Kilroys (1947) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.75 View scan

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.70 Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage.

Stories by Al Hartley and Milt Gross. Art by Al Hartley and Milt Gross. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The early covers made use of the Kilroy Was Here joke meme from World War II. Pops Kilroy becomes obsessed with the idea that UFOs are going to abduct the family; Natch tries to convince Solid Jackson to box a pro fighter for $100; Jackson tries to sabotage a music contest between Wilbur and Natch, and accidentally invents freeform jazz (featuring a cameo by jazz legend Tommy Dorsey). Those Flying Discs; Little Big-Mouth; Punchy for Judy; Just an Old Thing; Tricks of the Trade; Kollege Kapers; Trumpet with an Ace!; The Kiddy Katty Korner; Growing Pains; Fewer Words Were Never Spoken! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $35.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Stories by Al Hartley and Milt Gross. Art by Al Hartley, Bob Wickersham and Milt Gross. Cover by Dan Gordon. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops takes his first airplane flight, but hes not sure he likes it; Natch falls back on his old roller skates when his car isn't working; Katie needs a new dress for the dance. Pop's A Sky Baby!; Who's A Wolf?; Shake Hands With Your Pop!; Saturday Afternoon Out!; Kollege Kapers; Let's Skate, Gate!; Dream World; Count Screwloose; Katie Kilroy; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $19.00 View scan Ink stamps on front/back cover and in margins of multiple pages.

Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. A dance where girls pick their dates at random makes nobody happy; Wilbur tries to frame Natch with a doctored photograph so Judy will break up with him; In a story thats a real time capsule of 1940s technology, the phone company tries to take away the Kilroys phone because the kids are tying up the party line. Invitation to the Dance; A Lasting Impression; Un-Candid Camera; Solid Jackson; Honesty Is the Best Policy!; Best-Seller!; Some Phone, Eh Kid?; Painless Dentist; Hubba Hubbard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Al Hartley and Hubie Karp. Art by Bob Wickersham and Al Hartley. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The early covers made use of the Kilroy Was Here joke meme from World War II. The family goes all out for Katies birthday; Natch and Jackson decide to try golfing; A teacher tells Donna she could be a better student if she didnt talk so much, but Donnas not willing to pay that price. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Triolette, a kind of 1950s corset. Katie's Birthday Party; Summer Daze!; Star Light, Star Bright; Solid Jackson; Kilroy-Kapers; Donna; Kilroy Kutups; The Breaking Point; Hubba Hubbard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid Jackson enlists Natch to help take his reluctant Scooby-Doo-sized dog to the vet; The Kilroys and the Jacksons deal with a holiday mix-up in the form of a secondhand gift containing a secret cash stash; Moronica gets a job in a department store and drives her co-workers crazy with her literal-mindedness. Solid Jackson; The Awkward Age; Kristmas at the Kilroys; A Girl for Mickey; Our Kid Sister; Moronica; Real Gone; Amo, Amas, Amat!; May the Better Man Win. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch decides its time for Solid to have a steady girlfriend; Solid is concerned when Natch drops out of sight; Peggy and her brother Jazzy argue over who uses the phone more. Steady Trouble!; Just Plain Parents!; Solid Jackson; Missing -- One Kilroy!; Glamor Is As Glamor Does!; The Best of a Bad Bargain!; Bertie's Boomerang; Peggy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. Cover by Lynn Karp. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solids school essay gets mixed up with a writers latest trashy novel; Judy wants to rent a clubhouse for the gang, but Solid believes the old place is haunted; Katie has a crush on Natchs handsome new friend. Solid Jackson; That Fascinating Older Man; Buster; Typical Tommy; The Haunted Club House; Back to Normal; Lovely to Look At; The Greatest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid and Natch decide to skip school and go pheasant hunting; Pops hates flying, so Natch offers to drive him to Washington in his souped-up jalopy; Portia hatches a leap-year plan to win Solids affections. Solid Jackson; A-Hunting We Will Go!; Something Went Click!; The Kilroys; Pop Knows -- or Does He?; Betsy in the Pink!; Music Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson decides to pattern himself after the suave, debonair TV character The Continental; Wilbur goes to extreme lengths to get Natch burdened with traffic tickets, but it backfires; Katies disastrous pursuit of the new boy in school results in a date with a movie star (featuring a cameo by Rock Hudson). Doing the Continental; A Whistle for Wanda; Jitterbuck; Reserved!; Natch; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Wilbur wants his pretty cousin to make trouble for Natch and Judy, but she falls for Solid Jackson instead; Natch and Solid decide to join the girls who are camping in the woods, but they get a little too close to the girls camp; Katie organizes a benefit dance, but when she neglects to hire a band, 50s music star Lawrence Welk steps in (featuring a cameo by Lawrence Welk). Also includes a bewildering full-page advertisement for Hitler stamps left over from WWII Europe. Solid Jackson; Quick as a Flash!; Girl Gets Boy!; Bye, Bye, Bonds!; Natch; Nice Work; The Big Promotion!; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 View scan

Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The gangs skiing trip for winter break gets sidetracked, literally, when the train car is diverted to Florida; Jacksons attempt to look stronger than he is with fake barbells fools Pops into believing hes a he-man; Jackson attempts to out-poetry the popular new kid, but his verse isnt up to it. The Midterm Break!; Knothead Nancy; The Right Kind of Girl; The Big Buildup!; Jitterbuck; Romantic Yarn; Solid Jackson, Poet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.