Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) comic books 1936

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $6,899.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored: B3 Paper: Off white Restoration includes: Color touch, pieces added, cover cleaned, interior lightened, cover reinforced. Label #1350298001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Hal Forrest, Fontaine Fox, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, A. W. Brewerton, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. This issue features the first comic-book appearance of comic-strip detective Dick Tracy. Tracy takes the blame after killer Boris Arson escapes from prison. In another beloved strip, Terry and the Pirates, Pat and Terry face the mysterious villain known only as The Skull. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Toonerville Folks; Little Stanley; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Cicero's Cat; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie on a Bust; Mutt and Jeff; Tailspin Tommy; How to Fly; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Red Magic Tricks, Puzzles and Games; Terry and the Pirates; Pam; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Hal Forrest, Fontaine Fox, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, A. W. Brewerton, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Terry and Sherry manage to get the better of the skull-faced villain, but they don't have time to pull his mask off. Mutt and Jeff find a great deal on an old jalopy, and everything works but the brakes. Spider and Leech kidnap Betty-Lou to find the location of the secret hangar, but Tailspin Tommy is in close pursuit. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Toonerville Folks; Little Stanley; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Cicero's Cat; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie Goes to the Circus; Mutt and Jeff; Tailspin Tommy; How to Fly; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends; Spooky; Terry and the Pirates; Pam; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Hal Forrest, Fontaine Fox, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Temporarily deputized as a federal agent, Dick Tracy tracks Boris Arson across the country when the criminal genius plans to rob six safes in six different states, all at the same time. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, May 5 - 26, 1935. The final battle with the forces of the skull-faced villain draws the attention of the Dragon Lady, who makes a last-minute cavalry charge for Pat and Terry. Tailspin Tommy faces the consequences after he refuses to tell foreign agent Koroloff where the secret hanger is located. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Toonerville Folks; Little Stanley; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Cicero's Cat; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Georgie Is the Mama; Mutt and Jeff; Tailspin Tommy; How to Fly; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends; Spooky; Terry and the Pirates; Pam; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Leon Morgan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Jimmy Bancks, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Boris Arson leads Tracy and Pat Patton on a merry chase with the help of cronies like his sister, Zora Arson. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, June 2 - 23, 1935. Pat and Terry are held captive by the Dragon Lady in her fortress in a remote monastery, but luckily, Connie knows how to put crocodiles to sleep. An adaptation of the Big Little Book Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy features the first comics work of scripter Gaylord Du Bois. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie at the Banquet; Life's Little Tragedies; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic; The Flying Dagger; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Leon Morgan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Jimmy Bancks, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tracy's investigation of Bookie Joe's gambling syndicate leads Joe to kidnap Tess. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, June 30 - July 21, 1935. Still captives of the Dragon Lady, Pat and Terry learn that she doesn't plan to kill them, but the same cannot be said for her pirate crew. Sylvia, the Queen of the Circus, is abducted by mounted outlaws, and only the hero known as the White Boy in Skull Valley can save her. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smokey Stover, The Gumps, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie and Bertha's Monkeyshines; Life's Little Tragedies; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic; The Flying Dagger; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Sheldon Mayer, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Leon Morgan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Jimmy Bancks, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tracy tracks Bookie Joe and the kidnapped Tess to the Fairgrounds stables for a final shootout. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, July - August 1935. Pat and Connie both learn in separate incidents that the Dragon Lady is deadly, and not to be trifled with. Scribbly gets in trouble for drawing in class, in the first appearance of Sheldon Mayer's beloved comic strip. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smokey Stover, The Gumps, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie Gets His Dog; Life's Little Tragedies; Scribbly; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Tad of the Tanbark; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Sheldon Mayer, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Leon Morgan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Jimmy Bancks, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Bookie Joe's imprisoned crony Blake shoots a cop with a hidden gun and tries to frame Toby for the crime. Smilin' Jack and Professor Sputter break a new altitude record in their experimental balloon, but now they have to survive the landing. Scribbly's mother forces him to wear knickers, but he gets the last laugh, in the second appearance of Scribbly by Sheldon Mayer. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Terry and the Pirates, The Gumps, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Bertie & Bertha's Big Bang!; Life's Little Tragedies; Scribbly; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Tad of the Tanbark; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Sheldon Mayer, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tracy temporarily becomes Chief of Police in small-town Homeville to reduce crime. But his arrival coincides with that of gangsters Cut and Muscle Famon, and their equally deadly mother, Maw Famon. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, Sept. 22 - Oct. 13, 1935. Pat, Terry and Connie are prisoners of the Dragon Lady when an American destroyer comes looking for her hideout. She promises to kill them if the hideout is discovered, and ties them to stakes for good measure. Scribbly meets a cartoonist he admires when he accidentally beans him in the head with a baseball. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Mutt and Jeff, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Let's Draw Cartoons; Bertie's Picnic; Life's Little Tragedies; Scribbly; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; Death Masquerade; Zipper; Uncle Bill; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Mutt and Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Real Magic; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Tad of the Tanbark; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Sheldon Mayer, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Bob Moore, Carl Pfeufer, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Skeezix gets hired by Uncle Avery to be part of his traveling medicine show. Pat and Terry have escaped the Dragon Lady, but now they must decide what to do with the baby crocodile that Connie has adopted. Scribbly doesn't realize that Ving Parker, the cartoonist he admires, is trying to find him because he loves Scribbly's graffiti. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy, The Gumps, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix: The Fighting Cowboy; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Ginger; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Let's Draw Cartoons; Bertie the Barber; Life's Little Tragedies; Scribbly; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; Zipper; Uncle Bill; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Real Magic; Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire; Tad of the Tanbark; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Gaylord Du Bois, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Dick Tracy's playground project for Homeville allows the Famon gang to frame him. But nobody frames Dick Tracy. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, Nov. 17 - Dec. 8, 1935. Chester Gump has adventures in the Arctic. Skeezix starts his new job with Uncle Avery, as sidekick to a traveling medicine show. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smokey Stover, Terry and the Pirates, Smilin' Jack, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Let's Draw Cartoons; Bertie Starts a Business; Life's Little Tragedies; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; The Open Road For Boys; Zipper; Uncle Bill; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Apple Mary; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Leon Morgan, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After a shootout with Maw and Muscle, the Famon gang is done for. But Cut Famon escapes to a nearby farm, with Tracy and the G-man in close pursuit. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, Dec. 15, 1935 - Jan. 5, 1936. Pat, Terry and Connie are drugged by the Dragon Lady and put into her forced labor camp, until rival pirates show up. Skeezix and Uncle Avery are just starting their life on the road when Avery meets a modern-day prospector and throws in with him. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Smokey Stover, Smilin' Jack, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Let's Draw Cartoons; Bertie's Ghost; Life's Little Tragedies; Apple Mary; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; Uncle Bill; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Simp O'Dill; The Nebbs; Real Magic; Streaky; Terry and the Pirates; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.