Comic books December 1956

Add to cart VG 4.0 $19.00 View scans

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $19.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from top. Chew. Water damage.

MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Untitled one-page story; Swee'Pea wants to take his dog to dinner at Olive's house. The Dog Who Wore a Crown!, or, Going to the Dogs!; Popeye and his friends visit King Blozo and discover that he has gone on vacation and made Birdseed, a dog, the new king; After Popeye proves that this isn't working out well, Blozo retakes his throne and Birdseed comes home with Swee'Pea. Bottle Fish! text story. Wotasnozzle invents a teleportation machine which allows him to catch more fish than Sappo. "Hurray for Wotasnozzle! Thank you! Thank you!"; Wotasnozzle invents a teleportation machine which allows him to catch more fish than Sappo. Untitled one-page story; Popeye wants the dog to sleep outside. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 169, Issue 3 - September 1956. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 312 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Very Good $3.20

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Untitled story; Petunia is proud of a new hat she is wearing and wants Porky to figure out what is so different about it; He figures out she used real fruit and flowers when a horse they pass by eats part of it. The Pied Piper'ess of Hamlitz; Petunia finds out that when she plays the piccolo the sound scares away all of the rats; She only wants to be known for how good she sounds, but instead she gets a job helping the town of Hamlitz get rid of their rats. The Scholarly Scalawag; Henery Hawk decides he wants to catch more than one chicken at a time so he tries something different; He tries being helpful and reading poetry out loud. Porky Pig and the Mysterious Mummies; Porky Pig has a new job as guard for a museum; He decides to show Sylvester around while he closes up. The Wandering Warbler text story. Untitled story; Porky Pig is running for Junior Mayor and Cicero is convinced that two photographers trying to get a candid photo are really bad guys tryng to kill him. Untitled story; Porky and Cicero clean out their garage and take everything to the dump. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo and Mort Meskin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. American Eagle tracks a cougar who is stealing his tribe's food. Real-life Western tales of immigrants and cowboys. The Lazo Kid tackles bank robbers who have eluded a posse. American Eagle Battles a Fanged Fury; The Border Bandits; Sir Gore; Lies, Loot and Lead; Roundup; The Gift Horse. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dale Evans stars in "Trouble at the J-Bar-M" and "The Decoy Robbery" (art by Russ Manning). Western Vignettes back-up story, "Message to the Fort." Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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First Issue. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.99

Cover by James F. Davis. Untitled story, art by James F. Davis; When Crow gives Fox the idea to bake a Heavenly Hawaiian Delight cake but Fox refuses to share it, Crow disguises himself as a Hawaiian girl to change Fox's mind. Untitled story; Tito and his burro are supposed to deliver some gingerbread to a neighbor but it's too tempting not to try, and before long it's all gone. Play Go Slow activity page/board game. Untitled story, art by James F. Davis; Two alley cats try to force Flop to turn over Flippity. "Heads Up!" text story. Untitled story, art by James F. Davis; Fox and Crow try to outdo each other with bizarre do-it-yourself kits. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Challenge!", art by Fred Kida; Ringo's friend and fellow gunfighter Ben Santee wants out of the gunfighting profession; He heads to Totem with unloaded guns hoping to be killed; The Ringo Kid becomes sheriff to protect his friend. "Man In the Moonlight" text story. "Hero For a Day!", art by Fred Kida; Ringo Kid and Dull Knife befriend a small boy who has no friends. "Aztec Gold," art by Fred Kida; Ringo Kid saves his friend from debtor prison due to a scheme by the bad guys. "Gunhawk!", script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. "One Life...One Peso!", art by Fred Kida; The town of Barbary is ruled by three different gangs until Ringo Kid rides into town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Final Quality issue (switches to DC with issue # 7). "The Plot to Destroy Robin Hood." Robin takes on the team of the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Baron of Burberry. Also includes: "The Ransom of Maid Marian", "The Knight Who Hated Chivalry", and "Sir Darton's Deal with Doom." Art by Matt Baker. Cover price $0.10.

k8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 34 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's Magazine with model pictorials and fiction stories. Volume 1 Number 7 features a five page Chris Mana pictorial and the Rogue of Distinction for this issue is Orson Welles. Painted cover art by George Pollard. "Jeanie with the Bedroom Eyes" fiction story by Harlan Ellison. Interior illustrations by George Pollard, Lester Bentley, and Robert Glaubke. Cartoons by Stanley Rayon, Robert Tupper, George Ludway, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/41-in. 82 pages, B&W/PC. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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John Buscema art (last on the title) Cover price $0.10.

1956/1957. Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Baker. Sad Sack in "Airman" (1 pg), Sad Sack in "Last Aid First", Sad Sack in "Field and Stream", Sad Sack in "The Future", Sad Sack in "Direct Approach", The Sarge in "Weight Around" illustrated text story (2 pgs), Sadie Sack in "Easy Dollar (1 pg), Sadie Sack in "Blisterin' Blazes" (1 pg), The Sarge in "Nutty Idea". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - December 1956. Men's interest magazine focused on hunting and adventure stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - December 1956. Cover by Tom Beecham. Men's adventure magazine focusing on jungle and hunting adventures. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

Wallace Taber's Safari Annual. No number, no date (c. late 1956). Men's magazine with Hunting and Fishing stories and articles. Wraparound cover by Maurice Powers. Illustrations by Tom Beecham and Doug Allen. 98 pages, BW/PC - text with photos and illustrations. Cover price $0.75.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 3, No. 2. December 1956.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - December , 1956. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 7 #20 - 1956. 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 John Brunner, J.G. Ballard, Brian Aldiss, Richard Wilson, Harlan Ellison and others. Cover by Quinn. Inside front cover is full page ad for Forbidden Planet. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 128 pages, black and white.

December 1956 - Volume 1, Issue 1. Cover by Ed Emsh. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in., 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CBCS 4.5 $275.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white 1 piece of tape on cover. Label #16-1B0D51D-056 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Greatest Villain of All Time, script by Jack Miller, art by Mort Meskin; A thief is stealing artifacts that recreate roles from famous movies such as "The Mad Maestro" and "Phantom of the City." Ad for costumes such as skeleton, pirate, bride, and Superboy and Supergirl. The Two Faces of Mr. X, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sy Barry; Don Reed is a top fashion model; Until the FBI wants him to impersonate Alex Tate, the leader of a crime syndicate; Reed, a former counter-intelligence agent, secretly studies Tate to prepare for the role. Warden Willis and Casey the Cop humor half-pages by Henry Boltinoff. Secrets of the Secret Service article. The Human Eel, script by Jack Miller, art by Bill Ely; Agent Drew is obsessed with stopping The Human Eel's empire of crime; The Eel wears a special "shock suit" that jolts his enemies into submission. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.