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Issue: Beetle Bailey #16
Publication Date: August 1958
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Issues: #16 of 34 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: DellView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Helen Meyer ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mort Walker ?
Inker(s): Mort Walker ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): Beetle Bailey
Synopsis: Beetle Bailey holds an umbrella while parachuting in the rain.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn ?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta ?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): Sergeant Orville Snorkel; General Amos Halftrack; Cookie; Captain Sam Scabbard
First Line: Sir, there's a wild mountain lion roaming the area!
Synopsis: Because a mountain lion is on the loose, General Halftrack makes the soldiers build him a cage to sleep in for protection.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books. Inside front cover includes black-and-white cartoon, indicia and legal notices.
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Heat Wave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): "Killer" Diller; Bammy; Cookie; Beetle Bailey; General Amos Halftrack; Corporal Roberge
Synopsis: Beetle installs a makeshift air conditioner in the trunk of Gen. Halftrack's car. The general gets caught in the trunk and nearly freezes.
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Pages: 7
Job Number: B. BAILEY #16-588
Disclose Notes: The writer obviously doesn't know how an air conditioner works.
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Cupid Is Stupid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): "Killer Diller"; Bammy; Sergeant Orville Snorkel; Beetle Bailey; Hilda; General Casmire
Synopsis: Sgt. Snorkel falls in love and is nice to the soldiers. When he mistakenly thinks that his girlfriend is stepping out in him, he's meaner than ever.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Snorkel is spelled Snorkle in the story.
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Nosy for News

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): "Killer" Diller; Beetle Bailey; Private Alexanderus Dmitrisonny Melnichuckski
Synopsis: Beetle tries out for a job on the Camp Swampy Bugle newspaper, but fails to find any unusual characters to write about.
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Pages: 4
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Complete Washout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): Sergeant Orville Snorkel; "Killer" Diller; Miss La Marr
Synopsis: Sarge tricks Killer into doing his laundry by calling it a "gorgeous bundle". Killer misses a date with actress Miss La Marr because he thinks it's another trick.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Snorkel is spelled Snorkle in the story.
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Daffy Drill

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Froggie Phlippe
Character(s): Froggie Phlippe; Sergeant Phlippe; Corporal Crump
Synopsis: Froggie Phlippe tries to help his father, Sergeant Phlippe, who has laryngitis. He turns a drill into a comedy routine, amusing Corporal Crump.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text story
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The Circled Square

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Vinny the Vet
Character(s): Vinny Brown (Vinnie the Vet); Rocky Maraschino; Killer Panucci
Synopsis: Vinnie the Vet covers a boxing match for the Gotham Sun, and gets beaten up by Killer Panucci for writing critical comments about him.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): Sergeant Orville Snorkel; Beetle Bailey; Zero
First Line: I think you ought to keep an eye on Zero, Sarge!
Synopsis: Zero gets a light-duty slip by searching everywhere for it.
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Pages: 1
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Pilot's Error

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Mendelsohn?
Penciller(s): Tony Di Preta?
Inker(s): Tony Di Preta?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Beetle Bailey
Character(s): Beetle Bailey; "Killer" Diller; Captain Joystick
Synopsis: Beetle and his pen-pal girlfriend send each other fake pictures of beautiful movie stars. Killer gets Beetle some quick jet-pilot training then is unpleasantly surprised when he steals Beetle's date.
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Pages: 5
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Free magnifying glass!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Get a free "Dell Comics are Good Comics" magnifying glass by subscribing to Dell comics.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover
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Have Fun Safely

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Juicy Fruit Gum ad with tips for safe swimming
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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