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September 1957. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Jest The Spice of Life (Nov. 1950) is a digest published by Skyline Publications. Three full pages featuring Katy of the Chorus by Dan DeCarlo. Jest features male oriented humor and cartoons. Also contains the short stories "Leckie Thinks of Everything", "The Elephant Cutlet", and "The Obituary Poet." 132 pages, color cover with B&W photos and illustrations in the interior, 5.25-in x 7-in. Cover price $0.25.

Jetta in "Man Trouble," "Jet Jaunt," and "My Cosmic Hero." Zoomer back-up story, "Frat Race." Dan DeCarlo art. Cover price $0.10.

cover and art by Dan DeCarlo. Jetta in "Act Your Age," "Atom and Evil," and "Celestial Celebrity." Zoomer back-up story, "Double Trouble." Cover price $0.10.

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Written by NICK SPENCER Art by RB SILVA & DYM Cover by AMANDA CONNER The hit ACTION COMICS co-feature that everyone's talking about gets its own collection, reprinting the first four parts of the story and presenting 30 all-new pages that bring 'Jimmy Olsen's Big Week' to a ridiculously over-the-top close! When Jimmy Olsen finds out that his ex-girlfriend, Chloe Sullivan, is spending a week writing a profile about a young big-shot LexCorp employee, Jimmy is determined to prove to Chloe that he can have just as exciting and interesting a week. Cue bar fights with drunken aliens, a visit to the Yarn Barn with Supergirl, Fifth Dimensional stalkers, and Jimmy Olsen: Space Warrior! One-shot • 80 pg, FC Cover price $5.99.

Based on Foodini, a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51, about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. This special from Stanhall stars Jingle Dingle the weather elf, another popular icon from the early days of television. He has a natural affinity for Santa and his fellow elves, and helps them save Christmas. The Dennis the Menace-like Silly Pilly was the creation of kids' records impresario Frank Luther. Brumas is a baby polar bear. Plus games, puzzles and magic tricks. Jingle Dingle; Foodini and Pinhead; Silly Pilly; Brumas. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Stephen Douglas. Stories and art by George Carlson, Ray Willner, Dave Tendlar, P. H. Webb, and Stephen Douglas. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Rajah and a Clothes-Pin search for an errant Sonata in a Pearl-Handled Coupe. Bingo and Glum reunite Sleeping Beauty with Prince Charming. A Moocher tricks Aunty Spry out of her chocolate cake, but she has the last laugh. Bingos Frolics in Fairytale Land; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Sea-Going Rajah and the Milk-Fed Fraction; Aunty Spry; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Freddie Fish: Explorer; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Harry in Half Land; Waldo; Susie Spring and her Off-Spring. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by David Tendlar. Stories and art by George Carlson, Dave Tendlar, Ben Levin, Charles W. Winter, Leo Fredericks and Charles Bange. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Fair Weatherman and his Clock must rescue a Cuckoo from a sinister Windmill before the King's picnic. Hortense falls asleep in the toy store and becomes involved in the war between toys and toy soldiers. The Green Witch sets out to steal Dimwitri's blunderbuss while he's hunting Whifflesnorts. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the dark necktie: "By day a lovely swank tie...By night a call to love in glowing words." Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Very Fair Weatherman and the Clock-Less Cuckoo; A Safety Jingle; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Fun and Knowledge 'Comic College'; Aunty Spry; The Rat and the Robber Crab; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar, Art Helfant, and Jack Farr. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Jasper, Casper and Marmaduke set out to rescue a kidnapped princess in their Parsley-Plated Steam-Roller. Bingo and Glum help out Hansel and Gretel. An offer for free Tin-Hornette lessons sends The Pie-Face Prince on another delightfully silly adventure through the skies over Old Pretzleburg. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Three Young Jimcracks and Their Parsley-Plated Steam-Roller; Batty; Polly-Anna; Pudgy; Topsy Turtle; Hortense the Lovable Brat; From Rags to Riches; Little Kate; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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WRITTEN BY MARK WAID; ART BY MARK PAJARILLO AND WALDEN WONG; COVER BY HOWARD PORTER AND JOHN DELL. The second of two issues by guest writer Mark Waid and the team of Mark Pajarillo and Walden Wong finds the JLA hunting the man Batman suspects may be responsible for "No Man's Land"...Bruce Wayne? The Dark Knight orders Green Lantern, Barda, Plastic Man, and Steel to track Wayne down, but the Gotham millionaire is nothing if not a wily and quick-thinking opponent (hmmm...wonder why?). Meanwhile, Superman and Wonder Woman are confronted by a man claiming to be the new Flash (see THE FLASH #152 for more details). Note: Look for JLA ANNUAL #3, Part 1 of the "JLApe: Gorilla Warfare" Annuals event, elsewhere in this issue of Previews. FC, 32 PG.$1.99" Cover price $1.99.

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Identity Crisis tie-in - Written by Geoff Johns & Allan Heinberg. Art by Chris Batista & Mark Farmer. Cover by Rags Morales & Farmer. A star-studded creative team starts a 5-issue tale that has the JLA confronting the fallout from IDENTITY CRISIS! Fan-favorite writer Geoff Johns (JSA, TEEN TITANS, THE FLASH) is joined by The O.C. writer/producer Allan Heinberg (Young Avengers) for the first installment of this gripping adventure featuring visuals by Chris Batista (LEGION) & Mark Farmer (JLA: THE NAIL) and a cover by IDENTITY CRISIS artist Rags Morales & Farmer! Before they can discuss the actions and repercussions of the League within the League, the JLA first must battle some old foes. The Secret Society of Super Villains has returned ? and somehow they have more information on the heroes' lives than ever before! For a signed edition see the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. 32 pg, FC, $2.25 US Cover price $2.50.

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Identity Crisis tie-in - Written by Geoff Johns & Allan Heinberg. Art by Chris Batista & Mark Farmer. Cover by Rags Morales & Farmer. The two concluding issues of the 5-part 'Crisis of Conscience,' written by Geoff Johns (THE FLASH, TEEN TITANS) and Allan Heinberg (The O.C.) double-ship in September! In JLA #118, the knockdown-dragout battle between Martian Manhunter and Despero continues, as the fight that began on the JLA Watchtower ends on Earth! Meanwhile, Superman intervenes in the Justice League's vote to mindwipe the Secret Society of Super Villains, and Zatanna makes a fateful decision. And in #119, the JLA must face off against Despero in Wayne Manor! But in order to stop Despero, the team will be forced to turn against one of its own... Cover price $2.50.

Before the debut of its Tarzan-like jungle hero, Jo-Jo Comics presents humor and funny-animal comics. Walter the Waiter accidentally salts, insults and assaults an important customer; Ivan the Terrible is a grouchy Cossack, like a Russian Yosemite Sam; Young Tommy Tot has humorous hijinks. Walter the Waiter; Ivan the Terrible; Tommy Tot; Jerry Jingle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bob Powell, Dick Briefer, and Frank Frazetta. Teen comedy from Hillman, featuring an astonishing array of early comics talent. Joe College meets Josie and it's love at first sight, but "Crusher" begs to differ, in a story with amusing art by Bob Powell. A blind date takes tomboyish Toss-Out Terry to a fraternity dance, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. His father's outdated clothes and sayings make Boola Boola Jones the laughingstock of the campus, in a story with early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. Joe College; Housedate Harry; Rosie Romance; Crazy about Crazy; Toss-Out Terry; Boola Boola Jones. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Dick Briefer. Teen comedy from Hillman, featuring an astonishing array of early comics talent. Joe College finds trouble with girlfriend Josie after he accidentally rescues the beautiful Princess Dreamboat, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Toss-Out Terry can't hide her tomboyish ways from her dad's boss, who hates baseball, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Greg McNasty tries to sabotage Boola Boola Jones' plans to take Betty to the college dance. Joe College; Housedate Harry; Rosie Romance; Belknap or Bust; Toss-Out Terry; Happy Daze; Boola Boola Jones. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Columbia Comics presents the first comic-book reprints of the classic Joe Palooka comic strip, about the adventures of a good-hearted boxer. Framed by a femme fatale and stripped of his championship, Joe goes off to the desert and joins the French Foreign Legion. Lost in Arabia, Joe and Smokey are captured by a sheik, and Joe must box the champion of his hidden city. Also featuring a profile of Palooka creator Ham Fisher; a letter from Fisher about getting permission for the US president to appear in the strip; and interesting facts about Joe Palooka. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. In the South Pacific, Joe and Jerry are returning from their Dutch Indies adventure when Joe agrees to a rematch with his old rival Grumpopski for the benefit of the sailors and crew onboard the ship. Chickie and Gootch investigate a remote island for possible Axis base and instead find a mad scientist and his hive of gigantic bees. Plus a prose adventure of early female superhero Black Cat. The 2nd Palooka-Grumpopski Fight; Call Me Mister!; Home Sweet Home; Joe Turns Detective; The Black Cat Goes to a Tea Party; Flyin Fool: The Menacing Bees; Boxing Course - Lesson One; Boxing Course - Lesson Two; Murder on the Green. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Kirk Stiles, Al Zere, Vic Herman, and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Knobby's latest fighter is Humphrey, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength and nigh-invulnerability, but no one is sure what to make of him other than Joe. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch are hired to transport a captive gorilla to Shanghai, but they have to think fast when the primate escapes his cage en route. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Joe Palooka; Joes Good Turn; A Party for Joe; Bateese and Balonki Visit New York; Little Max: The Well-Dressed Man; Little Max: Test Pilot; Black Cat: Gun Play; Cartoon Laughs at the Ringside; The Flyin Fool; Ricky Roony; Flossie; Black Cat: Desert Wings. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. On their way to California to shoot a boxing movie, Knobby introduces Joe to his new girlfriend, actress Sally - but can their love survive Hollywood? To free Maylene's people, Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch must retrieve an ancient document from Arabian warlord Razma Dazma. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Black Cat Defies Death; Adventures in Hollywood; Ricky Roony; Little Max: Battling Bee; The Flyin' Fool; Black Cat: Dangerous Bet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, C.C. Beck, Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe and Knobby are roped into judging a bathing-beauty contest. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch join an air carnival and meet Penny Antee and her trouble-prone pooch, Champ. Plus a war bonds PSA by Fisher and two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Big Bathing Beauty Contest; Joe's Public; Accidental Punch; Knobby's Art Lesson; On the Air With Knobby; Knobby's Big Deal; Flossie; Chickie Ricks The Flyin' Fool; Winnie the Waitress; Black Cat: Fatal Blunder; Black Cat: Marked Terror; Little Max Lends a Helping Hand. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Searching for the missing Ann, Joe arranges a series of fights in the region where her plane crashed. But box-office bandits complicate the plan. Plus a bike safety PSA. Joe Palooka's Album; Joe's Fight Campaign to Find Ann; A Day at Ebbets Field; True-Thrilling Sport Short; Sportales; Kid Safety Says Play Safe! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka untitled story. Little Max back-up story. No Bob Powell art this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka in "The Secret Plot to Help Joe." Humphrey in "Humphrey's Grudge Fight." Back-up football story, "Sport Short: Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns" (art by Bob Powell; 2 pages). One-page "Sportopics" feature on baseball player Ted Williams. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Snow Slide" by Bill Schreiber. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey visits Hollywood to re-enact his fight with Joe, and the good-natured goofball manages to save Los Angeles from destruction. Plus true tales of athletic greats and solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Joe Palooka and Humphrey Film Their Famous Fight; Little Max; Sport Short: Hank Greenberg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Joe Palooka in "Training Trouble." Humphrey back-up story. Back-up story, "Sport Short: Babe Ruth's First Home Run" (art by Bob Powell; 2 pages). One-page "Ring Champs of Today: Jake Lamotta and Robert Villemain" (Powell art). One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Run-Away Baby Carriage" by Bill Schreiber. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Bill Schreiber and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, Joe fights to keep himself and the wounded pilot alive. Finally they are rescued by a Seminole tribe. Plus a history of boxing in comics format, and solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Also featuring a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie: Gridiron Hero," by Bill Schreiber. Seminole Hospitality; Joe's Fight With the Slashing Sailor; Little Max: No Percentage; Humphrey: Snack Food; Ring Champs of Yesteryear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. An out-of-shape Joe must defend his championship from young, hungry Freddie Russell. Donnie returns - and so does his mother, to contest custody of the child. Then Joe breaks a mirror right before the fight. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Curtains For the Champ?; Joe's In Trouble; The Champ; Joe's Adventure in the Brazilian Jungle; Little Max: Take a Bow; Hollywood Films Joe's First Meeting With Ann; The Tree That Chased Humphrey; Rumpus; Hector the Director. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. The amiable boxer strip resumes its focus on boxing as the Korean conflict winds down. Back in the States after World War II, Joe is immediately caught up in a murder mystery involving a suspect who looks just like him. Joe encounters an assortment of crazy Hollywood types when he's hired as an advisor on his own life story. Then he faces a fight with Lionel, who has eyes on his championship. Hollywood Films the Joe Palooka Story; The Fight That Joe Was Sure To Lose; Foul Play; Athlete's Feat; In This Corner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. The amiable boxer strip resumes its focus on boxing as the Korean conflict winds down. While training for his fight with Phantom Dill, Joe is marked for death by a mysterious figure. Plus a profile of legendary boxing champ Jack Johnson. Joe Palooka; Cartoon Laughs at the Ringside; Athlete's Feat; In This Corner. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Al Capp (credited as Ham Fisher) and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe Palooka meets hillbilly strongman Big Leviticus, a prototype for the future "L'il Abner" comic strip by Ham Fisher's assistant, Al Capp. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Big Leviticus Fight; Little Max: Sherlock Max; Little Max: The Big Kicker; Knobby's Golf Bet; The Big Problem; Humphrey Throws the Bull; Humphrey's in a Hole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe faces a rematch with British boxer Eustace Pinkney-Grimes in an issue-length battle. Plus a vintage ad for a "Howdy Doody Color Television Set" toy. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Pinkney-Grimes Tries Again; Harvey Comics News. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe must fight his way through guards to rescue a UN official held captive by a spy ring. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. This issue begins a series of painted covers by Al Avison and others. Joe Palooka Battles the Spy Ring; Little Max; Humphrey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. The protection racketeers escalate their conflict with Joe Palooka by making his buddy Jerry a virtual captive, but Joe's not out of action yet. Painted cover by Al Avison. Double Cross!; The Million Dollar Shoes; Humphrey: Easy as Apple Pie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe Palooka and Humphrey get mixed up with jewel smugglers because of something concealed in Humphrey's shoes. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. Painted cover by Al Avison. The Million Dollar Shoes; Little Max's Autograph Hunt; Little Max Changes History; Little Max: The Big Kicker. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mo Marcus. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe Palooka tackles the problem of juvenile delinquency - then a major concern of middle-class America - when he breaks up a rumble between street gangs. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey. The Teen-Age Gang; Humphrey: Snack Food. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. An eccentric scientist enlists near-indestructible Humphrey to test his new flying machine, but even the Big H can only take so much damage. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Madman's Machine; Humphrey: Tippe-Canoe and Humphrey Too!; Steak-Ache; Little Max: The Dark Forest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey tries to navigate with roller skates and has a run-in with an angry goat. Humphrey visits a carnival and accidentally enters a bicycle race on his Humphreymobile. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Joe Palooka. Kinda Wreckless; Bicycle Marathon; Chow Mouse; Joe Palooka: Amazing Resemblance; Little Max: True To Life, Oh, Say Can You Ski? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Pruney ill-advisedly asks Humphrey to clean the house while she's away. Hoboes try to trick Humphrey by convincing him they have a "food tree," but he has the last laugh. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey and Tommy Tween. Pruney's Little Helper; The Tree That Wasn't; Mess-Tache; Sorry, Wrong Number; Vacation Out West; Tommy Tween. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher. In a special giveaway issue intended for wounded veterans returning from World War II, Joe Palooka and his pal Jerry find themselves in the same situation. Jerry is skeptical that they'll get the best care available, but Joe and the medical staff assure him that veterans will be looked after. Meanwhile, Joe fears that his boxing arm may have been damaged beyond repair when he was injured. 24 pages, Full Color.

Stories and art by John Hix. Reprints of the Strange as It Seems syndicated comic strip, a collection of odd facts and phenomena. The strip, by John Hix, was a lesser-known but still popular rival to "Ripley's Believe It or Not." Strange facts from every continent. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Jason M. Burns. Illustrated by Dustin Evans. Created to promote Marshmallow Fun Company's marshmallow shooters. 4 kids and a marshmallow dog use marshmallow weaponry to save the world from a marshun threat. This is it! The final battle to rescue the Professor and rid the world of marshuns. Read this thilling conclusion to see how it all ends. Cover price $1.99.

Powerhouse Pepper by Basil Wolverton (8 pages) Cover price $0.10.

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Millie the Model cover and story "Beauty and the Boss", Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper in a "A Scare in the Air". 36pg. Cover price $0.10.