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Character(s): Stumbo; people of Tinytown; Hot Stuff; Officer O'Floodle; Minney; Mr. Thatch

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Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now on Sale!

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Character(s): Casper; Harvey jack-in-the-box

First Line: Get them all! You'll love them

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Notes: Inside front cover

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Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Officer O'Floodle; children

First Line: I like to see kids have fun!

Synopsis: Stumbo lets the children swing from his finger, but Officer O'Floodle is worried that he's getting tired. So he buys helium balloons to buoy up Stumbo's hand.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Tess

First Line: Ho hum... duh

Synopsis: Stumbo searches for Tess's pussycat, but comes back with a lion.

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Big Trouble

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; townsfolk; Officer O'Floodle

First Line: If he doesn't come soon our crops will be ruined!

Synopsis: Stumbo fetches clouds to end the drought, then sleeps so soundly that his snores keep everyone else awake.

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Notes: May be reprinted from the story of the same name in Hot Stuff Sizzlers (1960 series) # 1.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; bird watcher

First Line: Oh boy! The lalapalooza bird!

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The Trusty Trident

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Penciller(s): Howie Post

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Hot Stuff the Little Devil

Character(s): Hot Stuff; farmer; trident

First Line: With all my hay to stack, I would have to break my pitch-fork!

Synopsis: A farmer tries to use the trident for pitching hay. The trident punishes him for it.

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Notes: Howie Post art credits from GCD record at Hot Stuff Sizzlers (1960 series) # 12

Tip Top Crop

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Penciller(s): Warren Kremer

Inker(s): Warren Kremer

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Mr. Thatch; Officer O'Floodle; people of Tinytown

First Line: One nice thing about being a giant, I can always cool my head off on a hot day!

Synopsis: Since Mr. Thatch the wigmaker is out of business, Stumbo donates all of his hair to keep the shop going. When he catches a cold, the people of Tinytown contribute time and materials to make a nightcap for him.

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Notes: Warren Kremer art credits from GCD record at Hot Stuff Sizzlers (1960 series) #2

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost

Character(s): Spooky

First Line: Every time I walk t'ru something, me doiby falls off!

Synopsis: Spooky uses a spring to solve his hat problem.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Officer O'Floodle

First Line: Boy oh boy!

Synopsis: Eagles nest in Stumbo's hair.

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The Vitamine Cat

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Buzzy the Crow

Character(s): Buzzy; Katnip

First Line: Aw, me poor house plant is wilting!

Synopsis: Katnip tries to turn Buzzy into fertilizer, but Buzzy can fend for himself.

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The Ghost is Clear

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Hot Stuff the Little Devil

Character(s): Hot Stuff; N. G. Ghost

First Line: This would be swell weather if I was a duck!

Synopsis: Hot Stuff and N. G. Ghost duel for possession of a haunted house, but bats scare them both away.

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Pages: 5

Notes: May be reprinted from the story of the same name in Hot Stuff Sizzlers (1960 series) #1.

The Beaver

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Genres: nature, non-fiction

First Line: The Beaver is a clever and a very busy little animal.

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: May be reprinted from the text article of the same name in Blondie Comics Monthly (1953 seroes) # 50.

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Character(s): Wendy

First Line: All witches are both good and bad...

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Pages: 0.25

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Rescue at Sea

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Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Bos'n's Mate Jimmy Powers; Coast Guardsmen; steamer crew

First Line: A treacherous hurricane struck Cape Hatteras, N. C., without warning, rendering helpless many of the ships at sea, among them the tramp steamer Caliban.

Synopsis: Jimmy Powers leads a lengthy and dangerous rescue of distressed mariners.

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Notes: May be reprinted from the text article of the same name in Terry and the Pirates Comics (1949 series) # 18.

Winter Worries

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; geese; Mr. Northwind; Officer O'Floodle; Mr. Weatherman; people of Tinytown

First Line: Thanks for letting us rest here awhile, Stumbo!

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherman sends snow clouds to Tinytown, but they never arrive, because an unwitting Stumbo has collected them to make an igloo for the winter. He lets the people of Tinytown use his igloo for winter sports.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Mrs. Big Wind; playful little breezes

First Line: Now, boys!

Synopsis: Two little breezes make a nuisance of themselves.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; woodcutters

First Line: Scratch scratch

Synopsis: Stumbo needs a shave.

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Two Years on a Tough Route and Never Missed a Day

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Feature(s): Goodyear

Character(s): Robert Bergin; customer

First Line: There are no days off for Robert Bergin.

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Notes: Ad for Goodyear bicycle tires

Two-Gun Titan

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Warren Kremer

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Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; people of Tinytown; Bad Bill Bascomb; Bascomb's gang; western townsfolk; Indian villagers

First Line: Well... I'm going out to see the west!

Synopsis: While visiting out west, Stumbo saves a frontier village and an Indian town from Bad Bill Bascomb's gang.

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Notes: Penciling credit from GCD record at Harvey Hits (1947 series) # 49.

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; bee

First Line: Ho-hum...

Synopsis: A bee stings Stumbo, but he's so big that it takes the pain a week to register.

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The Big Heat

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Penciller(s): Warren Kremer

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; North Wind [Mr. Northwind]; Officer O'Floodle; Doc Saw Bone; people of Tinytown

Synopsis: Stumbo's apparent fever proves to come from his leaning against a volcano. He moves Tinytown to protect it from an eruption, then returns it when the mountain settles down.

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Notes: Penciling identification from GCD record at Hot Stuff, the Little Devil (1957 series) # 6

Meet... Hot Stuff

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Character(s): Hot Stuff; Stumbo; Officer O'Floodle

First Line: He's really red hot!

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Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company

Character(s): Casper; Spooky; Herman; Katnip; Little Audrey; Baby Huey

First Line: Come play with us -- be a friend

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Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; people of Tinytown

First Line: Hello, little friends!

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Character(s): Casper; Harvey Jack-in-the-Box

First Line: Hi, boys and girls

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Here Comes Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company

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Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company

Character(s): Casper; Herman; Katnip; Little Audrey; Baby Huey; Buzzy the Crow; Harvey Jack-in-the-Box

First Line: Look for us on T.V.!

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Notes: Promo for Harvey Films television cartoons

Grog Grows Own Tale

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Character(s): Grog

First Line: Plant tail outside and it grows like mad into a beautiful shade tree!

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Everyone Loves the Fabulous Sad Sack and His Funny Friends

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Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Sadie Sack; Sarge; General Rockjaw

First Line: Gee, friends, thanks for reading my book.

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Both of Me

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Hot Stuff the Little Devil

Character(s): Hot Stuff; professors; Luke Warm

First Line: Ahhh! This is living!

Synopsis: Hit Stuff stumbles into an atom smasher and releases his own better half -- Luke Warm. Lightning finally reunites them.

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Growing Pains

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Genres: childrens, sports

Character(s): Mary Ellen; Tommy; Billy West

First Line: Boys have all the fun!

Synopsis: After demanding to play baseball with the boys, and doing so successfully, Mary Ellen deliberately strikes out and pretends that she can't actually play well (being only a girl), so that a handsome boy will like her. She is pleased that she has done the right thing, and is now growing up.

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First Line: Hi, kids!

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Notes: Promo for comic books form Harvey Comics

The Friendly Cat

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Character(s): Inky (cat); Butch (boxer dog)

First Line: Inky was gay, friendly, coal-black little cat without a fear in the world.

Synopsis: Since Inky doesn't know that cats should be afraid of dogs, the two become friends instead.

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Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost

Character(s): Casper; bear

First Line: I love reading about Casper, in his Harvey Comics magazine!

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The Tricky Witch

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Warren Kremer

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Feature(s): Stumbo the Giant

Character(s): Stumbo; Officer O'Floodle; Minney (witch); people of Tinytown

First Line: Tale your broom and bag of magic tricks, witch!

Synopsis: O'Floodle runs a witch out of town, but she convinces the naive Stumbo to let her shrink him, and makes him her slave. O'Floodle clubs her unconscious, then uses her book and wand to set things right.

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Notes: Penciling credit from GCD record at Harvey Hits (1957 series) # 49

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Feature(s): Grit

Character(s): Newsboy

First Line: Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly

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Notes: Ad, with response coupon from Grit Publishing Co., for selling Grit newspaper.

Free! British Empire Stamps

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First Line: Rush coupon today!

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Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Garcelon Stamp Co.

100 Toy Soldiers

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Feature(s): 100 Toy Soldiers

Character(s): Boy

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Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from 100 Toy Soldiers

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Feature(s): Honor House Prod. Corp.

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Notes: Inside back cover; 17 small ads, with order coupon, for novelties from Honor House Prod. Corp.

Team Up With Dad for BB Gun Fun Indoors!

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company

Character(s): Father; mother; son

First Line: The Daisy BB Range is for dads and sons who like to do things together.

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Notes: Back cover; ad, with order coupon, for Daisy BB Range