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Comics on Parade (1938) comic books 1943

  • Issue #40
    Comics on Parade (1938) 40
    • Centerfold detached at single center staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and Paul Berdanier. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #4. 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. Inspired by George Washington, the Kids decide to tell the truth about their pranks. Mama swipes an ostrich's tail feathers for her hat, but the ostrich gets even. In the "topper" strip, Hawkshaw the Detective uses movies to identify the gang leader known as "The Brains." The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Hawkshaw the Detective. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #43
    Comics on Parade (1938) 43
    • Centerfold detached at the staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #7. 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 get hold of pirate John Silver's treasure map, but Silver and his pirates want it back. Soon it's an all-out prank war, with the Captain and the island's hapless inhabitants caught in the middle. Tiny pirate Bloodshot wants to be president of the island. The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Ain't Nature Grand; Hawkshaw the Detective. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.