Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) comic books

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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $159.95 or Best Offer View scans 4.5" cumulative spine split with some splitting and tearing through wraps, cover coming loose at staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $81.00 View scans Mold, water damage. 4.5" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Wilton West, Hal Arbo, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Wallace Carlson, 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 and the G-man pursue Cut Famon and his gang all the way back to Chicago. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, Jan. 12 - Feb. 2, 1936. Skeezix and Uncle Avery go looking for their lost mule in the mountains, not realizing that it's right behind them. "Apple Mary" is framed by corrupt town boss Looter, in an early version of the strip that became "Mary Worth." Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, 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; Sister Susie; 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 Meets Santa Claus; 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.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $95.00 View scans Pieces of interior margin torn out (slightly affects readability). 2 centerfold wraps detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Edwina Dumm, Bill Holman, Harold Gray, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Dick Ryan, Walter Berndt, Frank Beck, William Ferguson, Garrett Price, Stanley Link, Alice Harvey, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, 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. Smilin' Jack makes a daring midair plane-to-plane leap to rescue Mary from a runaway plane. Pirate Captain Blaze is enraged when the Dragon Lady escapes, and challenges Pat to a deadly game of... checkers? Uncle Avery's trailer door comes open, and he loses a crate of his patent cure-all medicine to a passing hillbilly. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, Dick Tracy and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Tom Mix; Smitty; Herby; Tippie; Sister Susie; 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; Billy the Kid, Chapter I: The Kid's Boyhood; Dill and Daffy; Life's Little Tragedies; Apple Mary; This Curious World; Tiny Tim; White Boy in Skull Valley; Zipper; Gasoline Alley; A Strain on the Family Tie; Spooky; 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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $110.00 View scans Water damage and interior pen markings.

Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After Wally Williams joins the King Air School, he learns that Sarge Mardy is a saboteur working for enemy agents. Supermind and Son discover that Axis forces are digging an underwater invasion tunnel across the Atlantic to America. Baron Bloodsoe launches a deadly plot against an airliner, but he falls for Dixie, who tries to get evidence of his hideout to Smilin' Jack and the authorities. Plus a vintage ad for Quaker Oats merch featuring Little Orphan Annie, including a "Mysterious Magnifying Ring" featuring Annie's face. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: The Japanese Mine Detector; Colonel Walters' Narrow Escape; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" cumulative spine split, cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Arthur Jameson, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Terry thought that Madame Sud looked familiar, but Sud reveals to April Kane that she is secretly the female pirate Sanjak. Robin Hood sets out to rescue the Lady Hilda from Malvin the Butcher. Chief Winston investigates a blackout protection racket. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Return of Robin Hood; Cyclone; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Hal Bittner, Gaylord Du Bois, Dan Gormley, George Lichty, E. C. Stoner, Fred Kida, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Terry and Pat track Baron De Plexus, Slugger and Weazel to find Sanjak and April. The origins of the gremlin, the mysterious creature that sabotages aircraft, in an early appearance of this folklore creature in the mass media. The Owl goes after the criminal gang that gunned down a cop friend of his. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $34.00 View scans One wrap misaligned (printing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, George Swanson, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack learns about Madam Mongoose's pilot-training program for criminals. The gung-ho tale of a Marine's life during WWII, from basic training to raiding a South Pacific island. After rescuing an ailing boy from a slum tenement, Dr. Bobbs learns that the wealthy owner of his hospital also owns the tenement. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Dr. Bobbs; The Making of a Marine!; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters; Rendezvous with Freedom. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $204.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #4601444011

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, George Swanson, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Madam Mongoose escapes Smilin' Jack, but her fascination with her own sabotage proves to be her undoing. When April and Pat are mistakenly put in the same room together, Pat arranges a "walls of Jericho" solution. Paw thinks he's finally won the argument over after-dinner naps, in a classic Polly and Her Pals by Cliff Sterrett. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Plus a vintage ad for a "Junior Air Raid Warden Kit." The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Dr. Bobbs; Smoke Over Hog Island; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $155.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #20-44C436C-009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Pat Sullivan, Robert Callender, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Toemain's thugs sabotage Smilin' Jack's plane. Dr. Ping, offering sanctuary to Terry while he heals, is accused of being the saboteur known as the Blue Tiger. Skeezix and Nina consider giving it another try. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; A Point of View; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $155.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #20-44C436C-010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack's plane crashes on Toemain's property. Making their escape, Terry and Pat stumble into an encampment of Chinese soldiers. Felix the Cat matches wits with two wise-guy mice on Christmas Eve. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; The Button; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack and Cindy barely escape from Toemain with their lives, but Toemain's enforcer isn't so lucky. Hu Shee and Tang manage to turn the entire Chinese Army against themselves. Uncle Cole sends Smokey Stover a present that requires both a fishbowl and a birdcage. Also featuring popular strips Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Pat Sullivan. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack inherits a fortune from his late wife Joy's estate. Terry is captured by Axis soldiers, but he's not sure if Captain Wing and Hu Shee survived the bomb blast. Blackie gets aggressive with Dr. Bobbs after Bobbs prescribes bed rest to his best player. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Etta Kett; Charley Horse Goes to the Country; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.50

Cover by Pat Sullivan. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and George Swanson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack employs a little reverse psychology when asking dismissive "tomboy" Cindy to the Aviation Ball. Terry and Burma get involved in British spy shenanigans in China. A tough new boss, Mr. Chigger, shakes things up in Skeezix's office. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Polly and Her Pals and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Etta Kett; 3 Were Hungry; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack struggles to land the plane carrying himself and Downwind after a stray shell takes out the entire motor. In a Chinese jail, Terry and Burma try to turn their prison into a shelter when the town is shelled by enemy troops. The Chief rushes to the hospital after Smokey Stover falls off a 100-foot ladder. Also featuring popular strips Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Two Up a Tree; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Framed and imprisoned, Cindy is forced to join a jailbreak as a getaway pilot. Rescued from the besieged town, Terry and Burma once again encounter Raven Sherman. Felix the Cat ventures into Toyland to save Dolly, who is being held captive in a high tower. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Discovery; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.50

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack stops smilin' after Cindy is found guilty of murdering her husband. But Jack thinks he's figured out what really happened. Dude and Raven Sherman give chase after Burma and Judas, leading to a dangerous game of chicken in the Chinese outlands. In a story featuring some fun contemporary slang, the Gang Busters investigate after a "juke joint" on the outskirts of Miami is robbed. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Big Squeeze; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Joy and Cindy work a suspicious deal with the mysterious "Cockroach" in Mexico. Sammy the Tapper takes off with Big Stoop on his tail, and all Pat and Connie have to do is follow the trail of destruction. Nina manages a doctor's office that's so busy, the patients are coming in the windows. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Great Black Ball; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $34.95 or Best Offer View scans Heavy cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, and Zack Mosley. Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Cockroach Willie reveals the truth to Joy and Cindy about Joy's past and "Jungle Jolly." Pat convinces Normandie and an ailing Sandhurst to leave the occupied countries or be suspected of collaboration. Tops and Sally, Skeezix and Nina all try to figure out the economics of getting married versus staying single. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Felix the Cat; Easy Mark; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.