Credits
Writer(s):
Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller(s):
Harry Parkhurst [as Harry Parks] (signed)
Inker(s):
Harry Parkhurst [as Harry Parks] (signed)
Colorist(s):
?
Letterer(s):
Harry Parkhurst [as Harry Parks] (signed)
Subject Matter
Feature(s):
Chuckwagon Charley's Tales
Character(s):
Charley; Pate; Pete; Tommy Atkins (tomcat, first appearance); Sheriff Jack Pound; Baby Buster Pound (toddler); Mrs Jack Pound; two kittens; Blacksmith Jones (itinerant felon); Tige (Jones's dog)
First Line:
Hi, Charley! We've got a present for you.
Synopsis:
Sheriff Pound brings a kitten for Baby Buster. They become friends. Kitten grows to a tomcat, Tommy Atkins. Mrs Pound brings two orphan kittens home. Tommy is like a father. Blacksmith Jones arrives in town with a cat-killing dog, Tige. Merchants have counterfeit money the bank refuses. Tige lunges for the kittens in the Pounds' yard. Buster protects them. Tommy lands on Tige's back, tight with his claws like a rideo rider. Pound is having handcuffs repaired by Jones. Tige upsets Jones's wagon. Phoney coins spill out. Pound handcuffs Jones. Tige disappears. Tommy is setting pretty.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
6
Notes:
Submitted August 5, 1948. First Tommy Atkins episode.