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Abbott and Costello Comics #8

Aug 1949 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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In "Money-Mad," Abbott and Costello become entangled with a criminal on the run who forces Costello to come along because he needs three gorillas and considers Costello one of them. The duo eventually encounters the gorillas they were supposed to find, leading to slapstick chaos. The story concludes when the criminal is apprehended, and Costello finds his appetite restored after being so frightened by the ordeal that he couldn't eat.

Contains 6 stories
Hail, Hail, the Gangplank's Here
8 pp · Humor
Bud AbbottLou Costello
Money-Mad
4.5 pp · Humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloPercival Boggs
Time Marches On
1 pp · Humor
Bud AbbottLou Costello

When a faulty alarm clock keeps Bud Abbott and Lou Costello awake at night, they destroy it—only to discover the next morning that oversleeping has made them late for work. Lou's solution to replace the clock with something "noiseless" leads to yet another comedic mishap that leaves Bud exasperated with his partner's logic.

Justin Tyme
6 pp · Humor
Justin TymeMr. SchultzHappy Harry HooperOfficer FogertyNicholausGorilla Grogan (villain)

Justin Tyme, the world's best grocery clerk, wins a contestant ticket to the radio quiz show "Define or Find It" after eating ten boxes of Crunchy Lunchy cereal—but when he flubs the first question, he's challenged to produce three actual gorillas within 45 minutes or lose his prize. What follows is a wild scramble through the city as Justin recruits an unlikely trio: a tough street enforcer, a foreign visitor with a surprising backstory, and a real gorilla from a traveling circus, all racing against the clock to make it back to the broadcast studio.

Abbott and Costello in the Soup!
5.5 pp · Humor
Bud AbbottLou CostelloPhil the Phony [also as Mr. Bondsinvault] (villain)
The Biscuit Eater!
4 pp · Humor
Bud AbbottLou Costello

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello visit the zoo, where Lou's enthusiasm for sporting an explorer suit quickly becomes a liability—especially when he tries to feed the animals his peculiar "nutritious" bicarb biscuits. When zoo officials mistake Lou for a professional animal expert and push him into the cage of a rare, dangerous ape that refuses to eat anything, chaos and hijinks ensue. Find out how this comedy duo's day at the zoo spirals into complete bedlam in "The Biscuit Eater!"

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Raw (Good) $301
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,679*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $1,344*
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Full credits

artist, inker Lily Renée
artist, inker Eric Peters

Reprints

Reprinted in Abbott and Costello Comics #28 (1955), Abbott & Costello #6

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