September 1951 - October 1951

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 12, No. 1 [#133].

Published on September 4, 1951. Edited by Alice Nielsen Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Truant Nephews,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Captain Marvel Adventures #126.

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Published by September 5, 1951. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes these stories: “The Great Heat Age” and “Mr. Tawny’s Fight for Fame,” both by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder; and “The Creeping Horror,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder, with Pete Costanza. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: November 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Tales from the Crypt #27.

Published on September 6, 1951. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “Well-Cooked Hams!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; “Madame Bluebeard,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando; “Return!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; and “Horror! Head… It Off!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham Ingels. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. [E. C.] Cover/indicia date: December 1951-January 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #45.

Published on September 10, 1950. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Chester Gould. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: November 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #40.

Published on September 11, 1951. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes these stories: “The Pet Duck,” “That Awful Mr. Googins,” “The Little Rich Boy,” and “The Salesman,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Pogo Possum #7.

Published on September 11, 1951. Edited by Chase Craig. The comic includes the stories “The Return of the Fiasco Kid,” “Hickory Dickory Parlory Phoo!” “150 Watts Cookin’?” and “A New Jag on the Old Bean Stalk,” all by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover-indicia date: October-December 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Fantasy #10.

Published on September 13, 1951. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The Secret of Saturn’s Ring!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “A Timely Shock!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, an unattributed adaptation of the short story by Fritz Lieber; “The Mutants!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; and “Not on the Menu,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. [E. C.] Cover/indicia date: November-December 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Al Capp’s Li’l Abner #85.

Published on September 14, 1951. The comic features material originally published in Al Capp’s Li’l Abner daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Al Capp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Toby. Cover/indicia date: November 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

The Vault of Horror #22.

Published on September 21, 1951. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Fountains of Youth!” by Johnny Craig; “The Monster in the Ice!” illustrated by Graham Ingels; “Gone… Fishing!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; and “What the Dog Dragged In!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, an unattributed adaptation of the short story “The Emissary,” by Ray Bradbury. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: L. L. [E. C.]. Cover/indicia date: December 1951-January 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Two-Fisted Tales #25.

Published on September 28, 1951. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Mud!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Bunker Hill!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Corpse on the Imjin!” by Harvey Kurtzman; and “Buzz Bomb!” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Bill [Will] Elder. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables [E. C.] Cover/indicia date: January-February 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Personal Love #11.

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The comic includes the story “I Struck It Rich,” illustrated by Alex Toth. The cover photograph is a publicity still for the film The Secret of Convict Lake. The actors are Gene Tierney and Glenn Ford. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Famous Funnies [Eastern Color]. Cover/indicia date: September 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration was filed.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 12, No. 2 [#134].

Published on October 2, 1951. Edited by Alice Nielsen Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Terror of the Beagle Boys,” by Carl Barks. The story is the first appearance of the Beagle Boys. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Captain Marvel Adventures #127.

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Published by October 3, 1951. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The Mystery of the Expanding Island” and “The Man Who Grew Young,” both by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: December 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

The Haunt of Fear #10.

Published on October 4, 1951. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Grave Business!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham Ingels; “The Vamp!” by Johnny Craig & Jack Davis; “My Uncle Ekar!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; and “Bum Steer!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables [E. C.]. Cover/indicia date: November-December 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #46.

Published on October 10, 1950. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Chester Gould. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: December 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #41.

Published on October 12, 1951. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes these stories: “Gertie Greenbean,” “All Dressed Up,” and “Million Dollar Note,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1951. Cover price: 10¢.

Pogo, Walt Kelly.

Published on October 17, 1951. The book collects material from Walt Kelly’s Pogo daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Trade paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover/indicia date: 1951. Cover price: $1.00.

Note

This is the first book collection of Pogo newspaper strips.

Weird Science #11.

Published on October 24, 1951. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “The Conqueror of the Moon!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Only Human!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “Why Papa Left Home,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando; and “The Worm Turns,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables [E. C.]. Cover/indicia date: January-February 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Crime SuspenStories #9.

Published on October 25, 1951. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Understudy to a Corpse!” by Johnny Craig; “Medicine!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “Cut!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; “A Tree Grows in Borneo!” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham Ingels. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: L. L. [E. C.]. Cover/indicia date: February-March 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Frontline Combat #5.

Published on October 31, 1951. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “442nd Combat Team” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Bill [Will] Elder; “Stonewall Jackson!” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “War Machines!” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin; and “The Big ‘If’!” by Harvey Kurtzman. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot [E. C.]. Cover/indicia date: March-April 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


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