Comic books in 'Platinum Age'

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $120.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 10%. Coupon/Piece missing, story not affected.

9x9 1/2", 28pgs, stiff cardboard cover, (D), Sunday strip reprints in color, "More of the Married Life of Mr. & Mrs."

Add to cart Good $72.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $63.00 View scans Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart Good $66.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $66.00 View scans Paper: Cream Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $56.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $59.00 View scans Front cover detached 70%. Cover Wrap Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

"Second Series." Comic strip reprints. 10 in. x 10 in.; black and white; 52 pages; stiff cardboard cover. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $86.00 View scans

Add to cart Good $66.00 View scans Paper: Cream Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $69.00 View scans Cover Wrap Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $75.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%.

10x10", 52 pg, B&W, stiff cardboard cover. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this series may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint dates as yet unknown.

Add to cart Good $33.50 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

"6th series." Comic strip reprints from 1922. 9.75-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 48 pages; card stock covers; no cover price. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $48.00 View scans Water damage.

"Series number 17." Comic strip reprints from 1930. 9.75-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 48 pages; card stock covers; no cover price. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $75.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

10x10", 52 pages, B&W, stiff cardboard cover. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $53.00 View scans 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached.

10x10", 52 pages, B&W, stiff cardboard cover. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Cupples & Leon Company, Treasure Box of Famous Comics: Harold Teen, 8-1/2 x 6-7/8, 36 pages, soft cover, abbreviated version of hardcover edition, copyright 1931, published 1934 or later.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $160.00 View scans

How to Draw: a Practical Book of Instruction in the Art of Illustration by Leon Barrett (editor) presenting Numerous Reproductions of Original Drawings by America's Famous Illustrators, Cartoonists and Comic Artists (1904, Harper and Brothers). Hardcover, 124 pages, 12-in. x 9-in., black and white illustrations. Features comic strip illustrations by Windsor McKay, T. E. Powers, Ferdinand Long (Little Mr. Pewee), R. F. Outcailt (Buster Brown) Walt McDougal, R. Dirks (Katzenjammer Kids), Frederick Opper (Happy Holligan), Paul Bransom, Hy. Mayer, F. M. Follett (The Kid), Carl Schultze (Foxy Grandpa) , George McManus (Panhandle Pete), Gebe Carr (Lady Bountiful), James Swinnerton (Mr. Jack) , F. M. Howarth (Mr. E. Z. Mark), W. P. Bodfish, William Marriner and T. S. Allen.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue #83 - February, 1896. This issue of Judge's Library Magazine contains cartoons and prose all focusing on the subject of "On, and Off the Stage". 8 1/8" x 11 1/8", b&w, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue #101 - August, 1897. This issue of Judge's Library Magazine contains cartoons and prose all focusing on the subject of "Breakers". 8 1/8" x 11 1/8", b&w, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Life of Thomas A. Edison in Word and Picture (1928), by Arthur J. Palmer and illustrated by Frank Kuchenmeister, was a Platinum Age book featuring reprints of a newspaper strip featuring the life story of Edison which ran August to November 1927. Edited by William H. Meadowcroft (author of The Boy's Life of Edison), this book includes a forward by Arthur J. Palmer. 52 pages, card-stock cover, B&W, 8-in. x 10-in.

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All the Funny Folks (1926), "The Wonder Tale of How the Comic-Strip Characters Live and Love Behind the Scenes." Includes character creations of George McManus, Chester Gould, P.E. Sumner, Cliff Sterretts, James E. Murphy, and many others. Illustrations by Louis Biedermann, story by Jack Lait. When Jiggs from Bringing Up Father and Barney Google have a horse race, a veritable Who's Who of Platinum Age characters from the Land of Fun attend the event: Barney Google, Spark Plug, Jiggs & Maggie, Tillie the Toiler, Happy Hooligan, Hans & Fritz, Toots & Casper, Krazy Kat and Ignatz, Offissa Pupp, Dinty Moore, Nemo, Olive Oyl, Felix the Cat, and many others. 9.5-in. x 11.5-in., 112 pg, full color, hardcover. No dusk jacket.

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Buster Brown Abroad by Richard F. Outcault. Hardback edition published 1904 by Frederick A. Stokes Company, 68 pages plus endpaper and cover, text with black-and-white spot illustrations on every page. Published without a dust jacket.

Add to cart Good $20.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Cartoons by Murray Wade from the Capital Journal of the 1915 Thirty-First Assembly of the Oregon Legislature. 10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $63.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Cartoons by Murray Wade from the Capital Journal of the 1921 Thirty-First Assembly of the Oregon Legislature. 10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Fine $59.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Cartoons by Murray Wade from the Capital Journal of the 1923 Thirty-First Assembly of the Oregon Legislature. 10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Fine $59.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Cartoons by Murray Wade from the Capital Journal of the 1927 Thirty-Fourth Assembly of the Oregon Legislature. 10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $63.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

10-1/4" x 6-3/4", B&W, stiff cover.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $63.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $44.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Cartoons by Murray Wade from the Capital Journal of the 1933 Thirty-Seventh Assembly of the Oregon Legislature. 10-1/4" x 6-1/2", B&W, stiff cover.

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First Edition. R.H. Russell and Son Publishers, 1895, by Frank P.W. "Chip" Bellew. 64 pages. 8-7/8" x 11-3/4". Publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper over boards. Title stamped in red to front board with surrounding decoration in brown. Spine plain and unstamped. B&W. NOTE: 1897 reprint exists.

Add to cart Very Good $78.00 View scans

1937 edition of How to Draw Cartoons by Clare Briggs. Hardcover with dust jacket. 7.5" x 10", 150 pages, text with profuse illustrations and examples, with plenty of examples by Briggs, Fischer, Goldberg, King, Webster, Opper, Tad, Hershfield, Ding and other giants of their day. One of the first books to explain how budding cartoonists might go about breaking into the syndicated comics business.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $235.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $155.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $125.00 View scans	Add to cart Good $72.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.
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No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie by Harold Grey, copyright 1926, Cupples & Leon Company. Hardback, 100-pages, 7 x 8-3/4 inches, color cover with black-and-white newspaper pre-prints interior, no cover price. NOTE: Spine may be one of several colors.

Auction Item: GD+ 2.5 View scans Auction opens January 3

Add to cart Fine $495.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Good $30.00 View scans

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in the Circus (1927), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 2 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1926 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to make it big in the circus. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart Good $54.00

With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie and the Haunted House (1929), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 3 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1927 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to solve the mystery of the haunted house. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $54.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $14.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie and the Haunted House (1929), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 3 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1927 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to solve the mystery of the haunted house. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $84.00 View scans

With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Bucking the World (1929), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 4 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1928 strips. Hardcover with dust jacket, 92 pages, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $99.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $94.00 View scans

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Bucking the World (1929), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. Book 4 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1928 strips. 92 pages, 6-in x 8.75-in.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $45.00 View scans

Hardcover with dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie: Never Say Die! (1930), written and illustrated by Harold Gray. It is book 5 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1929 strips. 92 pages, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart Very Good $77.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.00 View scans

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Never Say Die! (1930), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 5 in the LIttle Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1929 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

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With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Shipwrecked (1931), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 6 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1930 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she finds herself on a tropical island. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $130.00 View scans

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No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Shipwrecked (1931), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 6 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1930 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she finds herself on a tropical island. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $32.00 View scans

With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie A Willing Helper (1932), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 7 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1931 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $33.00 View scans

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie A Willing Helper (1932), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 7 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1931 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $90.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in Cosmic City (1933), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 8 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1932 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to make money in the weeks leading up to Christmas. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

Add to cart Very Good $77.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $56.00 View scans

No dust jacket.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $130.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4314165004

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $150.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $48.00 View scans Staple rust.

Cupples & Leon Company, Treasure Box of Famous Comics: Little Orphan Annie, 8-1/2 x 6-7/8, 36 pages, soft covers, 1926. NOTE: 1 of 5 different titles from boxed set.

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3rd Series - 1st printing. Collection of captioned cartoons first published in Life Magazine. Gilted Hardcover, 10 1/4-in x 8-in, 76 Pages, B&W.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $5.00 View scans Staple rust.

A giveaway item from Life magazine to promote subscriptions. Issue number 2. Printed in 1913. 5-3/4" x 4-5/8". 20 pages. Colored. Newspaper stock. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $99.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $66.00 View scans Paper: Cream Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $27.00 View scans Back Cover Detached. Incomplete, See Notes.

10x10", 52 pages, B&W, stiff cardboard cover. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $145.00 View scans

Limited Edition Hardcover. Hand numbered and limited to 1,000 copies. by Sewell T. Collins, Jr. A collection of caricatures depicting portraits of theatrical stage actors, from a series of sketches originally published in the Chicago Sunday Tribune. Formatted single panel per page, non-sequential art. 10" x 12-1/2", 52 pages, B&W.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $50.00 View scans Cover loose at binding. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

By Sidney Smith. The Gumps was a comic strip about an ordinary middle-class family. Popular during its day, it ran in newspapers from 1917 to 1959. 10" x 10", 52 pages, B&W.