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Three Stooges (1953 St. John) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 1

    Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Norman Maurer and Sandy Woolf. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The world's biggest swindler sells the Stooges a firecracker factory, and it's only a matter of time until everything blows sky-high. The Stooges go treasure hunting in the East River. Action girl Jeanie finds trouble on the set when a jealous actress tries to have her eliminated, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Bogus Takes a Beating; Bumps for the Umps; Big Brush Off; Jeanie Steele, Hollywood Stunt-Girl; Bell Bent for Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $800 Three Stooges #1 CGC 7.0 Joe Kubert & Norman Maurer App on 1st Page 1953

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  • Issue #2A
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 2A
    • Residue and staple rust. Glasses detached but present.
    • 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water spotting. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Copy includes original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. A mad scientist tricks the Stooges into test-piloting his rocketship to the moon. The Stooges are hired as store detectives to catch the thief known as The Chimp. Stunt performer Jeanie Steele goes on a location shoot in the jungle and danger follows, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Men in the Moon; Two Drips and a Droop!; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Stunt Girl; Pie-Rates Reward. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #2B
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 2B
    • Water damage.

    Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Norman Maurer. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. A mad scientist tricks the Stooges into test-piloting his rocketship to the moon. The Stooges are hired as store detectives to catch the thief known as The Chimp. Stunt performer Jeanie Steele goes on a location shoot in the jungle and danger follows, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. Men in the Moon; Two Drips and a Droop!; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Stunt Girl; Pie-Rates Reward. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3B
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 3B
    • Top staple removed.

    Does not include original 3-D glasses. Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and others. St. John, pioneer of celebrity comics and 3-D comics, combines the two as Moe, Larry and Shemp leap off the page. Con man Benedict Bogus sells worthless property to the Stooges, telling them it's the site of a gold mine. In another story, Bogus enlists the Stooges in his latest swindle, a circus. The Stooges get locked in a store at closing, on the same night Shnook and his gang are planning a burglary. Plus a vintage ad for the first cartooning course from comics legend and instructor Joe Kubert, offering lessons in creating 3-D comics. Gold in Them Thar Teeth; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus; Magic Page; The Three Stooges. 32 pages, B/W with 3-D effects. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #4
    Three Stooges (1953 St. John) 4

    Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Jeff Michaels and Michael Brand. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The bumbling detectives become involved in a case involving a miniature atomic bomb. Con man Benedict Bogus decides to see a psychiatrist to get at the root of his criminal behavior; unfortunately, he chooses the Stooges. Li'l Stooge accidentally starts a feud with neighborhood kid Spaceball, who just happens to be the captain of the opposing football team. Up and Atom; The Nightmares of Benedict Bogus: Nuts!; The Adventures of Li'l Stooge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.