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Feature Funnies (1937) comic books 1938-1955

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    Feature Funnies (1937) 4 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Staples removed. Two hole punch.

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    Cover by Rube Goldberg. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Ed Wheelan, Les Marshall, Lank Leonard, Ham Fisher, Montfort Amory, John Hix, Russell E. Ross, J. H. Striebel, Jo Metzer, George Brenner, Bernard Baily, Bob Zuppke, R. W. Depew, Monte Barrett, J.P. McEvoy, Charles Driscoll, H.J. Tuthill, John J. Welch, George Marcoux, Ed Reed, Al Zere, Don DeConn and Ed Cronin. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. Ne'er-do-well Mickey Finn poses as Santa to save Christmas for two poor neighborhood kids. A murderous loan shark makes examples of his unfortunate clientele, until The Clock intervenes. Teens Slim and Tubby decide to check up on Roger Bligh Jr. and Judith when they go to Look Out Peak. Plus a profile of Hollywood star Charles Laughton, Hawks of the Seas by comics legend Will Eisner, and the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Star Snapshots; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Modern Planes; Lala Palooza; Strange As It Seems; Off Side; The Clock Strikes; Slim and Tubby; Hawks of the Seas; Puzzle Phun; Flossie; Toddy; Pirates Ahoy; Ned Brant; Big Top; Dixie Dugan; Bungle Family; Lena Pry; Jim Swift. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Feature Funnies (1937) 15 CGC 2.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4427656020

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    Cover by Ed Cronin. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Rube Goldberg, Art Pinajian, Ed Wheelan, Lank Leonard, Mo Leff (credited as Ham Fisher), John Hix, Russell E. Ross, J. H. Striebel, George Brenner, Bernard Baily, Bob Zuppke, R. W. Depew, Monte Barrett, J.P. McEvoy, Charles Driscoll, H.J. Tuthill, John J. Welch, George Marcoux, Ed Reed, Al Zere, and Vernon Henkel. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips. Will Eisner's spy hero Black X learns that a pirate submarine is sinking American ships, in an attempt to goad the (then still neutral) US into joining WWII. Far from home, Gallant Knight Sir Neville defends a lonely castle from strange invaders. In the early Eisner strip Archie O'Toole, King Archie goes to America to seek a loan for his country, Pyromania. Plus the early strip Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg. Joe Palooka; They're Still Talking; Jane Arden; Mickey Finn; Off the Record; Gallant Knight; Lala Palooza; Strange As It Seems; Espionage Starring Black X; The Clock Strikes; Slim and Tubby; Reynolds of the Mounted; Flossie; Toddy; Pirates Ahoy; Ned Brant; Big Top; Dixie Dugan; Bungle Family; Lena Pry; Clip Chance at Cliffside. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.