Comic books in 'Feature Book'

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Katzenjammer Kids in Monkey Business. Stories, art and cover by Harold Knerr. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted the long-running comic strip Katzenjammer Kids. The original German Bart Simpson x2, the Kids are up to constant mischief, usually directed against the stern authority figures in their lives: their long-suffering Mama, Der Captain (a stranded sailor and their surrogate father), and the schools envoy, Der Inspector. Also featuring an illustrated biography of artist H. H. Knerr and an introduction to the Katzenjammer Kids strip. The Kids feed a magnet to a turtle, to play a little Calaveras Jumping Frog trick on Mama. Each issue includes 32 one-page Katzenjammer Kids stories. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $175.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart Fair $86.00 View scans Spine split 90%. Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $130.00 View scans 7.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other two. Centerfold detached at two staples and coming loose at the third. Nearing brittle state.

Stories, art and cover by Harold Gray. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Little Orphan Annie daily strips from 1935. Harold Gray's beloved strip features the adventures of the indefatigable kid hero and her beloved blank-eyed supporting cast, including Daddy Warbucks, Punjab and the Asp, and of course Sandy. 9-in. x 12-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $900.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4614526003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $89.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete, but brittle. 3" spine split from bottom through cover and most wraps, split spots elsewhere along spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories, art and cover by Hal Foster, plus an introduction by Edgar W. Brown. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Prince Valiant comic strips from 1937-38. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip by Foster, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Also featuring an illustrated biography of Foster and an introduction to the Prince Valiant strip. The first Feature Book to be printed in standard comic size and in color. 68 pages, Full Color.