Joe Palooka Comics #42 (1950) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Will Joe Lose the Championship?	cover	1	pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher	Joe Palooka
1	The Big Pinkney-Grimes Bout	comic story	13	pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher	Joe Palooka
2	Joe Palooka Text Page	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher	Joe Palooka
3	Jerry's Troubles [Part 1]	comic story	2	script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher	Joe Palooka
4	Jerry's Troubles [Part 2]	comic story	5	pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher	Joe Palooka
5	Joe Palooka's Album	text article	1	letters: typeset
6	Soap Gets in Your Eyes	comic story	2		Little Max
7	The Chump-ion	comic story	2		Humphrey
8	Queen of the Ice!	text article	1	letters: ?; typeset	Barbara Ann Scott
9	Sportales	text article	0.75	letters: typeset	Coach Ed Hickey; Big Bobo Newsom
10	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Robert B. Harvey
11	Ring Champs of To-day	text article	1	pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell	Rocky Castellani; Bruce Woodcock

Collection	Year
Joe Palooka Comics #87	1955	On eBay ›

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