Those guys back then had to invent a lot of the tricks and it really seems some were innovators. Some of the other stuff looks like a load of clip art stuck together. Back in the 50s kids would have been hungry for any fun entertainment as they would have no internet or even TV. I have one or two comic annuals from around then. I may dig them out to see what looks inventive.
Cheers.
Yeah, it was the golden age of comics...and for some, the golden age of clip art lol. You should dig up those annuals, I'd be interested to see what they are and what kind of advertisements you got on your end of the ocean!
I'll do a post soon. Not sure if it has any ads. I know some comics when I was young had various novelty stuff like sea monkeys and X-ray glasses.