Comic books December 1952

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by King Ward, Charles Nicholas and Jon Blummer. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The strange story of a ghost army at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War; The genie released from an ancient box sets out to fulfill his thousand-year-old promise to destroy humankind; Honeymooners discover that the executed witches of Salem have left behind a fearsome curse. The Chest of Death; True Ghost Armies; The Haitian Puppet; Were-Spiders Doom; The Tomb of the Unseen; The Witch's Curse. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Edgar Rice Burroughs' JOHN CARTER OF MARS, No. 437." Cover art by Jesse Marsh. The Black Pirates of Omean, art by Jesse Marsh; After ten years away from Mars, John Carter is finally able to return and finds himself in the Valley Dor, where every Martian comes at the end of life; When savage plant men attack three Tharks. John is able to save one, who coincidently is an old friend, Tars Tarkas; John and Tars escape the plant men through a passage that leads them into the city of the Therns; There they rescue a slave girl, Thuvia, and learn the Therns are being raided by the Black Pirates of Omean, who have captured Dejah Thoris, John's wife on Barsoom; John takes over a pirate cruiser where Phaidor, the princess of Thern is held; After John defeats the pirate captain Xodar, the three go to the Temple of Issus deep under the South Pole of Mars. Illustration of John Carter and Dejah Thoris on back cover by Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Lee Hooper and Harvey Eisenberg. Featuring four untitled tales and a 1-pager on the inside back cover, plus activity pages on the inside front cover and the back cover. Starring Little Hiawatha, Sunflower and Big Chief! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE FAMOUS HORSE CLASSIC, BLACK BEAUTY, No. 440." Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Black Beauty, art by Morris Gollub; Adventures of the horse Black Beauty in the 19th Century, who is owned by a variety of owners, ranging from kind to cruel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "FEARLESS FAGAN, No. 441." Cover art by Don Gunn. Fearless Fagan, art by Don Gunn; Lion-tamer Floyd Hilston is drafted into the Army. Not wanting to leave his pet lion, Fearless Fagan, he keeps him the woods near the base; One afternoon he and Fagan are discovered by actress Abby Ames, who is playing a show at the base; She guides the Army to Fagan, but they think it's a publicity stunt and tow Fagan and his cage to the base; After some misadventures, Fagan has to be transferred back to the circus, but he attacks a cruel lion-tamer during the transfer and is wounded; Fagan escapes into the forest, where he is sought by Floyd and Abby. Based on the 1952 M-G-M movie "Fearless Fagan." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1952. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Marie Wilson and Esther Williams interior photo covers. Cover by Frank Beaven. Cartoons by Frank Beaven, Bob Tupper, George Troop, Bill Wenzel, and others. Softcover Digest, saddle-stitched, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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December 1952. Cover by Camerage. Stories: "Ring Around the Sun"(Part 1) by Clifford D. Simak, "The Reluctant Weapon" by Howard L. Myers, "The Deep" by Isaac Asimov, "Homesick" by Lyn Venable, "The Leech" by Phillips Barbee, and "Cost of Living" by Robert Sheckley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry photo cover. "Guns of Chance"; Blackie Swan is busted out of jail by his bunch, and hit in the leg, needs a doctor; Gene is mistaken for the doc, and is taken blindfolded to the killer's hideout. "Gene Autry in Twin Trouble," art by Nicholas Firfires; A bank robber disguised as Gene Autry, makes his getaway, and the Sheriff chase the real Gene instead; He escapes, and is soon on the track of his double. "The Torch," art by Tony Sgroi; Gene is commissioned by The Vigilantes to hunt down a breed renegade called El Hachon, The Torch, and he trace him to a small town below the border. "The Combination," art by Tony Sgroi; Gene is on his way to clear an innocent man for a murder; The same man is caught in a framed up stage robbery, but Gene has his idea who the real robbers are. "The Wrong Rustler" text story. "Treasure of the Rock Pens," art by Tony Sgroi; Panhandle Pete are figuring on having a look for the elusive treasure of the Rock Pens, but the kids are eager to hear more about the Pens before he leaves. The famous Daysy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carabine ad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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(A-1 Comics #71) Cover by Dick Ayers. Art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #71. Western horror with the original Ghost Rider, a marshal who uses special effects to make outlaws think he's an otherworldly avenger. The Ghost Rider investigates after the Monster of Frankenstein itself suddenly begins terrorizing his little Western town; Jed Gunner sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for a gold mine; Ghost Rider learns that the tiger terrorizing a traveling circus is actually two contortionists in a bullet-proof tiger suit. Ghost Rider vs. Frankenstein; Tales of the Ghost Rider: The Devil and Jed Gunner; The Spirit Spurs; Tales of the Ghost Rider: My Friend the Hangman; The Devil Tiger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 10 - December, 1952. Cover photo of Lili St. Cyr by Bernard of Hollywood. Glamor photos of models both professional and amateur. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Nobody There!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man blackmails a doctor into transplanting his head onto another man's body, at first to avoid deformity and eventually to achieve immortality. A Creep in the Deep!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man's wife is a attacked by a vampire while she is out in a rowboat in the middle of a lake and he is spear fishing. ...From Hunger!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. The Coffin!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; E.C.'s first authorized Ray Bradbury adaptation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.00 View scan 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Marvin Stein and others. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Cops use technology to track down dealers in black-market medicines; An ex-con goes to work for a crooked charity run by mobsters; G-men track murdering train robbers for five years. The Charity Chiselers!; Closeups; An Eye for an Eye!; Shoe Tipoff; The Has-Been!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Frank Bolle and others. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong escorts two businessmen to retrieve the pirate treasure they've had shipped to them, but outlaws find out about the shipment and plan a dynamite heist, in a three-part story. Knocked overboard unconscious, he actually recovers because "...clean-living keeps Hopalong healthy." In another story, Hoppy tries to figure out the connection between a counterfeiting ring and a drowned man. The Treasure Trove of Death; Hill Billy; Whitey Whiskers: The Witness; Vaudevillian Vic; Silent City; The Mysterious Drowning; Windy: The Desert Dope. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December, 1952, Issue 7. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in; black and white; 164 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Art by Tony D'Adamo and others. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. Lone Wolf discovers a plot to assassinate a peaceful chieftain and send tribes into a disastrous war with the U.S; The true story of Chief Black Hawk, who initiated the last Native American war east of the Mississippi River; An illustrated text article on Tribes of the Southeast (Part 1). Another vibrant cover likely by Maurice Whitman. Indians of the Plains; Warriors of the West; Orphan of the Storm; The First Americans; Lone Wolf; Long Bow; Indian Legends. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Edited by J. F. Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb and Murphy Anderson. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. An executed convict finds that justice pursues him beyond the grave; A robot boxer from Earth takes on the Martian champ; An ivory hunter attempts to fake his own death to swindle his partner, but Sheena isn't fooled. Multi-paneled cover offers a little bit of everything, from zombie convicts to space gals to fighter crashes. Ghost Gallery; The Eye; Life On Other Planets; Operation Shutter Bug; Star Pirate; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Emir Shekar is teaching his stepson how to be a ruthless ruler by watching the slaughter of slaves; Kaänga frees the slaves and takes Prince Kajumba with him; Kaänga and N'sungu build a stockade for the newly-freed slaves; Shekar attacks with his war elephants. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A sacred white ape demands that Wambi worship him and is only prevented from hurting the boy by Tawn's timely interference; Then the ape falls into a crocodile pool and is rescued by Wambi and Tawn; The natives that worship the ape arrive and hope to kill Tawn. "Fan Mail" text story by Clyde Beatty. "The Shrunken Heads!", art by Tony D'Adamo; Jivaro headhunters lure several plantation owners to their death by promising them secret riches and then harvesting their heads. Untitled story; The Bantulis are wantonly slaughtering animals on the veldt. Jim and the bushmen put a stop to it. Untitled story; In order to loot the Masai's sacred treasure, Dawson pretends to be the prophet of the Masais' river god; Tiger Girl exposes him and he falls to his death. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $56.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 5, Issue 7 - Winter, 1952-53. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Lateral spine tear, centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by John Alton and Matt Baker. Tales of jungle heroes and other adventurers, male and female. Numbering continues from Sport Thrills (1950 Star) #15. Jungle hero Rulah encounters a man who is following a strange letter into a death-trap, in a story with art possibly by Matt Baker. Jo-Jo the Jungle King battles Gabu, an aging white-haired giant who kidnaps his mate in a gesture of pure primate politics. Phantom Lady learns that an accused murderer has an identical twin sister, in a story inked by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Also featuring a great gorilla-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah, the Jungle Goddess: Jungle Murder In Duplicate; Bonnie Hawks; Jo-Jo the Jungle King: Kingdom of Unseen Terror; Jack Kent, Lock Expert; Kit Carson and the Two Bears; Phantom Lady: The Substitute Cinderella. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash captures bank robber Madman Dutton, then must protect the man who ID'd him. But first, he and his faithful horse Rush face Dead Man's Chasm and a mine trap, in a multi-part story. Dusty runs across a con man who promises to make him a movie star. Madman Duttons Capture; Cowboy Cal; Smooth Hands of Death; Dusty: The Talent Scout; Molasses Mouth; The Mine Trap; Windy; Neglected Duty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Snowjinks; Tubby fakes an injury so that he doesn't have to shovel Lulu's sidewalk. Tubby's Doll; Tubby cannot seem to get rid of the doll his aunt gave him for Christmas. Feathered Friends; Lulu is sick in bed, so the pigeons she feed in the park come to her room. The Leftover Christmas Tree; Lulu claims that a leftover Christmas tree will get her 50 cents. That Ol' Witch Hazel and Her Son Calvin; Lulu tells Alvin about Hazel's son Calvin who is a giant. Camping In; Tubby, Willy, and Eddie camp out overnight in Tubby's living room. Inside back cover has advertisement for Buck Rogers Space Ranger Kit. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Schreiber and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max is befriended by a Talking Balloon that he rescues. Rags Rabbit performs dangerous stunts to win a photograph contest, but Pesty forgets to put film into his camera. A bully sends Little Max and his friends on a sled-ride they'll never forget. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey. The Friendly Balloon; Beat the Band; Little Max Meets the Farm Animals; Flying High; Rags Rabbit; Humphrey Eats Again!; Ranch Rhymes; Talkin' Turkey; Kite Kapers; The Payoff; It's Auto-matic; Happy Birthday; Presidential Puzzle Page; Little Max Game Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Little Roquefort the mouse and Percy Puss the cat have a Tom & Jerry relationship - or Itchy & Scratchy, if you prefer. Roquefort tries to use a trick mirror to convince Percy that food is making him ill. Another cat tries to fill in for Percy. Gandy Goose gets tired of talking about the weather, and decides to do something about it. The Tricky Mirror; Dinky; Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose: The Weather Maker; Sourpuss; Substitute Cat; Heckle and Jeckle: Café Dimwit; Present for Percy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Color illustrated ad for Whitman 49 cent hard-cover story books. Bandits in Uniform; Andrew Gage, the U. S. government tax collector in newly-annexed Mexican territory, is hiring men to rob ranch owners so he can take over their property for not paying their taxes; The son of one of the victimized ranchers impersonates the Lone Ranger to get some of the gold back. In His Father's Footsteps, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Quick draw artist Mike Pickens has terrorized a town and killed its sheriffs; When Pickens shoots Jim Carver, the current sheriff, Carver's son leads a posse to the gang's hideout. The Great Theft text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Westward to the Redwoods starring Young Hawk, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small. Color ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal featuring Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $82.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Bill Woolfolk, Harry Anderson, Syd Shores and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Viola drives away everyone with her withering commentary, including her boyfriend, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Shelley falls for fun-loving Dennis, but his irresponsible nature gets her fired from the bank. Cruise passenger Lisa falls for ship steward Jeff, but he makes some unfortunate assumptions about her motives. Darling, Theres No Tomorrow!; A Heart Like Stone!; Secrets from a Love Diary; Prescription for Happiness; Passions Whirlpool! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $349.17 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4349162001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Love Was My Career"; "My Name Was Glamour"; "Blamed by Everyone"; and "I'll Follow My Man" art by Alice Kirkpatrick. "Help Yourself To Glamour: How to Express Yourself, Secrets of a Popular Girl, Beauty on a Budget, If You Are Miss Five-by-Five, If You Are Miss Six-by-Two..." text article reprinted from "For Beauty's Sake..." in Revealing Romances (1949) #1, "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #51, and "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #42, reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #28 and as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #1, partially reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 30 (1952) #1, and partially reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #15, Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #3, Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #65, and Love at First Sight (1949) #35. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Wilson Tucker, Esther Carlson, Charles L. Harness, Jack Finney, Richard Goggin, H. Nearing Jr, C. M. Kornbluth, Gerald Heard, Anthony Boucher, and Ron Goulart. Softcover. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in. 132 pages, black and white (all text). Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Good $80.00

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $42.32 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"Death Stand" (art by Gene Colan), "Action at Ming-Po Pass" (art by Paul Reinman and E.H. Hart), "No Volunteers," "The Miracle Maker," and a two-page text story, "Louie the Lugger." Robert Q. Sale cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $389.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4014110016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Russ Heath. The Empty Bus!, art by Syd Shores; A mobster gets on a bus during a rainy night that has no other riders in order to track down one of his former boys who took it on the lam; Suddenly a strange old man appears beside him and offers to tell him a story. Harry's Hobby!; An abusive wife pushes her husband past his breaking point. Foolproof!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A greedy landlord torches his building to collect the insurance but forgets one little detail in his plan. No Such Animal? text story. Peter and the Puppet!, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A ventriloquist's dummy is actually alive and becomes a rival for his girlfriend's affections. A Coffin for Carlos!, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $95.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Staple rust. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - December 1952. Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, and true crime. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans

Volume 51, Issue 204 - December, 1952. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 188 pages, B&W with color.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $100.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.50 View scans Spine split 25%.

Add to cart Fair $16.00 View scans Spine split 90%. Staple rust: Slight.

Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage.

Vol. 2, No. 6. December 1952. Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. 8.5" x 11". 50 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $43.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: NonEnglish.

French language movie magazine. 8.25" x 12", 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.40

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.10

Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte tracks the brains behind a high-tech prison break and meets the deadly outlaw explosives expert called The Miner. Monte sets out to discover who has diverted a whole river from a settlers encampment and into a rancher's property. Gabby Hayes buys a cat named Bob for Aunt Hester, but it gets mixed up with a bobcat before delivery. The Miner Strikes; Bronko Betsy; Gabby Hayes: A Cat's Tale; The Land of Vanishing Waters; Hammer Head; Gray Hawk: Skill of the Squaw; Old Slick; The Gallows That Waited. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.