Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines (1951) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1951 by Toby Press.$77.00
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Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Steve Bobb and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. A look at basic training for the US Marines during the post-WWII era, as Monty goes through the process.When a corrupt native leader uses a ceremonial mask to intimidate with threats of magic, Monty decides two can play that game. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a vintage ad for Orange Crush featuring Li'l Abner and the Shmoo. Boots; The Devil's Mask; Monty Hall Meets Murder; The City of Flame; Pin-Up Pete. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Issue #2
Published Oct 1951 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and others. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie are tasked with safeguarding female war correspondent Randy Bailey on her trip to the front in Korea. Monty, Tex and Canarsie must parachute behind enemy lines in an attempt to destroy the Inchon dam. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art. Monty Hall and the Girl Photographer; Guerilla Fighter; Tex Finds a Pal!; The Bull Session; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Dec 1951 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie accompany an intelligence officer to investigate reports of an epidemic among enemy troops. Canarsie is assigned to an experimental unit using helicopters, then still a new concept in warfare. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present three full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. This issue's pin-ups focus on women in sports. Danger Below!; The Flying Mare; Up Front with the Marines; Prisoner of War; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Feb 1952 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie have a sweet gig accompanying a USO troupe, but Canarsie has to go and get personal with the main star. Tex chafes at taking young new recruits on a mock patrol, but then things get real. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. This edition of Pin-Up Pete, with its "Willie and Joe"-style grunts in foxholes, might be the best one yet. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Captain Narsty," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Show Business; Tex and the Jerk Patrol; From the Halls of Montezuma...; ...To the Shores of Tripoli!; The Puzzle of the Golden Idol!; Hail, Canarsie, the Conquering Hero!; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Apr 1952 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. The son of a legendary Marine tries to follow in his father's bootsteps. Monty and a pilot are shot down over enemy lines, and must make their way back to safe territory. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. This issue's pin-ups focus on working women of the factory, including Pauline the Painter, who resembles Rosie the Riveter in lipstick. Call of Courage; Behind Enemy Lines!; The Big Brain; Tell It to the Marines; Pin-Up Pete: One Hunnert Percent Female!!! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published Jun 1952 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie are pinned down by enemy fire during a mission to a Red airbase. Monty, Tex and Canarsie help an old buddy whose impending wedding is threatened by a rogue tiger near his village, but it turns out there is more going on. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Skirmish with Death; The Wild Tiger Hunt; A Couple of Real Pals; Shore Leave Can Be Murder; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #7
Published Aug 1952 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Vic Herman and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie find danger after they are assigned to observe an atom-bomb test. Monty, Tex and Canarsie discover a sinister plot during a leave on a ski resort. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. The Fireball Express; Peace, Its Wonderful; Avalanche Ambush; It Takes a Marine; Pin-Up Pete; Gwendolyn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8
Published Oct 1952 by Toby Press.$10.00
- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Glued tears on front cover .
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie find themselves helping a tank unit that's stuck in the mud of Korea. Monty, Tex and Canarsie get to see things from another angle when they're assigned to be drill instructors for a group of Marine recruits. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present four full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a tale from the Korean front by Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts, a "Marine Corps Correspondent." Tanks a Million; You're a Leatherneck Now; Canarsie and the Minnie Marines; Action on Hill 271; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$25 MONTY HALL OF THE U.S. MARINES #8 - OCT. 1952 - FAIR COND. Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #9
Published Dec 1952 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. Monty, Tex and Canarsie try to rescue a paratrooper stuck in a tree behind enemy lines. Monty, Tex and Canarsie find danger when they visit a Wild West show while on leave. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present three full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a tale from the Korean front by Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts, a "Marine Corps Correspondent." Feather Fight; The Big Rhubarb; Assignment for Danger; Short Timer; Pin-Up Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Feb 1953 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Mel Keefer and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. An embedded war correspondent causes trouble for a Marine squad, until a minefield and a captive village offer him the chance to be a hero. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present three full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. Plus a tale from the Korean front by Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts, a "Marine Corps Correspondent." The Little Black Book; The Vial of Death; Henry the Fighting Leatherneck; Mabel and the Snorkel; The Lord of the Forbidden Interior; Pin-Up Pete. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
Published Apr 1953 by Toby Press.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mel Keefer. Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Mell Lazarus and Jack Sparling. US Marine Monty Hall (no relation to the game-show host) fights for America during the Korean War. While guarding Korean POWs on Monju Island, Monty gets a message from one who says he's a deep-cover agent...but is he really? Monty has some explaining to do after he loses his dog tags while taking a swim. Marine "Pin-Up Pete" discusses women he has known, an excuse to present three full-page pin-ups featuring good-girl art by Jack Sparling. A unique episode of Pin-Up Pete, this one combines cheesecake poses by Jack Sparling with a comic story in Mell Lazarus' distinctive style. Plus a tale from the Korean front by Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts, a "Marine Corps Correspondent." Monju Island; The Swat Parade; The Case of the Missing Dog-Tags; Targets for a Tank; The Lieutenant Is Chicken; Big Mike; Pin-Up Pete. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
