Charlie Chaplin Comic Book

Q: I have a comic book with the title “Charlie Chaplin in the Movies” that is marked “No. 316” and “copyright 1917 by J. Keely by arrangement with Essanay Company, M.A. Donohue & Co., Chicago.” It’s in poor condition and I want to sell it to a restorer.

A: A first edition of this comic book was offered for sale for $875. M.A. Donohue was the publisher of the comic book. Essanay produced films starring Charlie Chaplin beginning in1914. Not many copies of this comic survived in excellent condition. Your copy in poor condition won’t be worth very much. You might be able to find someone interested in it at a comic book show. Restorers do restoration work and get paid for it. They don’t buy things to fix.