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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous, non-fiction

First Line: The story I tell is true--only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Synopsis: A man at a bar uses a disclaimer before telling his companion a story.

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Notes: Page 12. Cartoon is signed but not legible. The caption is from the introduction to the Dragnet radio and television series: "The story you are about to hear/see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."

He Scatters Sea Shells at the Sea Shore.

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A man is scattering sea shells on a beach.

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Pages: 0.3

Notes: Page 20. Pantomime cartoon.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: We're Siamese twins. We share a single pair of breasts.

Synopsis: A man and woman are supposedly Siamese twins, but it's just an excuse the man uses to rub against the woman's breasts.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 31.

A Mermaid Selling Pennants

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Synopsis: A sailboat sails past a mermaid sitting on a rock, hawking pennants with the names Charybdis and Scylla on them.

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Notes: Page 48. Pantomime cartoon. Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters and choosing between them was deciding between two bad choices.

Professional Golfers on Ludes

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, sports

Character(s): Tom Watson (as Tom W.); Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus; Lee Trevino; Sam Snead

First Line: Just because professional golf doesn't have a reputation for action...

Synopsis: All the famous golfers at a professional tournament are high on Quaaludes and totally disrupt the proceedings.

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Notes: Pages 49-53. The golfers are all identified by their full names, except for Tom Watson, who is only called Tom W. All are realistic caricatures of the golfers they are supposed to represent.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, humorous

First Line: I don't like the looks of this.

Synopsis: Army soldiers in a fort are have a volley of arrows shot at them, and all the arrows have the same shape as the "arrow through the head" gimmick used by comedian Steve Martin.

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Notes: Page 56.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I really don't need any magazines. How about locks, do you have any locks?

Synopsis: A salesman calls on a man in an apartment. The paranoid occupant asks if the salesman has any locks, despite already having eight locks on his apartment door.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 64.

Gang Distribution: Africa

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A map of Africa, with each country given the name of a fictional gang.

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Page 66. Pantomime cartoon.

Dim Memories

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Birth

Synopsis: A person's hazy memories of birth, favorite toys, first love, and last weekend.

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Page 68. Pantomime cartoon.

Zippy Visits his Nephew "Shelf-Life"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Zippy

Character(s): Zippy; Shelf-Life; S. L. Junior

First Line: Nixon was bad! What's that smell?

Synopsis: Zippy visits his nephew Shelf-Life and his son and gives them a suitcase full of negotiable bonds.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 81.

On the Street

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Excursions

Synopsis: Social nuisances.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 82.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Holliger) (signed)

Penciller(s): ? [as Holliger) (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as Holliger) (signed)

Letterer(s): ? [as Holliger) (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Zeb Piker

Character(s): Zeb Piker; Officer Walsh

First Line: Officer Walsh approaches Zeb, who is loitering in the park, as usual.

Synopsis: Zeb has mooned Officer Walsh's grandmother by mistake.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 82.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Popular Problems

First Line: 20 years ago I lost a cufflink on the grade school playground.

Synopsis: A man loses a cufflink at a playground as a child. As an adult, he goes back to see if he can find it.

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Notes: Page 83.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Politenessman

Character(s): Politenessman

First Line: When a man's on the Rock all he thinks about, day and night, is how to get off.

Synopsis: A pair of convicts have escaped from prison, but Politenessman sends them back because they left their cell untidy.

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Notes: Page 83

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend

Character(s): Ray; Joe; Mr. Calabrese

First Line: The story: The undertaker has just finished embalming Joe, Ray's dead friend...

Synopsis: After Joe is embalmed at the funeral parlor, Ray takes him home.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 84. Part of a continued story.

Love and Duty

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Mimi Pond's Famous Waitress School

First Line: Marcie, he didn't come home at all last night!

Synopsis: It is not very professional to mix your personal life with business.

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Notes: Page 85. Strip is titled "Lessons in Life" above the comic.

Finger Pies in the Afternoon

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Aunt Mary's Kitchen

Character(s): Aunt Mary; Mark

First Line: Today my nephew Mark and I are making Finger Pies, and while the ice cream softens, we're going to watch one of my shows.

Synopsis: Aunt Mary and her nephew are watching a soap opera when the television goes on the fritz.

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Notes: Page 85. Part of a continued story. Title is from the previous episode's "Next Month:" blurb.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Penciller(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Inker(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Letterer(s): B. K. Taylor (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Feature(s): The Appletons

Character(s): Norm Appleton; Helen Appleton

First Line: The scene opens as we find Mrs. Appleton alone at home showering in the upstairs bathroom.

Synopsis: Norm scares his wife by pretending to be a prowler.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 86.