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Comic books April 1956

  • Vol. 6 #4
    Tarzan Adventures (UK 1953-1959 Westworld Publications) Vol. 6 #4

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    Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 6 #7
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 6 #7

    Volume 6, Issue 7 - April 3rd 1956. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Stephanie Griffin on the cover. Also featured is an article on Marilyn Monroe's 8 million dollar contract with 20th Century Fox, and a look at the phenomenal work of Orson Welles. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 6 #8
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 6 #8

    Volume 6, Issue 8 - April 17th 1956. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Anita Ekberg on the cover and articles on sex in movies, Sophia Loren in Spain, and Sgt. Bilko. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 8 #5
    Ten Story Sports (1952-1957 Columbia) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 8 #5

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  • Vol. 62 #2
    Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 62 #2

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    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #83
    Published 1956 (est.) by Fleetway.

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  • Issue #84
    Published 1956 (est.) by Fleetway.

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  • Issue #85
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) 85
    Published 1956 (est.) by Fleetway.

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  • Issue #86
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) 86
    Published 1956 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Issue #197
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 197

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    Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Charles Schulz and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Peanuts by Charles Schulz; and Slinky and Slim in "The Galloping Pole." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 19 #6
    Today's Love (1954-1959 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 19 #6

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  • Issue #141
    Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 141

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    Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Phil de Lara and Vivie Risto. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Phil de Lara; Bertie Bird text story "Aunt Sassy's Rescue" with art by Eisenberg; Flip 'n' Dip 1-pager with art by Eisenberg; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Phil de Lara; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager with art by Eisenberg; and Little Tyke 1-pager with art by Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #4
    Tom Cat (1956) 4
    • Water damage. 3/4" spine split. Cover loose at one staple.
  • Issue #110
    Tom Mix Western (UK 1951-1959 L. Miller & Son) 110

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    3 Tom Mix stories. 7.25-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 24 pages. No date (1950s?).

  • Issue #16
    Treasure Chest Vol. 11 (1955) 16

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    April 5, 1956. Bob Powell art (6 pages).

  • Issue #17
    Treasure Chest Vol. 11 (1955) 17

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    April 17, 1956. Bob Powell art (5 pages).

  • Vol. 36 #227
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 36 #227



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    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 60%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, and humor. 8.5" x 11", 132 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #17
    True Bride to Be Romances (1956 Harvey) 17
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • File Copy.
    • Label #4275106004
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    Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, George Seifringer, Martin Epp, Bill Draut, Warren Kremer, Lee Elias and Al Avison. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Numbering continues from True Brides Experiences (1954) #16. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. Wilma's heart breaks when Frank becomes a runaway husband. A new bride deals with a rumor that cloaks her new family in scandal. A woman admits that she married for fun. Too Young To Know; ...For Better, For Worse...; Bride of the Month; Runaway Husband; Ugly Rumor; My Test For Love; When I Married. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #405

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  • Vol. 64 #6
    True Detective (1924-1995 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 64 #6

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  • Vol. 6 #4

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  • Vol. 1 #86

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  • Vol. 8 #86
    True Police Cases (1946-2000 Fawcett) Magazine Vol. 8 #86


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    Issue 86 - April 1956. True crime magazine with period photographs. 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 62 #2
    True Romances (1923 MacFadden) Vol. 62 #2

    April 1956. True romance stories, features and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 74 #3

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  • Issue #22
    True Tales of Love (1956) 22

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  • Issue #14
    True West (1953 Western Publications) 14


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    Issue #14. March-April 1956. Magazine with articles and history relating to the American West. 8.5" x 11". 52 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 45 #5

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  • Issue #30
    Two-Gun Kid (1948) 30
    Published Apr 1956 by Marvel.

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    Cover by Joe Maneely. "Border Raiders," art by Chuck Miller; On the way to see his old friend, Pedro Mendez, from his days with the Texas Rangers, the Two-Gun Kid arrives to find the town under attack by Bull Walker and his gang of border raiders. "Lonesome Trail" text story. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; Riding into a small town, the Two-Gun Kid walks into the local general store only to be hit over the head and knocked out; He has inadvertently walked in on a confrontation with the big rancher named Bartell and the Sheriff Moss. Untitled story, art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid and his pals Shorty and Utah have just finished a cattle drive to a shipping town where the cattle are destined to go to be shipped to South America. "Afraid of No Man," script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson. "The Powder Range," art by Chuck Miller; The Two-Gun Kid is riding past a ranch on the verge of dying due to a drought, when someone on the property starts shooting at him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #42
    Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 42

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    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Bernard Baily, Bill Benulis, Sol Brodsky, Mort Drucker, and Bernie Krigstein. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    United States Fighting Air Force (1952 Canada) 23

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    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. During the Korean War, airman Tim Jones and his crew must find the mysterious enemy destroyer known as the Red Whale before more US ships are lost. Freelance pilot Powerhouse Perkins is hired to smuggle a defector and $1 million out of China, and ends up facing a firing squad. Johnny Anger and the Flying Dragons encounter a double boondoggle over Algeria and French Indochina, later known as Vietnam. Assignment D (for Destruction); Powerhouse Perkins: Million-Dollar Target; Operation Dead Secret; Isolated Command; Fiery Skies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #3
    Unusual Tales (1955 Charlton) 3

    Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia. "Morton the Magnificent Magician"; In a Near Eastern country, a magician impresses the people; To keep the peace, officials send for a magician from America to compete; Morton proves himself the more powerful mage and he leaves a powerful message for the people, but the officials soon after receive word that Morton would not be arriving as his plane had gone down. "The Lodestone," art by Ernie Bache. "Paul Protto Productions," inks by Sal Trapani. "Don Alvarado's Treasure" text story. "Why?", pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Baby Billy Bailey suddenly refuses to sleep through the night at 13 months; Good thing, since he keeps his folks awake to notice and escape a house fire they might have otherwise slept through. "Saroti the Shark," pencils by Charles Nicholas; The capture of a killer shark coincides with the disappearance of natives who identify themselves with the animals. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #187
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 187

    Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Don Christensen, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Jack Bradbury and Al Taliaferro. Uncle Scrooge gives Donald Duck a mattress factory in Carl Barks' "Searching for a Successor"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Vanishing Railroad" (part 3 of 3); Pluto in "Pluto vs. Swindlers"; Li'l Bad Wolf in "Punninger the Parrot"; Brer Bear and Brer Fox in 1-page text story "The Briar Patch Party"; a Donald Duck Sunday strip; and four Donald Duck daily strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $5 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #187 Fair 1956 Donald Duck
    $8 WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #187 Carl Barks, Dell 1956 VG
    $20 WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #187 (DELL COMICS 1956) 32 PAGES! EST~FN-(5.5)!
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  • Issue #16
    Wedding Bells (1954) 16
    • Cover detached at one staple.
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    "My War Bride Rival," "I Loved a Celebrity," "Reunion With a Kiss," and "The Man in My Past." Matt Baker cover and art. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Western Comics (1948) 56
    Published Apr 1956 by DC.

    Cover art by Gil Kane. The Two-Sided Trap at Fort Stampede starring Pow Wow Smith, script by Edward France Herron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Hands That Betrayed Nighthawk, script by Edward France Herron, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Land-Grabbing Rodeo Man starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Joe Giella. The Amazing Gold-Finding Twig starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Bob Haney, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #9
    Western Kid (1954 Atlas) 9

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    Cover art by Carl Burgos. Outlaw Brand!, art by John Romita. The Old-Timer text story. Lone-Star Stallion!, art by John Romita. The Man Who Hated Guns!, art by John Romita. A Stranger in Tombstone!, script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson. Cry of the Coyote!, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 15 #4
    Western Novel and Short Stories (1934-1957 Newsstand-Stadium) Pulp Vol. 15 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #14
    Western Outlaws (1954 Atlas) 14

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    "The Man Who Caught the Raven." Script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson. "Gunfight in Tombstone." Script by Lee, art by Dick Ayers. "The Short Life of Monk Cantrell, Gunfighter!" Script by Lee, art by John Romita Sr. "When the Rustlers Ride." Script by Lee, art by Don Heck. Two-page text story, "The Stranger." Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Lee, Ayers, Romita, Williamson, and Heck. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #693
    Wide World (US Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 693


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    Issue 643 - February, 1952. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 180 Pages, B&W, 7 1/4-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.30.

  • Issue #27
    Wild Bill Hickok (1949 Avon) 27

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    Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. The Silver-Mad Traitor starring Wild Bill Hickok. Outsmarted text story. The Frontier Fort Mystery starring Wild Bill Hickok, art by Howard Larsen. U. S. Marines In Action; Fifty against five thousand; Those were the odds the U. S. Marines faced. Untitled Geronimo story, art by Gerald McCann. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 19 #7

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  • Issue #81
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 81
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0349488020
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    Cover by Irv Novick. "The Dream Dooms," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Duke of Deception has found a way to scramble Wonder Woman's dreams. Marriage A la Mode article by Julius Schwartz. "Three Secret Wishes," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman answers the wishes of people who throw coins into a well. Women of Distinction article by Julius Schwartz: Harriet Converse; Blance Stuart; Susannah Salter; Hannah Adams. What Does Your Name Mean? article. Romantic Ideas article by Julius Schwartz. "The Vanishing Criminal," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Angle Man hears Wonder Woman tell Steve she'll marry him as soon as there's no more crime, so he tries to arrange it. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Woody Woodpecker (1952 Dell/Gold Key) 36

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    Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Getting the Business," "To Peck Or Not To Peck" and "Red Riding Hood," plus an untitled story and two untitled 1-page stories! Also: Andy Panda in "The Peakdike Masterpiece"! And: Chilly Willy in the 1-page text story "Bear-Ly Missed"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    World of Suspense (1956) 1

    Cover art by Joe Maneely. A Stranger Among Us, art by Bill Everett; Two men in a lab are told a story by a man behind a glass window about visiting a world of giants. The Two-Faced Man, art by Joe Maneely; A stagehand of the play Cyrano De Bergerac is in love with the leading lady so he resolves to knock out the leading man and don his makeup so he can get close enough to her to confess his feelings. Bright New World!, art by Al Hartley. The Alchemist's Apprentice, art by Syd Shores. The Art Expert text story. What Happened In The Cave?, art by Mort Drucker. The Mechanical Man!, art by Chuck Miller. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $100 World of Suspense #1 Atlas Comics Horror Silver Age 1956 Fair *A4

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    • Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Spine split 60%. Water damage: Moderate.

    Issue 1 - April, 1956. Men's interest humor magazine focused on comics, jokes and pin-up photography. 5" x 7", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 36 #5

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  • Vol. 46 #1

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

  • Vol. 9 #4 (82)
    Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) Vol. 9 #4 (82)
    Published Apr 1956 by Prize.

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    #82 on cover; Vol. 9 No. 4 in indicia. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby and unknown. Featuring: "Lost Little Lamb"; "Bundle from Heaven!"; "Wild Flower!"; and "Repeat Performance!" Plus: 1-page Nancy Hale article "Lose Pounds"! Also: 1-page Charmaigne article "Be Yourself"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Zaza the Mystic (1956) 10

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    Stories by Jerry Siegel and unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and unknown. Zaza the Mystic uses her powers of observation to solve crimes in: "Crime That Didn't Occur!"; "Park Avenue Party"; and "Wizard of Wall Street"! Plus: Louie Lou (a revised version of Charlie Chan) in "Penthouse Prisoner"! Also: 2-page text story "No Checks to Cash"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.