Comic books April 1947

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10.5" x 13", 120 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 39, Issue 2 - April, 1947. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Home of the Gods" by A.E. Van Vogt. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Dumb Bunny" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Allan Hubbard; "Basil" art by Harris Steinbrook; "Uncle 'Awful' Boar" art by Don R. Christensen; "Horatio" art by Ed Dunn; "The Nut Champ" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Paul Sommer; "Tony"; "Along the Catnip Trail" story by Bob Karp, art by Frank Grundeen; "Fatso" art by Ed Dunn; and "The Rooster and the Crow" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ed Dunn. Illustrated text stories: "The Boastful Bully: Bad-Boy Beaver Gets the Lesson of His Life!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "The Awkward Hippo: Harvey Was Just Too Clumsy for Anything!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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No. 60 - April 1947. This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Typee, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 36, 4/47). Cover price $0.10.

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Typee, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 155). Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 3, No. 2 - April , 1947. Magazine for magicians. 8.5" x 11.75", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. 1st Catwoman cover. After escaping from prison, Catwoman decides to use superstitions to extort money from wealthy businessmen in the Batman and Robin tale "The Black Cat Crimes!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Crazy Customers!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Uncandid Camera!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Four Swords for a King" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Chief Hot Foot 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "The Talking Cat" by Mal Terret. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 4 - April, 1947. Cover by Lawrence. "Allan and the Ice-Gods" by H. Rider Haggard, "Passeur" by Robert W. Chambers, "Prison In Time" by V. E. Thiessen. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY AND THE HAUNTED MOUNTAINS, No. 142." Cover art by Tom McKimson. Bugs Bunny and the Haunted Mountains, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs goes to the mountains to escape the excitement of city life, but finds that the country has its own share of excitement. Road to Riches, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs must find a way to repay his $20 debt while being hounded by a collector from The-Forget-To-Pay-And-Regret-The-Day Debt Collection Company. Bugs Bunny, the Fearless, art by Roger Armstrong; Bugs must find something he's afraid of to prove he's normal, and suitable to inherit $500,000 from his Uncle Jack Rabbit. Bugs Bunny and Man-O-Battle, art by Don Gunn; Bugs must ride Man-O-Battle to victory to win over Colonel Bunny, the father of Magnolia Bunny. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "OSWALD THE RABBIT AND THE PREHISTORIC EGG, No. 143." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Prehistoric Egg, script by John Stanley, art by Dan Gormley; Oswald and Toby go with Dr. Weskit in his rocket to an island looking for the lost city of Oakie Doakie. The One That Got Away, art by Dan Gormley; Toby uses a hat rack to show Oswald how big "the fish that got away" was. Heckling at TV Boxing Match, art by Dan Gormley; Oswald heckles the boxers in a bout on TV. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 144. Roy Rogers and Trigger cover photo. Roy Rogers on the Apache Trail, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Erwin Hess; Roy comes across loot taken when Apaches wreck a train and rob the passengers; Finding a pocket watch of an old friend among the clothes, he takes it with him; He then runs into a sheriff and his posse and his possession of the watch makes him a prime suspect in the crime. [Roy and Trigger publicity inside back cover photo. Roy Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, script by Woody Gelman, pencils by Woody Gelman (layouts) and Otto Feuer, inks by Otto Feuer; Dunbar goes to school, and Fenimore tries to swindle him out of his book money. Wheaties ad featuring Ed Krause. Untitled The Three Mouseketeers story; The boys go on a fox hunt. One-page Horace Hippo story, art by Saul Kessler. Untitled Blackie Bear story. Tootsie Roll ad, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story, art by Harris Steinbrook; Henry's neighbor tries to burn his house down. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story; The Daily Bugle needs a new reporter, and Arsenic thinks Rufus is perfect for the job. Untitled Ol' Judge Owl text story. Untitled Rube the Rodent story, art by Rube Grossman; It's Butch's birthday so Rube bakes him a concrete cake. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, script by Woody Gelman, pencils by Woody Gelman (layouts) and Otto Feuer, inks by Otto Feuer; Fenimore wins the sweepstakes. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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68 pages of old-fashioned cartoons and gags ranging from family-friendly to a little racy. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2", B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart CGC 9.4 $525.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Double Cover. 1st cover 7.0, interior cover 9.4. Label #0059762001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and Till Goodan. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. This issue features art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh. Gene joins a sheriff who is escorting outlaw Griff Wade to his hanging. But the sheriff fears that Griff's gang will try to free him. Gene finds a murdered man in the desert, and sees that he spent his last strength writing the cryptic phrase The Gold Bell. The Laughing Gunman; Half an Alibi; The Gold Bell; Famous Western Ranches; The Wonder Horse. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines himself into the Arabian Nights and has adventures on a magic flying carpet. Sylvester tries to prevent Punchy from curing Judy's hiccups with his special formula. Jim Dandy discovers that the milkman's old wagon horse runs like a racehorse whenever he hears Jim play the violin. Rusty and the Magic Carpet; Punchy and Judy: A Sure Cure; Jasper and the Scarecrow: The Scourge of the Seas; The Puppet and the Princess; Sgt. Jan: Dig, Dig, Dig!; Jim Dandy: A Horse's Tale; Jasper: Too Eager; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Super Salesman; Sgt. Jan: A Bull to the Rescue; Punchy and Judy: Cake Capers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, Art and Cover by Gus Edson. Reprints from The Gumps daily strips (Chicago Tribune). Characters include Chester, Uncle Bim, Captain Tom, Jimmy, Prof. Nestor, and Min. Plus: 2-page text story "A Street Circus in Mexico" by Marguerita Randolph. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Gold assayers Buster and Montana want to take over the competition in Twin Rivers so they can cheat prospectors, but Hoppy's not having it.A ghostly stagecoach appears in town at night, and Hoppy could swear he saw that same coach go over a cliff, driven by a dead man. Pistol-Packin' Pattie outshoots Tex twice; once with her guns, once with her wit. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Lure of Gold; Piggy Puns; Hill Billy; Muscleman Mesquite; Be a Sharpshooter!; The Gold Train Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; Whitey Whiskers: Pack Rats Are Lucky; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; The Phantom Stagecoach. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Larz Bourne. Stories and art by George Carlson, Larz Bourne, David Tendlar, Ray Willner and Allen Ulmer. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." When Egg-Face Ike and Uncle Schmaltz steal a MacGuffin, a tailor's Bargain-Plated Dummy comes to life to get it back. Bingo and Glum help Jason regain the Golden Fleece. Another mad chase for The Pie-Face Prince and Princess Panatella Murphy involves a message in a bottle, an uncle's treasure and a call to the Pretzleburg Fire Department. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Bargain-Plated Dummy and the Non-Skid Dicky; Lil' Bimbo; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Footsie; Barn and Yard Race; Aunty Spry; Torchy Toaster; Dear Ol' Pop; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Bob Powell, Jack Keeler, Salo, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. In the South Pacific, Joe and Jerry ride the derelict Japanese ship to Drooten Island, seemingly safe from the Axis on a Dutch plantation, but Polynesian refugee Melody suspects a trap. Chickie Ricks, The Flyin' Fool, wrestles with Umblau, the mad genius with the fate of the world in a vial in his hands, in a story with nice good-girl art and a terrific splash page by Bob Powell. Plus a prose adventure of the superhero Stuntman, with spot illustration by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Also featuring a "letter to the reader" from publisher Alfred Harvey about Harvey's latest strip-to-comic-book acquisition, Terry and the Pirates. The Drooten Island Mystery; Drootens Hospitality; Jungle Rendezvous; Amazing Discovery; Stuntman: Ferryboat Menace; Junior Genius: The Great Train Mystery!; The Flyin Fool: Umblau the Genius; Cartoon Laughs. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Number 2800 - March 1947. Humor and Satire cartoons. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted with alterations in Sheena Queen of the Jungle (1942 Fiction House) #15, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Hateful Herman"; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #14; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Deadly Water" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Beyond the Ju-Ju Mists," art by John Celardo; Seeking a cure for N'geeso's paralysis, Kaänga and N'geeso go to a far off valley, where they find a tribe of whites living in a style from ancient history; Kaänga inadvertently interrupts a courtship ritual and angers a giant named Gortha who makes it his purpose in life to kill Kaänga and destroy the city because of the slight given him by the city's princess. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba searches for his lost mate and finds her in an ancient temple; He digs their way to freedom; They followed on their path by a pair of archaeologists, fleeing from their safari leader who is determined that he will share their discoveries with them. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Terry and Keeto ride out to help a young woman find her long overdue photographer father; They learn that the father and his assistant had discovered gold and the assistant killed the father for it. James Bruce biography. Untitled story; Wambi is captured by the M'Batos and tortured; A young man of the tribe frees him; Later, Wambi learns that the Salusis are about to attack the M'Batos. Untitled story, pencils by Howard Larsen; The Masai priestess convinced the people that their chief is dead; unknown to them, she has merely placed him in a coma and, on reviving him from said coma, she uses drugs to place him under her control. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Explorers are seeking Lost Valley; Thief Dutch Madden is cutting off the arms of natives in an effort to get them to lead him to the valley ahead of the explorers; Camilla intervenes. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake receives an invitation to visit Seven Dunes, and a warning to stay away; Heroes on Wings profiles air ace Capt. William T. Cherry. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - April, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - April, 1947. Airliners Need Not Crash, Speed Kings of the Deep, Super-Speed X-Ray, Easter Egg Zoo, and much more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in., 192 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 36 #4 - April 1947. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Robert Bernstein, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff is ice-fishing without any bait, but the fish he's trying to catch doesn't exist anyway. Mutt's wife catches him practicing how to talk back to her. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Double or Nothing. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, L'il Eight Ball, Woody Woodpecker, and Homer Pigeon. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 24 Issue 14 April 5, 1947 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 24 Issue 15 April 12, 1947 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. The Apartment of Dr. Phobia starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. Candy story, art by Harry Sahle. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Manhunter story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Alfred de Martini, Elizabeth Eicher, Henrietta Freed, Maurine Wills, Pauline Betts, Marcia Sarna, Lois Withers, Miriam Steever, Regina Kohrman, Nancy Williams, Carol Robb, Laura Leahart, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. Tizzie is mistaken for a carnival fortune-teller; A schnauzer in a top hat and mustache tries to explain that he's not a villain; Easter fashions and egg-dying tips. The Pigtail Club; Enter the Villain; Polly Visits Radio's Juvenile Jury; Tizzie the Mis-Fortune Teller; Five Cowpokes and a Dog; How to Play Tennis; If You Don't Care to Dye; Spring Bunny Puzzle; Hobbies; Good Looks; Soap Bubble Cottons ; The Mystery of the Old Ruins; In-Between Times; Hoodwink the Weather Man; Polly Prefers; Fun With Fashion; Needle Play; Club News; Have You Troubles?; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1947. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Featured articles in this issue include the Report from Antarctica, Death Valley Patrol and lots more. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in. 328 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Orestes Calpini. Stories and art by Orestes Calpini, Art Helfant, Burt Frohman, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch the puppet swipes a fancy-dress suit and some cash from Uncle Tony, and crashes Mrs. Van Blimp's high-society party. Bucky the Mule gets three wishes from a genie, but as usual he pushes his luck a little too far. A rare funny animal strip - Simon and Kirby's first funny-animal work ever - Rover The Rascal, produced at roughly the same time as their crime comics. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Punch in the Old House; Billy Boy and Fancy Horse; Alfie and Ralphie; Bucky the Mule; Dippy; Little Horse Feather; Rover The Rascal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including The Man in the Moon and Davy, Davy Dumpling. Raggedy Ann and Andy help the Calico Dragon when four loonies attack. Donot Inflate, the penguin, tells a tall tale about Antarctic explorers. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Nose Cold; Raggedy Ann: The Dragons Wings; None-Such Animals: The Orkle; The Story of Chicken Greedy; The Raggedy Way; Egbert Elephant; Animal Mother Goose; How the Sea Became Salt; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Door to the Childrens Zoo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, Maurice Whitman, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Outlaws dress as ancient conquistadors to trick a Pueblo tribe into attacking a wagon train; A man scientist plans to use his youth-stealing machine on The Werewolf Hunter's niece Phyllis; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes discovers criminals fixing a basketball game. Best action-girl cover yet by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Ben Blueridge; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Poor Pierre; Why?; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan has a plan to free Don Macabre's captive workers from the tunnel. Burke finds the greatest baseball player ever in a remote Central American country, and sets out to bring him back to the US. Sparkling Stars of the Air (radio, that is) focuses on the King Cole Trio, the early group featuring Nat King Cole. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted.

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April 6, 1947. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.