Pride of the Yankees, The (1949) comic books
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Published 1949 by Magazine Enterprises.$305.00
View scansStories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Jenney and Ogden Whitney. The life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig (which also inspired the award-winning film of the same title). Lou Gehrig becomes a champion baseball player for the New York Yankees, before his life is tragically cut short by the nerve disease ALS. A PSA on the Lou Gehrig Memorial Fund. The story of how one player made it to the big leagues. The Pride of the Yankees; A Living Memorial to Lou Gehrig; The Rise of Dave Hudson. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.