Comic books in 'Platinum Age'

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Volume 4 - 1918. Written and illustrated by Sidney Smith. 14" x 5.25", 20 pages, B&W

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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- 3.5 $57.00 View scans 1.5" cumulative spine split, staple rust/migration, residue. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

10.5" x 13.5", 28 pages, B&W.

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Cupples & Leon Company, hardcover WITHOUT dust jacket, 8-1/2 x 7, 88pgs, volume 2 (numbered on page 84), continuation from Stooge Viller (volume 1), strips 8/3/33-11/8/33 reprinted, 1933.

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April, 1903. Humor and fiction magazine from the turn of the century. Stories and illustrations by a variety of writers and artists. 8-1/4" x 11-1/8", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Written and illustrated by Pops Momand. 9.25" x 9.25", 52 pages, B&W

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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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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: The Days of Real Sport (1 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: Golf (2 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: Real Folks at Home (3 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling? (4 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: That Guiltiest Feeling (5 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: Somebody's Always Taking the Joy Out of Life (6 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: When a Feller Needs a Friend (7 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.

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Without dust jacket. Minute Biographies by Nieson and Parker. Published 1931 by Grosset & Dunlap, reprinting multi-image box cartoons featuring famous individual from history and the contemporanious world, all originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 7-3/4 x 10-1/4 inches, hardcover, black-and-white, 168 pages with dust jacket.

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No. 1 - 1927. 9.75" x 9.75", 52 pages, B&W.

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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.

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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.

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With dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in the Circus (1927), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. 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. Hardcover with dust jacket, 92 pages, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. Hardcover without dust jacket, 92 pages, 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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With 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.

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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.

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No dust jacket.

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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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $200.00 View scans Multiple full length creases to covers. Heavy scuffing to front cover. Front cover shows a 10% split. Glue reinforcement along spine with residue. Small interior paper pull to rear cover. Previous owner's information to interior of front cover. This title does not include endpapers.

Whitman, 10 x 8-3/4, 34 pages, cardboard cover, color, Sunday strip reprints, 1933-34.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $44.95 or Best Offer View scans 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Coloring on interior illustration pages. Interior page tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Softcover version. "Story and Illustrations by Staff of Walt Disney Studio." Book No. 2. Text accompanied by animation stills from Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. Laffs a-plenty with Mickey, Minnie and Pluto in "Pioneer Days," "The Delivery Boy," "The Castaway," and "The Moose Hunt." 6-1/4" x 8-1/2", SC, B&W with color cover.

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Collected Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr. (1884-1964) Toonerville Folks single panel newspaper cartoons. Plenty of humor and charming art. Hardbound (published without a dust jacket), 228 pages, 10.25-in. x 8.25-in., 228pg, b&w cover and interior. Published by George H. Doran Co.

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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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Foxy Grandpa Flip-Flaps - 1905. 9-1/2-in. x 15-1/2-in., 52 pages, full-color.

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The Latest Larks of Foxy Grandpa by Bunny, 15-1/2-in x 9.5-in. 1/2, 52 pages, reissue of 1902 edition.

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The Merry Pranks of Foxy Grandpa - 1905. 9-1/2-in. x 15-1/2-in., 48 pages, full-color.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $65.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Saalfield Publishing Company/Press Publishing Company, by Gene Carr, 13-1/8 x 10, 36 pages, color cardboard cover, B&W interior, 2 panels per page, 1917. Chuckles galore as Lady Bountiful interacts with members of a youth gang. Lady Bountiful was one of the first newspaper strips to feature a female main character.

Add to cart Poor $97.00 View scans Spine split 70%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

#871 - 1931. Full color covers. Interior pages feature full page color or half pages in full color with the second half repeating the same image in B&W for children to color. 32 pages, 10.75-in. x 15.25-in., saddle stitch binding via three staples, no cover price.

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Issue #1200. 1934. "The Captain & the Kids" by Bernard Dibble. Hardcover. 8 x 7-1/4, 72 pages, B&W, daily strip reprints.

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Written and illustrated by Roy Crane. Hardcover, 7.5" x 8.5", 72 pages, B&W

Add to cart Good $90.00 View scans Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

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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.

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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.