May 1952 – June 1952

Captain Marvel Adventures #134.

Published on May 2, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the story “Mr. Tawny’s Bouncing Shoes,” 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: July 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 12, No. 9 (#141).

Published on May 2, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Think Box Bollix,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover indicia date: June 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Frontline Combat #8.

Published on May 8, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Thunderjet!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Alex Toth; “Caesar!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Chickamauga!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Night Patrol!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Will Elder. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #53.

Published on May 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: July 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #48.

Published on May 13, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Mr. McNabbem,” “I Have a Little Time to Spare…,” and “That Awful Witch, Hazel,” and the Tubby story “Now I’ll Mix a Couple of Drops of This With…,” 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: June 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck and the Golden Helmet.

Published on May 20, 1952. Edited by Alice Neilson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Goden Helmet,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Cover/indicia date: July-August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note: The comic is also known as Four Color #408.

Tales from the Crypt #31.

Published on May 22, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Survival… or Death!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; “The Thing in the ‘Glades!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “Kamen’s Kalamity!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “Buried Treasure!,” 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: August-September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Fantasy #14.

Published on May 28, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “The Exile!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “The Expert!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; “The Ad!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; “Close Call!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “Mad Journey,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines, Frank Frazetta, and Roy Krenkel. Cover illustration by Albert B. Feldstein. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: July-August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Intimate Love #19.

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Published on June 3, 1952. The comic includes the story “I Married in Haste,” illustrated by Alex Toth, with Mike Peppe. The cover photographer and actors are unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Meridien, CT: Visual Editions (Standard). Cover/indicia date: August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note: There is no credited editor for the issue.

The Spirit #2.

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Published on June 3, 1952. Edited by J. F. Byrne. The comic features select stories originally published in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include: “Contraband Queen” (also known as “The 7th Husband”) by Will Eisner, with Jules Feiffer, first published on May 20, 1951; and “The $50,000 Flim-Flam” (also known as “Time Bomb”) by Will Eisner, with Jules Feiffer, first published on April 15, 1951. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Real Adventures (Fiction House). Cover/indicia date: Summer 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

The Vault of Horror #26.

Published on June 3, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: "Two of a Kind!," by Johnny Craig; "Graft in Concrete!." by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; "Half-Way Horrible!," by Albert B. Feldstein & Sid Check, with William M. Gaines; and "Hook, Line, and Stinker!," 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: August-September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 12, No. 10 (#142).

Published on June 3, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Houseboat Holiday,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover indicia date: July 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #49.

Published on June 10, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Case of the Pilfered Popcorn,” “The Working Girls,” “Hi, Alvin! What Are You Looking So Sad About?,” “Twenty Thousand Leaks Under the Sea,” and the Tubby story “The Evil Owl,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Pogo Possum #10.

Published on June 10, 1952. Edited by Chase Craig. The comic includes the Pogo stories “Lulu Red Ridey Hoops,” “The Epic Cure,” “Beared Fang,” and “Mother’s Gooseberry Rinds,” and the Howland and Churchy story “Down with the Sea and the Ships,” all by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July-September 1952. Cover price: 15¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #54.

Published on June 11, 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¢.

Shock SuspenStories #4.

Published on June 12, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Split Second!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Confession!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Strictly Business!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “Uppercut!,” 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: August-September 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Two-Fisted Tales #29.

Published on June 13, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes the following stories: “Korea!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Red Knight!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin; “Washington!!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Will Elder; and “Fire Mission!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Dave Berg. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

The Haunt of Fear #14.

Published by June 19, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “A Little Stranger!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “Take Your Pick!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Ship-Shape!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Sid Check, with William M. Gaines; and “This Little Piggy…,” 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: July-August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Al Capp’s Li’l Abner #89.

Published on June 20, 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: July 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

The Marvel Family #74.

Published on June 20, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the story “The Marvel Family Battles the Hissing Horror,” by Otto Binder & C. C. Beck. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck, with Pete Costanza. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover indicia date: August 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Weird Science #15.

Published on June 20, 1952. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “The Martians!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Captivity,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “Miscalculation!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “Bum Steer!,” 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: September-October 1952. Cover price: 10¢

Crime SuspenStories #13.

Published on June 25, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Hear No Evil!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with Johnny Craig; “First Impulse!”, by Albert B. Feldstein & Sid Check; “Second Chance?,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Sid Check; “A Question of Time!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson; and “Forty Whacks!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen. Cover illustration by Johnny Craig. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1952. Cover price: 10¢

Frontline Combat #9.

Published on June 26, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Abe Lincoln!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “First Shot!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Will Elder; “Choose Sides!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; and “Bull Run!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin. Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Tiny Tot (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: November-December 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


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