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Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 72

  • Issue #72
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 72
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Jack Sparling. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. A Bill Mauldin-like buddy-soldier tale that takes place during the Korean Conflict. Joe Palooka, Bateese and Jerry fight alongside the French Underground during World War II, in a story with a possible art assist from Fisher's assistant, future Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp. Plus a year-by-year history of World War II. The Target; Medal For Mary Ann; Even the Children!; The Story of World War II! 1941; Kill...Then Cry!; Rendezvous. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.