Comic books February 1956

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Volume 3, issue 1 - February 1956. Pictorial digest magazine featuring mostly photograph articles, with short written articles. This issue features "The Shape of Pin-Up Models To Come", a look at rising pin-up star Kim Wadsworth, and model Siri shows off costume dresses that enraged people in the pictorial "Dresses that Got People Mad." 4-in.x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 32 - February 14 1956. Pictorial digest featuring models, actor gossip, and interesting news stories. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - February 28, 1956. Pictorial digest featuring models, actor gossip, and interesting news stories. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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February 25, 1956. UK weekly film magazine. Eartha Kitt and Diana Dors articles. 9" x 11.75". 28 pages. Black and white.

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February 25, 1956. UK weekly film magazine. Eartha Kitt and Diana Dors articles. 9" x 11.75". 28 pages. Black and white.

Cover art by Charles Nicholas. The Super Spy starring Plastic Man, pencils by John Spranger. Woozy Winks story, art by Jack Cole. The Trap text story. Untitled Plastic Man story with Needles Noggle. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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February 1956. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Sports Cars of the World" with full-color images. 6.75" x 9.5". 348 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Broom to Carry Packages; Porky has trouble carrying Petunia's packages, so he buys a broom for him and Petunia to carry them on. Porky Pig and the Desert Marauders; While wandering a remote spot in Arizona, Bugs and Porky mistake a Rocket Research Society for a gang of rustlers and sneak aboard a rocket that is going to be tested. Untitled story; Daffy distracts turkey hunters. Posing a Problem text story. The Money Tree; Porky, Petunia, and Cicero are having a snowball fight when a robber drops his loot from a plane and it lands in a tree. Frigid Fisherman; Porky and Sylvester rent an iceboat to go to the middle of the lake to ice-fish. Untitled story; His car almost out of gas, Porky tries to save money by coasting downhill to the next gas station. Bannister Barrier; Porky places a cactus at the end of a bannister to keep Cicero from sliding down it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Marvin Stein and Mort Meskin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle and a prospector friend are double-crossed, but a pet cougar saves the day. The Drifter battles cattle rustlers. The Lazo Kid tries to prevent an angry mob of miners from hanging the wrong man. Bad Medicine; Brand of Outlaw; American Eagle Arranges a Duel; Crisis at Crossroads. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Dick Wood, Bill Molno, Bill Ely, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Chic Stone. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. A jeweler hires a private eye to find out how his messenger keeps switching out precious gems for fakes. Cultured, well-spoken "Sir Thomas" specializes in fleecing wealthy marks. American tourists in France get swindled out of their passports. The Man Who Stole from Himself; The Fabulous Sir Thomas; The Shortchange Racket; Television Trouble; Passport to Trouble; The Portrait Racketeers; The Hot Watch Racket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue with the comic related article, "Progress in Cleaning Up the Comics" by T. E. Murphy. 5.5" x 7.5", 212 pages, B&W

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Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Always Second Best"; "The Threat to Our Love"; "That Man Upstairs!" reprinted from Love at First Sight (1949) #12; and "One Little Lie..." reprinted from Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #4. "The Charm Corner: Men Wish You Wouldn't...Twenty Feminine Faults, Three Reasons for Looking Happy, Do the Right Thing When You Are Introduced..." text article reprinted from "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #4 and from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #40. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover features Rex Allen. Stories and art by Sparky Moore and others. Western action with movie cowboy Rex Allen. Rex pursues the bank robbers who ambushed the town sheriff. But after Rex captures most of the gang, one of them disguises himself as a traveling circuit judge to free the rest. Young Jenny and Lulu are home alone when an outlaw invades; luckily, they are friends with Koko the horse. Plus an article about traveling judges in the West. The Double Switch; Koko in Unofficial Deputy; High Destiny; Circuit Judge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 35, No. 1 - February 1956. This magazine is all about boxing. News, articles, photos, and reviews are contained in this magazine. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by John Severin. "The Hostage," art by Fred Kida; While riding across the range the Ringo Kid realizes that he is being followed and puts on a chase; Unsure if he is dealing with lawmen or not, the Kid jumps up into a nearby tree and sends Arab ahead to lead his pursuers on a wild goose chase; As the men pass by, he recognizes one of them as an outlaw named Blackjack Kane, but notices that they are wearing sheriff stars. "Trail of Thunder" text story. "The Poachers!", art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid comes to the aid of his friend Dull Knife who has been tied up by and places on his horse by a gang of poachers led by a man named Tarlowe; The Kid sends Tarlowe and his men into fleeing and frees Dull Knife; He learns from his friend that Tarlowe and his men have been poaching buffalo on Comanche land which threatens to send the Comanches on the warpath. "Desperate Hour!", art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid is camping out for the night when he is suddenly interrupted by Sheriff Gil Ransom, who has not come to arrest the Ringo Kid, but to ask for his help; He explains that his sixteen year old son Joe idolizes the Ringo Kid and wants to become an outlaw. "Stranger in Town!", script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson and Angelo Torres. "One Must Die!", art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid is riding along the rang when he hears a gunshot and goes to investigate; He comes across a man standing over a dead body and gets the drop on him; Refusing to let the shooter go, the Kid searches the dead man and finds a warrant written by Marshal Cameron to arrest Buzzard Brady for murder and take him to Yuma prison. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Sixty-Four Million Dollar Answer!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin. Our Cartoonists Look at... Western Movies, script by Stan Lee. Artie, script by Stan Lee, art by Howard Post. Howcum???, script by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. This is the Life text story. How to Remodel an Old Barn, art by Bill Everett. The Seventeen-Year Itch, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Trapping of Robin Hood." Robin, disguised as a one-eyed bandit, steals a feast from the Sheriff of Nottingham and rescues a prisoner. Also includes: "The Wrath of Robin Hood," "The Black Knight of Castle Fury", "The Engines of War", and "The Outlawing of Robin Hood." Pencils, inks, and cover by Ogden Whitney. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - February, 1956. Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, Adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 84 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.35.

"Black Lightning" and "A Circus Comes to Town" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - February 1956. Cover by Maurice Bower. Men's interest magazine focusing on true-life jungle and hunting stories and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 6 #17 - 1955. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Edited by John Carnell. Stories by Brian Aldiss, Judith Merrill, John Brunner and others. Cover by Quinn. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 132 pages, black and white.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - February, 1956. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She had driven him out of her life...forever! But she couldn't help it! Find out why in..."Last in Love"! Also featuring: "Unhappy Parting"; "Where is My Love"; and "Delayed Romance"! Plus: Oddities in Romance filler. And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Number 3 - February 1956. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover by Rudy Nappi. Stories by Daniel Keyes, Jack Oleck, and Al Feldstein. Art by Reed Crandall, George Evans, Al Williamson, and Graham Ingels. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring crime tales in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. Cops capture "The Lipstick Killer" after a murder spree, and psychoanalysis reveals his accidental first murder when he was a toddler. A macabre bet between two med-school students leads to a man being buried alive, but the truth is worse still. A sheriff seeks the truth about a woman's death. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. The Lipstick Killer; My Brothers Keeper; A Question of Time; Dead Right. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, B&W with single-color accents. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 25, Issue 4 - February, 1956. Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.