Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) comic books 1952

Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Art Helfant and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey announces he's going to try to swim the English Channel. But this just gets the gang involved in international intrigue. Plus a history of boxing in comics format. Behind the Russian Curtain; The First Spaceship; Rumpus; Accidental Punch; The Secret of the Underground Cave!; Ring Champs of Yesteryear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey is lost at sea while trying to swim the English Channel. Meanwhile, the gang encounters Soviet spies and gets involved in international intrigue. Plus an adventure of Chickie Ricks, the Flyin' Fool. Lost At Sea; Getting Even; Flyin' Fool; Death Patrol. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey is feared dead after being lost swimming the English Channel. Meanwhile, Jerry is being visited by angelic Humphrey in his dreams. Plus an adventure of Chickie Ricks, the Flyin' Fool. Bondage cover (with Humphrey, of all characters, subject to torture) possibly by Al Avison. The Red Plot; Behind the Iron Curtain!; The Confession!; The Spider Room; Joe's Nightmare; Flyin' Fool. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Al Avison. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Communist agents plot the death of Grant Lockworth, the lawyer who is trying to get Humphrey released from a Russian prison. Meanwhile, Humphrey is drugged, tortured and given a show trial by his Soviet captors. Plus a pre-Code "history" strip featuring werewolves, wizards and phantoms. Flight To Freedom; Mogla's Plan; No Escape!; Ancient Lands of Mystery; Joe Strikes Back! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. Joe remembers a military action he was involved with during WWII. A soldier must hold off enemy forces with a single grenade. Plus an introduction "written" by Joe Palooka, explaining that "after the guns are silenced, when the last of the dead have been buried, then we'll have time for the action of the ring. We'll be able to sit back and live like human beings again." A real document of its time. His Last Grenade!; I Sent My Brother Out to Die!; Night Fighters; BattleGrounds; The Most Shocking Secret Behind The War!; Rescue!; Voices in Battle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. Joe and Jerry are captured by escaped Nazis on a tiny Pacific isle during WWII. A wounded soldier sees the world through Eyes of Darkness. Another Joe comes to regret receiving a package from home. Eyes of Darkness; A Package From Home; American Heroes; The Break!; Fight For Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. A sailor regrets firing the first shot of World War II. A hotshot soldier learns the hard way that he needs his unit to back him up when the fighting gets tough. Plus a year-by-year history of World War II, and a Joe Palooka story with a possible art assist from Fisher's assistant, future Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp. Fighting Blood; I Started World War II; Up And At 'Em!; The Story of World War II! 1939; The Final Blow; The Push. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. Joe Palooka and Jerry join a guerilla unit in Serbia during World War II. US Rangers are assigned to take out a gun battery at Inchon and turn the tide of the Korean War. Plus a year-by-year history of World War II. The Bloody Cliffs of Inchon; One Wing To Glory!; Cold Steel; The Story of World War II! 1940; The Ambush; Hot Coffee! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Jack Sparling. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. A Bill Mauldin-like buddy-soldier tale that takes place during the Korean Conflict. Joe Palooka, Bateese and Jerry fight alongside the French Underground during World War II, in a story with a possible art assist from Fisher's assistant, future Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp. Plus a year-by-year history of World War II. The Target; Medal For Mary Ann; Even the Children!; The Story of World War II! 1941; Kill...Then Cry!; Rendezvous. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. US soldiers think they've contained the enemy, but they didn't reckon on guerrilla fighters. A battalion chafes against its straight-arrow new commander, who insists the men shave every day. Plus a year-by-year history of World War II. Also featuring an introduction - announcing the first of Joe Palooka's Korean War adventures - that is the very definition of "gung ho." Guerrilla Guns; Spit and Polish; Repeat Performance; The Story of World War II! 1942; The Luck of the Irish; Live Bait; The Soldier! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Avison and Bob Powell. The amiable boxer strip becomes a pre-Code war comic as the Cold War and Korean conflict heat up. Sailors are forced to abandon ship and must survive a night in frigid ocean waters. US soldiers try to figure out how Korean forces keep attacking when their supply lines are supposedly cut. Joe and Knobby set out to meet a soldier stationed on the front lines in Korea, but that's a dangerous place to visit. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lionel Trains, offering a denim Engineer's Cap. Hero's Guts; Kitchen Police; Funny Guy; The Secret Bridge; Night of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.