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Sport Thrills (1950 Star) comic books in grade VF or lower

  • Issue #12
    Sport Thrills (1950 Star) 12
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. True-life tales of sporting greats, and stories about athletic people. MVP, All-Star and cultural icon, Joe Dimaggio is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. (This issue was published before his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.) Yogi Berra comes to be regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, as well as a widely quoted armchair philosopher. Also featuring biographies of Phil Rizzuto, Tommy Henrich, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Christy Matthewson. Fear to Fight; Christy Matthewson; Red Grange the Galloping Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is also a #12 "Accepted" reprint edition. In the reprint edition, the "Accepted" logo appears in upper left corner of cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Sport Thrills (1950 Star) 15

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Hearne and others. True-life tales of sporting greats, and stories about athletic people. An article about the 1950 baseball World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. includes photos of Yankees Casey Stengel, Hank Bauer, Jerry Coleman and Bobby Brown. Endicott Chub Peabody becomes an early college football star before a famously short stint in politics. The true story of early boxer James J. Braddock and his Depression-era comeback, the inspiration for the film "Cinderella Man." Dick Cole: It Takes Teamwork; Yankees Sweep '50 Series; Endicott Chub Peabody All-American; Boxer vs Wrestler; Read the Story of Jim Braddock. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Jungle Thrills (1952) #16. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.