Welcome to our sporting category, that features a range of real and fictional stars of the day.
Frank Merriwell was created by Gilbert Patten, writing under the name Burt L. Standish. His first appearance was in a series of magazine stories way back in 1896. Frank was a clean living sporting protege who also excelled in solving mysteries and righting wrongs. He eventually progressed to a comic strip, Big Little Books, a radio show and a film serial.
Another supreme athlete is Ozark Ike. He featured in a newspaper comic strip created by Ray Gotto. However, unlike Frank Merriwell, Ozark is some what mentally challenged.
One real life superstar, who had a brief comicbook run was Babe Ruth. In his 22 seasons of Major League Baseball Babe Ruth set numerous records, some of which took decades to beat. Not only was he the major player of his generation Babe Ruth is credited with changing the whole style of how baseball is played and making it the popular game of today.
One last title to mention is Bob Swift, a hunting and fishing backwoods boy, with wonderful covers created by Norman Saunders.
We have 40 titles and 2,793 issues in our 'Sports Category' for you to enjoy.
Sports Comics And Books
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Adventure was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland. Adventure was the first of the 'Big Five', it ran for a total of 1878 issues between 17th September 1921 to 14th January 1961, where it then merged with 'The Rover'. One of the Big Five ... |
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All-Time Sports Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Babe Ruth Sports Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1949 series) Apr 1949 to Feb 1951 Issues: #1-11 |
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||||||
Description: | Chile. 1955. Football anthology with strips, cartoons and articles on players and football. For Americans - this football = soccer. |
Baseball Thrills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ziff-Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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Bill Stern's Sports Book | |||||||||||||||
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Boys' Magazine | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Boys' Magazine was a weekly story paper published by E. Hulton & Co. Ltd based at Shoe Lane, London. It ran from 27th February 1922 to 20th January 1934 for a total of 620 issues, when it was incorporated into Champion. Boys' Magazine itself incorporated ... |
Buster Crabbe | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Eastern Color | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1951 series) November 1951 - 1953 Issues: #1-12 Artists on this title include Max Elkan, George Evans, Jack Farr, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Harold LeDoux, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, Mike Roy, Allen Ulmer, Bill Walton, & Al Williamson |
Calling All Boys | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Parents' Magazine Press | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1946 series) January 1946 - May 1948 Issues: #1-17 |
Calling All Girls | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Parents' Magazine Press | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1941 series) September 1941 - 1949 Issues #1-89 Notes: Earlier issues are a mixture of articles and comics. No comics at all in issues after #43. |
The Captain | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | The Captain was a magazine for young boys, published monthly in the United Kingdom by George Newnes from April 1899 to March 1924, for a total of 300 issues. A 'quality' boys' magazine, almost like a junior version of the same publisher's, more ... |
Catholic Publications: Catholic Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Chums | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | Chums was a long running British Story Paper for boys. It was published from 1892 until January 1927 by Cassell & Company based at Ludgate Hill, London. From February 1927 until 1941 it was published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon ... |
Collins Boys' Annual | |||||||
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Description: | Collins Boys' Annual is published annually by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. based in Glasgow and London. Stories are mainly of Adventure, School, Sport & War. Very little is known of the history of this publication. The single issue we have, features stories ... |
Dick Cole | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Novelty Press | ||||||||||||||||
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Dick Cole | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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Football Thrills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ziff-Davis | ||||||||||||||||
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Frank Merriwell at Yale | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
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The Hotspur | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes. They bear no relation to the American pulps or, in fact, the British pocket libraries. They are in a class ... |
Humphrey Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) October 1948 - April 1952 Issues: #1-22 Note: Spinoff from Joe Palooka. Artists on this title include Bob Powell |
Jackie Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
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Joe Louis | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
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Joe Palooka | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Columbia | ||||||||||||||||
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Joe Palooka | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Newspaper Comic Strips | ||||||||||||
Description: | In 1921 Ham Fisher, a young sports reporter, met a boxer named Pete Latzo outside a poolroom. As he later recalled: "Here, made to order, was the comic strip character I had been looking for - a big, good-natured prize fighter who didn't like to fight; ... |
Joe Palooka Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1945 series) November 1945 - March 1961 Issues: #1-118 Artists on this title include Ham Fisher, Art Helfant & Bob Powell |
Mel Allen Sports Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines | ||||||||||||||||
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Paco Pereda | |||||||
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The Pilot | |||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||
Description: | The Pilot was a short-lived Boy's Story Paper. It was published weekly in the United Kingdom by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It ran from October 1935 to April 1938 for a total of 131 issues. It was then incorporated ... |
The Rover | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | The Rover was published by D.C. Thomson based in Dundee, Scotland. The Rover was the second of the 'Big Five' it was first published on 4th March 1922. It ran to a total of 1855 issues with 'Rover' in the title. After nearly a forty year run as 'The ... |
The School Friend | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | The School Friend was a girl's story paper, published by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 17th May 1919 and ran until 27th July 1929, for a total of 532 issues. It then changed its name ... |
Sparkling Stars | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Holyoke | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1944 series) June 1944 - March 1948 Issues 32 (#1-33 -issue #32 was never published) Imprint: Holyoke Artists on this title include Jack Alderman, Thom C. Archer, Sol Brodsky, Herbert C. Browner, Hal Chambers, Milt Cohen, R. T. Golden, Sid Greene, Art Helfant, ... |
Sport Stars | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Parents' Magazine Press | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport Thrills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Accepted | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport Thrills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Issues 11-15 with the first three issues later as Accepted reprints. |
Will Eisner Publications: One Shots | |||||||||||||||
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The Wizard | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | One of the Big Five boys' story papers from D.C. Thomson. Featuring illustrated stories of adventure, sports, schooldays, crime, s.f. plus jokes. This paper ran from Sep 1922 for 1970 issues. The run ended in Nov. 1963. They bear no relation to the American ... |
Xmas Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | The 1941 & 1942 issues were 324p! Resuming in 1947 with only one 132p issue of the title, consisting entirely of Fawcett's Funny Animals including several Hoppy the Marvel Bunny stories. resuming again in 1949, the final four issues of this series are all 196-pages ... |
Young Britain | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | British Story Papers | ||||||||||||
Description: | Young Britain was published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was first published on 14th June 1919 until 17th November 1923, when it becomes Young Britain (New Series). It had a total of 232 issues. It ... |