Four Color #1263

(December 1961 - February 1962)

Man Across Town / Where is Aunt Jennie? (Table of Contents)

77 Sunset Strip / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Russ Manning; ? (photos)

Inks:

Russ Manning; ? (photos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Stu Bailey; Kookie

Synopsis:

Preview of the two main stories in the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by a promo in some copies.

Man Across Town (Table of Contents)

77 Sunset Strip / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Stuart Bailey; Kookie; Lieutenant Gilmore

Synopsis:

Kookie, laid up with a leg injury, is using a telescope to pass the time studying astronomy when he accidentally focuses the telescope on an apparent shooting. However, when he, Stu, and Lt. Gilmore go to the address, they find no evidence of any crime.

Indexer Notes

Story premise possibly swiped from the Alfred Hitchcock movie "Rear Window." Panel on page 14 of the story has a sign with the radio call letters of KDOE--Doe was the name of Manning's wife. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Count On Kookie (Table of Contents)

77 Sunset Strip / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Stu Bailey; Kookie

Synopsis:

Kookie translates a hip-language letter for Stu.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by a centerfold ad in some copies.

Where Is Aunt Jennie? (Table of Contents)

77 Sunset Strip / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Jeff Spencer; Rex Randolph

Synopsis:

Jeff and Rex investigate the disappearance of Jennie Jordan and get caught up in a complex family dispute involving her niece and nephew.

Indexer Notes

Script credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Half of the last page is replaced by an ad in some copies.

The Telescope (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Russ Manning

Inks:

Russ Manning

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Hans Lippershey; Galileo

Synopsis:

History of the telescope.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with text underneath. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

[A Couple of Young Chicks] (Table of Contents)

77 Sunset Strip / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Russ Manning (signed R. M.)

Inks:

Russ Manning (signed R. M.)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies.