Blondie Feature Books (1942) comic books 1955 or before
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Published 1944 by David McKay Publishing.$29.00
View scansBlondie in Home-Spun Yarns! Stories, art and cover by Chic Young, plus an introduction by Caswell Adams. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Blondie Sunday strips from 1942. The foibles of an ex-flapper who finds domestic bliss with her everyman husband became one of the longest-running comic strips of the 20th century, spawning a series of movies and even a sandwich shop. Dagwood could probably make the bus on time, if he didn't run into the mailman on his way out the door every morning. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1945 by David McKay Publishing.$33.00
View scans- Water damage.
Blondie: Home-Cooked Scraps!! Stories, art and cover by Chic Young. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Blondie Sunday strips from 1942. The foibles of an ex-flapper who finds domestic bliss with her everyman husband became one of the longest-running comic strips of the 20th century, spawning a series of movies and even a sandwich shop. Dagwood's insatiable hunger for snacks and his skill at stacking leftovers results in the towering sandwich that bears his name. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1946 by David McKay Publishing.$86.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Slab: See item notes
- Tape on cover. Portion of top label missing.
- Label #1158118006
Blondie in Home of the Free - and the Brave! Stories, art and cover by Chic Young. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Blondie Sunday strips from 1942. The foibles of an ex-flapper who finds domestic bliss with her everyman husband became one of the longest-running comic strips of the 20th century, spawning a series of movies and even a sandwich shop. Dagwood barely gets his paycheck home before the wife and kids have spent it. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.