Amazing Mystery Funnies #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Sir Basil Zaharoff" kicks off in Amazing Mystery Funnies #1 (1940), a 10-cent adventure where Tippy and his pilot Hunk crash-land on the mysterious island of Phantasy after a typhoon. Written and illustrated by George Loomis, the story follows Tippy as he discovers a reclusive inventor crafting synthetic robots—only to learn they require rare elements to awaken, sending him on a quest through the towering land of Tinilonia, where his size makes him a giant among tiny people. The cover by Paul Gustavson captures the island’s surreal, fantastical tone.
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Tippy and his pilot Hunk head towards Borneo to report on a typhoon but the storm crashes their plane. Washed up on the island of Phantasy, Tippy encounters dinosaurs and meets an old inventor who has built synthetic robots but needs special elements to bring them to life. Tippy begins the search in Tinilonia, a land where Tippy's height makes him a giant to the locals.
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