Comic books January 1956

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, 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 daily strips are presented in full color. Hans and Fritz fight with a hungry pelican for their fish catch. Pintail Pete and Punchy Rooster compete in a contest. Nancy and Sluggo seek a safe place to set off a firecracker. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Peanuts; The Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; The Simple Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Lynn Karp, Ken Champin, Vivie Risto and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Lynn Karp; Bertie Bird text story "A Visit to Grumpy Gramps" with art by Eisenberg; Droopy 1-pager with art by Eisenberg; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager with pencils by Ken Champin; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with pencils by Champin; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager with art by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Nick Cardy, inks by Ray Burnley. The Feathered Warriors starring Tomahawk, pencils by Fred Ray, inks by Ray Burnley. The Challenge of the Golden Tomahawk starring Tomahawk, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley; the legendary golden tomahawk sets a tower on fire. The Frontier Clown starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 21, No. 1 - January, 1956. Independent magazine in which those interested in Magic may express their thoughts, ideas, and criticisms. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - January, 1956. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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January 12, 1956

January 26, 1956. Bob Powell art (6 pages).

Volume 23, Issue 1 - January 1956. Formerly New Detective Magazine. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Marsha has a way of picking up strays, and that includes the handsome but penniless and malnourished man in her boarding house. Pam falls for her pal Anne's boyfriend Carl and makes moves on him, but Carl sees through her charade, and so does Anne... and so does everyone else. Ronnie blames fiance Tim, the safety inspector, after her father is fired from the fuel plant where they all work. My Foolish Fascination; Romance Destroyed; Cross My Palm; I Loved Too Easily. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Tom Hickey and John Prentice. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Karen wants to play the field, until she drives away the man she really loves. Stacey is willing to sacrifice the respect of one man for a smile from another. Reporter Cynthia falls for a man she despises. Night of Despair; I Loved Two Men; Love Isn't Always Blind; Golden Harvest; I Courted Heartbreak!; Stars in My Eyes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #2 - Jan. 1956. Features on Perry Como, Tab Hunter, Kim Novak, John Cassavetes, Jonathan Winters, Ida Lupino, Jack Webb and more. Heavily illustrated with photos of the stars at work and at play. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $72.00 or Best Offer View scan 6" Spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached. Only one staple (manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Everett, Vic Carrabotta, Ross Andru, Syd Shores, Paul Reinman and unknown. "I Dare Not Sleep!" with art by Bill Everett - While trying to sleep, Hugh wanders into a strange dimension where people lie asleep in rooms. Hugh's friend Dean appears and explains while people sleep their dreams create reality and Hugh understands his own life is a dream. Hugh goes to find his other self as it sleeps to prevent it from waking up, but suddenly Hugh himself awakens. He decides it was all a dream and writes a story about it. Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Wrong Number"; "The Hunted!" with art by Vic Carrabotta - Jim and Andrew go hunting and are confronted by creatures from prehistory due to a child in a parallel dimension playing with his family's timelock device; "The Building That Grew" with pencils by Ross Andru - Tom declares he'll build the world's tallest skyscraper...his building continues to rise without ending until it reaches an alien race, who welcome him to join them; "Lost and Found" with art by Syd Shores - Clark investigates a strange advertisement posted in the newspaper asking someone to return a lost raygun...when the raygun turns up in the mail Clark tests it and disappears, reappearing on Mars...an ad appears in the paper announcing they found the missing Clark; and "Till Death Do Us Part!" with art by Paul Reinman - Nora shuts down an atomic pile and suffers a terrible dose of radiation...as she struggles in the hospital, Mark appears to her and tells her to share what she knows with his colleagues...Mark was lost at sea, it was his spirit who visited Nora. 32 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. Pilots from both sides of the conflict get into an old-fashioned aerial dogfight. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins runs the last independent flying operation run by a Westerner in the Far East. Operation Big Fish; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse Pays Off!; Truce Violation; Duel in the Clouds; Bullets for Buzzards. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia. "Algaroba The Aerial Artist," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; Walter Ostrander disappears and reappears as the only acrobat who can do the spinning twist, Manuel Algaroba; But how and why and what's his connection to the late Pedro Bargalbo, the only other man to ever accomplish the same feat? "Madam Futura"; Madam Futura's predictions always come true, no matter what people might do to try and change their fates. "A Visit From Mr. Kon F. Dence"; Cliff Henderson gets a boost of confidence from Mr. Kon F. Dence. "Ramakos II Doubled," inks by Sal Trapani. "The Laughing Ghost" text story; Bob Travis agrees to spend a night in a haunted house on a bet, but the bet is really part of a plot involving illegal aliens. "Collision," inks by Sal Trapani. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Jack Bradbury, Al Taliaferro and Dick Moores. Donald's nephews decide never to have another bath in Carl Barks' "Three Un-Ducks"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Marvelous Magnet" (part 3 of 3); Li'l Bad Wolf in "Santa Wolf"; Pluto in "The Painter"; 1-page text story "The Christmas Elf"; and four Donald Duck daily strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Earl Thiesen, Les Clark, James Algar, Bill Berg, Les Clark, Dorothy Fisher, Jack Jungmeyer, Frank A. Reilly, Ted Sears and Charles Shows, plus song lyrics by Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen. Art by Ken Anderson, Xavier Atencio, Collin Campbell, Malcolm Cobb, Jay J. Gould, Vic Haboush, Ken Hultgren, Homer Jonas, Sammie June Lanham, Bob Moore, Tony Rizzo, Thaddeus Roark, Paul Robison, Jacques Rupp, and Paul Stone. The first volume of the official Disney publication that later became Walt Disney's Magazine. Featuring early Disney art and stories, along with puzzles and activities. A profile of 12-year-old Mouseketeer and future Hollywood legend Annette Funicello. A three-page peek at Disneyland, still a new attraction in 1956. A bicycle safety article with Jiminy Cricket, and an autobiography "written" by Mickey Mouse. The lyrics to the Davy Crockett TV show theme song. Plus Disney-themed circus posters, including one of Mickey dressed as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Meet the Mouseketeers; Mickey Mouse: The Story of My Life; The Littlest Outlaw; What I Want to Be; Animal Autobiographies: The Story of the Buffalo; Spin and Marty; How to Make a Picture; I'm No Fool (on a Bicycle); How to Draw Mickey; Mousekatune; How to See Miracles; Disneyland's Snow White Ride; Davy Crockett's Almanac; People and Places; Stories of the Storytellers: Robert Louis Stevenson; The Mickey Mouse Club Circus. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, PC/PB&W.

1st printing. By Hank Ketcham. Watch out - America's #1 little demon is again at large! Hardcover, 4-in.x 7-in., 112 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $1.00.

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"Major Mong's Mistake," "No Place to Turn" (art by Mac Pakula), "Smash-Thru," "The Forgotten Man" (art by Gene Colan?), "Raid on Red China" (art by Vic Carabotta), and a two-page text story, "The Rescue!" Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Short-lived UK weird fiction magazine. 7.5" x 9.75", 48 pages, B&W

Volume 10, Number 1 - January, 1956. Gossip magazine promising The Stories Behind The Headlines. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Double Ambush starring Ringo Kid, art by John Severin. Gold Star text story. The Lion of Tombstone starring Wyatt Earp, art by Norman Maurer. The Diamond Smugglers starring Annie Oakley, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Sheriff's Star. The Range Riders starring Kid Colt, art by Jack Keller. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest full of cartoons and jokes centered on the interactions of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Irv Novick. "Wonder Woman in the Amazon Flea Circus," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Spider shrinks Wonder Woman down to the size of a flea and traps her inside his flea circus. "Danger - Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets caught in an Atomic Bomb blast and becomes radioactive. The First Co-Eds article. "Bridge To Nowhere," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman enters another dimension inhabited only by an insane robot. Curious Clothing Customs article. Two-page full-color Superman Christmas merchandise ad showing 15 different Superman gift ideas, plus Superman himself dressing as Santa. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; Perry White sends Clark and Lois to Gotham to help save the Gotham Gazette; Superman and Batman try to find out what crime story editor John Hall was working on before he was hospitalized. The Bewitched Bow starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Men Against the Sea text story, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. The Brave of Fort Fearless starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Best Present of All starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.