WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

BIG LITTLE BOOKS® and BETTER LITTLE BOOKS®

  1932-1949

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       BOOK                   TITLE                                                                                                                                       VALUES

     NUMBER                                                                                                                                                      GOOD       VG        FINE

      GW51       774      EDDIE CANTOR IN "AN HOUR WITH YOU"                                                                 40.00     80.00   160.00

Big Little Book®;  1934.  Hard cover.  Movie size, 4 5/8" x 5 1/4" x 7/8"; 160 pages.  Author: Unknown—adapted from Eddie Cantor radio program dialogues.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: 80 motion picture stills from the United Artists films—Roman Scandals, Whoopee, and Palmy Days—presented by Florenz Ziegfeld and Samuel Goldwyn.  A SCARCE book.

 

      GW60      1106      ELLA CINDERS AND THE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE                                                        12.50     25.00     50.00

Big Little Book®;  1934.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Charlie Plumb.  Artist: Bill Counselman.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  The Ella Cinders storyline was derived from the Cinderella fairy tale.

 

      SW47      1406      ELLERY QUEEN IN THE ADVENTURE OF THE LAST MAN CLUB                              12.50     25.00     50.00

Better Little Book®;  1940.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Unknown—adapted from the work of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee.  Artist: Erwin L Hess.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Cover title is different than title page (Ellery Queen and the Adventure of the Last Man Club).

 

      SW167    1472      ELLERY QUEEN, MASTER DETECTIVE,

                                    ADVENTURE OF THE MURDERED MILLIONAIRE                                                 12.50     25.00     50.00

Better Little Book®;  1942.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";   432 pages.  Author: Unknown—adapted from the work of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee.  Artist: Erwin L Hess.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.  Ellery Queen was first heard on radio on CBS, June 18, 1939.

 

      GW49a      772      ERIK NOBLE AND THE FORTY-NINERS                                                                         8.75     17.50     35.00

Big Little Book®;  1934.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  384 pages.  Author: Lloyd E. Smith.  Artist: B. McNaughton. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.

 

      GW49b     -----      ERIK NOBLE AND THE FORTY-NINERS                                                                       75.00   150.00   300.00

Big Little Book®; Variation, probably distributed as a premium. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Variation is identified by a soft cover, different 3-color (green, orange, black) illustrations on the covers, and no publisher's number, otherwise it is identical to GW49a.  This is a RARE book.

 

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      GW158    1129      FELIX THE CAT                                                                                                            20.00     40.00     80.00

Big Little Book®;  1936.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author/Artist: Although credit lines are given to Pat Sullivan, the creation, authorship, and artwork for the strip was by Otto Messmer.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  First Felix BLB.

 

      SW146    1439      FELIX THE CAT   (ALL PICTURES COMICS)                                                             17.50     35.00     70.00

Better Little Book®;  1943.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author/Artist: Although credit lines are given to Pat Sullivan, the character and strip was the creative work of Otto Messmer.

 

      SW206    1465      FELIX THE CAT   (ALL PICTURES COMICS)                                                             17.50     35.00     70.00

Better Little Book®;  1945.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  352 pages.  Author/Artist: Although Pat Sullivan is given the credit line, Felix was the creation of Otto Messmer.

 

      SW185    1401      FIGHTING HEROES BATTLE FOR FREEDOM                                                                8.75     17.50     35.00

Better Little Book®;  1943.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  352 pages.  Author/Artist: Stookie Allen.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  BLB was adapted from a newspaper strip titled Heroes of Democracy.  The BLB is an Comic but is not labeled as such.

 

      SW20      1464      FLAME BOY AND THE INDIANS' SECRET                                                                    8.75     17.50     35.00

Better Little Book®;  1938.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  300 pages.  Author Goren Arnold.  Artist: Sekakuku. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Sekakuku was a Hopi Indian artist.  This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.

 

      SW275    1447      FLASH GORDON AND THE FIERY DESERT OF MONGO                                             20.00     40.00     80.00

Better Little Book®;  1948.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  288 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning January 3, 1943 and ending June 1943—strips #470 through #495.  Cover and spine are adapted from BLB page 109 (March 21, 1943).  In 1944 Raymond left the strip to join the Marines.  Austin Briggs took over the strip for the next 23 years.

 

      SW149    1443      FLASH GORDON AND THE ICE WORLD OF MONGO                                                25.00    50.00     100.00

Better Little Book®;  1942.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages;  Left-handed flip-it feature (Flash drives off an alien creature).  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning May 14, 1939 and ending January 21, 1940—strips #280 through #319.  Cover art adapted from Sunday page 5/14/39, frame 2.  Spine art from 5/14/39, frame 5.

 

      GW103a  1166      FLASH GORDON AND THE MONSTERS OF MONGO                                                 20.00     40.00     80.00

Big Little Book®;  1935.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning April 8, 1934 and ending November 18, 1934—strips #14 through #46.

 

      GW103b   -----      FLASH GORDON AND THE MONSTERS OF MONGO                                               125.00   250.00   500.00

Big Little Book®; Variation, probably distributed as a premium. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Variation is identified by a soft cover, different 3-color (pink, blue, black) illustrations on the covers, and no publisher's number, otherwise it is identical to GW103a.  This is a RARE book.

 

      SW61      1423      FLASH GORDON AND THE PERILS OF MONGO                                                        20.00     40.00     80.00

Better Little Book®;  1940.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author/Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning october 24, 1937 and ending July 31, 1938—strips #199 through #239.  Cover art was adapted from Sunday page 5/22/38, frame 1.

 

      SW210    1469      FLASH GORDON AND THE POWER MEN OF MONGO                                               20.00     40.00     80.00

Better Little Book®;  1943.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  352 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning April 14, 1940 and ending December 8, 1940—strips #337 through #372.  Final two pages are taken from 11/17/40 (page 345) and 11/3/40 (page 347).  Cover is a redrawn composite from BLB page 41 (May 5, 1940).

 

      SW217    1479      FLASH GORDON AND THE RED SWORD INVADERS                                                  17.50     35.00     70.00

Better Little Book®;  1945.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  352 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from Sunday pages beginning April 20, 1941 and ending January 4, 1942—strips #381 through #418.  Cover adapted from BLB page 307 (December 7, 1941).

 

      GW108    1171      FLASH GORDON AND THE TOURNAMENTS OF MONGO                                          25.00     50.00     100.00

Big Little Book®;  1935.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning December 2, 1934 and ending April 21, 1935—strips #48 through #65.  The back cover illustration is taken from the December 9, 1934 page.  Front cover is from the strip dated April 15, 1934 and reproduced from page 23 of the BLB.

 

      SW175    1484      FLASH GORDON AND THE TYRANT OF MONGO                                                      20.00     40.00     80.00

Better Little Book®;  1941.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages;  Flip-it feature (Flash duels Ming to a draw).  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning August 14, 1938 and ending May 7, 1939—strips #241 through #279.  Cover art is adapted from Sunday page dated 4/10/38, frame 5.  Spine is from 3/5/38, frame 6.

 

      GW127    1190      FLASH GORDON AND THE WITCH QUEEN OF MONGO                                             25.00     50.00     100.00

Big Little Book®;  1936.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning April 21, 1935 and ending october 13, 1935—strips #65 through #91.  Cover illustration is adapted from the Sunday page dated April 21, 1935.  Moore was hired to write the storyline sometime in August 1935.  King Features wanted him to tone down the sex and violence of the storylines.  Moore continued to do the storylines for the next 20 years.

 

      SW36      1492      FLASH GORDON IN THE FOREST KINGDOM OF MONGO                                         25.00     50.00     100.00

Better Little Book®;  1938.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  Reprint from Sunday pages beginning october 18, 1936 and ending August 8, 1937—strips #146 through #188.  Front cover art is adapted from Sunday page 7/4/37, frame 5.  Back cover is from 6/27/37, frame 4.  Spine is from 6/13/37, frame 5.

 

      SW255    1424      FLASH GORDON IN THE JUNGLES OF MONGO                                                         20.00     40.00     80.00

Better Little Book®;  1947.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  352  pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  This is the last BLB to be published in the 352 page format.  Reprinted from the Sunday pages beginning January 4, 1942 and ending November 22, 1942—strips #418 through #464.  Cover adapted from BLB page 27 (January 18, 1942).

 

    GW190      1407      FLASH GORDON IN THE WATER WORLD OF MONGO                                              20.00    40.00     80.00

Big Little Book®;  1937.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  BLB BLOOPER:  In this book Flash is described as a football star (page 10), whereas in Flash Gordon on the Planet Mongo he is described as a famous polo player (page 14).  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  Reprinted from Sunday pages beginning April 12 and ending October 11, 1936—strips #120 through #145.

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      GW64      1110      FLASH GORDON ON THE PLANET MONGO                                                               20.00     40.00     80.00

Big Little Book®;  1934.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  320 pages.  Author: Don Moore.  Artist: Alex Raymond.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  First Flash Gordon BLB.  Contains first Sunday story beginning January 7, 1934 and ending April 8, 1934—strips #1 through #14.  Nearly every picture is reproduced and all multiple panel pictures are divided onto individual pages of this BLB.

 

      SW95       1467      FLINT ROPER AND THE SIX-GUN SHOWDOWN                                                           8.75     17.50     35.00

Better Little Book®;  1941.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";   300 pages.  Author/Artist: Glenn F. Chesnut.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.

 

      GW142    1108      FLYING THE SKY CLIPPER WITH WINSIE ATKINS                                                      7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1936.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.   Author/Artist: Dougal Lee.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.

 

      GW112    1175      FRANK BUCK PRESENTS TED TOWERS ANIMAL MASTER                                       7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;   1935.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8" x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author/Artist: Glen Cravath.

 

      GW68      1121      FRANK MERRIWELL AT YALE                                                                                      7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1935.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Burt L. Standish.   Artist: Jack R. Wilhelm.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE:  The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was a three-times-a-week serial on radio in the mid-1930s. 

 

      GW173    1164      FRECKLES AND THE LOST DIAMOND MINE                                                                7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1937.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author/Artist: Merrill Blosser.

 

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      SW97      1469      The G-MAN AND THE GUN RUNNERS                                                                          7.50     15.00     30.00

Better Little Book®;  1940.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";   432  pages.  Author: Lou Hanlon.  Artist: George G. Clarke.

 

      GW215    1434      G-MAN AND THE RADIO BANK ROBBERIES                                                                7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1937.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Allen Dale.   Artist: Herbert Anderson.

 

      SW37      1493      G-MAN BREAKING THE GAMBLING RING                                                                   7.50     15.00     30.00

Better Little Book®;  1938.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Russell R. Winterbotham.  Artist: James Gary.

 

      GW151    1118      G-MAN ON THE CRIME TRAIL                                                                                      7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1936.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Lou Hanlon.   Artist: George Clark. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: First G-Man BLB.  The title page is different than cover title (The G-Man on the Crime Trail).

 

      SW165    1470      G-MAN VS THE FIFTH COLUMN                                                                                  7.50     15.00     30.00

Better Little Book®;  1941.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";   432  pages;  Flip-it feature (G-Man captures several thugs). Author: Edwin C. Johnson. Artist: J. R. White.

 

      GW167    1147      G-MAN VS THE RED X                                                                                                   7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Book®;  1936.   Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2"  x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Unknown.  Artist: Unknown.

 

      GW105    1168      G-MEN ON THE JOB                                                                                                      7.50     15.00     30.00

Big Little Books®;  1935.  Hard cover.   Standard size 3 5/8"  x  4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432 pages.  Author: Dick Blair.  Artist: Milt Youngren. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.

 

      GW229a  1451      GANG BUSTERS IN ACTION                                                                                         8.75     17.50     35.00

Big Little Book®;   First Printing;     1938.    Hard cover.    Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2",  432 pages.  Author: Isaac McAnally.  Artist: Henry E. Vallely.  COLLECTOR'S NOTES:  First Gang Busters BLB.  The first printing is identified by the standard BLB logo on the cover. This book was written and drawn specially for the BLB format.  The Gang Busters radio program grew out of an earlier show called G-Men which began on January 15, 1938 on CBS and was sponsored by Palmolive Soap.

 

      GW229b  1451      GANG BUSTERS IN ACTION                                                                                         8.75     17.50     35.00

Big Little Book®;  Second Printing;  1938.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The second printing is identified by an overprinted logo on cover.  This is a transition book, published between Big Little Books® and Better Little Books®.

 

      SW144    1437      GANG BUSTERS SMASH THROUGH                                                                            8.75     17.50     35.00

Better Little Book®;  1942.  Hard cover.  Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2";  432  pages.  Author: Gene Fletcher.  Artist: Russ Stamm.  Cover Artist: Henry E. Vallely.  COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the BLB format. 

 

      SW69      1433      GANG BUSTERS STEP IN!                                                                                             8.75     17.50     35.00

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