Dell Publishing May 1947. CGC 8.0 Very Fine. Off-white to White pages. Story by Zach Mosley. Compilation of the long-running comic strip loosely based on the author, a real-life pilot, Zach Mosley. This strip originally ran in the Chicago Tribune. This issue has the “Death of Joy, ” Smilin’ Jack’s bride. Smilin’ Jack is a pilot and crime-fighter. The character is drawn with the hair and mustache of movie star Clark Gable and the square jaw and face reminiscent of comic detective Dick Tracy. Unique cover with portraits of all the Smilin’ Jack supporting characters on the front cover, 8 characters in all, in the rich, deep Art Deco pigments of the 40’s. Books from the mid 1940’s in this high-grade (8.0 range) are getting harder and harder to find, especially with off-white to white pages! And continually going up in value. This is a solid investment for your collection. This book has been archived by CGC in the newest, more robust, heavier case with the modern labels, to exclude oxygen and moisture. The item “FOUR COLOR #149 Dell May 1947 CGC 8.0 off-white to WHITE pages Smilin’ Jack” is in sale since Wednesday, January 10, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Comic Books & Memorabilia\Comics\Comics & Graphic Novels”. The seller is “garyandsuzy1230″ and is located in Rochester, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Sri lanka, Ukraine.
- Publisher: Dell
- Publication Date: May 1947
- Grade: 8.0 VF
- Certification Number: 1400873003
- Issue Number: 149
- Series: Four Color
- Graded by: CGC
- Main Character: Smilin’ Jack
- Certification: CGC
