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Issue: Beetle Bailey #66

- Attribution History

Publication Date: January 1968

Issue #66
- #56
- #57
- #58
- #59
- #60
- #61
- #62
- #63
- #64
- #65
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Issues: #66 of 13 Issues (19 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Armed Forces Complimentary Copy

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

King Features

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Indicia Publisher: King Features Syndicate Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

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Price: $0.12 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
7 (6 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s):

Notes: Final King Comics issue. Title and numbering will continue at Charlton.

As this is the final King Comics release of the Beetle Bailey title, there is no cover date, publication frequency, subscription pricing, or editor's credit in the issue's indicia. Bill Harris is assumed to be editor, as he had been for the entire run.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was ongoing

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Beetle Bailey #66 [Standard Distribution]

Beetle Bailey #66 [Armed Forces Complimentary Copy]

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Content Items (8 total)

Foxhole Faux Pas

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Synopsis: Beetle "gets the dirt" on Sarge when he reads a comic book when he should be digging a foxhole.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

The Mule and the Bull!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Sarge Snorkel

First Line: Beetle! What's that towel doing on the floor?

Synopsis: When Sarge finds a crumpled bath towel on the floor of the barracks, he orders Beetle to pick it up, find out who it belongs to, and return it to its rightful owner. An order he soon regrets.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Fog Monster

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Sarge Snorkel; soldier on guard duty; unnamed captain; General Halftrack; Mrs. Halftrack

First Line: Quiet down there! Let me get some sleep!

Synopsis: With his empty stomach loudly growling late at night, Sarge walks through an extremely dense fog for snacks to satisfy his hunger. His tummy rumblings echoing in zero visibility cause quite a stir.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

The Big Sleep

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Sarge Snorkel; fix-it shop proprietor; Killer Diller; Cosmo; unnamed soldier; doctor

First Line: Good golly! My alarm didn't go off! It's almost noon!

Synopsis: While Sarge's alarm clock is in the repair shop, he asks Beetle to wake him in the morning.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Pardon My Picnic

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, humorous

Character(s): Hi Flagston; Lois Flagston; Chip; Dot; Ditto; Trixie; Thirsty; Mrs. Thurston

First Line: Today's the day!

Synopsis: The Flagstons go on a picnic outing but feel as if they've never left home.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Notes: Logo reads "by Mort Walker and Dik Browne", specific creator credits unknown.

The Hospital Helper

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Sarge Snorkel; various hospital patients; cute nurse; doctor; homely nurse; two orderlies

First Line: Beetle, they're short handed at the hospital today, I want you to go over there and help out!

Synopsis: Ordered by Sarge to help out at the camp hospital, Beetle feigns injury to get the attentions of a nurse.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: When Beetle rushes over to the hospital he says: "Oh boy! I hear they have a cute new blonde nurse at the hospital!" The hair of the nurse in question was colored brown on pages 2 and 4, and colored purple on pages 3 and 5, but never colored blonde.

Against Regulations!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Beetle Bailey; Sarge Snorkel; Captain Scabbard; Killer Diller

First Line: Hey, Captain! Can I have a pass?

Synopsis: In response to Captain Scabbard's complaint that he's become too lax, Sarge informs Beetle that, according to Army regulations, he "can't speak to the company commander without the sergeant's permission." Beetle follows these instructions to the letter and lives to regret it.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 3

Notes: Ironically, for once Beetle strictly follows regulations and suffers for it.