Comic books August 1956

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Volume A, Issue 8 - August 1956. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure stories and photos of buxom bombshells. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Miss Man-Trap Comes to Town"; "Unmasked"; "I Longed for Glamour" reprinted from Love Experiences (1949) #17; and "Dangerous Encounter" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #63. "The Charm Corner: Outdoor Beauty, Summer Time Is Color Time..." text article reprinted from "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #33, "Chats on Charm..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #55, "Help Yourself To Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #26, "Vacation Hints..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #5, and "For A More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #4. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Article separating gold from sand and gravel during the California Gold Rush. The Fort starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Duncan, Deputy Chet Morse, Hardtack, Cal Cannon, and Mike Cannon, art by by Nicholas Firfires. The Badman--Tales of the Roaring West, pencils by Dan Spiegle. Big Foot text story. No Time to Spare starring Rex Allen, art by Nat Edson. Comstock Underground article. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Fred Kida; As the Ringo Kid rides along the range, two men armed with a rifle take a shot at him; Hearing the shot, the Kid pretends to be struck and tumbles off his horse; The men search him and are angry to find that this wasn't the mail carrier they were looking for; The Ringo Kid suddenly springs to life and easily disarms the men, demanding they explain what is going on. "Man to Remember," art by Joe Maneely. "End of the Trail," art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid is pursued by soldiers, of whom he does not wish to fight against; His flight is stopped when he's cornered in a canyon with nowhere to go; To his surprise the soldiers have come for his help, not to apprehend him; He is brought to Fort Sierra to meet with Colonel Pierce. "Six-Gun Auction," art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid is riding through a tight pass when he is almost bowled over by two men racing their horses through from the opposite direction. In retaliation, the Kid shoots the straps off their horse saddles, but the men manage to stay on their horses even as the saddles slip away; Not long after they are out of sight the Kid runs into a sheriff and his posse who were after them. "Where Larabee Rode," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Williamson. Untitled story, art by Fred Kida; The Ringo Kid is on the run from a posse running to a dead end at a cliff high atop Spinner's Gorge; Unwilling to be captured, the Kid orders his horse Arab to dive into the raging river below, leaving the chasing lawmen to believe that the Kid drowned in the rapids; However the Kid and Arab survive and when they get to shore they continue to ride. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. This issue with a five-page Bettie Page feature. 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Chemistry student Liz never has time for dating because of her graduate work, but soon she learns that her professor has a hidden motive for all the work. Lisa works as a guide in the shallow shoals of the bay, and loves wealthy, assertive Lennie because he has his own boat. But then she meets handsome, roguish Dennis, who gets her involved in modeling. My Other Love; His Own Rival; Love for Love; Forgotten Fiancee; The Professor Had a Heart; The Dating Type; The Man I Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Partner" and "The Beef Thieves" (art on both by John Buscema). Trigger stars in "The Day of Danger" (Buscema art?). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - August 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on war and crime stories, along with a monthly pin-up girl pictorial. Cover stories include "Sex Isn't Sin in Sweden!", "They Plucked at my Flesh!" and "We Blew Up Wonsan?" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, Text (with B&w illustrations and photos throughout) Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 3 - August 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.

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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. 7 #19 - 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 Marion Zimmer Bradley, A. Bertram Chandler, John Brunner and others. Cover by Quinn. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white.

Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Wallace West, L. Sprague De Camp, Charles A. Stearns, Bryce Walton, and Mack Reynolds. Interior illustrations by Emsh, Paul Orban, Luton, Randall Garrett. Softcover pulp magazine; 7-in. x 10-in.; 98 pages; B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Tales of love unrequited from Ajax-Farrell and the anonymous talents in the Iger Shop. Peggy suffers in silence as her ex Milton introduces his mother to his new love Fern. Nurse Cynthia is forbidden to fraternize with enlisted man Bob, but somehow she just can't stay away. Shirley loves Arthur, but her mother doesn't think he's good enough for her. Can You Forgive Me?; No Furlough for Cupid!; Edith Wood, Lovelorn Editor; I Love You!; Am I Only Your Summer Steady? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover  by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and Carl Hubbell. Adventures of a young cowboy.   Newly appointed sheriff Shorty deals with tribal peace negotiations and a visit from gunslinger Chesty West. Clara speaks a universal language. Wiggy Wammy teaches the reader close-up magic tricks. No Yellow in Green Gulch; Whispered Tales of the Old West; Wiggy Wammy; Wiggy's Wagon of Tricks; Jo-Jo Jones the Promoter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. "The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; A puny guy has volunteered to train as a frogman (USN UDT, precursors to USN SEALs), but is immediately nicknamed "Sardine" by guys called "Shark" and "Whale." The First Frogmen!; Historical article on Assyrian "frogmen" and Revolutionary War "submarines" trying to sink ships, then WWII frogmen. Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; The team kills the shark, and "Sardine" and the guys graduate as frogmen; Flying to the Pacific, their DC-4 is shot down, then rammed by a Jap cruiser. Freddie the Frogman humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Fighting Frogmen article; Article about the origins of modern frogmen and their jobs in wartime. Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War!, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 13, Issue 8 - August, 1956. In this issue; "How Often Does the Mrs. Cheat?", "Weird Justice of the East", "Uncle Sam's Phantom Ship", and more. Plus, lots of cartoons, sports and war stories. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Man in the Cellar, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A man uses a time machine to solve money problems. He Walks Among Us, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by George Roussos. They Meet by Night!, art by Tony Mortellaro. Someone Is Following, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Performer text story. The Hole in the Ground. None Are So Blind, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 8 - August 1956. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventures stories. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Illustrations by Victor Olson, Bob Rigor, Frank Soltesz, David Stone, Lloyd Baker, and Jim Meese. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Battle Hills, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Battle Hills, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Bazooka Battle Roll, script by Bob Haney, art by Irv Novick. Underground Soldier, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Zero Hour for Earth," "Raiders From the Ultra-Violet," "The Living Meteor!" (pencils by Gil Kane), and "The Man Who Ate Sunshine!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Ruben Moreira cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "The Weeds," art by Mort Meskin; Sailors enter the Sargasso sea and find that the seaweed there prolongs life and slows awareness of time when eaten because, when a hurricane develops and they are able to take advantage of the winds to leave the small island that they were marooned on, they come back to a futuristic port many years after they started. "In the Shadows," art by Reed Crandall; When a man gets in a plane crash, a creature from another dimension offers to heal his wounds if he will love it; He agrees, but he notices odd things about the woman over time and she admits to him that she is not human; She begs him to forget what she has told him. "Flee for Your Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Hodge; When a Martian father tells his son that things are bad on Mars, he tries to get an Earth couple to adopt him, but they realize he is a Martian and plan to turn him over to authorities; The boy flees, and spends years as a thief just to get by. "The Secret of the Black Forest," script by Carl Wessler, inks by Angelo Torres; A visitor from Jupiter finds the humans ungrateful to him when he attempts to build them modern domiciles. "Genius for Trouble" text story, art by John Tartaglione. "The Crisis!", art by Vic Carrabotta. "The Long Sleep!", art by John Forte; A scientist looks down on the laborer that he has construct his suspended animation cabinet, but after awaking one thousand years in the future, he finds that he has only enough mental capacity for manual labor and comes to be content with his place in society. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Inside the Black Bag" (art by Mac L. Pakula), "The Girl Who Saved the World!" (art by Joe Orlando), "Not Quite Human," "What Happened to Mr. Smith?" (art by Harry Lazarus), "The Animal," "The Man Who Cried" (art by John Forte), and a two-page text story, "The Weatherman." Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bill Everett. The Moving Stairs!, art by Steve Ditko. The Last Tomorrow, art by Reed Crandall. The Threat!, art by Harry Lazarus. The Parrot Speaks!, art by Ed Winiarski. Special Sale text story; When a husband goes shopping, he finds a new cleaning fluid that makes anything better than new, even him. Mary's Robot!, art by Howard O'Donnell. Mary's Robot!, art by Howard O'Donnell. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Make-Believe Superman, art by Al Plastino. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page; Jerry falls asleep at the movies. The Impossible Haircut starring Superman and Dandy Jim, art by Al Plastino; the king of barbers tries to give Superman a trim. The Superman Puzzle Game activity page. The Case of the Careless Camper public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops. Shorty humor page. My Flight to Outer Space text story by Jim McCoy. Rip Van Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After over-exerting himself, Superman falls into a coma and awakens 1,000 years in the future. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Feats of Chief Super-Duper; Jimmy and Superman travel back to the 1800s. The Meek Jimmy Olsen; Clark and Jimmy do a report on Hiram Vandoodle, who has invented a personality switcher. The Boy Superman; a town of mountainfolk think Jimmy is Superman. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Case of the Careless Camper! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Professor Eureka humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. I Chased a Runaway Blimp text story by Joe Mabely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-