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Treasury of Comics (1947 St. John) 4

  • Issue #4
    Treasury of Comics (1947 St. John) 4
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust.

    Cover by Raeburn Van Buren. Stories and art by Raeburn Van Buren. An anthology comic from St. John; this issue featured reprints of the classic comic strip Abbie an' Slats. The adventures of city boy Slats, his small-town sweetheart Becky, and Becky's reprobate father "Bathless Groggins," with exceptionally nice art by Raeburn Van Buren. Tisket and Tasket of the School for Girls offer Slats a job as night watchman, which means he'll be the only man on the whole campus. But the actor boyfriend of wealthy Audrey Blain wants to elope, so he dresses as a female teacher to whisk her away from the Tisket-Tasket School. Then they show up at the door of a very confused Justice of the Peace. Plus a profile of Abbie an' Slats cartoonist Raeburn van Buren. Presenting Raeburn van Buren; Abbie an' Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.