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The Three Stooges #1

Sep 1953 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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The Three Stooges attempt to sell the world's biggest morons a fire-cracker factory as a treasure-hunting venture in New York's East River, leading to explosions and chaos as the con backfires. In a secondary story, "Hollywood Stunt Girl," a woman performer takes on dangerous stunt work in various Hollywood productions. The issue also features "Bell Bent for Treasure," in which characters search for a valuable diving bell, eventually discovering it has been located at a museum after a ten-year search, with a reward offered for its return.

Contains 4 stories
Bogus Takes a Beating
11 pp · Humor
The Three Stooges [Moe HowardLarry FineShemp Howard]

Moe, Larry, and Shemp swap their struggling restaurant for a firecracker factory—a deal that seems too good to be true—only to find themselves caught between criminals who've hidden stolen gold dust in the factory and the law closing in on the operation. When the Stooges unwittingly try to turn a profit by selling the mysterious shiny powder as hair rinse, their scheme sets off a chain reaction that brings both the crooks and the cops down on their heads. It's a wild ride of mistaken identity, explosive mix-ups, and the kind of knuckle-headed trouble only the Three Stooges can stumble into.

Big Brush Off
3 pp · Humor
The Three Stooges [Moe HowardLarry FineShemp Howard]

Moe, Larry, and Shemp land jobs as house painters with the Angelo Painting Company, but their misreading of an address sends them to paint the wrong house—the boss's own home, which has just been freshly painted white. Chaos and paint-covered mayhem ensue when the Three Stooges unknowingly transform Mr. Angelo's pride and joy back into its original purple and pink nightmare. Will the Stooges escape Mr. Angelo's wrath, or has their painting career come to a colorful end?

Jeanie Steele, Stunt-Girl
7 pp · Adventure
Jeanie Steele

Jeanie Steele is Hollywood's fearless stunt-girl, willing to take the falls, crashes, and impossible risks that keep leading ladies safe—but her daring talent has made her enemies among those jealous of her skill and nerve. When a series of dangerous "accidents" on set begin targeting her, Jeanie must stay sharp to uncover who wants her out of the picture before the next stunt becomes her last.

Bell Bent for Treasure
6 pp · Humor
The Three Stooges [Moe HowardLarry FineShemp Howard]

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard get caught up in a treasure hunt orchestrated by the conniving Benedict Bogus, who sells them a cheap diving bell and a phoney map to underwater riches. As the Stooges pursue the treasure, their bumbling antics inadvertently thwart Bogus's scheme to steal a valuable museum bell, and they end up with the reward money they needed all along. It's a wild ride of slapstick confusion where nobody gets quite what they bargained for—but the Stooges stumble into doing the right thing anyway.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $85
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,238
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $1,238
CGC 7.5 · 8 in census $438
CGC 7.0 · 11 in census $361
CGC 6.5 · 10 in census $267
CGC 6.0 · 9 in census $246
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $246
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $246
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $210
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $155*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $138*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $122*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $95
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $84*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Norman Maurer
cover pencils, inks Norman Maurer

Reprints

Reprinted in The Three Stooges #1 (1989), Amazing 3-D Comics! #[nn] (2011), The Best of the Three Stooges Comicbooks #2 (2012), The Joe Kubert Archives #1 (2012)

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