Kilroys (1947) comic books 1938-1955
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Kilroys (1947) #18Published Jul 1949 by American Comics Group.$21.00
View scan- Ink stamps on front/back cover and in margins of multiple pages.
Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. A dance where girls pick their dates at random makes nobody happy; Wilbur tries to frame Natch with a doctored photograph so Judy will break up with him; In a story thats a real time capsule of 1940s technology, the phone company tries to take away the Kilroys phone because the kids are tying up the party line. Invitation to the Dance; A Lasting Impression; Un-Candid Camera; Solid Jackson; Honesty Is the Best Policy!; Best-Seller!; Some Phone, Eh Kid?; Painless Dentist; Hubba Hubbard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #28Published Mar 1951 by American Comics Group.$11.00
Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid Jackson enlists Natch to help take his reluctant Scooby-Doo-sized dog to the vet; The Kilroys and the Jacksons deal with a holiday mix-up in the form of a secondhand gift containing a secret cash stash; Moronica gets a job in a department store and drives her co-workers crazy with her literal-mindedness. Solid Jackson; The Awkward Age; Kristmas at the Kilroys; A Girl for Mickey; Our Kid Sister; Moronica; Real Gone; Amo, Amas, Amat!; May the Better Man Win. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #33Published Jan 1952 by American Comics Group.$4.20
Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch decides its time for Solid to have a steady girlfriend; Solid is concerned when Natch drops out of sight; Peggy and her brother Jazzy argue over who uses the phone more. Steady Trouble!; Just Plain Parents!; Solid Jackson; Missing -- One Kilroy!; Glamor Is As Glamor Does!; The Best of a Bad Bargain!; Bertie's Boomerang; Peggy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #38Published Nov 1952 by American Comics Group.$23.00
Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. Cover by Lynn Karp. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solids school essay gets mixed up with a writers latest trashy novel; Judy wants to rent a clubhouse for the gang, but Solid believes the old place is haunted; Katie has a crush on Natchs handsome new friend. Solid Jackson; That Fascinating Older Man; Buster; Typical Tommy; The Haunted Club House; Back to Normal; Lovely to Look At; The Greatest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #40Published Mar 1953 by American Comics Group.$19.00
View scanStories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid and Natch decide to skip school and go pheasant hunting; Pops hates flying, so Natch offers to drive him to Washington in his souped-up jalopy; Portia hatches a leap-year plan to win Solids affections. Solid Jackson; A-Hunting We Will Go!; Something Went Click!; The Kilroys; Pop Knows -- or Does He?; Betsy in the Pink!; Music Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #43Published Sep 1953 by American Comics Group.$24.00
View scanArt by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson decides to pattern himself after the suave, debonair TV character The Continental; Wilbur goes to extreme lengths to get Natch burdened with traffic tickets, but it backfires; Katies disastrous pursuit of the new boy in school results in a date with a movie star (featuring a cameo by Rock Hudson). Doing the Continental; A Whistle for Wanda; Jitterbuck; Reserved!; Natch; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #44Published Nov 1953 by American Comics Group.$6.00
$4.20
The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Wilbur wants his pretty cousin to make trouble for Natch and Judy, but she falls for Solid Jackson instead; Natch and Solid decide to join the girls who are camping in the woods, but they get a little too close to the girls camp; Katie organizes a benefit dance, but when she neglects to hire a band, 50s music star Lawrence Welk steps in (featuring a cameo by Lawrence Welk). Also includes a bewildering full-page advertisement for Hitler stamps left over from WWII Europe. Solid Jackson; Quick as a Flash!; Girl Gets Boy!; Bye, Bye, Bonds!; Natch; Nice Work; The Big Promotion!; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Kilroys (1947) #47Published May 1954 by American Comics Group.$6.00
$6.00
View scanArt by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The gangs skiing trip for winter break gets sidetracked, literally, when the train car is diverted to Florida; Jacksons attempt to look stronger than he is with fake barbells fools Pops into believing hes a he-man; Jackson attempts to out-poetry the popular new kid, but his verse isnt up to it. The Midterm Break!; Knothead Nancy; The Right Kind of Girl; The Big Buildup!; Jitterbuck; Romantic Yarn; Solid Jackson, Poet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.