Bringing Up Father comic books issue 9

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"9th series." Comic strip reprints from 1925. 9.75-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 48 pages; card stock covers; no cover price. Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.

Cover by George McManus. Stories and art by George McManus. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints the Bringing Up Father daily strip from June 27, 1937 to Dec. 19, 1937. Famed for its intricate artwork and disastrous domestic relationship, Bringing Up Father, also known as Maggie and Jiggs, follows sweepstakes winner Jiggs and his social-climbing wife Maggie as they deal with their newfound wealth in their own ways. Jiggs is so ashamed of walking his wife's little dog that he hides it under a box when his friend walks by. But when Fifi the dog goes missing, Maggie goes into full bereavement mode until Jiggs can find a way to get it back. Jiggs discovers the drawbacks of the "new" photography craze. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.