Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) comic books 1953

Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Well-diggers Bud and Lou go looking for water with a divining rod and enter a house haunted by a sheet-ghost. Detectives Bud and Lou get mixed up with gangster Deadly Ernest and his henchmen Slug and Bullets. While working as aircraft mechanics, the boys accidentally become airborne. Water, Water, Everywhere; Too Many Dummies; Up in the Air; Double Take. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. When their clothes are lost at the cleaners, Bud and Lou must get across town to their movie shoot while dressed as Roman centurions. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find a professor's missing wife, but the professor is an expert on rare gems and his wife is an heiress. The boys become house painters. Cover features good-girl art by an unknown artist. The Far Far East; Gag Bag; The Terrors of Turpentine; Lou Flies Off the Handle; Searchez La Femme!; Comedy Column; Roman Around. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Their clothes are lost while Bud and Lou are in the jungle, searching for the Fountain of Youth. Book collector Bibly O'Phile hires detectives Bud and Lou to find out who stole a rare book from his collection. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Booked for Larceny; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. While on safari, the boys meet jungle girl Tawana, who rescues them from poachers. This story features some good-girl art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find the stolen Jade Idol. So Near and Yet Safari!; The Case of the Idle Idol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Mort Drucker and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. The boys follow beautiful Fifi La Belle into a nightclub, in a story featuring early art from Mort Drucker, who would soon be famous for his movie-star caricatures in Mad magazine. In another Drucker story, barbers Bud and Lou are mistaken for bookies and soon find themselves dodging gangster bullets. Bud convinces Lou to enter the wrestling ring as "Li'l Lou," while Bud as his manager dresses like a nursemaid, complete with blond wig. Cover features good-girl art by an unknown artist. Terror of the Mat; Clipping the Bookies; Night Club Riot; Last Straw; Comedy Column; Gag Bag; The Man Without a Head. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A mad scientist traps Bud and Lou in his rocket on its experimental journey to Mars. They arrive just in time to aid Astra, a native Martian who wears a star-spangled leotard. The Martians are being attacked by Jupiter, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find missing racehorse, a case that requires Lou to dress in a horse costume. About Space; They're Off - and How!!; You're All Wed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Drucker. Stories and art by Mort Drucker and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. The boys find trouble while washing windows outside a modeling studio, in a story featuring early art from Mort Drucker, who would soon be famous for his movie-star caricatures in Mad magazine. In another Drucker story, Bud puts on a gorilla suit to fool Lou, but of course there is a real gorilla on the loose as well. In a fancy French restaurant, the boys work as waiters, but not very well. The Octopus; Pea Soup; The Ape; Gal-Bait; Window Watchers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Eric Peters. Art by Eric Peters and others. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to protect the priceless Hopeless Diamond during a masquerade party. The boys are competing against each other in a painting contest without knowing it. After Private Lou is mistaken for a general, the boys are pursued across an amusement park by spies who look a little like Boris and Natasha. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. The Semi-Private Eyes; The Big Brush-Off!; The Admiral's Darling Daughter; Taken for a Ride!; Top This. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.