Modern Comics #78 (1948) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Madame Butterfly!	cover	1	pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall
1	Madame Butterfly!	comic story	13	script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Sam Burlockoff	Madame Butterfly (first appearance; villain; death); the Caterpillar Legion (first appearance; villain)
2	The Reform Party Gig	comic story	6	script: Bill Ward; pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill Ward
3	Wanted For Something	comic story	6	script: Bart Tumey; pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart Tumey
4	Martha Minty and Slippery Jones	comic story	6	script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul Gustavson	Will Bragg; Martha Minty; Slippery Jones
5	Tinkling Bros. Circus	comic story	1	script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole
6	Painting the Garage	comic story	7	script: Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle
7	Thunderbird	text story	2	letters: typeset
8	On Stetson's Ranch	comic story	6	script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox

Collection	Year
Reed Crandall Reader #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56685-088-9	2011	On eBay ›
Vixens, Vamps & Vipers #[nn] ISBN 978-1-935259-27-5	2014	On eBay ›

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