Comic books August 1956

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. A hidden Ollie torments his bobby-soxer baby-sitter and her boyfriend. When Dad falls in the plaster bucket, Ollie runs to get a doctor, but comes back with an undertaker instead. Ollie's parents try to prevent him from insulting wealthy Uncle Bundle. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Rockabye Spacehog; A Paneful Tail; Cornered; The Plaster Bust; Wicky Burke: Beauty & the Beast; Money Mad; Paco and Pico; Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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All stories except "Brian..." reprinted in Little Angel (1954) #16. In order of appearance: "Brian, He's Always Tryin'..." art by Ray Gill; "Little Angel in 'The Secret Terror'"; "Little Angel in 'Fly Baby'"; "Willy Nilly in 'Batter Up'"; "Little Angel in 'TV or Not TV!'"; "Doggie Is Lost!" puzzle page; and "Little Angel in 'Fish Story'". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey Comics presents the adventures of Little Audrey, mischievous star of movie cartoons. Audrey gets caught in a gangster-style crossfire between Melvin and Echo, only with water guns. Little Audrey; Little Audrey Coloring Game; Tiny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Locked Out; Lulu is locked out of her house in the middle of the night. The Case of the Wet Hat; Tubby solves the case of how Lulus mothers hat got wet. Boys, Boys, Go Away; Lulu has her hands full when the Fellers come into her house to get out of the rain. Little Itch and the Rubber Lunch; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch turns the poor little girls lunch into a rubber ball. Beware of Tubby; Gloria puts a dog on her front stoop to try to keep Tubby away. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ted Shearer and Art Helfant. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Little Max imagines himself as the youngest of the Three Bears during Goldilocks's adventure. Max can't afford a cowboy outfit like his friends, but he finds a way to become a real cowboy anyway. Max and Alice have adventures while visiting Joe Palooka's parents on their farm. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey. The Shadow; The Three Bears; Rhymes with Reason; The 'Criminuls'; Un-Voluntarily Hero; King of the Cowboys; Humphrey: Nap-Sack; Little Max Goes Visiting; Humphrey: Runnin' Wild; Leminade Party; Humphrey's Party Quiz; Little Max's Zoo Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Don Spaulding. The Hollow Hero, art by Tom Gill; Freddy, a young boy, idolizes gunfighter King Canton. The Mysterious Herd, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Lone Ranger and Tonto help with a trail drive of cattle, but find the cowboys they're helping aren't who they are supposed to be. The Gauntlet, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck are captured by Erie tribesmen and forced to run the gauntlet. Color ad for Cracker Jack with illustrations of box and 32 different in-box premiums. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Maurice Whitman. Numbering continues from Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) #28; there was no issue #29. Based on the 1954 film "Long John Silver" starring Robert Newton, this comic presents the famed pirate as a hero, sailing the seas with his faithful pal Jim. Long John Silver joins the mutiny on the Hispaniola, but not for the same reasons as the others, and his protection of a cabin boy turns the other pirates against him. After the Treasure Island adventure, Silver and Jim battle pirates of a different kind in his new inn in Bristol. Wealthy Randall wants to strand his niece Ellen on a remote tropical island to inherit her fortune, but when Ellen meets handsome sailor Neil, suddenly being stranded doesn't sound so bad. Mutiny on the Hispaniola; An Ally; The Pirate Sweeper; The Raid; The Happy Castaways. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Untitled story, script by Don R. Christensen, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Bubbles start coming from Bugs' ears after he is sprayed with a experimental gas by inventor Hedgerow Huppy. Untitled story, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Porky finds the taxi business too crowded in the city; He hears that Flatburg has no taxis, but upon arriving finds that the town is built on a series of steep hills, which can't be climbed by an auto. Untitled story, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer drains Daffy's pond to provide water for his garden in a drought. The Desperate Desperado text story. Untitled story, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; While on vacaction, Mary Jane misplaces her wristwatch; Sniffles thinks a trade rat took it. Untitled story, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera nspired by the Trojan Horse story, Sylvester hides inside a carved wooden bird that he has delivered to Tweety. Ad for Moby Dick Four Color #717 and Santiago Four Color #723. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Lovely Lady," "My Love, My Love," "The Lonely Nights" (art by Bill Everett), "First Love," "The Last Kiss" (art by Jay Scott Pike), and a two-page text story, "Music Hath Charms." Vince Colletta cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 2 - August 1956. Cover by Dick Shelton. Fantasy and science fiction stories featuring "And the Light is Risen" by Walter M. Miller, Jr., and "Bridey Murphy: an Irishman's View" by W. B. Ready. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 6, Issue 8 - August 1956. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - August 1956. Men's interest magazine. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.15.

Volume 5, Issue 2 - August 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.

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - August 1956. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. 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.

Vol. 4, No. 8. August 1956. Includes "Key Witness" by Frank Kane, "Biggest Risk" by C. B. Gilford, "The Man With Two Faces" by Henry Slesar, "Rat Hater" by Harlan Ellison and more. Cover by Frank Cozzarelli. 5.5" x 7.75. 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Iron Mike McGraw in "The Escape of General Gow-Yok" and "Tank Attack!" Also: "Invasion" (art by Bob Brown), "The Ace of MIG Alley" (art by Don Heck), the U.S. Marine Coprs in "Hide-Out at Sea!" (art by Mac Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Castle Perilous." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Among the Missing!; A prospector returns for the man who staked his expedition when he finds a city of marble and gold, but the man thinks his tales are the result of sunstroke and doesn't believe him, until he sees photographic proof. The Last Warning!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A woman has a premonition that her pilot husband is going to crash, but despite several of her dream details matching reality, he lands safely. Charlie's Choice!, art by Frank Bolle; An employee finds that by turning the hands of his factory's time clock he can enter the time dimension where no one is aware of his presence. The Broken Man!, art by Tony Mortellaro; astaways attempt to subdue one of their number whom they feel has cracked from the strain of island living. Palace of Truth text story. Stop Us If You've Read This Before, art by Jim Infantino. The Thief!, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5, No. 8. August 1956. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11". 82 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 6 - August, 1956. Men's adventure magazine with articles and humor. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 62, Issue 248 - August, 1956. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Full-color Vargas illustration. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25". 136 pages. B&W with color.

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Volume 32, Issue 1 - August 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on crime, hunting, and war stories, with pictorials of beautiful women. This issue features pin-up photos taken of Bunny Yeager, rather than by her. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Mickey Mouse in "The Giant Pearls of Agoo Island" in which Mickey and Goofy travel to Agoo Island in search of treasure, and "Double Trouble." Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "The Big Oink," one-page text story "A Change of Plan," and several one-page gag strips throughout book. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

August 1956 #1 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.