Toy Town Comics #1 Carson City Pedigree (Toytown, 1945) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $3,120.00

Sold: Apr 2, 2023

Toytown Comics #1 Values

Publisher: Baily Publishing Company, 1945

About Toytown Comics #1

L. B. Cole art. Funny animal stories.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat; Christopher Q. Catt; Freddie Fox; potato bugs

Pencils: L. B. Cole (unsigned)

Inks: L. B. Cole ?

Colors: L. B. Cole ?

Notes: Art credit is from Gerber and The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 30th Edition.

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Chapter 1. The Potato Bug Invasion

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Tubby (a bear, Mertie’s landlord); Tubby’s wife; Gertie Mouse; Bertie Bat (Batman parody)

Synopsis: Mertie Mouse loses his apartment and girl friend. He meets Bertie Bat. Potato bugs attack the town.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole ?

Inks: L. B. Cole ?

Notes: Art credit is from Gerber’s Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, Vol. 2 and The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 30th Edition.

Title: Chapter 2. Mertie Becomes Mayor

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat

Synopsis: Mertie is arrested, then appointed mayor by the town council so that he must tell the Storm King that the town cannot pay its taxes.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole ?

Inks: L. B. Cole ?

Title: Chapter 3. The River of Death

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Tubby; Bertie Bat; Christopher Q. Catt; Freddie Fox

Synopsis: On his way to the Storm King’s castle, Mertie is joined by Tubby. They meet Christopher Q. Catt, who plans to eat Mertie. Tubby builds a raft to cross a river. Christopher pushes Mertie and Tubby into the river.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers [as HC] (signed) (finishes?) (see Note)

Inks: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers [as HC] (signed) (finishes?)

Notes: Splash panel is signed HC. The artwork may be L. B. Cole layouts with Hal Chambers finishes from Chapter 3 on.

Title: Chapter 4. Terror from the Skies

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Tubby; Bertie Bat; Christopher Q. Catt; Vincent Vulture

Synopsis: Bertie Bat rescues Mertie and Tubby from alligators in the river. Christopher takes credit, then sends a message to Vincent Vulture. Vincent carries Mertie away. When Tubby heads out to save him, Christopher threatens him with a gun but is knocked out by Bertie Bat.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?) (see Sequence 3 Note)

Inks: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?)

Title: Mertie Mouse Cries Wolf

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat; Florabel

Synopsis: Mertie fakes a robbery at Florabel’s house, then runs out when a real robber arrives. Florabel captures the robber and punches out Mertie.

Pages: 2.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole ? (illustration)

Inks: L. B. Cole ? (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Half-page illustration.

Title: Chapter 5. The Forest Ruler

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat; Vincent Vulture; Freddie Fox; Ruler of the Forest (a lion)

Synopsis: Bertie Bat rescues Mertie from Vincent Vulture. They continue together to the Storm King’s castle. Meanwhile in Rabbit Town, Freddie Fox promises the Ruler of the Forest a new set of teeth in exchange for putting out a wanted poster for Mertie and Bertie, who are soon arrested.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?) (see Sequence 3 Note)

Inks: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?)

Title: Chapter 6. The Dungeon of Doom

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat; Vincent Vulture; Ruler of the Forest; Christopher Q. Catt

Synopsis: The Ruler of the Forest sentences Mertie and Bertie to the Dungeon of Doom. Mertie persuades the monster of the dungeon, an elephant, to break him and Bertie out of the castle. Tubby reaches the Storm King’s castle and is locked in a trunk by Christopher.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?) (see Sequence 3 Note)

Inks: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?)

Title: Chapter 7. The Storm King’s Castle

Characters: Mertie Mouse; Bertie Bat; Tubby; Ruler of the Forest; Christopher Q. Catt; Freddie Fox; Tubby’s wife; Horrible Harold

Synopsis: Mertie and Bertie reach the Storm King’s castle where Christopher Q. Catt and Freddie Fox beat them up and lock them in a torture chamber. Christopher and Freddie reveal that they are the “Storm King”, predicting rather than causing storms. The Ruler of the Forest beats up Christopher, Freddie and their gorilla Horrible Harold. Mertie, Bertie and Tubby return home as heroes. Mayor Mertie appoints Bertie as Treasurer, planning to skim the taxes for himself.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?) (see Sequence 3 Note)

Inks: L. B. Cole (layouts?); Hal Chambers (finishes?)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

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