Comic books in 'Football'

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Abner Dean and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Phil Fumble gets to judge a beauty contest, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's fashion designs and good-girl art. Cowboy Windy and his horse Paddles get the drop on Enoch Blackout, the villain who's been causing so much trouble for them and Mollie. Menta of the Triple Terror superhero team tracks Axis spy Sam Stinger to his contact in a US government building. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Funny Side Up! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $7.20 Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Partial spine split reaching all interior wraps. Tape along spine.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi figures out how to make popcorn in the toaster. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Curly Kayoe lets wrestler Beautiful Benny practice in his gym, but the hulking brute is a germophobe. Strangers arrive in Dogpatch, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Willie; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago and others. No ordinary cartoon cat, Tom is the "All-American," supposedly a champion of all sports. When Tom enrolls in Feline University, he becomes the school's last hope to beat Canine U. in football and win enough endowments to stay open. Tom is ready to challenge the world champion in ping pong - until he learns she's a girl, Polly. When Mouseville prepares a giant cake for Atomic Mouse's birthday, Count Gatto and Shadow hide in the cake for an ambush. Rough Stuff; An Easy Sale; The Whizzing Wow!; Disqualified; Li'l Mouse: How to Cut a Lawn; Tom Cat vs. Polly Pamp, The Ping Pong Champ; Ambitious Cat; Dog Daze; Atomic Mouse: A Real Surprise; Count Gatto: Just Watch This; Li'l Tomboy; No Sale; Any Questions; There Goes the Record. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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$0.35 cover price. Landry, coach of the Cowboys football team through one of their most successful eras, reveals how his faith in God has helped him in his career and his life. Story adaptation by Al Hartley and Billy Zeoli, art and cover by Hartley. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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$0.39 cover price. Landry, coach of the Cowboys football team through one of their most successful eras, reveals how his faith in God has helped him in his career and his life. Story adaptation by Al Hartley and Billy Zeoli, art and cover by Hartley. 32 pages. Cover price $0.39.

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# 2 in indicia. reprints Yogi Bear # 30.

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In this issue of the toy magazine for the hardcore collector: McFarlane's Sports Picks - all new for 2003! Plus: Takara PVC; Hot Wheels; Mezco visits Underworld; G.I. Joe - card and driver; Dusty Trail - new company debut; NECA knocks heads; Plan-B - Special Rescue Forces; Dragon goes to Iraq; and Diorama Dreams - professional displays for your figures. Also: Guide to McFarlane Movie Figures inside! Cover price $5.95.

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In this issue of the toy magazine for the hardcore collector: McFarlane's Sports Picks - size matters! Plus: Long live the '80s; Hot Wheels; San Diego Comic Con International 2003; Toy Biz - new Marvel and Return of the King; Defenders of Freedom - 2003 G.I. Joe convention; and Mexicon - first Mexico Star Wars con. Also: Guide to Transformers Beast Wars inside! Cover price $5.95.

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Mattel's line of DC Universe action figures - from Justice League to DC Universe Infinite Heroes - are covered in this issue of Lee's Toy Review. Also find Vintage Toy reviews, McFarlane's Sports Picks, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Teen Titans, DC Comics Super Heroes, Hot Wheels, Market Reports, Trading Figures, and more. Plus, the nation's #1 Hot Wheels price guide! Cover price $5.95.

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Stories by Bill Berry, J. S. Hulms, Arthur C. Bromirski. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

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September 16, 1947

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September 24, 1953

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October 20, 1955

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Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Phil Berube. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the Canadian Mounties; Writer, performer and humorist Will Rogers represents a particular moment in American history; Pioneer swimming champ Adeline Trapp braves aquatic dangers as well as public scorn for her modern bathing outfit. Also features a vintage Kodak ad for Verichrome film/Brownie Reflex cameras, with a photo of 1940s teens that is a time capsule of its era. Will Rogers; The Scoop Kid; The Paper and Pulp Industry; They Get Their Man!; Queen of Hell Gate; Jackrabbit Stuart; How to Spot Football Formations; Thunderbolt Ace; Whale of a Tale; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: The Story Behind the U.S. Treasury. Amos and Andy. Wheaties ad featuring Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Ewell Blackwell. The Happy Warrior bio on Alfred E. Smith. Football tips given by Lou Little, head coach at Columbia University. Highlights in the Life of Tom Dewey text article. The Case of Public Enemy No. 1--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations starring Steve Saunders. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin vanishes in search of the Northwest Passage; The little-known story of the U.S. Camel Corps; Captain John Charles Fremont fights for California during the Mexican–American War. Galloping Ghost; Sir John Franklin: Lost in the Arctic; Roy Chapman Andrews: Modern Dragon Hunter; Captain John Charles Fremont; Jefferson Davis: The U.S. Camel Corps; Genius of Jet; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

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Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. In a three-part story, Casper and Wendy find themselves and their town transported into the past, into the era of King Richard the Lionhearted. Investigating further, they find that wizard Merlin is battling Richard, and that he has enlisted the Ghostly Trio to his cause. What Happened To My World?; Its a Wicked World; Baby Huey: Papas Dream Vacation; Baby Huey: Fun in Floriduck; Herman and Katnip: Be a Nice Person; A Better World; Pooey the Poet; A Pair of Shoes; Spooky: Silence is Golden. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Earth Gladiator, art by Nick Cardy; Aliens will take possession of Earth unless John Trent can defeat their champion in a game of survival. Doctor Rocket humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The One and Only Superman comic book ad. "The Remarkable Mr. Multiplier, art by Bill Ely; Thad Merkel invents a machine to mass-produce copies of things like cars and planes, but the machine seems to have a childlike mind of its own; This playfulness helps the inventor stop a group of thieves. Moolah the Mystic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "I Was Marooned on Planet Earth, art by Bernard Baily; A Saturnian is accidentally rocketed to Earth where he must find a source of radium in order to return home. "Ghostly Re-Enactments text story. "You Stole Our Planet, art by Ruben Moreira; Working on a way to create a barrier against nuclear fallout, two scientists are visited by creatures accusing humans of having stolen their world. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.