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Issue: Four Color #171
Publication Date: November 1947
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Issues: #171 of 1333 Issues (1484 Printings)
Title: Charlie McCarthy and the Twenty Thieves
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: A Dell Magazine [circle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/30/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY AND THE TWENTY THIEVES, No. 171". Code number is C.M.O.S. #171-4711. Copyright 1947 by Edgar Bergen Interests. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1947 Pamphlets, page 324. First of six Charlie McCarthy Four Colors.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Charlie McCarthy and the Twenty Thieves

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, celebrity
Feature(s): Charlie McCarthy
Character(s): Charlie McCarthy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Possible logo design credits from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #46: CHARLIE McCARTHY AND THE TWENTY THIEVES on 11 August 2021.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, celebrity
Feature(s): Charlie McCarthy
Character(s): Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis: Six short movie magazine-style "gossip" notes about Charlie and Mortimer.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover and inside back cover; black, red, and white. Illustrations and hand-lettered text.

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Charlie McCarthy and the Twenty Thieves

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, celebrity
Feature(s): Charlie McCarthy
Character(s): Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis: In an ancient city, Charlie is a poor woodchopper and Mortimer is a wealthy merchant. While cutting wood one day, Charlie sees a gang of bandits coming. He hides in a tree while the leader of the gang (The Twenty Thieves) gives the command "Open Sesame". A stone pivots, revealing the gang's hideout, which is full of stolen treasure. After the gang leaves, Charlie tries the magic words and takes some gold on his mule Scheherazade. Mortimer learns of Charlie's gold and goes to the cave himself. He is trapped inside when he can't remember the magic words to open the door.
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Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: The basic plot is from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Narration in opening panels is much like that of a radio program.

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity
Character(s): Charlie McCarthy (photo); Edgar Bergen (photo)
Synopsis: Posed photo of Charlie and Edgar in tuxedos.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover in color.

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