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Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) comic books 1956

  • Issue #35
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 35

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    Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Well-diggers Bud and Lou go looking for water with a divining rod and enter a house haunted by a sheet-ghost. Detectives Bud and Lou get mixed up with gangster Deadly Ernest and his henchmen Slug and Bullets. While working as aircraft mechanics, the boys accidentally become airborne. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. Halloween Haul; Water, Water, Everywhere; The Model Male; Too Many Dummies; The Lighter Side; Up in the Air; Private Eyes in Public. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 36

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    The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find a professor's missing wife, but the professor is an expert on rare gems and his wife is an heiress. A psychiatrist tells Lou that his psychotic boss is the root of his issues. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. Comedy Column; The Far Far East; Quips and Queries; The Terrors of Turpentine; Lou Flies Off the Handle; Searchez La Femme!; Gag Bag; Throwing the Bull. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #37
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 37

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    Cover by Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Their clothes are lost while Bud and Lou are in the jungle, searching for the Fountain of Youth. When their clothes are lost at the cleaners, Bud and Lou must get across town to their movie shoot while dressed as Roman centurions. Lou volunteers himself and Bud to carry a crate across town for a woman. Plus a PSA on preventing polio, a real window into its time. The Tropics; Crate Adventure; Roman Around; All That Glitters; Gag Bag; Comedy Column; Rhapsody in Black and Blue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 38

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  • Issue #40
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 40

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    Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Detectives Bud and Lou set out to find criminals in the neighborhood, but all they do is annoy the neighbors. Bud tries to convince Lou to marry the mysterious but wealthy Countess of Burponia. Bud and Lou try to sell a suit to a gangster and his girlfriend. Justice Is Done?; Model Man; Super Salesman; Backfire; Clothes Make the Manacle. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.