Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy TPB (1987-1992) The Complete 1924-1943 comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1924-1925!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Born in 1901 in Abilene, Texas, Royston Crane's creation Wash Tubbs was launched on Monday, April 21, 1924. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs was a small fellow with big spectacles who quickly emerged as a slang-slinging, girl-chasing opportunist. Soon Tubbs would be joined by Captain Easy the classic soldier of fortune. Easy was a wanderer, boxer, cook, aviator, seaman, explorer, and soldier. Gil Kane, before an audience at the San Diego Comic Convention once stated that Superman and Batman were both comparable to Easy. Volume 1 (1924-1925) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash heads to the South Seas in search of buried treasure. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd or later printing. "1924-1925!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Born in 1901 in Abilene, Texas, Royston Crane's creation Wash Tubbs was launched on Monday, April 21, 1924. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs was a small fellow with big spectacles who quickly emerged as a slang-slinging, girl-chasing opportunist. Soon Tubbs would be joined by Captain Easy the classic soldier of fortune. Easy was a wanderer, boxer, cook, aviator, seaman, explorer, and soldier. Gil Kane, before an audience at the San Diego Comic Convention once stated that Superman and Batman were both comparable to Easy. Volume 1 (1924-1925) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash heads to the South Seas in search of buried treasure. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1925-1927!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist is back for more fun and adventure. Volume 2 (10/22/25-05/28/27) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash heads out on the open road and ventures to Cozy Gulch, the wildest town in the Wild West, and also finds time to join the circus. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1927-1928!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist is back for more fun and adventure. Volume 3 (1927-1928) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash and Gozy Gallup battle Mexican bandits and Wash meets his arch-nemesis Bull Dawson for the first time. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1928-1930!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist is back for more fun and adventure. Volume 4 (1928-1930) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash and Gozy leave Africa to escort princess Jada home only to wind up in the royal dungeon. Here Wash meets his future lifelong partner in adventure, the boxer, cook, aviator, seaman, explorer known as Captain Easy. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1930-1931!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 5 (1930-1931) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash and Easy are shipwrecked on an island where they battle headhunters. They return to the USA by way of the Louisiana bayous. Also, witness the return of Bull Dawson. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1931-1932!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 6 (1931-1932) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash meets Rip O'Day the "fightin'est man around" then re-teams with Easy and they stowaway on a convict ship. They are captured but soon make a daring escape and take command of a machine-gun company in the midst of a revolution. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1932-1933!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 7 (1932-1933) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Easy's own solo adventures premiere and Crane treats his audience with breathtaking landscapes, hordes of crazed warriors, and scores of harem girls. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1933-1934!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 8 (1933-1934) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Ron Goulart. Wash and Easy spend time in a haunted mansion, galloping across the Wild West, investigating a murder mystery, and still find time to return to Kandelabra. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "1934-1935!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 9 (1934-1935) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash and Easy have fun with the millionaire Horatio Boardman, until they learn Kandelabra is on the brink of war. Meanwhile, in Easy's solo-strip the good Captain embarks on a quest for underwater treasure and encounters pirates and perils aplenty. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "1935-1936!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 10 (1935-1936) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash and Easy are joined by Lulu Belle, circus strong woman, and they venture into Mexico to the town of El Hoyo where fights and murder are commonplace. Meanwhile in Easy's solo strip he disgraces Count Heyloff and defeats Nikky Escota and his bandits. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "1936-1937!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 11 (1936-1937) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Out of money, Wash and Easy join the circus and Lulu Belle gets married. While in Easy's own strip, the adventurer is captured only to be rescued by pigs and then heads for America. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "1937!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 12 (1937) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash and Easy are dropped into the middle of the jungle where they must contend with mosquitoes, snakes, crocodiles, and cannibals. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "1938!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 13 (1938) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash decides to tie the knot, or does he? Plus, Wash and Easy venture to the Orient. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "1938-1939!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 14 (1938-1939) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash attempts to win back the hand of Carol McKee. Plus, Wash and Easy must stay one step ahead of a gang of cut-throat pirates, the affections of Amazon Bessie, and the enemies of their pet swink. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "1939-1940!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 15 (1939-1940) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash and Easy are threatened by the Zwigis tribe of the Andes, and then they bum a ride on a train and wind up in jail. There they meet the ventriloquist Lonnie Plunkett and pull off the most unusual escape ever. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "1940-1941!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 16 (1940-1941) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. Wash and Easy rescue Ginger Nelson and the largest diamond in the world. Then, with the help of Lulu Belle, they fend off Theresa the butcher girl, a group of tigers, and the Wolf-Girl of Ghost Lake. Meanwhile in Easy's solo strip, the Captain joins the FBI and discovers a scheme to wreck havoc on the country's defense program. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "1941-1942!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 17 (1941-1942) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by George Crawbuck. While Wash struggles with married life, Easy continues his adventures as a special agent for the FBI. Plus Lulu Belle tracks Wolf-Girl in the big city and Bull Dawson returns. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.95.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "1942-1943!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist and soldier of fortune Captain Easy are back for more fun and adventure. Volume 18 (1942-1943) reprints Crane's classic comic strips. This is it, the Grand Finale for Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy as Crane went on to Buz Sawyer. World War II is in full bloom as the adventure spans from Europe to Asia. Plus, Captain Easy and Lulu Belle capture drug smugglers. Softcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 242 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.