Comic books July 1956

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The adventures of a boy who has an invisible alien pal. Jim's pals Dash and Snacks sneak into his basement to find the secret of his new superpowers. Jim wants to win the games at the 4th of July picnic without Cup's help. Bammy Boozle takes his medicine show on the road, but first he must get his makeshift travel trailer roadworthy. Could Stranger Things Happen?; Down to the Last Bean; Public Enemy Number X-0; Seein' Is Believin'; Funny Boners; Bammy Boozle and His Wonderful Tricks!; Shorty Shiner: The Big Brave Hunter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "I, the Pharaoh," script by Carl Wessler, art by Joe Sinnott; This story starts in the present and depicts a man dreaming that he is a Pharaoh and ends in the past with the Pharaoh recovering from a delusion where he thought he was a man from 1956. "He Hides Among Us," script by Carl Wessler, art by Herb Familton; A doctor raises a Martian child among humans as an experiment; When a young man breaks several athletic records, his rival for the affection of a young girl digs through the doctor's records attempting to prove his suspicions regarding alien origin. "The Floating City;" An architect builds a bridge that collapses but is approached by an alien who appreciates his daring and contracts him to build a suspended city in the desert. "Something Is Happening in There!," art by Carl Hubbard; A yokel thinks his neighbor has a time machine in his barn, but it's really just a new design for a car wash. "Island Mystery" text story. "The Lost Land," art by Ted Galindo. "The Beasts!," art by Paul Hodge. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Bob Forgione, Vic Carrabotta, Syd Shores, Mac L. Pakula, Herb Familton, George Roussos and unknown. In this issue: "They Wait in the Shadows" with pencils by Bob Forgione; "The Iron Men" by Carl Wessler and Vic Carrabotta; "The Girl Who Vanished" with pencils by Syd Shores; "No Escape" with art by Mac L. Pakula; 2-page text story "The Legend Tribe"; "The Strangers" with art by Herb Familton; and "A World There Was" with art by George Roussos. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Bill Draut and Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. G-men pursue a gang that knocks over armored cars and steals payrolls. A cop goes undercover at a lumber camp to find a robbery gang. A circus clown who witnesses a robbery becomes a target, and not just of custard pies. The Payroll Pirates!; Fatal Error!; Doomsday!; Fraud; Closeups; Face to Face! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

9.25" x 12.25", B&W with some color.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. A brief history and description of the dalmation. The Sea Devil, art by Ralph Mayo; In Colombia Rocky and Gerry, with Lassie, decide to help Buff Saunders, an old friend, find an old foundered Spanish treasure ship. The Green Flame; Rocky and Gerry, with Lassie, travel to a Colombian emerald mine that apparently is exhausted. Reina The Black Panther, art by Jack Abel; A hunter and his son Mateo want to kill Reina for her hide, but then stop because she is defending her cubs. The Race For Life; Rocky and Gerry, with Lassie, go to Quito in Ecuador for the inauguration of a new railroad line where Vernal, the chief engineer, has a dispute with Arbolon, a worker. Ad for Tom and Jerry Summer Fun #3. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Kissing Cousin"; Archie catches Reggie kissing Veronica; When confronted, Veronica declares herself to be her French cousin. "By Design"; Wilbur gets good marks in art by copying the screen patterns on their broken television set. Archie Annual #8 ad. "Chubby Chuckles Dream Cars"; Chubby has a dream of all the unique cars he would design for he and Katy Keene. "Beat It!"; Reggie picks the wrong place to hide when his mother is beating rugs over a clothesline. "Flower Girl"; Betty gets Archie to play "she loves me, she loves me not" with the petals of a daisy. "Trying for Sighs"; Betty buys a dozen lipsticks on sale for 10 cents each. "Mind Over Platter!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Merry tells Hap he needs to lose some weight; Hap doesn't believe her until he can't fit into his old Army uniform. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 1 - July, 1956. Digest sized joke book full of one page gags centered around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. When Richie Rich builds a treehouse, his envious cousin Reggie has to build one bigger and better. Richie helps Freckles and Pee-Wee get into the circus. The Heat Parade; Fraudeville Act; Little Lotta: Peak Performance; Big Deal; Telephone Call; Richie Rich: Trees a Crowd. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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One-page Little Lotta story. "Hunger Pains"; Red won't allow girls into his club house, so Lotta and Dot sway him and his pals by cooking food right outside the club house window. One-page Bobbie the Babysitter story. One-page Jerry the Jinx story. "Tree-Mendous"; After reading about Paul Bunyan, Lotta dreams that she is a lumberjack. "I'll Be Sea-ing You"; Gerald invites Lotta to sail with him in a sailboat race; At first Lotta makes a number of mistakes which result in Gerald falling out of the boat, but her ingenuity helps them win the race. "Jest For Fun" text story. "Not So Sweet" text story. "Pleasure Hunt"; Reggie tries to trick Richie and his pals by creating a fake treasure map, but Richie sees Reggie watching them and turns the tables on him once again. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. Fiddle Faddle; Tubby leaves his violin with Lulu and she plays it. Buried Treasure; Alvin is digging for buried treasure at the beach. Ol' Witch Hazel and the Part-Time Monkeys; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch turns the poor little girl into a monkey. Trapped; Tubby has to buy Janie a soda, but he has no money. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. The New Commandant, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A bandit impersonates Major Tom Nelson at an Army fort in order to steal a shipment of gold. The War Vision, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Chief Red Fox has a vision that his warriors will defeat 150 troopers at Timber Pass. Huron Ambush, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck are traveling with a group of Iroquois Indians. Chief Wolf Slayer and Young Hawk fight off a band of Hurons. Color promo for Dells Hi-Yo Silver comic. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Don Spaulding. "The Contest," art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto recalls to Stone Bear how he asked Little Hand, a scholarly sort, to partner in the contest; They lose the first two parts because Little Hand is no good at sports, then win another because Little Hand's store of knowledge gives them an edge; Shoot-the-rapids is next. "The Painted Pony and the Guardian of the Flock," art by Alberto Giolitti; Paint grazes the sheep's pasture, the sheep dog braces him, is rebuked; Next morning Paint fails to befriend the dog, goes off, scents a wolf pack, lures the unfriendly dog to the scent, they fight off the wolves together, make friends. "Crossing the River" text story, art by Tom Gill. "Hidden Rifles," art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto is pressed into labor by bandits who stole Army rifles to sell to the Indians; He finds a way to warn the cavalry patrol, then blows up the stolen barrel of gunpowder. "The Renegade," art by Alberto Giolitti; Tonto saves Ralph from gunmen, he joins tribe because he can't get the law's justice from the horse rustlers; Tonto teaches him not to be a vigilante, and with the marshal's help he recovers his herd and they capture the rustlers. "Baskets that Carried Cider" text story by Red Thunder Cloud, art by Mike Roy. Face Painting article. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"How Silver Treed Neenay," "The Prowler of the Heights," and "Silver's Long Run." Midnight untitled baqck-up story. One-page text story, "Yegua." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Mistaken Promise," "By-Line to Happiness," "No Boy Could Date Me," and "Target For Heartbreak." Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Giordano?, Jay Scott Pike, Tom Scheuer, John Tartaglione, Vince Colletta and unknown. Featuring: "Beauty Contest"; "To Have Loved...And Lost!"; "I Want to Get Married"; "My Lonesome Nights"; and "Suddenly I'm In Love"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Crossroads"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 1 - July 1956. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Fantasy and science fiction stories featuring "The Dying Night" by Isaac Asimov, and stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Abernathy, J. Francis McComas, and Idris Seabright. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 6, Issue 7 - July 1956. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - July 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrity gossip and pin-up models. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - July, 1956. Men's interest magazine with adventure stories, articles, and a pin-up style pictorial. 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 2, No. 4. July 1956. Cover by Bob Doares. Men's magazine featuring articles, war and true crime stories, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Where Did They Go," "The Many Worlds of Henry Adams," "The Hollow Suit" (art by George Roussos), "Earthquake" (art by Bill Everett), Scared Away," "The Despot," and a two-page text story, "The Clock." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.