Comic books December 1952

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Outlaw Post Office starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. The Stagecoach Door Bandits starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. The Impossible Crimes starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Tom Cooke. Duel in the Dark starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. A US Cavalry deserter takes up with an outlaw gang, but he runs into his old unit at the worst possible time. A failed prospector plans to shoot the man who sold him a phony gold mine, but the sheriff changes his mind by deputizing him. A greenhorn gets off some lucky shots while practicing, and convinces a gang of hired thugs that he's a crack shot. The Muddy Uniform; Outlaw Payday; The Goat's Cold .44; The Drop-Shot; The Showdown Rabbit; The Square-Up Rider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, George Marko, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel encounters Charmee, who makes beautiful but dangerous things, like giant glass snowflakes that fall from the sky. Lance and Mike learn that their enemy, pirate queen Shanghai Lil, has learned to control the very forces of volcanic energy. Ibis and Taia seek whoever brought a zombie back from the dead on a mission of vengeance. Captain Marvel: The Dangerous Beauty Maker; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Deadly Islands; Golden Arrow: One-Man Law; Tightwad Tad; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Dopey Danny Dee; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Undertakers Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 654 - December, 1952. The true adventure magazine for men. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 6.5" x 9.5", B&W.

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WILD BILL ELLIOTT COMICS #10, Dell, 1952, 10c. Wild Bill Elliott in "The Oros Pass" in which Bill tries to helps Penny Drake's troubled grandfather and "The Strangest Trail" in which Bill helps his friend Hazy Dimmitt who is journeying to meet his mail order bride. Issue also has features on "Chief Cochise ? Savage Leader of the Apaches" and "Geronimo ? Chief of the Chiricahua Apaches" on the inside covers. Photos on front and back covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dave Berg. The Black Sombrero starring Kid Colt. Bullets and Ballots starring the Texas Kid. The Story of Bullet Ben text story. Secret of the Cave. The Mystery of Skull Creek starring Kid Colt. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by J.F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by John Belcastro, A. Albert, and Bill Discount. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. A pilot seeks revenge for his dead friend Smitty and flies right into a trap; An air attack on novice Buzz Bennett inadvertently reveals the location of a hidden aircraft carrier; A wingman is accused of cowardice after a pilot is killed in combat. Captain Wings; Together We Survive; The Chase; Eagles without Eyes; Buzz Bennett; Wingman for Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 3 - December, 1951. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Vic Donahue, Joe Certa and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. A horror writer's recurring nightmare becomes his next story, and his fate. A witch revives the dead to make the townspeople sorry they scorned her. A swordsman steals a famous blade from the tomb of a master, but isn't prepared for what happens next. Gateway to Death; Revenge of a Witch; Midnight Limited; The Duel. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story by Harry Sinclair Drago. Art by Myron Fass. Reprint of Complete Romance (1949) #1. An issue-length drama based on the novel Women to Love by Harry Sinclair Drago, here credited just as Sinclair Drago. Scarlett falls for street punk Rocco and stays with him as he works his way up in the Chicago underworld, but when he orders the St. Valentines Day Massacre, she feels he might have gone too far. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by John Stanley? Art by unknown. Featuring three untitled tales, plus an untitled story on the inside front cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by George Evans, Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner, Charles Dexter, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Fawcett's annual comics omnibus, published to coincide with the Christmas holidays, includes almost 200 pages of comics. Although often described as a collection of unsold, returned comics, the original issues were actually overprinted deliberately for inclusion in Xmas Comics. This issue includes Captain Marvel #134, Master Comics #129, Rocky Lane #39, The Marvel Family #70, Lash Larue #29 and Jackie Robinson #6. Believed to be the first series to feature enhanced covers. This issue features a green felt enhancement to the Christmas stocking. The Marvel Family travels back in time to the era of King Arthur. Jungle queen Nyoka is captured by a pygmy tribe that hates outsiders. Wagonwheels wears two pairs of pants to a golf tournament, in case he gets a hole in one. Plus more stories by future EC legend George Evans, Fawcett legend Otto Binder, and longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Captain Marvel Jr. and The Underwater Mountain Mystery; Willer the Driller: A Vacuum Bloobstutter Story; Ozzie: The Hot Rod Race of the Century; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl and the String of Pygmies; Muscle Hedd: A Big Creep!; Tom Mix: The Storm of Death; Crusade of Evil, Chapter One: The Black Wizard Strikes!; The Professor; Tough Assignment; Lazy Lee; Chapter Two: The Dragon Danger; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: Skinned Alive; Rawhide Hotchkiss Plans for a Raise; Chapter Three: King Arthur Returns; The Silver Mask and the Black Star; Dusty: The Unpaid Bill; Molasses Mouth; The Hidden Valley Mine; Wagonwheels; Ten Gallon Tex; Stampede; Marked for Murder!; Famous Plays of Jackie Robinson. Other variants may exist. Final issue of the series. 196 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Jerry Robinson. Written by unknown. Art by Dave Berg, Vernon Henkel, Tom Gill, Bill Everett and unknown. Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "Explosion!" with art by Dave Berg; "Junk" with art by Vernon Henkel; "Stage War" text story; "The Vanished Army" with pencils by Tom Gill; and "War Lord" with art by Bill Everett. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#52 on cover, Vol. 6 No. 4 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, John Prentice, Mort Meskin and unknown. Featuring: "Soldier on the Train!"; "Secretly Married"; "Ne'er do Well!"; and "Give Up Your Baby!" Plus: 1-page Nancy Hale article "It isn´t so"! Also: 1-page Charmaigne article "Smile Care"! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.