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Four Color 1043 |
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Four Color #1043 Universal |
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CGC 9.4 |
| Cert #: |
0754066004
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Owner Comments
The Three Stooges (#1) 10-12/59 File Copy First of five Three Stooges Four Colors.
Photo Cover: The Three Stooges; Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)
Pencils: Pete Alvarado
Inks: Tony DiPaola and Norman Maurer
Nice copies of this book seem to come more freely than average. There are eight other copies tied with this copy for best in census of 17 copies. 02/13. I originally bought this copy graded, as is, from Heritage Auctions.
Table of Contents
1. 1. [Intro]
[The Three Stooges
2. 2. Westward Whoa
The Three Stooges
3. 3. Yukon Yokels
The Three Stooges
4. 4. [Three stunts]
The Three Stooges
5. 5. Larry, Moe and Curly Joe's Stooginary
The Three Stooges
6. 6. The Three Stooges in Have Rocket, Will Travel
The Three Stooges
7. 7. 3-Stooges Fan Club
The Three Stooges Also the back cover of this copy. Thios issue also has a variant copy with an ad on the back cover instead of the story.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://www.comics.org/issue/201727/
Below I have added some additional data with respect to the Three Stooges as published on Wikipedia:
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–twentieth century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" or "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups. They started as "Ted Healy and his Southern Gentlemen" which comprised Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard. This original trio did one feature film entitled Soup to Nuts after which Shemp left the group to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by his brother Curly Howard. This incarnation of the team was the first to be known on film as The Three Stooges.
Shemp rejoined the group after Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946, reinstating the original lineup until November 1955, when Shemp died of a heart attack. In order to complete four Shemp-era shorts, film actor Joe Palma was used as a temporary body double before Joe Besser became the long-term replacement as the third Stooge. Joe DeRita (nicknamed "Curly Joe") replaced Besser by 1958. The act regained momentum throughout the 1960s as popular kiddie fare until Larry Fine's paralyzing stroke in January 1970 effectively marked the end of the act proper.
Larry died from a series of strokes in January 1975. Moe tried one final time to revive the Stooges with longtime supporting actor Emil Sitka filling in for Larry, but this attempt was cut short when Moe died of lung cancer in May 1975.
Legacy and perspective
Over half a century since their last short film was released, the Three Stooges remain wildly popular with audiences. Their films have never left the television airwaves since first appearing in 1958, and they continue to delight old fans while attracting a new legion of fervent admirers. A hard-working group of working-class comedians who were never the critic's darlings, the durable act endured several personnel changes in their careers that would have permanently sidelined a less persistent act.[5] The Stooges would not have lasted as long as they did as a unit without Moe Howard's guiding hand.[2]
Comic books
Over the years, several Three Stooges comics were produced.
• St. John Publications published the first Three Stooges comics in 1949 with 2 issues, then again in 1953–54 with 7 issues.
• Dell Comics published a Three Stooges series first as one-shots in their Four Color Comics line for five issues, then gave them a numbered series for four more issues (#6–9). With #10, the title would be published by Gold Key Comics. Under Gold Key, the series lasted through issue #55 in 1972.
• Gold Key Comics then published the Little Stooges series (7 issues, 1972–74) with story and art by Norman Maurer, Moe's son-in-law. This series featured the adventures of three fictional sons of the Three Stooges, as sort of modern-day teen-age versions of the characters.
• Eclipse Comics published the Three-D Three Stooges series (3 issues, 1986–1987) which reprinted stories from the St. John Publications series.[29]
• Malibu Comics did a couple of one-shot comics, reprinting stories from the Gold Key Comics in 1989 and 1991.
• Bluewater Comics issued a biographical comic in 2011 which followed the lives and careers of the group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
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Four Color 1127 |
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Four Color #1127 Universal |
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CGC 9.2 |
| Cert #: |
0754275011
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Owner Comments
The Three Stooges 8-10/60 File Copy
Photo Cover: The Three Stooges [Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe deRita (photo)]
Script: Carl Fallberg
Pencils: Pete Alvarado
Inks: Tony DiPaola
Letters: Tony DiPaola
This is a widely sought after book with many cross-over collector interests. This is just the eighth best copy and is tied with seven others. Two 9.6 issues top the census. There are nineteen copies graded to date/ 04/13. I originally bought this graded, as is, from ComicLink.
Table of Contents
1. 0. [no title indexed]
The Three Stooges
2. 1. Moe's Stooge Trick
The Three Stooges
3. 2. The Private Eye-Balls
The Three Stooges
4. 3. Beach Boo-Boobs
The Three Stooges
5. 4. The Admirers
Larry and Moe
6. 5. The Juggler
Curly Joe
7. 6. The Couriers
The Three Stooges This is the back cover of this copy.
I am unsure if an AD back variant exists.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://www.comics.org/issue/201778/
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Four Color 1170 |
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Four Color #1170 Universal |
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CGC 9.6 |
| Cert #: |
0754276010
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Owner Comments
The Three Stooges 03-5/61 File Copy
Photo Cover: The Three Stooges [Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)]
Script: Jerry Belson and Norman Maurer
Pencils: Sparky Moore and Norman Maurer
Inks: Sparky Moore and Norman Maurer
This is tied with five others as second best of twenty two copies to date. 05/13. Two 9.8’s share the top honor.
Table of Contents
1. 0. [no title indexed]
The Three Stooges
2. 1. Art Depreciation
The Three Stooges
3. 2. Boobs in the Woods
The Three Stooges
4. 3. Midway Madness
The Three Stooges
5. 4. Unspecial Delivery
The Three Stooges
6. 5. Something Fishy
The Three Stooges
7. 6. The Big Act
The Three Stooges This is the back cover of some copies of the issue, including this one.
8. 7. Three Stooges Magic Foto Club / Three Stooges Fan Club
The Three Stooges This is an alternate AD back cover and the back cover of some copies of this issue.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://www.comics.org/issue/201840/
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Four Color 1187 |
| Item: |
Four Color #1187 Universal |
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CGC 9.4 |
| Cert #: |
0754276018
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Owner Comments
The Three Stooges 6-8/61 File Copy Last three Stooges in Four Color. Continues as The Three Stooges #6 (September-November 1961).
Photo Cover: Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Curly Joe DeRita; Larry Fine
Pencils, Inks and Letters: Joe Messerli
This copy is tied with one other as second best copies of 22 graded to date. I originally bought this graded, as is, from Heritage Auctions.
Table of Contents
1. 0. A Riot of Fun!
The Three Stooges
2. 1. The Big Wheel
The Three Stooges
3. 2. Treasure Troubles
The Three Stooges
4. 3. [untitled]
Curly Joe's Diary
5. 4. The Duped Deputies
The Three Stooges
6. 5. The Fixer Uppers
The Three Stooges
7. 6. A Sight to Behold
The Three Stooges This is a single page cartoon that is also the back cover of this and some other copies of this issue.
8. 7. AD back variant. This is the back cover on some copies of this issue,
Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license. http://www.comics.org/
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://www.comics.org/issue/201850/
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