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COVER DETAILS
Pencils:
?; Bill Ward (signed); Ted Sallee (signed)
Inks:
?; Bill Ward (signed); Ted Sallee (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Three cartoons appear on the cover. Two color cover, black and blue.
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Inside front cover
Synopsis:
Man with a hot date stops for a drink at a health bar.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
John Albano (signed)
Inks:
John Albano (signed)
Notes:
Cartoon is on page three along with masthead and indicia.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Dan DeCarlo [as D.] (signed)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo [as D.] (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo [as D.] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 4
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as BEX] (signed)
Inks:
? [as BEX] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 5
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Pencils:
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Inks:
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 6
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Inks:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 7
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Orehek (signed)
Pencils:
Don Orehek (signed)
Inks:
Don Orehek (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 8
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 11
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 12
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Joseph Serrano (signed)
Pencils:
Joseph Serrano (signed)
Inks:
Joseph Serrano (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 13
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ramon Henri (signed)
Pencils:
Ramon Henri (signed)
Inks:
Ramon Henri (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 14
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ray Forest (signed)
Pencils:
Ray Forest (signed)
Inks:
Ray Forest (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 15
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Ward (signed)
Inks:
Bill Ward (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 18
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Eric Ericson (signed)
Pencils:
Eric Ericson (signed)
Inks:
Eric Ericson (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 19
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Pencils:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks:
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 20
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Stanley Rayon (signed)
Pencils:
Stanley Rayon (signed)
Inks:
Stanley Rayon (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 21
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Cole
Pencils:
Jack Cole
Inks:
Jack Cole
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 23
Synopsis:
The wife returns home to find that her husband has only mowed the lawn that is next to a pretty lady neighbor.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
John Albano (signed)
Inks:
John Albano (signed)
Notes:
Page 25
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bo Brown (signed)
Pencils:
Bo Brown (signed)
Inks:
Bo Brown (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 26
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 27
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Ward (signed)
Inks:
Bill Ward (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 29
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 31
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 32
Title:
"I won't buy your vacuum cleaner"
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Rudy Johnson (signed)
Pencils:
Rudy Johnson (signed)
Inks:
Rudy Johnson (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 33
Pages:
0.250
Script:
Jack Burson (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Burson (signed)
Inks:
Jack Burson (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 34
Pages:
0.250
Script:
Calkins (signed)
Pencils:
Calkins (signed)
Inks:
Calkins (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 34
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gene Rowls (signed)
Pencils:
Gene Rowls (signed)
Inks:
Gene Rowls (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 36
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as Mayer Carl] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 37. Indexer believes that Mayer and Carl are a team of writer and artist.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 39
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as P.] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 40
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Joey Oakes (signed)
Pencils:
Joey Oakes (signed)
Inks:
Joey Oakes (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 41
Pages:
0.250
Script:
Joe Capelini (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Capelini (signed)
Inks:
Joe Capelini (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 42. Below Capelini's signature is "Donen" which is the Donen Humor Service, Bronx, New York, Harry S. Donen, Editor. (From Writer's Market, 18th edition.)
Synopsis:
A boy is about to blow up his electric toy train set with dynamite.
Pages:
0.250
Pencils:
R. Abel (signed)
Inks:
R. Abel (signed)
Notes:
Page 42
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Kaufman (signed)
Pencils:
Al Kaufman (signed)
Inks:
Al Kaufman (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 44
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Charles E. Strauss [as CES] (signed)
Pencils:
Charles E. Strauss [as CES] (signed)
Inks:
Charles E. Strauss [as CES] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 45
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 46. Artist signature which starts with a "T" is not legible.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward
Pencils:
Bill Ward
Inks:
Bill Ward
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 47
Pages:
1.000
Script:
J. Ritchie (signed)
Pencils:
J. Ritchie (signed)
Inks:
J. Ritchie (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 52
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as F.] (signed)
Inks:
? [as F.] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 53
Pages:
0.250
Script:
Harley (signed)
Pencils:
Harley (signed)
Inks:
Harley (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 54
Pages:
0.250
Pencils:
Courtney Dunkel (signed)
Inks:
Courtney Dunkel (signed)
Letters:
Courtney Dunkel (signed)
Notes:
Page 54. From the daily newspaper strip "Too Funny for Words". Copyright 1953 Mirror Enterprises Co., Los Angeles.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils:
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks:
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 56
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Britton (signed)
Inks:
Britton (signed)
Notes:
Page 60. A lovely woman sits on a bearskin rug; the bear is delighted.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Pencils:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Inks:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 61
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Ward (signed)
Inks:
Bill Ward (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 62
Pages:
1.000
Script:
John Albano (signed)
Pencils:
John Albano (signed)
Inks:
John Albano (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 64
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Nick Sett (signed)
Pencils:
Nick Sett (signed)
Inks:
Nick Sett (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 66
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as N.] (signed)
Inks:
? [as N.] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 68
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 69
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Charlie Eatmon (signed)
Pencils:
Charlie Eatmon (signed)
Inks:
Charlie Eatmon (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 70
Synopsis:
A naked lady runs out of a Ladies Turkish Bath to put a coin in the parking meter.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Al Cramer (signed)
Inks:
Al Cramer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 71
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Vic Martin (signed)
Pencils:
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks:
Vic Martin (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 72
Synopsis:
A gas station attendant checks the water temperature on his wrist before filling a lady's car radiator.
Pages:
0.125
Pencils:
Rom Helmer (signed)
Inks:
Rom Helmer (signed)
Notes:
Page 75
Title:
The new catalog arrived just in time."
Pages:
0.125
Script:
Short (signed)
Pencils:
Short (signed)
Inks:
Short (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 75
Pages:
0.750
Script:
Milo Kinn (signed)
Pencils:
Milo Kinn (signed)
Inks:
Milo Kinn (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 75
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Yankie (signed)
Pencils:
Yankie (signed)
Inks:
Yankie (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 76
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Pencils:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Inks:
Louis Priscilla (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 77
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Scott Taber (signed)
Pencils:
Scott Taber (signed)
Inks:
Scott Taber (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 79
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gus Lundberg (signed)
Pencils:
Gus Lundberg (signed)
Inks:
Gus Lundberg (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 80
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Don Romano (signed)
Pencils:
Don Romano (signed)
Inks:
Don Romano (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 82
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Al Cramer (signed)
Pencils:
Al Cramer (signed)
Inks:
Al Cramer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 83
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 85
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 87
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Morley Burteen (signed)
Pencils:
Morley Burteen (signed)
Inks:
Morley Burteen (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 88
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Ward (signed)
Inks:
Bill Ward (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 89
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Lou Magila (signed)
Pencils:
Lou Magila (signed)
Inks:
Lou Magila (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 90
Title:
"But, honey, mine is drying on the line!"
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as Are Jay Ess] (signed)
Inks:
? [as Are Jay Ess] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 91
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole [as Jake] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 93
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
? [as Hoipjeld] (signed)
Inks:
? [as Hoipjeld] (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 94
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Pencils:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Inks:
Jefferson Machamer (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 96
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Stanley Stamaty (signed)
Pencils:
Stanley Stamaty (signed)
Inks:
Stanley Stamaty (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 97
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Ward
Pencils:
Bill Ward
Inks:
Bill Ward
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page 98
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Inks:
Bill Wenzel (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Back cover. Two color printing, blue and black.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
12
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
12
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