(May 1976)
Charlton,
1975 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Charlton Comics [bullseye]
- Barcode
- 0098765432101
- Editing
- George Wildman (managing editor)
Some Way to Treat a Hero!
Hong Kong Phooey / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Rosemary; Sgt. Flint
- Synopsis
- Sgt. Flint gives Hong Kong Phooey a traffic ticket.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- frustration; traffic ticket
in 
Joe Snow
Hong Kong Phooey / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- B-7718
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We must be careful! There's $10,000 in this briefcase!
- Feature Logo
Hong Kong Phooey Charlton Logo- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Rosemary; Sgt. Flint; Joe Snow; two armored car drivers; Doris
- Synopsis
- Joe Snow, a villainous snowman - once human victim of a lab experiment gone wrong, has stolen a briefcase full of money. Hong Kong Phooey and Spot are out to put this frigid felon on ice.
- Keywords
- freeze-powers; inflation gag; robbery; snowman
Indexer Notes
Page four flashes back to Joe Snow's origin, which reads like a comedic version of that of Batman villain Mr. Freeze.
Good Bit: A sign on a bank reads: "Inflation Sale! Cheap Money!" 1975-1976 and thereabouts was marked by a period of inflation. This is the first of two incidental inflation gags to appear in this issue.
Kung Foo Katie
Hong Kong Phooey / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- D-7719
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a gypsy camp at the edge of town...
- Feature Logo
- Hong Kong Phooey Charlton Logo
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Kung Foo Katie; Madame Zagaphoni (gypsy fortune teller); crowd of onlookers; Joe (jewelry store owner); Sgt. Flint
- Synopsis
- Using a love potion created by a gypsy fortune teller, Katie steals a love-struck Hong Kong Phooey's book of Kung Foo secrets to become a super villain.
- Keywords
- book of secrets; gypsy; Kung Foo; love potion; seduction; theft; trickery
The Karate Crook
Hong Kong Phooey / text story / 1 page
- Job Number
- 5324
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Hello, this is your local police station. We hook and book crooks upon request," said policewoman Rosemary as she answered the phone call at the switchboard.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts; humor
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Rosemary; Sgt. Flint; The Karate Crook
- Synopsis
- The Karate Crook commits a crime wave until collared by Hong Kong Phooey.
- Keywords
- crime wave; karate; robberies
Indexer Notes
No illustrations.
Tell Us About Yourself And You May Receive A Surprise Gift!
Charlton Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
Human Pogo Stick
Hong Kong Phooey / comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- D-7721
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spot, the museum wants us to guard the Star of Cantaloupe! It's worth a fortune!
- Feature Logo
- Hong Kong Phooey Charlton Logo
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Pagar the Human Pogo Stick; Sgt. Flint
- Synopsis
- Hong Kong Phooey catches diamond thief Pagar the Human Pogo Stick in typical accidental fashion.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- diamonds; inflation gag; museum; series of mishaps; theft
in Indexer Notes
Good Bit: A sign at the Museum of Modern Money reads: "Pre-Inflation Pennies for Sale! Get Your 2¢ Worth!" 1975-1976 and thereabouts was marked by a period of inflation. This is the second incidental inflation gag to appear in this issue.
Another Good Bit: After initially besting Hong Kong Phooey, Pagar the Human Pogo Stick begins his bouncing getaway:
HONG KONG PHOOEY: "Look, Spot! Pagar's running away! He's afraid!"
SPOT (thinking): "Yes, he's afraid he's killed you!"
This "clueless-hero-and-silent-animal-companion-exchange" is reminiscent of (but predates) many between Groo the Wanderer and his dog Rufferto.
Helpful Hero
Hong Kong Phooey / comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- D-7720
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's the final payment!
- Feature Logo
- Hong Kong Phooey Charlton Logo
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; martial arts
- Characters
- Hong Kong Phooey; Spot; Mr. Peabody (new glassware store owner); former glassware store owner; robber
- Synopsis
- No sooner than Mr. Peabody takes charge of his new glassware store, a holdup man enters demanding money. With no cash yet in the till, the robber decides to quietly move on until... enter the crime-crushing, glassware-shattering, Kung Foo fighting, and upright-walking disaster known as Hong Kong Phooey to smash all of Peabody's inventory in a Kung Foo flash of flailing fists.
- Keywords
- damage; exaggerating one’s importance; glassware store; holdup; Kung Foo; leave-well-enough-alone
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Some Way to Treat a Hero!
Hong Kong Phooey -
1.
Joe Snow
Hong Kong Phooey -
2.
Kung Foo Katie
Hong Kong Phooey -
3.
The Karate Crook
Hong Kong Phooey -
4.
Tell Us About Yourself And You May Receive A Surprise Gift!
Charlton Comics -
5.
Human Pogo Stick
Hong Kong Phooey -
6.
Helpful Hero
Hong Kong Phooey
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Mike Nielsen
- Lynn Sutton
- Joe Torcivia
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