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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Little Max
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Tale of a Tail
Characters:
Little Max; unnamed shoe-shine customers; unnamed dog
Synopsis:
A stray dog interferes with Max's shoe-shine business until Max finds a way to make the dog an asset.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Just for Laughs
Characters:
Little Max; Joe Palooka; Max's female friend; carnival ticket booth operator; carnival goers
Synopsis:
Joe takes Max and his friend to the carnival, where they decide to try out the fun house. When they start going through it, it's more scary than fun, and Max finds himself wondering when the fun part begins. However, once they are out, Max wants to go back through again.
Synopsis:
When Rumpus asks his girlfriend Maizie to marry him and change her name to his, she says she prefers Maizie to Rumpus.
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Art Helfant
Pencils:
Art Helfant
Inks:
Art Helfant
Letters:
Art Helfant
Title:
Let's Play Doctor
Characters:
Humphrey; Prunella; members of Humphrey's fan club
Synopsis:
Humphrey agrees to let his fan club practice first aid on him, but Prunella thinks he is really injured.
Pages:
2.000
Title:
The Brush Off
Characters:
Little Max; baby brother of the North Wind
Synopsis:
Max is sweeping the floor in his house when the baby brother of the North Wind comes to play tricks on him. After the wind blows the dust he has swept in several directions, Max tricks the wind into blowing the dust out the door.
Pages:
2.000
Characters:
Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; unnamed track and field athlete
Synopsis:
Lotta tries her hand at the track and field hammer throw. When she releases the hammer, it flies behind some bushes, hiding it from view. Simultaneously, another athlete's hammer falls in front of her, prompting her to believe that she has thrown hers around the world.
Synopsis:
Dot's Uncle Drowsy comes to visit for his vacation. Dot finds him sleeping in an armchair and is determined to wake him up so that he doesn't waste his whole vacation sleeping. She tries several tactics to wake him, including making him a peppy sports shirt and playing rock music. But each time, her efforts only succeed in making him even drowsier. She finally decides to bake some ginger cookies, hoping the spice will perk him up. The cookies do the trick, and Uncle Drowsy is ready to go out and have fun, but by this time Dot has worked so hard to waken him that she is drowsy herself.
Pages:
5.000
Title:
Secret Formula
Characters:
Jimmy Jones; DeeDee Jones; unnamed men from another planet
Synopsis:
Using a chemistry set, Jimmy accidentally discovers formula XXQ9456Y, which transports him to another planet. One of the inhabitants of that planet tells him that since he has discovered them, he can never return home. He does indeed return home, and manages to bring back a small piece of evidence from his trip, but decides to stick to easy chemistry experiments in the future.
Pages:
0.750
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Little Tyrant
Characters:
Bartholomew Johnson; Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson
Synopsis:
Bartholomew and his father are at odds, and Bartholomew proves himself to be quite a nuisance.
Pages:
0.750
Letters:
?; typeset
Notes:
This story appeared several times in various Harvey comics, usually under the title "The Little Monster."
Title:
Sir Richie
Characters:
Richie Rich [as himself and Sir Richie]; Richard Rich; Sir Richie's father; Sir Sly's spy; Sir Sly
Synopsis:
Richie's father tells him a story of one of his ancestors, Sir Richie, the youngest squire to ever become a knight, and who happened to have looked just like Richie. The young squire had been more interested in chemistry than combat. The evil Sir Sly had attempted to steal the family fortune while Sir Richie was alone in the castle. However, Sir Richie used his knowledge of chemistry to save the day.
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