July 1952 – August 1952

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 12, No. 11 (#143).

Published on July 1, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Gemstone Hunters,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover indicia date: August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The cover illustration may have been the inspiration for a similar scene in the 1975 film Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg.

Captain Marvel Adventures #136.

Published on July 2, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “Captain Marvel Battles Hallucination,” “Television Trickery,” and “The Witch of Haven Street,” all by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Tales from the Crypt #32.

Published on July 3, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Taint the Meat… It’s the Humanity!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis; “Roped In!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans; “Cutting Cards!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Fred Peters; and “Squash… Anyone?,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Fantasy #15.

Published on July 7, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Revulsion!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; “The Quick Trip!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “The Long Trip!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “He Who Waits!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “By George!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #55.

Published on July 9, 1952. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #1.

Published on July 10, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Hoohah!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Blobs!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Ganefs!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder; and “Varmint!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #50.

Published on July 11, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “There’s That Fresh Wilbur Van Snobbe, Alvin!,” “The Pickwig,” “That Witch, Hazel, and the Sleepy Seamstress,” and the Tubby story “Akin Arms Apts,,” 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: August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

The Vault of Horror #27.

Published on July 15, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: "Silver Threads Among the Mold!," by Johnny Craig; "People Who Live in Brass Hearses…," by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; "Strictly from Hunger!," by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; and "A Grim Fairy Tale!," by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham "Ghastly" Ingels, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-issue comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: L. L. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck and the Gilded Man.

Published on July 15, 1952. Edited by Alice Neilson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Gilded Man,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. Cover/indicia date: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #422.

Shock SuspenStories #5.

Published on July 17, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Well-Traveled!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Hate!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “What Fur?!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “Cold Cuts!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Two-Fisted Tales #30.
Published on July 21, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes the following stories: “Bunker!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Ric Estrada; “Knights!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Wake!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Gene Colan; and “Fledgling!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: November-December 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

The Haunt of Fear #15.

Published by July 31, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Chatter-Boxed!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “All Washed Up!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Marriage Vows!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “Death of Some Salesmen!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on July 31, 1952. The book collects material published between 1950 and 1952 from the daily newspaper strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. Cover illustration by Charles M. Schulz. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 128 pages. New York: Rinehart. Cover price: $1.00

Note

This is the first book collection of Peanuts comic strips.

Nancy and Sluggo #20.

Published on August 1, 1950. The comic includes material from the daily newspaper strip Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller. Cover illustration by Ernie Bushmiller. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: United Feature. Cover/indicia date: 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Captain Marvel Adventures #137.

Published on August 1, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “King Kull and the Seven Sins,” “Mr. Tawny’s Culture Craze,” and “The Royal Riddle,” all by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 12, No. 12 (#144).

Published on August 5, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Spending Money,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover indicia date: September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #51.

Published on August 12, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Ghost in the Bottle,” “The Peacemaker,” “A Dog’s Lifesaver,” “All Wet,” “Guessing Game,” “The Stone Age Kid,” and “The Avenger,” all by John Stanley, with Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley, with Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #56.

Published on August 13, 1952. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Science #16.

Published on August 14, 1952. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “Down to Earth,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Space-Borne!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “Given the Heir!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “The People’s Choice!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: November-December 1952. Cover price: 10¢

Al Capp’s Li’l Abner #90.

Published on August 19, 1952. Edited by Mell Lazarus. 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: September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Crime SuspenStories #14.

Published on August 21, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Sweet Dreams!,” by Johnny Craig; “The Perfect Place!”, by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “The Electric Chair,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Fred Peters; “The Hangman’s Noose,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Fred Peters; “The Guillotine!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Fred Peters and “Private Performance,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1952-January 1953. Cover price: 10¢

Frontline Combat #10.

Published on August 22, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “A Baby!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Geronimo!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Will Elder; “Napoleon!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & George Evans; and “Anzio!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by John Severin, with Will Elder. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January-February 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Tubby, The Shadow of a Man-Eater.

Published on August 26, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Tubby story “The Shadow of a Man-Eater,” by John Stanley. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #430.

Tales from the Crypt #33.

Published on August 28, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Lower Berth!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; “This Trick’ll Kill You!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with Jack Kamen and William M. Gaines; “The Funeral!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “None But the Lonely Heart,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1952-January 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Next: September to October 1952.