Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics (1953) comic books 1953
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Issue #8
Published Jan 1953 by Stamp Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Joseph Szokoli. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Harry Harrison, Joe Galotti, A. M. Langworthy, H. C. Kiefer, Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer, Joseph Szokoli, Bill Fraccio, Vince Colletta and Vince Napoli. Numbering continues from Stamp Comics (1952) #7. Stories from comics artists inspired by (and featuring) classic collectible stamps, for a rare series that combines panelology with philately. When a vaudeville performer is killed, his monkeys identify his killers, in a strange true story with early art by Doug Wildey. Knowledge of Esperanto saves a man from a Nazi firing squad. Grace Darling rescues numerous passengers after a steamship disaster. Violent pre-Code cover by Joseph Szokoli. The Philadelphia Mission; Satan's Pact; Monkey Business!; Captain John Smith and Pocahontas; Esperanto Saves a Life; Heroine of Eddystone Light; Oddities in Stamps; The Beard of the Dragon; The Death of Capt. James Cook; Cellini and the Statue of Perseus; Slave Train; Old Blood and Guts; The Spanish River Disaster; What's My Name? Final issue of the series. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
