TRIB COMIC BOOK #000.... -

Winnipeg, Canada.: Winnipeg,Tribune Book. (Overstreet Grade= VF). Newsprint (softcover).. TRUE FIRST EDITION.. SAMPLE issue, of OUR choice. >>> TRIB COMIC BOOK = 24 pgs.(including covers) These are newspaper Sunday comics section, printed on Newsprint in color. This was the the 1st newspaper to take Sunday pages & put them into a Comic Book format, from Winnipeg with population of 600,000. 95-99% of the copies printed are now thrown out or destroyed by the general public of Winnipeg. Many are now low grade, & many (1/3 to 1/2) of them have puzzle & games pages marked up! So these remain SCARCE & unusual items, which are GREAT collectibles. THIS COMIC SERIES IS RECOGNIZED FOR IT'S IMPORTANCE (1st Sunday's in Comic Format), IN THE ANNUAL OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE and are RARELY seen, since they originate from a small REGIONAL area!] Virtually NO collectors have ever seen, or heard of these items! >>>>>> The Series runs from Volume 1 #1(Sept.24/1977) to Vol.4#36(Sept.6/1980); >>> TRIB COMIC BOOK = (Color Sunday strips begin, but printed on Saturday's, usually a day before the rest of the world, making these TRUE FIRST THUS items! The following strips begin, most are one full page each, in color, and appear in all 155 issues; AMAZING SPIDERMAN by Stan Lee & Romita, Better Half, Born Loser, Cappy Dick, Doonesbury, Frank & Ernest, Fred Bassett, Funky Winkerbean, Hocus Focus with Junior Whirl, Lockhorns, Marmaduke, Mary Worth, Rex Morgan M.D., Sam & Silo, Steve Roper & Mike Nomad, Trudy, Wizard of ID; >>> OTHER CONTENTS IN TRIB COMIC BOOK; According to Guiness= V2#1-V4#36; Agatha Crumm= V1#6-V4#36; Animal Crackers= most V1#1-V3#37; Asterix & Obelix= V1#9-V3#1; Catfish= V1#1-V3#14; "Chancellor Manuscript" = Robert LUDLUM story= V2#2-11; Drabble= V4#6-36; Emmy Lou= V1#1-V3#4; Henry= V3#4,6-45; HERMAN= V4#13-36; Inside Woody Allen= app in 2/3 of all issues sporatically; John Darling = V3#12-V4#36; Know How= V1#1-V3#26; Koky= V3#37-44; Levy's Law= V3#46-V4#5; Maestro & Amalita= V2#44-V3#9; McDONALD'S PAGE TO COLOR, with RONALD McDONALD appearing in all= V2#20,24,28,36,38,43,47,51, V3#7,11,15,17,21,24,26,28, 30,31,33,37,41,43,44,51; Motley's Crew(cartoon, not rock group)= V3#4-36; Nancy= V3#6-11; POP IDOLS= V3#15-47; "Raise the TITANIC" = based on CLIVE CUSSLER novel (original thus as a comic strip)= V1#1-8; Shambles= V3#45-V4#12; Sporting Life= V2#30-V3#3; Stanley= V1#1-V3#35; STARHAWKS(Gil Kane art & Ron Goulart story)= V1#4-9; >> STAR TREK = Vol.3 #48 thru Vol.4 #36; >> STAR WARS = Vol.3 #10 thru Vol.4 #36 >>>"Storm Warning" based on Jack Higgins novel (1st thus as a comic strip)= V1#9-V2#1; "Sword of Shannara" story by TERRY BROOKS, art by Gray Morrow= V2#12-19; Tucker= V2#17-44; WALT DISNEY's PINOCCHIO = V2#52; WALT DISNEY's SCAMP= V1#1-V2#34,39-45,47-V4#36; WALT DISNEY's WINNIE THE POOH = V2#25-44; Wordsmith (most)= V1#1-V2#23; ZIGGY= V3#45-V4#36; >>> SPIDERMAN STRIP = [ Kingpin app = V1#1,2,V2#49,V3#5,7,11,12, V4#9-19; Origin Spiderman = V1#3-5; Kraven app= V1#6-12,V2#20-23, V3#29-31,34, 36-39; Mysterio app= V2#9-13; Dr Doom app= V2#15-19,22-25; Dr Octopus app = V2#19,21,23; Johnny Carson app= V3#35; Prowler V3#42-51; Richard Nixon; JOHN DARLING STRIP (Character appearances!) = [ V3#12 = Johnny Carson, FARRAH FAWCETT, KOJAK, etc; V3#13= Gene Simmons of KISS; V3#30= BLUES BROTHERS, Steve Martin; V3#38 = FARRAH FAWCETT & CHARLIE'S ANGELS; V3#46 = NIMOY & SPOCK of STAR TREK; V4#2 = Alfred E. Newman of MAD magazine; V4#4 = STAR WARS spaceships; V4#5= the BEATLES; V4#9= FARRAH FAWCETT; V4#24= CHARLIE BROWN / PEANUTS; V4#34 = FARRAH FAWCETT] >>> POP IDOLS STRIP (Character Appearances) = [ V3#15= Paul McCartney of the Beatles, Gene Simmons of KISS; V3#17= the ROLLING STONES; V3#18= KISS; V3#19= the WHO; V3#25= JohnTravolta, etc; V3#31= Van Halen; V3#33= Paul McCartney of the Beatles; V3#35= the Jacksons with MICHAEL JACKSON; V3#38= QUEEN (the rock group); V3#43= the Eagles (the rock group); V3#45= LED ZEPPLIN ]; >>> STAR WARS STRIP = [ Russ Manning art= V3#10-V4#31; V4#27= 1st Boba Fett; V3#14= 1st Hans Solo, Princess Leih, Chewbacca; V3#2.