(May 1953)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 469." Code number is B.BAILEY O.S. #469-535. Copyright 1953 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. First of four Beetle Bailey Four Colors.
[no title indexed]
Beetle Bailey / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker
- Inks:
- Mort Walker
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey
- Reprints:
-
in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
- Keywords:
- backpacks; United States Army; wheelbarrows
[Sleeping on Saturday]
Beetle Bailey / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
- Letters:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey; Killer
- Synopsis:
- Beetle persists in sleeping in until he's told it's Saturday.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Script, Pencils, Inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
[Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show]
Beetle Bailey / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey; Killer; Sgt. Snorkel
- Synopsis:
- Beetle gets his head caught in a bannister used as scenery for a USO show on base and has to stay onstage as the show is being performed.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
[Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl]
Sarge / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Zero (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Sarge has a crush on the girl who sells ice cream at the PX.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
[Tied to His Work]
Beetle Bailey / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Cookie
- Synopsis:
- Tired of Beetle loafing on the job, Sarge ties his wrists to a wheelbarrow loaded with sand. The wheelbarrow goes out of control down a hill, taking Beetle with it on a slapstick rampage through the base and into town.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
[The Last Straw]
Beetle Bailey / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey
- Synopsis:
- Beetle laboriously puts on heavy equipment for a hike, then falls through the wooden floor when he grabs his rifle.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Script, pencils, and inks credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
[Bottle of Soda]
Beetle Bailey / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Pencils:
- Mort Walker (signed)
- Inks:
- Fred Rhoads
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Fred Rhoads
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Beetle Bailey
- Synopsis:
- Beetle brings along a bottle of soda on a hike on a hot day.
- Reprints:
- in Billy Spesial (Egmont Serieforlaget, 1998 series) #2/2000 ([august] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Beetle Bailey -
1.
[Sleeping on Saturday]
Beetle Bailey -
2.
[Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show]
Beetle Bailey -
3.
[Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl]
Sarge -
4.
[Tied to His Work]
Beetle Bailey -
5.
[The Last Straw]
Beetle Bailey -
6.
[Bottle of Soda]
Beetle Bailey
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