Tip Top Comics (1936) comic books 1940

Stories and art by Rex Maxon, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. In the Moorish desert, Tarzan journeys to the last outpost of the French Foreign Legion, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Rex Maxon. But when Tarzan's allies D'Arnot and Carnot are captured by the Hawk of the Desert, Tarzan sets out on a rescue mission. It's Nancy's world, and everyone else is just living in it, in very early strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Candid Camera Casey; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Baby Tarzan celebrates his first Christmas, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Tarzan's first fox hunt as British "Lord Greystoke" takes an unexpected turn when he starts talking to the fox. Frankie Doodle and friends are crossing the north by dogsled, but outlaws Jed and Thorny are planning to rob them. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; The Amen Arrows; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan rejects the advances of Hulvia, high priestess of the Al-Alba tribe, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But young adventurer Tom accepts the deadly challenge of matching Hulvia's idea of a "hero." Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; The Amen Arrows; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan helps Tom conquer the heart of Hulvia, high priestess of the Al-Alba tribe, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But then he must help Tom survive the vengeful shaman of the tribe. Luckily, he has the apes to back him up. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; The Amen Arrows; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan helps lion tamer Lenida, visiting Africa with her lions, become the new high priestess of the Al-Alba tribe, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But first Lenida must demonstrate her "powers" over the lions for the skeptical tribespeople. Two-fisted reporter Jim Hardy (getting his first Tip Top cover appearance) gets an unexpected lead on diamond smuggler Captain Joe when he helps a man with a sick baby. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Burne Hogarth. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan must rescue an injured Korak from an attack by the bolgani ape tribe, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then he responds to a call for help from Erich at the elephant's graveyard. The Ripley-like Strange as It Seems examines the history of the Kings of England. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Ain't Nature Grand; Four Aces; Can You Beat It?; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan comes to Erich's rescue, but meets an unlikely creature, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then Tarzan and Erich must battle the Gigantosaurus. Two-fisted reporter Jim Hardy seeks the secret to Truman Tinker's great invention. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Four Aces; Ain't Nature Grand; Back Home Again; Can You Beat It?; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan and Erich are battling the Gigantosaurus, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Then, in a moment that would make Ray Harryhausen proud, a T-Rex emerges to battle the Gigantosaurus. After that, Tarzan and Erich explore the mysterious cave that serves as the entrance to a lost world. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Action-packed Tarzan cover by Paul Berdanier. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Four Aces; Ain't Nature Grand; Back Home Again; Can You Beat It?; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Harry O'Neill, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, Maurice Ketten, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan encounters a long-lost Egyptian empire, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But then he angers the high priest of this strange colony and its pharaoh. There's nothing the Yokums can do to escape once the Pips have attached themselves to the Yokums, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Four Aces; How It Began; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tip Top Comics debut of Iron Vic, the super-powered baseball player, one of several rare United Features characters who originated in comic books (rather than strips). The heroic brothers known as The Triple Terror battle the criminal mastermind The Glove, who steals radium to create a death-ray. The Mirror Man uses his invisibility powers to battle mad scientist Gregg. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Four Aces; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan arrives at the Golden Kingdom of the East, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Gangsters try to abduct super-powered baseball player Iron Vic, but newsboy Jimmy Nolan helps him escape. To save troubled youth Corky from mad scientist Gregg, The Mirror Man has to risk the costume that gives him his invisibility powers. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan launches an assault on Flint's army, in the final Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster, and the first by Burne Hogarth. Jim Hardy investigates the mysterious murder of 'Clocker' Colik in Hub City. Superhero team the Triple Terror tracks the villainous Glove to his island hideout to retrieve Professor Walters' death ray. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.