Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) comic books
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Issue #101
Auction opens August 17- Comic is complete other than being coverless.
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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Issue #102
$7.00
$7.00
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.
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Issue #108
$15.25
View scan- Cover detached at one staple.
Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey is a contestant on a radio quiz show, but can't think of the third letter of the alphabet, in a story featuring cameos by Joe Palooka and Little Max. Humphrey must pull his own prodigious weight in a wheelbarrow race to win an apple pie. Humphrey builds his Humphreymobile using an old outhouse, featuring an activity page for the reader to build one of their own. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Joe Palooka. Also featuring a vintage ad for Nabisco featuring a two-page comic story, "The Adventures of the Spoonmen." 'Rithmetic Problem; Beat The Heat; Little Max: Alice's Ideal, Share and Share Alike; Joe Palooka: A Hollywood Adventure; How Humphrey Built His Own Humphreymobile; Now You Can Build Your Own Junior Humphreymobile!; Humphrey Gets the Point; Sweet Non-Scents: Brother's Helper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #115
$3.49
$3.49
Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. 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. Cover art may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. Lost In the Jungle; Humphrey: Snack Food; Joe Palooka's Album; Sportales; Sport Short: Kentucky Wildcats; Ring Champs of To-day: Sandy Saddler. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #116
$9.00
80-page giant. Joe Palooka in "The Great Carnival Fight Story," "Foul Play," "Personal Appearance," "Innocent or Guilty," "Trapping the Killer," "Fight To the Finish," and "A Party For Joe." Half-page bio of Ham Fisher. Boy Explorers reprint, "A Trip To the Moon" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Little Max in "Higher Education," "Vanishing Cream," "Growing Pains," and "Little Max Goes Into Business." Humphrey in "Fishy Story." Also "Knobby's Sure Bet." Cover price $0.25.
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$75 JOE PALOOKA #116 (HARVEY 1960) VG+ (4.5) cond. Very Rare USA 35-cent Variant Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #118
$9.00
80-page giant. Joe Palooka in "The Training Camp Mystery," "Grey Cloud to the Rescue," and "Knobby's Plan." Jack Dempsey 2-page story, "The Famous Long Count Knockdown" (art by Bob Powell). Humphrey in "Fan Club," "Helpful Humphrey," "Mopping Up," and "Tippe-Canoe and Humphrey Too." Little Max in "Magic," "Oh Say Can You Ski," "You Ought To Be in Pictures," "Snow Trouble," and "True To Life." Cover price $0.25.
