Buster Brown Comic Book (1945-1956 Brown Shoe Co.) comic books 1945
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Issue #1
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
No Issue number, cover price, or date. This is a promotional series done by Buster Brown Shoe Company. Covers mention different shoe companies. Listed in Overstreet as "scarce". Features Smilin' Ed McConnell and the Buster Brown Gang: Midnight the Cat, Squeaky the Cat, and Froggy the Gremlin. Contents: Pirate's Gold, I'm A Little Teapot (Music Page), Little Rabbit's Warpath, Pop Goes The Weasel (Music Page), Cobra Man, Polly Wolly Doodle (Music Page), and Buster Brown Theme Song (Music Page).
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Issue #2
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.$8.00
View scanStories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by Edd Ashe, Joe King, Chu F. Hing and Jack Sparling. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. A struggling circus is beset by accidents just before an investor makes an offer to buy it; Sioux hunters encounter the mysterious white buffalo; Modern-day pirates set out to find the secret of the Lagoon of Death. Jinx Circus; When Grandpa Sat On A Mousetrap; Phantom Buffalo; Oodles of Poodles; What's That Sound?; Lagoon Of Death. 32 pages, Full Color.
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Issue #3
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.$5.80
View scan- 1 1/4" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached. Staple rust. Rust migration.
Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by Sam Glankoff and Jack Sparling. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. The son of a famous jockey must win a race to save a struggling horse farm; Robin Hood tries to keep a cruel duke from evicting the feudal farmers from his land; plus the Smilin Ed songs I'd Like To Be The Doctor and If Everything Was !SDRAWKCAB. Morning Glory; I'd Like To Be the Doctor; Adventure With Robin Hood; If Everything Was !SDRAWKCAB; Gun Fighters. 32 pages, Full Color.
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Issue #4
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by John Giunta, Henry Kiefer and August M. Froehlich, plus a possible contribution by Frank Frazetta. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. A Persian boy becomes caught up in magic and intrigue after he frees a princesss fiance from a genies curse; Adventurer Chad and his Polynesian sidekick Kala seek sunken treasure in the South Pacific; plus the Smilin Ed song If I Could Have My Wishes. Although there are no art credits, some sources indicate the genie story was inked by Frank Frazetta. The Leathern Cord of Magic; If I Could Have My Wishes; Mysterious Treasure; Dude Ranch Desperado. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: Due to paper rationing during World War II, this issue is rare compared to other issues in the series. As per the cover blurb, "Sorry! This book has no heavy cover because of paper shortage!" the cover is newsprint rather than the typical heavier slick stock found of all other issues in the series.
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Issue #5
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.$7.80
Stories by Hobart Donovan, Dan Barry and Ed McConnell. Art by Fred Kida and Dan Barry. Cover by Fred Kida. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, featuring art by Tarzan and Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. A Native American boy nurses a wounded colt back to health; The daughter of an Egyptian cat trainer overhears a plot against the pharaohs life; plus the Smilin Ed song Grandpa Can Fix It! Historical footnote: Like issue #4, this issue had a plain-paper cover due to WWII paper rationing. Red Sun; Grandpa Can Fix It!; Daughter of the Pyramids; Black Ivory. 32 pages, Full Color.
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Issue #6
Published 1945 by Brown Shoe.$6.50
- Oxidation. Cover detached.
Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by John Giunta, Fred Guardineer and Fred Kida, plus a possible contribution by Frank Frazetta. Cover by Fred Kida. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, featuring adventure stories and humorous songs by radio personality Smilin Ed. A disabled Greek boy becomes a warrior with help from Zeus and the winged horse Pegasus; Jimmy and his uncle hear reports of a sea monster while goggle-fishing in Mexico; plus the Smilin Ed songs Nosey People and I Couldn't Tell a Fib. Although there are no art credits, some sources indicate the first story was inked by Frank Frazetta. Pegasus; Nosey People; The Sea Monster; I Couldn't Tell a Fib; The Bee Liners. 32 pages, Full Color.
