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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Nice fight scene cover on Flash Gordon And The Fiery Desert Of Mongo (1948 Whitman BLB #1447).

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Nice fight scene cover on Flash Gordon And The Fiery Desert Of Mongo (1948 Whitman BLB #1447).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Found in the wild! Had a good week thrifting and this treasure was part of it. Buster Brown’s Fun And Nonsense (1911 Frederick A. Stokes). Bought for a song at a used book store.

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Found in the wild! Had a good week thrifting and this treasure was part of it. Buster Brown’s Fun And Nonsense (1911 Frederick A. Stokes). Bought for a song at a used book store.

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

The rare Dick Tracy Big Little Book that shows action (usually it’s DT driving a car or talking in the phone. Here at least he’s picking up the phone with his pistol out!). Dick Tracy And The Bicy...

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The rare Dick Tracy Big Little Book that shows action (usually it’s DT driving a car or talking in the phone. Here at least he’s picking up the phone with his pistol out!). Dick Tracy And The Bicy...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Bela Lugosi cover! Chandu The Magician Big Little Book (1935 Saalfield BLB #1323).

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Bela Lugosi cover! Chandu The Magician Big Little Book (1935 Saalfield BLB #1323).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

What are the best of the best strips, in your opinion? Top 10?

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What are the best of the best strips, in your opinion? Top 10?

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Finally got the pair of these indispensable histories.

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Finally got the pair of these indispensable histories.

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Can anyone identify who this cartoonist is?

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Can anyone identify who this cartoonist is?

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Reg’lar Fellers was a long lived strip that ran from 1917 to 1949. This is the second collection (1925 Cupples & Leon/M.S. Publishing).

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Reg’lar Fellers was a long lived strip that ran from 1917 to 1949. This is the second collection (1925 Cupples & Leon/M.S. Publishing).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Dr. Seuss did political comics for PM Magazine right before WW2. Here’s one he did in 1941.

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Dr. Seuss did political comics for PM Magazine right before WW2. Here’s one he did in 1941.

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

A nice higher grade Platinum Age issue of the Gumps. This is Book 3 (Cupples & Leon 1926).

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A nice higher grade Platinum Age issue of the Gumps. This is Book 3 (Cupples & Leon 1926).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

The last issue of The Gumps took me ages to find. Gumps No. 6 (Cupples & Leon 1929). By this point in the series print runs had dropped precipitously and the announced/advertised No. 7 appears...

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The last issue of The Gumps took me ages to find. Gumps No. 6 (Cupples & Leon 1929). By this point in the series print runs had dropped precipitously and the announced/advertised No. 7 appears...

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

RIP Bob Beerbohm. Bob was a pioneering figure in the comic book retail world, both as a store owner and convention seller. Bob was also largely responsible for the identification of many seminal b...

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RIP Bob Beerbohm. Bob was a pioneering figure in the comic book retail world, both as a store owner and convention seller. Bob was also largely responsible for the identification of many seminal b...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

As the Platinum Age wound down, print runs dropped. These later Cupples & Leon 10” x 10” books tend to be harder to find than the earlier ones, even for characters as popular as this one was. ...

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As the Platinum Age wound down, print runs dropped. These later Cupples & Leon 10” x 10” books tend to be harder to find than the earlier ones, even for characters as popular as this one was. ...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

By this point in the series, print runs had dropped and they get a little harder to find. Mutt And Jeff Book 15 (Cupples & Leon 1930).

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By this point in the series, print runs had dropped and they get a little harder to find. Mutt And Jeff Book 15 (Cupples & Leon 1930).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Another classic Platinum Age book from Cupples & Leon. Bringing Up Father 4th Series (1921).

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Another classic Platinum Age book from Cupples & Leon. Bringing Up Father 4th Series (1921).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

The most successful and imitated format in the Platinum Age was the 10” x 10” cardboard cover books by Cupples & Leon, and Bringing Up Father First Series is about the most common. The higher ...

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The most successful and imitated format in the Platinum Age was the 10” x 10” cardboard cover books by Cupples & Leon, and Bringing Up Father First Series is about the most common. The higher ...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

This classic strip ran from 1913 to 1938 and coined a phrase still in use today. Keeping Up With The Joneses Book One (Cupples & Leon, 1920).

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This classic strip ran from 1913 to 1938 and coined a phrase still in use today. Keeping Up With The Joneses Book One (Cupples & Leon, 1920).

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Golden Age of Comics - Buck Rogers was created by Phillip Nowlan and illustrated by Dick Calkins. It first appeared on newsprint n 1929. These are great imaginative adventures that keep your inter...

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Golden Age of Comics - Buck Rogers was created by Phillip Nowlan and illustrated by Dick Calkins. It first appeared on newsprint n 1929. These are great imaginative adventures that keep your inter...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

Very early Annie. Little Orphan Annie And Sandy (1933 Whitman BLB #716). From the first full year of BLBs.

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Very early Annie. Little Orphan Annie And Sandy (1933 Whitman BLB #716). From the first full year of BLBs.

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

The Golden Age of Comics - Andy Gump or The Gumps was created by Sidney Smith and ran from 1917 to 1959. Like so many of these classics Andy and his family inspired films, songs and toys for the k...

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The Golden Age of Comics - Andy Gump or The Gumps was created by Sidney Smith and ran from 1917 to 1959. Like so many of these classics Andy and his family inspired films, songs and toys for the k...

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 months ago

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