Comic books in 'Platinum Age'
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Published Aug 1897 by Sackett & Wilhelms Litho Co..$53.00
View scans- Staple rust: Moderate.
Issue #101 - August, 1897. This issue of Judge's Library Magazine contains cartoons and prose all focusing on the subject of "Breakers". 8 1/8" x 11 1/8", b&w, 32 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Lady Bountiful (1917) #1917.1STTags: Platinum Age, Comic Strip ReprintsPublished 1917 by Saalfield Pub. Co..$39.00
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View scans- Cover detached. Corner margin pieces clipped, slightly interrupts art or story.
Saalfield Publishing Company/Press Publishing Company, by Gene Carr, 13-1/8 x 10, 36 pages, color cardboard cover, B&W interior, 2 panels per page, 1917. Chuckles galore as Lady Bountiful interacts with members of a youth gang. Lady Bountiful was one of the first newspaper strips to feature a female main character.
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Published 1928 by Thomas A Edison, Inc..$54.00
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View scansLife of Thomas A. Edison in Word and Picture (1928), by Arthur J. Palmer and illustrated by Frank Kuchenmeister, was a Platinum Age book featuring reprints of a newspaper strip featuring the life story of Edison which ran August to November 1927. Edited by William H. Meadowcroft (author of The Boy's Life of Edison), this book includes a forward by Arthur J. Palmer. 52 pages, card-stock cover, B&W, 8-in. x 10-in.
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Published 1930 by William H. Wise.$9.00
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Memorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: The Days of Real Sport (1 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.
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Published 1930 by William H. Wise.$29.00
View scansMemorial Edition, The Drawings of Clare Briggs: Real Folks at Home (3 of 7 posthumously published editions released in a boxed set). Published 1930 Wh. H. Wise & Co., NYC, reprinting, Clare Briggs single panel cartoons originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches, semi-hardcover with pebbled false black leather cover, black-and-white, 284 pages.
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Tags: Platinum AgePublished 1931 by Grosset & Dunlap.$62.00
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$27.00
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View scanWithout dust jacket. Minute Biographies by Nieson and Parker. Published 1931 by Grosset & Dunlap, reprinting multi-image box cartoons featuring famous individual from history and the contemporanious world, all originally published via newspaper syndication. A platimun age precursor to modern day comics book. 7-3/4 x 10-1/4 inches, hardcover, black-and-white, 168 pages with dust jacket.
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Tags: Platinum Age$25.00
View scanWhitman Publishing Company, by Briggs, 9 x 9-1/2, no number, 52 pages, cardboard cover, B&W, 1922.
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Tags: Platinum AgePublished 1910 by Ball Publications.$145.00
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Published 1880 by G. P. Putnam & Sons.$105.00
View scansPictures of Life and Character, 8-1/2 x 6 1/4" inches, 212 pages (counting endpaper and covers), color cover (inset full-color litho), black-and-white cartoons with sub-text, reprinted John Leech cartoons from Punch Magazine. Note: This item was published without a dust jacket.
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Tags: Platinum AgePublished 1915 by Indiana News Co..$81.00
View scans1915. Art and words by Charles "Chic" Jackson. One of the first comic strips to portray aging characters featuring The Bean Family. Jackson also introduced story continuity into the strip, which was a rarity at the time. 17" X 5-3/8". B&W. 68 pages.
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Tags: Platinum AgePublished 1932 by McLaughlin Bros..$73.00
View scans- Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Comic strip reprints from Ad Carter's long-running "Just Kids" strip. "Just Kids" was about a kid gang, inspired by the contemporary "Reg'lar Fellers" strip by Gene Byrnes. "Just Kids" ran daily in Hearst papers from 1923 to 1947, and continued to run in the Sunday funnies until Carter's death in 1957.
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Published 1932 by Blue Star Publishing.
- 3.5" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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#1A has price and issue number on cover. Done in the Ripley's Believe It or Not style that Hix used in his strip of the same name, as well as in his comic books from the late 1930's. 68 pages, black-and-white, 8.25-8.50 in. x 11 in., square binding. See also: Strange As It Seems Ex-Lax Giveaway, Strange As It Seems United Airlines Giveaway, and Strange As It Seems (1939 United Features Syndicate). Cover price $0.25.
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Published 1926 by Cupples & Leon.$270.00
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No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie by Harold Grey, copyright 1926, Cupples & LLeon Company. Hardback, 100-pages, 7 x 8-3/4 inches, color cover with black-and-white newspaper preprints interior, no cover price.
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Published 1927 by Cupples & Leon.$861.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight.
$56.00
View scansNo dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in the Circus (1927), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 2 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1926 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to make it big in the circus. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1928 by Cupples & Leon.$155.00
View scansWith dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie and the Haunted House (1929), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 3 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1927 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to solve the mystery of the haunted house. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1928 by Cupples & Leon.$110.00
View scansNo dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie and the Haunted House (1929), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 3 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1927 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to solve the mystery of the haunted house. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1929 by Cupples & Leon.$186.00
View scansWith dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Bucking the World (1929), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 4 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1928 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1929 by Cupples & Leon.$225.00
View scansNo dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Bucking the World (1929), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 4 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1928 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1930 by Cupples & Leon.$104.00
View scansWith dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Never Say Die! (1930), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 5 in the LIttle Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1929 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1930 by Cupples & Leon.$145.00
View scansNo dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie Never Say Die! (1930), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 5 in the LIttle Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1929 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1932 by Cupples & Leon.$97.00
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No dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie A Willing Helper (1932), written and illustrated by Harld Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 7 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1931 strips. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1933 by Cupples & Leon.$84.00
View scansNo dust jacket. Little Orphan Annie in Cosmic City (1933), written and illustrated by Harold Gray, is a comic published by Cupples & Leon Company. It is book 8 in the Little Orphan Annie book series and reprints 1932 strips. Follow the adventures of Little Orphan Annie as she tries to make money in the weeks leading up to Christmas. 92 pages, squarebound, color cover with black and white illustrations, 6-in x 8.75-in., no cover price.
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Published 1934 by Cupples & Leon.$165.00
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Published 1934 by Cupples & Leon.Auction opens April 6$300.00
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- Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
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$285.00
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$89.00
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Cupples & Leon Company, Treasure Box of Famous Comics: Little Orphan Annie, 8-1/2 x 6-7/8, 36 pages, soft covers, 1926. NOTE: 1 of 5 different titles from boxed set.
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Published 1934 by David McKay Publishing.$86.00
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Softcover version. "Story and Illustrations by Staff of Walt Disney Studio." Book No. 2. Text accompanied by animation stills from Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. Laffs a-plenty with Mickey, Minnie and Pluto in "Pioneer Days," "The Delivery Boy," "The Castaway," and "The Moose Hunt." 6-1/4" x 8-1/2", SC, B&W with color cover.
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Published 1929 by Cupples & Leon.$195.00
View scans- Water damage, interior page tears.
Cupples & Leon by Bud Fisher, thick book, hardcover with NO dust jacket, contains 3 previous issues rebound, 1929. 10 1/4" x 10 1/4", b&w, 140 pages.
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Published 1928 by Hoover Curtis Campaign.$30.00
View scansPicture Life of a Great American (1928) #0R is a "Pictorial Life of Herbert Hoover" by Bob Satterfield, creator of comic strips such as "Oh, Thunder," "The Family Next Door," and others. This 1928 Presidential campaign giveaway contains 18 pages of black and white cartoons by Satterfield and four pages of text, all detailing the life of the Grand Old Man, plus one page entitled "Pungent Epigrams from Herbert Hoover's Acceptance Speech." Two versions of this item exist, one with a text cover, and this one with an illustrated cover. Both contain the same original comics material by Satterfield. 24 pages, black and white, 7 in. x 9 in.
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Published 1929 by Cupples & Leon.$255.00
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Hardcover, publisher's quarter cloth over illustrated boards. 7-1/2 x 8-3/4, 92 pages, B&W, reprint, 1929.
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Published 1934 by Cupples & Leon.$270.00
View scans- Paper: White
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$14.00
View scans- Staple rust: Moderate.
Treasure Box of Famous Comics: Reg'lar Fellers - Cupples & Leon Company, softcover, 8-1/2 x 6-7/8, 36 pages, abbreviated version of hardcover, 1934.
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Skeezix and Pal (1925) #1925HTags: Platinum Age, Skeezix BookPublished 1925 by Reilly & Lee Co..$36.00
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$20.00
View scansSkeezix and Pal (1925) is an illustrated storybook published by Reilly and Lee Co. Story and art by Frank King. Join little Skeezix and his family as they get a new puppy. Thrill as the young dog grows up with Skeezix and they get into all sorts of trouble. Hardcover, full cloth binding with illustrated label affixed to front board. 112 pages, 7-in. x 9.25-in., B&W and color
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Published 1929 by Grosset & Dunlap.$32.00
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View scanGrosset & Dunlap reprint edition. Written and illustrated by Percy Crosby. Illustrated frontispiece. Hardcover with dust jacket. 5-1/4 x 7-1/2 inches", 335 pages, text with B&W illustrations.
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Smitty (1928 Cupples & Leon) #1928NTags: Platinum AgePublished 1928 by Cupples & Leon.$330.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
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$99.00
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View scansDoes not have dust jacket; grading is based on book itself. Smitty by Walter Berndt. Newspaper reprints, Cupples and Leon Co., New York. 7 x 8-3/4 inches, 86 pages, color hardbound cover with black-and-white interior. No cover price.
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Smitty (1928 Cupples & Leon) #1929NTags: Platinum AgePublished 1929 by Cupples & Leon.$89.00
View scansDoes not have dust jacket. "Smitty at the Ball Game." Babe Ruth cover and cameo inside. Reprints of 1928 comic strips. 7-in. x 8.75-in.; black and white; 86 pages; hardcover.
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Smitty (1928 Cupples & Leon) #1933NTags: Platinum AgePublished 1933 by Cupples & Leon.$97.00
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$48.00
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$48.00
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$27.00
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$13.00
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Published 1913 by Life Publishing Co..$43.00
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$15.00
View scansA giveaway item from Life magazine to promote subscriptions. Issue number 2. Printed in 1913. 5-3/4" x 4-5/8". 20 pages. Colored. Newspaper stock. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1931 by Saalfield Pub. Co..$360.00
View scans- Cover Detached. Staple rust: Moderate.
#871 - 1931. Full color covers. Interior pages feature full page color or half pages in full color with the second half repeating the same image in B&W for children to color. 32 pages, 10.75-in. x 15.25-in., saddle stitch binding via three staples, no cover price.
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Published 1913 by P.F. Volland.$26.00
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View scansOh Skin-Nay! The Days of Real Sports by Briggs (1913) with verses by Wilbur D. Nesbit. N = BOOK ONLY, does not have illustrated box. Hardcover, black and white with skin-toned hands, faces, etc.,124 pages, 12-5/8-in. x 9-1/8-in.Published in the shop of P.F. Volland & Co., Chicago, U.S.A.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$12.00
View scans- Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
$12.00
View scans- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown. 9-7/8 x 9-7/8 inch book reprints newspaper strips. Black-and-white. 52 pages. Stiff cover.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$140.00
View scans$34.00
View scans- Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown..
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Published Mar 1922 by Cupples & Leon.$82.00
View scans$37.00
View scans- Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.Issue #8. March 1922. Written and illustrated by Bud Fisher. 10" x 10". 52 pages. Black and white.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$82.00
View scans- Staple rust: Moderate.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown. Cupples & Leon Company, by Bud Fisher, stiff color cover, 9-1/2 x 9-1/2, 52 pages, B&W interior, strip reprints.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$37.00
View scansPublication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$55.00
View scans- Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown. Mutt and Jeff (1919-33 Cupples & Leon) Book #11 by H.C. "Bud" Fisher, copyright 1926. 10" x 10", 52pg, B&W
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$140.00
View scans- Small wormhole in interior margin.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.
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Published 1919 by Cupples & Leon.$12.00
View scansPublication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown.
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Published 1930 by Cupples & Leon.$108.00
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View scans- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Cover Wrap Detached.
Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown. 1930 copyright date. 9 1/2 x 9 1/2", 52pg, b&w, stiff cover. Bud Fisher. Book #15.
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Published 1930 by Cupples & Leon.$50.00
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Publication date may be incorrect. Various issues in this serious may have been reprinted several times, each with a new publication date along with different ad pages, and with the first printing publication date and later reprint date as yet unknown. 9 1/2 x 9 1/2", 52pg, b&w dailies, stiff cover. Bud Fisher.
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Published 1933 by Saalfield Pub. Co..$562.00
View scans- Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.
Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 strip reprints and some new Hal Foster art, 2 blown-up B&W panels to color per page and 1 colored example on opposite page, 15-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches, 24 pages, numbered 988, 1933.
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Published Feb 1918 by Harper & Brothers Publish.$23.00
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View scansWWI era comic strip about Army life in the trenches, featuring a naive Private Dubb as the main character. Written and illustrated by Percy Crosby, best known for his comic strip "Skippy". Hardcover. Green quarter-cloth binding over illustrated boards. No jacket as issued. 8" x 9", 64 pages, B&W.