Comic books August 1956

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Nevada Hawkins, the Two-Gun Tornado, script by Stan Lee, art by Reed Crandall. Sheriff's Heritage text story. The Rustlers Strike, art by Herb Familton. The Last Gunfight, art by Jay Scott Pike. Manhunters, art by Joe Certa. A Man With a Grudge, art by Joe Certa. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Severin. Dead Eye!, art by John Romita. The New Pupil text story. Wanted!, art by John Romita. Bullets At Tombstone!, art by John Romita. Gambling Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. The Outlaw Breed!, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"When the Gila Gang Strikes" (script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely), "The Revenge of Joe Granger!" (script by Lee, art by Bill Draut), "The Night Rider" (script by Lee, art by John Severin), "The Arizona Jailbirds!" (script by Lee), and a two-page text story, "Pioneer's Pride" (illustration by Al Williamson). Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Lee, Maneely, Draut, Severin, Williamson, and Miller. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - August, 1956. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz photo cover. Stories in this issue include: "The Girl James Dean Left Behind", "The Night Desi Arnaz Wasn't Even Half Safe", "Memo to Darryl Zanuck", "Gloria Vanderbilt: $10,000,000 and No Sense" celebrity exposes on Ava Gardner, Adlai Stevenson, Billy Daniels, and Jayne Meadows, illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 697 - August, 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.

Cover by Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno and others. "Inspired" by Disney's Davy Crockett and the coonskin-cap mania of the 1950s, Charlton released its own adventure series based around famous frontiersmen. Davy Crockett meets another legend of folklore, gigantic lumberjack Paul Bunyan, in a showdown that is more tall tale than Western tale. Daniel Boone must allow himself to be captured by the Cheyenne to stop the Ambush at River Canyon. Jim Bowie (of the famous knife) finds danger with outlaws after he agrees to guide Major Neale and his daughter onto the Texas frontier. Davy Crockett: The Taming of Paul Bunyan; Snazzy and Dazzy; Hector Becomes Mah-Ke-O-Nih; Frontier Scout Daniel Boone: Ambush at River Canyon; Hill Billy: Real Stubborn; Jim Bowie: Attack; The Impasse!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Irv Novick. "The Secret Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman faces a woman who appears to be her equal. "The Planet of Illusion," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Duke challenges Wonder Woman to prove that she's real. How To Be A Cheerleader article. "The Tree That Shook The Earth," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman battles a giant tree from outer space that wants to conquer the Earth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Law and Disorder," "The Treasure of Cuckoo Island" and "Triple-Barrel Blues," plus an untitled 1-page story! Also: Homer Pigeon in "Wet Picnic"! And: Chilly Willy in the 1-page text story "A South Pole Picnic"! Plus: Knothead and Splinter in an untitled story on the inside front cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Man Who Couldn't Be Touched!, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist correctly predicts atomic war and develops a force field to remain behind. The Captive Brain!, art by Ed Winiarski. Fight For Life!, art by Manny Stallman; Passengers observe how a captain bullies his brother. The Spy, art by Bill Walton. Rocket Time text story. When The Sun Fell Down!, art by Harry Lazarus. The Green Man, art by Al Williamson. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $32.00 View scan Full length spine split. Heavy water damage.

Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye. The Case of the Mother Goose Mystery, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Stan Kaye; Mystery Inc has set up a mystery for three high-paying clients so they can pretend to be Batman, Robin and Superman; A mix-up of dates causes the real superheroes to assume the parts that were to be played by the clients, and stop a real robbery in the process. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Error-Car, art by George Papp; Prof. Weldon Immelwimmer gives Green Arrow a super new arrow car that drives Oliver crazy. Man Overboard text story by Jack Miller [as Joe Maxwell]. The Tribe Without A Chief starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 46 #5 - Aug. 1956. Radio control models hobby magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Painted cover art. "Dude Rancher," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Uncle died, young Iowan Ernest Selby inherits the ranch in Arizona, where twenty thousand cattle have become only six thousand; To investigate, Ernest goes undercover, hiring on at his own ranch, as a greenhorn dude; He makes allies, enemies, and courts the thief foreman's daughter, Anne Hepford; Adapts Zane Grey's novel "The Dude Ranger" first published as a serial novel beginning in the October 1930 issue of McCall's. "The Wrath of Mehitabel" text story. "The Charmed Life of Elfego Baca," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Elfego Baca makes citizen's arrest of cowboy McCarty for shooting up the place, locks him in the jail at Frisco, New Mexico; Foreman Perham of the Slaughter ranch where McCarty is a hand, demands his release; Baca refuses; A mob of eighty cowboys and ranchers ride on the little Latin-American settlement. "The Cowboy is an athlete" article by Gaylord Du Bois. "John Slaughter" Heroes of the West article by Gaylord Du Bois. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.