Comic books July 1956

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

July 1956 #1 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

July 1956 #2 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

Two untitled Patsy Walker stories (art by Morris Weiss), plus Hedy Wolfe, Nancy, and Career Girl. Two-page text story, "The Artist." Weiss cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $4.60 View scans Spine split 50%.

Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $95.00 View scans

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $86.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

July, 1956 - Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features "Mark Twain: Master of Obscenity", examining Twain's privately printed erotic novel "1601", Photographer Andre De Dienes explains "How I Discovered Anita Ekberg" in a long pictorial, and an article on theman responsible for training Hollywood stars for Boxing films. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.00 View scan 1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Spine partially reinforced with tape.

Volume 50, Issue 2 - February 1956. Rock Hudson photo cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $56.00 View scan

Issue 4. July 1956. Nudist calendar and yearbook, July 1956 - June 1957. Betty Page is the April 1957 model. Photographic illustrations. 5.75" x 7.75". 104 pages. Primarily black and white with an occasional full color page and two-color cover. Adult. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Issue #498. July 3, 1956. French language movie magazine. Vivien Leigh cover. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: All text in French.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $41.00 View scans

Vol. 75, No. 8. July 1956. Cover by Barbara Bradley. Monthly trade journal supporting independent automotive service providers. Wonderful period advertisements for auto parts and accessories. 8.25" x 11.25". 154 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $40.00 View scans

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split.

Vol. 1, No. 1. July 1956. Men's interest magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pictorials. This issue includes articles on jazz, Tangier, and a new film "Buxom Beautease" that features some the top strippers of the time. 8.25" x 10.5". 66 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff and Ruben Moreira. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff heads out to Sir Sidney's farm for a working vacation. Jeff gets sued for causing an accident. Jeff brings a chicken home from the farm so he can have fresh eggs. Plus a PSA about safety. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Bebe; Whitey Way; Platter Data; Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"We Found a World of Tiny Cavemen," "I Battled the Abominable Snowman," "I Became a Merman" (art by Ruben Moreira), and a text story by Jack Miller. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Matt Baker and others. Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. April is torn between wealthy John and boy-next-door Charles, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Wendy loves sailor Bill, but doesn't want a husband who will spend all his time at sea. Rosalind is torn between her mother's drive to make her an actress and her own love for a soldier named Bob, but producer Mr. Grant may have a solution that suits everybody. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. My Greedy Heart; Gossip Condemned Me; Wandering Kisses; I Made Love My Career. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Girl in a Trance" (art by Lou Cameron), "Prisoner in Nowhere" (art by Pete Morisi), "The Pushovers" (art by Harry Lazarus), "they're Coming Closer," "Behind the Mask" (art by Dave Berg), "Torn and Tattered," and a two-page text story, ":Lost Marble." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ross Andru. Stories and art by C.F.X. Houts and Mel Keefer. The Unknown Soldier (not the later DC character) narrates tales of armed conflict throughout history. Naval commander "Hutch" tells a group of sailors the story of his long career from WWI to the Atomic Age. During World War I, American and German pilots both wonder about the necessity of war as they meet in an aerial dogfight. The son of a legendary Marine tries to follow in his father's bootsteps. Career Man; Two Men in the Sky; The Sniper; Fire Mission; Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines: Call of Courage. Final issue under this title; series continues as Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 2 (1956) #9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $4.60 View scans

Volume 17, Issue 49 - July, 1956. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Auction Item: FN 6.0 View scans 4 bids Current bid: $11.00 Time left: 21h 31m	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $45.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $19.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $22.00 View scans
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $10.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - July, 1956. General men's interest entertainment magazine. Contains humor, sports, fiction and pin-ups. This issue: Elsa Martinelli as a woodland nymph. 8.5-in. x 11-in. 84 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Adventures of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl. When her friend Daraga goes missing, Nyoka learns that a white settler is capturing natives for slave labor. In another story, Nyoka goes after bank robbers who use hapless natives to create distractions. Nyoka meets The Tribe of the Giants. Action-girl cover by Maurice Whitman. The Last of the Slavers; The Tribe of the Giants; The White Menace; The Jungle People; Na-gut-as Present; They Dared Enter the Forbidden Valley; The Lost Brother. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

On Eagle Wings (1956) is a religious-themed comic centering on the Ten Commandments which was distributed by the Catholic Fraternal Order of Eagles. The story is about people behaving decently and living happy lives as a consequence of their religious beliefs. The inside back cover features a photograph of movie actress Martha Scott with Pittsburg's Mayor David Lawrence during the unveiling of a stone replica of the Ten Commandments presented to the city by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 52 full-color pages, 5-in. x 7-25-in., slick wraparound cover with newsprint interior, no cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Movie gossip magazine with an emphasis on the scandalous side. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $34.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at bottom staple.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $9.10 View scan Interior is complete. Remaindered copy.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Front Seat, script by Bob Haney, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Wanted: Fighting Man, script by Bob Haney, art by Arthur Peddy. Foxhole Town, script by Dave Wood, art by George Papp. Battle Bell, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Bob Haney, Dave Wood and Jack Miller. Art by Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Kubert, Arthur Peddy and George Papp. Action-packed battle tales! In this issue: "Diary of a Sub!" by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti; "Return to Beach Red!" by Bob Haney and Joe Kubert; "Combat Inch!" by Dave Wood and Arthur Peddy; and "Beached Frogman!" by Jack Miller and George Papp. Plus: 2-page text article "Soldiers on Horseback"! And: Private Diary 1-pager by Irwin Hasen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 1 - July, 1956. Cover by M.L. Bower. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Six-Gun Menace!", art by Doug Wildey; A young man named Brad challenges the Outlaw Kid to a duel, but the Kid refuses due to a promise he made to Brad's aunt Cora that he would keep him out of trouble and he soon leaves after shooting the guns out of Brad's hands; Brad is convinced that the Outlaw Kid is a coward. "Redman's Way" text story, art by Mort Drucker. "The Riddle of Fargo Pass!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid is out on patrol and about to call it quits for the day when suddenly he is met by Belle Taylor who is excited about something; She tells him that she heard a shot and followed it to Fargo Pass where she found a dead man lying on the ground. "Badman's Choice!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid is on the trail of Hank Dolan who is wanted for robbing the stage out of Copper City; However the criminal manages to get the drop on the Kid, forcing him to stand down; With a posse on his trail, Dolan orders the Kid to trade clothes with him so that he can use the disguise to sneak out of town. "A Coward in Town!", script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; Outlaw Kid vs. some outlaws. "Range War," art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid is at the property line of Hardin's ranch where Hardin and his men are examining the damage done to the fence that lines the property; Hardin believes that the damage is the work of Barton, a rival rancher. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and others. Harvey presents characters licensed from Paramount's Famous Studios, the most famous of which is super-sized duckling Baby Huey. The Fox lies in wait when Baby Huey goes shopping. Baby Huey reads "Jack the Giant Killer" and decides to live out the fairy tale. Papa tries to get Baby Huey to be quiet, but that backfires spectacularly. Baby Huey: Shop, Look and Listen; Buzzy; The Giant Killer; Being Foxy; Piano Playing Blues; The Curious Cat; Quiet Please! Final issue of the series; followed by Baby Huey the Baby Giant (1956) #1 a few months later. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Hartley. Untitled Patsy stories. Untitled Hedy Wolfe story. Blind Date! All art by Al Hartley. The Prom Queen text story. Paper dolls. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; Wolfie tries to swindle Peter with a fortune card from a scale. Untitled story; When Wolfie learns that Peter is going bird watching, he disguises himself as an owl to try to get a free meal. Ad for Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners #1. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Lemuel and his pals scheme to get Doodles a raise from his boss. The View from Way Up There text story. Untitled story; Wolfie tries a magic trick to turn himself invisible; Later, when Peter and his nephew ignore Wolfie, he thinks that he really is invisible, and Peter has some fun. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1956. Magazine that features various types of photography, including artistic, glamor, candid, and nude. 8" x 10.5", 76 pages, B&W and color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.