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Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Art Cappello, Don Sherwood, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Vikki fears that if she makes out with Bob on their date, he'll never call her again, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Marie wonders why David hasn't called when he said he would. Charlton's romantic hippie hero, Jonnie Love, finds a girl crying on the beach and serenades her with his guitar. Then he winds up fighting for her honor, in a story with early art by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Plus a pin-up of the cast of the 1970s TV series The Partridge Family. Stay Out of My Life!; Pleasant Mistake; Just Jeanette; A Time to Goof; Jonnie Love: Hour of Despair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Frank Bolle, Fred Himes, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Charlton's romantic hippie hero, Jonnie Love, helps Gina, who wants to hang out with "wild" kids like Ozzie but isn't prepared for the consequences. Alan's girlfriend goes out with Lou for a change of pace, and quickly realizes she should have stayed with Alan. Redheaded Jan goes all out to attract Ward's attention, in a story with plentiful good-girl art by Fred Himes. And a pin-up of Dave Madden, who played agent Reuben Kincaid on The Partridge Family. Stay Out of My Heart!; What Must I Do?; Just Jeannette; Jonnie Love: Where the Action Is! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

A Hollywood starlet discovers the truth about love after a tragic accident. Art by Hy Rosen and Joe Kubert. Other stories and cover by Matt Baker, one of the few African-American Golden Age artists. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Mack's car breaks down at just the right time to ruin Janet's reputation at school, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, jewelry-store clerk Drucie pulls a fast one at work so she can date wealthy Clark, but she should have stuck with working-class mechanic Sandy. Louella's reputation is ruined after she's kicked out of school for kissing her boyfriend in the hallway. Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon; Could I Live Down My Past?; I Had a Love Debt; Love Made Me an Outcast; Our First Date Became a Campus Scandal; I Forfeited My Right to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bernard Sachs and others. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Chuck is worried about what Pat will do while he's overseas with the military. Joan is working as a tutor for wealthy Barbara, and falls for Barbara's goofy brother Jack. After her father's death, Margaret resists the efforts by her stepmother Anna to curtail her wild dating life and move to New York. Stunning beachwear cover by Baker. No Trust in My Love; I Wanted a Good Time; My Lesson in Love; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; Someone to Look Up To; The Man I Really Wanted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Another Universe.com Exclusive Edition cover by Tony Daniel. An Image Comic (W/A) Tony Daniel (Color) Drew At last! Gozza, the child supermonster, has found what he was looking for...the "Tenth power". The only problem is that he didn't want to BE the power, he just wanted control of it. Now he must play the role of master and servant to the power which sets up the next mini-series of hit comic, "The Tenth". Some of Rhazes Darkk's other beasts see Gozza as a threat now and they'll stop at nothing to contain him. Blackspell, the living Labyrinth, sets loose the Twisted 3 from his evil depths to track Gozza. Also, see for the first time ever the release of a brand new supermonster... Strych-9! Meanwhile, back on campus, Esperanza explores the possibility that she is a creation of Rhazes Darkk , too! Espy, Zorina and the Tenth free Victor and seek out the truth from Director Jaffe, but they soon learn that there's more to Jaffe than they once thought! Is Jaffe really working for the Darkklon Corporation, the CIA, or a new breed of terrorists??! Just who is Sam Jaffe? Find out in this first of four issues of The Tenth: Evil's Child! Created, penciled and written by Tony Daniel, stunning visual effects and colors by Drew!

A Night at the Fights! starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. Can Ya Tie That? starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. Shocking Shopping! starring Rusty. Quiet Saturday Afternoon text story. Where's Skidsy's Hair? starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. The Big Breeze! starring Powerhouse Pepper, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Psychology for Skidsy starring Tessie the Typist, script and art by Morris Weiss. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Deserted Village, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The kids get away from the neighbors by going to the beach. Betty and Veronica ad. Kniht? Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Balance of Power, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Teddy tries to set Bingo up by getting him to balance two of Samson's prized glasses. Trick Knee one-page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story by Joe Edwards. Tease for Two, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Samson and Willie spend the afternoon arguing across a fence. Flaming Nuisance, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Joe Edwards; Samantha and Teddy heckle Bingo when he tries to make a point about the United States. Bingo pinup, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo. Teddy Takes a Tumble, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Teddy shows off his gymnastic moves to humiliate Bingo. Dear Bingo & Samantha advice column. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Brian Reber, Rahsan Ekedal (W) Matt Hawkins (A) Rahsan Ekedal (CA) Brian Reber, Rahsan Ekedal Genius slacker Dr. David Loren outsmart the government, the military, and the all of the brightest minds in science to escape the think tank he used to call his home and his job. But his tropical retreat isn't as secluded as he would hope! Cover price $3.99.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer and Joe Kubert. St. John, a pioneer of celebrity comics, puts Moe, Larry and Shemp on the four-color page. The Stooges are hired to run a creepy old mansion, but hillbilly squatters decide to scare them out of the house by dressing like ghosts. A parody of the comic strip Bringing Up Father features a script by comics legend Joe Kubert. Con man Benedict Bogus somehow gets roped into getting married for real, and only the Stooges can get him out of it. The Stooges go to work at a barber shop, and hair hilarity ensues. And an ad for the "Scholart Institute," one of Kubert's first attempts at comics art instruction, preceding the Joe Kubert School by two decades. Fluke Spook; Saggy and Figgs: Bringin' Up Mamma; Bogus Takes a Bride; The Three Stooges. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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(W) Jeff McClelland (A) Pietro, Duane Redhead (CA) Duane Redhead This FCBD, NEC Press offers fans---both old and new!---a FULL-COLOR 32-page comic book with an ALL-NEW FULL-LENGTH Tick story! Plus exciting all-new backup features as well. "A Day at the Beach" starts out innocently enough for The Tick, Arthur, Bumbling Bee & their friends---until The Tick encounters an invasion force from under the sea! A story sure to be enjoyed by existing Tick fans as well as suitable to introduce new readers to the world of The Tick and his cohorts!

Standard cover. Last issue, The Tick decided he didn't need a super-hero mentor, especially one who would go so far as to license a comic book under his name! In this issue, Mentor plots revenge against his 'turncoat' protégé! Mentor and his contracted super-hero flunkies do battle against The Tick and Arthur in a weird hallucinogenic world where The Tick and his pal have been transformed into media superstars! Cover price $3.95.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and others. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. A nerd doesn't like getting sand kicked in his face at the beach, in a story that reads like one of those Charles Atlas ads expanded to 10 pages. In another beach-centric story, a woman falls for the handsome lifeguard who rescued her. Plus romantic advice. The Beachie Bleachie, and the Creep; Love Is Forbidden Here; Just Jeannette; He's Not For Me . 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Nestor Olivera. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Colletta. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. Laura is obsessed with getting married, which causes her dates to disappear quickly. Annie and Jay have a summer romance at camp, but will it last when they get back to the city? Plus romantic advice. For Which Lucky Man?; Anne and the Animal; Just Jeannette; The Trouble with Annie! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Hugo Di Benedetto, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. Barbara is determined not to be pushed around by men, even if she has to personally explain it to every man in L.A. After giving her savings to her boyfriend, a woman has doubts about him, in the imaginatively titled "I Paid Cash for My Broken Heart." Plus romantic advice from the 1960s. Trophy Catch; One Life, One Love; Canteen Corner; I Paid Cash for My Broken Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Leandro Sesarego. Stories and art by Leandro Sesarego, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. Norma falls for Dave, the handsome man who rescues her from a couple of guys harassing her on the beach. A woman wonders if she's Ms. Right, or just Ms. Right Now, in a story showcasing the fashion of the early 1970s. Plus romantic advice. Climate for Kissing; Dont Break His Heart; Just Jeannette; In Safe Keeping. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Demetrio. Stories by unknown. Art by Demetrio, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown. Featuring: "If You Love Him - Let Him Go"; "He Will Be Mine"; and "My Lonely Heart"! Plus: Find-a-Word activity page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Written by Ai Ijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. The lovely Miss Ai and her movie-making friends are off on a new round of adventures, this time traveling into the future. It's Yo-ho-ho and a battle of wills, as Ai and friends flash forward to the year 3994 and land on a vessel commanded by a handsome rogue who sails the oceans that now cover most of the world! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was never like this! The beautiful Miss Ai is in the year 3994, a world where oceans cover the earth. Captured by a female Captain Nemo, Miss Ai is forced to swim with the sharks in this issue. She may be in danger, but she sure knows how to fill out a bathing suit! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. The lovely Miss Ai and her movie-making pals are on the ship of Ai's descendant, the beautiful Captain Lenn, searching for the Ship of Light! Trying to save the land dwellers, whose skins get burned by the sun, Lenn enlists Ai and friends in her quest for the legendary ship -- and make a few in-jokes about sexy movie star Ai Ijima herself, famed in Japan for her suntan! 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Captain Lenn has joined forces with Ai and her friends to find the mysterious Ship of Light, which may be their only way to escape this future world. But what means can they use to make the ship take them on their dangerous journey? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Ai Iijima. Art by Takeshi Takebayashi. Lovely actress Ai Ijima and the beautiful Captain Lenn have been searching for the Ship of Light, and at last they've found it! But will the Ship of Light destroy all land, and mean the end of everything for both the land dwellers and the ocean dwellers in this divided future world? Or will the gorgeous Ms. Lenn and Ai be able to use the Ship of Light to guarantee mankind's future? 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Alan Moore script. Cover price $1.50.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man finds a surefire way to get Winnie and Slim out of Nazi-occupied Norway: by hiding in the coffins prepared for dead Nazi generals! Fritzi and her friends try to outdo each other's evening gowns, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's fashion designs and good-girl art. The Triple Terror, now with the Army Air Corps, goes behind Axis lines to hunt for a fortune in jade. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Back Home Again; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Abner Dean and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tailspin Tommy, Skeets and Betty Lou are captured by Nazi Baron Von Hopsieg on the way to Panama. Fritzi Ritz shows what she's made of when she and her wealthy friend Sally pilot Sally's yacht through rough seas. After Windy's money is stolen, everyone blames young Toby, and it doesn't help that Toby disappears soon after, promising to get the money back. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and the history of Halloween. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Funny Side Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Mo Leff, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Bill Conselman, Charles Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Fritzi discusses her kiss-and-make-up relationship with Phil, in a strip (and cover) showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl art. Bathless Groggins and his hobo friends buy a huge meal at a restaurant, then each has a way of sticking the others with the check. The Mohawks play the Cobras in the World Series, but the Cobras are playing dirty. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins' latest invention is the "super-televisor," a TV that shows images from the past, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fun art by Raeburn van Buren. El Bombo goes to the beach and meets an amorous mermaid and a bullying sea monster. Li'l Abner is mesmerized when his "ideel" meets the villain Rat-Top, in a Fearless Fosdick storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Dick Van Buren, Bob Lubbers, Rudolph Dirks, Mik, Charles Schulz and unknown. In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Tarzan by Dick Van Buren (script) and Bob Lubbers; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article; Ferd'nand by Mik; Hobbies for All article; Strange as It Seems half-pager; and Peanuts by Charles Schulz. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Dale Hale and unknown. Art by Dale Hale, Hy Eisman and unknown. All brand-new stories! In this issue: Peanuts 1-pager by Dale Hale; Sluggo in "Out of Luck"; Peanuts tale by Hale; two Nancy 1-pagers with art by Hy Eisman; Nancy in "The Great Outdoors" with art by Eisman; 1-page text story "The Boy With a Brain"; The Captain and the Kids in "Monkey-Shiners"; and The Captain and the Kids 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. Written by John Stanley, Dale Hale and unknown. Art by Hy Eisman, Dale Hale and unknown. In this issue: Nancy and Sluggo in "Parade Escapades" by John Stanley and Hy Eisman; Peanuts tale "Togetherness" by Dale Hale; Sluggo in "Dead Wreck-Oning" by Stanley and Eisman; 1-page text story "The Jokers"; The Captain and the Kids in "Paint Panic"; and Nancy half-pager "The Rout" by Stanley and Eisman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Jerry DeMott, Sam Leff, Maikel Verkoelen, Raeburn Van Buren, Ed Dodd, Douglas Heyes, Ving Fuller, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Palooka-like boxer Curly Kayoe is challenged by the champion of new country Bordania, but his political handlers have an agenda. The rulers of Frankistan want their second most-wanted criminal, Bathless Groggins, to capture their most wanted criminal, Bulbul the Bad, in an Abbie an' Slats strip. Lil Abner meets traveling salesman extraordinaire Roaming-Skunk, the Smiling Seminole. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems by Ernest Hix. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats; Back Home Again; Li'l Abner; How It Began; Doc Syke; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, Raeburn Van Buren, and John Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wonders if she missed out on a fortune. Jasper Hagstone tricks Bathless Groggins into going to Nomenallowedistan, in an Abbie an' Slats strip. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems by Ernest Hix. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats; Li'l Abner; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, Raeburn Van Buren, Arnie Mossler, Ving Fuller, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Palooka-like boxer Curly Kayoe doesn't want to fight Sleepy Lagoon, but fortune-teller Margo may have a solution. The pro-men advocates of Nomenallowedistan are shocked to learn that their ideal man now looks like Bathless Groggins. Li'l Abner's favorite cartoonist Lester Gooch, creator of Fearless Fosdick, is released from a sanitarium. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems by Ernest Hix. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Abbie an' Slats; Li'l Abner; How It Began; Doc Syke; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil thinks Fritzi's latest pet is an elephant. Curly Kayoe's longtime manager Happy must choose between managing Curly, or up-and-coming boxer Sleepy Lagoon. Lil Abner's idol Fearless Fosdick seeks the killer of J. Sweetbody Goodpants, in a storyline by Al Capp. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Li'l Abner; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, Ed Dodd, Ving Fuller, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil Fumble impersonates a talent scout, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Society heiress Oona Minoot determines to manage boxer Sleepy Lagoon, to get revenge on Curly Kayoe. Li'l Abner's favorite cartoonist, Lester Gooch, unleashes his strangest Fearless Fosdick foe yet. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems by Ernest Hix. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Li'l Abner; Doc Syke; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi wants Phil to be the target for a game of "William Tell." After Phil insults hypnotist Professor Svengoo, Svengoo makes Phil think he's a goldfish. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Ernest Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil helps Fritzi distribute flyers for the charity dance... sort of. It's a comic-strip crossover of sorts, when Joe Jinks must choose between managing Dynamite Dunn or Curly Kayoe (all three of them had their name on the strip at one point or another). Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Al Capp, Sam Leff, Henning Mikkelsen, and Elsie Hix. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Phil Fumble finds the perfect place to wait for an always-late Fritzi. After losing the world championship, Curly Kayoe faces a rematch with veteran boxer Elmer, who gave him quite a beating the first time. Earthquake McGoon and Girl-Mountain Jean return to Dogpatch, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Plus a vintage ad for Nancy and Sluggo dolls from United Features merchandising. And the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Swimsuit cover by Bushmiller. Fritzi Ritz; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Charles Schulz, Al Capp, Sam Leff, and Henning Mikkelsen. Tip-Topper Comics collected some of United Features Syndicates most popular comic strips of the 1940s in full color, including Lil Abner and Fritzi Ritz. Fritzi was later known as "Aunt Fritzi" in the Nancy comic strip. Fritzi finds creative ways to save her hat and shoes from the weather. One of the backup strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its third year; several daily strips are presented in full color. Curly Kayoe's boxer buddy Mickey wants to retire from the ring so he can become a painter, but he needs to box to afford his art classes. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Fritzi Ritz; Peanuts; Li'l Abner; Curly Kayoe; Ferd'nand; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.