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56March-April 1956
$0.10

Western Comics #56

DC · March-April 1956 · on sale 1956-01-15

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Series
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
March-April 1956
Key date
1956-03-00
On-sale date
1956-01-15
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Two-Sided Trap at Fort Stampede!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ira SchnappPow-Wow Smith
2The Two-Sided Trap at Fort Stampede!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
4Arapaho War Signalscomic story1
5The Hands That Betrayed Nighthawk!comic story5.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino
7Showcasepromo (ad from the publisher)1
8The Land-Grabbing Rodeo Man!comic story5.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Milt Snapinn
9-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
10-cartoon1
11The Secret of Yuma's Goldtext article2letters: typeset
12The Amazing Gold-Finding Twig!comic story6script: Bob Haney; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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