Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) comic books 1951
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Issue #53
$12.00
- Cover detached at one staple.
Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Bill Schreiber, Jack Schiff, and Otto Feuer. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Mutt wants to buy Jeff's horse, so he comes up with a wacky scheme. Mutt gets a television, still a new technology at the time. Mutt and Jeff join a baseball team. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals," with art by Bill Schreiber, and a vintage ad for Walt Disney mini-comics in exchange for Wheaties box tops. Also featuring a PSA about polio, then a national health crisis. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Message to Parents; Sweet Land of Liberty; Blind Singing Starlet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #54
$7.60
- Water damage.
Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jack Schiff, and Otto Feuer. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff pretends to be drowning so he'll be rescued by the pretty lifeguards. In a surreal strip, Mutt and Jeff debate the comic timing of the very comic strip they're in. Jeff describes how to make a Good Gosh Sandwich. Plus a PSA about staying in school. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Lost -- A Free Education!; Teeners in Television. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
