United Comics (1940/1950) comic books

Add to cart FR 1.0 $39.95 or Best Offer View scan Heavy chew to cover edges, staining. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Raeburn van Buren. Numbering continues from Fritzi Ritz (1948) #7. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi models for a mannequin maker, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's ability to draw beautiful women. Notorious bandit Billy the Goat is released from prison after 99 years. He returns to Crabtree Corners to seek revenge on Bathless Groggins, descendant of the sheriff who arrested him, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. And a truly bizarre ad for "Comics on Parade" featuring artist Ernie Bushmiller, and the apparent murders of Nancy and Sluggo! Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi works as an usher for a "follies" show, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's ability to draw beautiful women. Fritzi drinks from the Fountain of Youth and starts growing younger. Bathless Groggins' latest invention is the "super-televisor," a TV that shows images from the past, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fun art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $37.50 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing).

Add to cart PR 0.5 $4.20 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Phil gets a look at Fritzi's glamorous life, as revealed in her diary. Fritzi thinks that Phil is shopping for her birthday, but he's actually working as a window dresser. Fritzi becomes an "attractive nuisance" at the beach, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Bathless Groggins is blackmailed into supporting a soap company, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $49.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Russell Patterson and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi's friends have a "Gay '90s" party, in a strip that shows Bushmiller's design sense. Phil visits an old-time penny arcade. Fritzi figures out how to get Phil to pay for watching her TV, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Bathless Groggins realizes that the voice on a radio quiz show is his old crony in crime, Forked Tongue Freddie, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Mamie; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Russell Patterson, Elsie Hix and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Phil buys a coffee shop under a ski jump. Phil wants to forget Fritzi after a fight, but her image is on every billboard. Bathless Groggins is in trouble after he pledges money he doesn't have to the city pledge drive, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Backup strips include Russell Patterson's Mamie and the Ripley-like Strange As It Seems by Elsie Hix. Fritzi Ritz; Mamie; Abbie an' Slats; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,595.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2051229001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi wants Phil to lose some weight. This issue is noteworthy as being the first comic book (along with Tip Top Comics (1936) #173, published the same month) to reprint Charles Schulz's beloved Peanuts comic strip, then only in its third year. Bathless Groggins is mistaken for his wealthy cousin and loses a poker game with millionaires, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $60.00 View scans Moisture damage.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $109.00 or Best Offer View scan Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi and Phil fall into a cave that is the secret base of a mad scientist! One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Bathless Groggins accidentally drinks a formula that will kill him in 30 days, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $46.50 View scans Moisture damage. Pencil marking.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Phil's not very expert at hiding his girl-watching from Fritzi at the beach. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Charlie Brown gets his toy soldiers all lined up for an attack. Bathless Groggins plans a prank on his wealthy nemesis Hagstone, but Hagstone hopes to use it to get rid of Bathless forever, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $26.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $36.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. 2" Spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $22.00 View scan Advertisement sticker on cover. Staple rust.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Russell Patterson, and Raeburn van Buren. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz and her boyfriend, the bumbling Phil Fumble. Fritzi receives a live goose from her farmer uncle, and it immediately gets loose and runs amuck in the city. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Bathless Groggins promises to do the opposite of his natural impulses, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Mamie; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.