(January 1954)

Dell, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic [sans serif]
Editing
Chase Craig (managing editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Colors
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Soap
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Keywords
bathtubs; fish

The Same to You...and Many of 'Em! (Table of Contents: 1)

Mars; Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; color. Illustrated ad for Milky Way candy bars.

Shiver Valley (Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Bill Weaver
Inks
Bill Weaver
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Weaver

Job Number
N.F. #203-541
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Synopsis
Woody and Knothead and Splinter go to Shiver Valley where Woody plans to go into business. However, changeable weather keeps Woody ordering different items that quickly become obsolete.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Andy Panda / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're almost ready to show off into Indian country to get pictures of the old cliff dwellings!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier; humor
Characters
Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken
Synopsis
Andy and Charlie go into Indian country to take photographs of cliff-dwellings and run into a crook using the dwellings as a hide-out.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We interrupt this program to bring you an important announcement!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd
Synopsis
A cat wanders into an atomic testing laboratory and escapes. A reward of $500 is offered for the cat and Oswald and Floyd and Lloyd catch a number of stray cats, none of which is the one wanted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Homer Pigeon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Veve Risto
Inks
Veve Risto
Colors
?
Letters
Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, dear! Homer still doesn't answer!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Homer Pigeon; Carrie; Red Cardinal
Synopsis
Homer's homing instinct is affected by a cold. Red Cardinal gives him a radio-equipped pilot's helmet to let him follow the radio signal. Meanwhile the police are hunting a gang of desperadoes and their radio messages are flooding the airwaves, causing Homer to miss the homing beam. He gets caught in a storm and accidentally leads the police to the gang's hideout.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Hall

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you're both applying for the job as messenger with the Zooom Messenger Service, eh?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Buzz Buzzard
Synopsis
Woody and Buzz both apply for a job as a messenger. They are told to return the next morning. That night Buzz fakes a phone call from the messenger service and tells Woody to deliver a dozen eggs to Piker's Peak.
Reprints

Woody and the Snowman (Table of Contents: 7)

Woody Woodpecker / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Buzz Buzzard
Synopsis
When Buzz tries to swipe Woody's bag of groceries, Woody hides out in a hollow snowman.

Indexer Notes

Text story with three illustrations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Charlie Chicken / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Hall

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, it's swell to be a carefree, slap-happy chicken!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Charlie Chicken; Prof. Gerbeever
Synopsis
Having discovered Charlie has an IQ of zero, Prof. Gerbeever decides to develop Charlie's talents and make a genius of him.

Parents! Give Dell Comic Gift Subscriptions! (Table of Contents: 9)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Promo for special Christmas gift subscriptions to Dell comics. One-year subscriptions to five Dell titles for $4.00.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lloyd White
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're going out to sing Christmas carols to the neighbors, poppa Oswald.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd
Synopsis
Floyd and Lloyd use a record player when they go caroling.
Keywords
Christmas

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Helen Meyer
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1953. No circulation figured listed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Hall

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Woody, do you know any good termite inspectors?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus
Synopsis
Woody checks Wally's home for termites by pecking holes in the floors.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; color.

"Spark Up! Fake Out That Pass Defender!" Said Tom Fears (Table of Contents: 13)

Wheaties; Spark Up With Wheaties! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Tom Fears
Synopsis
Tips for catching passes in football.

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad in comic form for Wheaties breakfast cereal, featuring end Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams professional football team. Ad includes photo of Fears, with facsimile autograph. Part of "Spark Up With Wheaties!" series.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Soap"]
    Woody Woodpecker
  2. 1. The Same to You...and Many of 'Em!
    Mars; Milky Way
  3. 2. Shiver Valley
    Woody Woodpecker
  4. 3. ["We're almost ready to show off into Indian country to get pictures of the old cliff dwellings!"]
    Andy Panda
  5. 4. ["We interrupt this program to bring you an important announcement!"]
    Oswald the Rabbit
  6. 5. ["Oh, dear! Homer still doesn't answer!"]
    Homer Pigeon
  7. 6. ["So you're both applying for the job as messenger with the Zooom Messenger Service, eh?"]
    Woody Woodpecker
  8. 7. Woody and the Snowman
    Woody Woodpecker
  9. 8. ["Gee, it's swell to be a carefree, slap-happy chicken!"]
    Charlie Chicken
  10. 9. Parents! Give Dell Comic Gift Subscriptions!
  11. 10. ["We're going out to sing Christmas carols to the neighbors, poppa Oswald."]
    Oswald the Rabbit
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. ["Say, Woody, do you know any good termite inspectors?"]
    Woody Woodpecker
  14. 13. "Spark Up! Fake Out That Pass Defender!" Said Tom Fears
    Wheaties; Spark Up With Wheaties!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore