Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy HC (1987-1992 NBM) The Complete 1924-1943 comic books 1987
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Issue #1-1ST
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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1924-1925!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Born in 1901 in Abilene, Texas, Royston Crane's creation Wash Tubbs was launched on Monday, April 21, 1924. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs was a small fellow with big spectacles who quickly emerged as a slang-slinging, girl-chasing opportunist. Soon Tubbs would be joined by Captain Easy the classic soldier of fortune. Easy was a wanderer, boxer, cook, aviator, seaman, explorer, and soldier. Gil Kane, before an audience at the San Diego Comic Convention once stated that Superman and Batman were both comparable to Easy. Volume 1 (1924-1925) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash heads to the South Seas in search of buried treasure. Hardcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $32.50.
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Issue #2-1ST
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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1925-1927!" The Complete Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy by Roy Crane were published by the Flying Buttress Classics Library. Widely considered to be one of the first great adventure strips, Wash Tubbs the wise-cracking, girl-chasing opportunist is back for more fun and adventure. Volume 2 (10/22/25-05/28/27) reprints Crane's classic comic strips with an introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Wash heads out on the open road and ventures to Cozy Gulch, the wildest town in the Wild West, and also finds time to join the circus. Hardcover, (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $32.50.
