Ripley's Believe It or Not (1953 Harvey) comic books 1953
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Issue #1
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Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic book based on the popular comic strip, featuring oddball facts from around the world. In the days of tall ships, a mysterious vision of a captain's lost love saves his ship twice from disaster. A chess game changes the course of history. The mysteries of Africa. Plus an introduction describing the history of the famed comic strip. A Vision Saved Two Ships; Factless Facts; Seeing's Not Believing!; History was Changed in a Chess Game; Africa Explored; The Bomb That Bounced Back; Fire-Proof Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
$12.00
View scan- 2" Cumulative spine split. Residue. Water damage. Imminent cover detachment.
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Stories and art by Robert Ripley and others. Harvey presents the first comic-book based on the popular comic strip featuring oddball facts from around the world. A dream leads to the discovery of America by Europeans. A look at the current and future state of space travel, as of 1953. A lashing saves enslaved Russians, while a Bible rescues a besieged battalion. The "human pin cushion" cover seems to have directly inspired the "Believe It or Don't!" parody in Harvey Kurtzman's Mad (1952 Comic) #23, two years later. A Dream Discovered America; The Real Humpty-Dumpty; Seeing's Not Believing!; The Bible Saved a Doomed Battalion; Outer Space Explored; The Human Pin-Cushion; 100 Lashes Freed 40 Million Russian Slaves. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
