Four Color #1079 Values

Title: The New Teacher

Characters: The Little Rascals [Spanky; Fatso; Alfalfa; Buckwheat]; Miss Pretty; Mr. Grumble; Mr. Strict (villain)

Synopsis: Miss Pretty, the Rascals' school teacher, is fired because a science experiment flooded the classroom. Her replacement, Mr. Strict, turns out to be behind the botched experiment which he designed to get Miss Pretty fired. Spanky sabotages Strict's experiments so he will be fired and Miss Pretty will return.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Pencils: David Gantz

Inks: David Gantz

Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (November 2007)

Title: The Devil to Pay

Characters: The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda; Toughie McGurk (villain)

Synopsis: Alfalfa is having to pay "toll" to Toughie McGurk and his gang to cross the street. Alfalfa's Aunt Matilda plucks him from the ensuing scuffle (thinking he had started it) and tells him that he has to play an angel in her Women's Club play. The day of the play, Toughie and his gang waylay the child who's supposed to play the Devil in the play and Toughie dresses in his costume. Alfalfa is strapped in a flying harness for his role in the play, but Toughie mans the controls and gives him a wild ride.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Pencils: David Gantz

Inks: David Gantz

Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

Title: The Dog Catcher

Characters: The Little Rascals [Spanky; Fatso; Alfalfa; Buckwheat; Farina]; Waldo Worthington; Scrappy (dog); Billy (goat)

Synopsis: Spanky "borrows" the dog license of Waldo's Great Dane for his dog Scrappy to try to trick the dog catcher; but the dog catcher takes Waldo's dog to the pound instead. The gang tries a variety of methods to get the dog free from the pound.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Pencils: David Gantz

Inks: David Gantz

Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

Title: The Snow Fight

Characters: The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat; Farina]; Spanky's kid sister; Toughie McGurk (villain)

Synopsis: Spanky's kid sister proves to be the Rascals' secret weapon in their snowball fight with Toughie McGurk and his Pirates.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Pencils: David Gantz

Inks: David Gantz

Notes: Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

Title: The Performer

Characters: The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda; Prof. Harmony

Synopsis: Alfalfa's violin teacher, Prof. Harmony, takes him to play at his rival Prof. Chord's school, using Alfalfa's poor playing as bad publicity for Prof. Chord.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Pencils: David Gantz

Inks: David Gantz

Notes: Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).

Title: The Fly Ball

Characters: The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat]; Toughie McGurk

Synopsis: Outfielder Buckwheat accidentally catches a fly ball with his cap.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Paul S. Newman

Notes: Back cover; color; pantomime story. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).