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Tip Top Comics (1936) comic books 1939-1941

  • Issue #33
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 33
    • Page oxidation. Slightly brittle.

    Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan must battle the trained lions of Princess Nakonia, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But he is captured and sentenced to death by the king of the lost city. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Fury of '49; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 38
    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well
    • Page 3-7 & 21-23 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE.
    • Label #3989644002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan escapes from the mines and his war against Flint begins anew, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Jim Hardy wonders if Penny Feather is involved with escaped killer Allrat, but he doesn't suspect that she's his sister. Ella Cinders and her brother Blackie accidentally get involved in the feud with the Rutherford clan. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Twisted Timber; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #39
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 39
    • 1/2" spine split from bottom through cover and most wraps.

    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Flint enlists a fighter pilot in his war against Tarzan, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But Tarzan takes to the skies. Jim Hardy closes in on escaped killer Allrat. Hawkshaw the Detective solves mysteries in less than a minute. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; The Emerald Empire; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #52
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 52
    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.

    Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan and Erich are battling the Gigantosaurus, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then, in a moment that would make Ray Harryhausen proud, a T-Rex emerges to battle the Gigantosaurus. After that, Tarzan and Erich explore the mysterious cave that serves as the entrance to a lost world. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Action-packed Tarzan cover by Paul Berdanier. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Four Aces; Ain't Nature Grand; Back Home Again; Can You Beat It?; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 62
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #0276260021

    Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan is aided in calming the elephant stampede by the surprise appearance of his old friend Tantor, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Burne Hogarth. Harlan and Blackie become the owners of a mule, but now they have to decide who gets which half. After a daring escape from the burning pirate ship, Jim, Nancy and pirate captain Sawblood are washed up on a remote island, but their troubles aren't over. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Back Home Again; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #65
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 65
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. 1.5" Internal page tears.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and R. M. Brinkerhoff. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Two-thirds of the Triple Terror are trapped by a gas that "eats all living cells," and only Lectra can save them. Nancy tries on a variety of costumes for a masquerade party. Killer on the run Gat Garson realizes he looks just like Li'l Abner, so he plays a little switcheroo. Mammy and Pappy are bewildered when "Abner" kicks his beloved pig Salomey, and asks for "corn likker." Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #68
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 68
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    • Interior is complete. Extremely brittle pages. Spine split through all wraps.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and R. M. Brinkerhoff. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man, Sa-Gu, and Brother Bright arrive at the Black Castle. There they find the body of Atar, but first they must battle his evil spirit in the form of "black light beams." When thugs try to steal Professor Myte's powerful new explosive formula, The Triple Terror superhero team springs into action. Rich, eccentric, old Hattie Haggle decides to give her fortune to a stranger, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.