Punch Comics (Canadian 1947 Superior) comic books 1947
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Issue #20
$4,000.00
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Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl search for Mr. X, who is hypnotizing teens into becoming juvenile delinquents and holdup gangs. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to detect bank robbers inside Zip's Ice Cream Parlor. Johnny on the Spot stumbles on a crooked plot at the horse races; to solve it, he must take the jockey spot himself. Pre-Code action-girl cover featuring Rocketgirl is quite risque for its time. Rocketman; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Laughing At Life; Crime on the Run; Pipp Boys: Three Knights in a Daze; Whiz Crackers; Jungle Town Show Boat; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #21
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Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl, in their last Golden Age appearance, seek The Spider Master, who is abducting disabled people from the streets for nefarious purposes. The Master Key tracks the killer Ramoy, who looks like Sargon the Sorcerer but is just a con man and murderer. After Nazi agents kill his grandfather, a Confederate veteran, John Bailey becomes the Nazi-punching superhero Johnny Rebel. Rocketman: The Spider Master; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny Rebel; The Hamburger Mystery; Crime on the Run; Young Americans; Beating the Tinhorns; Laughing at Life; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #22
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Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Bob McCay, Charles Biro, E. Letkeman, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Dick Ryan. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a sorcerer replaces Dr. Pill in King Morpheus's court, and Nemo must discover his ridiculous secret. The Young Americans visit a farm and run afoul of crooks, who then run afoul of the Young Americans. Also featuring an early humor strip by Charles Biro, later the mind behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Baxter; Pokey Forgets to Remember; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Prehistoric Pete; Murder Mix-Up; Young Americans; Riggin' Bill; Monkey-Shines; Nemo in Adventureland; Gooby-Land; Impy; Punch & Cutey; Facts!; Foxy Grandpa; Winner's Stake. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
