Andy Gump’s distinctive (lack of) jawline was based on an actual person, Andy Wheat, who lost his entire lower jaw after an infection. Your not so fun fact of the day. The Gumps #2 (1925 Cupples & Leon).
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This strip had a respectable run of 42 years, from 1917 to 1959. This is the first issue of six from Cupples & Leon (Overstreet incorrectly lists 7 issues). The Gumps Book 1 (1924 C&L).
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The fourth and final issue. Barney Google And Spark Plug (1926 Cupples & Leon). Based on one of the longest running strips in existence today.
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I goofed. There are actually 4 issues in this series. This is the third. Barney Google And Spark Plug #3 (1925 Cupples & Leon).
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The second and final issue of this short lived series. Barney Google & Spark Plug No. 2 (1924 Cupples & Leon).
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My apologies for the less than stellar pictures. Driving in the PNW and the highways are lined with these. Any idea what they are? My wife is very curious.
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This title only ran two issues, which is odd given that it is one of the longest running comic strips in existence, starting June 17, 1919 and still running today. Barney Google And Spark Plug No. 1 (1919 Cupples & Leon).
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New pick up from the beginning of the Platinum Age - Foxy Grandpa Up To Date (1903 Frederick A. Stokes).
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New pick up from the beginning of the Platinum Age - Foxy Grandpa Up To Date (1903 Frederick A. Stokes).
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Last of the George McManus posts for a while. BUF ran for an astonishing 87 years and was adapted for radio, animated and live-action films, comic books and stage shows. This is the sheet music for Bringing Up Father On Broadway (1919).
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Another cool BUF treasure. Bringing Up Father Paint Book With Jiggs And Maggie (1942 Whitman #663).
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Another tough to find Platinum Age gem from George McManus. Two years before Cupples & Leon began their long run of ten inch BUF comics this single issue was released by Star. Bringing Up Father Cartoons (1917 Star). Listed as scarce in Overstreet.
u/tikivic — 10 days ago
Another tough to find Platinum Age gem from George McManus. Two years before Cupples & Leon began their long run of ten inch BUF comics this single issue was released by Star. Bringing Up Father Cartoons (1917 Star). Listed as scarce in Overstreet.
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Another tough to find Platinum Age gem from George McManus. Two years before Cupples & Leon began their long run of ten inch BUF comics this single issue was released by Star. Bringing Up Father Cartoons (1917 Star). Listed as scarce in Overstreet.
u/tikivic — 10 days ago
Another cool McManus comic - The Trouble With Bringing Up Father (1921 Cupples & Leon, 15.5” 9.5”, 46 B/W pgs). Listed as rare in Overstreet. This was printed on thin paper and not many survived in high grade.
u/tikivic — 11 days ago
Big Books were C&L’s version of comic annuals, reprinting 3 issues of the regular series. They’re tough to find in nice shape and even tougher with the dust jacket. This is the 2nd and final Bringing Up Father Big Book No. 2 (1929 Cupples & Leon)
u/tikivic — 12 days ago
Cupples & Leon experimented with what amounts to an early comic book annual by publishing a handful of Big Books, each of which collected three issues of the title into a hardcover. Bringing Up Father The Big Book (1926).
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The final issue! Bringing Up Father Series No. 24. Overstreet the series as going up to 26, but that is either a mistake based on “coming soon” type ads or deliberately false to catch plagiarists copying their inflation. Bringing Up Father Series No. 24 (1933 Cupples & Leon).
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Just picked up this gem. It’s not very often I find a book about comics history that I haven’t seen before.
u/tikivic — 16 days ago