Explorer Joe (1951) comic books 1951-1953
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Issue #1
Published Dec 1951 by Ziff Davis.$100.00
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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Art Peddy and Nick Cardy. "Explorer" Joe Thomas, with his sidekick Gadabout, travels the world in search of his missing father. In Africa, Joe follows his father's trail to "the Mountain Which Is Not There, the Ruwenzori, whose majestic glacier-crowned peaks straddle the Equator." Joe ventures into the New Guinea jungles to learn the secret of the Sea Pearl. Joe and Gadabout answer a call for help from Missy Toussaint and find the Fire Opal of Madagascar. Plus the true stories of polar explorers Robert F. Scott, Robert Edwin Peary, and Admiral Richard Byrd. Famous Ships; The Mountains of the Moon; The Sea Pearl; The Smile of Jean Charcot; Robert F. Scott: The Gallant Failure; The Fire Opal of Madagascar; Robert Edwin Peary: Arctic Conqueror; Wild Animals of the Northwest; Admiral Richard Byrd: Arctic Trail Blazer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$250 Explorer Joe #1 (Winter 1951, Golden Age) CGC Graded (6.0) 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 #2
Published Nov 1952 by Ziff Davis.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.
Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and Art Peddy. "Explorer" Joe Thomas, with his sidekick Gadabout, travels the world in search of his missing father. Tracking Viking relics in the frozen north, Joe and Co. encounter Commie spies and a still-living Viking, in a story with art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Joe seeks a missing mountain climber in the Himalayas and gets mixed up in a murder mystery. Explorer Joe follows a rumor that his father has become a Buddhist monk in remote Tibet. Plus a story with early art by Marvel legend Gil Kane and DC legend Carmine Infantino. Painted cover by Norman Saunders has the feel of a classic Doc Savage pulp cover. Eric the Red; Murder in the Himalayas; The Challenge; Top-Secret Polar Mission; The Devil a Monk Would Be. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$40 EXPLORER JOE #2 GOLDEN AGECOMIC Norman Saunders COVER 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.
