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Begging Snowman

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A snowman has a begging cup, with "Spring" on a sign around his neck (as the reason for needing cash.)

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Page 6. Pantomime cartoon.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

Penciller(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as T. Haggerty] (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I had a jar of mint jelly in my rucksack and now it's gone. Do you want to talk about it?

Synopsis: A shepherd is missing something from his pack and wants to know if his dog knows anything about it.

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Notes: Page 14. Since mint jelly is the traditional side dish with lamb chops, he's implying that the dog made off with one of the sheep for lunch.

Happy Easter, Dracula!

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Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy, humorous

Synopsis: A vampire receives a "Happy Easter" card in the mail which has the image of a cross.

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Page 18. The character is a stereotypical vampire, which may or may not be Dracula.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, humorous

First Line: He's a pirate's pirate.

Synopsis: A couple of sailors watch as a pirate saunters by, complete with a skull and crossbones hat, parrot on his shoulder, pistol and sword in his belt; a hook for his left hand; and TWO peg legs.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Page 22.

Lite Toxic Waste

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: A worker pastes "Lite" labels on barrels of toxic waste.

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Page 26. Pantomime cartoon.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ? (photographs)

Letterer(s): typeset ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: "The hills are alive..."

Synopsis: A doctor picks up radio messages on his stethoscope while examining the chest of a nude woman.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 37.

The Other Way of Lao-Tsu

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, humorous

Character(s): Lao-Tsu

First Line: A journey of a thousand miles occasionally begins...

Synopsis: Lao-Tsu has second thoughts about a journey of a thousand miles beginning with one step.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 40.

John Z. De Lorean's Tales of Capital Formation

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Colorist(s): Michael Joseph (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Character(s): John Z. De Lorean; Don Tolby; Mr. Noriega

First Line: Hello, I'm John Z. De Lorean.

Synopsis: John De Lorean gives the head of a struggling company a lead on buying cocaine from a dealer in Columbia in order to raise capital for his company. The deal goes through, but there's a catch.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Pages 41-45.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, sports

First Line: Point of interest: the strike zone is an imaginary rectangle...

Synopsis: A catcher feels compelled to quote the rule defining the strike zone to his pitcher, who apparently isn't hitting it.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 48.

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Photo Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ? (photographs)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Foto Funnies

First Line: There goes that pretty little girl on her motorized tricycle.

Synopsis: A monster kills a little girl and swipes her tricycle.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 78. All characters in the story are toy models.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

First Line: I smell fear.

Synopsis: An Internal Revenue Service clerk is happy to see a fearful taxpayer for an audit.

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Pages: 0.2

Notes: Page 81.

Zippy's Favorite Nervous Breakdown

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Zippy

Character(s): Zippy

First Line: Symptom Onset.

Synopsis: The various states of a Zippy nervous breakdown.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 83.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Trots and Bonnie

Character(s): Trots (dog); Bonnie

First Line: Why don't you call him?

Synopsis: Bonnie is sitting by the phone waiting for a boy to call. Trots talks her into calling the boy herself.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 84

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Politenessman

Character(s): Politenessman; Carl; Cindy

First Line: A tiny plane in the vast skies on a mission of mercy...

Synopsis: A plane carrying chicken pox vaccine to Eskimos has an engine catch fire. They prepare to parachute out, but due to Politenessman's radioed insistence on antiquated etiquette, both go down with the plane.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 85.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Popular Problems

First Line: I had been exercising all my life.

Synopsis: A woman gets her own exercise show on TV, but the pressure of live television causes her to over-eat and gain weight.

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Notes: Page 85.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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

Character(s): Ray; Joe; Tillie

First Line: Ray arrives home from shopping.

Synopsis: Ray gets Joe some roller skates so he can take him along without having to carry him. Ray takes Joe to a bar, but when he leaves him alone for a moment, propped against the bar, Joe's gone when he returns.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 86. Part of a continued story.

Psychology on the Job

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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

First Line: Psychology is very important in gaining the sympathy of your customers.

Synopsis: How to play on a customer's sympathy to get larger tips.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Page 87.

Lesson #275-B: Word Spacing

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Famous Comic Artists School

First Line: Spacing words correctly is one of the most important aspects of comic art.

Synopsis: Showing the difference between "hotdog buns" and "hot dogbuns."

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Page 87.

A Big Glass Building

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Excursions

First Line: What on Earth goes on in there?

Synopsis: A glass building that can't be entered.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Page 87.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage, humorous

Feature(s): Xico "X" Agente Superior

Character(s): Xico "X"

First Line: Xico "X" has now arrived in Moscow to begin the grand mission of secrecy.

Synopsis: Xico "X" has made it Moscow, but has trouble meeting his contact, Mr. Subterraneo, at the All-Coffee restaurant.

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Notes: Page 88. Part of a continued story. This is presented as a translated foreign strip, with Tod Carroll listed as translator and all the text done in a typewriter monospace font.

TV Repairman Turns It On

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Aunt Mary's Kitchen

Character(s): Aunt Mary

First Line: Now I am turning on your TV even though I am sure you need a new picture tube...

Synopsis: The deranged TV repairman tries to fix Aunt Mary's set without unplugging it. Aunt Mary calls the police.

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Notes: Page 88. Part of a continued story. Title from the previous episode's "Next Month" blurb.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: historical, humorous

Feature(s): King of the Castle

Character(s): Sir William King; Black Prince

First Line: It is the eve of the Feast of Saint Elmo. A tempest of terrible ferocity rages about the battlements of the White Castle.

Synopsis: Blind King Bruce of Scotland has kidnapped the King's sister. The Black Knight is sent out on an armored elkhound because all the King's horses are sick

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 89. The strip is done in the style of the classic Prince Valiant Sunday newspaper strip.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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: humorous

Feature(s): Timberland Tales

Character(s): Maurice; Constable Tom; Foamy (dog)

First Line: Unmindful of a warning from Dr. Rogers, the warmhearted Maurice and Constable Tom befriend a stray dog.

Synopsis: Maurice teaches the stray dog, Foamy (who probably has rabies), to do a trick.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Page 90. Part of a continued story.