Comic books 1957 w/ month not specified

King Edward Presents Cigarama! (1957) is a promotional comic book extoling the benefits and the virtues of smoking King Edward cigars. Written by Malcolm Ater with with art by Jack Sparling. Produced by Custom Comics for the King Edward Cigar Co. Includes a general history of tobacco with specific information regarding King Edward products. 7" x 5". 16 pages, full color, mini-sized, all newsprint, no cover price.

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French language promotional pamphlet for the 1957 Universal International film The Land Unknown. 4 pages, unfolds to 16.25" x 10.75", 2-color.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash looks for crime in a boomtown and instead finds a powerful banker who crushes any who get in his way. In an inventive story, a rancher who won his land in a card game is eliminating the witnesses to that game, and only Lash can save the remaining three, including waitress Kitty. Lash finds a hole in an ironclad alibi. Banker's Ambush; Jackpot Empire; Molasses Mouth; The Changing Ranch; Cast Iron Alibi; Loonie Les; The Coward; Cactus Brain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas and Edmond Good. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. When outlaws hijack a train carrying a fortune, only Lash can board it and rescue the loot. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks a priceless diamond stolen from a stagecoach. When Molasses Mouth hangs up his socks instead of Christmas stockings, he gets a visit from the Health Department. The Crack of the Bullwhip; Outlaw Express; Molasses Mouth; The Lost Diamond; Showdown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Lil Abner Playbill For The St. James Theatre (1957). By the mid-fifties, Al Capp's newspaper strip was a part of American consciousness. Li'l Abner had been celebrated on magazine covers, a feature film, comic books, a series of theatrical cartoons and more merchandise than you could shake a Shmoo at. Still, an area that especially interested Capp remained unconquered: the Broadway stage. All that changed the night of November 15, 1956 when the musical version of Li'l Abner opened at the St. James Theater. 24 pages, B&W, 6.5-in. x 9-in.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie' dad's day off is ruined when he has to take Ollie to the zoo. But when Dad's trying to put in a new cement sidewalk, Ollie finally pushes him too far. When Ollie's dad decides to run for town mayor, he should see what's coming next. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Day of Rest; Li'l Tomboy; Concrete Mixer; Shadow Pictures; Napoleon and the Cannon Balls; A Guess Who Party; Unlucky Daze; Mayor-Ze Don'ts; Genius at Work. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's mom tries to get him to play quietly, but Ollie's dad knows better. Ollie invents the leaf blower, but he hasn't quite worked out all the kinks. A psychiatrist suggests that Li'l Tomboy's dad demonstrate that he can beat her at any sport...but he can't. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Gimme a Bite; A Restful Day; The Easy Way; Leave It to Lil Genius; Mongo the Monkey; No Time for Balloons; Lil Tomboy: You Just Must Show Her; I Told Ya; The Fighter; Fishy: One of His Own; A Gift from Lil Genius. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie (Li'l Genius) and his cousin Li'l Tomboy double the mischief they can create as the Lil Rascal Twins. The duo invades the zoo and enrages the zookeeper, but that's nothing compared to an angry monkey. A hapless librarian must try to control the two. Lil Tomboy is surprisingly good at baseball. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Rain; Li'l Rascal Twins at the Zoo; Just Not Natural; Silence Please; Watch the Birdie; That Mutt; Mongo the Mischievous Monkey; No-Ken-Do Learns a Lesson; They're Full Too; Sliding the Bases; Muscle Out; Two for a Nickel; Doggie It's Cold Outside; Mama's Helper; Heroic Effort; Eddie Extra: Up in the Air; Gym Dandies; Clean Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie (Li'l Genius) and his cousin Li'l Tomboy double the mischief they can create as the Lil Rascal Twins. Ollie's father wants the kids to help collect scrap metal, but he probably should have been more specific. When even the kids admit they've gone too far, their parents are terrified to learn what they mean. Lil Tomboy "helps" a telephone lineman. The Game; Collectors; Are You for Real; The New Leaf; Vitamin Mouse: Foiled Again; One Wet Turn Deserves Another; Atomic Mouse: The Watermelon Tree; Not Any More; Shadow; Professor Invento: The Big Change; The All American Tom Cat: The Lesson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie (Li'l Genius) and his cousin Li'l Tomboy double the mischief they can create as the Lil Rascal Twins. Even when the kids are trying to be good, they manage to send a toddler aloft with a bunch of balloons. Ollie regrets volunteering for Tomboy's dress-up games. Li'l Tomboy's mischief has her mother going in circles. I Warned Him; A Balloon for Buster; Look Who's Here; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner: So Mother Won't Forget; Li'l Farmboy: Wolf!; Our Toy Chest for a Horse; Goofy; Round and Round. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Ollie (Li'l Genius) and his cousin Li'l Tomboy double the mischief they can create as the Lil Rascal Twins. The kids want to be monkeys, so they do their best. A series of coincidences serves to convince passersby that Ollie's rain-making machine really works. The kids are mystified when inanimate objects start talking to them. Plus a PSA from the Religion in American Life Program. Monkey Business; The Rainmaker; Everything's Talking; Dog Walking Service; Raro the Rabbit: Turtle Troubles; Find the Strength for Your Life...; Li'l Pardner; Rimbent's Masterpiece; Rock and Rollo: Handy Answer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. LT is in a rush to get to the movie matinee, so she takes her friends on a "shortcut" through a parade route. In a truly adorable story, Lil Tomboy brings home a runaway lion and hides him in her room. Using a hose and ignoring her conscience, Li'l Tomboy turns her father's car into a swimming pool. Shortcut; For Me a Pussycat; Supermarket Superchief; The Tale of Todo's Tail; The Hair-Raiser; Gerry Giraffe and the Funny Animals; The Snatch; Li'l Genius: Honest Answer; The Sewing Set. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. LT enlists her friends' help when her parents send her to the grocery store. Lil Tomboy's mother thought it would be a good idea to bring her to the library. Li'l Tomboy decides she wants to be an Olympic ice skater, but first she tries out on the local pond. The Teacher's Fault; Li'l Tomboy Goes Shopping; Can't Tell a Book by Its Cover; Nest Ride; No Accident; Driving Lesson; Patsy Porcupine; Li'l Genius: Two Bits; Girls Just Gotta Use Perfume. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. Atomic Mouse attends a party that needs ice and one more guest, so he flies out and fetches an igloo from the frozen north, complete with its occupant. Lil Tomboy learns that the Tooth Fairy will give money for teeth, but she misses the point. Atomic Mouse: Both in One Trip; Li'l Tomboy at the Zoo; A Dime a Tooth; Not Again; Lawn Clean Up Day; The Out-of-This-World Series; What He Said; I'm Practicin'; Even; Li'l Genius: Mr. Fix-it. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Little Angel in 'Tent-to-One-Odds'"; "Little Angel in 'Accidents Will Happen...'"; "Little Angel's Boy Friend Ronald in 'Love At First Bite'"; "Little Angel in 'Robbing the Cradle'"; and "Little Angel in 'Nature Study'". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Theodore Roosevelt Centennial"; "Little Angel in 'Men At Work'"; "Little Angel in 'Birthday Party'"; "Little Angel Cutouts" activity page; "Skinny Marink, 'Boss of the Block'"; and "Little Angel in 'Quarantine'". "Money Isn't Everything..." illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Little Angel in 'Second Honeymoon'"; "Little Angel in 'There Auto Be a Law!'"; "Hey Kids! Want to Make a Bracelet Like Mine?" activity page; "Little Angel in 'Winner Takes Fall'"; "Little Angel's Boy-Friend Ronald in 'Burn While You Learn!"; "Little Angel in 'Monkey Business'"; and "Little Angel in 'That Was Snow Lady...'". "Jokie" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Little Angel"; "Little Angel in 'A Visit to the United Nations'"; "Washday Blues"; "Little Angel Cutouts" activity page; "Little Angel in 'Spring Cleaning'"; "Skinny Marink, 'Aches and Pains'"; "Little Angel"; and "Little Raindrop". "The Test" illustrated text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Bolling. Ad in which Little Archie (drawing) and his creator Bob Bolling (photograph) thank the readers for the great sales of "Little Archie" # 1. Chee! Lookit! (Sigh) They're lovers!", script and art by Bob Bolling; Betty and Ronnie compete for Little Archie's affections by cooking for him. Untitled Little Archie story, script and art by Bob Bolling; When Little Archie is cast as the heroic knight in the school play opposite Ronnie as the fair damsel, Reggie tries to sabotage him. Li'l Archie's Fun Page by Tom Moore. Untitled Little Archie story; After Reggie brags about how smart his dog Wags is, Little Archie fools him into thinking Wags can talk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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NOTE: #1 - one-shot, #17-#19 continued from Lil Jinx (1956). Cover art by Bob Bolling. Foreword in which Little Archie introduces the comic and a photo of the series creator, Bob Bolling, hard at work sketching animals, art by Bolling. "Boobs In Birdland," script and art by Bob Bolling; Little Archie and his friends go bird-watching, but the man who owns the property gets a policeman to shoo them away for trespassing. "Fox Talk," script by Bob Bolling; Fred tells Little Archie about foxes. "Animals In Action," script and art by Bob Bolling; Little Archie offers facts about animals' height and speed. "Tuna Tales / The Loud Mouth," script and art by Bob Bolling; Fred explains where tuna fish sandwiches come from. "Little Archie's Animal Ark," script and art by Bob Bolling; Information about other animals, including crocodiles. "Old Ringtail," script and art by Bob Bolling; After Fred tells him about raccoons, the animals who naturally wash up before meals, Little Archie decides to build his own raccoon. "Red-Headed Remora," script and pencils by Bob Bolling; When Little Archie asks for a ride in their go-kart, the girls compare him to the Remora, the hitchhiker of the sea. "Garden Spider" Nature's Notebook article, art by Ken Hultgren. "Feline Facts," script and art by Bob Bolling; The girls fight over whether Betty's cat Caramel or Ronnie's cat Smedley will be the mascot for the Good Ol' Gang's baseball team. "Rabbit Roundup" one-page story, script and art by Bob Bolling; Facts about different types of rabbits. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume #9 (of 11) contains issues #97-108. This is the bound volume produced by Dell publishing for limited distribution to selected employees. A bond volume was produced each year collecting the issues that were released over the previous twelve months.

Sir Clacky Wack & Miss Sunbeam in the Zany Scientist! Adventures of Little Miss Sunbeam, the bread-company mascot created by Ellen Segner. Sunny and her friend, the clown Sir Clacky Wack (think Clarabell the Clown in a bowler) outwit a scientist whose device can duplicate anything, apparently, except Sunbeam bread. This is the 1957 edition. A 1961 edition was also published. 16 pages, Full Color.

First printing. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.25.

Probable one-shot, 1957. Chapters include: the Films, Her Loves, Picture Gallery, Candid Camera on Sophia. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Australian Series. Reprints newspaper comic strips. Story by Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. Also features comic strips of "Grandma" by Charles Kuhn. 7" X 9 3/4". 24 pages. B&W.

Australian Series. Reprints newspaper comic strips. Story by Lee Falk. Art by Phil Davis. Also features comic strips of "Etta Ket" by Paul Robinson. 7" X 9 3/4". 24 pages. B&W.

Indian Chief in "Challenge of the Hunter"

Bugs Bunny

Roy Rogers

Henry

Porky Pig

The Lone Ranger

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story (1957, English language ed.) published by the Council for Reconciliation, a religious advocacy group. 250,00 were published and distributed. Art by Dan Berry. This comic tells the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence. NOTE: A Spanish language edition and much later reprints were also published. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.