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Issue: Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts #42
Publication Date: June 1972
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Issues: #42 of 52 Issues (104 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1972
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.35 CAD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
14 (13 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Leon Harvey (credited); Sid Jacobson (actual)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dot Polka
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dot Polka; Mrs. Polka
First Line: Boy, is my writing terrible!
Synopsis: Dot's mom tries to encourage Dot to improve her handwriting by writing more letters to relatives who write for a living, but Dot decides to visit them in person.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: first page of framing sequence for the four-chapter Little Dot story in this issue
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Little Dot Visits Aunt Melanie (The Writers Part 1)

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dot Polka; Aunt Melanie
Synopsis: Dot's Aunt Melanie has an assignment to write about the beauty of nature but she knows almost nothing about nature and doesn't like it very much.
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Pages: 5
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Little Dot Meets Uncle Crank (The Writers Part 2)

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dot Polka; Uncle Crank Case
Synopsis: Uncle Crank writes angry letters to the editor complaining about his town's mayor, and his letters gain popularity when the mayor's son publishes them as a humor book.
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Richie Rich
Character(s): Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Irona
First Line: Gee, what's going on in that cottage, Richie?
Synopsis: Irona needs a way to clean herself after a vigorous day of housecleaning.
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Pages: 1
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Hats Off!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Dot Presents
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Pages: 0.75
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The Rolling Rocks Are Missing!

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Sandra; children; ticket salesperson; Monk; kidnappers; Burt Smudgely; Rolling Rocks; Mr. McFuddle; fans
Synopsis: Lotta's favorite rock band is kidnapped, but it's only supposed to be a publicity stunt hatched by their manager. However, the kidnappers decide to double-cross him and ask for a real ransom.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story continues in "Lotta Rocks and Rolls the Mob!", immediately following in this issue.
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Lotta Rocks and Rolls the Mob!

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Rolling Rocks; gangsters; Monk; Burt Smudgely; police officer
Synopsis: Lotta rescues the Rolling Rocks and exposes their greedy manager's plot.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The Rolling Rocks are loosely based upon real-world band the Rolling Stones. Story continues from "The Rolling Rocks Are Missing!", immediately preceding in this issue.
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Stupendous Stunts

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Clifton Hanger; Richie robot
Synopsis: Clifton smugly tries to impress Gloria and Richie with his stunts. At first they are indeed impressed, but they are soon put off by his conceited manner. Then Richie apparently performs some feats that Clifton cannot equal. Embarrassed, Clifton makes an abrupt exit.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump
First Line: Why did you go shopping twice, Mom?
Synopsis: Lotta's mom buys low-calorie foods to help Lotta lose weight, but they probably won't help much.
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Pages: 1
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Little Dot Meets Aunt Eerie (The Writers Part 3)

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Dot
Character(s): Dot Polka; Aunt Eerie
Synopsis: Aunt Eerie writes spooky stories and tries her best to frighten Dot.
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Pages: 5
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Little Dot Meets Uncle Scrib (The Writers Part 4)

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dot Polka; Uncle Scrib
Synopsis: Uncle Scrib is an unsuccessful reporter but he doesn't realize that he's more often making the news rather than writing about it.
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Pages: 5
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The Curious Cat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Little Dot Presents
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Pages: 0.75
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Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Dot Polka; Mrs. Polka; Lotta Plump
First Line: Well, did you learn much from your visits, Dot?
Synopsis: Dot decides that she doesn't really need to have neat handwriting after all.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: last page of framing sequence around the four-chapter Little Dot story in this issue

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