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Issue: Harvey Hits #96
Publication Date: September 1965
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Issues: #96 of 122 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Hits [Figurine]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Hits Inc.
On Sale Date: 1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 25 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The sub-title to the feature "Sad Sack's Muttsy" is "the Talking Dog"; however, the character does not always display anthropomorphic behavior. When the genre is labelled "animal", Muttsy behaves like a dog; when the genre is labelled "anthropomorphic-funny animal", Muttsy uses speech balloons.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Scared Cat Scratches the General

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, nature
Character(s): The General; a cat; Muttsy; Sad Sack; Sarge
Synopsis: Muttsy scares a cat onto the General, who uses his claws to attach himself to the General's face.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Harvey Characters
First Line: Here are the six giant Harvey comics now on sale!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Covers of six giant size issues reproduced as Black and White line art, with Harvey Jack-in-the-box in center of page: Spooky Spooktown, Little Audrey TV Funtime; TV Casper and Company; Sad Sack Laugh Special; Richie Rich Millions; Chic Young's Dagwood.

Inside front cover.
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The Lucky Mascot!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, nature
Character(s): sailors; Sad Sack; a soldier; Muttsy; Billy Goat
Synopsis: The Navy's bowling team mascot, a goat, hides in Muttsy's doghouse and head butts him out.
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Goodyear Bike Tire

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Flash Farrell; Uncle Jack
Synopsis: A teen photographer takes a tour of the Goodyear factory, hosted by his uncle, a Goodyear engineer. Eight cartoon panels.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Goodyear's Wingfoot 175 bike tire.
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The Battle of the Mascots

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military, nature
Character(s): Sad Sack; Muttsy; Billy Goat; two tank commanders; Salty (sailor); Sarge; Army and Navy bowling teams; Captain; Eagle (Air Force Mascot)
Synopsis: Billy Goat, the Navy mascot, causes mayhem at the bowling inter-service competition. After being abused by the goat, Muttsy is carried away by the eagle.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Sad Sack and Muttsy can communicate. The goat and eagle behave as ordinary animals.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Muttsy; puppy; big dog
First Line: Beware of the dog!
Synopsis: Muttsy tries to eat the dog food of a small dog, but the puppy's big mother is in the doghouse and comes out to kick Muttsy.
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The Cuckoo Bird Yuks It Up!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Cuckoo Bird; Gramps
Synopsis: The Cuckoo Bird tells a pun joke to Gramps and then hops down the trail.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Four panel cartoon for General Mills.
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Wendy, the Good Little Witch
Character(s): Wendy
Synopsis: Wendy sings a song and produces a Wendy comic book with her magic wand.
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Four panel comic strip advertisement.
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Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Casper; Baby Huey; Spooky; Herman and Katnip; Little Audrey
Synopsis: While speaking a rhyme, Casper flies and carries the other characters on a giant comic book. They land and appear in a television set.
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Three panel comic strip format advertisement.
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Navy Blues

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Muttsy; rabbit; Senator McSnoop; General Rockjaw; Salty Sailor
Synopsis: Sarge tries to shoot Muttsy and a rabbit with a tank and chases them to the General's office where the Senator is visiting; as punishment, the General sends Sarge, Sack and Muttsy on detached duty to the Navy, where they eventually save the Senator from drowning.
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Pages: 5
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A New Show on ABC TV New Casper Cartoon Show

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Casper; Wendy; Spooky; Nightmare; Ghostly Trio: Joker (Harvey's Jack-in-the-Box emblem)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The Harvey Jack-in-the-Box emblem is above drawings of the characters, four of which appear in the TV screen shaped cameo boxes that Harvey used on the left border of their covers at this time. Saturday morning cartoon ad.
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Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): unnamed sales boy
First Line: Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly
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Disclose Notes: Photo of boy and photographs of premiums such as sports equipment.

"Over 30,000 boys - 12 or older Sell Grit"

An advertisement, sharing page with the Cheerios advertisement, for selling the Grit newspaper from Grit Publishing Company of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper; Sad Sack; Joker (Harvey's Jack-in-the-Box emblem)
First Line: Hi, boys and girls here are the funniest comics now on sale at your friendly dealer.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The Harvey Jack-in-the-Box emblem and Casper are bounded by small cover reproductions of eighteen Harvey titles, including Little Dot, Little Sad Sack and Little Lotta.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle; squirrel
Synopsis: Bullwinkle demonstrates the energy that Cheerio's cereal provides by chopping down a tree, but accidentally allows it to fall on him.
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Disclose Notes: Six panel comic story of Rocky and Bullwinkle promoting the General Mills breakfast cereal Cheerios.
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper
First Line: Here are the Giant Harvey comics now on sale!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: In the middle of the layout, Casper speaks with a word balloon and is framed by fourteen cover reproductions which follow the borders of the page: included are Richie Rich Millions, Little Audrey TV Funtime and Chic Young's Blondie.

On-sale dates are included for each title.
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Carrying Out Orders

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, science and technology
Character(s): Sarge; Sad Sack; soldiers; injured soldier; Captain; doctors; nurse; tow truck driver; motorist; radio operator
Synopsis: Manning an ambulance during war maneuvers, Sack is ordered by the Captain to take a soldier with a sore finger to the hospital. Due to his carelessness, Sad Sack injures himself, causes extensive injuries to the soldier, and disables the ambulance in the process of driving to the hospital.
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Pages: 5
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New Friend

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military, nature
Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Captain Softseat; Muttsy; skunk; soldiers; Casper
Synopsis: Muttsy befriends a skunk; the captain uses the odor, which has spread to Sack and Muttsy, to repel the opposing force in maneuvers prior to the skunk returning to the wild.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Three story illustrations.

Four panel Casper comic strip ad at bottom of first page.

Three panel Sad Sack comic strip ad at bottom of second page.
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The Guest!

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Character(s): Billy Goat; Salty Sailor; Sad Sack; Muttsy
Synopsis: The goat tries to steal Muttsy's dinner, but the dog gets revenge by locking the goat's horns on a tree.
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Big Bark

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Muttsy; big dog (now identified as a male)
Synopsis: Muttsy uses the camp intercom to project his bark and intimidate the big dog who tries to prevent him from leaving the camp.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Continued from 'Beware of the Dog' earlier in the issue.
Same undetermined artist.
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Sneeze

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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Muttsy; soldier at mess hall window; medic (captain)
Synopsis: Wishing for a hot meal and bed, Muttsy gets his wish when pepper makes him sneeze, causing the camp doctor to prescribe him a hospital bed.
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Disclose Notes: Same artist as 'Beware of the Dog' and 'Big Bark'
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Exclusive fun products by mail
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various faces drawn to illustrate the products.

Gag and trick items: joy buzzer, whoopee cushion, etc.

Payment to Ellbarr Dist. of Weston, Ont.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Character(s): Trix rabbit; child miner
First Line: How's Trix? Well worth digging for...
Synopsis: The rabbit is mining for Trix, but has it taken way from him by a boy miner in a hard hat saying the slogan, 'Trix are for kids!'
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Six panel comic story.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper; Spooky; Wendy; Ghostly Trio; Nightmare
First Line: Casper the Friendly Ghost is loved by millions of you, his readers!
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Advertises comic books and TV show. Cameo portraits of the characters.

Below the Trix advertisement.
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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Frankenstein's Monster
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Disclose Notes: Black and white reproduction of a painting of the monster. Dracula also available.

Item 6' tall, in color: payment to Honor House, Lynbrook, NY.

Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): a doctor; a businessman; a housewife; a soda jerk; a doctor; a mother; a milk man
First Line: Boys, girls, men, women If you know just 10 people...you can make at least $50
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Disclose Notes: One of the many offers where the recipient would receive Christmas or Greeting cards on credit, sell them, keep profits and return balance to the company.

Wallace Brown, Inc. of NYC.

The people from many walks of life were in a row at the top of the page. Ad includes drawings of cards and boxes of cards.

Outside back cover.

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