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Issue: Boys' and Girls' March of Comics #96
Publication Date: April 1953
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Issues: #96 of 488 Issues (1633 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/26/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $0.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date per Catalog of Copyright Entries 1953 Books and Pamphlets Jan-June 3D Ser Vol 7 Pt 1B.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: early issues standard Golden Age U.S.; 1952-1959 oblong; later half-size
Paper Stock: most glossy cover and newsprint interior. early issues all newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Unbalanced (Fish) Scales

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Swee'pea
Synopsis: Swee'pea catches a pile of big fish, while Popeye catches none.
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Pages: 1
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The Big Pain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; doctor
First Line: Hm? Something is cooking in Popeye’s house!
Synopsis: Wimpy fakes illness to mooch meals from Popeye.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The ten pages of story are two tiers each, with 2-3 panels per tier.
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The Royal Crown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; King Blozo; Joe (prime minister)
First Line: Awk! Help! The Royal Crown is gone!
Synopsis: King Blozo calls for Popeye’s help in finding his “on-again / off-again” disappearing crown.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: The eighteen pages of story are two tiers each, with 2-3 panels per tier. Popeye gets shot directly in the face, dropping to the floor where he remains for six panels. Don’t worry, though… “I was jus’ stunned fer a minute!” The bullet hit his pipe and “…jarred [his] nerve center”.
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Wow! What a Smack!

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Character(s): Popeye; unnamed swab getting smacked
First Line: Look at the stars!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Popeye smacks an unnamed swab so hard that 2/3 of the page is filled with stars. Readers are asked to “…draw a straight line through the stars, from the top border to the bottom, without touching any stars”.
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Sandwich Puzzle!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Swee'pea
First Line: Help Swee'pea make a jelly sandwich!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: With your pencil or pen, lead Swee'pea through a maze to the bread, butter, and jam – in that order.
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Character(s): Swee'pea
First Line: Swee'pea is going on a camping trip – help him to find his way to the “Happy Camp Grounds.”
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: With your pencil or pen, lead Swee'pea through a maze to the “Happy Camp Grounds”, avoiding obstacles like bears and washed-out bridges.
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Word Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Popeye
First Line: Place the names of the objects drawn here into their correct squares…
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A crossword puzzle, with drawings in place of word-clues. The words “Popeye” and “spinach” are already filled-in to give the reader a place to start.

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