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Issue: Alley Oop #1
Publication Date: November 1955
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArgo Publications
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Indicia Publisher: Argo Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
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Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, western
Alley Oop
Alley Oop; Dinny; Little-Sun-That-Shines-When-the-Rain-Goes-Away
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Miscellaneous
1
The Great Spirit of the Bubbling Mud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, western
Alley Oop; Oola; Doctor Wonmug; Little-Sun-That-Shines-When-the-Rain-Goes-Away; Chief Tired-Bull-with-Arthritis; Captain Blair; Tommy Hawk; Pop; Foozy; Zelda; Chief Thunder-All-Day-Long; Baxter Blair; King Guz; G. Oscar Boom; Great Wizer
Wonmug tries to send Oop back to Moo, but accidentally sends him to 1831 instead. Oop learns of a mysterious "Spirit of the Bubbling Mud" which he investigates alongside Foozy, but the spirit proves to be a geyser in Yellowstone. In the 20th century, Boom tries to convince Baxter Blair he went to Venus but Blair won't believe him, so he sends Blair to Moo for a few hours to change his mind.
Reprinting
from Alley Oop daily (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
24
Peril of Padong

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Comic Zoo
Squeaky
Today I'll catch that mouse --- boy!
A cat tries to trap Squeaky with a set of mousetraps but accidentally lands in the traps himself.
Reprinting
from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
Life Work

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
The Nut Bros.
Reprinting
from The Nut Bros. Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Comic Zoo
Squeaky
Today I got Squeaky the mouse trapped in the desert...
The cat chases Squeaky into the desert but Squeaky hides behind an anteater.
Reprinting
from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Mr. Merryweather
Mr. Merryweather
Idea
To avoid hurting his hand while hammering in a nail, Mr. Merryweather wears a boxing glove.
Reprinting
from Mr. Merryweather Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.67
Water for the Plant

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Otis
Otis
Otis sees a potted plant land on a man's head. He rushes over with a glass of water - for the plant.
Reprinting
from Otis Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
The Comic Zoo
Blackie Bear
I must be a natural born big shot!!
Blackie notices how while he's on a tiny island none of the other animals will come near him. He gloats, until he realizes the water surrounding him is filled with crocodiles.
Reprinting
from The Comic Zoo Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
King Guz; Umpa; Alley Oop
So Oop's pulled another fast one on yuh, eh?
Guz paints himself to appear terrifying to Oop, but Oop isn't fazed at all - he recognizes Guz instantly because of his crown.
Reprinting
from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Alley Oop; Grand Wizer; King Guz
...If you wanta be a Grand Wizer...
The Grand Wizer gives a list of ingredients to Oop to collect for him - among them, a hair from Guz's chest.
Reprinting
from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA)
Miscellaneous
1
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