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Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) comic books

  • #1, 1st Printing
    Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) #1, 1st Printing
    Published 1973 by Rip Off Press.

    1st Printing. Has a 50 cent cover price and gold border around the cover. Reprints the following stories from 1962-63 by Gilbert Shelton, "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets the Merciless Masked Meanie", "Wonder Wart-Hog meets Super-Patriot", "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets the Mob" (written by Bill Killeen), and "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets SuperCop"; 32 pages; b&w; 6 7/8-in. x 9 7/8-in. Cover price $0.50.

  • #1, 2nd Printing
    Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) #1, 2nd Printing
    Published 1973 by Rip Off Press.

    2nd Printing. Has a 75 cent cover price and purple border around the cover. Reprints the following stories from 1962-63 by Gilbert Shelton, "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets the Merciless Masked Meanie", "Wonder Wart-Hog meets Super-Patriot", "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets the Mob" (written by Bill Killeen), and "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets SuperCop"; 32 pages; b&w; 6 7/8-in. x 9 7/8-in. Cover price $0.75.

  • #2, 1st Printing
    Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) #2, 1st Printing
    Published 1975 by Rip Off Press.
    • Water damage.

    1st Printing. Has a 75 cent cover price (The issue is actually labelled volume II rather than issue 2 on the cover and in the indicia. This was published in 1975, while Print Mint had published issue 3 in 1973. The bottom of each page also features cartoons drawn by Shelton in the early 1960s). Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Untitled story, script by Bill Killeen, art by Gilbert Shelton; Wonder Wart-Hog deals with some bank robbers. "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets Super-Fool," script and art by Gilbert Shelton; Wonder Wart-Hog deals with Super-Fool. "Wonder Wart-Hog Goes A Freedom-Riding," script and art by Gilbert Shelton; Philbert Desenex is sent to the Deep South. "Wonder Wart-Hog Encounters Super Granny," script and art by Gilbert Shelton; Philbert gets a vacation. "Wonder Wart-Hog And The Return Of The Masked Meanie," script by Gilbert Shelton; After three years, the Masked Meanie escapes and decides to blow-up the Earth. "Wonder Wart-Hog And The Merciless, Menacing Masked Meanie," script and art by Gilbert Shelton; The Masked Meanie and Wonder Wart-Hog have a race. "The Adventures Of Philbert Desenex," script and art by Gilbert Shelton. "Wonder Wart-Hog Meets The Merangsters," script and art by Gilbert Shelton. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.75.

  • #3, 1st Printing
    Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) #3, 1st Printing
    Published 1973 by Rip Off Press.
    • Water damage.

    1st Printing. Has a 50 cent cover price. Published by Print Mint. Reprints by Gilbert Shelton and Tony Bell; 32 pages; b&w; 7-in. x 9 1/4-in. Cover price $0.50.

  • #3, 2nd Printing
    Best of Wonder Wart-Hog (1973) #3, 2nd Printing
    Published 1973 by Rip Off Press.

    2nd Printing. Has a 60 cent cover price. Published by Print Mint. Reprints by Gilbert Shelton and Tony Bell; 32 pages; b&w; 7-in. x 9 1/4-in. Cover price $0.60.