Manny was on of the Boy King's co-stars in Clue Comics. He might seem a bit out of place with 'serious' heroes like Nightmare & Sleepy, Zippo (a Blitz On Wheels!), Jackie Law & The Boy Rangers, Micro-Face, and Twilight. But that's okay - Manny doesn't mind.
But first, our ongoing serial - the classic newspaper comic strip, Twin Earths, from Oskar Lebeck and Alden McWilliams.
Previously on Twin Earths: Terra is a human inhabited world of advanced technology orbiting our sun in a hidden position opposite Earth. Vana, a covert agent of Terra undercover on Earth has broken away from her homeworld after her partner was killed by her commanders. Now allied with the FBI, she and agent Garry Verth bait a trap for the assassins stalking her...
Twin Earths - Chapter 8:
Our main feature, Stupid Manny, comes to us from artist Tony Dipreta. Tony is mostly known these days for his long runs on Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, MD. Back in the early days of comics, he was more known for his comedy strips for Quality, Hillman and Timely. Stupid Manny was a regular feature in that early run of Clue, appearing in every issue and doubling his page count along the way.
Since he started with only four pages per book, here're the first three of his adventures, including his 'origin story' -
Manny was kind of an odd one...
Tomorrow - The Return Of The King...
pages from Twin Earths (1952) and Clue Comics #s 1-3 (1943)
