Buster Brown Comic Book (1945-1956 Brown Shoe Co.) comic books 1945
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Issue #4
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by John Giunta, Henry Kiefer and August M. Froehlich, plus a possible contribution by Frank Frazetta. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. A Persian boy becomes caught up in magic and intrigue after he frees a princesss fiance from a genies curse; Adventurer Chad and his Polynesian sidekick Kala seek sunken treasure in the South Pacific; plus the Smilin Ed song If I Could Have My Wishes. Although there are no art credits, some sources indicate the genie story was inked by Frank Frazetta. The Leathern Cord of Magic; If I Could Have My Wishes; Mysterious Treasure; Dude Ranch Desperado. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: Due to paper rationing during World War II, this issue is rare compared to other issues in the series. As per the cover blurb, "Sorry! This book has no heavy cover because of paper shortage!" the cover is newsprint rather than the typical heavier slick stock found of all other issues in the series.
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Issue #5
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.$7.80
Stories by Hobart Donovan, Dan Barry and Ed McConnell. Art by Fred Kida and Dan Barry. Cover by Fred Kida. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, featuring art by Tarzan and Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. A Native American boy nurses a wounded colt back to health; The daughter of an Egyptian cat trainer overhears a plot against the pharaohs life; plus the Smilin Ed song Grandpa Can Fix It! Historical footnote: Like issue #4, this issue had a plain-paper cover due to WWII paper rationing. Red Sun; Grandpa Can Fix It!; Daughter of the Pyramids; Black Ivory. 32 pages, Full Color.
