Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) comic books 1954-1956

Cover 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. The boys decide to open up shop in the Central American nation of Costa Guava, and quickly run afoul of the bandit who runs the town. Lou goes to the doctor to find out why he can't stand up straight. Professor Birdbrain thinks he's ready for his trip to Mars, but Mrs. Birdbrain isn't so sure. Tropical Trappers; Teepee Town; Bent, But Not Broke; Man in Uniform; Professor Birdbrain: Space Trip to Mars; Groan and Bear It. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover 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. Detectives Bud and Lou set out to find criminals in the neighborhood, but all they do is annoy the neighbors. Bud tries to convince Lou to marry the mysterious but wealthy Countess of Burponia. Bud and Lou try to sell a suit to a gangster and his girlfriend. Justice Is Done?; Model Man; Super Salesman; Backfire; Clothes Make the Manacle. 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. After surviving a train wreck and a tiger attack, the boys join a traveling circus. They try to help the beautiful ringmaster save her circus from sabotage by minions of the Big Boss, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Plus two joke articles "written" by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, about Lou's career as a boxer. Cut the Clowning!; The Chubby Cyclone; Canvasback Costello. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by N. B. Seymour and others. Art by Charles W. Winter, Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Bud and Lou are accidentally transported back in time to a pirate ship, in a story with some good-girl art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Lou hides out from a loan shark by dressing as a cleaning woman. Caddy Lou has a sudden elevation in status at the country club, after he accidentally hits a hole-in-one on the golf course. Hail, Hail, the Gangplank's Here; Money-Mad; Time Marches On; Justin Tyme; Abbott and Costello in the Soup!; The Biscuit Eater! 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. A talking horse carries Bud and Lou back in time to the age of King Arthur. They must climb Ice Mountain and battle a dragon to save a princess. In another story, Bud wants Lou to marry the horse-faced heiress of the Dowdy-Dudy Ranch. Two Knights in a Daze; Seen But Not Heard; Out in the Baa-aa-aad Land!; Hazy Daisy; Second Childhood; Chew-Chew, Baby; Abbott and Costello Discover America. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Bean. 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 dressed as Napoleon for a masquerade party, Lou is mistaken for an escaped lunatic, then meets the lunatic himself. Lou decides to go into business for himself, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. The boys wear tuxedos for a job and get mistaken for members of high society. Halloween Haul; Lou Meets His Waterloo!; Mummy's the Word; Higher and Hire; High Society; Little Bit: The Soap Box Derby; Home on the Rampage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Bob Bean. Stories by N. B. Seymour 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. Bud gets Lou a job in an opera house as a janitor. But Lou thinks he's been hired for his singing prowess, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. The boys get jobs selling concessions in a football stadium, and soon wind up on the field during a game. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. Uproar at the Opera; Soup to Nuts; It's on the House; Battle of the Bulge; The Quizmaster's Quandary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Lou wants to get back to nature, but the next thing they know, the boys are being chased across a field by an enraged bull. The boys get mixed up with a pair of bank robbers. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to be firefighters. Paradise Postponed; Hay-Hoe Everybody!; Give Till It Hurts; In the Spring a Young Man's Fancy; A Piece of Quietude; Hazy Daisy: Star Struck; On Borrowed Time; Men of Extinction. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Eric Peters. 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 Bud and Lou are touring Europe by bicycle (and in lederhosen), Lou is mistaken for the portly King of Rossitania. Stranded in India after they run out of money, vacationing Bud and Lou run afoul of a rogue elephant. Lou inherits a fortune, but only if he joins the Hoola-Boola tribe, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Technical Kayo; The Unruly Rulers; Miracle Man; Abbott and Costello in India; Look Before You Leap!; The Inheritance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. Halloween Haul; Water, Water, Everywhere; The Model Male; Too Many Dummies; The Lighter Side; Up in the Air; Private Eyes in Public. 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. 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. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. Comedy Column; The Far Far East; Quips and Queries; The Terrors of Turpentine; Lou Flies Off the Handle; Searchez La Femme!; Gag Bag; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. When their clothes are lost at the cleaners, Bud and Lou must get across town to their movie shoot while dressed as Roman centurions. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Roman Around; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover 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. The boys decide to open up shop in the Central American nation of Costa Guava, and quickly run afoul of the bandit who runs the town. Lou goes to the doctor to find out why he can't stand up straight. Professor Birdbrain thinks he's ready for his trip to Mars, but Mrs. Birdbrain isn't so sure. Concerning Costello; Tropical Trappers; Teepee Town; Bent, But Not Broke; Man in Uniform; Professor Birdbrain: Space Trip to Mars; Groan and Bear It. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover 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. Detectives Bud and Lou set out to find criminals in the neighborhood, but all they do is annoy the neighbors. Bud tries to convince Lou to marry the mysterious but wealthy Countess of Burponia. Bud and Lou try to sell a suit to a gangster and his girlfriend. Justice Is Done?; Model Man; Super Salesman; Backfire; Clothes Make the Manacle. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.