Comic books July 1956

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Warren Kremer, John Belfi, Joe Certa and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Mary misses out on love because everyone thinks she's too nice. Betty finds love with a handsome stranger, but he has a dark secret. Nurse Connie loses her professional edge around a handsome patient. Too Nice For Kisses; Love Problems and Advice; Shattered Dream; Dead End Love; Love Was in Control; Which Man Shall I Choose?; Saturday; Double Heartbreak. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Celebrity stories and photos. Frankie Laine, Doris Day, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., B&W, 76 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker and Leslie Stevens. Mopsy, one of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. Mopsy gets a new job where she can meet more eligible bachelors, only to learn that neither the job nor the bachelors are what she expected. Mopsy goes fishing, but the fish aren't interested in bait, only her lunch. Mopsy's new "super-grow" gardening seeds have a strange effect on a passing rooster. Plus "Mopsy Modes" paper dolls, showcasing the fashions of another era. Mopsy; Mopsy Modes; Rabbit's Foot Romance. Final issue under this title; issues #14 and 15 were actually published before issue #3. Series continues as Rock and Rollo (1957) #14. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Pete Morisi, Gene Colan, Herb Familton, George Roussos, Robert Q. Sale, Bill Benulis and unknown. "Inside the Pit!" by Carl Wessler and Pete Morisi - A woman berates her husband for not being ambitious and he has an accident at the power plant which changes his personality. He attempts to extort the city by threatening to detonate the power plant, but another accident is arranged which puts his personality back the way it was and his wife is content. Plus: "Behind the Wall!" with pencils by Gene Colan - A man who resents the Great Wall of China as taking up resources that could have accelerated scientific progress finds himself back in time at its construction. He confronts the emperor who reveals that the wall was not built to keep out the Tartars, but rather alien invaders who ride dragon-like beasts and use gunpowder weapons. And: "The Men with Green Blood" with art by Herb Familton - A doctor treats a wounded patient with green blood, but the patient dies and the blood color reverts to red. After he leaves the clinic, two people tail him but he manages to give them the slip and follow them back to a house where he learns they are mutants. A fire starts, and he escapes, but he suffers a cut during the experience and learns that he is a mutant as well. Also in this issue: "The Hand!" with art by George Roussos; "The Cure!" with art by Robert Q. Sale - A doctor uses a time machine to try and wipe out the common cold virus in the past, but when he returns to the present he finds it overrun with beetles that the cold virus had destroyed before he mucked with time; 2-page text story "Movie Marvel"; and "An Hour to Live!" with art by Bill Benulis - A man given three months to live builds a time machine which takes him to a point in the future where Earth's oxygen is diminishing with only a few hours left. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Prentice. "The Highway to Tomorrow, art by Howard Purcell; A futuristic highway project is sabotaged by a man posing as a Native American shaman. Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners comic ad. Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Binky gets the kids to see that they too might be able to make important scientific discoveries in the future. "The Man Nobody Could See!, art by Mort Meskin; A man discovers the formula to invisibility and uses it to make himself wealthy, but he misplaces the antidote; In order to become visible again, he must turn himself over to the police. Moolah the Mystic humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "I Lost My Past, art by Mort Drucker; Paul Martin returns to his home town but finds that none of his old friends remember him; But it is all part of a plot to restore his memory of a Nazi formula. "Secrets of the Voodoo article by George Kashdan. "The Man with 100 Wigs, script by Jack Miller, art by John Prentice; A man steals a trunk of wigs that give the wearer the abilities of the people the wigs represent. 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. Johnny Anger and the Flying Dragons must prevent Chinese forces from taking the sea and cutting off supply lines to French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Hotshot pilot Jim arrives in Korea, but his older brother Dave becomes over-protective regarding Jim's safety. Powerhouse Perkins thinks his adventures are over when he heads back to the States, but after the plane goes down in the ocean, he must save children from drowning. The Dragons Come Through; Hero on His Own; Operation Smoke; Powerhouse Perkins: Powerhouse's Surprise; Happy Gets Even. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#190, July 1956, 10c. Issue has Donald Duck (Carl Barks story and art), the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the conclusion of "The Case of the Hungry Ghost." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a one-page text feature "Pluto's Parade." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 20, Issue 1 - July, 1956. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 696 - July, 1956. A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., 100 Pages, B&W.

Kid Colt OUtlaw in "Desperate Journey!" (art by Jack Keller). "The Suspect!" (script by Stan Lee). Black Rider in "Devil Dust!" "The Tenderfoot" (script by Lee). Ringo Kid in "Bait for Boot Hill!" Two-page text story, "Showdown." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Giacoia. "The Boy From Nowhere," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A young boy appears on Earth from a space ship with amazing powers and Wonder Woman tries to figure out where he's from. "The Flying Ambulance," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Dr. Cloud works on the first all-woman ambulance crew, and Wonder Woman helps to make sure she's a success. Volunteer Women Workers article. "Journey Into the Blue," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman visits a strange blue world under attack by orange invaders. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Inside the Tunnel, art by Al Williamson; Three men discover that Jules Vernes' story of Captain Nemo was true. It Stands in the Snow, art by Sol Brodsky; Explorers climb what they think is a mountain but turns out to be a giant ice creature. If...!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jay Scott Pike. The Traveler text story, art by Mort Drucker. Midnight on the Mountain!, art by Manny Stallman. A Cry For Help!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. One Night!, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Day Marshall Earp Met Annie Oakley starring Wyatt Earp, art by Norman Maurer. Paid In Full text story. The Mystery of the Stagecoach Stick-ups starring Wyatt Earp, art by Norman Maurer. The Man Who Wore No guns starring Wyatt Earp, art by Norman Maurer. The Posse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Doug Wildey. The Wichita War starring Wyatt Earp, art by Norman Maurer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Frontier scout Young Eagle and his trained eagle Clawfoot aid the US Cavalry at Fort Wayne. The promise of a gold strike in a cave sends Barrow and his gang after Young Eagle and Drew, the rightful owner of the cave. Trader Hank Vedder deliberately provokes Young Eagle's tribe, knowing that another uprising is all the government needs to relocate them to a reservation. Young Eagle is suspicious when the wild game that feeds his tribe vanishes, just before a rancher offers to buy the tribal lands. Young Eagle and the Cave of Gold; Uprising; Well Water; The Vanishing Herd; Red Danger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Art by Ann Brewster, Ted Galindo, Bill Draut and Jack Kirby. Part of Prize's influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Issue #71 on cover; Vol. 7, issue #5 in indicia. Jen demands that Dave marry her after she adopts orphaned Billy. A bearded pro wrestler sweeps a girl off her feet, literally. A woman doesn't trust her fiance's business sense. At this point in the series, the stories become pretty offbeat for romance comics. Love me or Leave Me; Guessing Game; Easy Way Out; Love That Money!; Romance Rival; Birthday Present. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Jon D'Agostino. All of love's most wondrous moments are told in these stories! "Love Strikes So Suddenly," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Harry literally bumps into Wendy while ice skating; The following summer, he saves her from drowning and they fall in love. "Love's Low Road"; Bess wants Al to take a job in the garment industry with his uncle rather than spend years in law school, but he says "laws been my lifes ambition"; They break up; Bess dates middle-aged Henry, who offers her luxury and security, but she cant forget Al. "Proof of My Love," art by Marc Swayze; Anne cant decide between longtime suitor Phil and new beau Jerry; They all go on a picnic together; Jerry and Anne are exploring an old house when it catches fire; Her first thought is for Phil, who rescues her. "Judge Not My Heart!", art by Marc Swayze; Sue convinces her boyfriend Ted to quit his job in "a greasy old garage" and go to work in an office; Ted is unsuited for the position and Sue asks his old boss to take him back. "Love's Far Fields" one-page story. "Romance Twice" text story. "Her Own Way!"; Carol and Pete fall in love, but she always insists on having her own way; He gives in, although it often goes against his own desires and sometimes spoils his plans. "Jean" one-page story, script by Robert Burns. "Panic" one-page story; A woman sees an old flame on the subway, but is unwilling to approach him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Series (Distributed in Australia and New Zealand). Young Marvelman in "Flying Shoes" and "The Pearl Dealers". Bill Brig and the Pirates by Tom Moore. 6 1/2" x 9", 28 pages, B&W,

Vol. 46 #4 - July 1956. Radio control models hobby magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.