Abbott and Costello (1968 Charlton) comic books

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00

Comic book based on the classic comedy duo. Cover art by Henry Scarpelli. War Games, script by Steve Skeates, art by Henry Scarpelli. The Sound of Music, script by Steve Skeates, art by Henry Scarpelli. Mind Over Machine, script by Steve Skeates, art by Henry Scarpelli. Test Your Cool text article Steve Skeates. Captain Costello, script by Steve Skeates, art by Henry Scarpelli; Abbott reads about a Charlton comic "Zen Men" and then falls asleep, dreaming about being a superhero called Captain Costello. Liberty & Go-Go humor page. The Lost Village, script by Steve Skeates, art by Henry Scarpelli; Tarzan parody. Abbott and Costello Pin-Up Poster by Scarpelli. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Henry Scarpelli. Stories by Steve Skeates. Art by Richard "Grass" Green, Henry Scarpelli and Anthony Ferme. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film lives again in an animated cartoon and this tie-in comic. What was supposed to be a kid's comic based on a cartoon inspired by a vaudeville comedy team took a left turn into weirdness, thanks to the late '60s sensibilities of comics scribe Steve Skeates and underground comix legend Richard "Grass" Green. Lou becomes the superhero Captain Costello, but he still can't win Bud's respect. The fellows go out West. Lou builds a robot, but Bud is dubious. A parody of Little Orphan Annie. Early One Morning; Thought for Food; Far Out West; Mountain Man Morgan: Telegraph Trees; The Big Push; Coloring Page; Crime Does Not Pay; Golf of Course; Up Stroke; Too Small; Sign Language Part 1; Little Orphan Riding Hood. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories by Steve Skeates. Art by Tony Tallarico and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film lives again in an animated cartoon and this tie-in comic. Lou's superhero identity Captain Costello battles fiendish Dr. Goldmind and his super-powered cohorts. A horse tries to convince the duo that it's a prize racehorse. Plus a pinup of the cartoon incarnation of Abbott and Costello, along with instructions for making a "skydiver" toy and other activities. Captain Costello; Mixed Up Picture; T.V. or Not T.V.: That's a Question?; Jungle Journey; Ironed Out; Driving Test; A Shaggy Horse Story; How to Make a Skydiver; Boss and Groovey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.90

Art by Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and Ray Grietto. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film lives again in an animated cartoon and this tie-in comic. In a particularly "meta" story and cover, Lou is transported into Charlton's World of Wheels comic book, where he must cope with biker gangs and clouds of dust. Lou tries to fix a water leak. Bud and Lou are part of the pyramid construction crew. Plus activity pages. "Sickle" Pickel; Pyramid Builders; Going Fishing Puzzle; Wisdom Bridge; Water You Doin' Here ?; Water Plug Slug; Nutty Quiz; Doctor Teen; Ringading Circus; A Play on Words. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.25

Art by Frank Johnson, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film lives again in an animated cartoon and this tie-in comic. The boys have mishaps in a donut factory. Nearsighted bloodhound Supersnoot tries to get one over on outlaw Sam Skunk, who uses his terrible smell to rob a Western town. Plus activity pages, and a two-page pin-up featuring jokes like "Give your clothes a fair trial before you hang them." Timber Trouble!; Boom!; Dont Jus Stand There; Time On My Hands; Quiz #49: ICU2; Some Smiles; A Nothing Card; Supersnoot and the Fastest Gun in the West; Donut Nuts; Haunted House Maze! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.