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Green Lama (1944-1946) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #2
    Green Lama (1944-1946) 2
    • Paper: White
    • Very small amount of glue on cover.
    • Label #1218926001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Edited by Ken Crossen. Cover by Mac Raboy. Written by Ken Crossen. Art by Mac Raboy. Willie the Sleeper!; Willie, the President of the Chamber of Criminal Commerce, offers a grand prize of $10,000 to anyone who sends them the best idea for a successful crime wave in the postwar underworld. Written by Joseph Greene. Art by Al Bare. A Genius in the Family!; Tuffy writes what he thinks is a masterpiece and sees a man about publishing it, which he agrees to do. But Tuffy is not aware the man plans to use the publishing of the book as a cover for a crime! Written by Bruce Elliott. Art by Jerry Robinson (as Perry Williams). Youth Is a Curse!; While at a library, Mac Erc runs into a student of the dark arts who plans to release one Paracelsus from his imprisonment in a tree for the last few centuries. Written by Bruce Elliott (as Walter Gardner). Art by Mort Lawrence. Censor Trouble; When Rick Masters and his sidekick set up their commercial air operations, they thought it would be smooth sailing. Written by Horace L. Gold. Art by Irving Tirman. It Pays to Advertise; Wilbur decides that the job of bookkeeper is beneath the dignity of a superhero, so he decides to use his super powers to cash in. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Green Lama (1944-1946) 5
    Auction opens January 4
    • Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Oxidation.

    Edited by Joseph Greene. Cover by Mac Raboy. Written by Ken Crossen (as Richard Foster). Art by Mac Raboy and Harry Anderson. The Four Freedoms!; A letter from a Private in the Army brings the Green Lama to an Army camp, wherein resides a resident bigot. Written by Joseph Greene (as Joseph Verdy). Art by Jerry Robinson. Tuffy Becomes a Papa!; "Ace" Ryan sends out one of his aides to case a store for a robbery, and then discovers that an Easter display for children may interfere with those plans. Written by Horace L. Gold. Art by Irving Tirman (as Ira Turner). Little Coughin' Fannie!; Still in comic land, Lt. Hercules helps put an end to a smuggling operation. Written by Bruce Elliott (as Walter Gardner). Art by Mort Lawrence. A Twist of Time!; Rick and Mike find themselves 100,000 years in the past after being hired to fly "blind" to San Francisco using only a televisor invention. Written by Bruce Elliott. Art by George Roussos (as Perry Williams). Sauce for the Sorcerer!; Angus decides that his peculiar talents are better suited in Great Britain than in the United States, so he boards a ship for Europe, not realizing he will battle head to head with another sorcerer. Ad encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club, art by Mac Raboy. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Green Lama (1944-1946) 6
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine-split and tear seals. 9" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Edited by Joseph Greene. Cover by Mac Raboy. Written by Ken Crossen. Art by Mac Raboy. An American Story!; The Lama goes on the trail of a man who writes a Fascist-inspired letter to the publishers of the Green Lama magazine. Written by Joseph Greene (as Joseph Verdy). Art by Jerry Robinson. The Carnival Cure!; The boys are hired by a rather rich woman to take her spoiled brat of a son out with them and see to it that he engages in good, clean fun. Written by Bruce Elliott. Art by George Roussos (as Perry Williams). The Trouble With Magic...; Angus returns to Great Britain and meets up with a sleight-of-hand magician who wishes he could be a real magician. Written by Bruce Elliott (as Walter Gardner). Art by Mort Lawrence. This Hero Business!; Rick Masters decides to risk the daring rescue of a young lady marooned on a plateau, having to land his plane on a field ten yards square! Written by Horace L. Gold. Art by Irving Tirman. Untitled story featuring Lieut. Hercules; After having earned a great deal of money while in Comic Land, Wilbur learns that he can't take more than four cents of it out of Comic Land. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.