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  • Item #62111991
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    Fairy Tale Parade (1942-1944 Dell) 4 FR/GD 1.5

    Water damage. Staples added (not manufacturing). Cover detached at one staple.

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    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Arthur Jameson and L. Bing. Dell puts fairy tales and fables into the hands of former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. Kelly adapts two classic fables: A knight searches for a kidnapped prince. And The Travelling Musicians of Bremen, by the Brothers Grimm. A beggar boy gets a chance to live like a prince after he finds a lamp with a genie in it. The Lost Prince; The White Cat; Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp; Grimms the Travelling Musicians; The Wee Men Othe Glen; The Giants Hand. 64 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62119176
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    Super Mystery Comics (1940) Vol. 3 #3 PR 0.5

    INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, interrupts art and story. Cover glued at top staple. Water damage.

    Starts Apr 5

    Classic Harvey Kurtzman World War II bondage cover features a giant Japanese army robot; this cover is also Harvey Kurtzman's first. In order of appearance: "Bonds for Victory or Bonds for Slavery" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Magno and Davey"; "Mr. Risk, The Race Against Death!" art by Harvey Kurtzman; "Doctor Nemesis" and "The Sword" art by Earl Da Voren; "Buckskin"; "Hap Hazard"; and "Paul Revere, Jr." art by Harvey Kurtzman. "Cold-Country Justice" text story by Brant House, reprinted in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 4 (1944) #5 and in Four Favorites (1941) #18. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.