Comic books February 1956

Cover by Clarence Doore. Featuring sensationalized accounts of myths, legends, and stories. 84 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - February, 1956. Celebrity stories and photos. Hal March, Lucille Ball, Bob Cummings, Liberace, and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., B&W, 76 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Maneely. "Blazing Frontier," art by Chuck Miller; While on his way to visit his friend Cass Cumber, he is directed through a desert by a man along the way who suggests it as the fastest way to get there, assuring the Two-Gun Kid that there are many watering holes there. "Range Wrong" text story. "Guns Across the Border," art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid comes across a gang of men moving guns illegally along the Texas border; he is attacked and taken prisoner. "Gunsmoke," art by Chuck Miller; Answering a letter from an outlaw named Cactus Walters, the Two-Gun Kid rides up to meet him outside the town in Montana where he lives. "Not Wanted," art by John Severin. "The Hunters," art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid agrees to take British hunter Frederick Marsden hunting with his wife; While out, Marsden's wife is almost attacked by a mountain lion but Two-Gun shoots it dead; His wife thanks him for saving his life, but warns him of her husbands bad temper. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Ross Andru, John Severin, John Forte, Ed Winiarski and unknown. "The Night the Sphinx Spoke!" with art by Dick Ayers - Criminal Jerry uses a microphone to make the Sphinx 'talk' and commands people bring jewels to it, where a pharaoh claims the gems. Vince is arrested with his gang who were supposed to be playing the part of the pharaoh and his guards, but they reveal they were nabbed before the performance -- the pharaoh was real. Also in this issue: "There Is No Escape" with art by Ross Andru - A robot tries to pit humans and androids against each other but the robot's creators intervene in time to stop him; "A Day to Remember" by Carl Wessler and John Severin - Rupert is almost kidnapped and brought to Mars but escapes his captors...realizing it was April Fool's Day, he decides it was all a prank...it wasn't; 2-page text story "Invasion"; "The Man Who Vanished!" with art by John Forte - After pricking himself with Keller's formula Ogden finds himself in prehistory hunting a woolly mammoth with cavemen but when the formula wears off he forgets the experience; "A Man's Best Friend" by Carl Wessler and Ed Winiarski - Jovians kidnap Bruce the dog, thinking him an Earthling...Bruce winds up thwarting Count Ryk's attempt to seize the emperor's throne, then the emperor sends Bruce home, afraid Bruce might take over the planet himself; and "Trapped in the Labyrinth!" - Holt and Wilson fashion games to test each other...Holt loses when Wilson employs Farrah to trap Holt in a maze within his own mind. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 4 #3 - Feb. 1956. Articles on Errol Flynn, Frank Sinatra, Doris day, Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich and more. Heavily illustrated with photographs, no nudity. 8-in. x 10 1/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Despite the US affiliation in the title, this was an original war comic from Canadian publisher Superior, focused on the then-new US Air Force. Johnny Anger and the Flying Dragons risk all to escape from danger. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins sets out on a race to win a fabulous reward in the Far East. Flying Gold; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse's Reward; Air Stampede; Flying Dragons' Escape; Operation Survival. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ralph Lane. Stories and art by Ralph Lane, William Ferguson and Ernest Lynn (credited as Michael O'Malley). Comic-strip private eye Vic Flint faces colorful killers and mystery murderers. Vic pretends to be a millionaire to find the gang selling stolen diamonds at cut-rate prices. But what seems a routine case becomes more complicated when femme fatale Sonya enters the picture. Soon Vic is caught between Sonya's thugs and the mysterious Mr. Van Der Flank. Plus the Ripley-like This Curious World. Vic Flint; Death at Dawn; Righterong?; This Curious World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.25 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Full spine split. Water damage. Oxidation with chipping. Discounted from $2.50.

#185, February 1956, 10c. Issue has Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "The Vanishing Railroad." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "Danny's Day." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Vanishing War Bonnet starring Pow Wow Smith, script by France Herron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Day Nighthawk Revealed His Secret Identity, script by France Herron, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Hard-Luck Rodeo starring Rodeo Rick, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. The Wooden Horse Mystery starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Bob Haney, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Gun That Couldn't Miss starring Pow Wow Smith, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Metal Prison starring Nighthawk, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Rodeo Alibi starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. The House with the Red Door starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Western Kid stars in "The Long Shot," "White Fury," and "Peril of the Panhandle" (two with art by John Romita Sr.), plus a back-up, "The Derringer Kid." Syd Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

The Western Kid stars in "To the Last Man," "The Kid's Last Stand," Suns at Thunder Pass," and an untitled story. Art by John Romita Sr. Back-up story, "The Getaway!" Script by Stan Lee, art by Ted Galindo. Cover price $0.10.

"The Vengeance of Wes Harder!" (script by Stan Lee, art by Matt Baker), "The Desperado!" (script by Lee, art by Jay Scott Pike), "No Place to Hide!" (script by Lee, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito), "Reward Dead or Alive!" (script by Lee, art by Joe Maneely), and "When the Keegers Rode!" (script by Lee, art by John Romita Sr.). Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Lee, Baker, Pike, Andru, Esposito, Maneely, and Romita. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Number 2 - February, 1956. Gossip magazine promising The Stories Behind The Headlines. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 643 - February, 1952. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 180 Pages, B&W, 7 1/4-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.30.

Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Trek Of Treachery starring Wild Bill Hickok. The Secret of the Lost Treasure starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. The Big Cut! text story. Dangerous Trail!, art by Gerald McCann. The Flaming Fingers of Danger!; a stealthy hand sends the quiet forest into a blazing inferno of burning death. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Mask of Mystery!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; It's a race against time as Wonder Woman attempts to remove an impenetrable time-bomb mask affixed to her face while she was sleeping. "The Origin of the Amazon Plane!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman recounts the three trials she completed to win her Robot Plane. The World's Most Famous Valentines! article. "SOS-Saturn!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor help repel an attack on Saturn from Titan, one of its moons. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "The Rain-Rouser," "The Crooning Cuckoo Clock" and "The Soft Job," plus an untitled story and two untitled 1-page stories! Also: Andy Panda in "Mouse House"! And: Dilly Dog in the 1-page text story "The Visiting Cousin"! Plus: Buzz Buzzard in an untitled story on the inside back cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 45, #5 - Feb. 1956. Radio control models hobby magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

#81 on cover; Vol. 9 No. 3 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby and unknown. Featuring: "The Lady and the Truck Driver"; "A Match For Linda!"; "He Had Only Me!"; and "Bring the Kids!" Plus: 1-page Nancy Hale article "To Love Forever"! Also: 1-page Charmaigne article "Answer Box"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. "Death Valley" Natural Wonders of the West article by Gaylord Du Bois. "The Gunfighter," script by Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation) and Zane Grey (novel), art by Albert Micale; Young Buck Duane has his father's talent with a gun, kills a man who draws on him, and flees to ride the outlaw trail as a loner, with his hands clean of evil; Time passes, and by offer of a pardon Capt; McNelly of the Rangers recruits Buck to go undercover and discover the true identity of the mysterious crime lord, Chesaldine, and bust up Chesaldine's rustler gang in the Big Bend region; Adapts books one and two ("The Outlaw" and "The Ranger") of the 1915 novel "The Lone Star Ranger" by Zane Grey. "He left his Hat" text story by Gaylord Du Bois. "The Story of Bat Masterson" True Western Adventures story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; The fight at Adobe Walls and other tales of Bat Masterson. "Capt. Bill MacDonald" Heroes of the West article by Gaylord Du Bois. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.