Private Buck Large Feature Comic (1941) comic books

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Cover by Clyde Lewis. Stories and art by Clyde Lewis. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints the military strip Private Buck by Clyde Lewis. The hapless, childlike but cheerful Pvt. Buck (a play on "buck private") delivers military-themed humor, such as the uniform that fits Private Buck like a tent. Buck launches a campaign against the camp cook. Buck confuses a mine with a bowling ball. One-panel gags provide slices of life in uniform during the 1940s; most of these strips predate the US entry into WWII. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.