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Napoleon  by Clifford McBride (0575-) 1st Named Appearance June 6, 1932, 1st Sunday March 12 1933 - For close to 30 years the biggest dog in comics was without a doubt Napoleon.   Napoleon was a gangly awkward shaggy hound who had a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.   He was the bane of the existence of his master, Uncle Elby, a rotund gent of fastidious nature by marginal luck.   Together they starred in a weely gag strip that was mostly charming, but did have an occasional belly-laugh in it.    The strip has one notable departure from the weekly gag motif.  In 1933-34 Napoleon and Elby's young nephew Willie are told the story of Jumping Jack Island by their salty sea-going friend Singapore Sam.  The fairy tale included plenty of misdoings by frog-like paddlemen.  The experiment showed that Clifford McBride was indeed a master cartoonist with versatility.   The market for Napoleon is somewhat marginal.   Offered in all sizes, collectors are always looking for the Jumping Jack Island pages which sell at high premium.   The rest of the strip's run sells OK is any size.
0575-0001 1933/06/25 - F G/G/G $8.00 Jumpin' Jack Island story, on reverse Mr.& Mrs.(F)
0575-0002 1933 - 3F G/G/G $9.00 on reverse Mr & Mrs(1F), Smitty(1H), Winnie Winkle(1H) (8/13, 9/17 +1)
0575-0003 1934/03/04 - F G/G/G $8.00 Jumpin' Jack Island story, on reverse Smythes(F)
0575-0004 1934/08/19 - T G/G/G $5.00 Jumpin' Jack Island story, on reverse Moon Mullins(T)
0575-0005 1934 - 4F G/G/G $12.00 on reverse Smythes(2F), Tiny Tim(1H) Col Roscoe Turner Premium ad(1H), Lifebuoy ad(1H), Rinso ad(1H) (5/20, 7/8, 12/2, 12/30)
0575-0006 1934 - 1T G/G/G $2.00 on reverse Moon Mullins(1T) (8/26)
0575-0007 1935/01/18 - F G-VG/G/VG $3.00 on reverse Mutt & Jeff(H), Postum ad(H)
0575-0008 1935 - 11T G/G/G $22.00 on reverse Little Mary Mxiup(2T), Etta Kett(9T) (3/3, 3/17, 4/7, 4/14, 5/22, 6/30, 7/28, 9/29, 10/27, 11/3, 11/24)
0575-0009 1936/08/02 - F G/G/G $3.00 on reverse Smitty(H), Tiny Tim(H)
0575-0010 1936/08/30 - F G/G/G $3.00 on reverse The Smythes by Rea Irvin
0575-0011 1936 - 13T G/G/G $26.00 on reverse Etta Kett(9T), Henry(3T), Ella Cinders(1T) (1/12, 1/19, 4/5, 5/17-5/31, 6/27, 7/5, 8/9, 8/30, 9/20-10/4)
0575-0012 1937 - 4F G/FR-G/G $12.00 on reverse Smitty(2H), Tiny Tim(1H), Mr. & Mrs(1H) Apple Mary(1H), Dan Dunn(1H) (5/16, 5/30, 9/12 +1)
0575-0013 1937 - 4T G/G/G $8.00 on reverse Smilin' Jack(3HT), Little Joe(3HT), Fleischman's yeast ad(1H) (1/3, 1/10, 1/31, 2/7)
0575-0014 1938/06/19 - H G/G/G $1.00 No reverse
0575-0015 1939 - 2T G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Mickey Finn(2T) (2/26, 3/5)
0575-0016 1940/02/11 - F G/G/G $3.00 on reverse L'il Abner w/Beeman's Gum ad(Q)
0575-0017 1940 - 3H G/G/G $3.00 TP on bottom, On reverse Mary Worth(3H) (11/10, 11/24 +1)
0575-0018 1941 - 6T, 16H G/G/G $28.00 TP on bottom of Halfs, On reverse Mary Worth(16H), Vignettes of Life(6T) (4/13, 4/27, 6/8, 6/15, 8/3, 8/10, 8/24-9/7, 9/21, 9/28, 10/12-11/16, 12/7-12/28)
0575-0019 1942 - 4T, 25H G/G/G $29.00 On reverse Abbie an' Slats(2T), Mary Worth(17H), Dixie Dugan(2H), Invisible Scarlett O'Neil(1T), Jane Arden(1T) (1/11-3/1, 3/15-5/24, 6/7, 6/28-7/12, 9/6-9/20, 12/13, +2)
0575-0020 1943 - 6T, 11H G/G/G $17.00 On reverse Abbie an' Slats(6T), Mary Worth(2H), Polly Pippen(1H) (2/21, 2/28, 4/4, 5/16-5/30, 6/20-7/4, 7/18, 10/3-10/31, 12/12, +1)
0575-0021 1944 - 3T, 10H G/G/G $13.00 On reverse Captain Easy(1HT), Jane Arden(1HT), Out Our Way(1HT), Our Boarding House(1HT), Abbie an' Slats(1T) (1/2-1/16, 2/6-2/20, 3/19, 3/26, 4/30, 6/11, 8/13, 9/30, 10/29, 12/17)
0575-0022 1945 - 2T, 6H G/G/G $8.00 On reverse Abbie an' Slats(2T) (1/14, 3/4, 3/18, 4/15, 4/22, 6/24, 9/23, +2)
0575-0023 1946/04/28 - T G/FR-G/G $1.00 On reverse Off the Record by Ed Reed(1T)
0575-0024 1948 - 2TH G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Timid Soul(1TH) (3/14, 3/21)
0575-0025 1949 - 1H G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Nebbs(1TH) (3/27)
0575-0026 1950 - 1H G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Sad Sack(1TH) (9/10)
Nebbs, The by Sol Hess & W.A. Carlson (0580-) 1st Appearance May 22, 1923 - The doings of Rudy Nebb and his family were a favorite of the comic pages for over 20 years beginning in 1923.  The Nebbs was a humorous, mild adventure strip about a family with plenty of personality quirks.   Rudy Nebb was the patriarch who usually dominated the action and mis-direction of the storylines.   As he got into trouble, his wife Fanny and  his kids Betsy & Junior would often take the brunt of the problems.    Young Junior was a chip of the old block in getting into trouble as well.    The family would occasionally splinter but would always reunite in the end to solve the problem of the day.    The market for Nebbs is actually fairly good.    Collectors usually prefer story-size lots of dailies where available.  Sundays of any size sell OK, but Full-size pages are preferred. 
0580-0001 1925/08 - 5F BW G/G/G $10.00 On reverse BW Mr. & Mrs by Clare Briggs
0580-0002 1927 - 3F G/G/G $9.00 On reverse Elmer(1F), Pa's son-in-law(1F) BWP Man in the Brown Derby(1F) (6/26, 8/7, 8/21)
0580-0003 1927 - 1H G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Charlie and George(1H)  (3/13)
0580-0004 1928 - 2F G/G/FR-G $6.00 On reverse Pa's son-in-law(1F), Toots & Casper(1H)(1/29, 3/18)
0580-0005 1929 - 4H FR-G/FR-G/G $4.00 No reverse (1/20, 2/10, 6/2, 11/17)
0580-0006 1930 - 8H FR-G/FR-G/G $8.00 On reverse Jerry on the Job by Walter Hoban(1H) (1/5, 2/9, 4/6, 6/15, 7/13, 7/20, 10/26, 12/28)
0580-0007 1931 - 2H G/G/G $2.00 No reverse (7/5, 8/30)
0580-0008 1932 - 8H (2 are BW) G/G/G $7.00 On reverse Count Screwloose by Milt Gross (2TH) (6/19, 7/10, 7/24, 9/4, 9/18, 10/30, 11/13. 11/20)
0580-0009 1933/09/03 - F BW FR/FR/G $1.00 No reverse
0580-0010 1933 - 12H (1 is BW) G/G/G $11.00 On reverse Count Screwloose by Milt Gross (4TH) (2/5, 2/12, 6/4, 7/16, 8/6, 8/13, 8/27, 9/17-10/1, 10/22, 10/29)
0580-0011 1934 - 22H G/FR-G/G $22.00 On reverse Little Brother Funny Money (1 small-size), BWO Rosie's Beau(1TH) (1/7, 3/11, 4/22-5/13, 6/10, 7/29, 8/5, 8/26, 9/16-9/30, 10/14-10/28, 11/11-11/25, 12/2, 12/16, 12/23)
0580-0012 1935 - 4T, 4H G/G/G $8.00 4 Half-tab on Tab w/Simp O'Dill(4HT), On reverse Mortimer(1T) (2/10-3/3, 3/31, 4/28, 5/5, 12/29)
0580-0013 1936 - 1F G/G/G $6.00 Half on Full w/Simp O'Dill(H), On reverse Apply Mary(H), Camel ad(H) (12/13)
0580-0014 1936 - 6H G/G/VG $6.00 No reverse (3/29, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, 6/14, 6/28)
0580-0015 1938 - 2H G/G/G $2.00 No reverse (1/30, 4/17)
0580-0016 1939 - 6H (4 are BWP) G/G/VG $4.00 No reverse (5/7, 9/24, 11/5-11/26)
0580-0017 1940 - 7H (3 are BW) G/G/VG $5.00 No reverse (1/14, 4/7-4/28, 11/24, 12/1)
0580-0018 1941 - 2H G/G/G $2.00 No Reverse (10/19, 11/16)
0580-0019 1942/02/01 - F G/G/VG $1.00 w/Simp O'Dill(TH+), on reverse Tippie(H), Ripples(H)
0580-0020 1942 - 4H G/G/G $4.00 No Reverse (1/11, 2/8, 6/21, 12/6)
0580-0021 1943/08/29 - H G/G/G $1.00 No reverse
0580-0022 1944 - 1H, 1TH G/G/G $1.50 On reverse Vignettes of Life(1H) (4/2, 8/13)
0580-0023 1945 - 2TH G/G/G $1.00 No reverse (1/14, 7/22)
0580-0024 1946 - 1TH G/G/G $1.00 No reverse (9/22)
0580-0025 1949 - 2TH G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Bobby Sox(1TH) (3/13, 4/3)
Newlyweds, The by George McManus & Albert Carmichael (0585-) 1st Appearance April 10, 1904 - The Newlyweds were the first married couple creation of George McManus.   The Newlyweds were a gag sunday-only strip which portrayed a sickly-sweet life of marital bliss between the starring couple.   Each week would be a celebration of their love with a dash of sillyness mixed in.  Baby Snookums was added later to gum up the works and give the strip a lift.   McManus originally created the Newlyweds for the Pulitzer syndicate, but would be enticed to jump to Hearst in 1912.   At that point, the named strip was taken over by Albert Carmichael while McManus would continue the antics of the Newlyweds under the title 'Their Only Child'.   Carmichael successfully mimicked the charm that McManus put into the strip until 1917 when he passed away.   The market for Newlyweds is fairly strong.   Collectors navigate to McManus-era color fulls when available, but half-size versions also sell quite well.   Carmichael versions sell almost as well.
0585-0001 1910/10/09 - F G/G/G $8.00 on reverse BW Stepbrothers by Gene Carr(H), BW Ophelia by Clare Swiggins(H)
0585-0002 1911/12/24 - F G/G/G $8.00 on reverse BW Skeezicks by Follett(H), BW Mr. Al Most by Gene Carr(H)
0585-0003 1912 - 2H G/G/G $8.00 on reverse BWO Stepbrothers by Gene Carr(1H)
0585-0004 1914 - 1H FR-G/FR/G $1.00 'It was a grand day for fishing too', no reverse
0585-0005 1914? - 1H G/G/G $5.00 (RAC)'Snookums does a turn in Black Face', on reverse BWO Tenderfoot by Vic Forsythe
0585-0006 1914? - 1H G/G/VG $3.00 'Snookums likes to see his father work', no reverse
0585-0007 1914? - 1H G/G/VG $3.00 'Snookums will select their summer home', no reverse
0585-0008 1914? - 1H G/G/G $2.50 'It's a ill wind that doesn't profit Snookums', on reverse BWO Spareribs & Gravy
0585-0009 1914? - 1H G/G/G $2.50 'Snookums welcomes the glad new year', on reverse BWO Uncle Crabapple
0585-0010 1914? - 1H G/G/G $2.50 'Snookums makes an important decision', on reverse BWP Mr. Hubby
0585-0011 1914? - 1H G/G/G $2.50 'Snookums likes to hear 'em announce the trains', on reverse BWP Mr. Hubby
0585-0012 1914? - 1H G/G/G $2.50 'Snookums shows signs of artistic temperament', on reverse BWP Mr. Al
0585-0013 1914? - 1H G/FR-G/G $2.00 'It was such a Playful Dog', on reverse BWO Buddy's Daddy
Our Boarding House (Major Hoople) by Gene Ahern (0590-) 1st appearance 1921, 1st Sunday 1924 - The antics of Major Hoople was the centerpoint of over 60 years of Our Boarding House.  Created in 1921 by Gene Ahern, the daily strip was always a single panel gag strip usually illustrating the boastful eccentricities of Hoople.   The rotund fez-capped Hoople was semi-delusional in portraying his own self importance.   Hoople was actually the retired husband of Martha, the owner of the Boarding House.    Together, they would service many an unusual boarder through many eras.   The market for Our Boarding House is quite strong, but equally strong supply keeps the prices reasonable.    Collectors love the full-color fulls of the 1930's.   Dailies sell just as well as sundays.
0590-0001 1928 - 1F FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 w/Boots, on reverse Somebody's Stenog by AE Hayward (9/9)
0590-0002 1935 - 3T G/FR-G/G $6.00 w/Nut Bros, on reverse Timid Soul(3T) (2/3, 2/24, 3/17)
0590-0003 1936 - 1T FR-G/FR/G $1.00 w/Nut Bros, on reverse Jane Arden(T) (3/1)
0590-0004 1937 - 1T, 2H FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 1T w/Nut Bros, on reverse Elmer(1T) (5/8, 8/22, 12/26)
0590-0005 1938 - 10T, 2H G/G/G $22.00 10T w/Nut Bros, on reverse Joe Palooka(10T), Life's Like That(1H) (1/2, 1/16, 2/20-3/27, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 6/19)
0590-0006 1942 - 6F (1 is BW) G/FR-G/G $11.00 2 w/Nuts Bros, 4 w/Product ads, on reverse Out Our Way(2F), L'il Abner(1H), Nancy(1H), Timid Soul(2H), Our Bill(2H), Grin an' Bear it(1H), Joe Palooka(1H) (3/15, 4/19, 10/18, 11/22, 12/13, 12/27)
0590-0007 1942 - 27H G/G/G $27.00 on reverse Out Our Way(2H), Boots(2H), L'il Abner(1H), Grin an' Bear It(3H), Off The Record(1H), Napoleon(1H), Mary Worth(1H), Life's Like That(1H) (1/4-1/18, 2/1, 2/8, 3/15-6/7, 6/21, 6/28, 7/12, 8/23-9/13, 11/1, 12/20)
0590-0008 1943 - 10F G/G/G $20.00 w/Product ads, on reverse Off the Record(1H), Jane Arden(3H), Freckles(2H), Our Bill(1H), Polly Pippen(1H, 1TH), Mary Worth(1H, 1TH), Dixie Dugan(2H), Life's Like That(2H), Napoleon(1H), Red Ryder(1H), Joe Palooka(1H) (4/25, 5/2, 5/30-6/13, 6/27, 7/11, 7/25, 8/8, 8/29)
0590-0009 1943 - 4H, 4TH G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Freckles(1TH), Off The Record(1TH) (8/15, 9/12, 10/17, 10/31-11/21, +1)
0590-0010 1944 - 3F G/G/G $6.00 w/Product ads, on reverse Out Our Way(2H, 1TH), Freckles(2H, 1TH)(5/14, 7/9, 7/30)
0590-0011 1944 - 13T, 1H, 7TH G/G/G $30.00 13T w/Nut Bros, on reverse Polly Pippen(1TH), Jane Arden(1T), Grin an' Bear It(2TH), Life's Like That(1H), Off The Record(1TH), Mary Worth(1TH), Moon Mullins(11HT), Smilin' Jack(11HT) (1/16, 1/23, 3/12, 3/26, 4/2, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7, 6/25, 10/8, 10/22-12/31)
0590-0012 1945 - 4F G/G/G $8.00 w/Product ads, on reverse Out Our Way(1TT), Our Bill(1H), Jane Arden(1H, 1TH), Off The Record(1H, 1TH) (3/18, 5/20, 9/30, 10/14)
0590-0013 1945 - 1T, 3H, 6TH G/G/G $8.00 1T w/Nut Bros, on reverse Off The Record(1H, 1TH), Napoleon(1TH), Joe Palooka(1T), Jane Arden(1H, 1TH) (1/14, 3/4, 3/25, 4/15, 5/27, 6/3, 7/1, 8/19, 9/2, 10/7)
0590-0014 1946 - 1HT G/G/G $1.00 No reverse (2/24)
0590-0015 1949 - 4T, 1HT G/G/G $4.50 on reverse Brenda Breeze(4T), Boots(1HT) (3/20, 12/4-12/25
0590-0016 1950 - 1TH G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Ella Cinders (4/2)
0590-0017 1951 - 1T, 1TH G/G/G $1.50 on reverse Brenda Breeze(T) (4/22, 12/30)
0590-0018 1952 - 5TH G/G/G $1.50 on reverse Priscilla's Pop(4TH), Out Our Way(1TH) (1/13, 3/23, 3/30, 8/31, 10/26)
0590-0019 1953 - 1TH G/G/G $1.00 no reverse (1/11)
0590-0020 1954 - 1TH G/G/G $1.00 on reverse Freckles(1TH) (1/24)
0590-0021 1955 - 2HT G/G/G $1.00 1HT on Tab w/Out Our Way(HT), on reverse Joe Palooka(1T) (1/16, 10/2)
0590-0022 1961 - 1TH G/G/G $1.00 on reverse Abbie an' Slats(1TH) (12/31)
0590-0023 1962 - 7TH G/G/G $2.00 on reverse Priscilla's Pop(3TH), Hi & Lois(1TH), Boots(1TH), Dotty Dripple(1TH), Freckles(1TH) (6/3-6/24, 8/5, 12/2, 12/16)
0590-0024 1963 - 7TH G/G/G $2.00 on reverse Out Our Way(2TH), Mickey Finn(2TH), Jackson Twins(1TH), Freckles(1TH) (1/6, 1/13, 2/3, 6/2, 8/11, 11/7, 12/29)
Out Our Way (The Willets)  by James Robert (JR) Williams (0595-) 1st appearance November 22, 1921 - Out our Way was the crowning creation of JR Williams, a high-rate cartoonist of american culture.   Created in 1921 as a daily, Out Our Way began as a rotating series of subtle and poignant vignettes in a number of clearly american locales.  Those locales included the barely tamed west, the northern factory and the common american home.  The american home scene would be the center of attention in the sunday version of the strip from the beginning, and would eventually monopolize the dailies in the 1930's and beyond.    That american home scene starred the Willets, a typical family with typical family problems.   The humor came largely from a pair of teens, Lillian and Willis who were confronting the standard teen issues of the eras.   Growing pains were examined in thoughtful and clever detail to the delight of a huge number of readers.    At one point Out Our Way could claim the highest carraige of any comic strip.   Inspite it's previous popularity, the market for Out Our Way is a bit light.    The high carraige means that supply is quite ample to keep prices economical.   The early dailies, with their varied themes, actually outsell the family-pointed sundays.  
0595-0001 1930/08/31 - F G/FR-G/G $1.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane, on reverse Mr.Straphanger(F)
0595-0002 1931 - 2F G/G/G $2.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane, on reverse BWPY Reg'lar Fellers(2F)
0595-0003 1932 - 6F G/G/G $6.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane, on reverse Ella Cinders(4F), Mr. Straphanger(2F) (3/20, 3/27, 8/7-8/28)
0595-0004 1932/10 - 5F G/FR-G/G $15.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane Paper Game Premiums, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0005 1932/11 - 4F G/G/G $12.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane Paper Game Premiums, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0006 1932/12 - 4F G/G/G $12.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane Paper Game Premiums, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0007 1933/01 - 5F G/G/G $15.00 w/Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane Paper Game Premiums, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0008 1933/03/26 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $4.00 w/Wash Tubbs Jigwsaw Puzzle, on reverse Flapper Fanny(H), Salesman Sam(H)rs
0595-0009 1934/01 - 4F G/G/G $4.00 w/Crisscross Paper Game Premiums, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0010 1935 - 2F G/G/G-VG $4.00 w/Otto Honk, on reverse Ella Cinders (6/20, 7/21
0595-0011 1935 - 6T FR-G/FR-G/G $6.00 w/Otto Honk, on reverse Vignettes of Life(3T) Grin an' Bear it(1T), BWBY Boots(2T) (2/3, 2/24, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 6/9)
0595-0012 1936/02/16 - T G/G/G $1.00 w/Otto Honk, on reverse Ella Cinders
0595-0013 1937 - 7H G/G/G $3.50 On reverse Hem & Amy(3H), All in a Lifetime(2H) (3/7, 4/4, 4/18, 6/27, 8/29, 9/12, 10/3)
0595-0014 1938/04 - 4F G/G/VG $10.00 w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Nebbs(4H), Simp O'Dill(4H)
0595-0015 1938/05 - 5F G/G/VG $12.50 w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Nebbs(4H), Simp O'Dill(4H)
0595-0016 1938/06 - 4F G/G/VG $10.00 w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Nebbs(4H), Simp O'Dill(4H)
0595-0017 1938 - 10H G/G/VG $7.50 No Reverse (1/22-2/5, 3/5 +6)
0595-0018 1939 - 1T, 1H G/G/VG $1.50 1T w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, on reverse Herky(1H), Life's Like That(1H) (11/5, 12/31)
0595-0019 1940 - 2H G/G/G $1.00 on reverse Boots(1H), Herky(1H) (6/9, 9/29)
0595-0020 1941 - 17H G/G/VG $8.50 On reverse Herky(1H), Ginger(2H), Off The Record(1H), Crazy Quilt(1H), Ella Cinders(1H), Freckles(9H) (2/9-3/16, 4/6, 5/11, 5/25-6/15, 10/12, 10/26, 11/16, 12/7, +1)
0595-0021 1942 - 5F G/G/VG $12.50 w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Our Boarding House(5F) (1/4, 1/18, 4/12, 4/26, 5/24)
0595-0022 1942 - 7F G/G/VG $7.00 w/Product ads(7TH), On reverse Grin an' Bear it(1H), Mary Worth(1H), Carnival(2H), Joe Palooka(1H), Timid Soul(1H), Our Bill(1H), Life's life That(2H), Dixie Dugan(3H), Napoleon(1H), Freckles(1H) (9/20, 10/11-11/1, 11/22, 12/6)
0595-0023 1942 - 28H G/G/VG $14.00 On reverse Off the Record(2H), Nebbs(9H), Napoleon(1H), Joe Palooka(1H), Mary Worth(1H), Grin an' Bear it(2H), Life's Like That(1H), This Curious World(1H), Our Bill(1H) (1/4-2/8, 3/15, 3/29, 4/12, 4/26, 5/17, 6/7, 6/21, 7/5, 7/19, 8/23, 8/30, 10/4-11/29, 12/20, 12/27)
0595-0024 1943 - 9F G/G/VG $9.00 w/Product ads(9TH), On reverse Grin an' Bear it(2H), Joe Palooka(1H), Jane Arden(1H), Life's Like That(2H), Napoleon(1H), Our Bill(2H), Freckles(3H), Carnival(1H), Dixie Dugan(3H), Mary Worth(1TH) (1/24, 2/11, 3/7, 3/21, 5/9, 5/23, 6/13, 7/25, 8/8)
0595-0025 1943 - 12H G/G/VG $6.00 On reverse Winnie Winkle(1H), Our Bill(1H), Jane Arden(1H), Life's Life That(2TH), Grin an' Bear It(1H), Carnival(2TH), Nancy(1TH) (4/25, 5/23, 7/4, 8/15, 8/22, 9/12, 10/17-11/7, 11/21, 12/12)
0595-0026 1944 - 8F G/G/VG $8.00 w/Product ads(8TH), On reverse Life's Like That(3H), Napoleon(1H), Dotty Dripple(1H, 1TH), Our Boarding House(1TH), Freckles(1TH), Off the Record(2TH), Grin an' Bear It(1TH), Nancy(1TH), Jane Arden(1H, 1TH) (7/2, 8/20, 9/3, 9/10, 11/5, 11/12, 12/3, 12/17)
0595-0027 1944 - 2T, 31H, 2HT, 1TH (1H is BW) G/G/VG $18.50 2HT on Tab w/Our Boarding House(2HT), 1T w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, 3T w/Play Money, On reverse Nebbs(13H), Smitty(2H), Off The Record(1T), Freckles(2HT), BW Simp O'Dill(1H), Winnie Winkle(2H), Mickey Finn(1T), Life's Like That(1H), Nebbs(12H) (1/2-2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/12, 3/19, 4/2-6/25, 8/27, 10/1-12/31)
0595-0028 1945 - 9F G/G/VG $9.00 w/Product ads(9TH), On reverse Jane Arden(1H), Joe Palooka(1TH), Dixie Dugan(1TH), Our Boarding House(1H, 1TH), Freckles(2H, 1TH), Napoleon(2TH), Let's Explore(2TH), Life's Like That(1H, 1TH), Gr inan Bear It(1H, 1TH)  (1/14, 1/21, 2/4-2/18, 4/15, 6/3, 6/24, 7/22)
0595-0027 1945 - 1T, 6TH G/FR-G/G $2.50 1HT on Tab w/Out Our Way(HT), 3TH w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, Let's Explore(2TH), Barney Google(2TH), Jane Arden(1T) (3/11, 4/22, 5/6, 9/2, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2)
0595-0028 1946 - 3T, 2HT, 7TH (4 are BW) G/G/VG $4.25 2T w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, 1HT on Tab w/Ad(HT), 1HT on Tab w/Out Our Way(HT) On reverse Boots(1HT), Simp O'dill(1TH), Off The Record(2T), Henry(T) (2/24, 5/12, 6/2, 6/9, 8/18, 9/1, 11/10-11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/29)
0595-0029 1947 - 16TH (13 are BW) G/G/VG $2.00 On reverse Winnie Winkle(1TH), Simp O'Dill(1TH) (2/2, 3/9, 4/20, 5/18, 7/6-7/20, 10/5-10/26, 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, 12/28 +1)
0595-0030 1948 - 12TH, 1HT (10TH are BW) G/G/VG $1.75 1HT on Tab w/Ad(HT), On reverse Let's Explore(2TH), BW Buz Sawyer(2TH), Off the Record(1T) (3/7, 3/28, 4/25, 5/2, 5/16, 6/13, 6/27, 7/4, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 12/19, 12/26)
0595-0031 1949 - 15TH, 1HT (11 are BW) G/G/VG $2.50 1HT on Tab w/Ad(HT), On reverse Boots(1HT), Grin an Bear It(1TH) (1/9, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20-4/10, 5/8, 5/15, 6/5, 11/6, 12/4)
0595-0032 1950 - 4T, 5TH G/G/VG $5.00 4T w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Let's Explore(1TH), Winnie Winkle(1TH), Abbie an' Slats(2T), Louie(1HT), Rex Morgan(1T) (2/12, 5/14, 6/4, 6/18, 9/10, 10/8, 10/22, 11/19, 12/10)
0595-0033 1951 - 9TH G/G/VG $3.00 On reverse Rex Morgan(2TH), Dotty Dripple(1TH) (6/10-7/1, 8/12, 9/23, 9/30, 10/21, 11/25)
0595-0034 1952 - 11TH G/G/FR-G $3.50 On reverse Brenda Breeze(1TH), Carnival(2TH) (1/13, 1/27, 5/4, 9/14, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7)
0595-0035 1953/01/04 - F G/G/VG $1.00 w/Dial ad(TH), On reverse Mary Worth(1TH), Rex Morgan(1TH)
0595-0036 1953 - 1T, 1H, 7TH G/G/VG $3.25 1T w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Carnival(1TH), Boots(1TH), Nut Bros(1TH), Mickey Finn(1TH), Priscilla's Pop(1H) (1/4, 1/11, 2/1, 3/29, /2, 8/16-8/30, 9/20, 12/27)
0595-0037 1954 - 2H, 5TH G/G/FR-G $2.00 On reverse Mary Worth(1TH), Rex Morgan(1TH), Dotty Dripple(1H), Let's Explore(3TH) (2/21, 2/28, 6/13, 6/27, 9/5, 9/19, 9/26)
0595-0038 1955 - 3TH G/G/VG $1.00 On reverse Let's Explore(3TH) (8/7, 8/21, 8/28)
0595-0039 1956/06/17 - T G/G/VG $1.00 w/Comic Zoo by Scarbo, On reverse Strange as it seems(T)
0595-0040 1958 - 1H, 2TH G/G/VG $1.25 on reverse Freckles(2TH), Ferdnand(1TH) (4/20, 5/4, 11/16)
0595-0041 1962 - 13TH G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Abbie an' Slats(9TH), Mary Worth(1TH) (3/11, 6/10-7/22, 8/26, 9/23, 11/25, 12/2, 12/16)
0595-0042 1963 - 9TH G/G/G $3.00 on reverse Freckles(6TH), Barney Google(2TH) (1/6, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 8/25, 10/27, 11/17, 12/15, 12/29)
0595-0043 1964 - 1TH G/G/G $0.50 on reverse Freckles(1TH) (11/8)
0595-0044 1965 - 3TH G/G/G $1.00 no reverse (6/27, 7/25, 11/7)
The Passing Show (0600-) - The Front Page of the Columbus Dispatch Magazine section in the 1920's contained a big beautiful multi-frame feature called the Passing Show.   I couldn't find much about the history of the strip, but it's certainly one of the early living trends pages signed 'HB'.   Each of the panels of the weekly strip would feature a new development in either fashion, politics or local goings-on.   The artwork is big, clean and neat which provides exceptional eye-appeal.   The subjects are quite interesting especially the insights on common life.     If you have any information regarding the background of these please write me - they're much too good to be anonymous.
0600-0001 1925/12/06 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0002 1925/12/13 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0003 1925/12/20 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0004 1925/12/27 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0005 1926/07/04 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0006 1926/07/11 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0007 1926/07/18 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0008 1926/07/25 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0009 1926/08/01 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0010 1926/08/29 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0011 1926/08/29 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0012 1927/02/06 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0013 1927/02/13 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0014 1927/02/20 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
0600-0015 1927/02/27 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 Columbus Dispatch, no reverse
Pa's Son-in-Law  by Charles Wellington (0605-) 1st appearance 1914 - The story of Pa's son-in-law is the story of a well-to-do family which clearly was still adjusting to it's status.    The center of the action was Pa Splutterfuss, a diminutive character of few airs and limited observational abilities.   The interaction of the strip would put Pa into some mildly tight situations, usually concerning his British, aristocratic, son-in-law (Thus the title), Cedric.   More often than not, Pa's lesser-class sensibilities would reverse any mischief that Cedric could produce.   The market for Pa's son-in-law is a bit slow.   Asked for mostly by completists, both dailies and sundays can be obtained at very economical prices.
0605-0001 1923 - 24F G/G/G $36.00 on reverse BW Boob McNutt(13F) BW Freckles & Friends(11F) (5/20, 5/27, 6/17-7/1, 7/22-9/9, 9/23-10/14, 10/28-11/11, 11/25-12/16)
0605-0002 1924 - 26F (6 are BW) G/G/G $34.00 on reverse BW Freckles & Friends(20F), BW Clarence(6F) (1/6-2/24, 3/9, 4/6-4/27 5/18, 7/13-8/3, 8/24-10/12, 12/28)
0605-0003 1925 - 7F G/G/G $10.00 on reverse BW Freckles & Friends(7F) (1/4, 1/18-2/22)
0605-0004 1928/12/28 - F FR-G/FR/G $1.00 on reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner
0605-0005 1929 - 10F G/FR-G/G $15.00 on reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner (1/6, 1/27, 2/10, 2/17, 6/2, 8/18, 8/25, 9/8-9/22)
0605-0006 1933 - 9F G/G/FR-G $13.00 on reverse The Timid Soul (9F, 8 are BW) (6/4, 7/2-8/6, 8/20, 8/27)
0605-0007 1934 - 10F G/G/G $15.00 On reverse BWRG Timid Soul(4F), Skeets(3F), Somebody's Stenog(1F), Harold Teen(1F), Clarence(1H) (3/11, 4/8, 5/20, 5/27, 7/1, 7/22, 10/7, 10/21, 12/2, 12/16)
0605-0008 1934 - 9H (3 are BWRB) G/FR-G/G $3.00 No Reverse (4/22, 6/3, 8/5, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28 +3)
0605-0009 1935 - 4F FR-G/G/FR-G $4.00 On reverse BWRG Timid Soul(2F), Skeets(2F) (1/20, 2/10, 3/3, 6/16)
0605-0010 1935 - 1H BWRB G/G/VG $1.00 On reverse Post Bran Flakes ad featuring Little Alby (undated)
0605-0011 1936 - 6F G/G/FR-G $6.00 On reverse Skeets(2F), Smythes(1F), Harold Teen(1H), Josie(1H), Winnie Winkle(2F) (2/2, 5/17, 5/31, 8/2, 8/30, 9/13)
0605-0012 1937 - 11F G/G/G $11.00 On reverse Somebody's Stenog(1H), Hairbreadth Harry(1H), BW Mr. & Mrs(9F), Clarence(1H) (5/30, 7/4-8/29, 11/28)
0605-0013 1937 - 3H (2H are BWRB) G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Somebody's Stenog(1H) (undated)
Peanuts by Charles Schulz (0610-) 1st appearance October 2, 1950, 1st Sunday January 6, 1952 - From humble beginnings in 1950, Peanuts grew to become the most beloved and most widely carried comic strip of all.   Mostly a serial gag strip, Charles Schulz used the strip to entertain and create an indepth examination of the human condition.   The unforgettable characters that he created which included Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang became metaphors for the psyches that they represented week-to-week.    Schulz had an excellent knack of keeping his characters in character - never departing from their amusing shortcomings or becoming larger than life(except for Snoopy of course).   The dialogue was dependably analytical making virtually all of the entrire 50-year run a classic.    Inspite Schulz's untimely passing, the strip continues to be reprinted prominently of the front page of dozens of comic sections across the country as "Classic Peanuts".   The market for Peanuts strips is very strong but with a strong date separation in price.  The popularity of the strip went to mega-heights beginning in the 1960's with it's introduction into other media, especially TV specials.   It was at this time that the strip began to be carried by virtually every newspaper in the country.   This causes an significant imbalance in availability of the strip pre- and post 1970.   Those pre-1970 strips command a relative premium, while early 1950's strips command a very high premium.   Later strips can still be gotten economically.  Collectors prefer Tabs and Halves when available, although early strips sell well in any size.   Dailies sell even better than sundays.
0610-0001 1952/01/06 - H G/G/G $500.00 #1, This half-page is cream colored with good colors and ample panel margins.  The only defect is a minor 'invisible' tear in the lower-right margin which barely touches the last panel.  Otherwise a very nice collectable page.  Only one I have ever seen.   On reverse Grin an' Bear it.
0610-0002 1952/08/24 - TH G/G/VG $12.00 First Year, On reverse Phillip Morris ad featuring 'I Love Lucy' cast, Lucille Ball
0610-0003 1953/03/29 - TH FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 On reverse Off The Record(TH)
0610-0004 1953/05 - 3TH FR-G/FR-G/G $9.00 No reverse (5/3, 5/17, 5/24)
0610-0005 1953/06/14 - TH G/G/G $4.00 On reverse Our Boarding House(TH)
0610-0006 1953/07 - 3TH FR-G/FR-G/G $9.00 No reverse (7/5-7/19)
0610-0007 1953/12/27 - TH FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 On reverse Off The Record(TH)
0610-0008 1954/01 - 4TH FR-G/FR-G/FRG $8.00 On reverse Steve Roper(1TH), Mary Worth(1TH), Priscilla's Pop(1TH) (1/3-1/24)
0610-0009 1954/08 - 3TH FR/FR/FRG $3.00 On reverse Kerry Drake(1TH), Tom Trick(1TH) (8/15-8/29)
0610-0010 1954/11/21 - TH FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 On reverse Dennis the Menace(TH)
0610-0011 1956/07/15 - TH G/FR-G/G $3.00 On reverse Channel Chuckles(TH)
0610-0012 1958 - 5T G/FR-G/G $15.00 On reverse Gasoline Alley(3T, 1HT), Nancy(1T), Smitty(1HT) (4/6, 4/13, 11/9-11/23)
0610-0013 1959 - 1T, 1TH G/FR-G/G $4.00 On reverse Mark Trail(1T), Long Sam(1TH) (12/6, 12/20)
0610-0014 1960 - 8T G/FR-G/G $24.00 On reverse Mark Trail(8T) (1/3, 1/17, 5/15, 5/29, 7/10-7/24, 9/7)
0610-0015 1960 - 9TH, 26SX, 3Q G/G/G $38.00 On reverse L'il Abner(2TH), Freddie(1TH), Nebbishes(1TH), There Oughta be a law(1TH), Smith Family(1TH), Grandma(1TH), Nancy(2SX), Dixie Dugan(1SX), David Crane(1TH) (1/3, 2/7-3/27, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15, 5/22, 6/5, 6/26-7/17, 7/31, 8/7, 8/21-9/11, 9/25, 10/9-12/4, 12/25 +3)
0610-0016 1961 - 6T G/FR-G/G $12.00 On reverse Mark Trail(6T) (7/9-7/23, 8/6, 11/19, 12/31)
0610-0017 1962 - 8T G/FR-G/G $16.00 On reverse Mark Trail(8T) (1/7, 2/11-3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 9/2)
0610-0018 1962 - 1TH, 42SX G/G/G $43.00 On reverse Dixie Dugan(1SX), Jackson Twins(1SX) (1/7-1/21, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25-4/22, 5/6, 5/27-6/17, 7/1-7/29, 8/12-10/7, 10/14, 10/28-12/9, 12/23, 12/30)
0610-0019 1963 - 21T, 1TH FR-G/FR-G/G $43.00 On reverse Mark Trail(21T) The Phantom(1TH) (4/14, 4/21, 5/5, 5/12, 6/2-6/23, 7/21-8/4, 8/18-9/15, 9/29-10/13, 11/17, 12/8, 12/15)
0610-0020 1964 - 20T G/FR-G/G $40.00 On reverse Mark Trail(20T) (2/2-2/16, 3/1, 3/8, 5/10, 6/7-6/21, 7/5-8/2, 9/6, 9/13, 10/4, 10/11, 12/6, 12/27)
0610-0021 1965 - 12T G/FR-G/G $24.00 On reverse Mark Trail(12T) (2/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/11, 4/18, 6/13, 7/18-8/22, 9/5)
0610-0022 1965/11 - 4TH VG/VG/VG $4.00 On reverse Barney Google(4TH)
0610-0023 1966 - 6T G/FR-G/G $12.00 On reverse Mark Trail(6T) (2/20, 2/27, 3/13, 4/10, 4/24, 5/8)
0610-0024 1966 - 4T G/G/G $8.00 On reverse Ferd'Nand(4T) (11/19, 12/3-12/17)
0610-0025 1966/11 - 4TH VG/VG/VG $4.00 On reverse Barney Google(4TH)
0610-0026 1967 - 46T G/G/G $92.00 On reverse Ferd'Nand(46T) (1/14-1/21, 2/11-4/8, 4/22-5/20, 6/3-8/5, 8/19-12/2, 12/16-12/23)
0610-0027 1967/12 - 5TH VG/VG/VG $5.00 On reverse Barney Google(5TH)
0610-0028 1968 - 10T G/G/G $20.00 On reverse Ferd'Nand(10T) (1/13-2/10, 2/24-3/23)
0610-0029 1968 - 8TH G/G/G $8.00 On reverse Barney Google(5TH), Gasoline Alley(1TH) (1/28, 4/14, 6/2-6/30, 11/24)
0610-0030 1969 - 2H, 2TH FR-G/FR-G/FRG $3.00 On reverse Steve Canyon(1TH), Dennis the Menace(1TH) (9/21, 9/28, 11/23, 11/30)
0610-0031 1970-82 - 2H, 4TH, 2Q G/FR-G/G $2.00 On reverse Dennis the Menace(1TH), Short Ribs(1TH), Redeye(1TH)
Percy The Robot by HC Greening (0615-) - Percy was a sunday-only comic created by HC Greening.   Percy was a weekly gag strip starring the red-hatted robot and his eastern european creator.   Percy himself had no detectable personality (the sub-title of the strip was 'Brains, he has Nix') other than the ability to malfunction and cause a ruckus.     Buttons on his back would cause him to react in odd exaggerated manner that usually would result in his creator ending up in a pickle.   Percy is significant in that it could be classified as the first recurring Science Fiction comic strip created, even though it never explored any serious sci-fi themes.  The crude robot depiction gives interesting insight into the attitude toward the future of mechanichals that was envisioned in the pre-World-War-I era.   The market for Percy is moderately good. Offered exclusively as fulls, collectors prefer full-color pages when available.  

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