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Tip Top Comics #152

Mar 1949 · United Feature Syndicate · 0.10 USD
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In "The Mad Maestro!", Mr. Biltybux, the owner of a struggling circus, decides to go incognito to observe his troupe firsthand. Disguised as a clown, he's quickly thrown out by the gruff circus boss Snark—only to be reinstated when Bombo reveals his true identity. Written, drawn, and inked by Bernard Dibble, this 1949 tale from Tip Top Comics #152 blends humor and irony as the wealthy owner takes a turn in the spotlight, enduring the very treatment he once imposed.

Contains 12 stories
Untitled Humor story
5 pp · Humor, Children
Sluggo
The Mad Maestro!
8 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
8 pp · Humor, Sports
The Pilgrims
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction
Script ? [as Hix]
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
"Hi, Bombo!"
5 pp · Humor
El BomboMr. P.T. BiltybuxTippy TopperMr. Snark

In a lighthearted 1949 tale from Tip Top Comics #152, Mr. P.T. Biltybux decides to sneak into his own circus incognito, only to be swiftly recruited into the clown troupe by Tippy Topper. When the circus boss, Mr. Snark, kicks him out in disgust, the truth comes out — the so-called "clown" is actually the owner. Instead of firing Snark, Biltybux makes him endure a day in the spotlight, learning humility the hard way.

Untitled Humor story
0.33 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
Untitled Drama story
2 pp · Drama, Humor
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Red Hair
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Script ? [as Hix]

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Raw (Good) $600
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $5,853*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Bernard Dibble

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Reprinted in United Comics #23 (1952)

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