Humphrey Comics (1948 Harvey) comic books 1948
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Issue #1
$25.00
Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Tom Doerer and Bob Powell. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey goes to New York City. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat, and a text piece on Humphrey's origins in the Joe Palooka comic strip. Meet My Friend, the Funsational Humphrey; His Peculiar Trip to New York; Surprise Knockout; Girl Trouble; True-Thrilling Sport Short: "Hank" Luisetti; Joe Palooka: Knobby Gives a Driving Lesson; Sportopics!; Ricky Roony; Tell Tale Ring; Mysterious Challenge. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
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Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Ham Fisher, Kirk Stiles, Vic Herman, George La Mendola, and Bob Powell. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey's pal Joe Palooka, the champion boxer, requests that Humphrey come to New York and knock Joe out in a fight. Humphrey reluctantly agrees, but that turns out to be harder than he thought. Plus an adventure of early female superhero Black Cat, and a text piece on Ham Fisher'a Joe Palooka strip. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. The Story Behind Ham Fisher's Joe Palooka; A Heros Welcome; Battle of the Century; Cartoons and Jokes; Big Celebration; Joe Palooka: Xmas Spirit; Tommy Tween; Ricky Roony; Black Cat: The Case of the Poisoned Candy; Storm Bound. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
