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Scared Cat Scratches the General

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): George Baker (signed)

Inker(s): George Baker (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): The General; a cat; Muttsy; Sad Sack; Sarge

Synopsis: Muttsy scares a cat onto the General, who uses his claws to attach himself to the General's face.

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Pages: 1

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Penciller(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Harvey Characters

First Line: Here are the six giant Harvey comics now on sale!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Covers of six giant size issues reproduced as Black and White line art, with Harvey Jack-in-the-box in center of page: Spooky Spooktown, Little Audrey TV Funtime; TV Casper and Company; Sad Sack Laugh Special; Richie Rich Millions; Chic Young's Dagwood.

Inside front cover.

The Lucky Mascot!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Joe Dennett

Inker(s): Joe Dennett

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): sailors; Sad Sack; a soldier; Muttsy; Billy Goat

Synopsis: The Navy's bowling team mascot, a goat, hides in Muttsy's doghouse and head butts him out.

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Goodyear Bike Tire

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Character(s): Flash Farrell; Uncle Jack

Synopsis: A teen photographer takes a tour of the Goodyear factory, hosted by his uncle, a Goodyear engineer. Eight cartoon panels.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Wingfoot 175 bike tire.

The Battle of the Mascots

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Joe Dennett

Inker(s): Joe Dennett

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Muttsy; Billy Goat; two tank commanders; Salty (sailor); Sarge; Army and Navy bowling teams; Captain; Eagle (Air Force Mascot)

Synopsis: Billy Goat, the Navy mascot, causes mayhem at the bowling inter-service competition. After being abused by the goat, Muttsy is carried away by the eagle.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Sad Sack and Muttsy can communicate. The goat and eagle behave as ordinary animals.

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Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): Muttsy; puppy; big dog

First Line: Beware of the dog!

Synopsis: Muttsy tries to eat the dog food of a small dog, but the puppy's big mother is in the doghouse and comes out to kick Muttsy.

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The Cuckoo Bird Yuks It Up!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Cocoa Puffs

Character(s): Cuckoo Bird; Gramps

Synopsis: The Cuckoo Bird tells a pun joke to Gramps and then hops down the trail.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Four panel cartoon.

General Mills.

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Genres: childrens

Feature(s): Wendy, the Good Little Witch

Character(s): Wendy

Synopsis: Wendy sings a song and produces a Wendy comic book with her magic wand.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Four panel comic strip advertisement.

Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Character(s): Casper; Baby Huey; Spooky; Herman and Katnip; Little Audrey

Synopsis: While speaking a rhyme, Casper flies and carries the other characters on a giant comic book. They land and appear in a television set.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Three panel comic strip format advertisement.

Navy Blues

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Joe Dennett

Inker(s): Joe Dennett

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous, military

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sad Sack; Sarge; Muttsy; rabbit; Senator McSnoop; General Rockjaw; Salty Sailor

Synopsis: Sarge tries to shoot Muttsy and a rabbit with a tank and chases them to the General's office where the Senator is visiting; as punishment, the General sends Sarge, Sack and Muttsy on detached duty to the Navy, where they eventually save the Senator from drowning.

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Pages: 5

A New Show on ABC TV New Casper Cartoon Show

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Casper

Character(s): Casper; Wendy; Spooky; Nightmare; Ghostly Trio: Joker (Harvey's Jack-in-the-Box emblem)

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: The Harvey Jack-in-the-Box emblem is above drawings of the characters, four of which appear in the TV screen shaped cameo boxes that Harvey used on the left border of their covers at this time. Saturday morning cartoon ad.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

Penciller(s): ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ? (photographs)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Grit

Character(s): unnamed sales boy

First Line: Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Photo of boy and photographs of premiums such as sports equipment.

"Over 30,000 boys - 12 or older Sell Grit"

An advertisement, sharing page with the Cheerios advertisement, for selling the Grit newspaper from Grit Publishing Company of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

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Penciller(s): ?

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Casper

Character(s): Casper; Sad Sack; Joker (Harvey's Jack-in-the-Box emblem)

First Line: Hi, boys and girls here are the funniest comics now on sale at your friendly dealer.

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Pages: 1

Notes: The Harvey Jack-in-the-Box emblem and Casper are bounded by small cover reproductions of eighteen Harvey titles, including Little Dot, Little Sad Sack and Little Lotta.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios

Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle; squirrel

Synopsis: Bullwinkle demonstrates the energy that Cheerio's cereal provides by chopping down a tree, but accidentally allows it to fall on him.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Six panel comic story of Rocky and Bullwinkle promoting the General Mills breakfast cereal Cheerios.

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Casper

Character(s): Casper

First Line: Here are the Giant Harvey comics now on sale!

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Pages: 1

Notes: In the middle of the layout, Casper speaks with a word balloon and is framed by fourteen cover reproductions which follow the borders of the page: included are Richie Rich Millions, Little Audrey TV Funtime and Chic Young's Blondie.

On-sale dates are included for each title.

Carrying Out Orders

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads

Inker(s): Fred Rhoads

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military, science and technology

Feature(s): Sad Sack

Character(s): Sarge; Sad Sack; soldiers; injured soldier; Captain; doctors; nurse; tow truck driver; motorist; radio operator

Synopsis: Manning an ambulance during war maneuvers, Sack is ordered by the Captain to take a soldier with a sore finger to the hospital. Due to his carelessness, Sad Sack injures himself, causes extensive injuries to the soldier, and disables the ambulance in the process of driving to the hospital.

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Pages: 5

New Friend

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Fred Rhoads

Inker(s): Fred Rhoads

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military, nature

Feature(s): Muttsy

Character(s): Sad Sack; Slob Slobinski; Captain Softseat; Muttsy; skunk; soldiers; Casper

Synopsis: Muttsy befriends a skunk; the captain uses the odor, which has spread to Sack and Muttsy, to repel the opposing force in maneuvers prior to the skunk returning to the wild.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Three story illustrations.

Four panel Casper comic strip ad at bottom of first page.

Three panel Sad Sack comic strip ad at bottom of second page.

The Guest!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Rhoads

Penciller(s): Joe Dennett

Inker(s): Joe Dennett

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, nature

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): Billy Goat; Salty Sailor; Sad Sack; Muttsy

Synopsis: The goat tries to steal Muttsy's dinner, but the dog gets revenge by locking the goat's horns on a tree.

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Pages: 2

Big Bark

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): Muttsy; big dog (now identified as a male)

Synopsis: Muttsy uses the camp intercom to project his bark and intimidate the big dog who tries to prevent him from leaving the camp.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Continued from 'Beware of the Dog' earlier in the issue.
Same undetermined artist.

Sneeze

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous

Feature(s): Sad Sack's Muttsy

Character(s): Muttsy; soldier at mess hall window; medic (captain)

Synopsis: Wishing for a hot meal and bed, Muttsy gets his wish when pepper makes him sneeze, causing the camp doctor to prescribe him a hospital bed.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Same artist as 'Beware of the Dog' and 'Big Bark'

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: non-fiction

First Line: Exclusive fun products by mail

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Notes: Various faces drawn to illustrate the products.

Gag and trick items: joy buzzer, whoopee cushion, etc.

Payment to Ellbarr Dist. of Weston, Ont.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens

Feature(s): Trix cereal

Character(s): Trix rabbit; child miner

First Line: How's Trix? Well worth digging for...

Synopsis: The rabbit is mining for Trix, but has it taken way from him by a boy miner in a hard hat saying the slogan, 'Trix are for kids!'

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Six panel comic story.

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Casper

Character(s): Casper; Spooky; Wendy; Ghostly Trio; Nightmare

First Line: Casper the Friendly Ghost is loved by millions of you, his readers!

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Advertises comic books and TV show. Cameo portraits of the characters.

Below the Trix advertisement.

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): Life Size Monsters

Character(s): Frankenstein's Monster

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white reproduction of a painting of the monster. Dracula also available.

Item 6' tall, in color: payment to Honor House, Lynbrook, NY.

Inside back cover.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Greeting Cards

Character(s): a doctor; a businessman; a housewife; a soda jerk; a doctor; a mother; a milk man

First Line: Boys, girls, men, women If you know just 10 people...you can make at least $50

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Notes: One of the many offers where the recipient would receive Christmas or Greeting cards on credit, sell them, keep profits and return balance to the company.

Wallace Brown, Inc. of NYC.

The people from many walks of life were in a row at the top of the page. Ad includes drawings of cards and boxes of cards.

Outside back cover.