Best of the Tribune Company (1985) comic books 1984-1986
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Issue #1
Published 1985 by Dragon Lady Press.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.
On Stage. Stories, art and cover by Leonard Starr. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Chicago Tribune's syndicate. On Stage featured backstage drama in the life and loves of actress Mary Perkins, as her rising career takes her to New York, Hollywood and beyond. Reprints the Mary Perkins, On Stage daily strip from January 12 to May 23, 1958 and June 25 to September 16, 1961. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published Oct 1985 by Dragon Lady Press.$4.49
Dick Tracy. Stories by Max Collins. Art by Rick Fletcher and Dick Locher. Cover by Joe Staton. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Chicago Tribune's syndicate. This issue focuses on the later days of Chester Gould's classic crime strip, when it was written by legendary crime writer Max Collins. Reprints the Dick Tracy daily strip from May 14 to August 25, 1982 and December 25, 1983 to April 29, 1984. Also featuring an introduction by Max Collins. The Modern Adventures of a Classic Cop; Dick Tracy Meets Splitscreen; The Land of Plenty; Rogues' Gallery & Crimestoppers Textbook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published 1985 by Dragon Lady Press.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.
Tales of the Green Beret. Stories by Jerry Capp (credited as Robin Moore). Art and cover by Joe Kubert. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Chicago Tribune's syndicate. This issue features Tales of the Green Beret, the war strip created by author Robin Moore and legendary artist Joe Kubert. Set during the Vietnam War, it helped create a vogue for the special-forces soldiers called Green Berets. Reprints the Tales of the Green Beret daily strip from May 26 to September 17, 1967 in a sideways format, 2 to a page. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 1986 by Dragon Lady Press.$7.00
$4.00
Little Orphan Annie. Stories, art and cover by Harold Gray. Dragon Lady Press reprints classic comic strips from the Chicago Tribune's syndicate. This issue features the adventures of Harold Gray's indefatigable kid hero and her beloved blank-eyed supporting cast, including Daddy Warbucks, Punjab and the Asp, and of course Sandy. Reprints the Little Orphan Annie daily strip from September 3, 1945 to February 9, 1946 in a sideways format, 3 to a page. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Thrilling Adventure Strips (1986) #5. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
