Yankee Comics (1941 Armed Service Edition) comic books

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Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Ferd Johnson, Dick Ryan, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Russell Keaton, Jim Tyer, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Numbering continues from Scoop Comics (1941) #3. A digest-sized comics anthology packaged for the U.S. Armed Forces by Harry A. Chesler Features Syndicate (listed as Remington Morse). Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man, and Charles Biro, later one of the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. A rare one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.). Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Foxy Grandpa and Stars and Stripes. Also, text articles about WWII war efforts, including an argument in favor of wartime humor (like Yankee Comics) and a morale-building message to military personnel. Yankee Comics; Belly-Laughs; King Kole; Little Samson; Stars and Stripes; Lonesome Luke; Ace & Deuce; Ima Slooth; Joe McGee; Sick Call; Nutty Fagin; Dot and Dash; Impy; Joe Ticket the Picket; Jack Potts; Tom, Dick and Mary; Private Bill; The Rumor Cycle; Foxy Grandpa; Wacky Rhymes; Riggin Bill; Tough Guy Joe; Wacky Rhymes; Tough Guy Joe; Bad Breaks; Spots; Your Uncle Sam Speaking. 5-in. x 7.5-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.