Ripley's Believe It or Not (1953 Harvey) comic books 1979 or before

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split. Residue. Water damage. Imminent cover detachment. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic-book based on the popular comic strip featuring oddball facts from around the world. A dream leads to the discovery of America by Europeans. A look at the current and future state of space travel, as of 1953. A lashing saves enslaved Russians, while a Bible rescues a besieged battalion. The "human pin cushion" cover seems to have directly inspired the "Believe It or Don't!" parody in Harvey Kurtzman's Mad (1952 Comic) #23, two years later. A Dream Discovered America; The Real Humpty-Dumpty; Seeing's Not Believing!; The Bible Saved a Doomed Battalion; Outer Space Explored; The Human Pin-Cushion; 100 Lashes Freed 40 Million Russian Slaves. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $13.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic-book based on the popular comic strip featuring oddball facts from around the world. The strange smoking habits of the Palaung women. The unknown true story behind the first Thanksgiving. How horses saved the human race. The Song That Brought Disaster; The Turkey That Caused a Gold Rush; The Name's the Same; A Horse Saved Mankind; Believe It Or Not!; The Story Behind Thanksgiving; The Ghost That Was Worth 120 Million Dollars. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.