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Clare Briggs (1875-1930) was a popular early cartoonist, well known for both his slice-of-life panel comics and his daily comic strips (“Mr and Mrs,” etc.). This comic art reprint (first published 1916) depicts both the pleasures and frustrations of the game of golf. More comic art titles available from CoachwhipBooks.com.
The Brownies were first created by Canadian artist Palmer Cox (1840-1924). The Dell comics version was drawn by several different artists. The earliest comics were similar to Cox’s style, while later comics were influenced by the iteration drawn by Walt Kelly (of Pogo fame), which were lush in detail. This collection includes four of the…
William Barclay “Bat” Masterson (1853-1921) was a notable western figure who was, over the years, gambler, lawman, Army scout, buffalo hunter, and newspaper columnist. A fictionalized account of his life was serialized in the 1958-1961 television series starring Gene Barry. In this black-and-white series, Barry portrayed Masterson as an elegant lady’s man seeking adventure in…
Dell Four Color Comics published two issues of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, no. 1169 (1961) and no. 1256 (1962). Dell’s Four Color series was often used to test comic strips out before giving them their own series. Unfortunately, no further issues of this strip were produced. The four adventures included are The Case…
Cartoonist Walter Berndt (1899-1979) created Smitty as a hard-working office boy, drawing from the experience of his own youth. Smitty was published from 1922 to 1973, and the character slowly matured from a young teenager to his early twenties. Young Smitty lived with his parents, his younger brother, Herby, and his dog, Scraps. This collection…
Comic artist Erwin L. Hess (1913-1999) featured nostalgic memories in his popular newspaper comic panel The Good Old Days. His detailed art combined with easily-recognized themes from American family history resonated with readers who grew up in small towns and farms across the country. The Good Old Days was published from 1946 to 1981. This…
The Katzenjammer Kids first ran in a supplement to the New York Journal in 1897. It was created by Rudolph Dirks, inspired by an old German children’s story, Max and Moritz. In 1912, Dirks took a break from drawing, so the Hearst newspaper syndicate brought in artist Harold Knerr to continue the strip. A lawsuit…
Laramie was a television western starring John Smith as Slim Sherman and Robert Fuller as Jess Harper. The characters ran a stagecoach relay station in the Wyoming Territory during the 1870s. The series ran from 1959 to 1963. Dell Comics published four issues of Laramie: the first three in the Four Color series, and the…
Five selected issues of Francis, the Famous Talking Mule, reprinted from the original Dell Comics, are collected in this volume. Additional comic reprints can be found at CoachwhipBooks.com.
Young Cap Stubbs and his canine best friend, Tippie, find themselves embroiled in mystery and drama in two issues of Dell Comics’ Four Color Series. First the circus comes to town, and then his Uncle Jeff decides to run for mayor. Boy and dog must save the day when shady villains threaten to ruin lives….
Originally published in 1960 in “The World Around Us” series, The Illustrated Story of Magic delves into the history of stage magic and early performers, as well as the folkloric roots of the magical arts. Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin and Harry Houdini are profiled, and several well-known illusions are explained. Young magicians will enjoy this full color…
The Cisco Kid and Pancho were popular western characters featured in numerous movies, radio shows, and television adventures. The Dell Comics version is based on the popular television series The Cisco Kid (1950-1956), where Cisco is known as The Robin Hood of the West! This collection brings together five exciting issues from the long-running comics,…
The popular Dell Comics series Indian Chief ran from 1950 (as a test issue simply titled The Chief, in the Four-Color series) through 1959, for a total of 33 issues. This volume collects the first issue of The Chief (Four-Color #290), and Indian Chief issues #12, #14, #21, and #27. Stories in these comics portray…
