Joe Palooka Comics #36 (1949) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison
1	Babe Ruth; Green Hornet; Joe Palooka; Kerry Drake	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Ham Fisher, Al Avison, Alfred Andriola; inks: Ham Fisher, Al Avison, Alfred Andriola	Joe Palooka; Humphrey Pennyworth; Babe Ruth; Green Hornet; Kerry Drake
2	Hollywood Films the Palooka Story	comic story	10	script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher
3	The Phony Dive	comic story	2	script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher
4	Marcel Cerdan & Beau Jack	comic story	1
6	Little Max Tries to Enlist	comic story	2
8	Humphrey Throws the Bull	comic story	4
9	The Birth of a Champion	comic story	4	script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher
10	Bob Lemon	comic story	2	script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
11	Joe Palooka's Album	text article	1	letters: typeset
12	The Story Behind the Cover	text story	1	pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison
13	Sportopics	comic story	1	script: Tom Doerer; pencils: Tom Doerer; inks: Tom Doerer; letters: Tom Doerer	Joe Verdeur (swimmer)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Joe Palooka Comics #76	1953	On eBay ›
Joe Palooka Comics #81	1954	On eBay ›

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