The Funnies comic books issue 3

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Damage/some splitting to interior spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Rare. First comic book appearance of Buck Rogers. Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Fisher's Foolish Fiction" and "Joe Palooka" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "The Frog Pond Ferry" and "Buttons and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Little Brother" and "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Ned Brant at Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; "Nipper" and "Footprints on the Sands of Time" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Mutt and Jeff" by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher); "Jolly Geography" and "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Vignettes of Life" by J. Norman Lynd; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "The Adventures of Jabby" by Tom Carlisle; "Alec and Itchy" by Jimmy George and Merle Mulholland; "Holly of Hollywood" and "Keeping Up With The Joneses" by Pop Mormand; "Fisher's Foolish Fables" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Dip and Duck" by M. E. Brady; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "S'matter Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby" by Charles M. Payne; "Simp O' Dill" and "The Nebbs" by Sol Hess and Wallace A. Carlson; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Fisher's History of Boxing" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "Fisher's Looney Legends" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); and "Flying to Fame or Slim and Tubby" by John Welch and Russell Ross. "The Hidden Vault in City Hall" text story by Ralph Daigh. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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(W/A) Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés, master cartoonist will delight you with an autobiographical story about his encounter with the preeminent cellist of all time, Pablo Casals, in Acapulco, Mexico in 1960. Add to that a tale about a wandering lion and another about a comic book project from the past, 'Sergio's Inferno.' Also, there are plenty of guffaws to be had with more of Sergio's gags and games! Cover price $3.50.

Bill Everett cover. Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" and "Idioddities" by Jack Romer. "Looking for Trouble" text story by E. Albert Willard, illustrated by Everett. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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*18+ Mature Readers Only* 1st/2nd printing (1st and 2nd printings are believed to be indistinguishable). Jay Lynch cover. Art by Lynch, Skip Williamson, Roger Brand, Kim Deitch, Jay Kinney, Rory Hayes, Dan Clyne, Robert Crumb, and Justin Green. 6 1/2" x 8 5/8", 36 pages. MATURE READERS. *18+ Mature Readers Only* Cover price $0.50.

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*18+ Mature Readers Only* 3rd printing (first Krupp printing). The influential underground comic edited by Jay Lynch. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, Lynch, Skip Williamson, Roger Brand, Kim Deitch, Jay Kinney, Rory Hayes, Dan Clyne, and Justin Green. This printing can be distinguished from the previous two by the Kitchen Sink emblem above the title on the cover. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Lynch. Cover price $0.50. *18+ Mature Readers Only* Cover price $0.50.

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Add to cart CGC 6.5 $94.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #3925073001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

American Edition 25¢ cover price. 100 page giant size comic. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Tweety, Sylvester, Henry Hawk, Foghorn Leghorn, Mary Jane, Sniffles, Petunia Pig, Daffy Duck, and Pancho Vanilla. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Captain America is the 3rd issue in the Bubble Funnies series released in 1981 by Amurol Products and Marvel. Each full color issue measures 2-5/8-in. x 3-1/2-in. and features 10 story pages. Captain America's origin is told retold in, "The Red Skull Strikes from Space!" Copies originally came shrinkwrapped with a stick of pink bubble gum. A copy is considered mint even if the shrinkwrap and gum have been removed. In fact, the gum should be removed if still present to prevent future damage to the comic.

Story by Phil Nowlan and Russell Keaton. Art by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton. Cover by Stephen A. Douglas. Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. Collects the Buck Rogers Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip), following the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. Buck and Wilma join forces with Buddy and Alura to prevent the Martian invasion of Earth. Also, airborne adventure with the aviation strip Skyroads. Buck Rogers; Skyroads. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, art and cover by Robert Crumb. Super Ducks experiment with little blue pills goes terribly wrong. Plus Mr. Natural and Stan Shnooter. The Opening Shot; The Hipman; Dont Tempt Fate; Freak Show; Cradle to Grave. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Stories and art by Harry Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss, A.W. Nugent, and Bernie Krigstein. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. A coyote family hunts prairie dogs , in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. How the bear got a short tail. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about penguins and lungfish. Monkey Visiting the Zoo Sees Zoot Suit Donkey; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Lungfish; Rudy Rabbit; They Say; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Fun for Little Artists; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Coyote Family Hunts Prairie Dogs; Popsy Penguin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. Charlton's second go at this funny-animal book, originally one of their first published titles. Leon the Lyin Lion wins a trip to a dude ranch, but nobody believes the stories of his adventures there.Punchy the boxer wants to trick Shorty the Squirrel out of his house by pretending to be a ghost haunting it. Bruin the Braggin' Bear buys a hot car. Punchy and the Black Crow; Leon the Lyin Lion: Get Me Off This Hook; Zoo Crooks; Super Atomic Fox: No Imitations; Nip the Cat: The Jackpot; Who's Who in Zoo; Bruin the Braggin' Bear: Wotta Bargain; Shadow: Too Many Curves; Leon the Lyin' Lion: His Ups and Downs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Dec: 2023 - Seattle: Part 1!" Written by Dale Berry and Ken Sperry. Art by Dale Berry. Jinzai's martial skills will be put to the test when he is besieged by a cadre of deadly assassins! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Contains comic strip reprints, text articles, and activity pages. In order of appearance: "The Worry Wart" by J. R. Williams; "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Mutt and Jeff" and "Cicero's Cat" by Bud Fisher; "Boots" by Edgar Martin; "Stranger than Fiction" by Richard W. Thomas and Walter Galli; "Everybody's Playmate" by A. W. Nugent; "Reg'lar Fellers" and "Daisybelle" by Gene Byrnes; "Tailspin Tommy" by Hal Forrest; "Bronc Peeler and Coyote Pete" and "On the Range" by Fred Harman; "Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune" by Roy Crane; "Myra North, Special Nurse" by Ray Thompson and Charles Coll; "The Nut Brothers", "Mr. Blotto", and "Our Boarding House" by Gene Ahern; "Otto Honk" by Bela Zaboly; "Out Our Way" by J. R. Williams; "The Tiny Mites" by Hal Cochran and George Scarbo; "This Curious World" by William Ferguson; "Alley Oop" by V. T. Hamlin; "Freckles and his Friends" by Merrill Blosser; "From the Notes of Major Cosmo Strange, D.S.O." by George Baker; "Annibelle" by Dorothy Urfer; "Salesman Sam" by C. D. Small; "The Adventures of 'Sparagus and Chubby"; "Scribbly" by Sheldon Mayer; "Ben Webster's Page" by Jay Jerome Williams (as Edwin Alger); "Flapper Fanny" by Gladys Parker; "Tad of the Tanbark" and "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Herky" by Clyde Lewis; "Happy Mulligan"; "Home Magic" by A. W. Nugent; and "Stories in Stamps" by I. S. Klein. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Evans. Art by Allen Ulmer, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Jack Farr, H. G. Peter, Harold LeDoux, Al Williamson and George Evans. Adventure tales featuring Hollywood legend Buster Crabbe, star of Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan serials. Buster and Whiskers face the mysterious Ogre, in a story with art by EC legends Al Williamson and George Evans; Sidekick Whiskers has a solo adventure, with art by Bob Powell. Also featuring cover art by EC legend George Evans. Black Bart; Buster Crabbe and the Mankiller; The Ogre; Whiskers and the Ghoul Gang; Homer on the Range; The Story of Rawhide in the West; The Showdown; Whisker's Nag. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Co-created and with contributions by Larry Fuller, ground-breaking African-American writer and artist. 44 pages, B&W, Adults Only. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by Lank Leonard. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Ed Wheelan, Les Marshall, Lank Leonard, Ham Fisher, Mo Leff, John Hix, Russell E. Ross, J. H. Striebel, Jo Metzer, George Brenner, Bernard Baily, Bob Zuppke, R. W. Depew, Monte Barrett, J.P. McEvoy, Charles Driscoll, H.J. Tuthill, John J. Welch, George Marcoux, Ed Reed, Al Zere, Don DeConn and Ed Cronin. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. Pioneering masked hero The Clock joins forces with The Orchid to beat a protection racket. Pirate hero The Hawk and Claw Carlos fight over a ruby in Hawks of the Seas, by comics legend Will Eisner. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Joan Crawford, and the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Star Snapshots; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Modern Planes; Lala Palooza; Strange As It Seems; Off Side; The Clock Strikes; Slim and Tubby; Hawks of the Seas; Puzzle Phun; Flossie; Toddy; Pirates Ahoy; Ned Brant; Big Top; Dixie Dugan; Bungle Family; Lena Pry; Jim Swift. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Cruse. Variations; Barefootz experiences various situations. Science Marches On!; Storfer invents a robot cockroach and Dolly brings her robot over and it steps on Storfer's robot. A Little Night Misery; Headrack dreams of an idea for a new painting. Adults only. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $1.25.

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By Paul Hornschemeier. In this second chapter of "Mother, Come Home," a father and son, both trying to cope with the untimely death of the family's mother, are separated when the father is forced into a mental institute by the boys uncle. The boy's world sinks deeper into a cartoon-ish fantasy as he devises a plan to escape and take his father with him. His escape brings him, garbed in a lion mask, to the darkest points of his father's asylum. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Golden Funnies (1973), published by DynaPubs Enterprises weekly in 1973, features rotating classic 1912-1945 newspaper strips such as The Phantom, Batman, Little Nemo, Charlie Chan, Superman, Buck Rogers, Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy, Mandrake, Bringing up Father. Included in #3 is a Superman Sunday page by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from November 19, 1939. Newsprint, tabloid-sized 11.25-in. x 17.5-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect), B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Myron Moose continues to spoof various comic strip characters, along with the rules of comics itself. Includes reprints from his 1970s series alongside new material. Story, art and cover by cartoonist and animator Bob Foster. Final issue of the series. Black and white; 32 pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.75. Cover price $2.00.

Vol. 1 #3. Cover art by Bill Everett. Untitled Skyrocket Steele story, art by Bill Everett; Steele and King Kurt arrived in the Guard Halls of Mannin, discovering utter destruction and an invisible man who over powers them both; Suddenly, a masked stranger appears, tells both of his captives that he has captured Sari, then fires a self-propelled bomb at the two. Adventures of A Newsreel Cameraman starring The Newsreel Man, art by Frank Frollo. The Lama of Kadak starring Joe Brailey [Brailey of the Tropics], art by Victor J. Dowling. Untitled Dirk the Demon story, art by Bill Everett. How Terry Kilgison Flew Around The World In A Day text story, art by Terry Gilkison. 2038 A. D. story, script and art by A.S. Van Eerde. Tracks in the Snow, art by Howard L. Hastings. Fishermen's Luck starring Bob Colby, art by Martin Filchock. Man-Hunt starring 'Wild Tex' Martin, art by William E. Eisner. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Funny animal stories. Freddie Fox, Hickory Dickory and Doc, Granpa Scotty, Twinkle Dan, Bobby Bear, Oscaroo, Clarence, Timmy, Doggy Doin's, Wilbur and Chuck, Little Otto, and Stinky. Cover price $0.10.

*18+ Mature Readers Only* Written and Illustrated by Scott Krahl, Dave Brockie, Hunter Jackson, Charles Varga, Bob Gorman, Matt Maguire, Brigid Brown. 32 Pages, Full Color. *18+ Mature Readers Only* Cover price $2.95.

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After the first two issues as a funny-animal comic, then MAD-style parody, Canadian publisher Superior converts Super Funnies to Western action. Disguised by his bandana, the Phantom Ranger steps outside the law to tackle outlaws. The true story of the little-known Reno Gang, who executed the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history. The true story of Apache leader Geronimo, and the semi-true story of Billy the Kid's last shootout. The Phantom Ranger; The Notorious Renos; Sixgun Trail; The Last Days of Billy the Kid; Geronimo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $50.00 or Best Offer View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Mike Kaye on 6/9/21. Label #3903671041 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Written and illustrated by Mike Kaye. Reprints "Amphoman Presents" and "Generation Gap" published in 1995 in the BCC Observer. NOTE: Limited to 17 copies. NOTE: Many copies are signed by creator Mike Kaye. Cover price $3.50.

Canadian Edition 35¢ cover price variant. Exact same as American counterpart except for cover price. 100 page giant size comic. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Mini Madness, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jim De Carlo; A crazy scientist has a shrinking ray which causes havoc at Riverdale High until the Awesome Foursome catch him. Faculty Fotos, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Scott McRae; shots from Mr. Weatherbee's photo album. Faculty Frolics, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Mr. Weatherbee walks the halls of the school making comments on what he encounters. 36 pgs. $0.95. Cover price $0.95.

Stories and art by Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Tom Sims, Bill Zaboly, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Jimmy Murphy, Feg Murray, Paul Robinson, Colin Allen, Russ Westover, Clyde Lewis, Ted Shearer, George McManus, Vic Herman, Brandon Walsh, Darrell McClure, C. D. Russell, Doc Winner, Dudley Fisher, Ad Carter, Bill MacLean, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Wally Bishop, Fred Lasswell, Jimmy Hatlo, Art Helfant, Otto Soglow, Paul McCarthy, and Roy Crane. Harvey presents reprints of classic comic strips from King Features Syndicate; each issue features one page per strip. Blondie; Popeye; The Katzenjammer Kids; Dinglehoofer und His Dog; Snookums; Buz Sawyer; Felix the Cat; Tippie; Just Kids; Toots and Casper; Tillie the Toiler; Etta Kett; Elmer; Bringing Up Father; Henry; Flash Gordon; Pete the Tramp; Little Annie Rooney; Little Iodine; Barney Google and Snuffy Smith; Fun at the Zoo; Rumpus; Seein' Stars; Colonel Potterby and the Duchess; What a Family!; Muggs and Skeeter; Fatso; Little Stuff; Li'l Dot; Right Around Home; Double Trouble; Jerry on the Job; The Little King; Double Effort; Long Live the King!; Holly of Hollywood; Mandrake the Magician. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Favorite Funnies, published by DynaPubs of East Moline, Illinois, reprints "The best comic strips of 1912-1945). Among the strips featured are Skyroads, the Phantom, Little Nemo, Batman, Alley Oop, Krazy Kat, Brick Bradford, Charlie Chan and Bringing Up Father, complete stories in serial format. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect), 18-pages, black-and-white). NOTE: The comic strips reprinted in Favorite Funnies were continued in Vintage Funnies after Favorite Funnies ended with #12. Cover price $0.50.

32 pages, partial color Cover price $0.10.

Newspaper of Cartoon Humor and Comic Fantasy. Wes Jenkins cover. Artists Jon Pearson, Steve Veltman, Chris Juricich, Raffaelo, C. Zazlow, M. Manning, & Richard Fox. Tabloid, 11 3/4-in. x 17 1/2-in., black and white, 16 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Only covers for issues 3 known to exist

Cover by Maurice Filchock. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Paul Gustavson, George Filchock, Howard Hastings, Pat Allen, Martin Filchock, Fred Schwab, Victor J. Dowling, and Joe E. Buresch. Centaur publishes the final run of Star Ranger, one of the very first Western comics. Short Western strips, sometimes just one to three pages, with titles like Wild West Junior and Cowboy Jake. Lyin' Lou tells a tale so tall it reaches all the way to the moon. In the early days of the frontier, the mysterious scout known as The Ermine emerges from the woods to help a pioneer family. An early Western strip by comics legend Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man. Bad Medicine; Tenderfoot Joe; Lyin' Lou; The Ermine; Windy Parks; Krazy Koot; Huck Pshaw; One Buck and Two Bits; Home in the Ozarks; Comic Cowboys; Marked Bullets; Dynamite Trail; Tin Mule. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.