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When I was a young boy, my father would hold me on his knee
and tell me about those evil Marihuana Drug Peddlers.
“You see son, the first cigarette . . . well
that’s for free . . . that’s to get you started.
But the second, well that’s going to cost you a dollar.
And the third cigarette, well boy, by that time, it’s too late,
you’re addicted.”
At the time, I believed him totally and completely.
And looking back at it, to this day I believe that he was telling me what
he himself thought was the truth. But
where did he hear such things? Who
was it that had lied to him?
Looking back at history (with 20/20 hindsight), the
question is easy to answer. And
comic books (like many other media) were not spared.
In fact, many of the horror stories that he told me seem to jump right
out of their pages.
Starting in June of 1939, with the story of “Ace
G-Man Steve Carson versus the local high school janitor,” the comic
book industry kept a steady barrage of propaganda against the medical marihuana
plant. Only the inadvertent creation
of the Comic Book Code in 1954 finally put an end to it.
ADVENTURE COMICS
1939 - First mention of Marihuana - –S6
#39[c]-
June 1939 -
This
episode of the “Federal Men” (by Siegel and Schuster, the creators of
Superman) has Ace G-Man Steve Carson tracking down a school janitor who's
selling Marihuana to innocent high school kids.
The case
begins after a group of youngsters rob and kill a gas station attendant and then
drive off weaving haphazardly and hit an innocent pedestrian – all under the
influence of Marihuana (the weed of madness).
This leads Steve Carson to a high school where he matches wits with a
dope-peddling janitor. Great
unforgettable story lines such as:
“Marihuana the drug that causes the smoker to lose all
moral restraint–then this case comes under federal jurisdiction!”
Must
reading for reefer madness fans.
BEN
CASEY – (Feb 1963) No. 4:[+copy]
“Terror at 59 West," a Marijuana and Heroin use
story.
Must reading, a 4-Star rating:
A criminal punk (for lack of a better word for him), addicted to
Marihuana and Heroin, named “Creep Canova” (the character's
real name), causes a lot
of trouble. And although the story
only mentions Marihuana, still, how can one forget one of the panels, which
reads:
“I thought that smell was familiar.
‘MARIJUANA!’ Imagine. A young
kid like this on the stuff!”
BLUE
BEETLE, THE - '38-'50
#4[c] (Fall 1940) -
The Blue Beetle must stop a gang of marihuana dope peddlers that seem to be
selling marihuana to high school aged young people.
The story seems to follow the same one that was used in the blue beetle
radio program (see radio plays). But
here the word marijuana is used more than once.
BOY
COMICS -
#71- Drug story - Yes, spelled wrong as Marajuana a
couple of times, bad guy mentions it, gets a kid to smoke a "mexican
cigarette". -- On order
BOY
ILLUSTORIES (Jan
1949) NO.73
Comix, contains one of the “Frazetta” – Anti-Drug Ads
(short one-page comic stories), “We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth.”
While Medical Marihuana is not actually mentioned, there is no question
exactly what the “Dope” is. Part
of the ad reads: “All young men
and women should report Dope peddlers to their parents, their clergymen, their
teachers, the police . . etc. “
CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT - Lev
Gleason Pub. '48-'55
#69[c]-
"THE HOT ROD GANG" dope crazy kids - Oct-'54
A 4-Star Reefer Madness rating.
The title says it all, “Dope Crazy Kids and souped up Hot Rods means
DEATH ON WHEELS!” Of course the
Drug is Marihuana (reefers), a good juvenile delinquent story -- Must reading.
DARING
ADVENTURES –
#11- “Sorry
– No Cigarettes Today.”
Teen-age crime fighter
“Yankee Boy” battles the “Reefer King” in a story titled “Sorry – No
Cigarettes Today.” The plot
involves:
-- A Cigarette salesman,
talked into using his shop to sell reefers.
-- A young boy (after
smoking a reefer) becomes a robber.
-- A kind police officer
(the kind that gives candy to lost children) guards over a schoolyard.
OK, one gets the picture.
Must reading.
DAREDEVIL
COMICS -Lev Gleason
Pub. -'42-'56 NOT marvel DAREDEVIL:
#82 -Comic
contains the same “Frazetta” Anti-drug ad “We
Can Stop the Enemies of Youth” as
“BOY ILLUSTORIES” #73
DETECTIVE
COMICS – (Jan.
194?):
#35-
Hypo-cover - Jan., 194X
Not a drug comix, it’s just that the cover has a hypo on
the cover – big deal, I wouldn’t even bother to read it.
However, by accident there is a story that mentions “HEMP”
in it.
0-Star reefer Madness rating.
DOLL
MAN - Quality Comics Group '46-53
#39
“Narcotics The Deadly Menace of The Death Drug” April 1952
While the story is about a New Kind of Plant Drug
(Zombie), Marihuana is mentioned, with one panel reading:
“What’s a new kind of DRUG got to do with us, monk?
We got lots of customers for Heroin, and Marijuana and the usual
stuff!”
GANGSTERS
AND GUN MOLLS - Avon
Periodical/Realistic Comics '51-'52
#3- This
is not really a reefer madness story. Marihuana
is only mentioned once and then only under the word Weed, In "Janita Perez
- the gypsy killer." The story
seems to be about a bad girl who started early and committed every kind of crime
possible. Even running a dope ring.
In one of the seen(s) she says " You wanted out -- But your can
never get away from the WEED habit. -- It eats into you--You've got to have
it!" -- not worth reading.
GHOST
RIDER -Published by Magazine Enterprises
#6 [c]- 1951
Loco Weed (the western term for Medical Marihuana) is used by a couple of
villains to get them “high” just before committing their crimes.
#8[C]- Aug. 1952
“The Knife in the Night!” One of
the villains “Weedy Smudgeon” (a hopeless Loco Weed smoker) robs a visiting
opera singer. His purpose, to obtain
more smokes from his boss and controller, the villainous undertaker Amos Drizly.
But fear not, the Ghost Rider is soon on the trail.
GREEN
MASK, THE -'40 or 1941
#3- The comic does have a marihuana mention story in it,
but it's not a "Green Mask" story, instead it’s a
"Gang-Buster" Robinson (By Harold Vance) story.
The story involves a newly appointed prosecutor who battles against a
Gang of dope peddlers. Needless to
say the dope is medical marihuana. Not
really a reefer madness story -- not worth reading.
- 1941
INFORMER,
THE- (TV)
#2-
June, 1954 – A Heroin story, the only mention of Medical Marihuana is
as follows:
“St Louis knew the kid all right, her name was
Mella Trebs as a lark, she’d started on reefers in high school.
At 16 Mella was already on Horse (heroin) when the cops first picked her
up.”
Sort of a
Medical Marihuana as a starter drug, etc.
THE
INSIDERS
This comic book by Syndistar Comics is entitled “The
Marijuana Mystery.” The story is
about a gymnast troubled with the choice of marijuana.
This comic is copyright 1991 and is excellent condition.
Real pack of lies about Medical Marihuana.
KERRY
DRAKE DETECTIVE CASES -'44-52
#9- Two-part Marijuana story; 1946
#10- Two-part Marijuana story - Kerry smokes Marijuana
Note: I actually have a book
of reprints which contains the two-part story above.
A 4-Star Reefer Madness rating. A
truly evil story about the evils of Marihuana in which both Ace investigator
(for the DA) and his young sidekick, Curly, accidentally smoke the WEED of
Madness. Panels show: Distorted
illusions, false exhilaration, distorted distance and time frames.
Must be seen to be believed --
Must reading.
THE
KILLERS '47-'48
#2[c]-
“Assassins! Mad Slayers of the East!"
The story of “Hassan Ibn Saban” (aka the old man of the mountain) and
how he used marihuana to drug his assassins into killing for him.
Note: This was a favorite
Harry Anslinger (former drug czar) story, but alas a fake. Marco Polo (to whom
all refer) clearly stated that the drug in question was opium, not Marihuana.
MAD
-'52
#4[c]- 1953
"FLOB WAS A SLOB." The
story of Ramona Snarfl, a typical American girl, who had to choose between two
lovers. One a fat slob and the other
a handsome male. The choice at first
was obvious, but after a few nights out with him, she started to notice a few
odd things, like where did he get his money etc.
So she goes back to the fat slob. However
in the end she sees the light and the last panel shows her selling reefers to
grammar school kids. The captions
reads, “I was no fool! It’s the night clubs for me!
Hey kids wanna buy some weeds, cheap?
C’mon look fork over your lunch money! C’mon before the teacher
comes.. . . It’s hard to
take MAD magazine seriously. AG
More
Fun Comics
#25 - Oct.
1937 - "The marijuana
Racket" part 1 - a Johnny Law adventure
- Note the date, this may be
the first reefer madness story out there---and a horror of one it is.
Story concerns starts out when a young marihuana addict shoots dead an
innocent women. This puts Johnny Law
on the hunt for a gang of marihuana peddlers:
"Chief, I don't care how we do it, But we must stop
this peddling of dope to kids! That
kid that did the shooting this afternoon was a victim of marihuana."
"Johnnie, the marijuana peddling isn't an ordinary
rocket, it isn't done by organized crime but by small time racketeers"
Needless to say, Johnny thinks differently, --- will he
stop the gang? We will have to wait
until we can get a copy of "More Fun comics #26" where the story
continues.
NUTS!-
(satire) -'54
#3- Drug
"reefers" mentioned (but only as part of a joke, not a reefer madness
article)
PRISON
RIOT Avon Periodicals '52
#1[c]- Marijuana Murders -1 page text story
- "a white, sand-like powder poured.
It glistened in the light of the street lamp.
When the cop on the beat came running up to the body he recognized right
away that the stuff was marijuana." etc..
RACKET
SQUAD IN ACTION - '52-'58
#14[c]-
"Shakedown" - Jan 1955
Shakedown is a story about a marijuana peddler – It's not that much of a read,
but it does deal with marihuana. 3
star rating.
REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS:
(See Teen-Aged Dope Slaves/Reform School Girls)
REALISTIC
ROMANCES -
Avon-'51-54
#16-Marijuana
story - (same as Romantic Love #6) Story is titled “My Scandalous
Affair!” The story of a fast and
easy girl, but one day she goes too far, to a reefer party.
“The taste was bitter and it choked me….the
room began to spin …. I inhaled a few more puffs and began to grow deathly
sick!”
Her boyfriend (also under the influence of marihuana) tries
to kill her etc. And after a
few months she ends up in a mental institution where she sees first hand the
effects of the evil weed. One plate
has a doctor saying:
“That girl is only five years older than you. She
started the way you did and went much further, and now it’s too
late!” [Picture shows a very
elderly looking woman, in a haze]
But fear not, romance comic book fans, she recovers from
her addiction and gets together with her old boyfriend.
A happy ending.
ALL
TRUE ROMANCE -'51-'56
#14-
Unless your into girl romance etc., the story is not worth reading.
Something about a nurse who goes wrong and messes up during an operation.
Anyway, the word Marihuana never actually the word never comes up, only
words like weed, tea etc. Again, not
worth reading.
ROUNDUP
(Western Crime) - '48-'49
#2[c]- Marijuana drug mention story - Although the word
Marihuana is never mentioned
(only dope) it is clear what the dope has to be.
The story concerns smuggling the stuff across the border.
PANIC (EC) Comic
1954
#3[c]- Old King Cole smokes marijuana - July 1954 This is
only a 3 panel story; Panic magazine (sort of like MAD) also treats it as a
joke. But this is among the first
(let’s get real) stories ever put to print.
We only have the cover and (Old King Cole) story page.
THE
PERFECT CRIME -
Cross Publications 49-53
#18[c]-
NOV. 1951 Drug cover, heroin drug propaganda story + 2 page drug editorial
POLICE
COMICS
#2- Plastic Man smuggles opium
#5- Plastic Man is forced to smoke marijuana
Issue #2, deals only with
opium, and yes Plastic Man pretends to be a criminal and helps smuggles some
opium, etc… 0-Star Reefer Madness
rating.
Issues #4, 5 The
evil “Madam Brawn,” the head of an extortion racket that is terrorizing the
city, captures poor Plastic Man and forces him to smoke reefers.
The next panel shows him running around in a drug dazed state, shooting a
gun up in the air saying, “Whee!! I’m a Killer,” etc, etc.
All effects of the reefers, of course. Must
reading. – 5 Star Reefer Madness
rating.
SHOCK
SUSPENSTORIES - EC comics-'52-'55
#10[c]-
Junkie story Yup -- called "reefer"
-- the boy gets in with a
gang, they urge him to smoke, it soon leads to "stronger stuff" and he
gets the electric chair in the end. That's
what smoking the stuff does to ya, you know!
Thanks for looking! Elisabeth
S37
#12[c]-
“The Monkey.” The story
of a young, clean-cut, high-school kid Eddie Anderson, who is talked into using
Marihuana by a dope peddler. The 2nd
cigarette wasn’t for free (anymore), it cost him plenty.
Eddie thereafter goes on to harder and harder drugs, etc., enough said.
Moral of the story – Marihuana is a starter drug.
Must reading, a 5 star reefer madness rating.
SWEETHEARTS
– (March 1954) No. 122:
“I was a
Musician’s Girl,” I give it a five star Reefer Madness rating.
Louise, a
young girl, must choose between two boys. One
is “Drummer,” a “POD” (marihuana) smoking musician who flourishes in the
dark shadows of cellar clubs. The
other is Todd, a clean-cut handsome music writer.
After a lot of “POD” and nightclub action, etc., Louise finally comes
to her senses. A happy ending.
TEEN-AGED DOPE
SLAVES / REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS:
They're Wild! They're
Wanton! They're Willing!
They're Teen-Aged Dope Slaves & Reform School Girls out for Kicks!
Or at least that’s what the ad (on E-bay) says.
The comix contains reprint stories from late 1940's and
early 1950's, mostly from two titles, “Teen-aged Dope Slaves” and “Reform
School Girls.” Stories include "The Deadly Needle," Trapped,"
and "Teen-Aged Dope
Slaves" .
TEEN-AGED DOPE
SLAVES:
#1[c]- Teen-Age Dope Slaves as exposed by Rex Morgan M.D
[Note: this is an anti-drug comic book, Not a reefer madness story] marihuana is
mentioned only in 2 or3 panels and only by the name of weed.
- only the first 7
seven pages (over 20 total) are shown on CD-ROM/
TRAPPED:
(1951) – Anti-Medical Marihuana, anti-Drug education comic.
Prepared by “the Committee on Narcotics – N.Y City,” and
distributed at public schools.
Bill Jones, a clean-cut, high-school kid, is conned (in the
boys restroom) into trying Marihuana. It’s
all downhill for him after that. His
schoolwork suffers, he gets into fights with his parents, etc.
And while his girlfriend, teachers, etc., try to help, soon he moves on
to hard drugs. (Medical Marihuana =
starter drug – everyone knows that.) Only
after he is arrested and put in jail does he come to his senses.
Note: This is a “white
people only” comic book. Not a
single non- white in the
place. A must read.
TRUE
CRIME COMICS: St. John Publishing co
#5 [c]- "I Was A Racket Girl," - April 1949 - 5-star
reefer madness rating - must reading. A
young aspiring actress and her boy friend gets involved in a marihuana selling
racket. Lots of stereotypes words
etc., must reading.
TRUE
LOVE CONFESSIONS - '54-'56
#1- Marijuana story – Marihuana is only mentioned
once in the story (the marihuana and driving don’t mix lie).
2 star rating.
UnderWorld
Crime
#5- "River of Blood"---Not a reefer madness
comic. Although the subject
marihuana does come up (in a negative way), the story is more about some Mexican
(undocumented workers) than anything else.
MISTER
UNIVERSE (Professional wrestler)- '51-'52
#3[c]- Dec. 1951, - A gang of (adult) marihuana peddlers,
is using (high school) teen-age gangs to sell the weed of madness to other high
school students. Can Mr. Universe
(pro wrestler) stop them and their diabolical plot.
- 5 star rating, must reading
1948
WANTED Comics:
#13[c]-
Heroin drug propaganda story - Marihuana is briefly mentioned on the first page
but I believe that's the only reference to it in the comic - I hope that helps a
bit! – S32
WANTED
COMICS
#14[c]
published by Toytown Comics in 1948. Classic Golden Age PRE-CODE CRIME comic
with a MARIJUANA mention story. -
A short (2 page) story about Vincent Pellicer, a marihuana peddler.
The story is about a trunk bought at an action that had medical marihuana
in it. Soon the DEA gets into the
act etc… I believe it is the
same story as that described in a true detective magazine (see the museum's
CD-ROM #1). The story ends with a
---"If you know his location, notify Commissioner H.H. Anslinger, Bureau of
Narcotics."
WANTED COMICS (Feb. 1949)
#18[e]- The
story “SATAN’S CIGARETTES,” based on actual police files (would the police
or the publisher lie to us?), was also re-released as “The No. 1 Enemy” in a
later issue. The story starts as
follows:
“Do
you want to buy Madness, Pain, and Horror? Do
you want to join the ranks of pitiful fools who have blazed the trail to
destruction? Then come closer and
have a cigarette. A SPECIAL kind of
cigarette…”
The plot revolves around an honest, hardworking (tobacco)
shopkeeper who is tricked into selling “a special kind of cigarette” to
Marihuana addicts. The story's
dialogue would make even Ross Potts (the Dare Guy) proud.
Examples:
“Today the menace of Marihuana is being
combatted by every law enforcement agency in the United States… It is a
vicious racket.” …
My favorite scene has the underworld gang leader saying:
“Marihuana
is for SAPS and spineless jellyfish! It
makes you GOOFY WEAK UPSTAIRS! Let
the weaklings smoke it – We get rich on it see?”
“Nobody
knows what a poison it is like we do.”
WANTED
COMICS (March 1949):
#19 [**]-
The publisher offers a $100 reward for information leading to the capture of Joe
Dentico, wanted by the commissioner of narcotics.
According to one panel, “Detico’s crime is one of the most bestial
and degrading known to humanity!” Note,
the drug sold is never mentioned and (while it could be) it most likely is not
Medical Marihuana.
WANTED
COMICS = Toytown Publications/ Patches/ Orbit Pub.
#24- “THE
DOPE KING” Jan. 1950 – The police are baffled, where is the Marihuana coming
form? None of the big time
underworld gangs are behind it – they are sure, so where is it coming from?
WANTED
COMICS = Toytown Publications/ Patches/ Orbit Pub.
#39[c]-
Drug propaganda story, "The Horror weed" – Have a scan version of
the comic. Despite the name,
Marihuana is only hinted at. only a
1 star rating.
WANTED
COMICS (Feb. 1952) No. 45:
# 45
“The No. 1 Enemy” -
Re-titled story from issue #18, (then titled) “Satan’s Cigarettes.”
WANTED
COMICS (Orbit Publications) No. 51:
#51 [ ]-
“Holiday of Horror,” A classic Marihuana is used by criminals, that
Marihuana is a starter drug and leads to Heroin, etc.
This comix can be found on the internet through the DPF.
WEIRD
HORRORS - '52-53
#3[c]- Vol. 1, #3- Oct. 1952. "hashish" story in
"Strange Fakir from the Orient."
THE PLOT:
A strange mental weakness has stricken an entire community, leaving them
defenseless and unable to fight against slave raiders etc.
News of this causes “Emir- The Phantom Fakir,” to investigate.
Soon he hears that it is none other than the evil “Mustapha Kemall”
who is behind the strange mental malady. After
freeing a beautiful slave girl, he flies on a magic carpet to the stronghold of
the evil Kemal. There after defeating both guards and the Kemal himself, he
discovers the secret of the strange malady.
An urn who’s vapors:
“Are narcotic, not unlike the smoke from the HEMP
weed. It drugged him with false
courage, but he used the drug’s contrary effects to enslave the minds of his
followers! ShaH-Ri
Hasheesh! Destroy this evil urn”
And the people are saved.
RATING:
2 star reefer madness rating. It
should be noted that Medical Marihuana is not mentioned by name, only by
implication
YOUTHFUL
HEARTS – (May 1952) No. 1: ”
#1[ ]-
“Monkey on Her Back.” A
classic: An orphaned college girl goes with her sister to a dinner and dance party.
There her sister introduces her to some friends, one of whom
is a (handsome) “Marijuana user.”
Later on, she learns her sister is a drug addict.
Sobbing, she learns how her
sister started on medical marihuana (the starter drug) and moved on, Sob, Sob
etc. Great dialogue, with sentences like: “Why, that’s
marijuana!! Oh No. : I couldn't!
Haven't you been reading about Dope in the papers?”
A five star reefer madness rating.
End of List #1
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Beginning of List #2
The following comic book contain reefer madness stories or
references to Marihuana: The museum
does not have (and wants) copies of.
ALL
TRUE ROMANCE -'51-'56
#10 [c]- Classic
headlights cover, hypo panel, marijuana + drug use panels in "Gang
Girl": "Enjoying yourself, baby? Here take a drag on this! It'll pep
you up! It's got a kick like nothing else! Ha...ha...ha..."
CRIME
MYSTERIES - Trojan-
'52-'54
#2[c]- Marijuana Story - July, 1952
DANGER-
comic media/ Allen
Hardy Assoc.'53-'54
#4[c]- Marijuana Cover Story - Something about the border
patrol.
DYNAMITE
- Comic Media/Allen Hardy Publ.'53-54
#3[c]- Marijuana story, Johnny Dynamite begins 1953 -
Dynamite Comics #3 Sept. 1953. 1st. app. Johnny Dynamite the Wild Man from
Chicago, Drug Story, Girl using Marijuana and Heroin Shot Pusher in face at
close range. S34
DYNAMIC
COMICS - '41-'48
#16[c]-
Marijuana story - Dynamic Comics #16, Bondage, Snake, Nice NR S1-
FAMOUS
GANGSTERS: - Avon,
'51-'52
#3-
The opening page of this comic says the following... "Junk! That is the
underworld name for the narcotics that are seeping in ever increasing quantities
into America's blood stream! Junk is a fitting name, for in it's clutches, junk
is what human beings become...The picture beside this caption shows two young
adults smoking what most likely is Marihuana.
- hope this info helps. Greg
S58
FEATURE
COMICS, Quality
comics Group '39-'50
#56-
Marijuana Story in "Swing Session begins,” I had a chance to look over
the story. It’s about a night club
owner that sells reefer cigarettes on the side.
Well actually he does more than that etc.
A 5 star reefer madness rating.
FIGHT
AGAINST CRIME Story
Comics '51-54
#4[c]- Drug Story, "Hopped Up Killers" 1951
- “Marihuana” - Many times it is mentioned along with reefers and
hashish. –S?
GREEN
HORNET COMICS - '40-'49
#46 [C]- Front cover - “Case of the Marijuana
Racket” - July 1949 S41
More
Fun Comics
#26 -
"The marijuana Racket" part 2 - a Johnny Law adventure
- Nov. 1937
PERFECT
CRIME, THE: Cross Publications 49-53
#15[c]- "The Most Terrible Menace"- 2 page
drug editorial- This tells of the "Drug Pusher" giving away free
Marijuana and then getting them started on the harder drugs.
PRIZE
COMICS WESTERN - 48-'56
#92-One pg. Dope ad
ROMANTIC
LOVE - '49-54
#6- "Thrill Crazy" Marijuana story - (same as
Realistic Romance #16)
TARGET
COMICS
[c ]- Vol.1 #1
FEB,1940 -"T-MEN by Joe Simon"--"marijuana use story"
- The "T-Men" story has dope dealing and drug use in several
panels on several pages. Chris S62
TEEN-AGE
TEMPTATIONS '52-54
#8- Teenagers smoke reefers
End of list #2
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Beginning of List #3
The following comic
books may or may not contain reefer madness stories.
The museum does not have a copy and would appreciate assistance in
locating (even a photocopy of) any of them.
ALL
TOP COMICS - Fox
Features/Green Pub./ Norlen Mag
#5- Drug mention story - Cartoon type of comic
ALL
TRUE POLICE DETECTIVE CASES - GOLDEN
AGE BOOK PUBLISHED
Oct/Nov 1951.
This issue includes stories like... "a daring expose of America’s
no. 1 youth problem--- drug addicts!" (Almost as comical as the classic
"reefer madness" movie of the same era) as well as other (true??)
stories on crime and murder.
ALL
TRUE ROMANCE -'51-'56
#16 Heroin drug story
CHAMBER
OF CLUES -Harvey Pub. '55
#19-
Heroin story - possible not correct
CRIME
DOES NOT PAY - Lev
Gleason - '42-'55
#26- Three drug mentions
CRACKAJACK
FUNNIES - Dell
'38-'42
#3- Drug stories
DYNAMITE
- Comic Media/Allen Hardy Publ.'53-54
#1- Morphine drug mention story 1953
DYNAMIC
COMICS - '41-'48
#9
1944 published by DYNAMIC PUBLICATIONS. LUCKY COYNE swears he will
print the story behind the murder of a DRUG ADDICT immediately bringing on death
threats from erstwhile dealers.
#10- Drug story
GANGSTERS
CAN'T WIN - '48-'51
#4[c]-
Narcotics mentioned
HEADLINE
COMICS -43-'56
#70- Drug mention story
LIFE
STORY -'49-'53
#13
-?
#22- Drug use story
MURDER
INCORPORATED - '48-'51
#81-
Drug use story
RED
SEAL -'46-'47
#15[c]-
Drug mention story
REFORM
SCHOOL GIRL! -Realistic comics -'51
#1- May not be a drug story – May already have:
SMASH
COMICS- Quality comics group, '39-'49
#56-
Drug story
TEEN-AGE
TEMPTATIONS '52-54
#1- Reform School Girl"
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NONE,
REEFER MADNESS COMICS:
The
following comics either do not have a drug story at all, have a drug story but
it is something other than marihuana or have a drug story with an unspecified
drug (usually "dope") that does not bear any resemblance to marihuana.
As such they are outside our area of interest.
We include this list solely to prevent confusion and as a
public service to scholars doing research on the subject.
ADVENTURE
COMICS
– DC:
#41- Opium Story - Aug., 1939
#42- Opium Story - Sep., 1939
#43- Opium Story - Oct., 1939
#44- Opium Story - Nov., 1939
Note:
An ongoing Opium Story has nothing to do with Reefer
Madness (0-Star Rating). A
continuing story of “RUSTY and his pals” about a Chinese opium ring.
Lots of racial
(1939) stereotypes, however, but not worth reading. AG
ALL
FAMOUS POLICE CASES- Star Pub.
#8[+copy]- Marijuana story - Dec., 1952
Although “Overstreet's” Price Guide claims that there is a
Marijuana story included, try as I may, I couldn’t find one.
In other words, Overstreet (a bible of the Comix industry) got the wrong
issue or something. The museum has
been ripped off. - Museum has a copy- AG
ADVENTURES
INTO WEIRD WORLDS -'52-54 Marvel/Atlas
#24[c]- Man holds hypo & splits in two –Dec no,
there isn't S17
AMAZING
MYSTERY FUNNIES - Centaur Publications - '38-'40
#2[c]- Drug use story -
Sept. 1938) Hello, I just
looked at the book, I did find the story you are thinking about.
They call it medicine herbs it’s suppose to help you in the life like
medicine also found a page that had what looks like a space ship.
Richard S64
AUTHENTIC
POLICE CASES - St. John Publishing Co. '48-'55
#9[c]- Drug mention story Drug cover - same as #34 Hi,
- Marijuhuana is not specifically mentioned in the story.
'Narcotics smugglers' and 'Dope smuggling' is mentioned, and at the crux
of the story. - Ted S48
#15[c]- Drug cover story – S20
#19[c]- Heroin mention – Hi There, Sorry I don't have
time to read the whole thing but a in a quick scan I did not see Marihuana
mentioned. Thanks for the inquiry.
The Wizard- S21
#34[c+copy]- Drug cover
- same as #9 –July 1954 yes – S24 Note,
I could find no mention of a Marihuana story anywhere.
Drug is not mentioned by name. AG
BATTLE
CRY
# 11 [c]- Battle Cry #11 by Stanmor
Pub. 1954. Great War book w/ Nice Drug Cover Opium story – not a anti-medical marihuana comix.
THE
BLACK TERROR
#12[c]- Standard Nedor 1945. Great Schomburg War cover on the "Giant
Television," wild hypo drug story line.
BOY
LOVES GIRL
- Lev Gleason Pub. '52-'56
#28[c]- Drug propaganda story – OCTOBER,1952 the stories included in
this issue are, "phone call on my wedding night", "my one wrong
step", "i was ashamed of my husband", "my last chance"
S20/S30 HELLO, Well I found the drug
story. it is called "MY ONE WRONG STEP" and believe it or not it is
not about reefer it is about a guy hooked on Heroin and he asks his girlfirend
to go score for him but instead she goes and gets a doctor for him because she
is afraid to go to the dealers house and does not want her boyfriend to do it
anymore. Hope the info helped. And here I thought they were just a bunch of
mushy love stories... Sincerly, Wimzy2
BUSTER
CRABBE - '52-'53
#1- Frazetta anti-drug ad --
Frazetta, drug pusher back-cover -
CAIN'S
HUNDRED (TV) Dell '62
[c]-(01-094-207)- Heroin drug story -
don't think they use the term "marihuana" specifically. They use terms
like "narcotics", "junk", "dope", and
"stuff". S51
COMBAT
CASEY – (Aug. 1954) No. 17:
#17 [ ]- Not a Reefer
Madness comix. There is a story
about North Koreans growing Opium (for sale in South Korea), in which Combat
Casey (sort of like GI Joe) destroys the opium plants etc.
Not worth reading. -Museum
has a copy- AG
COW
PUNCHER - '47-49
#6 Opium drug mention story, bondage, headlights cover - $7
CRIME
DETECTIVE COMICS - Hilman Perio.'48-'53
V3-#5[c]- Drug mention Dec. 1952 - Hi!!
Nope, I read the book and there is no mention of marihuana at all...S74
CRIME
ON THE WATERFRONT - Realistic Pub.-'52
#4[c]- Drug mention story – 5/1952 -
They do not mention any specific drugs. The cover story is about underworld mob
bosses who control the flow of narcotics, but no specific drugs are mentioned or
shown. Thanks TJ Crazy Frog Comics
(formerly Ike & J's)
CRIME
AND JUSTICE
- Charlton comics -'51-'55
#11[c]- Narcotics plus drug mention story
#21[c]- Opium mention story Nov.,
'54 - The drug is opium
CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT
- Lev Gleason Pub. '48-'55
#28[c]- Drug story The
Last A Story is a Who Dunnit, 4 pages and mention of a dope ring and drug
trafficking are mentioned...I never read the others...hope this helps, Bill. S40
#39[c]- Drug mention story "THE 5 DOPES" - June/1951 – A
narcotics (snow) mentioned story. –
Not a Reefer Madness story.
#45[c]-
"Hophead Killer" drug story - Unfortunately this is a case where the
story and the cover are only "loosely' related... not actual mention of any
type of dope in the text. Hope this helps... best wishes, Duane
- S60
#67- "Monkey on his back" heroin story – Only Heroin
CRIME
DETECTOR -
Timor Pub '54
#3-
2pg drug text – nope just dope.
CRIME
MUST PAY THE PENALTY -Ace Mag. '48-'56
#13[c+copy]- Drug story- Heroin drug story – April 1950
#33- (7-'53)"Dell Fabry-Junk King" drug story; mentioned in Love
and Death - Not worth reading, Ignor.
#34[c]-
Drug Story – I checked but I could find no drug story or any reference to a
drug.
Thanks
for your interest. – Vender on E-bay
#41-
Drug story, "Dealers in White Death"
- Drug is heroin
CRIME
MYSTERIES
- Trojan- '52-'54
#10[c]-
Heroin drug mention stories
CRIME
DETECTIVE COMICS - Hilman Perio.'48-'53
V3,#1[c]- Drug use cover -
No drug stories, just a drug cover - Mar-April
CRIME
DOES NOT PAY -
Lev Gleason - '42-'55
#19[+Copy]- “New Faces for Sale!” – April 1951
Story only hardly mentions drugs, and only because a hospital attendant
tries to rob someone. Not worth
reading. - Museum has a copy - AG
#121[c+Copy]- “The
incredible dynamic career of Irving Wexler” – April 1952
- While there is a Drug
story, the drug’s name is not mentioned. Not
worth reading - Museum has a
copy - AG
CRIME
REPORTER -St.
John '48
#1[c]- Drug club story -
Overstreet says "drug club story," but now that I read it, I wonder.
The lead guy in the story is Count Morphine, so it's not marijuana they
are talking about - however, the club in question is a lonely hearts club, and
the side business is thievery, so, other than the guy's name, drugs don't seem
to be a component of the story - maybe Overstreet got it wrong- G
#3- Morphine story
CRIME
SMASHERS -Trojan
'50-'53
#1[c]-
drug mention story - Not a Marihuana story:
#3[c]-
Cocaine drug story - It's a cocaine smuggling story, don't know if they mention
marijuana or not. –Ed S28 + pixl
#7-
Female heroin junkie story - Issue # 7 mentions girl being a heroin addict.
This issue just mentions dope – ebay sales
person: 10-’52 – S14
#11- Drug mention stories
- No, it doesn't appear that there is. S80
CRIMES
BY WOMEN-
Fox-'48-'54
#11[c]- Opium text story Feb
1950 - I don't think so.
Don't see any. S19
CRIMEFIGHTERS
- Marvel '48-'49
#3- Morphine addict story –S20
CROWN
COMICS - McCombs Pub
-'44-49
#10 Drug mention story - no mention of marihuana could
be found.
DANGER-
comic
media/ Allen Hardy Assoc.'53-'54
#6 [c]- (1953) Drug Story It's
a morphine story. No mention of marijuana.
DAREDEVIL
COMICS
-Lev Gleason Pub. -'42-'56 NOT marvel DAREDEVIL:
#59-
Two page dope text story - S78 - Hi,
- No, "selling
powders" is the closest that I can see, that it comes to describing dope. -
John
DICK
TRACY Harvey Publications
#33 - Measles the teen-age
Dope Pusher – Note, first published as a 1945 newspaper strip.
Dope is mentioned as well as snows, but no marihuana.
AG
DOWN
WITH CRIME -
Fawcett, '52-'53
#3- Heroin drug cover/story - No
mention of marijuana at all - just about catching a crook who thought he was
smart enough not to get caught smuggling heroin.
S77
DYNAMIC
COMICS - '41-'48
#15- Morphine drug dealing story
#20 - [c]- Drug story
4-COLOR
COMICS - Donald Duck (WD)
#328[c]- Drug issue - May-51
The duck uses Peyote. But no Medical Marihuana
WALT
DISNEY'S COMICS & STORIES:
#112[c]- Donald Duck used
ether Drug: Note, while the duck
does so only because he is a cheap
skate and tries to siphon some gas No
Medical Marihuana at all.
ELLERY
QUEEN - Superior comics Ltd 49-49
#3[c]- Drug use stories -(same as voodoo #15) - Sept.1949 S20
EXCITING
COMICS - '40-'49
#12-
Drug mention story
#42 - I gave a quick look and didn't
see any mention. I'll keep your name and let you know if i run across any in the
future.Rick – S82
#66[c]- Cocaine drug story - The only drugs mentioned in book are cocaine
and heroin. - Mike - S50 -
FAMOUS
CRIMES - Fox, '48-'50
#11[c]- Drug story Heroin, Opium - Good evening, Thank
you kindly for your note. The opium
is referred to as "SNOW" and "DOPE", but no mention of
Marihuana in the story. - Hope this
helps, David S53
#12-
Drug story Heroin, Opium - S79 - don't
think so just skimmed over
#13[c]- Drug story Heroin, Opium 9/49 -I read the comic and the first
story entitled "The Erodon Twins" talks about Morphine - Opium - Dope
but no where does it mention Marihuana.
Sorry. Thank you for asking
though Sandy :)
#51- Morphine drug story – 1952 - Morphine
drug story happy thanksgiving - Ron
S67
FAMOUS
GANGSTERS: -
Avon, '51-'52
#1- Narcotics mentioned - book mentions Narcotics but
during a quick scan I did not see the word Marihuana.
- S57
FIGHT
AGAINST CRIME
Story Comics '51-54
#7- Heroin drug story -
#12- Morphine drug story, 1953"The Big Dope" - No, this is a
morphine story. –S69
GANG
WORLD - '52-'53
#6[c] Opium story - Jan., '53
- Hi, No, and the one only in passing. Carl
(ebay) Dirtdigga@aol.com
GHOST
RIDER - Magazine Enterprises '50-'54
#57[c]- Drug use story - Hi Garret - No Pot stories in this issue.
S8
HAND
OF FATE - '51-'55
#19- Bondage, hypo needle scenes - Per your question: no mention of
marihuana in the book, Harry.
S52
#21[c]- Necronomican story, drug belladonna used - 1953
Hello, I'll check that comic
for you right now...I didn't see any pot. Just
wolfsbane, belladonna, etc.
HEADLINE
COMICS -43-'56
#24[c]- Dope-crazy killer story - I saw no marihuana mentioned. John S63
#36[c]- July/Aug, '49 - Opium drug mention story - Hi, The last story is a
straight up-and-down opium story with narcotics as the main focus.
There is also a woman dissolved in a vat of acid, transvestite panels,
great S/K art but no marihuana..S12
#52- one page, drug ad - $10
HEROIC
COMICS
#70[c}- This issue has the famous anti-drug editorial "We Can Stop
the
Enemies of Youth." Note,
we already have the Ad in another comic.
HAUNTED
THRILLS
#3[c]- Great
art and stories inside full of death, mayhem and ghouls, plus the classic drug
use story! - An
overdose of a sleeping pill drink. - S55
I'M
A COP - '54
#1[c]- Drug mention stories -
No not marijuana sorry. The drugs mentioned are opium and heroin – S66
JOE
PALOOKA -
'42-'44
#8- Opium drug story - opium, dope and flower seeds no MJ though - thanks,
tom - S59
#31- Drug story – April 194?
I didn't see any reference to any drugs in any story,
just some women getting smacked around.--.There is one line on page 13 panel #5
that says..."I sure got news Jim...I'll give ya some dope'll knock yer hat
off! Let's go fer a walk." But
this is in reference to 'information"...NOT getting loaded!
S5
JOHNNY
DANGER - '50
#1[c]- Opium drug mention - Has an Opium story
JUDO
JOE '53
#1[c]- Drug ring story -Has a drug needle story – did not ask, but ebay
sale-er would have said Marihuana if mentioned
#3[c]- Hypo needle story - December 1953 – Story is about an experiment
in which Judo Joe injects an experimental drug.
Has nothing to do with medical Marihuana.
JUSTICE
COMICS - '40's
#4-
Dope dealing story 1948 - Hi,...yes there
is a story in this comic about dope, but it is actually heroin.
The name of the story is "The Trap". .take care,...John. S83
#44- Drug story S20
JUSTICE
TRAPS THE GUILTY - '47-'58
#58-
Text on heroin
KERRY
DRAKE DETECTIVE CASES -'44-52
#19-
Two part Drug mention story
#20[c]-
June 1950 Two part Drug mention story
KEN
BLAKE of the Secret Service - '51-'53
#2[c]- Two drug mention stores - KENT BLAKE of the SECRET SERVICE
No.2 - 1951 - Secret service spy stories. Kent Blake of the Secret Service
No.2 features drug use with hypo scenes. Published
by Marvel/Atlas Comics (20th Century Comic Corp.) in July, 1951.
Brodsky cover. Great reading in this issue: "The Man Without a Face",
"The Death Trap", and "Merchants of Death". Fast paced
action. Pre-code, and very risque
for the times Sorry, no mention of
marihuana. –S9
KEN
SHANNON - '51-'53
#2[c]- text on narcotics - I
have Ken Shannon #2 on my list but as I looked thru the comic I didn't see any
'text on narcotics' It looks
to be complete by the story line but I haven't read every page.
Thank you again for your list.
Sandy :) S10
#8[c]- Opium den drug use story -
December 1952 - Yes their is an opium den story. Good Luck! -
Roddy (note, asked about marihuana, no answer = no)
LAWBREAKERS
- Law
and Order Magazine, Charlton '51-'52
#4- White Death, junkie story - But not a Marihuana Story (it’s some
kind of powder).
#7[c]- “The Deadly Dopesters,” drug story – Nope
S29
LAW-CRIME
#1 – 1948 - a funny animal drug use story – Most likely not an
anti-Medical Marihuana story ag
LIFE STORY -'49-'53
#36- I sold drugs -S20
#39 1952 Drug & Junkie
story - he drug story is about a reporter (and his fiancee) following a drug
smuggling operation. There is no mention as to the kind of drugs being used or
smuggles other than one line from the police station house "The boy's
addicted to drugs! Passed out from need of a shot!" (heroin??). This is a
1952 story with the morale that drugs effect everyone and no one should turn a
blind eye to the problem. -
Hope this helps!
Love Journal
#18,1953,Mort Leav Art, Drug Use - The drug is used in a
hypodermic and injected. It is never
mentioned by name but it is not Marajuana. Thanks
for the question. Raif in Smallville S68
NATIONAL
#63[c]- Drug smugglers,
cross-dressing - no, there are only
references to "narcotics" S45
THIS
MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED
#20[c]- (Sept.
1954). Violent stories and art, including the eyeless ghoul on the cover. Also
"Lotus-Eaters", a drug reference, plus cannibalism (see extra scan).
Neither element is mentioned in Overstreet.
MIKE
BARNETT MAN AGAINST CRIME
#5[c]- Morphine Issue – No
Marihuana
MILITARY
COMICS - Quality comics group-'41-45
#31- Drug Story -Another Overstreet
rip off, although “Overstreet’s Price Guide” claims that there is a drug
story included; try as I may, I couldn’t find one. 0-star reefer madness
rating, I did not even bother to make a photocopy of this comix. - AG
MISTER
MYSTERY- '51-54
#15[c]- - "Living Dead" junkie story - Sorry, no mention of this
drug.S56
#16[c]- drug story -
There's a dope reference in the text story; it reads like the narrator is
in some kind of opium or heroin dream, since he is seeking out light and warmth.
Overall I look at this issue and understand why there was such a backlash
against comic books in the 1950s. -
Mitch Title of item: Mister Mystery
16 -- Bondage cover, gore S16
MISTER
UNIVERSE (Professional wrestler)- '51-'52
#1[c]- Drug mention story –
1951 - Hi, Thanks for your interest in my auctions. In Mister Universe #1, 2nd
(of 3) story, the drug is only mentioned as "dope", next to last panel
of story shows the dope, as particles in palm of hand.
Mark S27
MURDEROUS
GANGSTERS - Avon-'51-'52
#4[c]- "Murder by Needle", drug story – S20
MURDER
INCORPORATED - '48-'51
#14[c]-
Narcotics racket mentioned - Sorry, I didn't see any mention of drugs.
- S84
NORTHWEST
MOUNTIES- '48-'49
#4[c]- Opium story - $10
OUR
GANG COMICS- Dell- '42-'49
#38- Sept. 1947 - No contrary
to what you have heard the members of “Our Gang” (also known as the little
rascals) did not peddle Opium out on the streets.
Instead they stopped a dope peddler before he could sale the stuff. AG
PAROLE
BREAKERS -Avon-'51-52
#2- Possible Drug mention story
PERFECT
CRIME, THE: Cross Publications 49-53
#8[c]- Heroin drug story - In
Perfect Crime #8, there is repeated mention of 'dope' being smuggled in by boat.
I don't think the word 'marijuhuana is used, but the meaning is the same.
Best,
#26- Drug-cover, drug propaganda story – No S20
PEP
#63[c]- 1947 THE SHIELD,
ARCHIE ANDREWS - The title of the
SHIELD story is, " Drugs for DEATH". I don’t see where it says what
kind of drugs they are, they are in boxes and it talks about drugs, but I
don’t see where the type of drug is mentioned. I may have missed it, but
don’t think so. These are drug dealers that kill to protect their business.
Hope that answers the question. S34
PHANTOM
LADY -'47-'49
#15[c]- Drug use story - No. Doctor
Crime injects Phantom Lady with a drug of his own invention that permits her to
see, in a dreaming trance, his own future plans for the conquest of America (the
fiend). - Frank –S26
POLICE
COMICS
#112-
Drug mention story
POLICE
LINE-UP Avon Periodicals/realistic comics 51-52
#2[c]- The religious murder cult - drug perversion – 1952 – S20
#3[c]- drug mention story -
Hello, Looking through the book, marihuana isn't mentioned exactly, but
the word 'dope" is mentioned twice in context of bank robbers making a lot
of money and paying smugglers to bring it in.
Hope that helps, Shay -S35
PRIMES
(tv) Charlton comics 1978 era.
#6[c]- An underwater adventure comic, (sort of like sea hunt).
The story has something to do with a bag of Heroin being smuggled into
the US. The comic has nothing to do
with Medical Marihuana. Museum has a copy- AG
PRIZE
COMICS WESTERN - 48-'56
#92-One
pg. Dope ad
PUNCH
COMICS- 41-'47
#21- Hypo needle story – Most likely not an anti-Medical Marihuana Drug
story- ag
RANGERS
COMICS: (war) '41-53
#33 - Drug Story
#36- Drug story 1947
#38- Drug Story – Nov. 1947 - Well, I flipped through it and nothing
'popped' out at me as being drug
reference. If there is a reference in here, must be very obscure.
According to the Overstreet guide, which is usually pretty good about
providing drug reference story info, it's Rangers #33 that has hypodermic
panels. Maybe that's the rascal you're thinking of?
Richard - S54
RED
SEAL -'46-'47
#16[c]- Drug club story -
(same as crime reporter#1) - Hi. The
narcotic elixer sold to wealthy
patrons in the Black Dwarf story is referred to as "Zombie Blood" from
Haiti. This is a different story
than the one with the blood draining gang that appears in the same book. S13
ROMANTIC
SECRETS – (July 1952) No.32:
“I was a member of a
teen-age thrill gang.” Despite the
story title & era, this is not a “Reefer Madness” story.
Narcotics in general are only mentioned once.
– Not worth reading.
ROMANTIC
STORY- '49-73
#57- Hypo needle story
ROY
ROGERS COMICS -'48-'61
#39[c]- Drug mention - MAR 1951 (all that is says is narcotics)
#57[c]- Heroin drug
propaganda story
#64[c]- Drug mention story -
04/1953
SAM
HILL PRIVATE EYE- '50-'51
#5[c]- Drug mention story -
looked through Sam Hill -- yes, only not Mary J, the reference is to Heroin (the
case involves tracking down some guy selling it).
S31
SHOCK
ILLUSTRATED -EC Comic-'55-'56
#1[c]- Drugs, prostitution, wife swapping -
Don't see anything re: marihuana, John. S75
SHOCKING
MYSTERY CASES -Star Pub.- '52-'54
#56[c]-
Drug use story - Oct 1953 - It's not marijuana. One of the stories is about a
group of thieves who use "a mysterious drug" to make unsuspecting
people so happy that they give their life savings away. The drug is never
identified in the story. It's pictured as some kind of pill. Maybe some kind of
morphine or opium? One of the thieves places it in her victims' drinks. Hope
that helps. S4
SCREAM
Comics-'44-'48
#18[c]- Hypo needle story -
this 40's humor comic - Feb. 19??
STARLING
COMICS - '40-'48
#35[c]- Hypodermic syringe
attacks fighting yank in drug story Sep 1945
That one did not have a marijuana ref. Mike S42
STRAIGHT
ARROW -'50-'56
#36[c]- Drug story - Took me awhile to get back to you on this one...sorry
about that. No, the "drug", is a "white powder", that gets
slipped into his drink. - Hope this helps. Tim
S70
SPACE
DETECTIVE -Avon- '51-'52
#1[c]- "Opium smugglers of Venus," drug story - Hi - I checked
the comic last night and I couldn't find any trace of opium or reefer mentioned
in the comic. Thanks for the
inquiry, I appreciate it. Jack
-S49
SPACE
ADVENTURES- '52-'79
#13[c]- Cocaine drug mention story - published by Charlton (CDC) in 1954
- No -S44
SPECTACULAR
FEATURE MAGAZINE:
#3[c]- Drugs/prostitution story – Aug 1950 –
Dear Sir, Thank you for your
inquiry. Yes, there is a drug story.
It's the long leadoff biography of Lucky Luciano.
It mentions drugs several times in the story, but it always refers to the
drugs as "dope" or "narcotics" and never by the name of any
particular drug of choice. Hope this
helps. S3
SUPERMAN
#8 - Published by D.C. Comics
#8 " 1941, While, true
it does have a drug story in there, the drug is morphine, not marihuana
SUSPENSE
COMICS: - Continential Pub. -43-'46
#12[c]- Drug story - hanging cover - Hi, From what I can tell, it's some
sort of sleep drug delivered via needle. S11 -
TARGET
COMICS
#V7 #9[c]-
DRUG CVR 1946 - This cover is
particularly noteworthy for various reasons. First, it does not just show a
drug, it shows extreme drug use (young cadet Dan Merry is actually unconscious
from having inhaled "Ether"). Second, it is not an adult "under
the influence," but rather an adolescent. Third, it appears that a medical
professional is the villain in the situation!
Nina Albright also provides the lead interior story upon which this cover
is based, while in Don Rico's tale Gary Stark encounters a "She
Devil." Bulls-Eye Bill's final WWII tale also appears, and Whitman's
"The Target and The Targeteers" story is particularly fun. Even The
Chameleon is here!
TERRIFIC
COMICS - '44
#1- Kid Terrific; opium story
THING!,
THE- '52-'54
#3- Drug mention story - Hi,
thanks for the e-mail. The book from what I know does not have a
story about marihuana. Anything else please let me know.
Thank you S18
T-MAN
- Quality -'51-'56
T-MAN
- Quality -'51-'56
#6- Drug
story
#8- Drug
stories - T-Man Comics contains mostly Anti-Communist stories.
I don't recall any mention of drugs or > marijuana in his issue #8.
S23
#9- Drug
story
#19- Drug mention story - One of the
backups mentions a "dope racket."
There is a character that smokes what looks like a joint in the same
story. It also shows some wrapped
packages. LCC S71
TIM
HOLT- '48-'54
#36- Liquid hallucinogenic
drug story
TOM
MIX -1952
#57[c] "The Cursed Dobie
Dope Ring" -- controversy drug
story - Hi - just replying to
your note. The title of the controversial story is "The Cursed Dobie Dope
Ring" and in it Tom is trying to track down a ring of drug smugglers. He
inspects a package left by one of the smugglers and finds "vials of
dope" [unspecified and in liquid form]. Dope is mentioned numerous times in
the story. The comic, by the way was published 50 years ago from this summer
[Sept 1952 issue]. Thanks –
S2
THRILLING
CRIME CASES - '50-'52
#43- Drug mention story - I
doesn't mention the work marihuana specifically but in the story "The
Golden Cobra" it talks about messy rooms and cigarette being smoked and
then you turn the page upside down and he says the one guy killed Dr Lloyd
because he was taking "dope"...... I hope this helps ! Sandy : S72
TRUE
CRIME COMICS: St. John Publishing co
#1[c]- Drug Content - Nope,
no marijuana mention. Dope [heroin] and morphine only. - Kevin
#2- "Murder, Morphine
and Me" -- The theme of the
story is Morphine....I don’t think so Gary
#3[c]- Heroin drug story -
Sorry only heroin! Stephen S33
TRUE
LIFE SECRETS- '51-56
#14- While there is a drug peddler story in there, the drug is never
mentioned. Not a reefer madness
story. AG
TUROK
SON OF STONE
#31[c]- February of 1963 -
They never really get specific about what drug it is.
It is basically a hallucinogenic plant.
S36
VAULT
OF HORROR - '50-'55
#13[c]- Morphine story -- the
drug is morphine. S22 + a murder story in which morphine is used to kill.
#36[c]- "Pipe
Dream," classic opium addict story: - Typical (stereo-type Chinese opium
den story in which Chen Chu Yang tells his own story.
No mention of Medical Marihuana. AG
VOODOO
-'52-'55
#15 Opium
drug story -(Ellery Queen #3)
USA
IS READY- 'Dell '41
#1-War propaganda- drug mention - a story about the coast guard and it
search for dope. No mention of
Marihuana.
WAR
AGAINST CRIME!- '48-'50
#9- Morphine drug use story -
just checked through for issue # 9, and it does not appear to mention marijuana
in the story. Thank you!
- S46
WANTED
COMICS
#52[c]- "Cult of
Killers" - Opium use story - To my knowledge it just makes mention of opium
and opium use. Thanks for contacting us. Ed S25
WEB
OF EVIL
-'52-54
#17[c]- Opium drug propaganda
story – Not a Marihuana story:
WEB OF MYSTERY -'51-'55
#4-Drug story - The mention of MJ
didn't jump out at us when we thumb through the issue.
But there is a lot of text and it would take a good 30-40 minutes to
totally read/scan this issue. So sorry, we are not sure. -
Thanks, S81
WEIRD
ADVENTURES -'51
#2[c]- OPIUM DEN
TEXT STORY - Dec 1951 -
WEIRD
TERROR- '52-54
#7[c]- 2 PG. DRUG TEXT STORY - hi, i couldn't find that
word in it. the only drug words is dope on the front and morphine on the 2nd
page. S39
WHIZ
COMICS -'40-'53
#142 - Drug mentioned story - Word was "Rebellion Gas" made
everyone laugh. - Dick -S61
THE
UNSEEN
#14[c]- HYPO USAGE STORY
YELLOWJACKET
-'44-'46
#4- COCAINE DRUG STORY – S20
YOUTHFUL
ROMANCES '53
#6[c]- Drug mention story - Anyway, the only reference I see is that the
first story is about a woman who falls in love with some guy whom she catches
selling dope. It turns out that he
is an FBI agent posing as a dope dealer and exposes a narcotic ring.
Mike - S65
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