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| Tales from the Great Book by John Lehti (1390-) 1st Appearance March 21, 1954 - Bible Story adaptations had appeared in the newspapers as early as the 1920's, but they did not hit the sunday color section until John Lehti's Tales from the great book debutted in 1954. Lehti did a fine job presenting the Bible while instilling the best features of the comics. Each week's offering came with action, clean art, and occasionally a cliffhanger ending. Storylines were multiweek with prominent titles. The result a fine comic that is enjoyable to read and collect. The market for 'Tales of the Great Book' is quite good. Collectors tend to look for their favorites based on the storylines. (7) | ||||
| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| S1390-0001 | 1954 - 2H | G/G-VG/G | $5.00 | 'Witch of Endor', On reverse Henry(1TH), Post cereal ad featuring Railroad Fun Book Premium(1TH) (10/3, 10/10-VG |
| S1390-0002 | 1955 - 1H | G-VG/G-VG/G | $2.00 | 'Deborah's Triumph', No reverse (11/20) |
| S1390-0003 | 1958 - 1H | G-VG/G/EX | $3.00 | 'Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego', On reverse Junior Merchant ad(1TH) (4/27) |
| S1390-0004 | 1958 - 1H, 1TH | G/G/G | $3.00 | 'Jacob wrestles with an Angel', No reverse (6/22, 6/29) |
| S1390-0005 | 1958 - 8H, 2TH | FR-G/FR-G/G-EX | $10.00 | 'Joshua, Battles the Five Kings' On reverse Smokey Stover(2TH), Gillette Razor ad(1TH), Nancy(1TH), Closer Than We Think(1TH) (7/13, 7/20, 8/3-8/17, 8/31-9/28) |
| S1390-0006 | 1958 - 8TH | G/FR-G/G-VG | $8.00 | 'Esther, How she became a queen', On reverse Lone Ranger(1TH), Mickey Finn(1TH), Hubert(1TH), Old Glory Story(1TH), David Crane(1TH) (10/5-11/23) |
| S1390-0007 | 1958 - 4TH | G/FR-G/G-VG | $4.00 | 'David and his Harp', No reverse (12/7-12/28) |
| S1390-0008 | 1959 - 14TH | G-VG/G-VG/VG | $15.00 | Complete Story, 'Samson and Delilah', On reverse Johnny Hazard(1TH), Ferd'Nand(1TH), Gordo(1TH), Nancy(1TH) (1/4-4/5) |
| S1390-0009 | 1959 - 5H, 6TH | G-VG/G-VG/G-EX | $21.00 | 'Joseph's Brotherly Love', On reverse Miss Peach(3TH), Smokey Stover(1TH), Uncle Remus(1TH), Toodles(1TH), Hi and Lois(1TH), Moon Mullins(1TH), Gordo(1TH) (4/19-5/24, 6/7-7/5) |
| S1390-0010 | 1959 - 3H, 1TH | G-VG/G-VG/G-EX | $10.00 | 'Daniel in the Lion's Den', On reverse Smokey Stover(1TH) (7/12-7/26, 8/9) |
| S1390-0011 | 1959 - 1H | VG/VG/EX | $3.00 | 'Solomon and the two mothers', On reverse Grandma(1TH) (9/6) |
| S1390-0012 | 1959 - 3H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $15.00 | 'Moses, The Egyptian Prince', On reverse Rivets(2Q), Mark Trail(2Q), Moon Mullins(1TH) (10/18, 11/29, 12/6) |
| S1390-0013 | 1960 - 1H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $3.00 | 'David and Saul', On reverse Uncle Remus(1TH) (1/24) |
| S1390-0014 | 1960 - 1H, 1TH | VG/VG/EX | $4.00 | 'Mordecai', On reverse Uncle Remus(1H), Archie(1TH) (2/21, 2/28) |
| S1390-0015 | 1960 - 3H | VG/VG/EX | $9.00 | 'The Sword of Gideon', On reverse Grandma(1TH), Toodles(1TH), Rivets(1Q), Mark Trail(1Q) (5/8, 5/22, 7/10) |
| S1390-0016 | 1960 - 4H | VG/VG/EX | $20.00 | 'Moses Flight from Egypt', On reverse Grandma(1TH), Uncle Remus(1H), Rivets(1Q), Mark Trail(1Q), David Crane(1Q), Heart of Juliet Jones(1Q) (7/31, 8/14, 9/18, 10/9) |
| S1390-0017 | 1960 - 6H | VG/VG/EX | $18.00 | 'Jonah's Lesson', On reverse Right Around Home(1TH), Little Iodine(1TH), Grandma(1TH), Rivets(2Q), Heart of Juliet Jones(1Q), Mark Trail(1Q), Uncle Remus(1TH) (10/23, 11/20, 12/4-12/.25) |
| S1390-0018 | 1961 - 5H | VG/VG/EX | $15.00 | 'Joshua's Victory', On reverse Right Around Home(3TH), Grandma(1TH), Mark Trail(1H) (2/5-2/19, 3/5, 3/12) |
| S1390-0019 | 1961 - 5H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $15.00 | 'Elijah and the Priests of Baal', On reverse Grandma(1Q), The Berrys(1Q), Little Joe(1TH), David Crane(1H), Terry and the Pirates(1H), Smokey Stover(1TH) (3/26, 4/9, 5/14-5/28) |
| S1390-0020 | 1961 - 8H | VG/VG/EX | $25.00 | Complete Story,'Nebuchadnezzar's Second Dream', On reverse Right Around Home(5TH), Uncle Remus(2Q), Grandma(1Q), Mark Trail(1TH), Our Bill(1Q) (6/4-7/23) |
| S1390-0021 | 1961 - 9H | VG/VG/EX | $27.00 | 'David's Fighting Courage', On reverse Right Around Home(6TH), Grandma(1Q), Mark Trail(1TH), Our Bill(1Q), Smokey Stover(1TH), Rivets(1H) (7/30, 8/13-9/3, 9/17-10/8) |
| S1390-0022 | 1961 - 6H | VG/VG/EX | $30.00 | 'Moses in Midian', On reverse Right Around Home(6TH), Mark Trail(2TH) (10/15-11/5, 11/19, 11/26) |
| S1390-0023 | 1961-62 - 6H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $18.00 | 'Daniel and the Handwriting on the Wall', On reverse Right Around Home(6TH) (12/3-12/17, 1/7-1/21) |
| S1390-0024 | 1962 - 12H | VG/VG/EX | $36.00 | 'Jacob's Toil', On reverse Right Around Home(11TH), Uncle Remus(1Q), Grandma(1Q), Mark Trail(1TH) (3/18-4/1, 4/22-6/17) |
| S1390-0025 | 1962 - 7H | VG/VG/EX | $22.00 | Complete Story, 'Elijah and the Angel', On reverse Right Around Home(11TH), Uncle Remus(1Q), Grandma(1Q), Mark Trail(1TH) (6/17-8/5) |
| S1390-0026 | 1962 - 4H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $20.00 | 'Moses and the Burning Bush', On reverse Right Around Home(4TH) (8/12-9/2) |
| S1390-0027 | 1962 - 9H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $27.00 | 'The King and the Arrows', On reverse Right Around Home(8TH), Colonel Potterby(1TH) (9/9-9/30, 10/14-11/11) |
| S1390-0028 | 1962-63 - 15H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $45.00 | 'David Outlawed by Saul', On reverse Right Around Home(14TH), Slip Oil ad(1TH) (11/18-12/30, 1/13-2/24) |
| S1390-0029 | 1963 - 16H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $50.00 | Complete Story, 'Joshua and the Giants', On reverse Right Around Home(16TH) (3/3-6/16) |
| S1390-0030 | 1963 - 11H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $34.00 | Complete Story, 'Gehazi's Wrong Doing', On reverse Right Around Home(11TH) (6/23-9/1) |
| S1390-0031 | 1963 - 8H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $40.00 | 'Moses Return to Rgypt', On reverse Right Around Home(7TH), Mark Trail(1TH), Uncle Remus(1Q), Pottsy(1Q) (9/15-11/3) |
| S1390-0032 | 1963-64 - 15H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $46.00 | Complete Story, 'David and Outlaw', On reverse Right Around Home(15TH) (11/10-2/23) |
| S1390-0033 | 1964 - 9H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $28.00 | Complete Story, 'The Blind Prophet', On reverse Right Around Home(8TH) (3/1-4/26) |
| S1390-0034 | 1964 - 19H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $60.00 | Complete Story, 'Jephthah', On reverse Right Around Home(15TH), Grandma(1TH), Tackle ad featuring Yogi Berra(1SX), On Stage(1TH), Mark Trail(1TH), Smokey Stover(1TH) (5/3-9/6) |
| S1390-0035 | 1964 - 16H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $50.00 | Complete Story, 'Jeremiah', On reverse Right Around Home(12TH), Rick O'Shay(1Q), Mark Trail(1TH, 1Q), Little Iodine(1Q), The Berrys(2Q), Little Joe(2Q), Moon Mullins(1Q) (9/13-12/27) |
| S1390-0036 | 1965 - 17H | FR-VG/FR-VG/EX | $43.00 | 'David and his army of outlaws', On reverse Right Around Home(9TH), Little Iodine(1TH), Little Joe(1TH) (1/3-3/14, 4/4-5/9) |
| S1390-0037 | 1965 - 2H | G-VG/G-VG/EX | $6.00 | 'Othaniel's Triumph' No reverse (5/16, 5/23) |
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