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Jimmy Durante (1949) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #20
    Jimmy Durante (1949) 20
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Water spotting.

    Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and Raymond C. Krank. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #20. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured wacky stories featuring the famed comedian, whose career spanned vaudeville to television. Publicity photos of Durante, who was famous for his nose; Jimmy has athletic misadventures on the scrimmage field. The stories include early art by future Marvel legend Dick Ayers. Pose and Prose by the Nose; Jimmy Durante; Drip Meets Drip; Footballed-up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.