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Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) comic books 1952

  • Issue #66
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 66
    • Full length spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 70
    • 1" Spine split from top.
    • Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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.