{"product_id":"startling-comics-53-facsimile-edition","title":"STARTLING COMICS #53 Facsimile Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eInside is a nicely drawn Tygra, a scantily-clad jungle girl with a sci-fi twist this issue by \u003cstrong\u003eArt Saaf\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCatman\u003c\/em\u003e artist \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Quinlan \u003c\/strong\u003ein the pirate Sea Eagle, \"Return of the Hook\"; a superbly drawn Lance Lewis, sci-fi\/space hero by \u003cstrong\u003eRaphael Astarita\u003c\/strong\u003e;  a teen strip Jefferson Jones by the talented unknown \u003cstrong\u003eMike Suchorsky \u003c\/strong\u003eand a humor strip. All-in-all, a very well drawn, top-tier issue! Schomberg's airbrush covers make this short run of covers highly collectible.\n\nAlso: a Tygra text story with more Saaf art; Junior Judo by \u003cem\u003eMad Magazine's \u003c\/em\u003every own \u003cstrong\u003eDave Berg\u003c\/strong\u003e; Pretty Boy, a \"true crime\" story with good-girl art by\u003cstrong\u003e Ralph Mayo\u003c\/strong\u003e; Zippie, a teen-age humor strip, by \u003cstrong\u003eAl Hartley \u003c\/strong\u003eand more...\n\nSchomberg often signed these beautiful airbrush covers \"Xela.\" He of course is even better known for his dozens of amazing covers for Timely, on \u003cem\u003eMarvel Mystery, The Human Torch, Sub-Mariner \u003c\/em\u003eand in fact, most of Timely's early Golden Age titles.\n\nThis facsimile comic book is reprinted to match the quality when first produced in 1948, reprinting Pine Comics' \u003ci\u003eStartling Comics\u003c\/i\u003e complete with all ads and every page.\n\nHere's the Tygra story synopsis: an evil character Vuldoom travels from planet to planet gathering specimens for his home, Deneb. After he captures Tygra and Terry, some fellow captives from Alpha Centauri team up with them to escape, in \"The Stone Man from Space.\"\n\nAnd don't miss the ads for building your own radio; Ernest Haycox western paperbacks from Popular Library; and going fishing at night, in a comic strip, with the help of a flashlight and EverReady batteries!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59641373360414,"sku":"STAW53","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/staw53-startlilng-comics-vol-53.jpg?v=1784503638","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/startling-comics-53-facsimile-edition","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}