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Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) comic books 1948-1950

  • Issue #1
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 1

    Cover by Charles Payne. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Possibly the first comic based on real-life comedy stars. This issue also features the only comics adaptation of an Abbott and Costello movie, 1947's "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap." Traveling salesmen are accused of murder in a small town, but are released if they agree to care for the murdered man's widow. But the Widow Hawkins and her large brood of children may work the duo to death instead. From Riches to Rags; The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 2

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    Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. While on safari, the boys meet jungle girl Tawana, who rescues them from poachers. This story features some good-girl art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find the stolen Jade Idol. Plus joke articles "written" by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, each providing a joke biography of the other. Concerning Costello; So Near and Yet Safari!; The Case of the Idle Idol; About Abbott. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 3

    Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A mad scientist traps Bud and Lou in his rocket on its experimental journey to Mars. They arrive just in time to aid Astra, a native Martian who wears a star-spangled leotard. The Martians are being attacked by Jupiter, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find missing racehorse, a case that requires Lou to dress in a horse costume. About Space; They're Off - and How!!; You're All Wed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 4

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    Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. After surviving a train wreck and a tiger attack, the boys join a traveling circus. They try to help the beautiful ringmaster save her circus from sabotage by minions of the Big Boss, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Plus two joke articles "written" by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, about Lou's career as a boxer. Bad-girl cover by Renee and Peters. Cut the Clowning!; The Chubby Cyclone; Canvasback Costello. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 5

    Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. In Mexico, Lou is mistaken for the fearsome bandit king El Lobo. Soon everyone wants to kill them, and escape involves dressing in women's clothing, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Plus a hilarious "insult contest," inviting readers to submit their own A&C-inspired insults. New in Old Mexico; The Errant Errand; Cash for Insults!; Take It Eatsy; Higher and Hire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 6
    • Cover detached. Full length spine split to cover. Staple rust.

    Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. After Bud and Lou's plane crashes in the desert, they accidentally steal a sacred camel. This puts them in the middle of a power struggle between Sid Akim and the tyrant El Yako, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Also featuring a vintage full-color comics ad for "The Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen," including images of the young movie star. Chic Sheiks; Fool's Luck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 7

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    Stories by N. B. Seymour and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Bud gets Lou a job in an opera house as a janitor. But Lou thinks he's been hired for his singing prowess, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. The boys get jobs selling concessions in a football stadium, and soon wind up on the field during a game. Uproar at the Opera; Soup to Nuts; It's on the House; Battle of the Bulge; The Quizmaster's Quandary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 8

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    Stories by N. B. Seymour and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Bud and Lou are accidentally transported back in time to a pirate ship, in a story with some good-girl art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Lou hides out from a loan shark by dressing as a cleaning woman. Caddy Lou has a sudden elevation in status at the country club, after he accidentally hits a hole-in-one on the golf course. Crazy With the Heat; Hail, Hail, the Gangplank's Here; Money-Mad; Time Marches On; Justin Tyme; Abbott and Costello in the Soup!; The Biscuit Eater! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 9

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    The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A talking horse carries Bud and Lou back in time to the age of King Arthur. They must climb Ice Mountain and battle a dragon to save a princess. In another story, Bud wants Lou to marry the horse-faced heiress of the Dowdy-Dudy Ranch. Two Knights in a Daze; Seen But Not Heard; Out in the Baa-aa-aad Land!; Hazy Daisy; Second Childhood; Chew-Chew, Baby; Abbott and Costello Discover America; To Be or Not to Be???; What's the Use? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 10

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    Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Joe Kubert, Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. While Bud and Lou are touring Europe by bicycle (and in lederhosen), Lou is mistaken for the portly King of Rossitania. The Son of Sinbad must rescue a castaway princess from pirates, in an early story (featuring some good-girl art) by comics legend Joe Kubert. Lou inherits a fortune, but only if he joins the Hoola-Boola tribe, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Technical Kayo; The Unruly Rulers; Miracle Man; Son of Sinbad: The Princess of Pirate Cove; The Inheritance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4259199006

    Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. While dressed as Napoleon for a masquerade party, Lou is mistaken for an escaped lunatic, then meets the lunatic himself. Lou decides to go into business for himself, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. The boys wear tuxedos for a job and get mistaken for members of high society. Halloween Haul; Lou Meets His Waterloo!; Mummy's the Word; Higher and Hire; High Society; Little Bit: The Soap Box Derby; Home on the Rampage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.