Bob Swift (UK 1951 L. Miller) comic books

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 View scan Moisture damage.

B&W British Edition published by L. Miller & Son. Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and others. A "Boys' Life"-style comic promoting hunting, fishing and other outdoors activities for 1950s boys. What makes it "a new kind of comic book" (as the cover says) is that the stories are interrupted periodically with tips on gun safety, proper fishing techniques, etc. Bob and his father go to the Wisconsin lakes in search of the tough-fighting fish called the muskellunge. In Manitoba, Bob learns about the wolf, which is considered "a threat to conservation" at the time. Plus text articles on duck hunting and the eastern trout. The Eastern Trout; Tiger on a Bait Rod; Bob Swift and the Thrill Killers of the North; Duck Hunting. 24 pages, B&W.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $21.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water spotting and staple rust with migration.

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B&W British Edition published by L. Miller & Son. Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Robert Butts. A "Boys' Life"-style comic promoting hunting, fishing and other outdoors activities for 1950s boys. What makes it "a new kind of comic book" (as the cover says) is that the stories are interrupted periodically with tips on gun safety, proper fishing techniques, etc. In California, Bob learns of a new style of fishing - underwater spear fishing, which the story refers to as "goggle-fishing." Bob insists on going along when his father is hired to collect a Kodiak bear specimen for the Field Museum, but the bear isn't going without a fight. Plus text articles on fly tying and the striped bass. The Striped Bass; Fishing in Another World; Captain Kid: The Wild Beast; Fly Tying. 24 pages, B&W.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $43.00 View scans

B&W British Edition published by L. Miller & Son. Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and others. A "Boys' Life"-style comic promoting hunting, fishing and other outdoors activities for 1950s boys. What makes it "a new kind of comic book" (as the cover says) is that the stories are interrupted periodically with tips on gun safety, proper fishing techniques, etc. Bob gets a puppy, Sahib, and trains him to be a hunting dog, teaching the reader about hunting dogs at the same time. On a fishing trip, Bob learns that non-native trout introduced to the ecosystem are devouring the local trout. Plus text articles on camping hints and the walleye. Sahib's Sacrifice; Camping Hints; Cannibal Trout; The Walleye. 24 pages, B&W.