Comic books May 1956

Cover by Bill Draut. Stories and art by Bill Draut, John Prentice, Warren Kremer and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes advice to readers and tales of love and heartbreak. Pragmatic Ann seeks money and security, but can't help falling for Paul, who offers neither. Widow Tracy realizes she loves handsome boss Morgan when she sees him with flighty gold-digger Kathy. Scheming redhead Lorraine feels resentful of her sister's New York lifestyle and decides to steal her boyfriend Pete. Plus a page on 1950s fashion fads that's a real time capsule of the era. No Promises for Me; Summer Storm; Fashion Fads!; Heart of Stone; The Love I Lost; New Girl in Town; Nancy Powers Solves Your Problem; ...If You Love Me. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 5 - May, 1956. Men's interest magazine featuring Athletes, True Crime, Starlets, and Pin-ups. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Vintage 50's era men's interest magazine featuring pin-ups of beautiful women in bikinis and lingerie. 8" x 10", 70 pages, B&W/Some Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dick Beck, Mike Suchorsky, Tom Hickey and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An archaeologist discovers that history repeats itself with disturbing frequency; A man discovers that aliens are making copies of Earths artistic treasures for their own enjoyment; A drowning boy is saved by his fathers faithful childhood dog, who died many years before. Home Is Where You Find It!; Island Rescue; Over the Line!; The Disappearance!; A Boy's Best Friend!; The Old Roman Coin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ALEXANDER THE GREAT, No. 688." Photo cover of Alexander the Great (as played by Richard Burton) and Philip of Macedonia (as played by Fredric March). Map of Alexander the Great's empire, along with two stills from the movie. Alexander the Great, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Alberto Giolitti; In the 4th Century B.C., Alexander helps his father, Philip of Macedonia, defeat Athens and unite Greece under his power; After his father is assassinated Alexander takes control and embarks on a campaign to conquer Persia. Based on the 1956 movie "Alexander the Great. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's JIMINY CRICKET, No. 701." Cover art by Jack Bradbury. Conscience for Hire; Jiminy takes on the big job of being the Big Bad Wolf's conscience. I'm No Fool; Jiminy explains the uses and dangers of fire. Jiminy Cricket and The Lonesome Jack Rabbit; Jiminy helps a jackrabbit in the desert. The jackrabbit later saves Jiminy from a wolf. Jiminy Cricket Explains the Nature of Things; Jiminy narrates a feature on facts about elephants. Scripts by Carl Fallberg, art by Jack Bradbury. Promo for Scamp Four Color #703. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's SCAMP, No. 703." Cover art by Al Hubbard. Digging for Bones; Scamp does some digging to steal a bone from Trusty. Bone Trouble; Scamp tries to take a dinosaur bone from the museum, but is stopped by Boris, the Russian Wolfhound. Like Father, Like Son; Tramp gets challenged by a new dog in the neighborhood, but has to back down because he promised Lady he wouldn't fight in front of Scamp. Trapped; While escaping an alley cat, Scamp hops a ride on a lumber truck that delivers him to the zoo. Little Sir Question Box; Scamp's curiosity gets Tramp's nose stung by a bee. When Tramp goes to put some mud on his nose, Scamp jumps completely into the mud. The pair go to a fountain in the park to clean up. Scripts by Del Connell, art by Al Hubbard. Promo for Jiminy Cricket Four Color #701. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PRISCILLA'S POP, No. 704." Photo of trophy and citation "for his continuing efforts in behalf of the betterment of American youth" given by the Civil Air Patrol to Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. The Holiday; Priscilla gets "freckleitis," a harmless but contagious ailment, and is told to stay home from school for a week. The Lion Tamer; After watching a lion-tamer, Priscilla decides her new ambition is to be a lady lion-tamer. Mixed-Up Movies; When time runs short on producing a play for a contest, Priscilla borrows her father's home movie camera to film the scenes. The Hypnotist; Priscilla reads a book on hypnotism; The other kids pretend to be hypnotized, but it turns out Lester really is and Priscilla orders him to carry her books to school each morning. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BRAVE EAGLE, No. 705." Cover photo of Brave Eagle (as played by Keith Larsen). Photo of trophy and citation "for his continuing efforts in behalf of the betterment of American youth" given by the Civil Air Patrol to Dell publisher George T. Delacorte, Jr. Brave Eagle and the Mask of the Manitou, art by Dan Spiegle; The Kiowas and Comanches have joined forces for a war with the Blackfoot tribe; While their warriors are away, the Blackfoot seek to move their women and children to Cheyenne land for protection. The Gold of Haunted Mountain, art by Dan Spiegle; Old prospector Chris Wilkins once saved the Cheyenne tribe by warning them of a planned ambush by the Cree tribe; In return the Cheyenne promised to grant him a favor. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's CORKY AND WHITE SHADOW, No. 707." Cover photo of Corky (as played by Darlene Gillespie) and White Shadow (as played by Chinook). Preview of the story with photo. Corky and White Shadow, art by Dan Spiegle; A young girl and her dog, in the West, help her sheriff father capture a pair of bank robbers. Adapted from a serial originally presented on the "Mickey Mouse Club" TV series in 1956. First Disney comic to be illustrated by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Ernest G. Osborne, and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. Phil takes in the bathing beauties at the beach, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Fritzi wants to go to a "modern" restaurant, in a strip that likewise showcases Bushmiller's design talent. Fritzi's new perfume leaves something to be desired. Plus early Peanuts strips by Charles Schulz, and the Dennis the Menace-like Willie. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Willie; Peanuts; Nancy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1956. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cyd Charisse interior photo cover. Cover by Frank Beaven. Cartoons by Bill Wenzel, Bob Tupper, Stanley Rayon, Glenn R. Bernhardt, Jack Lohr, and others. Softcover Digest, saddle-stitched, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 21, Issue 8 - May, 1956. Cover by Thomoas Beecham. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

May 1956. Cover by Tocchet. Stories: "Volpla" by Wyman Guin, "A Coffin For Jacob" by Edward W. Ludwig, "Name Your Symptom" by Jim Harmon, "One Across" by Arthur Sellings, and "Slave Ship" (Conclusion) by Frederik Pohl. Illustrations by Dick Francis, Ed Emshwiller (Emsh), and Cal. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Bill Ely. The Detective of Tomorrow, art by Ralph Mayo. The Man Who Made Heroes, art by Bernard Baily. You Be the Detective, art by Ed Robbins. The Case of the Counterfeit Cigarettes, art by Mort Drucker. The Hard Luck Badge, art by Bill Ely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May 1956. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

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Gene Autry in "Range War." Champion in "Double Rescue." Back-up story, "Nose For Gold." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1956: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Desperate Mission," 9 pages; "Hand Grenade Hero," 6 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #12); "Courage Under Fire," 7 pages; "Top Secret," 1 page text story (reprinted from G.I. Combat #22); "Attack at Sundown," 6 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #10, original title was "Red Death in the Sunset). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

It was written in her palm -- she would lose the man she loved...to a golden-haired girl! "Fortune's Fool" is the cover-featured 8 page story written by Robert Kanigher. Plus: 7 page story "Sweethearts' Moon"; 7 page story "Escape from Love" inked by Bernard Sachs; 1 page Oddities in Romance filler drawn by Mort Drucker; 7 page story "Forsaking All Others"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #38 - May 1956. Cover by Stanley Rayon. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Leading industry trade magazine started in 1901 (as National Hardware Bulletin). Leading articles include upcoming conventions, Stanley offers merchandising plan. Regular features include "Diary of a Peddler" and "Mr. Oswald" comic strip by Ross Johnson. This issue also contains a large special section on Hardware Wholesaling with articles on automation, warehousing, increasing your profits, etc. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 366 pages, BW/PC, text with photos and illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "May, 1956!" Collects Blondie Comics (1947 McKay/Harvey/King/Charlton) #90, Casper the Friendly Ghost (1952 2nd Series Harvey) #44, Dagwood Comics (1950) #65, Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961) #99, Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #17, Little Lotta (1955 1st Series) #4, Paramount Animated Comics (1953) #21, Sad Sack (1949) #58 and Spooky (1955 1st Series) #4. These volumes are some of the earliest examples of Collected Comics. Companies, like Harvey, would archive their material by taking all the issues they released that month and having them bound into hardcover book format. The issues come complete with front and back covers and interiors. They were trimmed down perfectly to fit the hardcover format. Each year has twelve volumes, one for each month of the year. These are extremely rare items. Hardcover (No Dust Jacket), 180 pages, full color.

Volume 2, Issue 10 - May 1956. Vintage Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, music, hunting, celebrities, models, and showgirls. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Lois gets together with handsome campus jock Pete, but she's afraid he only sees her as a "petting partner." Ann falls hard for football star Rick, but she just can't seem to get his attention. Struggling art student Kit finds a job and love on a department store's marketing team. Second String Sweetheart; Just One More Kiss!; Hand-me-down Lover; Prelude to Tears; I'll Always Love You; For Pete's Sake! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Hey! We've got nothing else to do..."; The boys go to a taping of "The Fifty-Four Thousand Dollar Question" telvision show. "I sure like to visit zoos and see the animals!"; Melvin doesn't read the signs at the zoo. "Zelda! Did Homer tell you the big news?"; When Homer's Uncle Goldplate takes the gang out on his yacht, they are attacked by Redbeard's band of pirates. "Melvin, your hair is getting too long!"; Melvin goes to the barbershop. "Children, I have to step out of the room for a while!"; Homer is appointed class monitor while Miss Ghostly is away, but the other kids don't behave for him. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Dan DeCarlo. The Raft text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Colan and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz, Ed Herron, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, Ray Burnley, Jack Miller, Raymond Perry, and Joe Giella. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. A sundial reveals an Indiana Jones-style clue to hidden treasure, in a story by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. Hoppy tracks a wily safecracker, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Plus fun facts from Old West history, written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. The Shadow of the Toy Soldier!; Eagle Dance!; Colorful Western Names!; The Strange Capture of Rawhide Raney!; The Scout with 1000 Lives!; Strange Indian Beliefs!; Trail Herds; The Amazing Safe-Cracker of Twin Rivers! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "I Rode Man O'Mars," art by John Prentice; A Martian takes over the mind of a horse. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Song That Haunted"; A man takes revenge on Broadway composers using a color organ. 2/3-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Superman introduces a group of boys and girls to the public library. "I Was The Man In the Iron Mask," art by Bill Ely; A scientist is forced to wear an iron mask after an accident gives him deadly radioactive vision. "Marauders from Mars" text story by George Kashdan. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Amazing Swami," art by Ruben Moreira; A newspaper reporter investigates a phoney swami and a million dollar robbery. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian Reprint. Cover by Jack Kirby. Reprints Stories from Romantic Adventures (1949) #59. "Love Can't Be Bought" - Art by Ross Andru; "Romance of a Nobody" - Art by Ogden Whitney; "Too Good For Me" - Art by Sheldon Moldoff; 28 pages, B&W.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 18 #7 - May 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.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Jungle Night!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks; Christopher Rule; Jann delivers jungle serum to an infected female gorilla. "Jungle Maze" text story. "Tribal Warfare!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by Christopher Rule; Two uranium prospectors use a giant squid to poison a village watering hole to keep away the natives while they extract the uranium; Jann exposes them and turns them over to the tribe to deliver to the authorities. "Prize Trophy!", script by Don Rico, art by Don Heck; Cliff teaches a hunter the importance of humane hunting. "A Time of Hazard!", script by Don Rico, art by Syd Shores; A lion cub explores the jungle. "The Bottomless Pit!", script by Don Rico, pencils by Jay Scott Pike; After Pat falls into a deep pit, he and Jann have to follow dangerous monitor lizards in order to find an escape route. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob McCarty, Gerald McCann, Louis Ravielli, and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. True tales (some slightly embellished) of Old West outlaws, focusing on the James brothers and other real-life figures from history. In a tale only the Comics Code could inspire, Jesse faces off against an outlaw who kills people with toothpicks; A Korean War story featuring the airmen of the Marine Corps; Jesses gang robs a train, but only to retrieve a treaty with a native tribe. Duel of Doom; The Invincible Weapon; Death at Twelve OClock High; The Greater Glory! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. The adventures of a boy who has an invisible alien pal. Bullied boy genius Jim seeks help from the stars, and accidentally summons the invisible alien Cup. Jim wonders at the new abilities that allow him to join the football team and stand up to bully Dash. Cup finally finds a way to make his presence known to his new friend Jim. Jim's Friends and Foes; The Mysterious Beam; A Heroes' Strange Reward; Keeping the Big Secret; What's Up Out There?; Bammy Boozle and His Wonderful Tricks!; Shorty Shiner: The Deputy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Secret of the Mystic Ring," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Robert Q. Sale; 300 years ago a poor man is denied marrying his lover by her wealthy father; The poor man saves a fellow from a quicksand pool and gets a mystic ring as a reward. "The Long Way Home," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Bob Forgione; Atlanteans pull a switch on a gag TV show host who sets up an episode to fool contestants into believing they are taking a deep sea diving bell to the ocean floor. "Odd Skills" text story, art by Bob Powell. "A Penny for Your Dreams!", pencils by Ed Winiarski; A man who enjoys daydreaming while he rides to work on the subway tries a new machine which has the power to briefly turn dreams into reality; He wishes he was a big shot and fires two hundred men simply because he has the power to do so. "The Missing Man!"; This story postulates that UFOs were the exploratory experiment of a Martian who withdraws them and gives up his all-consuming work in order to marry his long-neglected sweetheart. "Down to Earth," art by Bob Powell. "Someone Is Calling," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernie Krigstein; A reporter ends up rescuing several people in trouble when messages come over the teletype, but never seems to rescue the senders of the distress signal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Night Visitor, art by Steve Ditko; A man investigates a flying saucer and bumps his head inside; When he comes to, he finds that he can't interest anyone in authority about the various flying saucers he sees, and he learns that while he was unconscious he was transported to Jupiter. The World Beneath the Sea, art by Al Williamson; A skin diver finds a race of people living beneath the sea. Journey of No Return, art by Bob McCarty; An attendant of a carnival is surprised to learn that the Ferris wheel is a method for returning alien visitors back to their homes. The Derelict in Space, art by Ed Winiarski; Space explorers find a deserted satellite in space with a diary entry about aliens offering to take the crew away to paradise. The Comic text story. And Never Come Back, art by George Roussos. Man Against the Moon, art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Matt Baker, Werner Roth and Marvin Stein. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. An FBI field agent and an analyst join forces to capture an enemy agent. A man claims that a murder was a hunting accident, but a country sheriff isn't fooled. A story featuring early art by comics legend Matt Baker. Secret Agent; Pitfall!; Debt of Honor; Trade In; Country Cop!; Closeups; The Hit-and-Run Driver! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.