Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1)

    (Charlton, 1953-1980)
™ and ©1976 King Features Syndicate
Series numbering continued from appearances in Four Color Comics; Early issues by Dell, King. Charlton published a "Complimentary Copy" of #33 in cooperation with the Cerebral Palsy Association)

Mort Walker’s bumbling G.I. Beetle Bailey was long a favorite of the newspaper comics pages. After making several appearances in Dell’s Four Color Comics, he received this, his first self-titled comic book series, in 1962. The title then ran through numerous publishers during its eighteen-year run, finally concluding in 1980.

Beetle Bailey is one of the most enduring (and lighthearted) strips to base its humor on the foibles of army life. Beetle, a layabout private, is constantly running into trouble and getting called on the carpet by blowhard Sergeant Snorkel. The hijinks continue up the chain of command, culminating with General Halftrack, a lecherous Army lifer whose lifetime ogling of his nubile assistant was all good fun for the 1960s. In the politically correct 1990s, however, it would spark a feminist protest on the grounds that the cartoon made light of sexual harassment.
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Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #5

April, 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $5.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #6

June, 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
2 copies available from $2.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #7

August, 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
4 copies available from $1.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #8

November, 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
3 copies available from $2.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #9

February, 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
2 copies available from $16.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #11

August, 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $12.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #12

November, 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
2 copies available from $0.80 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #15

June, 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $42.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #21

June, 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $7.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #24

December, 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
2 copies available from $2.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #26

April, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $10.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #29

October, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
1 copy available for $5.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #30

December, 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
3 copies available from $5.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #31

March, 1961
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #33

July, 1961
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #35

November, 1961
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $15.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #36

January, 1962
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #37

March, 1962
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #38

May, 1962
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $21.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #43

November, 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $3.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #44

February, 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $6.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #49

May, 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $7.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #57

February, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $4.99 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #59

June, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $1.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #62

September, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $3.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #64


Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $2.88 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #67

February, 1969
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $14.40 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #69

June, 1969
Cover Price: $0.12
2 copies available from $2.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #71

October, 1969
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $8.40 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #72

November, 1969
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $1.93 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #73

January, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $4.75 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #73 Variation A

January, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
2 copies available from $5.00 		Complimentary Copy from the Cerebal Palsy Association Cover A by Mort Walker; Vol. 2, No. 73 in indica; NN; Complimentary Copy from the Cerebral Palsy Association Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #74

March, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $6.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #75

May, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $9.98 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #78

November, 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #79

January, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
3 copies available from $2.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #81

May, 1971
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #88

March, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $4.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #91

July, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $1.25 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #105

May, 1974
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $9.12 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #106

July, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $8.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #108

December, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $11.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #109

February, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $2.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #114


Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $3.98 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #117

July, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $4.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #119

November, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $4.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #120 Variation A

April, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $34.98 		Whitman Edition; Returns to Gold Key Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #121 Variation A

May, 1980
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $1.50 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #122

August, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $1.75 		Mort WalkerMort Walker
Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1) #126 Variation A

April, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $3.00 		Mort WalkerMort Walker