(April 1953)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "ROOTIE KAZOOTIE, No. 459." Code number is R.K.O.S. #459-534. Copyright 1953 by Rootie Kazootie, Inc. Second of three Rootie Kazootie Four Color issues.
[Chasing Cats]
Gala-Poochie / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal
- Characters:
- Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Two cats use a fence to confuse Gala-Poochie when he tries to chase them.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Joining the Lions on TV]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; fantasy
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Rootie uses his magic Kazootie to step into a jungle program on TV. He immediately gets into trouble and is saved when Gala-Poochie uses the magic Kazootie.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
["Pinockey-Pup"]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; fantasy
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Rootie tells Poochie a bedtime story about a woodcarver who carves a wooden dog that is brought to life by Winkety Blink, the lucky star.
Indexer Notes
Story is a parody of "Pinocchio", with the moral "Don't be a wooden head". Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Dottie and the Baseball Game]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Dottie wants Rootie to take her to the baseball game, but he'd rather go to the game with the other boys.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Rootie's Zany Zoo]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; fantasy
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Rootie takes Dottie to his Zany Zoo, which features nonsensical animals like the Fidgell, the Boojy, the Glonk, the Quissie, the Twaddy, and the Bliff.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[New Clubhouse]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- When Rootie's clubhouse is blown down by a windstorm, the club members decided to rebuild it bigger and better than before. Their rivals, the Tough Guys Club, don't want the new clubhouse to be better than theirs, so they threaten to tear down any clubhouse Rootie's club builds.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Unhappy Hitchhiker]
Polka Dottie / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Polka Dottie; Rootie Kazootie; Gala-Poochie
- Synopsis:
- Dottie is hitchhiking on a sidewalk, but the only one who'll stop is Rootie. She ends up pushing Rootie in his soapbox racecar (and swearing (!X*@!x!) in a most unladylike manner.)
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story.
[Finders Keepers...]
Rootie Kazootie / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Dan Gormley
- Inks:
- Dan Gormley
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dan Gormley
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Rootie Kazootie
- Synopsis:
- Rootie finds a dime and remembers the old saying "Finders keepers". Unfortunately the rest of the saying "Losers weepers" also comes true.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Chasing Cats]
Gala-Poochie -
2.
[Joining the Lions on TV]
Rootie Kazootie -
3.
["Pinockey-Pup"]
Rootie Kazootie -
4.
[Dottie and the Baseball Game]
Rootie Kazootie -
5.
[Rootie's Zany Zoo]
Rootie Kazootie -
6.
[New Clubhouse]
Rootie Kazootie -
7.
[Unhappy Hitchhiker]
Polka Dottie -
8.
[Finders Keepers...]
Rootie Kazootie
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