Comic books July 1956

Volume 9 - Number 7, July 1956. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features The Hubbard Energy Transformer, Ancient Mysteries of Egypt, and "They Disappeared into the Unknown"! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Oriolo. Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by the two men most associated with Felix, Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Felix gets taken in by a wealthy family living in a seventy-room mansion. But when he invites his alley-cat pals over for a party, he sours the deal for himself. Striking It Rich; Winner Takes All; Kitty; Inky and Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

French Edition of (The Magazine of...) Fantasy and Science Fiction. A typical issue contains original French fiction along with some American stories translated from the US magazine. Photo montage cover. Poul Anderson, John Wyndham, Philippe Curval, Ward Moore, Catherine Cliff, Jacques Sternberg, Stephen Arr. Softcover digest, 6 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white (text, no illustrations).

Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes advice to readers and tales of love and heartbreak. Country housewife Ginny regrets not marrying her first love, wealthy Ed. Connie breaks up with nerdy Horace in search of a "real man," until she learns just how much of a real man Horace is. Ray and Mona want to marry, but her father's new assignment in Germany may cancel all of that. Love's Harvest; Romantic Illusion; Special Guy; Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow; Last Goodbye; My Love Was Doomed! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 7 - July, 1956. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Dated July 1956. Cover price $0.35.

One of the most violent covers in this genre.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dick Beck, Hy Eisman, Tom Hickey and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man who wants to know the future starts receiving tomorrows paper today; Magical candles grant a couples fondest wishes, but what happens when the candles burn out?; Cavers discover a rocketship buried hundreds of feet beneath the earth. The Man Who Knew Tomorrow!; The Old Mirror; Out Went the Candles!; Buried History!; A Boy's Best Friend!; The Old Roman Coin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5" x 7.5", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE, No. 712." Photo cover of James J. Andrews (as played by Fess Parker). Facts about the Civil War raid that the main story is based on; Includes maps of where the action takes place. Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase, art by John Ushler; Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white; Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents"; Based on the 1956 Walt Disney motion picture "The Great Locomotive Chase," which was based on a true event in the Civil War. Ad back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Variant with "The General" on back cover. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE, No. 712." Photo cover of James J. Andrews (as played by Fess Parker). Facts about the Civil War raid that the main story is based on; Includes maps of where the action takes place. Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase, art by John Ushler; Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white; Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents"; Based on the 1956 Walt Disney motion picture "The Great Locomotive Chase," which was based on a true event in the Civil War. Story about a locomotive used in the Civil War on back cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Ernest G. Osborne, and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. Fritzi discovers that her favorite restful vacation spot is now the center of an amusement park. Fritzi's dress shrinks in the rain, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Phil uses every trick he can think of to get a waiter's attention. Plus early Peanuts strips by Charles Schulz, and the Dennis the Menace-like Willie. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Willie; Peanuts; Nancy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 10 - July 1956. Cover by Tom Beecham. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on true crime, politics, and history. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - July, 1956. Sequin Garner photo cover. This issue contains "The 10 Greatest G-String Glamor Girls" that features cheesecake pin-ups of Lily Lamont, Lilly Christine, Lili St. Cyr, Tempest Storm, Julie Gibson, Sherry Knight, Sequin Garner, Arlene Stevens, Evelyn West, and Blaze Starr. 8" x 10", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

July 1956. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories: "Drop Dead" by Clifford D. Simak, "Bad Medicine" by Finn O'Donnevan, "The Skills of Xanadu" by Theodore Sturgeon, "Gypped" by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., "Writing of the Rat" by James Blish, "All The Things You Are" by Robert Sheckley, "Horror Howce" by Margaret St. Clair. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Cop Who Lost the $80,000 Question, art by Howard Purcell. I Escaped from 100 Prisons, art by Bernard Baily. The Invisible Burglars, art by Bill Ely. The Prizefight the Fans Never Saw, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 15, Issue 1 - July, 1956. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Gene Autry in "Dona Luisa's Pearls" and "Mighty Good Bait." Champion in "Unleashed Fury." Back-up story, "The Double Cross." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

July 1956: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "The Steel Trap," 9 pages; "Get That Tank," 6 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #9); "Invasion Drive," 7 pages; "Incident in a Storm," 1 page text story; "Private Longhorse Attacks," 6 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #8"). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Heart Without Hope," "Love Came Too Quickly," "Summertime Love," and "A Kiss For a Dreamer." Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Blind to Her Game" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #11; "No Arms to Hold Me"; "Rebellious Bride" reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #4; and "That Little White Lie" reprinted from Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #47. "Glamorizing Yourself: "Be Provocative, How to Handle a Romance, Don't Talk Too Much, Just Because You Love Him..., In Order to Hold Him..., Stay as Sweet as You Are..." text article reprinted from "For a More Glamorous You!" in Real Life Secrets (1949) #1, "Your Charm Guide..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #63 and Love at First Sight (1949) #21, and from "Be Smart About Love..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #1. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #39 - July 1956. Cover by Stanley Rayon. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"I Never Squealed" short story by Harlan Ellison; "The Glass Eye" short story by John Jakes

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Volume 2, Issue 7-19 - July, 1956. Magazine for gun enthusiasts. This issue features Marilyn Monroe on the cover 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "July, 1956!" Collects Blondie Comics (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #92, Casper the Friendly Ghost (1952 2nd Series Harvey) #46, Dagwood Comics (1950) #67, Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961) #101, Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #18, Little Lotta (1955 1st Series) #5, Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) #88, Paramount Animated Comics (1953) #22, Sad Sack (1949) #60 and Spooky (1955 1st Series) #5. These volumes are some of the earliest examples of Collected Comics. Companies, like Harvey, would archive their material by taking all the issues they released that month and having them bound into hardcover book format. The issues come complete with front and back covers and interiors. They were trimmed down perfectly to fit the hardcover format. Each year has twelve volumes, one for each month of the year. These are extremely rare items. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 180 pages, full color.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan, Sam Citron, Bill Ward, Dick Beck and unknown. Featuring: "My Changed Fiancé" starring Carol, Steve Fletcher and George Knox; "Lifelong Sweetheart" starring Vera, Bob Austin, Jim Harris, Andrea Collins, Angie, Syl, Charlie and Tom; "My Love Went AWOL" starring Captain Joyce Prentice, Sgt. Bert Wells, Corporal Ruth Lynn and Major Alice Berry; and the reprint story "I Was a Hated Woman" starring Wendy Evans, Peter Simms and Russ Charteris. Plus: Advice on Love Problems letters page by Marilyn Minton. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

July 1956. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cover by Bob Tupper. Elsa Martinella photo inside front cover. Cartoons by Stanley Rayon, Glenn R. Bernhardt, Frank Beaven, and others. Softcover Digest, 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/4-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories reprinted from Hi-School Romance #27. "No Place to Go," pencils by Bob Powell; After Jean's mother had died, Pop promised he would protect her and he was certain that Bill was after nothing more than Jean's kisses; After the two snuck out to discuss their love, Pop had the police find them; But when Jean goes to the rooftop to ask God why he had forsaken Bill and her, Pop realizes they are truly in love and goes to get Bill. "Career Crazy" text story. "Fun in Fads"; Fads to show the two of you are together: matching cotton shirts, stuffed animals, dog collars, fly swatter and a fur choker with your guys name on it. "Love Needs No Alibis," pencils by Al Avison; While Steve was twenty-one and working in construction, Vickie was only seventeen and still in high school; They loved each other, but Steve's insecurity made him insanely jealous. "Unlucky to Love"; Edna had only brought bad luck to the men she loved; George Parrish failed his exam after Edna broke his glasses; Phil Walker was disfigured by a horrible accident in chemistry class; Bert Norden was in the hospital for months after a tragic motorcycle accident. "Graduation Day" text story. "Reckless Boy... No Kisses!", art by Ray Bailey; Janet had developed a reputation as being "fast and loose" but decided to change her ways by finding a job; Through the classifieds, she met Tom Weldon who was taking care of his much younger brother and sister after his parents had died. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Gates. Stories and art by Art Gates and others. Hillbilly-themed humor from the 1950s. A razor company tries to get the hillbillies to shave off their beards. After Gumbo Galahad accidentally reignites the generations-old feud between the Capfields and the MacHoys, he tries to get them to sign a truce. Clem finds a way to get a message down the mountain without a telephone. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Jet Rocket Space Ship." Gumbo Galahad; Hank th Hermit; The Message; A Close Shave; Saturday Night at Shootin' Creek; Pokey; L-Lem; Th MacSleezys; The Inquiring Artist; Hillside Hilda. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Look, gang! Let's all go to the game!"; Zelda and the boys go to a baseball game but she keeps interfering with the plays with her witchcraft. "Homer, little Annie just called..."; Everyone gets the same birthday present for Annie - a back scratcher! "Homer, look what I got for my birthday!"; Melvin shows Homer his new magic set, which naturally causes problems. "Where are you going, Homer?"; Homer goes bear hunting, but the bear nearly wins. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. The Story-Teller text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Colan and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, Irwin Hasen and Ed Herron. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong is puzzled when robbers repeatedly get away with no loot, in a story by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. Outlaws try to draw Hopalong out of cover with a brush fire, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Plus the story of the first Pony Express ride, written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. The Empty-Handed Robberies!; Gold-Trappers of Stony Creek!; Indian Tribal Names!; Big Tepee and Li'l Tepee; If You Were an Indian Child...; The Lamplighter of Twin Rivers!; The First Pony Express Ride! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

"The Man with the Golden Shoes" (art by Al McWilliams?) "The Day I Floated Through the Air" (art by Mort Meskin), "The House of 100 Dreams," and "The Man Who Lost His Shadow." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover features Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Stories and art by Paul S. Newman and others. The comedic misadventures of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, based on the beloved TV sitcom that set the standard for all to follow. Lucy decides to get out of the kitchen and become a model, but the modeling job calls for her to pose in a kitchen. A mistake with super-strong hair mousse leaves Lucy with a permanent hairdo that would be right at home at a 1980s punk club. Trying to impress producer Brant Brant, Lucy gets a job as his maid, but housework isn't really her forte. Cover Girl; A Hair-Raising Experience; Star Role. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1956. Cover by Lloyd Rognan. Science fiction stories: "Thunder World" by Edmond Hamilton, "Field Trip" by Darius John Granger, "The Man without a Planet" by Adam Chase, "Space Traveler's Revenge" by Ivar Jorgensen, "Flight of the Ark II" by Alexander Blade, and "Jason and the Maker" by Paul W. Fairman. Illustrations by Luther Sheffy, W. E. Terry, Bill Reid, Frank Kelly Freas, Stan Fine, and Warren Yancy. 5-3/8 in. x 7-1/8 in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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"Sweet Fern, Mosquito Repellent of the Woodland Indians" article by Red Thundercloud (of the Catawba Nation). "Indian Chief White Eagle: Journey to the Sun," art by John Daly; White Eagle is tricked into attending a meeting of many Chiefs, hosted by Chief Dark Wing of the Creek; Dark Wing intends to force them to declare obedience to him. "Blue Wampum meets the English" text story by Red Thundercloud (of the Catawba Nation), art by John Daly. "Red Wing, Son of the Chief: Traitor in the Camp," art by John Daly; A Taos boy pretends injury to gain entrance to the Navaho camp and learn the best way for his people to attack. "War Shields" article. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 18 #9 - July 1956. Children's magazine with articles, fiction and activities. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with full color and single color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

"Revolt of the Tribes!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; Jann prevents the drugging of the Makasis and thwarts the plans of their chief Kabubi and his ally, Paulo the smuggler. "Elephant's Laugh" text story. "The Lost Safari!", script by Don Rico, art by Jay Scott Pike; Jann shows a hunter that the animals of the jungle can be his friends. "The Swamp Peril!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; A trophy hunter proves his bravery to himself when he rescues Cliff from a crocodile. "Fang vs. Fury!", script by Don Rico, art by Syd Shores; A male lion challenges a lioness and is allowed, by her, to adopt her and her family as his own. "Danger Trail!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; A pair of childless gorillas adopt a human boy and protect him from a lion attack. Jann returns the boy to his father. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Rosenberger and others. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. True tales (some slightly embellished) of Old West outlaws, focusing on the James brothers and other real-life figures from history. A circus poster inspires Jesse to attempt a daring escape from a posse; A Union soldier runs afoul of the infamous Quantrell and his quest for a gold mine. The Ambush at Arapahoe Pass!; The Wooden Circle!; Quantrell's Raiders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.