Ögan comic books issue 17

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Gaylord Du Bois, Carl Buettner, Lloyd White, Dan Gormley, H. R. McBride and John Stanley. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story that will have a familiar feel for Kelly fans, Professor Hector Hannibal Horatio Gravy seeks the gang's help in recapturing his tiger Tammany and his lion Lancelot. But when the big cats find their way into Janet's basement, the story takes an adorable turn. Barney Bear inherits ten thousand acres of desert, in an early story by legendary Uncle Scrooge creator Carl Barks. Jerry and Tuffy find a model train and a new way to escape Tom, in a story by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Barney Bear; Our Gang; Flip 'n' Dip; Tom and Jerry; Johnny Mole; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Wuff, the Prairie Dog; Tom the Winner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. House ad for Danger Trail 1, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Dead Man's Beat, pencils by Nick Cardy, inks by Sy Barry. I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers, art by Frank Frazetta. House ad for Feature Films 3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk. The Case of the Phantom Shot casebook mystery. The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers!, art by Allen Ulmer. Casey the Cop ½ page story by Henry Boltinoff. My Beat Is Davey Jones' Locker!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Job Counselor public service announcement, script by jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Win Mortimer. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroya Oku. It seems like every new alien creature the Gantz gang fights is just practice for another, tougher, more demented future alien battle. Every new alien means another crew of newly dead citizens, reborn as alien hunters. Except for those who survive for the next battle. And Kei is the only one who's survived since volume 1. Our immature antihero keeps adding new dimensions to his character, and this volume doesn't spare him a learning experience. Imagine aliens who can transform into anything, including giant flies, elephants, or spitting images of your compatriots. Suffice it to say, this volume begins a scary new chapter in the Gantz story line. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $12.99.

Art and cover by Jimmy Thompson. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue features an adaptation of the popular radio show that sensationalized real-life police cases, one of the first in a long line of radio and TV shows to do so. An illustrated text story rather than straight comics, with illustrations by Thompson ranging in size from full-page to small single panels. 9-in. x 12-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Dell's Large Feature Comic presents comics based on the popular radio series of the era, an influential show based in turn on actual law-enforcement cases. The Lucky Three's luck finally runs out. Howard thinks he's smart, but he's not smarter than the police. Pete Bono and Bo Baxter kidnap one victim too many, then fall asleep at the wrong time. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.