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Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 87

  • Issue #87
    Master Comics (1940 Fawcett) 87
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects Lion-Hearted Leo and Bulletman stories). 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Tape. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Charlie Tomsey, Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman battles teens gone wrong or "juvenile delinquents," a hot topic in the 1940s and '50s. Nyoka tries to keep the Lion Hunters Club from killing, or being killed by, lions. Radar the superspy faces an enemy that seems to be invading aliens from another world, in his final appearance. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Root of Evil!; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: The Lion Hunters' Club!; Bulletman: The Juvenile Delinquents; Vacuum Bloobstutter and the Burglars; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Short Voyage; Lion-Hearted Leo, the Animal Trainer: Monkey Business; Radar: The Invaders from Space! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.