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  • Item #45353447
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    Zoom Front Cover
    Published Jun 1937 by Ultem.
    Coverless
    SOLD
    $59.95
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap and centerfold missing, affects art and story.
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    Cover by Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab, H. C. Kiefer, Ken Fitch, John Lindermayer, Rafael Astarita, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, one of the pioneering publishers and packagers of comics books. Sailor Riggin Bill must save his crew from the Wild Wimmen. Historical and educational strips, including a comics biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, sketches of characters from Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit, and the adventures of King Arthur. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Jingle Jingle and Animal Crackers. A one-page strip (that is more of a Star Comics promo) featuring Impy from Little Nemo in Slumberland drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.). This and the cover are meant to promote the short-lived revival of Little Nemo that began in the next issue. Bows an' Arrows; Pokey Forgets to Remember; Joe Ticket the Picket; Professor McScrewy; Impy; Riggin' Bill; Jingle Jingle; Court of Inhuman Relations; Bear Facts; Sketches From Dickens; I'm the Guy; Ima Sphinx; Jungle Town Show-Boat; Nutty Fagin; Third Class Male; When Father Was a Boy, When Mother Was a Girl; Bib and Tucker; Topsy-Turvy; Bug-Ville; Voice of the People; Round Table Adventures; Li'l Arthur; Dan Hastings; Prince; Wilbur; Brain Teasers; Joe McGee; Words That Ring Through the Mist of Time; Goobyland; Shinanigans; Officer Clancy; Cheerio Minstrels; Joe Dokes; Penny Aunty; King Kole's Kourt; Ad-Ventures; Animal Crackers; Jack Potts; Tell Me? Mr. Wise Guy. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2 in., 64 pages, Full Color. Grade: Coverless explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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