The Funnies comic books issue 7

Twelfth comic book ever published. Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Famous Funnies Valenties" and "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Jolly Geography" and "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "The Adventures of Jabby" by Tom Carlisle; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Little Brother" and "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dip and Duck" by M. E. Brady; "Strange as it Seems" by John Hix; "Fisher's True Life Dramas" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Simp O' Dill" and "The Nebbs" by Sol Hess and Wallace A. Carlson; "Nipper" and "Footprints on the Sands of Time" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Fisher's Dizzy Dramas" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Lena Pry" and "Jane Arden" by Monte Barrett and Jack W. McGuire; "Buttons and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Holly of Hollywood" and "Keeping Up With The Joneses" by Pop Mormand; "S'matter Pop?" and "Honeybunch's Hubby" by Charles M. Payne; "Simp O' Dill" and "The Nebbs" by Sol Hess and Wallace A. Carlson; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Fisher's Looney Legends" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Dan Dunn" by Norman Marsh; "Fisher's Children's Corner" by Al Capp (as Ham Fisher); "Flying to Fame or Slim and Tubby" by John Welch and Russell Ross; "Vignettes of Life" by J. Norman Lynd; "Ned Brant at Carter" by Bob Zuppke and Bill W. Depew; and "Mescle Ike and Pa Piffle" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta. "The Blue Signal" text story by F. S. Saunders. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sergio uses some slight of hand this month to conjure up the tale of a man who has an inner desire to become a magician and the arduous journey to achieve his goal. Then, the master storyteller delves into Hawaiian mythology and the legend of the magical Menehunes. And, follow Sergio as he recounts his first steps towards becoming a professional cartoonist. Cover price $3.50.

Bill Everett cover. Origin and first appearance of Man O'Metal. Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; and "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "Depending on Chance" text story by E. Albert Willard. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. The influential underground comic edited by Jay Lynch. Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, Jay Lynch, Justin Green, and Skip Williamson. All later printings of issue #7 are noted underneath the indicia on the inside front cover. 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 1st printings have no printing information. Cover price $0.50.

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2nd printing. The influential underground comic edited by Jay Lynch. Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, Jay Lynch, Justin Green, and Skip Williamson. All later printings of issue #7 are noted underneath the indicia on the inside front cover. 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 36 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. NOTE: 2nd printings say "Printing 5432" in indicia on Interior Front Cover Cover price $0.50.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Gus Jud, Sid Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, A. W. Nugent, Herman Browner, and Harry Lazarus. 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, encounter a ghost ship. A duck who can't swim faces a tough future. In a retelling of an Aesop's fable, a wolf and a dog compare lifestyle choices. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the porpoise and the bald eagle. Willie; Bulgy Bear; Elmer Elf; Smarty; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Dog; Magic Tricks; Beloved Vagabond; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Mr. Crow; Dicky Duck; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover and several stories drawn by Al Fago. Cover reprinted in Punchy and the Black Crow (1985) #12, most stories reprinted in Wotalife (1959 Norlen) #5, "The Carpet Bagger" further reprinted in Funny Animals (1984) #1. Untitled: Leon the Lyin' Lion swears he's seen a longer dog. Untitled: Shorty's new business is a knockout. Untitled: Tubby the Scout prepares for dismissal. Untitled: Leon's ice cream budget drops. "Stuck with the Stick", text story. Untitled: Nip the Cat's picnic plan is full of holes. "The Carpet Bagger": Shadow does exactly as he's told. Untitled: Leon plants a garden of lies. "Sun Fun": Shorty shares an unexpected lunch. "Real Cool!": Leon serves lies on the rocks. "Where's Shorty?": Shorty is a fish magnet. 36 pages. Full-color. Cover price $0.10.

68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Cover by Mike Roy. Stories and art by Robert Peterson, Mike Roy, Jerry Fasano, Jack Farr, Harold LeDoux, Jack Berrill and Frank Frazetta. Adventure tales featuring Hollywood legend Buster Crabbe, star of Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and Tarzan serials. Buster and Whiskers track Madman Madden into the untamed wilds of Peru. A classic religious PSA featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend Frank Frazetta. A vintage ad for Lionel Trains and a Boy Scouts PSA on voting. Jivaro Headhunters; Whiskers and the Dead Detective; Homer on the Range; They Struck It Rich; Hey! Get Your Folks to Vote; The Counterfeit Plot; Prayer Works Wonders; Gold Rush Gus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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, 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 Vernon Henkel. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. A reformed rum-runner is threatened by The Owl, until pioneering masked hero The Clock intervenes. Pirate hero The Hawk fights for justice in Hawks of the Seas, by comics legend Will Eisner. Gallant Knight Sir Neville joins forces with the woodland outlaws after Merlot assassinates the King and seizes the throne. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Myrna Loy, a comics biography of Olympic medalist Jesse Owens, and the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Modern Planes; Gallant Knight; 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; Clip Chance at Cliffside. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 #7 is a Superman Sunday page by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from December 17, 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.

Vol 2 #3. Cover art by Bill Everett. Part 1: The Professors Enemy! Starring Air-Sub 'DX', art by Carl Burgos. Untitled Dirk the Demon story, art by Bill Everett; Dirk and the Princess arrive for her wedding to Prince Marcus, but they find the place overtaken by men in strange masks; They're captured, but Dirk escapes and frees the royal couple. Vanishing Men starring Phantom of the Hills. Dictator's Mistake text story, art by George A. Fish. The Madhouse Murder Mystery, art by E. F. Webster. Pay Off For Mr. Ghost starring Pat O'Day, art by Joseph E. Buresch. The Mysterious Poacher starring Captain Dale, art by Howard L. Hastings. Untitled Skyrocket Steele, art by Bill Everett. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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, George McManus, Lee Elias, John Belfi, Brandon Walsh, Darrell McClure, C. D. Russell, Doc Winner, Ad Carter, Wally Bishop, Fred Lasswell, Jimmy Hatlo, Art Helfant, , Paul McCarthy, and Otto Soglow. Harvey presents reprints of classic comic strips from King Features Syndicate; each issue features one page per strip. Joke Parade; Flash Gordons Interplanetary Log; Why Kings Wear Robes; Mandrakes Magic Page; 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 Potter and the Duchess; What a Family!; Muggs and Skeeter; The Little King; Holly of Hollywood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Martin Hirchak. Stories and art by Martin Hirchak, Pete Trudgeon, Carl Lundgren, Nate Higley, Gary Grimshaw, Matt Feazell, Sean Bieri, and Mark Arminski. 6.75" x 10.25", 36 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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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.

24 pages, partial color Cover price $0.10.