Ragman (1976 1st Series) comic books
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Issue #1
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$7.20
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Origin and 1st appearance of Ragman. Cover by Joe Kubert. "Origin of the Tatterdemalion," script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Joe Kubert (layouts) and Redondo Studio, inks by Redondo Studio; A shadowy figure hands a little girl a ball, and asks her to toss it to the man pulling up in the red convertible; The ball bounces into the convertible and explodes; The driver, Dill Dixon, dies in the explosion; The little girl lies severely injured in the street; Fleeing the scene are two hoods, who go by the names Vorst and Anders; As they cut through an alley, Vorst is spooked by a rustling sound, and fires three shots from his revolver; The two men ascend a fire escape ladder to a nearby rooftop; Behind them, stepping out from the shadows, is the Ragman, who has taken a bullet to the shoulder; Despite his injury, the Ragman pursues the two killers. "A Rag and a Bone and a Bag of Gold" text story by E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #2
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Cover by Joe Kubert. "75-25 or Die," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Joe Kubert (layouts) and Redondo Studio, inks by Redondo Studio; Two kidnappers, Kinky and Lukas, are pursued by the police, for running a red light; Stopping the car, Kinky steps out with a woman; As the police approach, Kinky demands they drop their weapons, or else he will murder the woman; Lukas guns the engine, and runs over them with the car; Kinky muscles the woman back towards the car; Suddenly, Ragman drops down onto the hood; Panicking, Lucas hits the accelerator, and begins wildly weaving down the street; Kinky fires on Ragman, but his errant bullet instead hits Lukas, killing him; The car careens out of control, slamming into a pile of scrap metal before bursting into flames; Ragman is forcibly thrown to the ground. Justice for All includes children's public service announcement starring Superman, pencils by Neal Adams. Hostess fruit snacks ad with Aquaman, "Twinkies and Kelp." Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #3
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Cover by Joe Kubert. "See No Evil," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Joe Kubert (layouts; alterations) and Redondo Studio, inks by Redondo Studio and Joe Kubert (alterations); A blind, mute boy is the sole "witness" of a gangland execution. Once discovered, the gangsters pursue the boy, who finds protection behind the tattered cloak of the Ragman. The trio of hoods are beaten into unconsciousness by Ragman. By the time they recover, the Ragman and the boy are long gone. The boy pantomimes the series of events that led up to his pursuit from the gangsters. Ragman takes the boy, and his cat, to the Rags 'N' Tatters pawn shop, which he operates in his civilian identity, Rory Regan. Justice for All includes Children's public service announcement starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #4
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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Dream Killers," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Joe Kubert (layouts) and Redondo Studio, inks by Redondo Studio; Jeanne Wilson dies of a drug overdose; Her suppliers carry her to a bridge, to throw her body into the river; They are interrupted by the Ragman, who chases them off; Ragman delivers the body to the coroner, then returns home, to the Rags 'N' Tatters pawn shop, which he runs in his civilian identity, Rory Regan; The next morning, Bette Berg, along with a blind, mute orphan boy named Teddy, arrive to gather Regan for a planned outing to the amusement park, Funland. Hostess Cup Cakes Ad starring Wonder Woman, "The Maltese Cup Cake." "The Tatterdemalion Of Justice," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; After vandalizing several tombstones, a trio of men exhume a body; Rolling up the cadaver's sleeve, the men discover a tattoo of a winged angel; Searching the cemetery, the grave robbers locate a winged angel statue, looming over another plot; Once more, the corpse in the grave is exhumed; This casket, however, holds not just a body, but a fortune in jewels; The Ragman disrupts the theft, attacking the three grave robbers. 36 pgs., full color. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.
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Issue #5
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Cover by Joe Kubert. "Junkyard of Death," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; After discovering over $2,000,000.00 stuffed inside an old mattress, Gerry Regan, and his three friends, are accosted by mobsters; Though the four men are tortured and left to die, under live wires, none of them give up the location of the stolen money; All of them want Regan's son, Rory, to have it, so that he can forge a better life for himself; Rory discovers the four men laying under the live wires, and tries to pull them free; With all five men linking hands, the attributes of the four older men, upon dying, are transferred by the electrical current into Rory, endowing him with above average strength, fighting prowess, and acrobatic skills; Rory's father leaves behind a parting gift to his son, a bizarre costume sewn together from rags, for Rory to wear at an upcoming costume party; Rory, instead, adopts the costumed identity of the Ragman. Jack Adler profile by Mike Gold. Hostess snack cake ad with Batman & Robin, "Birds of a Feather." 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.
