a cruel regime in his old people's home. Father Time in person puts him to the test by letting him age rapidly. Lowry has to experience the curse of old age first-hand in "The Aged Curse!" And: A beautiful dancer named Tanya is being kidnapped into another dimension by three carcass-like fiends. The power of dance, however, is too much for these ghouls, and Tanya dances right back into the arms of her earthly lover in "The Dance of the Dead!" with art by Shelly Moldoff. Also: 2-page text story "Lost Chords" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Suspense Stories and Terror Tales. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dec 1952. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Kendell Foster Crossen, Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long, Sherwood Springer, Dave Dryfoos, and Roger Dee. Virgil Finlay and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Tarzan; and How It Began article "Love and XXX's." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - December 1952. Cover by Peter Driben. Humorous pin-up magazine with photos and cartoons scattered throughout. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 54 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Droopy 1-pager; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Unusal Breakfast"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rudy Palais and Joe Certa. Tomb of Terror was one of Harvey Comics' notorious pre-Code horror comics. Astronauts awaken in a future world inhabited by apelike creatures. An apprentice magician murders his boss, but didn't count on magical revenge from beyond the grave. A volcano god reanimates the dead to show his displeasure with the local village. The Survivors; Return from the Grave; Blood Ghost; Volcano of Doom; Doomed To Die; Found: The Lair of the Snow Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Moe Marcus, Rocco Mastroserio and Jack Sparling. Harvey presents war stories as Korea was becoming the latest American conflict. Fellow soldiers are impressed with Rogers' fighting spirit, but they don't suspect he lied about his age. A flamethrower signals the rescue of a squad cut off from reinforcements or ammo. A squad of eight men is assigned to take out a Korean machine-gun nest atop a hill. Plus a fact-based guide to Army slang. Babe in Arms!; Army Slang; Attack!; Artilleryman; Flaming Finger!; P.T. Hero; Breakthrough. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Furlough Escapade," "Navy Blues," "I'll Wait For You Always," and "Paratrooper's Girl." Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 49 - December 06, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 6, Issue 50 - December 13, 1952. Softcover, 5" 7", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Winter 1952. Vol. 1, No. 7. Cover by Allen Anderson. Science Fiction by Robert A. Heinlein -as (Anson McDonald) "Beyond This Horizon" and Alfred Coppel "The Magellanics". 6 7/8" x 10"; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman. Art by Ric Estrada, Wally Wood, Gene Colan, and Jack Davis. Harvey Kurtzman's legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A veteran pilot observes a cadet's training all the way to the level of fighter ace, with art by Jack Davis. Civilians on Wake Island get a rude awakening after Pearl Harbor, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Medieval peasants long for a defender to free them from their cruel feudal lord, with art by Wally Wood. Gritty, atmospheric cover by Jack Davis. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Mort Lawrence. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. One of many titles focusing on heroic American soldiers that came out as the Korean War was heating up. U.S. paratroopers target Korean uranium mines; A mission into Manchuria reveals American POWs held in secret; Airborne troops are sent in to take down germ warfare laboratories. Also featuring a dynamic contents page by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Surprise Attack!; Silent Death!; Flying Missile; Battlefield Mailman; Manchurian Mission!; The Screaming Eagles! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Jack Keller, Stan Lee, Joe Maneely, Cal Massey, George Roussos, and Manny Stallman. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Classic pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. Stooge Bancroft sets out to take over the underworld, making up with his fists what he lacks in brains, but no one else pummels their victims to death. The Mob tries to take over the docks, in a story strongly reminiscent of the classic film drama On the Waterfront (released two years later). Big John Markey has a great loan-shark racket going, until he pushes one hapless victim too far. Death on the Docks!; Stooge Bancroft: The Saga of an Underworld Mauler!; Secret Signal; Pound of Flesh! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi receives a live goose from her farmer uncle, and it immediately gets loose and runs amuck in the city. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Bathless Groggins promises to do the opposite of his natural impulses, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Mike Becker, Vincent Alascia and Gene Fawcette. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. One of Avons many combat titles during the Korean War, this one focusing on the Marines. Vastly outnumbered and outgunned, Marines set a trap for the enemy at the Honshu River; A rogue warlord captures a Marine commander and holds him for ransom; Marines and Chinese soldiers must work together to dig themselves out of a collapsed mine, but they dont know which side won the battle above them. Also featuring a symbolic contents page by Louis Ravielli on the inside front cover. Dead End River!; Ransom; Death in Korea; Torpedoed!; The Flare of Death; Buried Alive!; Death Ridge! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "Till Death...", script and art by Johnny Craig; Steve stands at the dock as the ship, carrying his bride-to-be, sails into port; After Donna disembarks, they hurry off into the interior jungle in Haiti and get married in a simple ceremony; she dies, and he wants to bring her back. "The Chips Are Down!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; a violent sawmill story. "The Defiler" text story by William M. Gaines. "For How the Bell Tolls!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Long ago, in a far-away land, there was a castle which had a belfry and a large bell hanging in it. Every time there was a special occasion, the royal bell ringer plied his trade, never letting his apprentice ring it. "We Ain't Got No Body!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; The rotting corpse of Henry Bodwin confronts his brother Norton, and reminds him about when his two buddies and he conspired to kill him over the will in which Henry had made Norton his beneficiary. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Henry Kiefer and Lena Buffalente. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Jungle hero Wambi is a boy who can talk to animals, including his friends Tawn the elephant and Ogg the ape. King of the Congo halts a skirmish between rival ivory hunters; The son of a witch doctor goes on a quest to find the treasure of the Moon Hills, but retrieving it requires the trust of a good friend; Two princes face a jungle test to determine which will be king. Wambi; King of the Monkeys; King of the Congo; Quest of Moor Hill Country; Jungle Terror Tests. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Syd Shores, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Ex-con Harry takes over the local gang as soon as he's released, in a violent early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Five Death Row inmates make a desperate bid for freedom. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder a murder in a diner with three suspects. Five Doors to Death!; Holiday of Horror!; Great Unsolved Mysteries; Wanted: Leonard Joseph Zalutsky; The Butcher. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"To the Last Man," "The Wolf of Wonson" (art by Hank Chapman), "In Yer Hat," "Man Alone," and a two-page text story, "Raider Intuition." Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Belcastro, A. Albert, Chuck Miller and Bill Discount. Ace pilots meet in aerial combat during the height of the Korean War. A pilot must retrieve a spy from behind enemy lines; A flier discovers the sordid truth behind a dead buddy's suicide dive; A spy sets out to keep an "atomic engine" secret from the communists. Across the Wild Yalu; Square It For Barney; The Ace of Spies; Barrier Crash; Letter Home. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"24 Hours!" (script by Hank Chapman, art by Syd Shores), "By the Side of the Road," "Knifed," "The Temple of Motang-Po" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "Lost in Korea." Cover price $0.10.

"Hell on Wheels" (art by Lou Cameron); "His Private War"; "The Reluctant Hero"; and "The Flying Bazooka" Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. A rare anti-racism story, focusing on a Chinese-American soldier in the Korean conflict who is viewed with suspicion by both sides. A US soldier re-enacts the famed feats of the Biblical Samson with the fender from a Jeep. Tank commando Pete must sacrifice his beloved tank to save a platoon. Jawbone of a Jeep!; Chinese All-American; The Attack; Tanks For the Memory; Birthday in Korea; Highway to Hell! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jim McLaughlin. Stories by Jim McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas, Lin Streeter, and Charles Nicholas. Suspense-filled horror tales that weave a Web of Mystery for the reader! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Albert Tyler. Stories and art by Albert Tyler and André LeBlanc. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A scientist discovers that the monsters of myth and legend actually existed, but he didn't mean to bring them here. A cursed head turns ordinary men into jungle cats, in a story with art that may be the work of future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Jack is haunted by the victim of a deadly prank gone wrong. Plus the World War I legend of the Angel of Mons and the phantom bowmen. Invasion from the Past; The Lair of Medusa; The Phantom Bowmen; Circle of Death; Gag Bag; Fun Time; The Smiling Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Hy Fleishman, Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Basil Wolverton. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man builds a robotic woman companion for himself, but the tech support is a killer. A husband hires a man to poison his wife, but she's got plans of her own. A killer hides out in a wax museum, but he must lure victims for the new exhibits. The Devils Bottles; Robot Woman; Return to Darkness; Turnabout; First Come, First Served; Ordeal by Wax. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.