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Jiggs and Maggie (1949) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #11
    Jiggs and Maggie (1949) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4468877003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Humor comics based on the popular newspaper strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. Suddenly wealthy after winning the lottery, Irish-American bricklayer Jiggs tries to continue his drinking and carousing with his old buddies, but his ideas are violently opposed by his wife Maggie, who wants to be part of the upper-class. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Jiggs and Maggie (1949) 15

    Cover by George McManus (credited). Stories and art by George McManus (credited) and George Swanson. Humor comics based on the popular newspaper strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. Wealthy rogue Jiggs tries to escape his dish-hurling wife Maggie and her plans to reform him. Jiggs's latest woes include his wife's new dog and her attempts to drive. Also featuring stories from Bringing Up Father's topper strip, Snookums. Puppy Love!; Snookums: Lights Out!; Irish Luck!; The Flop Family: No Place Like Home!; It's Tough All Over!; No Sale!; Gangway!; A Sad Story!; Woman Driver! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.