Comics on Parade (1938) comic books

Add to cart PR 0.5 $65.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and an additional wrap missing, interrupts art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, Robert Dickey, George Lichty, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #9. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Ambushed and thrown overboard, Tarzan is believed dead by Jane, while Tarzan's civilized cousin stands to claim both Tarzan's title and Jane herself. Bathless Groggins has a gadget that will win Slats the race and Judy's hand. But Becky Groggins, in love with Slats, plans to do something desperate. In Wonderland, Alice meets the Caterpillar and tries to control her size changes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen legend Clark Gable. Bucky and His Pals; Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster, All-Star Quarterback; Roads to Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $300.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4366438001

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #3. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan rescues and befriends Sheeta the panther, an act that benefits him after he is captured by hostile tribes, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Bathless Groggins and Sourpuss Boom compete to take Miss Abbie out... at the same time. Looy and Dilbury find a tropical island populated by beautiful women, but they're in trouble when the men of the island return. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Richard Barthelmess. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: At Bat; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $81.00 View scan Interior is complete. 7" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover detached. Water spotting.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Hal Forrest, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, H. E. Homan, Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, Frank N. Ernest, Frank Owen, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 3 #1. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Son of Tarzan spends a year in the jungles with the apes, earning the name Korak, or "killer," in the adaptation of The Son of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Tony Turkle persuades her wealthy father to buy the Crabtree Canneries, a major part of Crabtree Corners' economy. After breaking up with Miss McLovely, Dynamite Dunn is a danger to any who get in the ring with him. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Tailspin Tommy; Tailspin Tommy Model Plans; Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; How It Began; Twice Told Tales; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; The Boomers; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and Gus Mager. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #10. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the iconic pranksters Hans and Fritz and their hapless victim, the Captain. Tiny pirate Captain Bloodshot strands the Captain and the Kids on an island, but that just puts them on the trail of Bloodshot's treasure. Escaping the island, the family sets out to get the treasure before Bloodshot does. But first, they must face... Manny the Sea Monster. The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Hawkshaw the Detective. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Arnie Mossler and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 5 #10. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the hillbilly antics of Al Capp's Li'l Abner. The Angel face-cream advertising agency uses Eric Travers' painting of Daisy Mae as their new image, thinking she's a figment of Travers' imagination. Daisy Mae is ignorant of new newfound fame, even as wealthy Tony Powderly falls in love with her image. But Tony's jealous fiancee Lucretia learns the truth, and plans to get rid of Daisy Mae. Li'l Abner; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; The Young Idea; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $30.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Page missing. Interrupts art and story.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 6 #1. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Wealthy Mrs. Van Goop lets Fritzi use her season pass to the opera, but that doesn't end well. Fritzi gets invited to a neighbor's noisy party, in a strip showcasing Bushmiller's good-girl art. Arguing with another woman at the gym over whether fights are entertainment, Fritzi gets into a fight. Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Bernard Dibble and Ernest Hix. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Phil Fumble is supposed to show Fritzi's friend Toots the town, in a strip showcasing Bushmiller's good-girl art. In another such strip, Phil is keen to take photos of Fritzi at the beach. Bill Bumlin mistakes another boy for his nephew at the train station. Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy; Bill Bumlin; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Ving Fuller and Ernest Hix. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Fritzi learns why you should never dump medications into the water supply, in a strip showcasing Bushmiller's good-girl art. In another such strip, Fritzi has many admirers at the beach. Fritzi attends a "Fashions of the Future" show, allowing Bushmiller to imagine fashions for the years 1950-1970 from a 1940s perspective. Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy; Doc Syke; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Nancy and Sluggo. Cover price $0.10.

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Nancy and Sluggo. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.80 Water damage. Writing (interior and exterior). Staple rust.

Nancy and Sluggo Cover price $0.10.

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Nancy and Sluggo Cover price $0.10.