Comic books August 1956

Cover pencils by Bill Everett. The Moving Stairs!, art by Steve Ditko. The Last Tomorrow, art by Reed Crandall. The Threat!, art by Harry Lazarus. The Parrot Speaks!, art by Ed Winiarski. Special Sale text story; When a husband goes shopping, he finds a new cleaning fluid that makes anything better than new, even him. Mary's Robot!, art by Howard O'Donnell. Mary's Robot!, art by Howard O'Donnell. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $25.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Interior tape to cover margins and to first wrap at spine.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $180.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $59.99 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Make-Believe Superman, art by Al Plastino. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page; Jerry falls asleep at the movies. The Impossible Haircut starring Superman and Dandy Jim, art by Al Plastino; the king of barbers tries to give Superman a trim. The Superman Puzzle Game activity page. The Case of the Careless Camper public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops. Shorty humor page. My Flight to Outer Space text story by Jim McCoy. Rip Van Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After over-exerting himself, Superman falls into a coma and awakens 1,000 years in the future. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Feats of Chief Super-Duper; Jimmy and Superman travel back to the 1800s. The Meek Jimmy Olsen; Clark and Jimmy do a report on Hiram Vandoodle, who has invented a personality switcher. The Boy Superman; a town of mountainfolk think Jimmy is Superman. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Case of the Careless Camper! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Professor Eureka humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. I Chased a Runaway Blimp text story by Joe Mabely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $45.00 View scans

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

"Ruthless!" (art by George Roussos), "Too Hot to Handle," "Cave-In" (art by George Tuska?), "The Trap," "Man Overboard" (art by Carmine Infantino), and a two-page text story, "Big John." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $37.00 View scans 3" cumulative spine split. 2" tear on back cover. Water damage.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $109.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Edited by Al Fago. Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Written by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Mummy Vanishes" with inks by Vince Alascia; "The Genie" with art by Charles Nicholas and Alascia; "Where There's a Will" with inks by Alascia; "He Came by Night"; and "Man of a Thousand Faces" with art by Nicholas and Alascia. Plus: 2-page text story "Operation: Level"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.20

Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Channel Pirates," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a small village drive away a pirate gang. "The Lion Hunt Dance text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the Stranger from Pal-Ul-Don" starring Tarzan (John Clayton), Jane Porter Clayton, Boy (Jack Clayton), Argus, Buto, Indooro, and N'gorros (African tribe), script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Natongo rescues a spear-bearing woman from an attack and she takes him to her city, where she learns that he father has died and that she is now Zulena, queen of Tungelo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Faced with an invasion of the Hop-Toad Army, Fatsy and Patsy defect and leave Minus alone to face them. Working on the Railroad, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; A father and son playing with an electric train set frighten the Mouseketeers at first but they end up working out a trade. Patsy Makes the Grade, art by Rube Grossman; As the middle Mouseketeer, Patsy feels underappreciated. The Adventure of the Disappearing Cave!, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Fatsy and Patsy don't think much of Minus's new investion, but later it saves them from being swallowed by a pelican. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

Add to cart Fair $15.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Severe water damage. Centerfold is detached, but still present.

Add to cart $35.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - August, 1956. 8.5" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Mik, and Rudolph Dirks. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts; several strips are presented in full color. Lucy's antisocial behavior eventually turns all the rest of the kids against her. Lucy sets out to count every star in the sky. Tod wants to capture the ogre who is hiding in the giant-proof land of Jerkshire. The Family Scrapbook; Nancy; Peanuts; The Captain and the Kids; Tod and the Ogre; Ferd'nand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.80

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.00

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40

Add to cart Fair $2.50

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Lynn Karp and Vivie Risto. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Lynn Karp; Droopy text story "Droopy the Rock Hound" with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Tom & Jerry back-up tale with art by Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Prisoner Tribe starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. Dr. Appleby's Amazing Invention starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. Crazy Crow's One-Man War starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, and humor. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Bill Draut, and Warren Kremer. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. Kit cares for her husband Ted after he's crippled in an accident, but her pushy boss Bob sees her as fair game. Eileen is perplexed by the way her sister Susan pushes her husband around, and wonders if she should change up her own marriage game. Manipulative Lucy agrees to marry free spirit Rance and travel around the country with him in his trailer, but she has no intention of actually doing it. Cover by comics legend Jack Kirby. No More Tomorrows; Bride of the Month; Double Wedding!; Heart and Soul; Trailer Bride!; Heros Wife; Hidden Heartbreak! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic romance comics with stories and art by the Iger Shop. A woman only thinks she knows what love is, until she meets that certain guy. Shirley wants to run with the rock 'n roll crowd until she meets a sweet square, in a story with a hilariously overwrought reaction to youth culture of the '50s. Romance advice to girls from Agnes Wilson. There's No Romance in Rock and Roll!; Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor; What Love Really Is. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 3, Issue 6 (whole number 16) - July-August, 1956. Non-fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. Jack Davis cover plus 5 page humor story (like Mad content) J. Frank Dobie article. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Non fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. 48 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Jack Davis cover plus 5 page humor story (like Mad content)l J. Frank Dibie article Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Non fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. 48 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Jack Davis cover plus 5 page humor story (like Mad content)l J. Frank Dibie article Cover price $0.25.

Non fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. 48 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Jack Davis cover plus 5 page humor story (like Mad content)l J. Frank Dibie article Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Maneely. "The Gunslinger!", pencils by Chuck Miller; As he rides across the range, the Two-Gun Kid is suddenly snared off his horse Cyclone by a lasso tossed by Trigger March, the outlaw he has been on the trail of since he robbed the bank in Mesquite. "The Tribute" text story. "Claws of the Cactus!"; The Two-Gun Kid comes to the aid of Daniel E. Bull, a British man who found himself pinned down by outlaw gunfire in the notorious badlands, home of the famous criminal Cactus Bill. "The High Rider!"; While riding down a canyon, the Two-Gun Kid suddenly has to race for his life as a torrent of water comes crashing down on him; he is pulled out of the rushing water by Ben Baker, who tells the Kid that the nearby dam was blown up by Mahler, a who fancies himself as a cattle king. "A Man Called Natchez," script by Stan Lee. "War Paint!"; The Two-Gun Kid is aboard the Western Rail Road while it is being attacked by what appears to be Pawnee Native Americans who steal the money and manage to flee. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Gray Morrow, Joe Certa, Ed Winiarski, Howard O'Donnell, John Tartaglione, Mike Sekowsky and unknown. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "The Uninvited!" with art by Gray Morrow; "The Sinister One" with art by Joe Certa; "The Traveling Companion" with art by Ed Winiarski; "The Green Man" with art by Howard O'Donnell; 2-page text story "Mystery Trip"; "She Never Returned!" with art by John Tartaglione; and "The Day the Earth Froze" with pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Seven Steps to the Unknown, art by Bill Ely; Zara seems to psychically know who the next target of a madman will be, but there is a logic to the attacks and rational explanation; You just have to know what it is, as Zara did. "The Day I Broke All Records, art by Sheldon Moldoff; An athlete performs several amazing feats after he takes a mythological elixir, but he's not sure whether he actually performed the feats or, if he did, if the elixir was the reason. Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. Moolah the Mystic two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Flowers of Sorcery, art by Leonard Starr; Painter Anton poisons Maria's lovers; To get him to confess, the police make him believe he killed Maria, but that a sorcerer can bring her back to life. "The Animal People article by George Kashdan. Professor Brainstorm humor half-page by Irwin Hasen. "Clocks of Doom! non-fiction half-page by Mort Drucker. "The House Where Dreams Came True, art by John Prentice; The dreams of the girls who live in Mrs. Moore's boarding house all have their dreams come true; All she asks in return is a lock of their hair to remember them by. Disneyland Color Television Set ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. A lone pilot must save a US city after a nuclear missile test goes terribly awry. Hector dreams of being an Air Force pilot, and finally gets his shot when hypnosis convinces him he knows how to fly. Powerhouse Perkins is hired to transport a woman from Communist China to a sultan's harem, but then things get complicated. Hypnotized Hero; The Mad Missile; White Line Out; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse's Gals; Target Destroyed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Murry. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Don Christensen, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry and Al Taliaferro. Donald Duck stars in Carl Barks' "Camping Confusion"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Pirates of Tabasco Bay" (part 1 of 3); Pluto in "Kite Contest"; Li'l Bad Wolf in "The Invisible Caper"; 1-page Chip 'n' Dale text story "The Happy Harvest"; and six Donald Duck daily strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Treasure of the Flaming Arrows starring Pow Wow Smith, script by France Herron, art by Carmine Infantino. Nighthawk's Strange Inheritance, script by France Herron, art by Gil Kane. Mystery of the Masked Rodeo Rider starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. The Prospector Who Didn't Want Gold starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.