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Cover: Carl Hubbell
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Anchors Andrews #1

Jan 1953 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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# Anchors Andrews #1 The comic follows naval sailors in humorous situations aboard ship and ashore. In one story, a drill instructor attempts to discipline and train inexperienced sailors, dealing with their misadventures and mishaps. Another segment, "Calling All Ships," depicts sailors on deck duty when one accidentally launches a fellow sailor through the air with a bar of soap, resulting in slapstick chaos. The tales showcase the comedic misfortunes and camaraderie of military naval life in the 1950s.

Contains 5 stories
Knavery in the Navy
5 pp · Humor, Military
Anchors Andrews

Anchors Andrews faces a comedy of errors when a photograph of Chief Petty Officer Tuggleburt's sweetheart goes flying in the wind across the ship's deck. With the picture threatening to land in the commander's hands, Andrews and his shipmate must scheme their way through mishaps and close calls to recover it before Tuggleburt discovers the chaos they've caused. It's a lighthearted tale of naval misadventure where one ill wind keeps turning what should be a simple save into a series of increasingly desperate scrambles.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Military
Canteen Kate
Tale of Two Middies
6 pp · Humor, Military
Anchors AndrewsSleepy Smith

Anchors Andrews and Sleepy Smith sneak a stray dog aboard ship and attempt to smuggle it off before the authorities catch on, but their plan unravels in a series of comedic mishaps involving an overzealous petty officer and an increasingly frantic chase through the naval vessel. With the dog loose and chaos spreading, the two sailors must scramble to stay one step ahead of trouble—and they're about to learn that sometimes the worst place to hide is exactly where you shouldn't be.

The Old Ball Game
8 pp · Humor, Military
Canteen Kate

When Canteen Kate and a few GIs decide to sneak away for an unauthorized baseball game on a deserted field, their plan to give a young soldier some fun and relaxation quickly spirals into chaos—complete with mine detectors, mistaken alarms, and an angry sergeant in hot pursuit. What starts as a harmless way to bend the rules becomes anything but when a wild pitch and a runaway jeep turn the whole base upside down. It's a 1953 military comedy that proves sometimes the best-laid plans need a lot more than just a good arm to succeed.

Calling All Ships
5 pp · Humor
Anchors Andrews

Anchors Andrews and his shipmate dream up a scheme to send a secret flag message to their dates on the dock, but their innocent-looking signal gets wildly misinterpreted by nearby naval vessels as a genuine distress call. When Mister Tuggleburt catches wind of the chaos erupting around his ship, our two sailors find themselves scrambling to explain what's really gone wrong before their commanding officer loses his temper entirely.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $83
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $534*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $391
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $279*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $237
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $162
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $138*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $120*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $95*
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Full credits

artist, inker Carl Hubbell
cover pencils, inks Carl Hubbell

Reprints

Reprinted in Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour #[nn] (2012), The Lost Art of Matt Baker #1 (2013), Canteen Kate #[nn] (2013)

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