During 1951 and 1952, Ziff-Davis unleashed seventeen one-shot wonders. Four of them were Òkiddie
booksÓ, with titles like Christmas Carnival, Kiddie Karnival and Santa Claus Parade. Out of the other thirteen
titles, one of the comics, HE-MAN #1, was reprinted in Tops in Adventure #1, so technically there were
twelve different books of content. These one-shot wonders covered the spectrum of diverse comic book
genres and were excellent. The talent assembled for these titles was top-notch. Painted covers by Norman
Saunders and interiors by John Prentice, Tex Blaisdell, Ray Willner, Ralph Mayo, Raymond Everett Kinstler,
Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, George Olesen, Edd Ashe and many, many more grace the pages of the
various books.
All twelve of those comics are collected here in one massive volume: CAPTAIN FLEET #1, CLOAK & DAGGER
#1, DEARLY BELOVED #1, DOLLY #10, EERIE ADVENTURES #1, HOT ROD KINGS #1, SPEED SMITH #1, THE
TOODLES #10, TOPS IN ADVENTURE 1, WEIRD ADVENTURES #10, WOMEN IN LOVE #1 and THE YARDBIRDS
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