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Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 1
    • INCOMPLETE. Coupon cut from last page, affects art and story. Full length spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split, centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Interior is complete, ripped into three sections.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. A mysterious wave of cattle rustling plagues the ranchers of Dobie, and only Tom Mix can find the culprits. The Fumble family deals with a visit from cantankerous, miserly Uncle Amos, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom tries to stop Black Bart's gang from holding up the train at Devil's Pass. Plus activities pages, magic tricks, and a somewhat spurious comics biography of screen legend and real-life cowboy Tom Mix. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including a 48-star American flag and a "pocket size camera." Ghost Canyon; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; The Gunsight Holdup. 32 pages, Full Color.

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  • Issue #2
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 2
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine split seal. Piece of front cover held in place with tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Two-Spot Jake decides the best way to get at Tom is to kidnap Tony the Wonder Horse. Miserly Uncle Amos wants to save money for the Fumble family by cutting down a Christmas tree himself, and hilarity ensues, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom scours the Badlands for the outlaw known only as La Puma, who leaves destruction in his wake. Plus activities pages, magic tricks, and a feature on how to make your own color comics. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including a 48-star American flag and a battery-operated telegraph. Action-packed cover by Fred Meagher. The Lost Trail of Tony; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; La Puma: Scourge of the Badlands; Trailing Ahead with the Old Wrangler. 36 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #3
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 3
    • Cover detached, 5" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Jane's father gets into a dispute with Cold-Deck Hawkins over a gold mine, and then both men disappear in a cloud of smoke. Miserly Uncle Amos wants to save money for the Fumble family by installing his own house wiring, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Tom's old foe La Puma returns with vengeance on his mind. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a vintage ad for Ralston cereal prizes, including "genuine gold ore from the Comstock lode" and a battery-operated telegraph. The Paylode Mine Mystery; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Straight Shooters Honor Role; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Straight Shooters Keep Busy; The Vengeance of La Puma. 32 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #5
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 5
    • 6.5" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Tom Mix Comics Book No.5 (1941) A premium comic book published exclusively for Ralston Straight Shooters. In addition to a Tom Mix story, this issue features "Jane at Dream Castle," "Jane's Page" (two pages), plus Pecos, and "The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood." Other fun-filled pages include "My Favorite Magic Tricks", "Straight-Shooters!" (George A. Custer), and a "Straight Shooters Keep Busy" page that has a Wrangler's Prize Crossword Puzzle. Inside cover pages offer "Grand Premiums. Originally offered to children who sent in two Shredded Ralston Cereal Box Tops.

  • Issue #7
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 7
    Auction opens April 29
    • Miscut/wrapped. Second half of book folded.

    Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom must protect the experimental XP-80 plane from saboteur Doctor Goliath, in a story that contains an impressive splash page of a train explosion, and another scene of Tom lassoing a plane in flight (!). Miserly Uncle Amos decides the Fumble family's pet pig would be a cheap source of bacon, but luckily he's a lousy shot, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Outlaws trap Jane and Pop Johnson in a burning cabin, but luckily, she's got her Tom Mix Straight Shooter telegraph set. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a page praising "Clean, High-Grade" Tom Mix Comics, and emphasizing that they have no "blood-curdling horror, gangster heros, glorification of war " or "cheap, badly drawn illustrations, to debase young readers' conceptions of form and proportion." (!) An early salvo in the comics culture wars. Action-packed cover by Fred Meagher has a little bit of everything. The Train That Vanished from the Face of the Earth; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Great Straight Shooters: Teddy Roosevelt; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Teepee of the Plains Indians; Tom Mix and the Cry for Help! 32 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #8
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 8
    • Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Cover by Fred Meagher. Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom's old enemy Doctor Goliath escapes custody and bombs Tom's ranch, on his way to stealing a Navy submarine. Miserly Uncle Amos declares war on his nephews' pet pigs, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Outlaws Slick and Bandy try to steal Burro Bill's mining claim, but Tom is one step ahead. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. And a page praising Tom Mix Comics as "crammed full of the 'real stuff,'" and emphasizing that they have no "trashy horror - nor lurid sensationalism." An early salvo in the comics culture wars. Old-Time Cowpuncher Hails Tom Mix Comics!; The Mystery of Submarine Z-3; The Fumble Family with Amos Q. Snood; My Favorite Magic Tricks; Sure as Shootin'; Great Straight Shooters: George Washington; Jane's Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Stubby and His Straight Shooter Pals; Hunting Bow and Quiver and Arrows; The Ride for Life! 32 pages, Full Color.

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  • Issue #11
    Tom Mix (1940 Ralston-Purina) 11
    • Coupon cut from back cover, cloth tape.

    Stories and art by Charles Biro, August Froehlich, Stan Schendel, and Fred Meagher. Sometimes listed as Tom Mix Commandos Comics #11. When movie cowboy Tom Mix's radio show hit it big, sponsor Ralston Purina offered Tom Mix Comics by mail for two boxtops of any Ralston cereal. The art, often uncredited, is exceptionally nice in this series. Tom Mix investigates after invisible bandits shoot up a Western town. Miserly Uncle Amos goes on night patrol for air raids, but he's his own worst enemy, in a story with art by comics legend Charles Biro. Navy pilot Speed O'Dare is allowed to escape Swiss detention when they learn he's only disguised as a Nazi, but now he must get redheaded secret agent Karen Dale safely back to Allied territory. The series takes a strong turn toward WWII home-front propaganda with material like What Every Young Patriot Should Know and Commandos and Their Weapons. Plus activities pages and magic tricks. The Mystery of the Invisible Invaders; Commandos and Their Weapons; Secrets of the Tom Mix Commandos; The Fumble Family and Uncle Amos; Jane's Home Front Page; Jane of Dream Castle; Makum War; Speed O'Dare. 32 pages, Full Color.