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Andy Madura, 526 New Brunswick Road, Somerset, NJ 08873

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Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
Star Wars by Russ Manning  (0755-) 1st Appearance March 11, 1979 - Russ Manning was already known to be a master at his craft when he signed on to adapt the Star Wars story to Sunday Panel.   The space opera was naturally adaptive to comics, thanks to it's serialistic style.   That style included short-scened cliff-hanger action which Manning made sure he put into his adaptation.   The result was a strip that was very true to the essence of the movie, which wasn't too shabby.   The stars, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader and the rest came to life on paper to a greater detail than could be done on the screen.    The market for the Star Wars strip is good.   Considering it's age and the popularity of the movie, the strip was collected by more than the normal comics enthusiast, so supply is good.    Collectors look for vertical quarters or tabs when available.
0755-0001 1979/03 - 4Q VG/VG/VG $12.00 #1-4, No reverse
0755-0002 1979/03 - 4TH G/FR-G/G $10.00 #1 is Torn - 2 & 3 are in good condition.
0755-0003 1979/04 - 4Q VG/VG/VG $10.00 No Reverse
0755-0004 1979/04 - 4TH G/G/G $8.00 No Reverse
0755-0005 1979/05 - 4Q VG/VG/VG $10.00 No Reverse
0755-0006 1979/05 - 4TH G/G/G $8.00 No Reverse
0755-0007 1979/06 - 4Q VG/VG/VG $8.00 No Reverse
0755-0008 1979/06 - 2TH G/G/G $3.00 No Reverse
0755-0009 1979/07-09 - 14Q G/G/G $21.00 No Reverse
0755-0010 1979/07-09 - 12TH G/G/G $12.00 No Reverse
0755-0011 1979/10-12 - 13Q G/G/G $19.50 No Reverse
0755-0012 1979/10-12 - 13TH G/G/G $13.00 No Reverse
0755-0013 1980/01-03 - 13TH G/G/G $8.75 No Reverse
0755-0014 1980/04-06 - 13TH G/G/G $8.75 No Reverse
0755-0015 1980/07/08 - 9TH G/G/G $5.35 Last Manning 8/3, No Reverse
Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff  (0760-) 1st Appearance January 19, 1947 - Steve Canyon was the creation of MIlton Caniff, the master of adventure cartooning.   Caniff was well-known for his earlier creation, Terry & the Pirates, when he left that strip to begin over again with Steve Canyon.    The plot-line for Steve Canyon was very similar to the earlier Terry offering,  Adventure and mystery mostly in the far-east.    Steve Canyon would stay close to the military, participating in all of the conflict that America would find herself in through the 50's and 60's.     He would have his lovelife with the many women that meandered through the storylines. The constant throughout the run was the plotting and artwork of Caniff.    Caniff used his ghosts quite often, but never drifted totally off the day-to-day work of the strip.   As a result, the quality of the strip was as strong in it's 40th year as it was in its first.   The market for Steve Canyon is strong, but thankfully that is offset by a strong supply line of the strips.    The carraige of the strip was extensive through the majority of the strip, so good example are not too difficult to find.   Collectors look for storylength groups when available.
0760-0001 1947/01/19 - TH G/G/G $25.00 #1, No reverse
0760-0002 1947/01/26 - H G/G/G $10.00 #2, on reverse Jungle Jim by Austin Briggs(TH)
0760-0003 1947/01/26 - TH G/G/G $6.00 #2, No reverse
0760-0004 1947/02/02 - T G-VG/G/VG $8.00 #3, on reverse Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray(HT)
0760-0005 1947/02/02 - TH G/G/G $5.00 #3, No reverse
0760-0006 1947/02/09 - TH G/G/G $4.00 #4, No reverse
0760-0007 1947/02/16 - TH G/G/G $4.00 #5, On reverse Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray(H)
0760-0008 1947/02/23 - TH G/G/G $4.00 #6, On reverse Barney Google by Billy DeBeck(TH)
0760-0009 1947/03/02 - TH G/G/G $4.00 #7, On reverse Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray(H)
0760-0010 1947/03/09 - H G/G/G $5.00 #8, No Reverse
0760-0011 1947/03/16 - TH G/G/G $4.00 #9, No Reverse
0760-0012 1947/03/23 - H G/G/G $5.00 #10, On reverse Gasoline Alley(HT), Smitty(HT)
0760-0013 1947/03/30 - H G/G/G $4.00 1st-Year, No Reverse
0760-0014 1947/04/06 - T G/G/G $5.00 1st-Year, On reverse Napoleon by Clifford McBride
0760-0015 1947/04/13 - H G/G/G $4.00 1st-Year, On reverse Jane Arden by Barret & Ross
0760-0016 1947/04/20 - H G/G/G $4.00 1st-Year, On reverse Donald Duck by Walt Disney(TH)
0760-0017 1947/04/27 - H G/G/G $4.00 1st-Year, On reverse Henry by Carl Anderson(H)
0760-0018 1947/05/04 - H G/G/G $4.00 1st-Year, On reverse Jungle Jim by Austin Briggs(TH)
0760-0019 1947/06/22 - H FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 1st-Year, on reverse Joe Palooka by Ham Fisher(TH)
0760-0020 1947/07/20 - H G/G/G $3.00 1st-Year, on reverse Brenda Starr by Dale Messick(TH)
0760-0021 1947/08/10 - TH G/G/G $2.00 1st-Year, on reverse Barney Google by Billy DeBeck(TH)
0760-0022 1947/10 - 3H FR-G/FR-G/G $7.00 1st-Year, on reverse Captain Easy(1TH), Buz Sawyer(1H) (10/5-10/19)
0760-0023 1947/11 - 5H G/G/G $15.00 1st-Year, on reverse Nancy(2TH), Jungle Jim(1TH), Buz Sawyer(1TH)
0760-0024 1948/01 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Little King(1TH), Steve Roper(1TH) (1/4, 1/18, 1/25)
0760-0025 1948/03 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Jane Arden(1TH), Little Iodine(1TH), Penny(1TH) (3/7, 3/21, 3/28)
0760-0026 1948/04 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Buz Sawyer(1TH), Barney Google(1TH), Little King(1TH) (4/4, 4/18, 4/25)
0760-0027 1948/05 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Fatso(1TH), Buz Swayer(1TH), Henry(1TH) (5/2-5/16
0760-0028 1948/06 - 2H FR-G/FR/G $2.00 on reverse Joe Palooka(1TH) (6/13, 6/27)
0760-0029 1948/07/04 - H G/G/G $2.00 on reverse Jungle Jim(1TH)
0760-0030 1948/08 - 2H, 1TH FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 on reverse Little King(1TH), Barney Google(1TH) (8/8, 8/15, 8/29)
0760-0031 1948/09 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Jungle Jim(2TH), Barney Google(1TH) (9/5, 9/19, 9/26)
0760-0032 1948/10 - 2H G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Little King(1TH), Barney Google(1TH) (10/24, 10/31)
0760-0033 1948/11/07 - H G/G/G $2.00 on reverse Henry(1TH)
0760-0034 1948/12 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Buz Sawyer(1TH), Ripley's(1TH), Jungle Jim(1TH) (12/5, 12/19, 12/26)
0760-0035 1948 - 4H FR-G/FR-G/G $6.00 on reverse Steve Roper(2TH), Nancy(1TH) (undated)
0760-0036 1949/01 - 2H G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Nebbs(1TH), Jungle Jim(1TH) (1/9, 1/30)
0760-0037 1949/02 - 2T, 1H G/G/G $7.00 on reverse Joe Palooka(1TH), Terry & the Pirates(1T), Gasoline Alley(1HT) (2/6, 2/20, 2/27)
0760-0038 1949/03 - 2H G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Nebbs(1TH), L'il Abner(1TH) (3/20, 3/27)
0760-0039 1949/04 - 3H FR-G/FR-G/FRG $3.00 on reverse Ripleys(1TH), Henry(1TH) (4/3, 4/10, 4/24)
0760-0040 1949/05 - 4H G/G/G $8.00 on reverse Jungle Jim(2TH), Henry(1TH) (5/1, 5/8, 5/22, 5/29)
0760-0041 1949/06/09 - H G/G/G $2.00 No reverse
0760-0042 1949/07 - 2H G/FR-G/G $3.00 On reverse Jungle Jim(1TH) (7/17, 7/24)
0760-0043 1949/08 - 2H G/G/G $4.00 On reverse Ripley's(1TH) (8/14, 8/21)
0760-0044 1949/09 - 3H G/FR-G/G $5.00 on reverse L'il Abner(1H) (9/4, 9/18, 9/25)
0760-0045 1949/10 - 2H, 1TH G/G/G $5.00 on reverse Cynthia(1H), Joe Palooka(1TH) (10/16-10/30)
0760-0046 1949/11 - 3H G/G/G $6.00 on reverse Joe Palooka(1TH) (11/06-11/20)
0760-0047 1949/12 - 2H FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 on reverse Uncle Remus(1TH), Life's Like That(1TH) (12/11, 12/18)
0760-0048 1950 - 1T, 21H, 5TH FR-G/FR-G/G $24.50 on reverse Henry(1TH), Little Orphan Annie(1H), Penny(1TH), Nancy(1H, 1TH), Little Iodine(2TH), Barney Google(1TH), Out Our Way(1HT), L'il Abner(4TH), Toots & Casper(1TH), Gramdma(1TH), Smitty(1TH) (1/1, 1/22-2/26, 3/19, 4/9, 4/30, 5/14, 6/11, 6/18, 7/9, 8/13, 9/3-9/17, 10/1-10/29, 11/26-12/17)
0760-0049 1951 - 4T, 12H, 10TH G/G/G $21.00 on reverse Bringing Up Father(2TH), Grin an' Bear It(1T), Henry(1TH), Jane Arden(3TH), Rex Morgan(1T), Joe Palooka(2TH), Right around Home(1H), Dixie Dugan(1TH), Steve Roper(1TH), They'll do it ev'ry time(1TH) (1/7, 1/14. 1/28, 2/4, 2/25, 3/4, 3/25, 4/1, 4/15, 5/6, 6/3, 6/17-7/1, 8/26, 9/9, 10/14-12/9, 12/30)
0760-0050 1952 - 1T, 3H, 18TH G/FR-G/G $13.00 on reverse Jane Arden(3TH), Dixie Dugan(1TH), Penny(1TH), L'il Abner(1T), Henry(2TH), Mary Worth(1TH), Nancy(2TH), Little Iodine(1TH), Tim Tyler's Luck(1TH), Little King(1TH), Rex Morgan(1TH), Dennis the Menace (1/6-1/27, 2/17, 2/24, 3/9-3/30, 4/13, 4/20, 5/4,   6/1, 6/22-7/27, 8/10)
0760-0051 1953 - 12H, 17TH G/G/G-VG $20.50 on reverse Jane Arden(1TH), Dixie Dugan(3TH), Joe Palooka(3TH), Barney Google(10TH), Will-Yum(1TH), Rex Morgan(2TH), Dotty Dripple(1TH), Nancy(1TH), Henry(1TH), Dennis the Menace(1TH), Mark Trail(2H) (1/18-2/8, 3/1, 3/15, 3/29-4/19, 5/3-5/24, 6/7, 6/21, 7/5, 7/12, 8/2-8/30, 10/11-10/25, 11/29, 12/20, 12/27)
0760-0052 1954 - 20H, 6TH G/G/G $23.00 on reverse Little Orphan Annie(2H), Rex Morgan(1TH), They'll do it ev'ry time(1TH), Grandma(17TH), Judge Parker(1TH), Bringing Up Father(1TH) (1/3, 1/10, 4/11, 5/23, 6/13-10/10, 11/7-11/21, 12/5)
0760-0053 1955 - 1T, 9H, 14TH G/G/G $17.00 on reverse Rex Morgan(7TH), Judge Parker(1TH), Brenda Starr(1TH), They'll do it ev'ry time(4TH),  Terry & the Pirates(1H), Gasolein Alley(1TH) (3/6, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, 5/15, 6/5, 6/26, 7/3, 8/7, 8/14, 8/28, 9/4, 9/18-10/2, 10/23, 11/13-11/27, 12/11-12/25)
0760-0054 1956 - 11T, 14H, 9TH G/G/G $29.50 on reverse Gasoline Alley(1TH), Brenda Starr(2TH), L'il Abner(2T), Henry(1TH, 1HT), Thimble Theatre(1T), Little Orphan Annie(2T), Archie(1TH), Ella Cinders(2T), Grandma(1TH), Bringing Up Father(1T) (1/1-1/15, 1/29-4/78, 4/22, 4/29-5/27, 6/17-7/1, 7/15-7/29, 8/12-9/2, 9/23, 11/11, 11/25, 12/9, 12/16)
0760-0055 1957 - 8T, 10H, 11TH G/G/G $23.50 on reverse Funland(7T), Henry(1HT), Terry & the Pirates(1TH) (2/10, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17-3/31, 4/14, 4/28-5/12, 5/26-6/9, 6/30, 7/7,  7/21-8/4, 8/18, 8/25, 9/15, 9/29, 10/27-12/1, 12/29)
0760-0056 1958 - 14H G/G/G-VG $14.00 on reverse Louie(2TH) (1/12, 1/19, 2/16-3/9, 3/30, 4/20, 4/27, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/15, 8/10)
0760-0057 1959 - 2H, 19TH G/G/G $11.50 on reverse Judge Parker(1TH) (1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, 5/31, 6/7, 6/21, 7/26, 8/30, 9/27-11/15, 11/29-12/13, 12/27)
0760-0058 1960 - 6T, 2H, 3TH G/G/G $9.50 on reverse Willie Lumpkin(6T), David Crane (2TH) (1/3, 1/31-2/14, 2/28, 3/6, 3/20, 5/1, 8/21, 8/28, 9/18)
0760-0059 1961 - 3TH G/G/G $1.50 no reverse (4/9, 4/16, 4/30)
0760-0060 1962 - 1T, 10TH G/G/G $6.00 on reverse L'il Abner(1T) (2/16, 3/25, 4/1, 8/5, 8/19, 9/16, 9/23, 10/14, 10/28, 11/04, 12/16)
0760-0061 1963 - 6TH G/G/G $3.00 No reverse (2/10, 4/14, 6/9, 7/14, 9/12, 12/22)
0760-0062 1964 - 3H, 7TH G/FR-G/G $6.50 on reverse Joe Palooka(1TH), Dennis the Menace(1TH), Rex Morgan(1TH), Mr. Abernathy(1TH) (5/17, 5/24, 6/28, 8/23-9/6, 9/20, 10/4-10/18)
0760-0063 1965 - 2H, 11TH G/G/G $7.50 on reverse Little Orphan Annie(1TH), Beetle Bailey(1TH), Gasoline Alley(1TH), Tiger(1TH), L'il Abner(1TH), Nancy(1TH) (2/7, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14. 4/18, 6/6-6/20, 7/11, 8/15, 8/29, 9/5, 11/7)
0760-0064 1966 - 4H, 8TH G/G/G $8.00 on reverse Jackson Twins(1TH), Beetle Bailey(1TH), Barney Google(1TH), Mary Worth(1TH), Judge Parker(1TH), Off the Record(1TH) (1/2, 1/30, 2/13, 3/20-4/17, 7/17, 11/6-11/20)
0760-0065 1967 - 2TH G/G/G $1.00 on reverse Kerry Drake(1TH) (11/26, 12/10)
0760-0066 1968 - 5H, 4TH FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 on reverse Little Orphan Annie(3TH), Tales of the great book(1TH), Gasoline Alley(1TH) (1/28, 4/14, 6-2-6/30, 9/8, 11/24)
0760-0067 1969 - 1H, 6TH G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Rex Morgan(2TH) (8/3, 9/21, 9/28, 11/16, 11/30-12/14)
0760-0068 1970/03 - 2T, 3TH G/G/G $3.50 on reverse Rex Morgan(3TH) (3/1, 3/8, 3/29, 12/6, 12/13)
0760-0069 1971-75 - 1T, 6TH G/G/G $4.00 on reverse Rex Morgan(1TH), Hagar the Horrible(1TH), Beetle Bailey(1TH),  Archie(1TH) (1971:1/3, 2/7 1973:6/10, 6/17, 1974:8/18, 8/25  1975: 12/14
Strange As It Seems by John Hix  (0765-) - The explosion in popularity of Ripley's Believe it or Not in the 1930's gave impetus for copycats.  On of the longest running of those was Strange as it seems created by John Hix.    Interconnected images and cross-connected single panels would inform the reader of some of the natural oddities and coincidences that exist or existed in real life.    Like 'Believe it or Not'  the topics would range from scientific to paranormal, with a splash of human and political.   The byline of the strip would travel within the Hix family members, from John to Ernest to Elsie, as they either tired or retired from the work.    The quality of the strip stayed consistent throughout.   The market for Strange as it seems is moderate.   Since there were no multi-week connections within the topics, collectors largely look for lots.   Premium strips are relegated to the full-size pages that were sporadically produced in the 1930s when the strip would often appear in the magazine section of the sunday paper.     
0765-0001 1932/10 - 4F G/G/G $16.00 No Reverse (10/2-10/23)
0765-0002 1934/01 - 3F G/G/G $12.00 No Reverse (1/7-1/21)
0765-0003 1934/02/04 - F G/G/G $4.00 On reverse Moon Mullins by Frank Willard
0765-0004 1934/03 - 2F G/G/G $8.00 On reverse Moon Mullins by Frank Willard (3/4, 3/18)
0765-0005 1934/04 - 3F G/G/G $12.00 On reverse Moon Mullins by Frank Willard (4/1-4/15)
0765-0006 1935/05 - 4H G/G/G $4.00 No Reverse
0765-0007 1936/03/22 - F G/G/G $4.00 On reverse Benny by J. Carver Pusey
0765-0008 1936 - 9H G/G/VG $9.00 On reverse BWP This Curious World(9H) (10/3-10/17, 10/31-11/28, 12/12)
0765-0009 1938 - 22H, 1 is BWO G/G/VG $22.00 On reverse Ella Cinders(3H), Joe Jinks(1H), BWO Nebbs (4H),  BW Dailies: Dan Dunn(5) Ella Cinders(5), Lil Abner(5), (1/2-3/27, 6/5-7/17, 7/31, 8/7)
0765-0010 1941 - 2F G/G/G $4.00 Half on Full w/John Hix Scrapbook(2H), On reverse Mickey Finn(1H), Joe Jinks(1H), Little Mary Mixup(1H) (8/24, 11/9)
0765-0011 1941 - 14H G/G/VG $13.00 On reverse Mickey Finn(7H), Draftie(1H), Crazy Quilt(1H) (1/12, 4/20, 6/8-7/27, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, +1)
0765-0012 1942/05/31 - F G/G/G $2.00 Half on Full w/John Hix Scrapbook(H), On reverse Nebbs(H), Simp O'Dill(H)
0765-0013 1942 - 13H G/G/VG $13.00 On reverse Mickey Finn(7H) (1/17, 2/1-2/22, 3/15, 3/22, 6/7, 8/2-8/30)
0765-0014 1945 - 3H G/G/G $3.00 On reverse The Berrys(3TH) (7/22, 7/29, 12/16)
0765-0015 1949 - 1TH, 1SX G/G/G $1.00 No reverse (10/2, 10/16)
0765-0016 1955 - 2HT G/G/G $1.00 On reverse There Oughta be a law(1HT) (1/12, 9/11)
0765-0017 1962/08/19 - TH G/G/G $1.00 On reverse Brenda Breeze

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