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Tops in Adventure #1 (1952)

Ziff-Davis · 1952 · 130 pages

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Contains 23 stories
The Brave Belmonte
5 pp · adventure
Juan BelmonteMr. CavilloJoselito
Winner Give All
7 pp · adventure
Tiger Ted TempleMarty Marden

Tiger Ted Temple, a former amateur boxer turned industrial chemist, faces an unexpected challenge when Marty Marden, the heavyweight champion of the world, accepts a high-stakes private bout under the brutal old London Prize Ring rules—bare knuckles, anything goes, to a finish. What begins as a charity exhibition escalates into a grueling battle of wills and strategy as Tiger discovers just how dangerous a true champion can be when the stakes couldn't be higher. With only guts and desperation to match Marden's experience, Tiger must find a way to survive round after brutal round.

Horror on Horseback
1 pp · adventure
Attila the HunVigilas

In 451 A.D., Attila the Hun launches his devastating campaign to conquer Western Europe, sparing no one in his relentless assault on the Roman Empire and its territories. The story traces the brutal rise of history's most feared ruler—from his consolidation of power over the nomadic Huns to his conquest of vast stretches of Europe, including the destruction of Orleans and his clash with Roman forces at the legendary Battle of Chalons. Experience the reign of terror wrought by the man called "the Scourge of the Gods" as he reshapes the map of civilization through conquest and bloodshed.

He-Man of a Mountain
1 pp · adventure

A lone mountaineer faces the ultimate test of human endurance and will against Mount Everest, a peak that has resisted conquest despite numerous attempts. Standing at nearly 30,000 feet and accessible for only weeks each year, Everest presents a punishing array of hazards—thin air, exposure, avalanches, and snow-blindness—that have turned back even the most determined climbers. In this 1952 adventure, we witness the struggle of one man pitted against nature's most formidable challenge.

We Who Are About to Die
6 pp · adventure
VatiniusUrsus

A Roman slave trader named Vatinius purchases a powerful Briton called Ursus and trains him to become a gladiator, dangling the promise of freedom if he proves himself in the arena's brutal contests. Over months of killing, Ursus grows famous throughout Rome, sustained only by his love for a slave girl named Tertia—until Vatinius repeatedly breaks his word, forcing Ursus to face a choice between endless servitude and the only freedom left available to him. This 1952 tale captures the savage world of Roman gladiatorial combat and the desperate price of liberty under the heel of the empire.

The He-est He-Man of Them All
5 pp · adventure
Paul BunyanCarrie McIntire (Paul's wife)

When a towering logger named Paul Bunyan settles into Minnesota with his mighty blue ox Babe, his legendary exploits—from straightening crooked rivers to inventing the logging trade—earn him a fearsome reputation across the frontier. His fame spreads far and wide until a confident Swedish rival challenges his dominance on the Upside Down Mountain, leading to a spectacular showdown that reshapes the landscape. Along the way, Paul proves he's not just brute strength; he's a fair boss who respects hard work, and he finally finds his match in a woman as formidable as himself—his wife Carrie McIntire.

Dead Man's Vengeance
8 pp · western-frontier
HawkJeb MorganCatlettHawkins

From the sun-baked desert comes the Hawk, a United States Marshal, to stop a lawless lynch mob in Red City from executing an innocent man—only to discover the real killer is the mob's leader, Catlett, who's been using a rare stogie as his calling card. As Catlett flees into the blazing wastes, the Hawk pursues him relentlessly, determined to bring the murderer to justice before the desert claims them both.

Leverett's Last Stand
6 pp · western-frontier
Bob Hardie (The Hawk)Charlie LeverettMamie Temple

When a munitions train comes under siege by Apache raiders secretly led by the ruthless Charlie Leverett and his partner Mamie Temple, Federal Marshal Bob Hardie—known as the Hawk—is called in to stop the conspiracy threatening the territory. After narrowly surviving an ambush at the stables, the Hawk pursues Leverett across the New Mexican desert in a desperate chase to end the outlaw's reign of terror.

The Disappearing Mustang
1 pp · non-fiction; western-frontier
Unnamed cowboys
Creatures of the Western Badlands
1 pp · western-frontier
RattlesnakeGila MonsterHorned ToadArmadilloPrairie DogRoad Runner
Trap for a Killer
4 pp · western-frontier
Dusty CarsonArt LaneDriftin' Kid
The Safe Guard
2 pp · humor; western-frontier
Stumpy Bunyan

Stumpy Bunyan, the sleepy sheriff of Mudgeville, would rather snooze than serve—until the bank president warns him that safe blowers are plotting to rob the town's modest vault. When a gang of robbers makes their move on the Mudgeville National Bank, they find the lawman napping right inside the safe, and his drowsy response to the heist turns the tables in the most unexpected way. A lighthearted frontier tale about how sometimes the best defense is simply being in the right place at the wrong time.

Dry River Rampage
8 pp · western-frontier
Bob Hardie (The Hawk)Walt SelbertMarcia SelbertSam McGinty

Out in the scorching desert, Bob Hardie—the Hawk—falls to an ambush and seemingly doesn't survive, leaving Walt Selbert and his daughter Marcia at the mercy of the ruthless outlaw Spade Hammer and his gang terrorizing the town of Dry River. But the Hawk's will to live burns hotter than the desert sun, and his return sets the stage for a reckoning with the killers who thought they'd silenced him for good.

Casual Kazmaier of Princeton
6 pp · sports
Dick KazmaierCharley Caldwell

Dick Kazmaier arrived at Princeton as an undersized but determined athlete from Ohio, earning his spot through grit and dedication despite Coach Charley Caldwell's initial doubts about his size. By 1950, the "casual" tailback had transformed into a nimble, sharp-passing quarterback leading the Tigers to an undefeated season and All-American honors. Now, in 1951, with his supporting cast gone, Kazmaier faces his toughest challenge yet—proving he's got the mettle to carry the team solo against the Ivy League's best.

The Texas Quarterback Alvin "Bo" McMillin
6 pp · sports
Alvin McMillinChief MyersRed WeaverRed Roberts
The Gentle Giant The Story of Bronco Nagurski
5 pp · sports
Bronislaw NagurskiDoc SpearsGeorge Halas
Don Hutson the Alabama Antelope
4 pp · sports
Don HutsonDixie HowellCurly LambeauHarry Jacunski
Educated Toe The Story of Charley Brickley
5 pp · sports
Charley BrickleyOfficer Casey

Young Charley Brickley discovers an extraordinary talent for the football kick in 1903 Everett, Massachusetts, when Officer Casey spots his forty-yard dropkick in a vacant lot—and sets him on a path that leads to Harvard's varsity team. Years later, as Brickley faces off against Dartmouth's fearsome defense in 1912, his "educated toe" becomes the team's secret weapon, even as he battles the physical toll of the game.

Night of Terror
7 pp · science fiction
TarkaZiraAlbert Reiner

Martian crusaders Tarka and Zira touch down in Cottonwood, U.S.A., tasked with protecting a farmer named Albert Reiner from a brutal gang called the Black Hoods—a group so feared that even local authorities won't intervene. When the Black Hoods close in on Reiner and capture Zira, the true nature of Tarka's mission becomes clear, and he must decide how far the Solar System Secret Service will go to restore justice on Earth.

Beachhead on Saturn's Ring
7 pp · science fiction
TarkaZiraBoris Zandrozov

When Boris Zandrozov, the dictator of the distant planet Uralia, launches a campaign to conquer the solar system, he begins by looting precious anti-gravity fuel from space tankers—but the Solar System Assembly doesn't know his ultimate goal. Tarka and Zira, two operatives from the criminal investigation division, are commissioned as lieutenants and tasked with a daring counter-espionage mission: infiltrate Zandrozov's moon base hideout and uncover his true intentions. As Tarka goes undercover and gains the general's confidence, the pieces of a sinister plan begin to fall into place, setting the stage for a confrontation across the planets of the solar system.

Astronomical Oddities
1 pp · non-fiction

"Astronomical Oddities" takes readers on a tour of our solar system's strangest wonders—from Uranus spinning almost flat on its axis to Jupiter's eleven moons traveling in different directions, and the perpetually cloud-shrouded Venus. This 1952 non-fiction piece explores the peculiar characteristics and mysteries that make these distant worlds fascinatingly unlike our own Earth.

Prison Planet
7 pp · science fiction
Captain Jon Barrett"One-Eye" Glimm"Rocket" GasterExotica

Captain Jon Barrett, a disgraced Space Police officer, is banished to Prison Planet—a brutal dumping ground for the galaxy's most dangerous criminals—where he discovers the inmates are secretly amassing a fleet to attack Earth. Caught between his exile and his duty, Barrett must navigate a treacherous world of hardened convicts, including the enigmatic Exotica, while the imprisoned masses plot their revenge. With Prison Planet's stolen warships ready to launch, Barrett faces an impossible choice that will determine the fate of Earth itself.

Venus or Bust
5 pp · humor; science fiction

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