Boys' and Girls' March of Comics #453 [Child Life Shoes]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Oscar's Problem (Table of Contents: 2)

Popeye / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Wildman

Inks

George Wildman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Where are you goin', Popeye?

Genre

humor

Characters

Popeye; Swee’pea; Oscar

Synopsis

On the way to pick a watermelon with Popeye and Swee’pea, clumsy Oscar demonstrates amazing prowess with a skateboard.

Keywords

clumsiness; skateboard; watermelon

Indexer Notes

Story title is billed as: "Thimble Theatre presents Popeye in Oscar's Problem featuring Swee’pea". "Thimble Theatre" refers to the original newspaper comic strip by E.C. Segar, for which Popeye was created.

Olive's Mistake (Table of Contents: 3)

Popeye / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Wildman

Inks

George Wildman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sure was nice of Farmer Jones to give us this watermelon!

Genre

humor

Characters

Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee’pea; Oscar

Synopsis

Olive Oyl sprains her ankle in a fall and argues with Popeye over whose fault it was. Popeye won't give Olive a piece of their newly gotten watermelon until she admits she was responsible for her own misfortune.

Keywords

argument; blame; sprained ankle; watermelon

Indexer Notes

This story picks up immediately after the first one ends, with Popeye, Swee’pea and Oscar having gotten their watermelon.

GOOD BIT: When Olive looks down at her very large, swollen, and bandaged calf and ankle she remarks: "I feel so ugly! I look just like POPEYE!" ...referring to Popeye's normally-swollen lower arms and legs.

In something of an inversion of title billing of the first story, this story title is billed as: "Swee’pea in Olive's Mistake featuring Popeye".

I Yam What I Yam an' Tha's All That I Yam! (Table of Contents: 4)

Popeye / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Wildman

Inks

George Wildman

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

...So connec' me dots an' color me!

Genre

humor

Characters

Popeye

Keywords

connect the dots

Indexer Notes

Connect the dots to reveal a portrait of Popeye.

[Swee’pea's Four-Letter Word Game] (Table of Contents: 5)

Popeye / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Wildman

Inks

George Wildman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Swee’pea found nine four-letter words among the six 'mixed-up' letters shown in the boxes below.

Genre

humor

Characters

Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee’pea; Wimpy; Brutus

Keywords

word puzzle

Indexer Notes

The letters to unscramble are: "B", "A", "E", "M', "O", "N".

While only NINE word-answers are given, there is the possibility of finding more, per this quote by Swee’pea:
"If you found more words than I did... that makes you SMARTER THAN ME!"

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[To Each His Cone] (Table of Contents: 7)

Popeye / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wildman

Inks

George Wildman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre

humor

Characters

Popeye; Swee’pea

Synopsis

Following the front cover illustration, Popeye has the "spinach-cone" while Swee’pea ends-up with a strawberry ice cream cone with a cherry on top. Swee’pea is elated with the outcome, while Popeye looks rather disappointed.

Keywords

ice cream; ice cream cone; spinach

Indexer Notes

Theme continues from front cover illustration. Illustration shares back cover space with logo and ad copy for whichever firm is distributing the issue as a giveaway premium. Illustration comprises top third of page, lower two thirds can be blank if no named sponsor.