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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.

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Sports Comics And Books

Adventure
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Online: 375 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 999
From: Sep 1921
To: Jan 1961
Seq: 1 - 999
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 ...
All Sports Comics
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: Dec 1948
To: Jan 1949
Seq: 2 - 3
Publisher:Hillman
Description:
All-Time Sports Comics
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 4
From: Apr 1949
To: Oct 1949
Seq: v2 4 - v2 7
Publisher:Hillman
Description:
Babe Ruth Sports Comics
Cover For Babe Ruth Sports Comics
 
Online: 12 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 11
From: Apr 1949
To: Feb 1951
Seq: 1 - 11
Publisher:Harvey Comics
Description:(1949 series) Apr 1949 to Feb 1951 Issues: #1-11
Barrabases
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Online: 6 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1953
Publisher:Spanish Language Books
Description:Chile. 1955. Football anthology with strips, cartoons and articles on players and football. For Americans - this football = soccer.
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Baseball Thrills
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Online: 3 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 3
From: 1951
To: 1952
Seq: 10 - 3
Publisher:Ziff-Davis
Description:
Bill Stern's Sports Book
Cover For Bill Stern's Sports Book
 
Online: 3 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 3
From: Spring 1951
To: Winter 1952
Publisher:Ziff-Davis
Description:
Bob Swift
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Online: 5 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 5
From: May 1951
To: Jan 1952
Seq: 1 - 5
Publisher:Fawcett
Description:
Boys' Magazine
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Online: 390 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 620
From: Feb 1922
To: Jan 1934
Seq: 1 - 620
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
Cover For Buster Crabbe
 
Online: 12 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 12
From: Nov 1951
To: Sep 1953
Seq: 1 - 12
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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Online: 19 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 17
From: Jan 1946
To: May 1948
Seq: 1 - 17
Publisher:Parents' Magazine Press
Description:(1946 series) January 1946 - May 1948 Issues: #1-17
Calling All Girls
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Online: 49 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 43
From: Sep 1941
To: 1945
Seq: 1 - 43
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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Online: 43 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1899
To: 1924
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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Online: 28 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 29
From: Oct 1946
To: Jul 1949
Seq: v1 5 - v3 10
Section:One-Title Publishers
Description:
Chums
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Online: 9 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1892
To: Sep 1941
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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Online: 1 Book
 
Publisher:British Story Papers
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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Online: 6 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 5
From: Dec 1948
To: Jan 1949
Seq: 1 - 5
Publisher:Novelty Press
Description:
Dick Cole
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 5
From: Oct 1949
To: Jun 1950
Seq: 6 - 10
Publisher:Star Publications
Description:
Football Thrills
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: Oct 1951
To: 1952
Seq: 1 - 2
Publisher:Ziff-Davis
Description:
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Frank Merriwell at Yale
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Online: 4 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 4
From: Jun 1955
To: Jan 1956
Seq: 1 - 4
Publisher:Charlton
Description:
The Hotspur
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Online: 335 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Sep 1933
To: Oct 1959
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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Online: 24 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 22
From: Oct 1948
To: Apr 1952
Seq: 1 - 22
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
Cover For Jackie Robinson
 
Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 6
From: Summer 1949
To: 1952
Seq: 1 - 6
Publisher:Fawcett
Description:
Joe Louis
Cover For Joe Louis
 
Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: Sep 1950
To: Nov 1950
Seq: 1 - 2
Publisher:Fawcett
Description:
Joe Palooka
Cover For Joe Palooka
 
Online: 3 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 4
From: 1942
To: 1944
Seq: 1 - 4
Publisher:Columbia
Description:
Joe Palooka
Cover For Joe Palooka
 
Online: 19 Books
 
Publishing History
From: 1930
To: 1984
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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Online: 115 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 118
From: Nov 1945
To: Mar 1961
Seq: 1 - 118
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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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: Nov 1949
To: Jun 1950
Seq: 5 - 6
Publisher:Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines
Description:
Paco Pereda
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publisher:Spanish Language Books
Description:
The Pilot
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Online: 4 Books
 
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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Online: 957 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Mar 1922
To: Jan 1961
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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Online: 26 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 1
From: May 1919
To: Jul 1929
Seq: v1 229 - v2 229
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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Online: 32 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 32
From: Jun 1944
To: Mar 1948
Seq: 1 - 32
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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Online: 4 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 4
From: Feb 1946
To: Sep 1946
Seq: 1 - 4
Publisher:Parents' Magazine Press
Description:
Sport Thrills
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 3
From: 1958
To: 1958
Seq: 11 - 13
Publisher:Accepted
Description:
Sport Thrills
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 5
From: Nov 1950
To: Nov 1951
Seq: 11 - 15
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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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 2
From: 1949
To: 1949
Section:One-Title Publishers
Description:
The Wizard
Cover For The Wizard
 
Online: 269 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Sep 1922
To: Nov 1963
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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Online: 7 Books
 
Publishing History
Issues: 7
From: Dec 1941
To: Dec 1952
Seq: 1 - 7
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 ...
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Young Britain
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Online: 2 Books
 
Publishing History
From: Jun 1919
To: Nov 1923
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 ...
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