Toby Press (John Wayne Adventure Comics, Tales of Horror, The Purple Claw, etc.) 1 1

[Electricmastro]

An appreciation thread for Toby Press, who started off with Al Capp's Li'l Abner in 1949 and went defunct in 1955, their longest-running series having been Felix the Cat, John Wayne Adventure Comics, and Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine.

Their comics include:

Felix the Cat (1951)

John Wayne Adventure Comics (1949)

Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1950)

Al Capp's Li'l Abner (1949)

Great Lover Romances (1951)

Tell It to the Marines (1952)

Tales of Horror (1952)

Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines (1951)

Return of the Outlaw (1953)

Fighting Leathernecks (1952)

Al Capp's Shmoo Comics (1949)

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith (1951)

Dr. Anthony King, Hollywood Love Doctor (1952)

Meet Merton (1953)

Super-Brat (1954)

True Movie and Television (1950)

Al Capp's Dogpatch (1949)

Buck Rogers (1951)

Danger Is Our Business! (1953)

The Purple Claw (1953)

Two-Bit the Wacky Woodpecker (1951)

Al Capp's Wolf Gal (1951)

The Big Top (1951)

Captain Tootsie (1950)

Felix and His Friends (1953)

He-Man (1954)

With the Marines on the Battlefronts of the World (1953)

Young Lover Romances (1952)

Big Tex (1953)

The Black Knight (1953)

Wingate of the United States Navy (1951)

Felix the Cat 3-D Comic Book (1953)

Felix the Cat and His Friends (1954)

Felix the Cat Summer Annual (1953)

Felix the Cat Winter Annual (1954)

Gabby Hayes Western (1953)

Johnny Danger (1954)

Jon Juan (1950)

Judy Joins the Waves (1951)

Kokey Koala (1952)

Li'l Abner (1951)

Pin-Up Pete (1952)

Ramar of the Jungle (1954)

Sands of the South Pacific (1953)

Sorority Secrets (1954)

Tales of Terror (1952)

Washable Jones and the Shmoos (1953)

Yo' Bets Yo' Life! (1955)

Other appreciation threads: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/470215-publisher-appreciation-threads/

Edited August 24, 2020 by Electricmastro

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Robot Man]

[Electricmastro]

On 5/27/2020 at 9:54 PM, Robot Man said:

Ah yeah, more classic horror art.

[MrBedrock]

[Kevin.J]

[Kevin.J]

[Scrooge]

3 hours ago, Kevin.J said:

Later in the run, they tried photo-covers - This reminds me of the Nyoka set of covers from Fawcett.

[telerites]

[telerites]

[Scrooge]

Since we are rolling with Tell it to the Marines, here's # 3 -

[Electricmastro]

From Danger Is Our Business! #1 (December, 1953). Pencils by Al Williamson and inks by Frank Frazetta.

 

 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Electricmastro

[Electricmastro]

The Black Knight #1 (May, 1953). Art by Ernest Schroeder.

[Frisco Larson]

[Hap Hazard]

Misc. Toby

[Hap Hazard]

Original art for the first story in Billy the Kid # 20, also used as the cover.

[MrBedrock]