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Issue: Little Max Comics #22 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1953
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Issues: #22 of 73 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
Disclose Notes: "A Joe Palooka Magazine for Children". Alfred Harvey (President); Leon Harvey (Vice-President and Editor); Robert B. Harvey (Vice-President and Business Manager)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Casey; Little Max
Synopsis: Casey and Little Max are sledding downhill. Their sled hits a rock and sends them flying.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Typeset initials PDC appear under the title. The words "By Ham Fisher" appear. Fisher was the creator of the Joe Palooka newspaper strip in which Little Max first appeared, but most likely the artwork is by assistants or licensees.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill; Bill's dad; mayor; editor
First Line: Bill starts an air rifle club.
Synopsis: Ad for Daisy Defender Repeater air rifle (BB gun) from Daisy Manufacturing Company. Coupon for booklet on "How to Start a Junior Air Rifle Club" booklet.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Part of the ad is a comic story featuring Bill and his supporters starting their club.
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Funny Bunny

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Joe Palooka; Ann Palooka; Alice
Synopsis: Little Max dresses in a bunny costume for Joe Palooka's Easter party, given for neighborhood children. Max, who never speaks, surreptitiously arranges for his good friend Alice to find the golden egg and win a prize.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Max is a mute or "mime" character; readers follow his thought balloons, including childishly mixed-up words.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): W Schrop; C Auberry
First Line: How to fix any part of any car
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for motor vehicle repair books from Motor Book Dept.
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Pages: 1
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See Worthy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Alice
Synopsis: Alice lends Little Max an umbrella, but he needs to hold it so low that he can't see. He collides with another pedestrian and tears a hole in the fabric. Now he has a window so he can see without getting wet.
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Water Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Casey; ringmaster
Synopsis: Casey and Little Max agree to water the animals in exchange for circus tickets. Casey says he'll do Max a favor and take the horses as there are more of them -- but the camels, of course, need many more buckets to satisfy them. The ringmaster says Casey must be at work every night, but Max is excused; camels go without water for a week.
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Humphrey at the Fair

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Humphrey Pennyworth
Character(s): Humphrey; Pruney; barker; Lou
Synopsis: Humphrey and his sister go to the fair, where Humphrey consumes gargantuan amounts of food. He naively tries a rigged weight-lifting game and wins easily because of his huge size. The crowd recognizes that the game is rigged; they chase off the barker and his accomplice, and give Humphrey all the prizes. He just wants to get home because he's hungry.
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Disclose Notes: Spot illustration of Humphrey at the fair. Humphrey and his sister speak in comic "rustic" dialect.
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Strictly From Hunger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Humphrey Pennyworth
Character(s): Humphrey; Pruney
Synopsis: Humphrey eats massive amounts of food, then dreams he's eating a three-foot stack of pancakes.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Comic book published in 1953, but wall calendar says 1950. Possibly a reprint?
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Pud; Pud's friends
First Line: Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud --
Synopsis: Ad, in comic story form, for Double Bubble Gum from Frank H. Fleer Corp. Pud's friends bet that he can't make his way through the maze in five minutes. He gives them all Double Bubble gum, then threads his way through by listening to the sound of their bubbles popping.
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Reprint Notes: Artist's signature (first name, last initial) is small and hard to read. First name might be Ray, Roy, or Rey. Initial might be G or Q.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Terry and the Pirates
Character(s): Terry Lee
First Line: Hey kids
Synopsis: Ad for free Terry and the Pirates comic books in every carton of Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: "Available Feb 2, 1953". "36-Page, Full-size Pocket Edition! All New, All in Color! Not Available Anywhere Else!" "There are 3 different books". Ad shows three books in horizontal format.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Blondie; Dagwood; Daisy; Little Audrey; Baby Huey; Little Max; Alice; Casper; Sad Sack; Horace; Joe Palooka
First Line: New Issues
Synopsis: Promo for Harvey titles: Dagwood; Blondie; Daisy; Little Audrey; Baby Huey; Little Max; Casper the Friendly Ghost; Sad Sack; Horace and Dotty Dripper; Joe Palooka's Adventures
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Calling all space rangers!
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for 70-piece Space Patrol play set from Space Squadron
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Pages: 1
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"Now you can fly a real jet plane!"

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for Jetex Javelin working model jet airplane kit
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The Funny Mummy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Alice; Joe Palooka
Synopsis: Little Max tries to catch a fly, but gets all wrapped up in fly tape. Posing as a mummy, he wins a prize at Alice's costume party.
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Who's Who at the Zoo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Alice; Joe Palooka
Synopsis: Joe takes Max and Alice to the children's zoo.
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Pages: 4
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Sunday Coat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vic Herman
Inker(s): Vic Herman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Dot
Character(s): Little Dot; Dot's dog
Synopsis: Dot drapes the dog around her neck to give her coat a fur collar.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Later that same year Harvey introduced a redesigned Dot; that version is more familiar than the original as used here.
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Little Max Makes Easter Eggs

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max
Synopsis: Little Max demonstrates how to make Easter eggs.
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Pages: 1
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The Jumping Frog

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bret Harte; Mark Twain; Bill
Synopsis: Bret Harte brings his champion frog to Nevada for a competition. Mark Twain helps a competitor fill the frog with birdshot.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Supposed background for Mark Twain's story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation Required by the Act of Congress
Synopsis: Statement of Ownership
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Leon Harvey (Editor); Alfred Harvey (Managing Editor); Robert B. Harvey (Business Manager)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Zenobia; Queen Christiana; Indian captive
First Line: You'll learn the ways of women in love
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for Doubleday Dollar Book Club
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: A Barrel of Fun!
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for joke books from Stravon Publishers
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"[Don't be a] skinny scarecrow!"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Roger Hirsch; John Sill; Felipe Mendoza; Jobie Jackson; George F Jewett
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for information on body building from Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover of indexer's copy is missing several square inches. The opening words of the unofficial title are conjectural. The photographed body builders include Hispanic, African American, and white non-Hispanic.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Arthur Godfrey
First Line: Get prizes... make money
Synopsis: Ad, with order coupon, for selling seed packets from American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1

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