Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $435.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #0243282006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $75.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $35.00 View scan 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.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $23.00 View scan 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

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.

Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Stranded in India after they run out of money, vacationing Bud and Lou run afoul of a rogue elephant. The boys fall in with an amnesiac gangster who's looking for his loot, while his gang is looking for him, causing confusion for all. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Abbott and Costello in India; Look Before You Leap!; Private Eyes in Public; The Model Male; Quips and Queries; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $155.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1230034004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Their clothes are lost while Bud and Lou are in the jungle, searching for the Fountain of Youth. Book collector Bibly O'Phile hires detectives Bud and Lou to find out who stole a rare book from his collection. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Booked for Larceny; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Mort Drucker and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. The boys find trouble while washing windows outside a modeling studio, in a story featuring early art from Mort Drucker, who would soon be famous for his movie-star caricatures in Mad magazine. In another Drucker story, Bud puts on a gorilla suit to fool Lou, but of course there is a real gorilla on the loose as well. In a fancy French restaurant, the boys work as waiters, but not very well. The Octopus; Pea Soup; The Ape; Gal-Bait; Window Watchers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scan Cover oxidation.

Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to protect the priceless Hopeless Diamond during a masquerade party. The boys are competing against each other in a painting contest without knowing it. After Private Lou is mistaken for a general, the boys are pursued across an amusement park by spies who look a little like Boris and Natasha. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. The Semi-Private Eyes; The Big Brush-Off!; The Admiral's Darling Daughter; Taken for a Ride!; Top This. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.