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Comic books December 1952

  • Vol. 46 #4
    10 Story Western Magazine (1936-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 46 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Vol. 46, No. 4. December 1952. 7" x 9.75". 114 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #3
    2 Western Books (1948-1954 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 2 #3
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #15
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 15

    Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Stranded in India after they run out of money, vacationing Bud and Lou run afoul of a rogue elephant. The boys fall in with an amnesiac gangster who's looking for his loot, while his gang is looking for him, causing confusion for all. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Abbott and Costello in India; Look Before You Leap!; Private Eyes in Public; The Model Male; Quips and Queries; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #175
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 175
    Published Dec 1952 by DC.
    • Water spotting. Pencil markings inside front cover.

    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. 5 Against Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Killer's Bodyguard starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Statue from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Sailor on Horseback starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Actual Confessions (1952) 14
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #4390315004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
  • Issue #7
    Adventures into Darkness (1952) 7
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1973697018
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split to cover and heavy splitting through first few wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Jack Katz cover reprinted on Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #29. In order of appearance: "The Pit of Horror"; "The Dancer From the Beyond" reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2; "Bride of Death" art by Jack Katz, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #2, Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics TPB (2008) #1-1ST, Haunted Horror (2012 IDW) #12, and Haunted Horror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics HC (2013-2017 IDW) #4-1ST; "The Ghost That Warned a King"; "Death Drum" art by Art Saaf, reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent (1985 Eclipse) #5; and "The Origin of 'He Kicked the Bucket'". "The Clutching Reed: There Was Something About the Slimy Kelp That Was Frightening!" text story by Russ Hill with Art Saaf illustrations. 36 pages, Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $660 ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS #7 CGC 3.0 OW/WH PAGES // STANDARD COMICS 1952

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  • Issue #18
    Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) 18
    • 4" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

    Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob tries to impress a girl he just met by claiming to be a business man and deep-sea fishing enthusiast; They end up tangling with gamblers on a casino ship out past the three mile limit. UNICEF spells Help For the Children of the World public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled Bob Hope story, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Bob Hope story starring Madge, Slinky Martin, Farro Mike, and Pete the Fixer, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled Kitty Karr of Hollywood story, art by Mort Drucker; Stanley Miles decides to create a movie especially for Kitty, then writes her out of the script. 44 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 39 #3
    Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp / Magazine 2nd Series Vol. 39 #3


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  • Issue #2
    All American Men of War (1952) 2

    Actual #2 in series, dated Dec 1952 - Jan 1953. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Robert Kanigher (actual). Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by David Kahn, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella, Robert Bernstein, Bernie Krigstein, Irwin Hasen, Dave Wood, Eugene Hughes, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, David Kahn, Mort Drucker, and Bob Lander. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! Actual #2 in series. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 26 #12
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 26 #12


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water spotting.
    • Paper: Off white
    • 1/2 Missing piece from Bottom of spine. 1/4" Spine split on Front Square bound.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 26, Issue 12 - December, 1952. 7" x 10", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 335 #6
    Argosy Part 5: Argosy Magazine (1943-1979 Popular) Vol. 335 #6


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    • Water damage: Moderate.
  • Vol. 4 #6
    Art Photography (1949-1958) Magazine Vol. 4 #6


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 4, Issue 6 - December, 1952. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

  • Vol. 50 #4
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 50 #4


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    Dec 1952. Volume 50, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Cover by Gaylord Welker. Science fiction stories by Raymond F. Jones, Randall Garrett and Lou Tabakow, Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown, Robert Sheckley, and Isaac Asimov ("The Currents of Space" part 3). Illustrations by Orban, Pawelka, and van Dongen. Article on positrons and time travel. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 168 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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  • Issue #2
    Atomic War! (1952) 2

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  • Issue #24
    Authentic Police Cases (1948) 24
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4341429024
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Antonio Canale and Bill Molno. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Honest police chief Dolan tries to get the goods on Anders and Barret, the corrupt power-brokers who run Haynes City. In prison, cellmates Maline and Hermos develop a deadly rivalry, and when Hermos maneuvers his way to parole, Maline swears to get him. In a story that's a product of its times, Shag and his gang begin targeting milkmen on their early-morning delivery routes. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Devils Partners; Cell Mates; Arson Is Hard to Prove; Hotel Theft; Lighter Side; Have You Heard This One?; The Dawn Gang. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 12
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2023154008
    • REMAINDERED COPY. Interior is complete. Water damage.

    Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Vengeance of the Tiger Queen, art by Chic Stone; Though the natives warn him about the "tiger people", big game hunter Deerson kills and beheads a noble tiger in Sumatra; Visions of a headless man and a visit from beautiful princess "Tigrina" lure him back into the jungle. Paint a Picture in Crimson, art by Al Eadeh; Count Damon, who seems to be the devil but also an art painter in Soho, London, weaves fates by painting people. House of the Screaming Fiends, pencils by Dick Beck; A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients; The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Never Bargain with a Spirit, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    9 days left Auction Baffling Mysteries #12-CAT FIGHT-HUMAN EXPERIMENTS-WEREWOLVES 1952 ZOMBIES !!!

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  • Issue #3
    Battle Report (1952) 3
    • Water damage.

    Big Idea Man; Private Apple has several "ideas" that he thinks would make his job easier, set in the Korean War. Blood Buddies; Steve and Jim, two mortar men, deal with enemy mortars and a North Korean sniper. Jelly Nerves Jones text story. The Ghosts of Devil's Pass; A small patrol must brave an area feared by Koreans as haunted, set in the Korean War. Koje Incident!; Tujo helps save an American soldier; Later while a prisoner the soldier returns the favor and rescues him from a POW camp, set in the Korean War. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #169
  • Issue #2
    Bill Stern's Sports Book (Winter/1952) 2
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.

    "Harlem Globe Trotters--Clown Prince of Basketball" (art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 12 pages), "A Tale of the Gringo Matadors" (art by Bernard Krigstein, 7 pages), "Mighty Mikan, Mr. Basketball," "The Heart of a Champion" (a boxing story about Harry Greb), "A Pair of Queens" (an ice skating story about Sonja Henie and Barbara Ann Scott), "Wrestling, TV's Pride and Joy," "The Lion Roars" (a story about Lou LIttle's 1933 Columbia football team), "The Man They Call the Rocket, Maurice Richard" (an ice hockey story), "Ray Robinson, 14-Karat Slugger" (a boxing story), "Forty-Nine Gates to Fame" (about Olympic skier Andrea Mead Lawrence), "You Pick the Winner, [Joe] Louis or [Jack] Dempsey in the All-Time Dream Fight" (a boxing story; art by Frank Giacoia), "Mile-a-Minute T.N.T." (about the 1920 Olympic U.S. bobsled team), and "The Pros vs. the Rah Rah Boys" (about Paul Brown's Cleveland Browns 1950 championship game versus the Los Angeles Rams and the 1940 college game between Purdue and Wisconsin), plus a two-page text story, "The Buckeye Bullet" (about Jesse Owens). Painted cover. Cover price $0.10.

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    $40 BILL STERN'S SPORTS BOOK ~ GD WINTER 1952 APPROVED COMICS ~ HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
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  • Issue #41
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 41
    • Water damage.

    Stories and art by Bob Powell, Abe Simon, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Al Eadeh. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Unkillable monsters emerge from a mysterious hidden room. A man insists on living with the dead. A killer encounters a monstrous batlike beast. Also featuring a strange vintage ad: "Fly Like a Bird with Wings Made from the Original Sketch of Leonardo Da Vinci!" The Room of Mystery; Inferno; Ishtar and Tammuz; The Beast of Doom; Path To Death; Live Mans Funeral. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #1
    Black Magic (1950-1961 Prize/Crestwood) Vol. 3 #1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #2056859001
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    Cover by Jack Kirby. Art by George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Bill Walton, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 19 on cover; listed as Vol. 3, issue #1 in indicia. A simpleton's magic gem reveals people's true nature. A man meets his fiancee's strange family, who live in a secluded mansion on Dead Man's Isle. A greenhouse worker creates a gigantic meat-eating plant, in a story reminiscent of the later film "Little Shop of Horrors." Sammy's Wonderful Glass!; Dead Man's Isle; The Monster; Return from the Grave; The Swindle; The Man Eater!; This'll Kill You! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $250 Black Magic #19 CGC 4.5 Prize Publications 1952 Golden Age Jack Kirby Cover
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  • Issue #59
    Blackhawk (1944 1st Series) 59
    • Oxidation and water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3802994019
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    Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: The mysterious space missiles from "Beachhead on Asteroid X," a 7 page Blackhawk story drawn by Bill Ward (?); 10 page Blackhawk story "The Sea Devil" drawn by Bill Ward; 4 page Chop Chop story "The Missing Eyes of the Buddha" drawn by Paul Gustavson; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Red Tomorrow" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page text story "Dangerous Assignment." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #84
    Boy Comics (1942) 84
    • INCOMPLETE. Pieces torn from first page, slightly affects art and story.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer 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. Crimebuster tracks down a trio of con men who are playing the long con with phony money. The Rocketeers race to Pluto to forge a peace treaty with the Plutonians, but an unhinged member of the crew threatens to sabotage the mission. A redheaded waitress and her crooked boyfriend rob the guy who collects money from jukeboxes, a pretty penny in 1952. Crimebuster: Three Men On a Lie; Rocky X: Betrayal In Space; Little Wise Guys: Loot At the Lake; I Won't Be Caught. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Bozo the Clown (1951-1963 Dell) 7

    Final issue of the series. "The Winged Griffin" and two untitled stories. Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Buck Jones (1951-1952 Dell) 8
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached. Piece missing on back cover.

    Final issue of the series. "The Treasure Map Thief" and "The Trick-Shot Artist." Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #116
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 116
    • 3" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Art by Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner, and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. discovers that a leading candidate for the US President is actually a reptilian space alien. The cover and the story "Vampira" put Captain Marvel Jr. squarely amid the USA's involvement in the Korean War. A time-traveling mad scientist from the year 2400 brings his futuristic weaponry to bear on the 20th century and Captain Marvel Jr. The Space Voters; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: Bughouse Blues; Crime On Time; Vampira, Queen of Terror; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Not So Batty; The Scientist From the Future. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #0
    Christmas Carnival (1952) 0
    • .5" Spine split from bottom. Interior page tears.

    Stories and art by Dave Berg, Carl Wessler, Klaus Nordling, Milt Story and Burton Geller. A 100-page giant of Christmas stories from Ziff-Davis. St. George meets a dragon whose main concern is affording presents for his nephews for Christmas. Handy Hoggy ventures into outer space to get a star for his Christmas tree. The Wolf tries to trick the Three Little Pigs by sending them a fake letter from Santa. And an activity page by future MAD artist Dave Berg, Let's Play Journey to Wonderland. Purvis the Pooch Visits Santa; Frankie the Fox: Christmas Spirit; Saint George and the Dragons; Slapsie and Maxie; Seven at One Blow; Algy Alligator Goes Visiting; Handy Hoggy's Christmas Star; The Wolf Who Didn't Believe in Santa Claus; Li'l Eskey and Big Moe; Jack and the Beanstalk; Prickly Porcupine Runs Away; Joe and Jennifer: The Wonderful Snowhouse; Christmas Dishes in Other Lands; Santa's Red Red Nose; Wacky Wizard; Shorty the Squirrel: Home Made; How to Draw Your Own Snowman; The Little Snowman Who Ran Away; Let's Play Journey to Wonderland; Twas the Night Before Christmas. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #2
    Christmas Carnival (1952) 2
    • INCOMPLETE. Around half of pages missing, affects several features.

    Stories and art by Dave Berg, Carl Wessler, Klaus Nordling, A. W. Nugent, Milt Story and Burton Geller. A 100-page giant of Christmas stories from St. John. St. George meets a dragon whose main concern is affording presents for his nephews for Christmas. Handy Hoggy ventures into outer space to get a star for his Christmas tree. The Wolf tries to trick the Three Little Pigs by sending them a fake letter from Santa. And an activity page and a back-cover illustration by future MAD artist Dave Berg. Little Boy Blue-in-the-Face; Purvis the Pooch Visits Santa; Frankie the Fox: Christmas Spirit; Saint George and the Dragons; Slapsie and Maxie; Seven at One Blow; Funland; Algy Alligator Goes Visiting; Handy Hoggy's Christmas Star; The Wolf Who Didn't Believe in Santa Claus; Li'l Eskey and Big Moe; Jack and the Beanstalk; Prickly Porcupine Runs Away; Joe and Jennifer: The Wonderful Snowhouse; Christmas Dishes in Other Lands; Santa's Red Red Nose; Wacky Wizard; Shorty the Squirrel: Home Made; How to Draw Your Own Snowman; The Little Snowman Who Ran Away; Let's Play Journey to Wonderland; Twas the Night Before Christmas; Mad About Mountains; Alice. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #12
    Cisco Kid (1951-1958 Dell) 12

    Painted Cover by Ernest Nordli. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Jenney. Featuring the tales "Alias Ex-Jailbird" and "The Black Ghosts of El Refugio"! Also: the 1-page filler "The Gatling Gun" on the inside front cover! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 102 The White Company (1952) 1
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Staple rust. Staple migration.
    • Staple rust with migration.
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Staple rust with migration.Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached.

    The White Company, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 101, with 12/52 date). Into the midst of an adventure-seeking band of soldiers, known as The White Company, comes twenty-year-old Alleyne Edricson. For the first time, he steps out into the world of men, away from the protection of the monastery where he was raised. Neither serf nor nobleman, neither soldier nor farmer, the scholarly youth quickly learns the skills of knights in order to survive in a strange world of jousts, tourneys and fierce battles. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #8
    Combat Kelly (1951 Atlas) 8
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom.
  • Vol. 27 #5
    Complete Love Magazine (1951-1956 Ace Magazine) Vol. 27 #5

    Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Two Weeks with Love" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #76; "Out of Her Class"; "Uncertain Heart" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #38; and "Behind His Proposal" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #90. "For a More Glamorous You: The Art of Being Feminine, Your Most Glamorous Self, For Lovelier Legs..." text article reprinted as "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #18 and as "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #79, partially reprinted from "For Beauty's Sake..." in Revealing Romances (1949) #5 and from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #65, and partially reprinted in "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #59, "Enhance Your Appearance..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #3, and "Bring Out Your Best..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 18 #10
    Complete Western Book Magazine (1933-1957 Newsstand) Pulp Vol. 18 #10


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    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 18, Issue 10 - December, 1952. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #12
    Cowgirl Romances (1950 Fiction House) 12
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4308108019
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Art by Maurice Whitman and Pete Morisi. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. After a stagecoach mishap, a woman impersonates another to sneak onto a ranch. Stella Dawson realizes that her rodeo stablehands are horse thieves, and handsome Rick was the only one to warn her. A woman discovers one of her ranch hands is a deserter on the run from the Confederate army. The Ranch of Riddles; Love Rode In; Revenge on the Rebound; Send Back My Love; My Rebel Heart. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Dagwood Comics (1950) 25
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Dell Giant Tom and Jerry Winter Carnival (1952-1953 Dell) 1
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • 3" spine chew.

    Droopy written by Barks. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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  • Issue #1
    Diary of Horror (1952) 1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4094078012

    Cover by A.C. Hollingsworth. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Norman Nodel, Vince Alascia, A.C. Hollingsworth and Charles Nicholas. Tales of pre-Code horror, curses, and vengeance from beyond the grave. A man decides to kill his wealthy uncle at a Central American waterfall, despite warnings of a curse on the location; A sailor on shore leave has a double identity as a gentleman jewel thief, but he runs afoul of a vengeful local deity. Also featuring a spooky contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Beware of the Undead!; The Mirror of Death!; Black Bart: Poetry in Lead!; Diary of Horror!; The Ghost's Curse!; The Phantom of Philip Hawks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 68 #1
    Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 68 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 68, Issue 1 - December, 1952. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #43
    Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 43
    • 4.5" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
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    The Thing That Killed, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Art Gates; Johann Dupro creates artificial life called the Thing, and the tiny duo are called in to burn it. The Mink Coat Gig starring Torchy, art by Gill Fox. The Emerald Eye of Evil starring Doll Man, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Art Gates; In Haiti, Darrel and Martha face a witch doctor and his hypnotic Emerald Eye of Evil. Satan's Sculptor starring Doll Man, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Art Gates. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Donald Duck (1952-1980 Dell/Gold Key/Whitman/Gladstone) 26
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #0295880020

    Stories, Art and Cover by Carl Barks. Donald Duck is featured in "Trick or Treat" (based on the 1952 Disney animated short), plus the back-up story "Hobblin' Goblins"! Also: 1-pagers "A Prank Above" and "Frightful Face"! And: Donald Duck mask activity page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,000 Donald Duck in Trick or Treat #26 - GGC 7.0 (Nov. - Dec 1952)

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  • Vol. 1 #1
    Dynamic Science Fiction (1952-1954 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 90%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    "I am Tomorrow" feature story by Lester del Rey.

  • Issue #10
    Eerie (1951 Avon Series) 10
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. RESTORATION. Color touch, amateur piece fill, incorrect back cover married.
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    Cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Edited by Sol Cohen. Art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Harry Lazarus, Charles Nicholas, George Roussos and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of horror from the era just before the Comics Code was introduced. A couple takes refuge in a haunted house, where they learn about the hidden treasure and the mad ghost of Uncle Ezra; A scientists assistant murders him for his new super-grow plant formula, but learns too late that it makes things grow anywhere; Statues in a wax museum come to life, and one has revenge on its mind. Great if inexplicable cover by Alvin C. Hollingsworth. Only the Dead Live Here!; Green Grows the Grass; World Below the Ground; Phantom of the Waxworks!; Castle of Terror! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 20 #109
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 20 #109


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  • Vol. 23 #6
    Everyday Science and Mechanics (1929-1976 Continental) Magazine Vol. 23 #6


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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Whole number 139. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #6
    Exciting War (1952) 6
  • Vol. 9 #3
    Eyeful (1943-1955 Eyeful Magazine Inc.^) Vol. 9 #3


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    Volume 9, Issue 3 - December, 1952. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 54 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 14 #1
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 14 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    In this issue, three wonderful classics: "Skullface" reprint by Robert E. Howard, "The Homecoming" a short story by Ray Bradbury, and Killdozer!" A short story by Theodore Sturgeon.

    Volume 14, Issue 1 - December, 1952. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "Skullface" by Robert E. Howard and "The Homecoming" by Ray Bradbury, plus other science fiction and fantasy reprints by Theodore Sturgeon and A. E. D. Smith. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence Stevens, Hannes Bok. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #203
    Famous Funnies (1934) 203

    Cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Fran Matera, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Matt Christopher, and Rodlow Willard. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Tom Terriss, perhaps the least famous of the Famous Funnies, explores the Mysterious Chateau. Dickie Dare and Dan help Captain John Henry locate the island where his wife was stranded. Classic PSAs on attending church and being active in the kids' school. Tom Terriss the Vagabond Adventurer; Dickie Dare; Steve Roper; Stone of Magic; The Best Automobile Sticker of 1952; Parents: Visit Your Schools; Scorchy Smith. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #7
    Famous Paris Models (1951-1954 Volitant Publishing) Magazine Vol. 1 #7
  • Vol. 13 #6
    Famous Western (1937-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #6


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.