Comics on Parade (1938) comic books

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Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #5. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Escaping from the sacrifice, Tarzan sets off after Jane... and Rokoff, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Slats tries to convince wealthy Gilbert Twytch and his mother to consent to marrying Becky, because he wants Becky to have all the nice things. After accidentally overthrowing Abdul Akbar, Looy and Dilbury try to return to the US in a bizarre aircraft. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Warner Baxter. Cover shows multiple cartoon characters sharing a car, demonstrating why it's smart to keep Tarzan around. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: On The Cinder Track; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, Frank Owen, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #6. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Jane manages to escape Rokoff, then tries to survive in the jungle until Tarzan arrives, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Alice goes through the looking-glass and finds another wonderland of the strange and surreal. After Danny Dingle is exhibited by Pooklehof as "Stupo, the man without a brain," Nellie sneaks into the dime museum to see him. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Warner Baxter. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: Control Ball; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp and others. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #9. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the hillbilly antics of Al Capp's Li'l Abner. Killer on the run Gat Garson realizes he looks just like Li'l Abner, so he plays a little switcheroo. Mammy and Pappy are bewildered when "Abner" kicks his beloved pig Salomey and asks for "corn likker." Meanwhile, the real Li'l Abner is equally mystified why people are giving him money and calling him "Gat." Plus a PSA on wartime paper conservation. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Capp, Charlie Plumb and Fred Fox. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 5 #6. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the hillbilly antics of Al Capp's Li'l Abner. Killer on the run Gat Garson realizes he looks just like Li'l Abner, so he plays a little switcheroo. New York con men perpetrate a swindle on the people of Dogpatch that could mean the end of Li'l Abner's li'l town. Mammy battles the only mother who's tougher than she is, Mother Ratfield. Li'l Abner; Stamp Tips; Ella Cinders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and Ed Dodd. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 5 #8. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the iconic pranksters Hans and Fritz and their hapless victim, the Captain. The Kids stow away on a whaling ship, but the sailors are amused when Fritz is carried off by a stork. Fritz has adventures on a remote island continue, as he pranks the bird who abducted him, who then pranks him back. Fritz escapes a lion, and tries to signal the Captain and Mama with the location of the island. The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; The Winged Kidnapper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and Elsie Hix. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 5 #11. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the iconic pranksters Hans and Fritz and their hapless victim, the Captain. The Kids have a special birthday surprise for Mama. Hans and Fritz want to go for a swim. The Captain doesn't believe in ghosts, so the Kids decide to convince him. The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Strange as it Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Ernest Hix. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 6 #2. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. Phil Fumble realizes Fritzi's watching his girl-watching, in a strip showcasing Bushmiller's good-girl art. Phil finds a way to convince Fritzi that her latest hat is ridiculous. Fritzi's new house looks so much like all the other houses on the block, she keeps going to the wrong one. Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and Ed Dodd. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo uses his little dog to send Nancy a message. Nancy meets the new kid who moved in next door, in a multi-page original story. Nancy; Stamp Tips; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo's hotcakes are selling like... hotcakes. Nancy goes on vacation to her uncle's farm. Her uncle claims he has the smartest bird-dog in the world. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo's pitching practice accidentally knocks out a wanted criminal. Sluggo tries to practice shadow-boxing, but he can't find his shadow. Sluggo gets a lie detector and tries it out on everyone, including a "friendly" dog. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Trying to turn on the lights in her classroom, Nancy accidentally activates the fire sprinklers instead. Sluggo ill-advisedly tries carrying a fish in his pocket. Nancy plays a game with her friend Jethro. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Sluggo wonders why Nancy doesn't seem bothered by the summer heat. And what does it have to do with her changing outfits every five minutes? The 100th issue of the showcase for United Feature Syndicate comic strips. Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.