Sugar & Spike

    (DC, 1956-1971, 2002)
™ and ©1961 DC Comics, Inc.

At a time when most comics were derivative and formulaic, Sheldon Mayer’s wildly fun, charming, and hilarious Sugar and Spike stood out as a beacon of creative inspiration for over 15 years. Sugar Plumm and Cecil “Spike” Wilson are two tiny toddlers, not yet able to speak recognizable English, but fluent in the universal language of baby talk. Their efforts to puzzle out the world of grown-ups and their matter-of-fact delight in kiddie play are an inexhaustible source of gut-splitting laughs and magical moments for readers of all ages.

Issues of Sugar and Spike were packed with features ranging from 16-pagers to three-panel gag strips, plus activities, pages printed in black-and-white for kids to color or write their own dialogue, cut-out dolls, and the letter page, “We Got Letters!” (“They sound better than they taste,” remarked Spike). Meyer’s delightful series later became a cult classic among collectors.
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  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Mar 2002
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Origin of Spike; Origin of Sugar
    2 copies from $3.00
  • 3
    #3
    Sep 1956
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $40.80
  • 19
    #19
    Oct 1958
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $2.47
  • 25
    #25
    Nov 1959
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Halloween issue; Minus the Mouse Mouseketeer costume in Pint-Size Pinups
    1 copy for $43.00
  • 30
    #30
    Sep 1960
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    2 copies from $15.50
  • 34
    #34
    May 1961
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $25.00
  • 37
    #37
    Nov 1961
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Halloween issue
    1 copy for $21.00
  • 38
    #38
    Jan 1962
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Christmas issue with Christmas cards
    1 copy for $18.00
  • 39
    #39
    Mar 1962
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Valentine’s issue with valentines
    1 copy for $25.00
  • 48
    #48
    Sep 1963
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $16.30
  • 49
    #49
    Nov 1963
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Halloween issue
    1 copy for $9.60
  • 50
    #50
    Jan 1964
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Christmas issue with Christmas cards
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 53
    #53
    Jul 1964
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $29.00
  • 54
    #54
    Sep 1964
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $16.30
  • 56
    #56
    Jan 1965
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Christmas issue with Christmas cards
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 60
    #60
    Sep 1965
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $7.50
  • 66
    #66
    Sep 1966
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $12.50
  • 67
    #67
    Nov 1966
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Halloween issue
    1 copy for $8.50
  • 68
    #68
    Jan 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Christmas issue
    1 copy for $18.00
  • 72
    #72
    Sep 1967
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1st Appearance of Bernie the Brain
    3 copies from $14.50
  • 73
    #73
    Nov 1967
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    3 copies from $6.50
  • 74
    #74
    Jan 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    2 copies from $9.80
  • 75
    #75
    Mar 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1st Appearance of M.C.P. pellet
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 76
    #76
    May 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $44.00
  • 77
    #77
    Jul 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    5 copies from $4.98
  • 78
    #78
    Sep 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $4.50
  • 79
    #79
    Nov 1968
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 80
    #80
    Jan 1969
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    2 copies from $17.00
  • 81
    #81
    Mar 1969
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $34.98
  • 82
    #82
    May 1969
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Sugar & Spike as grown-ups
    3 copies from $3.75
  • 83
    #83
    Jul 1969
    Cover: $0.12
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Super-powers
    1 copy for $6.50
  • 84
    #84
    Sep 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $9.12
  • 85
    #85
    Oct 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Reprints from Sugar & Spice #24, 41, 43, 48, 72; DC Giant F-2
    2 copies from $10.50
  • 86
    #86
    Nov 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    6 copies from $4.90
  • 88
    #88
    Mar 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1 copy for $20.40
  • 90
    #90
    Jul 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    1st Appearance of Flumsh
    1 copy for $11.99
  • 92
    #92
    Nov 1970
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    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    3 copies from $4.50
  • 93
    #93
    Jan 1971
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    3 copies from $3.27
  • 95
    #95
    May 1971
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    2 copies from $19.98
  • 96
    #96
    Jul 1971
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Reprints from Sugar & Spike #2 and 3
    1 copy for $20.40
  • 98
    #98
    Nov 1971
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Sheldon Mayer  ·  A: Sheldon Mayer
    Final Issue
    1 copy for $9.98