Football Thrills (1951) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Sep 1951 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 Bob Powell, Frank Borth, John Prentice, John Mayo and Paul Parker. Famous true tales from football's first century. The story of the Army-Navy Game of 1944 that immortalized Felix "Doc" Blanchard and Glenn Davis as Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside. The life of 1920s football legend Red Grange, in a story with art by Bob Powell. A biography of sports legend Jim Thorpe. Plus one-page biographies of Knute Rockne and other athletes, and fun facts about football. Harold "Red" Grange: The Famous 77; The Touchdown Twins; Jim Thorpe: Greatest Indian Athlete of All Time!; Tommy Touchdown; Gridiron Thrills; Johnny Lujack, The Shoe Filler; Grid Standouts; The Fighting Heart; From Red Grange's Sports Scrapbook. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Sep 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 Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Edd Ashe, and Ed Jon Smalle. Famous true tales from football's first century. American football player and coach Don Hutson. The life of football legend Bronko Nagurski. A biography of kicker Charlie Brickley. Plus one-pagers with puzzles and quizzes about football. Casual Kazamaier of Princeton; The Texas Quarterback Alvin "Bo" McMillin; Nevers Vs. Notre Dame; The Gentle Giant: The Story of Bronko Nagurski; Red Grange's Quarterback Quiz; Don Hutson, the Alabama Antelope; Educated Toe: The Story of Charlie Brickley; Red Grange's Pigskin Puzzlers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
