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Genres: humorous

First Line: How does one shake hands with these lobstermen?

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Pages: 1

The Shape Scrape

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): Captain Sprocket

Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Anyshape

Synopsis: Captain Sprocket stops his old enemy, Anyshape, from robbing a bank.

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Pages: 6

Notes: A poster advertising Pep Comics appears in panel 4 of page 4.

Lester of the Chimps

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Writer(s): George Gladir

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

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Genres: humorous, jungle

Feature(s): Zartan

Character(s): Zartan; Lester of the Chimps

Synopsis: Lester sells counterfeit goods to a safari and then takes credit for battling a tiger, when Zartan did the job.

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Pages: 6

Space Chase

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

Feature(s): Space Marshal Dolan

Character(s): Space Marshal Dolan; Xyzenon; Outians; Kitty; Blackie (villain)

Synopsis: Space Marshal Dolan has to deal with space coach robbers, outer space Indians, and an ambush on main street in town.

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Pages: 6

Notes: A space version of the TV series "Gunsmoke", hitting all the cliches.

Rival Reversal

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch

Character(s): Sabrina; "Hot-Rod" Rudy; Salem; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews] (cameo on television)

Synopsis: Sabrina hopes that "Hot-Rod" Rudy asks her to the dance and uses her hexes to get her wish.

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Pages: 6

Lamp Champ

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Chic Stone

Inker(s): Chic Stone

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ali Bubu

Character(s): Ali Bubu; Fatima; The Chimps; The Genie; Blips

Synopsis: Ali Bubu's girlfriend has a crush on The Chimps rock group and no magic he or his genie come up with seems to change her mind.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Spoof on Beatle fan types.

Ocean Commotion

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Professor Transistor

Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Professor Transistor

Synopsis: Professor Transistor takes some Hollywood directors to his lab on the sea floor to find their next movie monster.

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Pages: 7

Space News

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

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Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

Synopsis: Gag newspaper articles on science and space travel.

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Pages: 2

Trick Stick

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Writer(s): George Gladir

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Hilda the Witch

Character(s): Hilda the Witch; The Monster Ensemble

Synopsis: A mistake on Hilda's part messes up band practice.

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Pages: 1

Future Shock

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg

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Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): The Madhouse Glads

Character(s): Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Fran the Fan

Synopsis: During a severe storm, Clyde's E.S.P. leads him, Dick, and Fran to an abandoned mansion, where he continues to use his E.S.P. to keep the trio out of danger.

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Pages: 6

Supe's Double Trouble

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

Inker(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Super Duck

Character(s): Super Duck; Dirty Duck (villain); Liverlip (villain); Squintly

Synopsis: Super's look-a-like cousin Dirty Duck has robbed a bank in town.

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Pages: 7

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Guess Which One

First Line: ...Is about to win a college scholarship.

Synopsis: Guess which one is about to win a college scholarship, didn't graduate from spy school, is going to need his crash helmet sooner than he thinks, and is playing water-polo for the first time.

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Pages: 1

Notes: four gag cartoons

The Terrible Three

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): Captain Sprocket

Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Jeeves; Supreme Council of Villains [Atomic Tom; Sir Sand; Green Man]

Synopsis: Sprocket fights three villains at the same time.

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Pages: 7

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

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Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): TV Lawyer Section

First Line: Your Honor, will you please overrule the D.A.'s last objection?

Synopsis: Literal depictions of legal terms like overrule, file, badger, and "won't stand up in court."

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Pages: 1

Video Verdict

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Dapper the Lawyer

Character(s): Dapper the Lawyer

Synopsis: Dapper is a lawyer who always loses in court. When his nephew gets a parking ticket, he goes to court and demands a jury trial.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Parody of TV courtroom dramas.

Bewitched, Bothered and Hilda

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

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Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Hilda

Character(s): Hilda the Witch; Shirley

Synopsis: Hilda participates in a witch beauty contest, where the goal is to be the ugliest.

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Pages: 5

This Strange Madhouse World

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Orlando Busino

Inker(s): Orlando Busino

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Letterer(s): Orlando Busino

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): Flash Dasher; Rhonda Punch; Milton Gleehope; William Shakespeare

Synopsis: Odd facts.

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Pages: 1

Super Cowpoke

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

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Genres: humorous, superhero, western

Character(s): Super Cowpoke

Synopsis: Super Cowpoke stops the stage from being robbed, stops an Indian attack and has a gunfight in town.

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Pages: 6

Tale of Wail

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Chic Stone (signed)

Inker(s): Chic Stone ?

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

Character(s): Prince Zyx

Synopsis: Prince Zyx of Mars travels to Earth as an advance scout for an invasion, but Earthlings do not react as expected to anything he does.

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Pages: 6

Porpoise with a Purpose

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A porpoise in love with a human girl.

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Pages: 3

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob White

Inker(s): Bob White

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Teen-Age Section

Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square; Bess; Tess

First Line: Lads 'n' lassies, pull up your chassis and welcome to the coolest section in this magazine!

Synopsis: Four teens trade hip, witty banter.

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Pages: 1

Debutante Twist

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Writer(s): George Gladir

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Lester Cool and Chester Square

Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square; Brenda Van Loot

Synopsis: Chester spends a fortune trying to impress rich girl Brenda Van Loot, but fails. Lester is broke, so when he dates Brenda he does it on the cheap and Brenda is impressed by the novelty.

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Pages: 6

Beach Party Smarty!

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Writer(s): George Gladir

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, humorous, teen

Feature(s): Sabrina The Teen-Age Witch

Character(s): Sabrina; Donald; Rosalind

Synopsis: At the beach, Sabrina tries to get Donald away from her rival Rosalind, but all her spells keep backfiring.

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Pages: 6

Phoney Baloney

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

Inker(s): Al Fagaly (signed)

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Super Duck

Character(s): Dirty Duck [as Super Duck] (villain); Buster Noggin; Fauntleroy Duck; Uwanna Duck; Gladly (a bear); Squintly

Synopsis: Dirty finds out life as Super isn't as easy as he thought.

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Pages: 8

Notes: This is a continuation of the Supe's Double Trouble story. Super Duck does not appear in this story.

Captain Pumpernik

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Bill Kresse

Inker(s): Bill Kresse

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Kresse

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

Character(s): Captain Pumpernik

Synopsis: Captain Pumpernik is the first man to land on the moon.

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Pages: 2

Space Visitors

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

Character(s): The Pink Martian (host)

Synopsis: Four cartoons with aliens trying to figure out Earth people.

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Cat-Girl's Cat-astrophe

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Cat-Girl

Character(s): Cat Girl [Ann Gora]; Cyrus Klump; Grand Master; Hilda the Witch (host)

Synopsis: Cat Girl is given a mission to free the cats in the zoo. She bungles that and has a hard time pleasing the Grand Master when he comes to visit. On her second chance at the zoo, she manages to release an ape instead of a panther.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Many cat-related puns.

Gadgetman

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Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): Captain Sprocket

Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Gadgetman; Commissioner Klunk; The Chief; Doris

Synopsis: Captain Sprocket versus Gadgetman, the villain with an empire full of gadgets.

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Pages: 6

Something Fishy

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Writer(s): George Gladir ?

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): King Neptune

Character(s): King Neptune

Synopsis: The ruler of the seven seas fears he may need glasses.

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Pages: 1

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: teen

Feature(s): Jughead

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews

First Line: Get your act together with Jughead Jones Comics Digest #14 in full color!

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