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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Vigoda

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; homeowner

Synopsis: Wilbur hit a baseball that broke a window.

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Editor(s): ? (ad agency)

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Albert Publications

First Line: Free! Great new popular song!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover mail order advertisement for books from Albert Publications, Dept. HA3, 147 Fourth Avenue, New York 3, New York.

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Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin

First Line: Right ovah heah, folks! See the one and only -- the original Wilbah!! Only one thin dime! The tenth part of a dollar!!

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Pages: 1

Notes: A carnival barker hypes the comic and the stories are presented like carnival posters.

Wilbur Helps Westfield Go To the Dogs

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Miss Gargle; Bowser; Hector; Emmeline

First Line: C'mon, Red, emote, will ya? Emote!

Synopsis: Wilbur and the gang put on a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Appears to be a rewrite of the Archie story "The Play Goes To the Dogs" from Jackpot Comics #4.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Wilbur's Trouble Club

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin

First Line: Hiya, gang! Can you top this? If you can, I'll make you a member of my Trouble Club!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Wilbur asking readers to send in stories of trouble they've gotten in.

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Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Character(s): Wee Willie Rabbit; Jerry Jitterbug; the Elf

First Line: Wee Willie Rabbit has travelled the maze and reached the carrot.. can you?

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Pages: 1

Notes: A maze, word unscramble, an optical illusion and how to draw a dog.

The Camp Cutie

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Linda Moore

First Line: Come one! Come all! Dee-lightful ride up the river, with time out for picnics! -- One dollar is all you pay for this excursion of enchantment and comfort!

Synopsis: Wilbur, Red and Linda get caught in an out-of-control boat.

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Pages: 6

How Far Is Up?

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation, war

Character(s): Uncle Ephraim

First Line: I don't think I ever knew what a rugged individualist...

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Red Holmdale (credited)

Inker(s): Red Holmdale (credited)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Chimpy and His Mystical Pal the 'Genie'

Character(s): Chimpy; Genie; delivery man; policemen

First Line: Listen, pal.. me orders are to deliver his trunk to this address!

Synopsis: Chimpy receives a mysterious trunk.

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Pages: 5

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mary Goss

Penciller(s): Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Inker(s): Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Mary Goss

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): World Wonders

First Line: The box turtle never wanders more than...

Synopsis: Four wonders: box turtles; Carlsbad Cavern bats; rare fish; the battle of Crete

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda [as Vig-] (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): A Wilbur Short

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Miss Gargle

First Line: No homework, the second day!

Synopsis: Wilbur has hallucinations with Miss Gargle's face appearing on everyone.

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Pages: 3

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Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Fun For All and All For Fun

Character(s): Percy

First Line: Percy here is a bad boy!

Synopsis: A maze, word unscramble, make words out of 'team', and copy a silhouette.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Carl Hubbell (signed)

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Omar of Bagdad

Character(s): Omar; Haroon Al Rascheed; harem girls

First Line: Let us once again go back in time to mysterious romantic Arabia...

Synopsis: Omar is made grand vizir but has trouble finding out what his duties are.

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Pages: 5

A Chip Off the Old Block

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Fred Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Mabel Gribble; Snooky (dog)

First Line: And so gentlemen, as mayor of Westfield, I'd like to see our annual outing a huge success this year!

Synopsis: Wilbur's dad plans to run a one mile race.

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Pages: 6

The Model

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Terry Woik Szenics [as Woik] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson

First Line: Hiya Red ol' keed! You're just the man I want to see! Come on in with me and help me buy a bat! My old one broke!

Synopsis: Wilbur has an accident with a baseball in a store and runs from a worker.

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Pages: 6

Remember us?

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)

Inker(s): ? (illustrations)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Editor(s): ? (ad agency)

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Crowell-Collier Publishing Company

First Line: Boys, we're back again with lots of new prizes.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for recruiting delivery boys for Collier's magazine.

Be a Radio Technician

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Editor(s): ? (ad agency)

Subject Matter

Feature(s): National Radio Institute

Character(s): J. E. Smith (photograph); John Jerry (photograph); A. J. Froehner (photograph)

First Line: Get into a busy field with a bright peacetime future.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover mail order ad for a training book from J. E. Smith, President, Dept. 4JM2, National Radio Institute, Washington 9, D.C.

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?; Charles Atlas

Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Editor(s): ? (ad agency)

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Charles Atlas

Character(s): Joe; Joe's girlfriend; bully; Charles Atlas (photograph)

First Line: Hey! Quit kicking that sand in our faces!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover mail order ad with sequential panel art from Charles Atlas, Dept. 365-J, 115 East 23rd St., New York 10, New York.