Comic books March 1956

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March 1956. Cover by Edward Valigursky. Science fiction stories by C.H. Thames, Karl Stanley, Manly Banister, and E.K. Jarvis. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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April 1956. 30th anniversary issue. Science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Edmond Hamilton, Warner Van Lorne, Harry Stephen Keeler, Ellis Parker Butler, Bradner Buckner, Ray Cummings, H.B. Carleton, David H. Keller, Neil R. Jones, Raylor H. Greenfield, Jack G. Huekels, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Predictions for the year 2001 by Salvador Dali, Sid Caesar, Philip Wylie, Robert Heinlein, Steve Allen, and others. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 256 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.50.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 57, Issue 1 - March 1956. Cover by Ed Emsh. Pulp magazine focusing on Science Fiction and adventure stories. This issue features "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Featuring: 1 page Kenny Kangaroo filler "Point of View" (on the inside front cover); 5 page Atomic Rabbit story "All About Giants" drawn by Al Fago; 6 page Atomic Rabbit story "Foxes, Foxes, Everywhere" drawn by Al Fago; 2 page Perry Polecat text story "Perry Polecat's Gun" written by R.R. Symes; 3 page story "A Friend in Need"; 4 page Atomic Rabbit story "The Atomic Sneezer" drawn by Al Fago; 7 page Tuffy Turtle story; 4 page Mumps Rabbit story. Cover by Al Fago. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Joe Millard and unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Chuck Cuidera and Sam Citron. Featuring Blackhawk in: "The Phantom Saboteur" by Joe Millard, Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera; "The Temple of Doom" by Millard, Dillin and Cuidera; "The Black Flag" by Millard, Dillin and Cuidera; and 1-page text story "The Wild Jungle," reprinted from issue #92. Plus: War in the Sky back-up story "David and Goliath In the Sky" by Millard and Sam Citron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Wenzel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Chuck Chandler, the teen collegian once known as Crimebuster, stars in an issue-length final adventure. As Chuck and his rival Jabbo jockey for position in the hockey championship, a nerdy fellow student sets out to make trouble. Fight Or Quit; Picking the Team; Behind Their Backs; With Everything At Stake; Win, Lose, or Haw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny in "The Bushman Bunnies," "From Bugs to Riches," "It's All Mine," and an untitled story. Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Owl Who Came to Dinner," and Tweety and Sylvester in an untitled story. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 11 - March, 1956. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine published by George E. von Rosen that ran from May, 1955 to September, 1957. Issues in this series focused heavily on burlesque shows, night clubs, dancers, and celebrities that endorsed the lifestyle. 8.5" x 11", 54 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Candy and Trish try to get Tina to lose weight so she'll get more dates in an untitled story. Candy also stars in "One for the Record" plus two more untitled stories. And: Will Bragg in an untitled story co-starring Effy Gissel, Mrs. Mahoulahan and Luke. Also: Candy in 1-page text story "Chaperon" co-starring Ted Dawson, Cornelia Clyde and Kid Kramer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 3 - March 1956. Jayne Mansfield cover. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, true crime, and starlets. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and his pals cope with size-changing shenanigans that turn out to be a BIG problem, in a three-part story. Spooky seeks warmth. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Growing Up; Fantasy Forest; The Big Problem; The Big Boo; The Winner; Spooky: The Cold Ghost. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 27, Issue 10 - March 1956. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. Three photograghs of Clayton Moore visiting Disneyland. 6-in. x 9-in., 68 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Covered Wagon, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Norman Nodel. (HRN 131, with 3/56 date). Cover price $0.15.

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The Covered Wagon, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Norman Nodel. (HRN 152). Cover price $0.15.

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The Wild Swans. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 20, Issue 6 - March, 1956. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 3.5 View scan Auction opens July 6 Paper: Off white to white Label #4378731003

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck, John Larner, and Maxwell Williams. Art by Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels and Johnny Craig. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, published in response to the Comics Code, featuring tales of law and outlaws in text stories copiously illustrated by EC's lineup of artists. A movie stand-in plots to permanently replace a famous movie star, in a story adapted from "Cut!" which originally appeared in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #9. Condemned man Arnold tells the priest who's come for last rites why and how he murdered his wife. Norman and Sally conspire to kill Norman's wife in Pieces of Hate (adapted from "In Each and Every Package" in Crime Suspenstories (1950-55 E.C. Comics) #22, written by Al Feldstein using the soon-to-be-famous moniker "Alfred E. Neuman." Ax-wielding maniac cover by Reed Crandall is actually kind of tame for EC. Motive; Fair Trade; Clean Sweep; Screenplay For Murder; Pieces Of Hate. Final issue of the series; a third issue was planned, but not printed until the modern era, in EC Picto-Fiction HC Set (2006 Gemstone) #1. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Tripp art. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover with Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, Dale Evans, and Rex Allen. Gene Autry photo. The End of the Running Rope starring Roy Rogers; An old rancher leaves Roy a clue to hidden fortune just before he dies; An outlaw impersonates the old rancher's nephew in an effort to find the hidden treasure, but Roy becomes suspicious when the impersonator and his friend show little interest in maintaining the ranch. Sierra Showdown starring Gene Autry, art by Nicholas Firfires. Champ Evens the Score starring Champion. The SIlent Clue starring Dale Evans, art by Russ Manning. Challenge at Cholla Creek starring Rex Allen. The Man Who Outsmarted Himself text story. Hidden Bullets starring Wild Bill Elliott. An Album of Maps to Lost Treasure text story, art by August Lenox. The Renegades starring Johnny Mack Brown. The Red Shirt starring Flying A's Range Rider, art by Tony Sgroi. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Hank Ketcham. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Ketcham. Dennis vs. Texas, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Track!, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Court of Honor text story. Ruff to the Rescue!, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Feel Like Doin' Some Coloring? activity page. Screamy Mimi, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Stage Struck, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The 10,000 Secrets of Batman! starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris. Batman Whirly-Word Game by Martin Naydel. The Diamond Mine on Broadway starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Phantom Bodyguard starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa. Full-page ad for Showcase # 1. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 12 (whole number 759) - March 24, 1956. Norwegian digest-sized weekly detective magazine, home to stories about the detective Knut Gribb and his fight against criminals Thomas Ryer and Olga Barcowa. 5.5" x 7.25", 48 text pages plus covers.

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Volume 1, Issue 6 - March, 1956. Cover by Petro. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, cartoons and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 60 pages, PC/PB&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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March 1956. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science fiction stories by Robert Sheckley, F.L. Wallace, Robert F. Young, J.F. Hutton, Ib Melchior, Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Basil Wells, Jacques Jean Ferrat, and Richard E. Love. No interior illustrations. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 13 - 1956. Quarterly magazine focusing on the nude figure. Bettie Page cover photo. Spiral bound. 8.5" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Eugene Hughes. Aerial combat adventure in World War II. Another in the series of historical retellings of bombing raids over Europe without fictionalized characters or stories, this one a raid over Romania. American bombers make a raid over Germany in 1943. American Sabre jets battle MiGs over Korea, in a story that mentions "the twilight zone of war" three years before the famous TV series established the phrase. Log of the Liberators!; The Private and the Sergeant; Blitz Week!; Sweating It Out!; Armed and Ready … Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color.

NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues #4 do not believe exist.

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Indicia title is "HELEN OF TROY, No. 684." Photo of Helen of Troy (as played by Rossana Podesta). Seven photos from the movie plus a partial cast and credits list. Helen of Troy, script by Paul S. Newman, art by John Buscema; Trojan Prince Paris comes to Sparta on a mission of good will, but finds that Sparta is planning on waging war against Troy; He escapes to Troy, bringing with him Queen Helen, the unwilling wife of Spartan King Menelaus; The Spartans and their allies sail for Troy, where they lay siege to the city; The Spartans appear to retreat, leaving a large wooden horse; The Trojans bring the horse into the city, but that night Spartans emerge from the horse and plunge the city into chaos; Paris and Helen escape in the confusion. Based on the 1956 movie "Helen of Troy." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ELMER FUDD, No. 689." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Daddy Daffy, art by Phil de Lara; Daffy pretends to be a good fairy and tricks Elmer into believing he has become a baby. No Help Wanted, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Phil de Lara; The employment agency sends Bugs to be Elmer's helper at his gas station. Sheep Country, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer moves out of the city to raise sheep; Daffy shows up and tries to prevent rustlers from stealing Elmer's sheep. Pest Valley, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer and his cousin Hugh go to the jungle to bring back a "Proboscis Boruminto," an insect that feeds on the carrot weevils that are eating Elmer's carrots. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 7 - March, 1956. Cover by Thomas Beecham. Tempest Storm feature pictorial. Maurice Whitman, veteran of the Chesler and Jerry Iger shops of the 1940s, contributes two pen and ink illustrations to Life and Love in a Harem and five more to various other stories. Men's magazine featuring fiction and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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March 1956: Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; "Firepower Assault," 7 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #7); "End of a Coward," 6 pages, art by Reed Crandall (reprinted from G.I. Combat #5, original title was "Death of a Coward); "Red Train to Doom," 7 pages, art by Reed Crandall (reprinted from G.I. Combat #8, original title was "Red Train to Hell); "The Perfect Plan," 1 page text story; "Heroes fo the Sky," 6 pages (reprinted from G.I. Combat #5, original title was "Glamour Guys of Hell" and was rewritten to bring it up to the Comics Code). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Third Edition. Federal Civil Defense Administration demonstrates a family action plan for home protection exercises. Includes: "What To Do When The Signal Sounds", "Preparation of Your Shelter", "Home Fire Prevention", "Home Fire Fighting", "Emergency Action to Save Lives", "What To Do if Someone Is Trapped", "Provisions For Safe Food and Water in Emergencies" and "Home Nursing." 8" x 10-1/2", B&W, standard paper stock.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $95.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #0911633015

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Gossip magazine focused on scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. Sophie Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Orson Welles, Jack Dempsey photo cover. Tony Curtis and Marlon Brando gossip stories. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 68 pages, black and white (text with photos). Cover price $0.25.

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"The Five Civilized Tribes" article; Brief background on the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. "Indian Chief White Eagle: Invaders From the North," art by John Daly; During a severe winter, Eskimos travel into the Crow and Sioux lands; The Crow want to kill them; White Eagle wants to help them. "Little Big Talker's Mistake" text story by Red Thunder Cloud (of the Catawba Nation). "Red Wing, Son of the Chief: Dangerous Meeting," art by John Daly; Night Bird is branded a coward for leaving his horse behind in battle; Red Wing and White Faun help him redeem himself. "Iroquois False Face Masks" article. "Chief Tecumseh 1768-1813" article. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 18 #5 - Mar. 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.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Elevator in the Sky!," art by Bob Powell; When a hotel magnate builds a hotel over a meteor crash site he reckons without the alien beings inside the "meteor", as it is really a spaceship, building an extra elevator in his hotel as a means back to space. "The Writer" text story. "The Two of Me!," art by Al Hartley; Parallel world doppelgangers invade. "The Skin-Diver!," art by Paul Reinman; Six divers go down, but seven come up. "Someone Out There is Calling!," art by John Forte; A freighter on Mars sends out an SOS that is received by an Earth ship. "The Town That Lived Again!," art by Joe Orlando; A man takes his friend for a visit in a miniature Alpine village. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Mort Meskin, Bill Draut 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. A patched dollar bill gives away a holdup man. A Communist spy infiltrates the US to learn the secret of the "B-Bomb." An undercover cop unmasked by smugglers uses quick thinking to alert the Coast Guard. Shadow of Doom!; A Dollar Bill with Character!; Double Play!; Silent Witness; Social Note; Closeups; Skin Deep! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash accidentally gets in the middle of a dispute over the ownership of the Bar Double T Ranch, and must decide who is right. Outlaws captured by Lash meet an unbalanced man who hates all whips and the men that carry them. When Lash is assigned to guard a grain shipment, it disrupts the plans of outlaws who were going to rob it, but not for long. Plus a vintage ad for a Jet "Rocket" Space Ship! Justice's Conscience; Lazy Lee; Boxcar Benny Is Puzzled; Whip Hater; The Coward and the Kid; Windy: The Fishing Dog; The Grain Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the Araucanians. Valley of the Lost, art by Ralph Mayo; Lassie and her friends find a hidden Maya city in Yucatan, Mexico; Sanchez tries to get away with some of the city's treasure of gold. Untitled Reina the Black Jaguar story, art by Ralph Mayo. Mountain Rescue, art by Ralph Mayo; Lassie and her friends visit senhor Rincon's sheep ranch at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia; A condor steals a lamb but is rescued by Lassie. One Man Alone text story. Lassie Meets the Emperor, art by Ralph Mayo; Gerry and Rocky help Senhor Vargas hunt Emperor, a bull which has run away with a herd of cows. Facts about the Chinchilla. Facts about the Irish Setter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.