Description: MEET MERTON #1 December 1953, Toby Press Cover by Dave Berg. Stories and art by Dave Berg and Mell Lazarus. Teen humor hijinks with Merton and his pals, featuring early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist, Dave Berg. Con-artist Chris tries to swindle Merton by selling him a broken-down outboard motor. Merton and his portly pal "Calories" fix up a surplus jeep, but Merton's in trouble after he promises to name it after both Marcia and Jo Ann. Merton learns why you should never make notes into paper airplanes. Foreign Make; What Goes Up!; Love and Let Love; Calories Casey; Lovely Weather for Ducts; A Quiet Saturday Night; All in Fun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. The comic is complete and in VERY GOOD condition with some overall wear that includes some sunning to the front cover edges and some chipping to the side edge of the back cover. There is a red letter "m" written on the front cover. (see pictures) Mint (MT) (Overstreet) Nearly perfect in every way. Near Mint (NM) (Overstreet) Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections such as subtle bindery/printing defects. Very Fine (VF)(Overstreet) Excellent copy with outstanding eye appeal; limited accumulation of bindery/printing defects, surface wear, and minor spine creasing. Fine (FN)(Overstreet) Above average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Very Good (VG)(Overstreet) The average used comic book with moderate to significant wear. Good (GD)(Overstreet) Shows significant wear. Fair (FR)(Overstreet) Shows heavy wear. Poor (PR)(Overstreet) Little or no collector value.
Price: 49.99 USD
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist/Writer: Dave Berg/Mell Lazarus
Tradition: US Comics
Series Title: Meet Merton
Grade: 4.0 Very Good
Publisher: Toby Press
Intended Audience: General Audience
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1953
Type: Comic Book
Format: Single Issue
Issue Number: 1
Language: English
Publication Date: December 1953
Era: Golden Age (1938-55)
Style: Color
Genre: Humor/Satire, Teen