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Treasury of Comics (1948 St. John) comic books

  • Issue #1948
    Treasury of Comics (1948 St. John) 1948
    • INCOMPLETE due to significant damage to interior. Brittle pages. NOTE: Due to the damages and fragility of this item, we are unable to make an accurate page count.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Lily Renee, Gladys Parker, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Raeburn Van Buren and Eric Peters. A collection of 16 coverless St. John comics, rebound in hardcover and containing a variety of kid-friendly stories. After surviving a train wreck and a tiger attack, Abbott and Costello join a traveling circus. They try to help the beautiful ringmaster save her circus from sabotage by minions of the Big Boss, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. When Bathless Groggins comes into a small fortune, the fortune-hunters come out of the woodwork. Mopsy's new "super-grow" gardening seeds have a strange effect on a passing rooster. Little Annie Rooney; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Little Audrey; Abbie an' Slats; Bill Bumlin; Jim Hardy; Mopsy; Abbott and Costello: Cut the Clowning! Other variants may exist. 516 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #1950
    Treasury of Comics (1948 St. John) 1950
    • Outer spine panel of book torn off, cover is still naturally attached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Gladys Parker and others. A collection of 16 coverless St. John comics, rebound in hardcover and containing a variety of kid-friendly stories. A very early Casper the Ghost helps a captive princess outwit her wicked stepmother. Mopsy is annoyed that client Mr. Breezy keeps her waiting, until she finally gets a look at him. Little Audrey and her class go on a butterfly hunt. Little Audrey: Strike It Rich; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Mopsy; Abbott and Costello; Mighty Mouse; The Three Stooges. Other variants may exist. 516 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.