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Issue: Sad Sack Comics #2
Publication Date: November 1949
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Issues: #2 of 287 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/09/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from v1#1 page 21.
Golden Age; pre-Comics Code Authority
Indicia (page 2) states "every month" but actually was published bi-monthly
George Baker; Vic Herman; Paul McCarthy; Bob Powell artwork (signed & unsigned)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Eat at Indian Joe's Fine Food

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; two boys; scruffy dog
Synopsis: Two boys dressed as cowboys shoot toy pistols at Sad Sack in sandwich board.
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Pages: 1
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Tag line: Loved by Millions!
Credit: Based on the famous comic by George Baker
Assumed story title taken from Sad Sack's sandwich board.
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Rubber Masks

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Clown; Mickey Mouse; Satan; Minstrel; Black Face; Donald Duck; Idiot; Monkey; Santa Claus; Lady Killer; Old Man; Old Lady; 4 Eyes; Tramp; Monster Man; Sophisticated Lady
First Line: Enjoy hilarious "Monkey-Shines" at your next masquerade party ...
Synopsis: Advertisement for rubber masks made by Rubber-For Molds, Inc. of Chicago, IL
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Disclose Notes: Rubber mask prices ranged from 2.95 USD for most, 3.95 USD for Walt Disney characters, and 4.95 USD for Santa Claus.

Historical note: Advertising for Minstrel (Black Face) rubber mask would be deemed inappropriate and racist by 21st century standards.
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Spilt Ice Cream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; boy with ice cream cone; heavy set drunk man; policeman
Synopsis: In rush to save boy from speeding car Sad Sack knocks boy's ice cream cone to ground
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Pages: 1
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Monark Super Deluxe

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): King on Wheels
First Line: New! ..the Monark Super Deluxe with exciting air-mobile features not found on any other bicycle!
Synopsis: Monark's "King on Wheels" is a boyish cartoon hero with large M emblazoned on his red outfit who is promoting the new Monark Super Deluxe bicycle.
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Disclose Notes: Assumed title is an excerpt from advertisement headline at top of page 4.
Advertisement includes coupon for Monark Silver King, Inc. based in Chicago, IL
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Ace Theatre Amateur Night

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; random city dwellers
Synopsis: Adults laugh at Sad Sack's every clumsy foible, so he thinks he has a chance at entertainment.
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Assumed title taken from bill posted outside on brick wall.
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Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Sox batter; Ace teammate; umpire
Synopsis: Sox baseball player steals a base but collides with Ace baseman Sad Sack knocking him out.
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Assumed title taken from cartoon strip's theme.
Sad Sack wears Ace team uniform number 13; important because in a nod to 'Sad Sack' creator George Baker, Kenneth Fred Selig would later adopt 13 as his periodic secret signature long after Baker "retired" from drawing the character for Harvey Publications.
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No Hunting Allowed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; rabbit; squirrel; county sheriff
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets thrown in jail for "hunting" using an air rifle with string and cork projectile.
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Assumed title taken from "No Hunting Allowed" sign posted on tree.
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Podiatrist! Not Optometrist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; hit-and-run motorist; onlookers; two paramedics; two emergency doctors
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets his foot run over by a hit-and-run motorist but gets fit with eye glasses by attending emergency room physicians.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Payphone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; woman in telephone booth; nearby cashier; folks in line for payphone
Synopsis: Sad Sack waits impatiently for a woman to finish a long phone-con only to find he has paper currency but no coin for the payphone.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Raffle Ticket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; motorcycle cop
Synopsis: A motorcycle cop pulls Sad Sack over to sell him a police benefit raffle ticket, then write him a ticket for pulling over in front of a fire hydrant.
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Assumed title taken from raffle ticket and parking ticket.
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Carrying Charges

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; used car salesman; two strong men
Synopsis: Sad Sack is conned into buying a 200.00 USD used car that won't start.
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Pages: 1
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Assumed title taken from sign in used car lot featured in strip.
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Yacht

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; messenger; tailor; bookseller; nautical supplier; A. Loophole Attorney
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets a telegram saying he has inherited his late uncle's yacht.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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No Dogs Allowed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; scruffy dog; landlady
Synopsis: Sad Sack gives a home to a scrawny stray dog only to be evicted by his landlady for keeping it.
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Assumed title taken from rental contract prohibition.
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Hard to Swallow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Ace baseball teammates; surgeon; nurse
Synopsis: Sad Sack gets knocked out by a fly ball, swallows it, has surgery to remove it, and finally swallows hard after learning his Ace teammates only visited him in hospital to retrieve their baseball.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Soda Fountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; boy patron; more boy patrons; drugstore boss
Synopsis: A boy stiffs Sad Sack for the 0.10 USD price of a soda and when the boy returns with friends, Sad Sack refuses them service.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Double Identity

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical, humorous, teen
Character(s): Peter; Tommy; Grand Duke Boris Borschtoff [Soapless Sam]; Prince von Hesherweisskoenigkirchwald [Dirtyneck Dick]; park ranger
First Line: The two boys had begun to build their campfire.
Synopsis: Two boys hike into the woods, build a campfire, and start cooking lunch when they're met by two bums who shine them on only to be chased away by a park ranger for panhandling in the park and molesting kids.
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Wheaties

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, sports
Feature(s): Stan Musial; Wheaties
Character(s): Stan Musial; random baseball players; random men
First Line: I couldn't even get him out with this!
Synopsis: Comics-form advertising with St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder Stan Musial endorsing Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions" cereal on behalf of General Mills, Inc.
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Disclose Notes: Assumed title taken from breakfast cereal advertised by General Mills.
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Baby Sitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack
Synopsis: Sad Sack is standing outside a department store when a woman asks him to watch her kid.
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Pages: 2
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Recovery of the Relay Race

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Feature(s): Tom; Jim; Bill; teen fellas
Character(s): Tom; Jim; Bill; teen fellas
First Line: Now, as each of you two finishes circling the track, you pass your baton to a waiting teammate ...
Synopsis: Teen Tom--and his fellow teen guy friends--compete against Teen Jim--and his guy friends Tom wins in the first leg of a bicycle relay race. Teen Bill wins for Tom's team and credits Gillette bicycle tires for winning from behind.
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Be a Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; brunette girlfriend; sharp & fit-looking man
Synopsis: Sad Sack's brunette girlfriend sees a sharp & fit-looking man enter Ace Gym, then coaxes Sad Sack to join, too.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Usher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; woman movie goer; movie patrons
Synopsis: A woman movie goer in red dress asks usher Sad Sack to find her red purse during screening of movie.
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Assumed title taken from Sad Sack's theater employee cap labeled 'usher'.
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Fancy Food

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; Grocer; Chick
Synopsis: Poor Sad Sack finds a nickel (0.05 USD) on the sidewalk and buys an egg (0.04 USD) for dinner.
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Assumed title implied from lettering (Fancy Food Shop) on grocery store front window.
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Fire Extinguisher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack; door-to-door salesman
Synopsis: Pushy door-to-door salesman sells Sad Sack a lame fire extinguisher.
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Assumed title taken from theme of strip.
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Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
Character(s): Pud; Pud's pals
First Line: Gosh, Pud, that's a super-duper tree hut!
Synopsis: Three panels of comics-form advertising for Frank Henry Fleer Corporation's Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum features Pud and his pals with Pud blowing a large bubble to reach his tree-house.
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Pages: 0.5
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Shelby Donald Duck Bike

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Feature(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
First Line: Imagine the thrill of owning one!
Synopsis: Donald Duck and his three nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie promote the Shelby Donald Duck bicycle.
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Disclose Notes: Additional information for Shelby Cycle Company found at Wikipedia; Dave's Vintage Bicycles, A Classic Bicycle Photo Archive; and The Online Bicycle Museum.
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The Flyin' Fool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Chickie Ricks
Character(s): Flyin' Fool [Chickie Ricks]; Gootch; Penny; Grandfather; Li'l Bo Peep
First Line: Hi, Gootch! Where's Chickie?
Synopsis: After Chickie Ricks flies red-headed teen Penny's 80-year-old grandfather around the farm, grandfather sneaks off and flies the bi-plane himself ending in aerobatic maneuvers as Chickie Ricks and Gootch try to save grandfather using a seaplane.
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Pages: 4
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Has a Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Dot
Character(s): Li'l Dot; dollies; Mama Polka
First Line: Let's have a tea party, dollies!
Synopsis: Li'l Dot throws a tea party and makes sand mud pies for her two dolls at the beach.
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Pages: 2
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No Time for Romance

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): D. L.
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): woman assistant surgeon; Doctor John Webster
First Line: "Scalpel, Doctor . . . " Doctor Webster's crisp voice punctured the still tenseness of the operating room.
Synopsis: A woman assistant surgeon salivates for an intimate relationship with her supervising surgeon Dr. John Webster who initially maintains a collegial platonic professional relationship with her.
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Disclose Notes: Credited as "By D.L." underneath title at top of page 32.

Initials "D.L." may be another pseudonym or pen name for British female nurse and novelist Lucilla Matthew Andrews Crichton (20 November 1919-3 October 2006)--a.k.a. Lucilla Andrews, Diana Gordon, Joanna Marcus--who later authored an expanded account titled "No Time For Romance: an Autobiography" published July 14, 1977 by Chambers Harrap Publishers. Lucille Andrews wrote 33 romance novels between 1954 and 1996 based upon her experiences during World War II as a nurse.
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Little Max Comics No. 2

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): with Moe Loeff ?
Penciller(s): with Moe Loeff ? and Phil Boyle ?
Inker(s): with Moe Loeff ? and Phil Boyle ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Max
Character(s): Little Max; Joe Palooka; Humphrey Pennyworth
First Line: Look for the 2nd Big Issue
Synopsis: Harvey Comics promo for Ham Fisher's Famous Little Max Comics No. 2 advertised as being on sale around October 7, 1949. Clip and Mail Today coupon for subscriptions to Little Max, Humphrey, Joe Palooka placed in lower right corner of page 33.
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Disclose Notes: Phil Boyle was a long-time assistant to Ham Fisher (creator of Joe Palooka). After Ham Fisher's earlier assistant Al Capp quit in 1934, Fisher hired away Capp's top assistant Moe Leff after which a bitter feud would ensue between cartoonists Fisher and Capp.

See "Feud with Al Capp" under Ham Fisher entry at Wikipedia.
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Hey Fellas! Subscribe Now!

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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, sports, superhero
Feature(s): Terry; Black Cat; Joe Palooka
Character(s): Terry and the Pirates; Hot-Shot Charlie; Dragon Lady; Black Cat; Linda Turner; Rick Horne; Joe Palooka; The Original Hillbillies; Big Leviticus; Humphrey; Little Max
First Line: Don't miss a single issue of the new Terry and the Pirates!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Joe Palooka No. 39 (cover dated December 1949; on sale October 13, 1949) is a key issue highlighting the dispute between cartoonists Al Capp and Ham Fisher. "While ghosting on Joe Palooka, Capp claimed to have created the storyline about a stupid musclebound hillbilly named 'Big Leviticus', an apparent prototype for the Li'l Abner character"† which is featured on the front cover. See "Feud with Al Capp" under Ham Fisher entry at Wikipedia.
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Fun! Fun and More Fun!

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Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, teen
Character(s): Cuddles
First Line: Squeeze me ... I coo!
Synopsis: Black and white advertisement for novelty products.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Small coupon in lower right corner for ordering addressed as:

Novelty Mart
59 East 8th Street
Dept. 205
New York 3, N.Y.
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Motor's Auto Repair Manual

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): two young men
First Line: Doggone! This job has me licked! Can't figure how to fix it!
Synopsis: Illustrated color back cover advertisement for Motor's Auto and Motor's Truck Repair manuals.
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Disclose Notes: Assumed title taken from title on spine of large green auto repair book.

Coupon for 7-day free trial in lower right corner with following address:
MoToR BOOK DEPARTMENT
Desk 5010
250 West 55th Street
New York 19, NY

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