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Issue: Blondie Comics Monthly #22
Publication Date: September 1950
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Issues: #22 of 126 Issues (127 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey (editor, vice president); Alfred Harvey (president); Robert B. Harvey (vice president, business manager)
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A.

Indexed from copy missing a four page center-spread, contents of which is unknown but probably a Blondie story or Blondie comic strip reprint.
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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; squarebound (#137 and #140)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Good News! All-New Stories Special for This Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Daisy; Elmer (Daisy's pup); unnamed four puppies (Daisy's pups)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Story Behind: How Dagwood Split the Atom

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Chic Young (photograph); Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bunstead
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Indicia at bottom of the page.

Tells the story of the giveaway comic, "Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom."
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Elmer (Daisy's pup); Blondie Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Daisy; Daisy's unnamed four pups
First Line: Here, Dear, for being a good little girl.
Synopsis: Elmer steals Cookie's lollipop to place it on Dagwood's pillow, just in time for Dagwood to take a nap.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1946-3-6 [new art added]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A new title panel plus two additional panels were added to the daily strip reprint from March 6, 1946 to help fill out the page.
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4 Reasons Why the New Delta 4-Way Light Is Best for Your Bike!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Delta Electric Company
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement done in comic format for bicycle lights from the Delta Electric Company of Marion, Indiana.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble
Character(s): Pud; Sis; Tommy; two unnamed boys
First Line: This ought to keep those durn girls away!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement done in comic format for Fleer's Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Frank H. Fleer Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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One Man Act

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Blondie Presents Dagwood
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Alvin; unnamed peanut vendor; unnamed circus ringleader
Synopsis: Dagwood takes the family to the circus, but while looking for food, instead becomes part of the show.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: New story for the comic.
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Next Month "Poor Rich Man"

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Blondie
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Daisy; three Daisy's pups
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for next issue's story, Poor Rich Man, at the bottom of the last page of the One Man Act story.
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Flying High!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Blondie Presents Dagwood
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Mr. Beasley; Alexander Bumstead; Mr. Julius Caesar Dithers
Synopsis: After nearly messing up Alexander's new kite by running into the postman Mr. Beasley, Dagwood takes the day off work to help Alexander with his new kite. Instead he ends up being being taken away by the kite and crashing into Mr. Dithers office instead.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New story for the comic.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Colonel Potterby; Duchess; unnamed railroad travelers
First Line: Railroad Station
Synopsis: After Duchess sends the Colonel off on a train trip, she decides to get into the act and get a kiss from a soldier.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Colonel Potterby and the Duchess Sunday topper (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Colonel Potterby and the Duchess was a topper strip to Blondie, but reprinted here without the Blondie strip.
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Saving a Chicken

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Colonel Potterby; Duchess; unnamed hobo; a chicken
Synopsis: The Colonel and Duchess save a chicken from a hobo with an ax and the chicken rewards them with an egg.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Colonel Potterby and the Duchess Sunday topper (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Colonel Potterby and the Duchess was a topper strip to Blondie, but reprinted here without the Blondie strip.
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The Winning Entry

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (story title illustration)
Inker(s): ? (story title illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (story title illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Suzy; Mrs. WInters; Joannie; Jigger
Synopsis: Suzy babysits Joannie for Mrs. Winters and decides to enter Joannie in a baby contest and instead accidentally submits a picture of the dog Jigger.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.9
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Don't Miss the First Issue of Chic Young's Dagwood

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dagwood
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement at the bottom of the text story promoting the release of the first issue of Chic Young's Dagwood Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) on June 30th.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, non-fiction
Feature(s): Dagwood's Puzzler
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The centerfold spread.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Blondie Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Daisy; Elmer (Daisy's pup); unnamed four puppies (Daisy's pups); Dagwood Bumstead; Herb Woodley; unnamed female guests
First Line: My goodness, it's a big job making enough cookies for the family
Synopsis: Cookie and Alexander try to steal all the freshly made cookies only to have the jar land on Dagwood's head. Dagwood wakes up the next morning with energy to help Blondie around the house, but she sends him off to the ball game. Feeling guilty, Dagwood returns and ends up wrecking the tea social Blondie had planned.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily or Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Reads as if two different Sunday (?) strips were combined into a single story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Herb Woodley [Herbert Woodley]; Mrs. Merkin; Blondie Bumstead; Tootsie Woodley; unnamed perfume clerk; unnamed woman without umbrella; Mr. Julius Caesar Dithers; Mr. Dithers' telephone operator; Daisy
First Line: That young widow, Mrs. Merkin, is calling to us
Synopsis: Dagwood and Herb help widow Mrs. Merkin move a piano. Mrs. Merkin returns a pen dropped in her home to Blondie, who gets jealous. When it's discovered it's Herb's pen, Tootsie fights with Herb. Next evening, Dagwood is perfumed by a sales clerk, then, later, helps a female without her umbrella in the rain. Blondie is suspicious when she sees and smells him. Mr. Dithers has his operator call Dagwood, and Blondie hears a strange woman on the phone asking for him. She confronts Dagwood who gets nervous but before he answers the call, Dithers changes his mind and she hangs up.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily or Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Several daily strips edited together with the similar theme of Dagwood, Blondie, and other women. The first two pages of the story (except the last panel) seems to be a gag reworked from Blondie Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1934-7-29 .
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Double Trouble
Character(s): Jeannie; Johnny; unnamed housewife
First Line: There! Goodbye!
Synopsis: Jeannie and Johnny convince lady to give them all her candy.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Double Trouble daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Double Trouble
Character(s): Jeannie; Johnny
First Line: How man pertaters do y'want, mom?
Synopsis: Jeannie and Johnny try to follow their mom's directions and getting potatoes.
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Reprint Notes: from Double Trouble daily (King Features Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Artist at Work

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (s
Inker(s): ? (story title illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Tommy; Randolph; Mrs. Adams
Synopsis: Tommy decides he wants to be an artist.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.9
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dagwood
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead
First Line: Don't forget to get the first issue of my own comics magazine
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.1
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement at the bottom of the text story promoting the release of the first issue of Chic Young's Dagwood Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) on June 30th.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Grandma; unnamed salesman; unnamed policeman
First Line: My stars an' body, why didn't I think o' this before?
Synopsis: Grandma decides to clear her attic of stuff and opens an antique shop in home. Everyone who visits for other reasons leaves with a handful of items from Grandma.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Grandma daily (King Features Syndicate) 1949-11-5 [new art added]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The last four panels are reprints from November 5, 1949. The rest of the page appears to be new material to fill out the gag to cover the whole page.
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Whistling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Just the Type
Synopsis: A round-up of the many types of whistling.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Just the Type Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX [artwork edited to fit page]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.85
Disclose Notes: The original Sunday comic was edited from half newspaper comic section landscape size to a full comic book portrait size.

Dunn and Son comic panel occupies lower right corner of page.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Dunn and Son
Character(s): Dunn; Dunn's son
First Line: Yesh may I s-s-s (tweet) s-sspeak to Dr. Plato---please...
Synopsis: Dun is having trouble with his new store bought teeth.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Just the Type Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.15
Disclose Notes: Comic panel was a part of the Just the Type Sunday strip, occupying right corner of the page.
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Good News! Chic Young's Dagwood Now Stars in His Own Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ? (cover reproduction)
Inker(s): ? (cover reproduction)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Dagwood
Character(s): Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Daisy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement promoting the release of the first issue of Chic Young's Dagwood Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) on June 30th. Contains the artwork for the first issue but with a different design that was changed for publication, including the additional of a circle around the characters and relocation of cover text layout.
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It's Easy to Learn Dancing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pioneer Publications
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Dancing book from Pioneer Publications, Inc. of New York, New York.
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No Help Wanted!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead
Synopsis: Dagwood's attempt to install new wall sockets ends getting himself stuck under the floor boards.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1946-6-15 [artwork widened]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: For reprinting in the comic book, the artwork was widened and some alterations made to the background. At least one newspaper (The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania) gave the original comic strip the title, "Blondie Completely Floored!"
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A Model Husband!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; unnamed saleswoman
Synopsis: Dagwood buys a hat for a sick Blondie.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Blondie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1945-5-15 [artwork widened]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: For reprinting in the comic book, the artwork was widened and some alterations made to the background. "Shake Well Before Using" was the original title of this comic strip used by some newspapers when originally printed.
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Now You Can Subscribe to - Blondie Comic Monthly

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Daisy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

Promotional advertisement with ordering coupon for subscription to Blondie Comics Monthly (Harvey, 1950 series). Subscribers would get for free a copy of the publication, "Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom."
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hollywood Film Studios
First Line: New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Advertisement for photograph enlargements in a frame from Hollywood Film Studios of Chicago, Illinois.

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