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Eerie #3
Avon
•
1951
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Cover art by Wally Wood
Strange Worlds #5
Avon
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Bondage cover
Strange Tales #4
Marvel
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
House of Mystery #1
DC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
First horror title published by DC
Tales of Terror Annual #2
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Reprinted E.C. stories
Sensation Comics #107
DC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
First issue under the new mystery format
Forbidden Worlds #4
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Ken Bald
Archie Annual #3
Archie
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Bob Montana
Popular Teen-Agers #10
Star
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Spanking panel
Strange Tales #5
Marvel
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
The Thing #1
Charlton
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of Golden Age horror series
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #13
Magazine Enterprises
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Early cover art by Frank Frazetta
Mister Mystery #4
Media Pub.
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Bondage cover art by Ross Andru
Spellbound #1
Atlas
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Forbidden Worlds #5
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Ken Bald
Teenage Dope Slaves #1
Harvey
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: adolescent drug use, brought to the attention of the public led to lurid publications devoted to the subject
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: adolescent drug use, brought to the attention of the public led to lurid publications devoted to the subject
Popular Teen-Agers #11
Star
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by L.B. Cole
Witchcraft #2
Avon
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Gene Fawcette
Sensation Comics #109
DC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Spellbound #3
Atlas
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Forbidden Worlds #6
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Startling Terror Tales #10
Star
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), opening story
Damsel in distress cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), opening story
Weird Tales of the Future #2
Stanley Morse
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Sci-fi cover art by Basil Wolverton
City of the Living Dead
Avon
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by A.C. Hollingsworth
Haunted Thrills #1
Farrell
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Horror series published by Farrell Publications
Crime Suspenstories #11
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Mister Mystery #6
Media Pub.
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Forbidden Worlds #7
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Ken Bald
Perfect Crime #26
Cross
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art depicting child drug abuse
Tell It to the Marines #2
Toby
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
War Comics #11
Atlas
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Russ Heath
Our Army at War #1
DC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of a series that introduced Sgt. Rock in issue #82
Premiere issue of a series that introduced Sgt. Rock in issue #82
Strange Worlds #8
Avon
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Strange Tales #10
Marvel
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Hitler appearance
Weird Tales of the Future #3
Stanley Morse
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Basil Wolverton
Forbidden Worlds #9
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Classic story about atomic warfare
Horrific #1
Comic Media
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Phantom Stranger, The #2
DC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
2nd appearance of The Phantom Stranger
The Thing #5
Charlton
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Forbidden Worlds #10
ACG
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Horrific #2
Comic Media
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Perfect Crime #30
Cross
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover depicting strangulation
Strange Terrors #4
St. John
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by William Ekgren, one of only three covers in comics that the artist illustrated (with Weird Horrors #7 and #8)
Though this cover appears as if it were painted, it is actually standard line art
Cover art by William Ekgren, one of only three covers in comics that the artist illustrated (with Weird Horrors #7 and #8)
Though this cover appears as if it were painted, it is actually standard line art
Mysterious Adventures #11
Story
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: a woman who is revealed to be a vampire, fondly recalls the death of prisoners in a concentration camp
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: a woman who is revealed to be a vampire, fondly recalls the death of prisoners in a concentration camp
Diary of Horror #1
Avon
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Bondage cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Tales of Terror Annual #3
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Reprinted EC stories
Weird Tales of the Future #5
Stanley Morse
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Cover art and story by Basil Wolverton
Funny Stuff #70
DC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance of Bo Bunny
Horrific #3
Comic Media
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Horror cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Archie Annual #4
Archie
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Bob Montana
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