Comic books December 1952

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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.

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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.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $56.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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.

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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.

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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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52 pages, full color. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.