Tip Top Comics (1936) comic books 1942

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Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and R. M. Brinkerhoff. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Looy has a crazy scheme to get work at the carnival, by pretending to be a ventriloquist and having a midget pal pretend to be his dummy. But it gets even crazier when "Frisco Jake" wants him to use his ventriloquism to sell regular parrots as talking parrots. The Triple Terror superhero team seeks the mysterious Mr. Q, who has kidnapped Professor Myte and stolen his experimental explosive. 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; Little Mary Mixup. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man goes out West to help his cowboy friend Pete battle Dagget and his band of tungsten rustlers. Mollie impersonates racer "Speed" Carr to draw out the mysterious Black Goggles, the villain who has been targeting race-car drivers in the last lap. The Black Raiders rob a wealthy woman's wedding, but luckily, the Triple Terror superhero team is in attendance. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Acting on a tip that Nazi prisoners of war in Canada are being spirited across the border, The Mirror Man springs into action. Iron Vic discovers a Seminole who is "the most natural slugger I ever saw," and tries to convince him to leave his home in the Everglades and become a pro ball player. Adopted by wealthy, dying Herkimer Hosschild the 12th as his heir, Li'l Abner has only one challenge: to find a wife. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. 6 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man skis into a hidden chamber that Nazi POWs are using to escape capture in the Canadian mountains. Jim Hardy and Mollie spy on Alderman Catspurr's plan to sabotage the Midville trolley, but Mollie's perfume gives them away. Superhero team the Triple Terror battles Nazi fifth columnists who are signaling enemy bombers from the ground. 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 Rudolph Dirks. 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 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man is sent to Norway on a US intelligence mission during WWII. Looy Dot Dope and his pal are shanghaied into service on a sinister mystery ship. Iron Vic convinces the manager to put his rookie discovery Ben on the field, but Ben freezes up from anxiety. 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 Al Capp. 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 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. On his way across Nazi-occupied Norway on an intelligence mission, The Mirror Man joins forces with soldier Slim and agent Winnie. Looy Dot Dope and Dilbury visit a tropical island populated by beautiful women and jealous men. Iron Vic's young friend Tim watches the all-star baseball game in the company of two aging Civil War veterans. 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.

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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 Al Capp. 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 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man and Slim race to escape Nazi-occupied Norway with Nazis in hot pursuit. Fritzi is wooed by pretentious songwriter Jim McJamm, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl art. Baron von Hapsieg takes Tailspin Tommy prisoner in a Versalian submarine. 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 Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man and Slim arrive in neutral Sweden to meet the agent who has a list of the top Gestapo spies in America. With World War II in the headlines, almost every strip makes some reference to the conflict, even Ernie Bushmiller's Fritzi Ritz. Superhero team the Triple Terror must rescue one of their number, Chemix, while on a mission behind enemy lines in China. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Allied bombers target a Nazi sub, unaware that The Mirror Man is trying to destroy it from within. Fritzi Ritz's date tries to impress her with his father's haunted-house attraction, in an Ernie Bushmiller strip featuring Basil Wolverton-esque monsters. Fugitive Mollie is aided by passing cowboy Windy and his horse Paddles, but when Paddles gets sick, they search for shelter. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #7. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Iron Vic's strip, like many others, switches to a military theme as the US enters WWII, with Vic becoming a reluctant Marine recruiter. Fritzi Ritz tries on evening gowns, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's fashion designs. Mollie pulls a fainting act to help her new friend Windy get his sick horse to a vet. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Iron Vic, now a Marine drill sergeant at Parris Island, tries to show tough kid "Slug" the real meaning of the word "tough." Fritzi Ritz investigates after she sees a mysterious figure burying a box in her yard, but the result is not what she expects. Captured by Nazis, the Mirror Man and Slim try a desperate gamble to escape, by detonating a massive explosion. 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; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.