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Tip Top Comics#5 (17)
Cover: Al Capp

Tip Top Comics #5 (17)

Sep 1937 · United Feature Syndicate · 0.10 USD
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“Ball Bangers”

"Ball Bangers" in Tip Top Comics #5 (1937) is a delightfully absurd early comic strip adventure from Bernard Dibble, who wrote, drew, and inked the entire story. When a father reluctantly buys a whole vendor's stock of balloons for his son, the sudden lift into the sky sends both their lives into a chaotic spin—leaving the boy in a furious tantrum below. The cover by Al Capp captures the moment with playful flair, making this a standout slice of early 1930s cartoon energy.

writer, artist, inker Bernard Dibble · cover Al Capp

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writer, artist, inker Bernard Dibble
cover pencils Al Capp

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Dub gives in to his son's pleas for a balloon and buys a vendor's entire stock, only to be lifted into the sky by them while his son has a tantrum.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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