Cannabis comics

[PeterMatanzas]

 

[PeterMatanzas]

 

[PeterMatanzas]

These comics are from 'Kerry Drake Detective Cases' published by Harvey Comics, issue #10 September 1948.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

These comics are from 'Green Hornet, Racket Buster'published by Harvey Comics, issue #46 July 1949, pencils by Al Avison.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

This story appeared in 'Prison Riot', a comic book published by Avon Periodicals. This issue from 1952.

 

[JeffInCanada]

LOL Dirty Millie, sand like powder....

 

[PeterMatanzas]

'Danger', a comic book published by Comic Media, this issue #4 July 1953.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

'The Marijuana Racket, Part 1', was published in 'More Fun Comics', October 1937.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

'The Dope Smuggling Ring', was published in 'Blue Beetle', a comic book published by Fox Feature Syndicate, issue #4 fall 1940.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

'My Scandalous Affair!' was published in Avon Periodicals comic book 'Romantic Love', issue July-August 1951.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

"Life became a merry-go-round of reefers and so-called rhythm, smoky dives, and swaying cats"

From 'I Was a Musician's Gal' in 'Sweethearts', a comic book published by Charlton, issue #22 March 1954.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

From 'Teenage-Age Temptations', a comic book published by St John Publications, issue #8 June 1954. All the stories are sordid even by pre-Code standards.

 

[JeffInCanada]

These are crazy. St. John Publications...that's sort of funny eh.

 

[PeterMatanzas]

all of the St John romance covers are lurid

 

[PeterMatanzas]

JeffInCanada I do research on old comics. This is a public service, someone has to do it.

 

[JeffInCanada]

Cool..neat hobby.

 

[Rwise]

I have to ask if you collect any of these comics, or just digital copies?

 

[PeterMatanzas]

Rwise digital copies. I'm 68, I don't collect anything, I try to get rid of stuff.

 

[Rwise]

I'm not far behind you, I dont have any of these but I do have some Sex to 60s,

 

[JeffInCanada]

Not to hi-jack this thread but some of these are pretty good. Saturday morning cartoons and Sunday evening Looney Tunes were the best!