GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis) comic books 1955

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scan 1" spine split from top of comic. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $165.00 or Best Offer View scan 3/4" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Mort Drucker, Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Vic Martin, and Mike Suchorsky. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Weepy gets a "Dear John" letter from Mabel, in a story with art by future MAD legend Mort Drucker. Pvts. Windy and Whitey are asked to escort the Sarge's gorgeous sister, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. Joe tells an Americanized fairy tale to some Korean kids, in a fanciful tale with wacky art by Mike Suchorsky. Painted cover with bondage elements by Clarence Doore. Private Dopey: A Good Lesson; Go, Go, Goooooo!; Dear Gertrude; Adventures in Wonderland; The Yardbirds: The Secret Lover; The L Bomb; You'll Never Get Rich. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Vic Martin, and Ernie Schroeder. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. "Ready-Money Reilly" thinks his pal's new comic strip is the perfect thing to help sell his base newspaper, but no one expects the strip to become a national craze. Pvt. Windy tries to sneak away from a training exercise to go on a date, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. Joe tells some Korean kids another fairy tale, a wacky military-themed version of Jack and the Beanstalk with art by Mike Suchorsky. Painted cover with bondage elements by Clarence Doore. Army Chuckles; Johnny-Come-Lately; The Yardbirds: The Great Escape; Private Jokes; Adventures in Wonderland; Dear Gertrude; Khaki Humor; Beautiful Benny of Company B. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Clarence Doore. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Alex Kotzky, Edd Ashe, Vic Martin, and Ernie Schroeder. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Sarge tells the story of two rivals who were forced to work together when one of them was blinded on the battlefield. Pvts. Windy and Whitey are assigned to build a bridge, but use a pin-up calendar instead of blueprints, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. A G.I.'s life is revealed in his letters to his wife at home. A party to honor Lieutenant Parker at a local nightclub gets out of hand. Army Chuckles; Divided We Stand; The Yardbirds: Dont Cross Your Bridges; The Bad One; G.I. Laffs; The Battle of the Golden Goose; Pvt. Woes; Khaki Laffs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Schroeder. The Ugly Duckling starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; To Pvt. Dugan, the little plaster duck was the most priceless gem in all the world. Untitled The Adventures of Pvt. Woes story. The Model starring Pvt. Dopey, art by Vic Martin. The Little Corporal starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; Ugly Otis is made a Corporal, but not for very long. Cooked Chicken starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. Reilly vs. Reilly starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; Ready-Money Reilley is buying the "Green Dragon" Night Club to make money. Laffs on Parade humor page by Vic Martin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Schroeder. Stories and art by Mike Suchorsky, Ben Brown, David Gantz, Vic Martin, and Ernie Schroeder. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Susie, GI Joe's girlfriend, tells the story of her life on the home front while waiting for Joe to return. Pvt. Bragg is the only soldier on his ship who isn't seasick, and that's something for him to brag about. Pvt. Dopey gets the Beetle Bailey treatment from Sarge, but somehow Sarge always suffers from Dopey's ineptitude. Army Chuckles; Pvt. Dopey: It Pays To Advertise; I Was The Girl He Left Behind; Weapons of the Future; Pvt. Bragg: Bon Voyage; Whos Oscar; Dear Gertrude; Pvt. Dopey: The Sergeants Secretary; The Crooner; Khaki Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Ernest Schroeder. G.I. Jokes humor page by Vic Martin. Swenson's Menagerie starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder; A new replacement from a farm in Minnesota who is very fond of animals. Carnival Capers starring Pvt. Dopey, art by Vic Martin. G.I. Parade humor page by Vic Martin. ...And They Came Near...--G.I. Joe Presents A Classic Tale of Men in Battle, art by Ernest Schroeder; A true story of a G.I. and a fighter pilot in Korea. Gopher Named Smith starring G.I. Joe, art by Ernest Schroeder. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.