Popular Comics (1936-1948 Dell) 3
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Issue #3
$180.00
View scans- Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.
- Cover and centerfold detached at one staple, 3.5" cumulative spine split (taped) with some splitting through a few wraps, tape on interior cover. Staining on a few interior pages.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Robert Ripley, Frank Willard, Percy Crosby, Hal Forrest, Fontaine Fox, Walter Berndt, Al Smith, Martin Branner, Sidney Smith, Fred Harman, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Carl Ed, Ferd Johnson, Al Posen, Edwin Alger, Gaar Williams, A. W. Nugent, Ed Leffingwell, and Tack Knight. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Temporarily deputized as a federal agent, Dick Tracy tracks Boris Arson across the country when the criminal genius plans to rob six safes in six different states, all at the same time. From the Dick Tracy Sundays, May 5 - 26, 1935. The final battle with the forces of the skull-faced villain draws the attention of the Dragon Lady, who makes a last-minute cavalry charge for Pat and Terry. Tailspin Tommy faces the consequences after he refuses to tell foreign agent Koroloff where the secret hanger is located. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Skippy, The Gumps, Gasoline Alley and Ripley's Believe It or Not. Reg'lar Fellers; Daisybelle; Moon Mullins; Kitty Higgins; Dick Tracy; Skippy; Always Belittlin'; Toonerville Folks; Little Stanley; Smitty; Herby; Gasoline Alley; Ripley's Believe It or Not; Cicero's Cat; Winnie Winkle; Looie; The Gumps; Don Winslow; Bos'n Hal Sea Scout; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Maw Green; Lovey Dovey; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Ella and Her Fella; Jinglet; Ben Webster; Georgie Is the Mama; Mutt and Jeff; Tailspin Tommy; How to Fly; Bronc Peeler; On the Range; A Strain on the Family Tie; Zipper; Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends; Spooky; Terry and the Pirates; Pam; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Little Folks; Baby Sister; Smilin' Jack; Sweeney & Son. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
