Comic books March 1956

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Cover by V. T. Hamlin. Stories and art by V. T. Hamlin, George Scarbo, Gene Ahern, Dick Turner, and Rolfe. Argo reprints the classic Alley Oop comic strip, featuring the adventures of the time-hopping caveman with the musical name. Alley Oop gets Foozy's exile from Moo revoked and visits the many Foozies of Foozy's homeland. Alley Oop returns to the 20th century, where Dr. Wonmug advises him to go on a diet. Otis takes his oversized dog for a walk. Eustance, the Warhorse; Alley's Strange Quest; The Comic Zoo; The Nut Bros.; Mr. Merryweather; Otis. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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March 1956. Cover by Edward Valigursky. Science fiction stories by C.H. Thames, Karl Stanley, Manly Banister, and E.K. Jarvis. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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April 1956. 30th anniversary issue. Science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Edmond Hamilton, Warner Van Lorne, Harry Stephen Keeler, Ellis Parker Butler, Bradner Buckner, Ray Cummings, H.B. Carleton, David H. Keller, Neil R. Jones, Raylor H. Greenfield, Jack G. Huekels, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Predictions for the year 2001 by Salvador Dali, Sid Caesar, Philip Wylie, Robert Heinlein, Steve Allen, and others. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 256 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.50.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Spaceship in My Barn, art by Bill Everett; A reporter is frustrated to meet alien visitors and fail to acquire pictures or evidence of any kind for their landing on Earth. The Man Who Looked for Death!, art by Joe Orlando; A reporter seeks out a historical novelist who turns out to be immortal. The Fat Man!, art by Larry Woromay; A human-looking visitor from Saturn must eat enough to weigh 250 lbs otherwise he will float upwards in Earth's lighter gravity. Eve of Halloween!, art by Ed Winiarski; A witch and her daughter go out riding on Halloween. The Hypnotist!, art by Bernie Krigstein; A boxer becomes champ under hypnosis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 57, Issue 1 - March 1956. Cover by Ed Emsh. Pulp magazine focusing on Science Fiction and adventure stories. This issue features "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Featuring: 1 page Kenny Kangaroo filler "Point of View" (on the inside front cover); 5 page Atomic Rabbit story "All About Giants" drawn by Al Fago; 6 page Atomic Rabbit story "Foxes, Foxes, Everywhere" drawn by Al Fago; 2 page Perry Polecat text story "Perry Polecat's Gun" written by R.R. Symes; 3 page story "A Friend in Need"; 4 page Atomic Rabbit story "The Atomic Sneezer" drawn by Al Fago; 7 page Tuffy Turtle story; 4 page Mumps Rabbit story. Cover by Al Fago. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Return of Mister Future," script by Arnold Drake (pages 1-7, first Drake story for DC) and Bill Finger (pages 7-8), pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Crooks steal a secret weapon created by author Jules Verne, so the Capred Crusaders travel back in time, bring Verne back to the present, and have him design a counter weapon that will nullify his deadly weapon. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! public service announcement with Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Desert Island Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce takes a cruise on a yacht populated by millionaires because he suspects something will happen, and it does when a gang hijacks the ship and holds the millionaires captive on an island. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Patrolman with Six Legs article by Joe Mallory. "Secret of the Batmobile," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Vicki Vale unwittingly discovers the true identity of the Batman without knowing it when she takes a photo of the Batmobile after it's engine was damaged. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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At Gunpoint!, art by John Romita. Big Offensive text story. Missing in Action! Break-Thru! When Villa Attacked, art by Paul Reinman. A Hunk of Steel, art by Don Heck. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Decision of Captain Kellner" (art by Don Heck), "Behind Enemy Lines," "Attack By Night" (art by Vic Carrabotta), "Man With the Flag" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Balloon Barrage" (art by Mac L. Pakula), and a two-page text story, "Secret Orders." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Joe Millard and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Chuck Cuidera and Sam Citron. Featuring Blackhawk in: "The Phantom Saboteur" by Joe Millard, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Temple of Doom" by Millard, Dillin and Cuidera; "The Black Flag" by Millard, Dillin and Cuidera; and 1-page text story "The Wild Jungle," reprinted from issue #92. Plus: War in the Sky back-up story "David and Goliath In the Sky" by Millard and Sam Citron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck Chandler, the teen collegian once known as Crimebuster, stars in an issue-length final adventure. As Chuck and his rival Jabbo jockey for position in the hockey championship, a nerdy fellow student sets out to make trouble. Fight Or Quit; Picking the Team; Behind Their Backs; With Everything At Stake; Win, Lose, or Haw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny in "The Bushman Bunnies," "From Bugs to Riches," "It's All Mine," and an untitled story. Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Owl Who Came to Dinner," and Tweety and Sylvester in an untitled story. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 11 - March, 1956. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine published by George E. von Rosen that ran from May, 1955 to September, 1957. Issues in this series focused heavily on burlesque shows, night clubs, dancers, and celebrities that endorsed the lifestyle. 8.5" x 11", 54 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy and Trish try to get Tina to lose weight so she'll get more dates in an untitled story. Candy also stars in "One for the Record" plus two more untitled stories. And: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan and Luke. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Chaperon" co-starring Ted Dawson, Cornelia Clyde and Kid Kramer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 27, Issue 10 - March 1956. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. Three photograghs of Clayton Moore visiting Disneyland. 6-in. x 9-in., 68 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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The Covered Wagon, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Norman Nodel. (HRN 131, with 3/56 date). Cover price $0.15.

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The Covered Wagon, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Norman Nodel. (HRN 152). Cover price $0.15.

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The Wild Swans. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 20, Issue 6 - March, 1956. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Maxwell Williams. Art by Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A movie stand-in plots to permanently replace a famous movie star, in a story adapted from "Cut!" which originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #9. Condemned man Arnold tells the priest who's come for last rites why and how he murdered his wife. Norman and Sally conspire to kill Norman's wife in Pieces of Hate (adapted from "In Each and Every Package" in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #22, written by Al Feldstein using the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Ax-wielding maniac cover by Reed Crandall is actually kind of tame for EC. Motive; Fair Trade; Clean Sweep; Screenplay For Murder; Pieces Of Hate. Final issue of the series; a third issue was planned, but not printed until the modern era, in EC Picto-Fiction HC Set (2006 Gemstone) #1. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Feature-length story, plus text pieces on the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Silver. Photo covers. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Tripp art. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The 10,000 Secrets of Batman! starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. Batman Whirly-Word Game by Martin Naydel. The Diamond Mine on Broadway starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Phantom Bodyguard starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa. Full-page ad for Showcase # 1. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 12 (whole number 759) - March 24, 1956. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.

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Volume 1, Issue 6 - March, 1956. Cover by Petro. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, cartoons and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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March 1956. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science fiction stories by Robert Sheckley, F.L. Wallace, Robert F. Young, J.F. Hutton, Ib Melchior, Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Basil Wells, Jacques Jean Ferrat, and Richard E. Love. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 13 - 1956. Quarterly magazine focusing on the nude figure. Bettie Page cover photo. Spiral bound. 8.5" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Eugene Hughes. Aerial combat adventure in World War II. Another in the series of historical retellings of bombing raids over Europe without fictionalized characters or stories, this one a raid over Romania. American bombers make a raid over Germany in 1943. American Sabre jets battle MiGs over Korea, in a story that mentions "the twilight zone of war" three years before the famous TV series established the phrase. Log of the Liberators!; The Private and the Sergeant; Blitz Week!; Sweating It Out!; Armed and Ready … Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color.

NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues #4 do not believe exist.

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Indicia title is "HELEN OF TROY, No. 684." Photo of Helen of Troy (as played by Rossana Podesta). Seven photos from the movie plus a partial cast and credits list. Helen of Troy, script by Paul S. Newman, art by John Buscema; Trojan Prince Paris comes to Sparta on a mission of good will, but finds that Sparta is planning on waging war against Troy; He escapes to Troy, bringing with him Queen Helen, the unwilling wife of Spartan King Menelaus; The Spartans and their allies sail for Troy, where they lay siege to the city; The Spartans appear to retreat, leaving a large wooden horse; The Trojans bring the horse into the city, but that night Spartans emerge from the horse and plunge the city into chaos; Paris and Helen escape in the confusion. Based on the 1956 movie "Helen of Troy." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 689." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Daddy Daffy, art by Phil de Lara; Daffy pretends to be a good fairy and tricks Elmer into believing he has become a baby. No Help Wanted, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Phil de Lara; The employment agency sends Bugs to be Elmer's helper at his gas station. Sheep Country, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer moves out of the city to raise sheep; Daffy shows up and tries to prevent rustlers from stealing Elmer's sheep. Pest Valley, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer and his cousin Hugh go to the jungle to bring back a "Proboscis Boruminto," an insect that feeds on the carrot weevils that are eating Elmer's carrots. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 7 - March, 1956. Cover by Thomas Beecham. Tempest Storm feature pictorial. Maurice Whitman, veteran of the Chesler and Jerry Iger shops of the 1940s, contributes two pen and ink illustrations to Life and Love in a Harem and five more to various other stories. Men's magazine featuring fiction and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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She was so sure Edward wouldn't show up for the wedding -- that he was really hers -- just like the locket she was lending the bride! "Borrowed Heart" is the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 7 page story "Heartbreak was the Prize"; 7 page story "A Rose for Susan"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 7 page story "Goodbye, My Past"; 1 page Oddities in Romance filler. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Third Edition. Federal Civil Defense Administration demonstrates a family action plan for home protection exercises. Includes: "What To Do When The Signal Sounds", "Preparation of Your Shelter", "Home Fire Prevention", "Home Fire Fighting", "Emergency Action to Save Lives", "What To Do if Someone Is Trapped", "Provisions For Safe Food and Water in Emergencies" and "Home Nursing." 8" x 10-1/2", B&W, standard paper stock.

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An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. When a thief steals a rare "Bloop" from Bluster's zoo, Howdy pursues him all the way to India. The Inspector's newest invention is a better lie detector, and he wants Howdy and Dilly to test it. Phineas T. Bluster's new popcorn machine gets stuck in the "on" position and fills the room with popcorn. Clarabell; Howdy Doody Rescues Bloop the Bloop; The Inspector's Detector; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Mr. Bluster Weathers the Storm; Dilly Dally Wins a Prize; Flub-a-Dub. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gossip magazine focused on scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. Sophie Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Orson Welles, Jack Dempsey photo cover. Tony Curtis and Marlon Brando gossip stories. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 68 pages, black and white (text with photos). Cover price $0.25.

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"The Five Civilized Tribes" article; Brief background on the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. "Indian Chief White Eagle: Invaders From the North," art by John Daly; During a severe winter, Eskimos travel into the Crow and Sioux lands; The Crow want to kill them; White Eagle wants to help them. "Little Big Talker's Mistake" text story by Red Thunder Cloud (of the Catawba Nation). "Red Wing, Son of the Chief: Dangerous Meeting," art by John Daly; Night Bird is branded a coward for leaving his horse behind in battle; Red Wing and White Faun help him redeem himself. "Iroquois False Face Masks" article. "Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813" article. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 18 #5 - Mar. 1956. Children's magazine with articles, fiction and activities. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with full color and single color illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover by Paul Norris. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Paul Norris. Jungle Jim and Kolu must persuade a Malaysian tribe the man caught in their leopard trap is not a shape-changer in "The Trapped Man" by Paul S. Newman and Paul Norris. Then, Jungle Jim and Kolu discover a lost city and find that it is being used as a rendezvous for rubber smugglers in "The Lost City" by Newman and Norris. Plus: Shankar the Shikari rescues a hunter who panics when a herd of wild buffalo stampedes in the back-up story "The Wrong Rifle" with art by Norris; 1-page text article "People of Malaya"; 1-page text story "The Rhino"; and 1-page text article "Pagoda of Shwe Dagon"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash accidentally gets in the middle of a dispute over the ownership of the Bar Double T Ranch, and must decide who is right. Outlaws captured by Lash meet an unbalanced man who hates all whips and the men that carry them. When Lash is assigned to guard a grain shipment, it disrupts the plans of outlaws who were going to rob it, but not for long. Plus a vintage ad for a Jet "Rocket" Space Ship! Justice's Conscience; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny Is Puzzled; Whip Hater; The Coward and the Kid; Windy: The Fishing Dog; The Grain Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Little Dot learns to create dotted lines with her pogo stick so her friends can always find her house. Richie Rich's ill-mannered pal Clarence gets a new perspective after a boy saves his life. Richie manages to bring Dot and the entire gang to the drive-in movie for two bits, thanks to Daddy Rich's stretch limo. Little Dot; Richie Rich: Some Voyage; Little Lotta; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.