Comic books January 1956

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue includes a story by Robert Scheckley, "Disposal Service". Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - January 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Carl Hubbell, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck discovers that a discredited man has gone into hiding under an assumed name, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Iron Jaw and Sniffer race each other to a uranium deposit, in their last appearance in the Golden Age. Rocky and Simpy seek spies in the jungles of Asia and wind up chasing a rogue tiger instead, in their final adventure. Chuck Chandler: Lost At Sea; Some Like It That Way; Sniffer and Iron Jaw: Uranium Ore Bust; Chuck Chandler: Now It's My Turn; Rocky: Fangs of the Jungle; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She was marrying her boss, but she was in love with Steve! Was marriage itself more important to her than who she married? But Steve had had his chance, and she was now through waiting! Would she ultimately lose both of the men who loved her? Don't miss... "I Didn't Know the Meaning of Love!" Also featuring: "Interrupted Honeymoon"; "Marriage Must Wait"; and "My Shattered Romance"! Plus: 1-page text story "It Happened This Way"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1956. Men's interest digest with stories of war, science, and crime, as well as many full pages dedicated to tasteful pin-up photography. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Bugs Bunny in "Mounties' Mistake," "Big Injun Ambush," and "Firewood." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Birthday Dress," and Tweety and Sylvester in "House, Hunt." Back cover has pinup of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 9 - January, 1956. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine published by George E. von Rosen that ran from May, 1955 to September, 1957. Issues in this series focused heavily on burlesque shows, night clubs, dancers, and celebrities that endorsed the lifestyle. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by Klaus Nordling and unknown. Art by Klaus Nordling and unknown. Candy falls for the new boy in town, mostly because of his souped up hot rod, in the reprint story "Hot on Wheels!" Candy also stars in the reprint story "Knot One, Purl Too!" plus two untitled reprint stories. And: Bob and Swab in an untitled reprint story by Klaus Nordling. Plus: 1-page text story "Who Won" starring Chip, Tom, Bob Maxwell and Melba. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. The comic-book version of the 1955 TV series featuring legendary serial actor Buster Crabbe and his son, Cullen. Young Cuffy and Captain Gallant have adventures in the desert with the French Foreign Legion. Gallant and the Legionnaires must stop rebel warlord Shaga Bey from mounting an attack on his former estates with a shipment of rifles. Gallant and Cuffy learn that Fort Bleak, formerly a deserted ruin, is a hive of insurrectionist activity. Jean, the only survivor of an attack by the forces of Kofrad the usurper, is aided by Silyana, daughter of the man he dethroned. Moroccan Miracle!; The Haunted Garrison!; Four Windows to Freedom; Josephines Rival; The Seven Cities of Cibola; An Eye for an Eye; Camels and Curious Facts About Them. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January, 1956. Vintage UK published men's interest digest that features tasteful (non-nude) pin-up photography with short blurbs about the models. 4.5" x 7.5", 64 pages, B&W.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio tries to scare Casper by dressing up as a bear, but then a hunter spots them. Spooky ill-advisedly decides to lecture a gorilla litterbug. A visiting alien from a flying saucer tries to study Spooky to learn about Earth ghosts. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Brainstorm; The Stubborn Student; Hunger Pains; By a Neck; Spooky: Top Secret. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 31 - November 1956. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. Article on Donald Campell and "His Sensational Jet-Boat Ride Through The Water Barrier At 200 MPH." 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, issue 3 - January 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrities, athletes, and pin-up models. 4-in. x 5 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 6 - Men's interest magazine featuring articles on war, sports, hunting, and history. Plus pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 3 - January, 1956. Short lived men's interest magazine that focused on the art of fashion and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 10.5", 98 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Caesar's Conquests, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Joe Orlando. (HRN 130, with 1/56 date). Two thousand years ago, the great Roman general, Julius Ceasar, set out to conquer the large part of Western Europe known as Gaul. The opposition was inspired and the fighting was fierce. And as the armies clashed, Caesar wrote the story of the struggle. Cover price $0.15.

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Caesar's Conquests, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Joe Orlando. (HRN 142). Two thousand years ago, the great Roman general, Julius Ceasar, set out to conquer the large part of Western Europe known as Gaul. The opposition was inspired and the fighting was fierce. And as the armies clashed, Caesar wrote the story of the struggle. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by Dik Browne. "The Nightingale," script by Hans Christian Andersen (adapted from his original story), art by Dik Browne; The Emperor is delighted with the song of a nightingale until he receives the gift of a mechanical bird; Delighted with the unusual toy, the Emperor snubs the nightingale and she returns to the forest; When the mechanical bird breaks down from overuse, the Emperor falls deathly ill, but the nightingale returns to the palace and her song restores his health. "The Hare and the Tortoise," script by Aesop (adapted from his original story), art by Dik Browne; The hare and the tortoise run a footrace but the cocksure hare stops to take a nap and the tortoise wins the race, proving that one should never be too sure of oneself. "The Moon," script by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Alex A. Blum; Poem from "A Child's Garden of Verses" about the moon. "Mary Had a Little Lamb," art by Alex A. Blum; Nursery rhyme about Mary and her pet lamb. Picture to Color activity page, art by Alex A. Blum. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and Donna Davis. Western adventure from the early days of folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody, when he worked for the Pony Express. Cody loses a friend when a wagon train is ambushed. A Pony Express rider describes a typical day, in a story with lines like "She's all oated up an' ready to go, Tex!" Buffalo Bill is captured by Sioux who want his knowledge of the Pony Express routes. Plus "true" stories about the real Buffalo Bill. Wagons of Doom; Buffalo Bill's Private Life; Buffalo Bill as an Author; Pony Express!; Special Delivery; Lem & Lum. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Shy with Men"; "My Reckless Heart" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #7; "Unfair Kisses" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #10; and "Too Eager to Marry" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #28. "For a More Glamorous You: Make It Sparkle..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #67. Indicia states "Volume XXXI, Number 6, #187". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Wild Bill Hickok's Gunfight at Hayes City" art by Robert Forgione, reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #34; "Annie Oakley, Queen of the Sharpshooters" reprinted from Cowboy Western Comics (1948) #33; "Dusty, No Kick Coming" reprinted from Lash Larue Western (1949 Fawcett/Charlton) #15; "Jesse James, Snare!"; and "Trick Shot Artist!" art by Alberta Tewks. "Readin' and Ridin'" illustrated text story. Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Title is "Penalty." Final issue of the series. "Too Many Suspects," "Mystery of 17 Rue Rudolph," "Who Dun-It?" and "Clue of the Counterfeit Package." Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Collecting the classic Golden Age comic strip adventures (and mis-adventures) of Korky the Cat, Desperate Dan Wily Smiley, and more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 126 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and Tony DiPreta. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys visit Curly's uncle in Alaska and help a man survive a wolf attack. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones compete for Carol's attention during a ski outing. The backup historical strip features humorous mistakes and accidents. Also featuring an activities page, including making a plaster ashtray. Little Wise Guys: Say Uncle!; To Err Is Humor; Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones: Lumps and Bumps; Little Wise Guys: Just Tuck Us In!; Little Wise Guys: Lookouts; Lev Gleason's Fun Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Television and radio's coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Judy Sees the World"; untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #147; and untitled Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gulliver's Travels. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Hank Ketcham. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Ketcham. Pet Peeves starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. The Man of the House starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Dress Dennis in His Favorite Clothes! paper dolls. The Hidden Treasure text story. Screamy Mimi, art by Al Wiseman; Mimi stops a train in its tracks. How to Read starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. dollars to dennis starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Ketcham. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. The 50 Faces of Batman starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. The Genius With Super Power starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, script by Jack Miller, art by Ruben Moreira. New Eyes for the Law article by Jack Miller. The Man With 20 Lives starring John Jones Manhunter From Mars, script by Joe Samachson, art by Joe Certa. Batman Whirly-Word Game by Martin Naydel. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Wailing Tree," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam watch the tree where they found the baby and arrest the baby's mother for child abandonment when she comes back to leave the baby in the tree; Unknown to Tracy, Mrs. Green is working some kind of agreement with Sticks and Dewdrop Richy; Dewdrop has told her father that the baby is hers in order to get her father's inheritance. Davy Crocket Play House Tent ad. "The Blizzard's Subsided," script and art by Chester Gould; While Sam and Tracy try to get answers from Mrs. Green about her baby, Dewdrop and Sticks continue to deceive her father into thinking the baby is his grandson; J. P. Richy dies believing it to be true, and Dewsdrop and Sticks wait for the will to be read. "Homicide Ace" text story; Two patrolmen solve a homicide. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra deduces who killed a young man over a gambling debt. Biography of Chester Gould, creator, writer, and artist of Dick Tracy. "Fingerprints found on glass containers" Crimestoppers Textbook. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Jack Markow. A How-To instructional guide to elevating your cartooning skills. Softcover, 64 pages, B&W

Vol. 7 #1 - Jan. 6, 1956. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Soldiers of the Queen, The Great Charlemagne begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 7 #2 - Jan. 13, 1956. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Soldiers of the Queen, The Great Charlemagne. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 7 #3 - Jan. 20, 1956. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Soldiers of the Queen, The Great Charlemagne. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 7 #4 - Jan. 27, 1956. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Soldiers of the Queen, The Great Charlemagne. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.