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September 1952 - October 1952



Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 13, No. 1 (#145).

Published on September 2, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Hypno-Gun,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover indicia date: October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Captain Marvel Adventures #138.

Published on September 3, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The Flying Disk Danger,” “The Horrible Haunted Armor,” and “The World’s Maddest Ghost,” 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: November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Dennis the Menace, Hank Ketcham.

Published on September 8, 1952. The book features material from Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Hank Ketcham. Hardcover book. Black-and-white interiors. 112 pages. New York: Holt. Cover price: $1.00.

Note

This is the first book collection of Dennis the Menace strips.


Marge’s Little Lulu #52.

Published on September 9, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Tinklebird,” “The Balloon Derby,” “The Case of the Missing Perfume,” “The Kangaroo Kid,” and the Tubby stories “The Hero” and “The Gentleman,” 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 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Weird Fantasy #16.

Published on September 9, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Mass Meeting!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; “Skeleton Key!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “What He Saw!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “The Green Thing!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, 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: November-December 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #57.

Published on September 10, 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: November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


I Go Pogo, Walt Kelly.

Published on September 15, 1952. The book collects 1951 and 1952 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 price: $1.00


The Spirit #3.

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Published on September 15, 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: “The Walking Corpse,” by Jules Feiffer & Jim Dixon, first published on Marh 9, 1952; “It Kills by Dark,” by Jules Feiffer & Jim Dixon, first published on February 24, 1952; “The League of Liars,” by Jules Feiffer & Jim Dixon, first published on November 25, 1951; and “A Man Named Nero,” by Jules Feiffer & Al Wenzel, first published on February 3, 1952. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Real Adventures (Fiction House). Cover/indicia date: 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #26.

Published on September 16, 1952. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic features the stories “Trick or Treat” and “Hobblin’ Goblins,” both by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Mad #2.

Published on September 17, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes these stories: “Hex!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; “Melvin!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin; “Gookum!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; and “Mole!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Will Elder. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Educational Comics (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: December 1952-January 1953. Cover price: 10¢.


The Vault of Horror #28.

Published on September 18, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: "Till Death," by Johnny Craig; "The Chips Are Down!," by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; "For How the Bell Tolls!," by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; and "We Ain’t Got No Body!," 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: December 1952-January 1953. Cover price: 10¢.


Shock SuspenStories #6.

Published on September 25, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Dead Right!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; “Under Cover!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “Not So Tough!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando, with William M. Gaines; and “Sugar ‘N Spice ‘N…,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, 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: December 1952-January 1953. Cover price: 10¢.


Captain Marvel Adventures #139.

Published on October 3, 1952. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Al Jetter, and Will Lieberson. The comic includes the stories “The Red Crusher,” “Spider’s Doom,” and “Captain Marvel Fights Niatpac Levram,” 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: December 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories, Vol. 13, No. 2 (#146).

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


Al Capp’s Li’l Abner #91.

Published on October 10, 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: November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #58.

Published on October 10, 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: October 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


The Haunt of Fear #16.

Published by October 10, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes the following stories: “Nobody’s There!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels, with William M. Gaines; “A Creep in the Deep!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “…From Hunger!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “The Coffin,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis. Cover illustration by Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: November-December 1952. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“The Coffin” adapts the Ray Bradbury short story.


Two-Fisted Tales #31.

Published on October 10, 1952. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The comic includes the following stories: “Blockade!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Wallace Wood; “Campaign!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin, with Will Elder; “Donelson!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & Jack Davis; and “Grant!,” by Harvey Kurtzman & John Severin. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January-February 1953. Cover price: 10¢.


Marge’s Little Lulu #53.

Published on October 14, 1952. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “Servant for a Day,” “The Case of the Burgled Bunny,” “Sleigh Ride,” “The Wandering Snow Woman,” and the Tubby story “Bear in the Woods,” all by John Stanley, with Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by Irving Tripp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 52 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1952. Cover price: 10¢.


Crime SuspenStories #15.

Published on October 21, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “When the Cat’s Away,” by Johnny Craig; “The Screaming Woman”, by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen; “Water, Water, Everywhere…,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “…And Not a Drop to Drink!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; and “Hail and Heart-y,” 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: February-March 1953. Cover price: 10¢

Note

“The Screaming Woman” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.


Weird Science #17.

Published on October 24, 1952. Edited by William M. Gaines. The comic includes these stories: “Plucked!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Wallace Wood, with William M. Gaines; “The Island Monster,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Al Williamson, with William M. Gaines; “Off Day!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “The Long Years,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Wallace Wood. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Fables (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: January-February 1953. Cover price: 10¢

Note

“The Long Years” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.


Tales from the Crypt #34.

Published on October 29, 1952. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The comic includes these stories: “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Davis, with William M. Gaines; “Oil’s Well That Ends Well!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & George Evans, with William M. Gaines; “Attacks of Horror!,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Jack Kamen, with William M. Gaines; and “There Was an Old Woman,” by Albert B. Feldstein & Graham “Ghastly” Ingels. Cover illustration by Jack Davis. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: I. C. (E. C.). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1953. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“There Was an Old Woman” was adapted from the Ray Bradbury short story.

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