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Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) comic books 1959 or before

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    Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) #4 PR 0.5
    Published 1944 by Columbia Comics Group.

    Joe Palooka (1942 Columbia) 4 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Near complete spine split. Heavy tearing. Brittle.

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    Cover by Ham Fisher. Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Columbia Comics presents the first comic-book collection of the classic Joe Palooka comic strip, about the adventures of a good-hearted boxer. This issue reprints the WWII strips in which Joe enlists in the military and infiltrates Nazi-held Europe before the Normandy Invasion. Introduction by Ham Fisher offers some behind-the-scenes info on Joe Palooka's entry into the war, and the response to the strip from Free France. Plus a vintage ad for a book on how to identify warplanes from the ground, a hot topic on the home front during WWII. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.