Comic books August 1956

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.

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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 and art by Carl Barks, Don Christensen, Jack Bradbury, Carl Fallberg, Paul Murry, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 16 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey's old foe Pete crashes the pirate festival Mickey and Goofy are promoting. In a story by Barks, Donald wants to keep tabs on his nephews during a camping trip, but as usual, he takes it too far. The Big Bad Wolf steals an invisibility potion for his schemes. Donald Duck; Li'l Bad Wolf; Pluto; The Happy Harvest; Mickey Mouse: The Pirates of Tabasco Bay. 32 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.

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.

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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.

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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.