Dino #12

(September 1975)

A Diet for Dino (Table of Contents: 1)

Dino / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Frank Roberge

Inks

Frank Roberge

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

D-6907

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I better take this choice little morsel before the chowhound grabs it too!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Dino; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Mr. Slate; Bedrock police officers

Synopsis

Fred insists that Dino go on a diet. Things don't go as planned.

Keywords

best-laid-plans; diet

The Baby-Sitters (Table of Contents: 2)

Dino / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Frank Roberge

Inks

Frank Roberge

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

D-6958

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll be back in a few hours, Fred... Try to keep Dino and Pebbles out of trouble!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Dino

Synopsis

With Wilma gone shopping, it's a battle over the TV set. Dino and Pebbles want to watch a symphony concert, while Fred insists on the sitcom “Not in the Family”.

Keywords

escalating events; television

Indexer Notes

“Not in the Family” is a parody reference to the groundbreaking 1970s sitcom “All in the Family”, that starred Carroll O'Connor as "Archie Bunker" - a grumpy and put-upon blue collar working stiff like Fred, but far more extreme in his views.

Jungle Stories III (Table of Contents: 3)

Jungle Stories / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Pellowski (credited as Michael J. Pellowski)

Pencils

Mike Zeck (credited as Michael J. Zeck)

Inks

Mike Zeck (credited as Michael J. Zeck)

Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The sun was just rising over a distant mountaintop.

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

wise old owl; leopard; lion; lioness; herd of antelope; tiger; panther; puma; cheetah

Synopsis

A wise old owl recounts the story of "The Day the Cheetah Learned How to Run".

Keywords

big jungle cats; fable; jungle setting; owl

Trade Bait (Table of Contents: 4)

Dino / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Frank Roberge

Inks

Frank Roberge

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

D-5937

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It ain't fair! He won't give me a chance to fish with his new casting rod!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Fred Flintstone; Dino; Barney Rubble

Synopsis

Dino outdoes Fred at fishing, despite Fred's deluxe equipment.

Keywords

bait; fishing; rivalry; rod and reel; series of mishaps