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Tip Top Comics (1936) comic books graded by CGC

  • Item #60668739
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #2131058018

    Cover by Mo Leff. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Gus Mager, Johnny Devlin, Mo Leff, Paul Berdanier, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, George Lichty, and J. Carver Pusey. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan encounters a tribe of ancient Egyptians that has somehow survived to modern times, in the beginning of "The Egyptian Saga" with art by Hal Foster. This issue marks the first-ever appearance of Tarzan in comic books. Ella Cinders gets a tour of New York in an "Auto-Giro," a forerunner of the helicopter. Broncho Bill investigates a shooting at dawn. Li'l Abner encounters the Deadshot Society o' Dogpatch. How to Draw Comics, by Little Mary Mixup artist R. M. Brinkerhoff. Cover features Li'l Abner and Tarzan in a boxing match, with the other characters in the audience. The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Peter Pat; Percy Penguin; Make Your Own Movies; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser; Freddie and Fritz; How to Make It; Bucky and His Pals; Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Opportunity Knox; How It Began; Of All Things; Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boys of Wynnecastle; Joe Jinks; Grin and Bear It; All in the Family; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #57417485
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    $230.00
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    • CGC Qualified
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well
    • Page 3-7 & 21-23 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE.
    • Label #3989644002
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    Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan escapes from the mines and his war against Flint begins anew, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Jim Hardy wonders if Penny Feather is involved with escaped killer Allrat, but he doesn't suspect that she's his sister. Ella Cinders and her brother Blackie accidentally get involved in the feud with the Rutherford clan. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Twisted Timber; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #59091224
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #0276260021
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  • Item #60842881
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    • Label #4381040001
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  • Item #60304539
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    $3,850.00
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0958273004
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    The Peanuts debut in comic books for the very first time (ties with United Comics #21 for 1st appearance in comics) - source "All in Color for a Dime: Peanuts in Comic Books" By Derrick Bang. Cover price $0.10.

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