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Hake's Guide to Comic Character Collectibles
An Illustrated Price Guide to 100 Years of Comic Strip Characters
by Ted Hake
ISBN: 0870696467
ISBN-13: 9780870696466
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
Published date: 1993
Size: 7 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Photos, captions, and prices for 1,500 collectibles--toys, lunch boxes, and more--of comic characters from the past 100 years.
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HAKE'S GUIDE TO COMIC CHARACTER COLLECTIBLES
Hake, Ted
0-87069-646-7 VG; corners bent, near new condition. Illus. with photos Collectibles Wallace-Homestead Radnor, PA 1993 Paperback 187 PP., Illustrated price guide to 100 years of comic strip character collectible items. From "Alphonse and Gaston," to "Yogi Bear," alphabetically this book covers such characters as Batman, Blondie & Dagwood, Dick Tracy, Disney characters, Kewpies, Tarzan, many cowboy comic characters, even "The Yellow Kid." Much information for the collector. Comic Strips Comic Characters Disney Collectibles Kewpies Cowboy characters ( more information) Offered by Robert Lutz (United States)
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HAKE'S GUIDE TO COMIC CHARACTER COLLECTIBLES (REF)
Hake, Ted
Radnor, Pa: Wallace-Homestead Books, 1993 Very fine in wrappers. An Illustrated Price guide to 100 years of Comic Strip Characters. . 1st. ( more information) Offered by Cobblestone books (United States)
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Hake's Guide to Comic Character Collectibles. An Illustrated Price Guide to 100 Years of Comic Strip Characters
Hake, Ted
Radnor, PA: Wallace- Homestead Book Company., 1993 187pp, index, bibliography, hundreds bw and some color ills. As new copy. Covers over 1500 collectible items related to 75 comic strips or their individual characters are pictured, described and evaluated. Also explains grading, spotting reproductions and fantasy items, and collecting tips.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Lawrence Jones (Australia)
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