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Written by Gregg Schigiel and David Lewman. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Vincent DePorter. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. 'Who Is Mermaid Girl?' Part 1 of 2. Sandy and SpongeBob set out to discover the identity of the mysterious Mermaid Girl-a plucky heroine who has aided Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for years. But first they have to confront the deadly, non-dexterous Hammerhands Shark! Also, Mr. Krabs tricks Patrick and SpongeBob into cutting his mother's terrifying lawn in 'Mama Trauma'. Plus: Meet SpongeBob's new imaginary friend - courtesy of your real friend James Kochalka (Quit Your Job) - and check out Patrick's horrifying new look, as designed by David DeGrand (Garfield, Uncle Grampa). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon and Jay Lender. Art by Jacob Chabot and Vincent DePorter. Cover by Jacob Chabot. Nobody calls Sandy Cheeks a 'tenderfoot' - but when the gauntlet is thrown by SpongeBob and Patrick, she's on a tear to prove she's the most rugged outdoors-squirrel in the seven seas! It's great fun until a certain underwater volcano catches her eye. Then, in 'Plankton's Imagination,' SpongeBob takes pity on that poor tiny terror Eugene Plankton and teaches him the joys of inspiration and creativity. But is that a good idea? Plus: fun facts about real plankton from Maris Wicks (Coral Reefs), SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka (Glorkian Warrior), and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Derek Drymon and David Lewman. Art by Jerry Ordway and Scott Roberts. Cover by Jerry Ordway. Pencils the Pirate, the buccaneer who draws all yer fav'rit SpongeBob funnies, has gone mad, and two pirate fans must track down the wayward artist to get their grimy paws on the latest comic starring their favorite sea sponge! It's a tale of treasure and betrayal with amazing art by Jerry Ordway (Superman, Avengers) and Dave DeGrand (MAD, Garfield). Also: SpongeBob terrifies Bikini Bottom with his remote-controlled Mermaid Man action figure, a snooty sponge visits from another dimension, and we all learn some freaky facts about the history of swimming! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Graham Annable, James Kochalka, Israel Sanchez and Sam Hernandez. Art by Gregg Schigiel, James Kochalka, Israel Sanchez and Gregory Benton. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. On a bubble-blowing break at work, SpongeBob accidentally invents the Bubble Burger - and it becomes a craze that sweeps the ocean floor! As demand rises, Mr. Krabs pushes SpongeBob to blow more and more Bubble Burgers-regardless of the pulmonary price! There is no way this could backfire, right? Also in this issue, SpongeBob on a slow bus! Plankton versus Patrick's ant farm! Plus: Ocean facts from Maris Wicks and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and Art by James Kochalka and Jay Lender. Cover by James Kochalka. Special SpongeFunnies Issue! James Kochalka's off-model, chibi-like short SpongeBob strips have entertained readers since SpongeBob Comics #1-now 'SpongeFunnies' are busting out into a full-length ultra-cute epic story - 'Skate the Cake!' If you like SpongeBob, Squidward, skateboards, cakes, volcanoes, underwater deserts, and famous movie star Duke McGill, then you are cool. And you will love this issue! Also inside: Sandy's chore day goes awry; a pirate club recruits SpongeBob; and Patrick bounces stuff off his belly! All this plus 'Ocean Facts' from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jay Lender and Sam Henderson. Art by Gregg Schigiel and Gregory Benton. Cover by Gregg Schigiel. 'Untidaled,' Part 2 of 2! SpongeBob and friends discover where all the ocean water has gone, and it's a really big pickle jar with a very tight lid, openable only by a gigantic fish-eating kraken (formerly a DJ). Can the Bikini Bottom rescue squad free the sea? Also in this issue: SpongeBob can't go to work due to a severe case of crying face! Mr. Krabs' hand-crafted new piggy bank gets totaled in the fryer. Plus, 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and Art by John Trabbic and Brian Smith. Cover by John Trabbic. Freak circumstances conspire to make SpongeBob's buck teeth grow out-of-control-threatening to demolish, or at least radically redesign, the Krusty Krab as we know it! Can Sponge-Bob's friends avoid dental disaster and knock his choppers down to size? Find out in 'Healthy Teeth' by hot SpongeBob storyboard artist John Trabbic! Plus, delightful detail-meister Brian Smith (Tree Friends) brings you 'Mini-Golf Madness' - five spreads of spectacular bird's eye panel panoramas detailing Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob's journey through the ocean's finest mini-golf course! Plus: 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka, ocean facts from Maris Wicks, and more! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Charles Brubaker and Carta Monir. Art by Jacob Chabot and Carolyn Nowak. Cover by Jacob Chabot. It's all-out aquatic op-ed war as Plankton and Mr. Krabs engage in the extreme sport of editorial cartooning in the newspapers of Bikini Bottom! Their slanderous scribblings even draw SpongeBob and Squidward into the destructive conflict-threatening everything they hold dear! Find out who gets the last laugh in 'The Cross-Hatch of Despair!' Also: the threat of whirlpools forces Mr. Krabs to activate 'The Buddy System,' which means Squidward and SponegBob must stay close together all day! And in 'Facial Hair Scare,' a fake beard mishap throws Patrick into an identity crisis! All this plus 'Ocean Facts' by Maris Wicks and 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David Lewman and Brian Smith. Art by Brian Smith and Vince Deporter. Cover by Brian Smith. Squidward is all set to find inner peace with a famous spiritual yoga master-until he's joined by guru-curious SpongeBob and Patrick! An inner journey turns into an ordeal of psychic stupidity. See an infinity of SpongeBobs! Witness the nothingness within Patrick! Can Squidward possibly find oneness while surrounded by dumbness? You'll see in 'You're Not My Swami!' Then in 'Pennies for Patties,' Mr. Krabs' quest for a super-rare penny turns the Krusty Krab into a giant bin of copper coinage! But what if one of his employees finds the rare penny first? All this plus 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by David Lewman, Sam Henderson, Max Davidson and David DeGrand. Art by Jacob Chabot, Pat Dorian, Gregg Schigiel and David DeGrand. Cover by Jacob Chabot. SpongeBob is having fun with his new hobby-tinkering with robots that do simple tasks like… flipping patties! Mr. Krabs seizes on the opportunity to robotize the entire Krusty Krab! But when the mechanical replacements turn on Krabs, SpongeBob must don the tight-fitting tunic of Spongebob: Robotfighterpants! Then in 'Secret Identities,' SpongeBob finds out that Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy don't have secret identities! SpongeBob and Patrick help the aged heroes rectify this blatant disregard for superhero tropes by becoming, themselves, the secret identities of their favorite heroes! Plus: 'SpongeFunnies' by James Kochalka and ocean facts from Maris Wicks! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story and Art by Graham Anable, James Kochalka, Derek Drymon, Maris Wicks, Jacob Chabot, and Mike Devito. Cover by Jacob Chabot. United Plankton Pictures is taking an extended break, so issue #85 will be our last for a while. For now we present our 7th annual October assemblage of spooky submerged stories! In 'Creature from Goo Lagoon,' Graham Annable (Grickle, Boxtrolls, Puzzle Agent) writes and draws the tale of a lonely monster…who makes the mistake of kidnapping Patrick to keep him company! Then, in 'Dutchman Went Down to Bikini Bottom,' Derek Drymon and Jacob Chabot team to show how even selling his soul can't help Squidward's clarinet playing. And Bob Flynn brings vampires to Bikini Bottom. All this plus facts about the deepest depths of the sea-by Maris Wicks and SpongeFunnies by James Kochalka. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $19.00 Water damage. 2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Charles Biro. Squeeks, Crimebuster's monkey sidekick from Boy Comics, gets his own funny-animal comic. Squeeks wants to take Evelyn to the movies to get a dish giveaway, a popular promotion of the era. Squeeks and Tiger Tom compete to win a sports car by raising money for charity. Tiger Tom refuses to pay Squeeks for the TV he bought. Dizzy Dishes; The Hunting Trip; Where Charity Ends; Tom's Foolery; A Real Spinning Yarn About Bertha, the Pig; Tipsy TV. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $37.50

Cover by Charles Biro. Squeeks, Crimebuster's monkey sidekick from Boy Comics, gets his own funny-animal comic. Squeeks and Tiger Tom want to impress Evelyn by wrestling, but the opponent turns out to be a gorilla. Squeeks and Tiger Tom open competing detective agencies and try to solve a dognapping. How to do magic tricks, including balancing a water glass on a playing card. Tiger Tom Gets Counted Out!; Mopey Mouse Takes a Trip to the Moon; The Pupnappers; Young Magicians' Secrets; Monkey Business; A Clean Sweep; You Can Have Good Schools. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scan Water damage.

Cover by Irv Spector. Art by Irv Spector and others. Squeeks, Crimebuster's monkey sidekick from Boy Comics, gets his own funny-animal comic. Squeeks and Tiger Tom compete to become television stars. Dum Dum the Dumb Bunny wants to be a detective, but he's not great at deductive reasoning, or any other kind of reasoning. Squeeks and Tiger Tom run competing boating companies and try to snare the same passenger. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Space Helmet." TV Jitters; Salt Water Daffy; Any Old Clues Today?; Business; Dum Dum the Dumb Bunny; Whack's Wax; Here Today and Gone Tamale. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Brittle Label #1246290001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by W. C. Brigham. Stories and art by Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, H. C. Kiefer, Cal Cagno, La Rue Edwards, Myron Cox, Rick Yager, Ken Fitch, Clem Gretter, Rafael Astarita, Dick Moores, and W. C. Brigham. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, one of the pioneering publishers and packagers of comics books. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Jingle Jingle and School Daze. Detective Red Starr sets out to find out who robbed Mrs. Millionrocks. Historical and educational strips, including phrases from Shakespeare's plays, sketches of characters from Dickens' Oliver Twist, and the adventures of King Arthur. An excessively polite theater usher annoys Joe Dokes. Jest for Fun; Bows an' Arrows; Otto McKanic; Joe Ticket the Picket; Professor McScrewy; Eddie; Riggin' Bill; Jingle Jingle; The Age of Animals; Sketches From Dickens; Red Starr; Ima Sphinx; G-Whizz; Nutty Fagin; School Daze; When Father Was a Boy, When Mother Was a Girl; He Who Serves Progress Serves the World; Animal Wise Crackers; Big Top; Bug-Ville; Belly Laughs; Round Table Adventures; Land O' Nod; Dan Hastings; Prince; Wilbur; It's In the Air; McGee; Words That Ring Through the Mist of Time; Bud and His Legendary Scouts; Shinanigans; Officer Clancy; Cheerio Minstrels; Bob Phantom; Bright and Early; King Kole's Kourt; Without Rhyme Or Reason; Stars and Stripes; Sources of Famous Quotations; Li'l Willie; Saxophone Sam; Joe Dokes; Jack Potts; Tell Me? Mr. Ripley. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2 in., 68 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $225.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and 2 wraps. Interior splitting due to oxidation. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Fred Guardineer, Jack Romer, Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, H. C. Kiefer, Ken Fitch, Rafael Astarita, Clem Gretter, Frank Frollo and W. C. Brigham. Ultem (one of the Holyoke-connected companies) takes over publication of the early anthology of kids' and humor comics, part of the first generation of comic books. Dan Hastings faces the final aerial battle with the massive futuristic air force of the alien Eutopas. Historical and educational strips, including comics biographies of Robert Fulton and David and Goliath, phrases from Shakespeare's plays, and the adventures of King Arthur. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Jingle Jingle and Shinanigans. Also featuring an early humor strip by Charles Biro, later the mind behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Bows an' Arrows; Do You Know?; Down Through the Ages with Fighting Men; Professor McScrewy; Riggin' Bill; Jingle Jingle; Court of Inhuman Relations; He Who Serves Progress Serves the World; His Own Medicine; Trail of the Mammoth; I'm the Guy; Ima Sphinx; Sources of Famous Quotations; Jungle Town Show-Boat; Foxy Grandpa; Nutty Fagin; Third Class Male; When Father Was a Boy, When Mother Was a Girl; Bib and Tucker; Topsy-Turvy; Bug-Ville; Round Table Adventures; Li'l Arthur; Dan Hastings; Prince; Wilbur; Joe McGee; Words That Ring Through the Mist of Time; Goobyland; Shinanigans; Officer Clancy; Joe Dokes; King Kole's Kourt; Ad-Ventures; Jack Potts. 64 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $171.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4431379016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie and Blueberry Muffin decide to enter a pie-baking contest but are unaware the contest is a scheme by the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak in a two-part story, "The Great Pie-Baking Contest" and "Secret Land." Script by Stan Kay and art by Howie Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

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Orange Blossum paints a picture of a cute little critter that she calls the "Gobblin' Goblin." It's all for fun but then the Gobblin' Goblin magically comes to life and starts causing problems for Strawberry Shortcake and the gang in a two-part story, "Gobblin' Goblin" and "Bigger and Bigger." Script by Stan Kay and art by Howie Post & Roberta Edelman. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

(W) Heather Nuhfer & Various (A) Antonio Campo & Various Our 2012 Halloween mini-comic flip-book features 3 short stories! One side features the boys of the Weasel Troop in a SCOUTS! short story, "Meet the Pets". And the flip-side features the stories from our wildly successful STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE comic, "Custard & Cake" and "A Little Kitchen Help"! This sweet treat is sure to please boys, girls, AND their parents! 12 pages; 5 1/4" x 8 1/4"

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1st printing. Written by Jeff Bushell. Art by Beware of the Art Studio. Stu Bear is lazy - everyone in the forest knows this. But no one could have suspected a freak avalanche would turn what was already the longest hibernation on record, into 400 years of frozen-slumber. Centuries later Stu is discovered, defrosted and finds the world has turned upside down. Softcover, 5 1/2-in.x 8 1/2-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

Add to cart Near Mint $4.95

1st printing. Story and art by Jay Cooper. Two witch's pets get into some magical mischief in this first book in the Styx and Scones Level 2 Ready-to-Read Graphics series! Styx the cat and Scones the dog live with two friendly witches. When one witch leaves her wand out by mistake, Scones thinks it's a stick and wants to play with it, and Styx joins in on the fun. Soon, unpredictable bursts of magic are everywhere! Can the duo clean up their magical mess before the witches find out? Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $6.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

(W/A/CA) Kanata Konami. From the creator of mega-bestseller (360,000+ copies!) Chi's Sweet Home, comes the full-color story of Sue, an aging housecat enjoying a quiet life, and Tai-chan, the mischievous little black kitty who won't leave Sue in peace! Like Chi, Sue & Tai-chan reads "American-style", left to right, and appeals to readers of all ages, whether fans of manga or not! Rating: All-Age

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Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and Frank Johnson. Numbering continues from Lil Genius (1954) #53. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie imagines himself as a sheriff in the Old West. Ollie tries to help a carpenter who's building a garage, but only makes him regret becoming a contractor. When Ollie decides to start his own ant farm, that's when his dad really comes face-to-face with raw nature. Johnny Boy: Rolla Bowla; Johnny Boy's Day Dreams; Ollie the Kid; Johnny Boy's Coloring Book; Cut Me Out; Scrambled Word Fun; Hard Shell; Atomic Mouse: At the Ballpark; Pencil Fun; Hiking Game; Hardly Helpful; Scrambled Word Fun; Atomic Mouse: The Rainmaker; The Martian Milkman; The Great Lakes; Ants in Your Plants; Triple Trouble; Feed the Hungry Goat. Final issue under this title; the series continued as Holi-Day Surprise (1967) #55. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.00 Water damage.

Stories and art by Al Fago, Milt Hammer, Charles W. Winter and Mickey Klar Marks. Adventures of funny animals with alliterative names, although curiously, no actual Super Cat stories. Neddy and Betsy Bear try to rescue their friends, who have been turned to gingerbread by a witch. Dopsy Durvy learns the Cow That Jumped Over the Moon has been captured in transit by the Man on the Moon. Diggy the Derrick, a living construction shovel, gets a day off and goes on a ferry ride. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this comic is the detailed explanation of the Comics Code seal that appears on the first page, as the CCA had just been established a short time before. Neddy Bear; Dopsy Durvy: The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon; Sniffy; Diggy the Derrick; Broken Beak; Spunky; Tick, Tack and Toe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Three untitled Super Duck stories by Al Fagaly, plus back-up stories "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog," Willy the Wise-Guy," and "Cubby Bear" by Red Holmdale. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.20

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.20

Super Duck and Cubby the Bear stories. Al Fagaly cover and all Super Duck stories. Cover price $0.10.

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"Fire Sale" (1 pg), "Sit Tight" (1/2 pg), "Be Prepared" (1/2 pg), "Seeing is Believing" (2 pgs), "The Prisoner's Song" by Al Fagaly , "Movie Chatter" text (2 pgs), "Say it With Flowers" (1 pg), "Business is Business" (1/2 pg), "It's News to Me!" (1/2 pg), "Hold That Lion" by Al Fagaly , Uwanna Duck in "Boiling Point" (1 pg), "Taking the Plunge" (1/2 pg), "Foul Ball" (1/2 pg), "Charity Begins at Home" by Al Fagaly (2 pgs), "Open House" (1/2 pg), "Go to Diggins" (1/2 pg), "Sweet Dreams" (1/2 pg), "On Wings of Sleep" (1/2 pg). 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.70

"Getting the Jump" (1/2 pg), "Let's Eat" (1/2 pg), "Fiddling Around" (1/2 pg), "All Wool and a Yard Wide" (1/2 pg), "Fore and After!" (1/2 pg), "It's a Bargain?" (1/2 pg), "Set 'Em Up" (1/2 pg), "Chute the Works" (1/2 pg), "A Lion's Tale", Fauntleroy "Faunts Folly" (1/2 pg), Fauntleroy "Quill We Meet Again" (1/2 pg), "The Backseat Bliss" (1 pg), "Sitting Tight!" (1/2 pg), "The Slow Burn" (1/2 pg), "A Fight to the Finish" by Al Fagaly , "Movie Chatter" article (2 pgs), "Forget me Nut!" (1 pg), "Side by Side" (1/2 pg), "Sprinkle Sprinkle Little Hose" (1/2 pg), "He's all Heart!" (1/2 pg), "The Depot Dandy!" (1/2 pg), Fauntleroy "Where There's Smoke..." (1 pg), Fauntleroy "Spring is Here", "In There Pitchin'!" (1/2 pg), "Puss and Boot" (1/2 pg), "Everything is Ducky (1/2 pg), "Movie Madness" (1/2 pg). 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.