Lance O'Casey (1946) comic books 1938-1955

Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Carl Hodges. Seafaring hero Lance and his buddy Mike get their own series after a long run in Whiz Comics. Lance tracks modern-day pirates to their secret island headquarters. At the South Pole, Lance and Mike battle the hairy Ice People to save Princess Elaine and the Rainbow People. The Jolly Roger; Only a Game; The Land of the South Pole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Rod Reed. Seafaring hero Lance and his buddy Mike get their own series after a long run in Whiz Comics. Lance learns that beautiful Donna is actually a British spy, and Haroun Al Raschid is a Nazi agent in disguise. Trapped on a native island in the South Pacific by Axis forces, Mike and Lance must dress as women to avoid becoming a cannibal entree. Plus a vintage ad for Captain Marvel merch, including a Capt. Marvel statuette, Mary Marvel pin, and Jughead-style Captain Marvel hat. The Sacred Horn of Allah; Report of an Enemy Agent; Skipper McGee; The Vitamin Queen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker, Otto Binder, Ezra Jackson and Howard Boughner. Seafaring hero Lance and his buddy Mike get their own series after a long run in Whiz Comics. Lance lands on an uncharted island where time has not moved on and everyone dresses and acts like it's medieval England, complete with knights in armor. Mike and Lance find an Axis ammo dump, and promptly get captured. In their weirdest adventure yet, Mike and Lance wash up on an island populated by Aztec survivors who wear zoot suits and talk in 50s-style jive. Plus a vintage PSA for fire safety that predates Smokey the Bear. King of the Cannibals; Kanvasback Kenny Draws Attention; The Adventures of the Daze and Knights; Judge Smudge; Operation Hot Foot; Monster of the Deep; The Spanish Galleon; Pee Wee Pete Finds a Job; The Jungle Jive Cats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Gilbert Costa. Seafaring hero Lance and his buddy Mike get their own series after a long run in Whiz Comics. Lance meets Marani, who comes from an island where everyone is aging rapidly due to a "curse." A woman hires Mike and Lance to find her father on Bongi Atoll, where the toughest sailors fear to land. Blown off course to Tabu Island, Mike and Lance encounter pirates, ghosts and strange statues. The Curse of Age; Chippy Chipmunk; The Leopard Men of Bongi Atoll; Sherlock the Monk; Why Fight Promoters Don't Smile; Benny and Fuzzy; The Queer Secret of Tabu Isle. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.