GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis) 37

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scan 1" spine split from top of comic. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $165.00 or Best Offer View scan 3/4" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Mort Drucker, Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Vic Martin, and Mike Suchorsky. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Weepy gets a "Dear John" letter from Mabel, in a story with art by future MAD legend Mort Drucker. Pvts. Windy and Whitey are asked to escort the Sarge's gorgeous sister, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. Joe tells an Americanized fairy tale to some Korean kids, in a fanciful tale with wacky art by Mike Suchorsky. Painted cover with bondage elements by Clarence Doore. Private Dopey: A Good Lesson; Go, Go, Goooooo!; Dear Gertrude; Adventures in Wonderland; The Yardbirds: The Secret Lover; The L Bomb; You'll Never Get Rich. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.