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Joe Palooka comic books issue 4

  • Issue #4
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 4
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

    Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited), Vic Herman and A.W. Nugent. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Wounded after parachuting into Nazi-held Yugoslavia, Joe joins forces with freedom-fighting guerrillas. Action-girl Nada tends his wounds, but then accidentally shoots his war buddy Jerry, who was disguised as a Nazi. Surprise Attack; One-Man Battle; The Triangle; Disaster Strikes; Farewell to Friends; Dugout Skullduggery; Joe Palooka Meets the Colonel's Daughter; Ticket To Disaster; Jerry Finds a Treasure; Box Seats For Two; Cartoon Laughs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) 4
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Brittle. Centerfold detached. Water damage.

    Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Columbia Comics presents the first comic-book collection of the classic Joe Palooka comic strip, about the adventures of a good-hearted boxer. This issue reprints the WWII strips in which Joe enlists in the military and infiltrates Nazi-held Europe before the Normandy Invasion. Introduction by Ham Fisher offers some behind-the-scenes info on Joe Palooka's entry into the war, and the response to the strip from Free France. Plus a vintage ad for a book on how to identify warplanes from the ground, a hot topic on the home front during WWII. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $81 Joe Palooka #4 1st Series WWII Cover Story FRENCH RESISTANCE 1944 GOOD

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  • Issue #4
    Joe Palooka (2012 IDW) 4

    Cover by Kevin Colden (W) Mike Bullock (A) Fernando Peniche The saga of fast rising MMA fighter Joe Palooka continues as he travels to exotic and dangerous Hong Kong. Joe seeks to make a name for himself as a fast-rising MMA star-while clearing his name since he's wanted for murder back home in Southern California. Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #4RI
    Joe Palooka (2012 IDW) 4RI

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    Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Jace McTier (W) Mike Bullock (A) Fernando Peniche The saga of fast rising MMA fighter Joe Palooka continues as he travels to exotic and dangerous Hong Kong. Joe seeks to make a name for himself as a fast-rising MMA star-while clearing his name since he's wanted for murder back home in Southern California. Cover price $6.00.

  • Issue #4
    Joe Palooka (Dave Clark) Fanzine 4

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    Issue #4. Reprinting Joe Palooka's daily strips from April 9, 1945 through October 11, 1945. Ham Fisher's boxer was one of the most patriotic newspaper strip characters during the war. Horizontal format even though the issue is saddle-stitched along the 11-in. side. 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 81 pages, black and white.