Syndicate Features comic books issue 1

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,500.00 View scans Restored: B1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #4753147005

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Coming of Samson, art by Alex Blum; vs. Thorga (intro). The Arrival of Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks. Origin of the Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. Captured By Skomah, script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy]; Space Smith and Dianna are captured by the mad Martian scientist Skomah and his Imp Men, but make good their escape. The U. S. A. Invaded!! starring Yank Wilson, script and art by Jack Farr. Into the Fourth Dimension starring Flick Falcon, art by Don Rico. At the Bottom of the Sea starring Sub Saunders, art by Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold). Art by Lou Fine and Lee Harris. Cover by Lou Fine. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame tracks a series of murders and robberies to the weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, who have escaped from their remote island; Crooked contractors use shoddy materials that cause homes and buildings to collapse, so The Flame cuts through red tape by going after the contractors himself. The Origin of the Flame, Retold; Invasion of the Kikoos; The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass; The Construction Racketeers; The Atomic Generator; Raiders of the Deep. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written and illustrated by Ad Carter. 8.5" x 11", 16 pages, PC/PB&W

1st Printing. Stories, art and cover by W.B. Park. A collection of animal-related one-panel cartoons by W.B. Park. The format and humor may be similar to Gary Larson's Far Side, but Park has a sense of demented whimsy all his own. Unassuming humans encounter attacking bunnies, brawling fleas, militant kittens, egomaniacal goldfish, mountain-climbing cows, ballooning elephants, a peeping tomcat, a hamster SWAT team, and a lumberjack beaver. 5-in. x 8 1/2-in., 126 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

2nd and later printings. Stories, art and cover by W.B. Park. A collection of animal-related one-panel cartoons by W.B. Park. The format and humor may be similar to Gary Larson's Far Side, but Park has a sense of demented whimsy all his own. Unassuming humans encounter attacking bunnies, brawling fleas, militant kittens, egomaniacal goldfish, mountain-climbing cows, ballooning elephants, a peeping tomcat, a hamster SWAT team, and a lumberjack beaver. . 5-in. x 8 1/2-in., 126 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

64-page Edition. An official Beatles magazine containing a color edition re-telling of the cartoon film "Yellow Submarine" as well as several Beatles articles and photographs. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W and Color Cover price $0.60.

48-page Edition. An official Beatles magazine containing a color edition re-telling of the cartoon film "Yellow Submarine" as well as several Beatles articles and photographs. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W and Color

This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (50c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.50.

King Features Syndicate Greeting card featuring characters from Charles "Doc" Kuhn's "Grandma" Art by Charles "Doc" Kuhn. 5-in. x 6-in., full color.

1951 King Features Greeting Card featuring Jungle Jim. Art by Paul Norris. 5-in. x 6-in., full color

1st printing.

Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard! ...there are simply too many to list because King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any newspaper syndicate, even as it continues to lead the way into the digital age and beyond.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

1st printing.

King Features has had a more illustrious and long-lasting history than any other newspaper syndicate, even as it leads the way into the digital age and beyond. Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard! There are simply too many to list! From the earliest days, when William Randolph Hearst first added cartoons to his newspapers, comic strips have had a profound impact on popular culture. With the consolidation of Hearst's various distribution channels in November 1915, King Features was born. A century later, the world's largest syndicate leads the way into the 21st century and beyond.

Nominated for two 2016 Eisner Awards: Best Comics-Related Book and Best Publication Design!

Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 288 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $39.99.

King Features Syndicate Greeting card featuring Mandrake the Magician. 5-in. x 6-in., full color.

1st printing - Hal Foster story and art. Hardcover 7-in. x 8-in. Full Color.

Spring 1957. Sensational crime and detective stories. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

King Features Syndicate Greeting card featuring the characters from Dudley Fisher's "Right Around Home" Art by Dudley Fisher. 5-in. x 6-in., full color.

"Thanx to Henry A. Manka" Mutoscope card featuring a "They'll Do it Every Time" strip by Jimmy Hatlo. 5 1/4-in. x 3 1/4-in., full color. NOTE: Due to the trimming process used some cards are not numbered.