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Abbie an' Slats (1948) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Abbie an' Slats (1948) 1
    • INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.
  • Issue #2
    Abbie an' Slats (1948) 2
    • 1/2" spine split from top. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

    Cover by Raeburn Van Buren. Stories and art by Raeburn Van Buren and Budd Sheppard. Confusingly, while numbered #2 on cover, this issue is listed as #1 in the indicia. The comic-strip adventures of city boy Slats, his small-town sweetheart Becky, and Becky's reprobate father "Bathless Groggins," with exceptionally nice art by Raeburn Van Buren. Becky believes Slats has been killed when the merchant steamer he signed onto is sunk. But he's actually been shanghaied onto the ship called the Black Cat, far out at sea. Meanwhile, Becky joins a dance troupe in Hollywood to forget Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Abbie an' Slats (1948) 3
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Raeburn Van Buren. Stories and art by Raeburn Van Buren and Budd Sheppard. The comic-strip adventures of city boy Slats, his small-town sweetheart Becky, and Becky's reprobate father "Bathless Groggins," with exceptionally nice art by Raeburn Van Buren. Wealthy Judy Hagstone sets her sights on Slats, so her powerful father arranges to have Becky transferred out of town. Then Judy tries to make Slats forget Becky by giving him marijuana! But when cleaning lady Mrs. McMousey climbs the town square statue and sings "Frankie and Johnny," the jig is up. Swimsuit cover and comic strip-style good-girl art by Raeburn Van Buren. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.