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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Mo Leff, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. A strangely prescient strip has Fritzi Ritz wearing a face mask (with lipstick). Windy is captured by the mysterious old lady, but she really wants the racehorse Paddles. Bill Bumlin decides to see who his true friends are by pretending to be broke, and of course it all goes horribly wrong. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. While visiting his home farm, Curly Kahoe learns that young Danny is suffering from malnutrition from his time on the streets of New York. Fritzi Ritz shows off her mad skills at the ski jump, but says she's afraid of heights. Bill Bumlin berates the household for frivolous spending, then gets conned into purchasing tons of junk by a traveling salesman. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. In the strip finally called "Windy and Paddles" (after years as "Jim Hardy"), Windy manages to overcome deadly female rustler "Princess" with help from her noble daughter, Polly. Phil Fumble goes on a resort vacation, in a strip that showcases Ernie Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Mr. Biltybux eats some "magic roots" and hallucinates everything as its opposite. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Windy and Paddles; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Notorious bandit Billy the Goat is released from prison after 99 years. He returns to Crabtree Corners to seek revenge on Bathless Groggins, descendant of the sheriff who arrested him, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz strikes a deal with the March Wind itself to show off her new skirt, in a strip that showcases Ernie Bushmiller's "good girl" art. El Bombo tries to get a troubled boy to change his violent ways. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Windy and Paddles; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins faces a deadly conundrum involving the carnivorous Flink bird, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Phil Fumble learns about Fritzi Ritz 's crazy initiation rituals for the "Jolly Girls Club." Curly Kahoe's bout with Dynamite Dunn results in a double knockout! Mr. Biltybux gets Bombo to be his replacement in a club fight, in a story featuring a cameo by real-life boxing champ Jack Dempsey. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Windy and Paddles; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins' latest invention makes him invulnerable to injury or pain, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Curly Kahoe is declared champion after his double-knockout bout with Dynamite Dunn. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins boxes Banker Hagstone to settle a grudge match worth $10,000 in stock shares, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. After Boris Borscht knocks Curly down in an impromptu fight in the gym, Boris is offered $25,000 to fight Curly in the ring. T. Heathcliff McMarvel uses his reverso-mento-magneto machine to switch bodies with Li'l Abner. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins' latest invention is the "super-televisor," a TV that shows images from the past, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fun art by Raeburn van Buren. El Bombo goes to the beach and meets an amorous mermaid and a bullying sea monster. Li'l Abner is mesmerized when his "ideel" meets the villain Rat-Top, in a Fearless Fosdick storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins invents a washing machine that destroys clothing, but also brings back the dead, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz falls asleep at the beach with a tide coming in one of several strips that showcase Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Mr. Biltybux is so caught up in his story about baseball that he doesn't even notice when a robber steals his and Bombo's pants. Plus a Fearless Fosdick storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins promises to do the opposite of his natural impulses, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Society heiress Oona Minoot sets her sights on boxer Curly Kayoe, but he's put off by her snobbish elitism. Bombo dreams he's King of the World, but a sexy Venusian spy steals his atom-bomb formula. Plus a Fearless Fosdick storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins learns that Madame Eclaire is going to sing "Grunsky's Lullaby," a song that causes all who hear it to fall asleep, so they can rob a society luncheon. Scorned society heiress Oona Minoot determines to manage - and marry - boxer Rudy Ruffin, to get revenge on Curly Kayoe. Mr. Biltybux asks Bombo to entertain an important visitor until his TV show is over. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Fritzi doesn't think she's talking that loud in the movie theater. Aged Abbie discovers that her special "Old Maid's Salad" somehow makes her irresistible to men, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Rudy Ruffin takes on Curly Kayoe in the ring, thinking it will win him society heiress Oona Minoot, but she's just interested in revenge on Curly. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Good-girl art cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bombo determines to count to 50 before losing his temper, but then he encounters muggers in a tough section of town. Terry agrees to marry Curly Kahoe, but she has to finish writing her book before she can "settle down to being just a housewife!!" Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. In an almost surrealist strip, Fritzi Ritz realizes that her new dress literally blends into the upholstery. Mr. Biltybux and Bombo travel to South America in search of practical joker Van Pixie, who keeps sending Biltybux "gifts" like an attacking alligator. Bathless Groggins learns about the ghost of the pool hall, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Famed conductor Mischa Bassoon arrives in Crabtree Corners and brings scandal with him, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Bombo and Biltybux visit Bombo's uncle, who lives deep in the South American jungle. After she agrees to become a model to advertise pills, Daisy Mae is held prisoner, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins is in trouble after he pledges money he doesn't have to the city pledge drive, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Several Fritzi Ritz strips showcase Bushmiller's "good girl" art, including the "Girls' Polar Club." Mr. Biltybux tells Bombo how he envisions future travel to the moon. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins is protected by a Shmoe - a "Li'l Abner" type with a sarong and a prehensile tail - in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Phil Fumble admires advertising billboards, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Bushmiller's "good girl" art is on the cover as well. Mr. Biltybux finds a $100,000 bill and tries to get it changed, but no one wants to handle it. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Someone is murdering the members of Bathless Groggins' graduating class one by one, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Phil Fumble takes photos of Fritzi, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Bombo changes a $100,000 bill into small bills for Mr. Biltybux, then accidentally gives the money to a struggling widow. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Mark Turkle, the Soup King, has a mission for Bathless Groggins, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Curly Kahoe comes to a tragic misunderstanding after seeing Terry rehearsing a love scene with a fellow actor. Bombo falls asleep on the beach and dreams of a world where women prefer fat men, in a story featuring a Babe Ruth caricature. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 13 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins plans a prank on his wealthy nemesis Hagstone, but Hagstone hopes to use it to get rid of Bathless forever, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Bombo goes undercover at Mr. Biltybux's new circus, and gets put in charge of rogue elephant Gunga. Li'l Abner does not know that he is the latest radio sensation, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 13 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins is blackmailed into supporting a soap company, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Curly Kayoe enlists as a sailor and runs up against Captain Dume, the arms smuggler. Bombo, working for Mr. Biltybux's circus, has been assigned to ride a hostile elephant, but luckily young Tippy has the solution, in a story featuring some great elephant art. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Fred Fox, Charlie Plumb, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 13 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins offers advice to brainy but unhappy Libby after he gets a job as night watchman at a girls' college, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz wins a beachside beauty contest she didn't even enter, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Sinister circus boss Snark tries to get even with Bombo. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Ernest Hix, Charlie Plumb, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins realizes that the voice on a radio quiz show is his old crony in crime, Forked Tongue Freddie, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz's doctor prescribes bowling as a form of exercise. Ella Cinders meets a dog who can "fetch" anything, including a spare tire and $5000 in cash. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins accidentally drinks a formula that will disintegrate him in 30 days, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. After Shorty the Clown manages to capture a tiger that escaped from its circus cage, Bombo disguises himself as a tiger. Li'l Abner becomes engaged to the ominously named Miss Fortune. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; El Bombo; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins tries to teach Katey how to make "shark's liver stew," a legendary recipe-less sailor delicacy, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Learning that mobsters are fixing fights, Curly Kayoe decides to fight back. Bombo tries to cure Mr. Biltybux of his depression by bringing circus acts into his home. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; El Bombo; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Ving Fuller, Al Capp, Raeburn van Buren, Bernard Dibble, Sam Leff, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Arriola and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; How it Began article "Christmas Candles in Windows"; Abbie an' Slats by Raeburn van Buren; El Bombo by Bernard Dibble; Stamp Tips article "A Story from Ceylon"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Gordo by Gus Arriola; and Strange as It Seems tale "Wise Men of China." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Raeburn van Buren, Gus Arriola, Ving Fuller, Ed Dodd and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Li'l Abner in "The Mad Maestro!" by Al Capp; How It Began article "Cricket"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; Strange as It Seems tales "The Pilgrims" and "Red Hair"; Stamp Tips article "The First Post Offices"; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; El Bombo by Bernard Dibble; Willie filler; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Abbie an' Slats by Raeburn van Buren; Gordo by Gus Arriola; Doc Syke by Ving Fuller; and Back Home Again 1-pager by Ed Dodd. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Rudolph Dirks (The Captain and the Kids). Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Sam Leff, Al Capp, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; Stamp Tips article "The Costly Invitation"; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller; How It Began article "Hocus Pocus"; and Strange as It Seems 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Doug Heyes, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; Stamp Tips article "Miracle Stamps"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; Strange as It Seems 1-pager "Tycho Brahe" with pencils by Doug Heyes; How It Began article "Cape Horn"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; and Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Fred Fox, Charlie Plumb, Sam Leff, Ving Fuller, Al Capp, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Ella Cinders by Fred Fox (script) and Charlie Plumb; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; How It Began article "Women Flyers"; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Stamp Tips article "Persia's Mailman"; Doc Syke half-pager by Ving Fuller; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; and The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller, Sam Leff, Al Capp and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; How it Began article "Advertising Quack Doctors"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Doc Syke half-pager by Ving Fuller; Stamp Tips article "Yellow Fever Stamp"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; "That Helpless Feeling" quarter-page joke; and Li'l Abner by Al Capp. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller, Sam Leff, Al Capp and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; How It Began article "The Arctic Regions"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Doc Syke half-pager by Ving Fuller; Stamp Tips article "News and Notes"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; Willie filler; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; Strange as It Seems 1-pager "Men of God"; and another Strange as It Seems 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry O'Neill, Doug Heyes, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Cover Collection"; How It Began article "Fallow Deer"; How to Make It activity page "Walking Sticks"; Broncho Bill by Harry O'Neill; Strange as it Seems tale "Vladimir, Emperor of Russia" with pencils by Doug Heyes; and Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; How It Began article "Confidential Secretaries"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Oldest Democracy"; Strange as It Seems 1-pager "Benjamin Franklin"; Broncho Bill; and Doc Syke 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Rudolph Dirks, Ernie Bushmiller, Ed Dodd, Harry O'Neill, Doug Heyes, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: The Captain and the Kids 1-pager by Rudolph Dirks; Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; How It Began article "Animal Cookies"; The Captain and the Kids by Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Nicknames"; Back Home Again 1-pager by Ed Dodd; Broncho Bill by Harry O'Neill; Strange as It Seems tale with pencils by Doug Heyes; and Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ed Dodd and Harry O'Neill. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz use a painted mule to pull a trick on a zebra, or as they call it, a "barber pole donkey." The Ranger Boys have to escort a doctor across dangerous territory. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Back Home Again; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Nancy; Strange as It Seems!; How It Began. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Arnie Mossler, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, John Hix, and Ving Fuller. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. When the Captain is stranded on a melting ice floe surrounded by sharks, the Kids show up on a raft and want to negotiate. Broncho Bill brings the doctor to a sick child, but hostile Natives have the place surrounded. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. The Young Idea; Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Strange as it Seems; Doc Syke. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Leonard Sansome. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. A bill collector manages to find the Captain, even on remote Squeegee Island. The Boy Rangers set out to stop wolves that are preying on cattle. But when they encounter rustlers, Broncho Bill must get involved. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Ving Fuller. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz have fun with an empty mirror frame. Broncho Bill and Shorty manage to capture outlaw Slash Morley. But then they discover that he can't possibly be the rustler they're looking for. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. And a classic vintage ad for Cracker Jacks ("even the birds are talking about them"). Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, Leonard Sansome and Henry Formhals. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz accidentally give the mule Tabasco sauce. Broncho Bill finally learns the identity of the mastermind behind the cattle-rustling gang. Then he and the Boy Rangers lead a posse to their camp. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Strange as It Seems; Joe Jinks; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, Leonard Sansome and Henry Formhals. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Joe Jinks and his family think the cowboy movie on TV is particularly exciting, but then they learn they've been next door to a police gun battle. After Texas Rangers capture a gang of rustlers, Broncho Bill sets out to find the one who got away. Then the town must deal with Slash Morley and his gang. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Strange as It Seems; Joe Jinks; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Leonard Sansome. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Willie is confused about the difference between the milkman, the donut man, and the ladies' man. Slash Morley plants one of his men among the sheriff's deputies. Then he holds up the stage, pretending to be a different outlaw. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Strange as It Seems; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Leonard Sansome. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Willie's friend gets him involved in watermelon larceny. Broncho Bill confronts Slash Morley and his gang after the stagecoach accident. Slash gets the upper hand, sending Broncho Bill plummeting over the cliff. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Back Home Again; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Leonard Sansome. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Jackpot Judd is the member of Slash Morley's gang working undercover as a sheriff's deputy. But a missing spur alerts the sheriff and Broncho Bill to Jackpot's true allegiance. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Back Home Again; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry ONeill, and Leonard Sansome. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz's new pet elephant causes chaos inside the house and out of it. Broncho Bill trails Jackpot Judd back to Slash Morley's hideout in Wishbone Canyon. But Jackpot and Slash are setting a trap for him, in the final appearance of Broncho Bill in Tip Top Comics. Plus Nancy strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Broncho Bill; Back Home Again; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Captain puts Hans and Fritz to work as organ-grinder's monkeys, but that backfires in a hurry. In his return to Tip Top Comics, Tarzan must protect a wounded warrior from a leopard attack, but that just angers the nearby apes. Nancy and Sluggo learn the best place to hide during an explosion. Nancy; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Hans and Fritz's new clown friend is stuck in a tree by a laughing hyena. Tarzan learns that the apes have been terrorizing a native village, but he still wants to know why. Nancy has to keep her injured foot elevated. Plus a vintage ad for Nancy and Sluggo dolls. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $539.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. 5" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. This issue is noteworthy as being the first comic book (along with United Comics (1940/1950) #21, published the same month) to reprint Charles Schulz's beloved Peanuts comic strip, then only in its third year. Tarzan battles a lioness and leads natives on a hunting expedition. Nancy tries to build a swing in her backyard, but none of the trees are right. Plus a vintage ad for a "15 Piece Texas Ranger Cowboy Outfit." Nancy; Peanuts; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Captain and the Kids meet Mister Funnybone, the panhandling clown. Tarzan leads the Duru tribe in a revolt against slave traders. Nancy needs more space to do the dishes, so she fills the bathtub with dirty dishes. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Van Buren, and Bob Lubbers. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Captain and the Kids give chase after an ape steals pirate treasure. Tarzan is captured by Gunnar Milo and put to work in his illegal copper mine. Fritzi wants to know why Nancy is collecting alarm clocks. Nancy; Strange as It Seems; How it Began!; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Tarzan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.