(July 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 "THE BROWNIES, No. 482." Code number is BROWNIES O.S. #482-537. Copyright 1952 by Western Printing & Lithographing Company. Eighth of ten Brownie Four Colors.
[Flower Trap]
The Brownies / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies
- Synopsis:
- A Brownie takes a nap on a flower, but the petals close up, forcing the Brownie emergency squad to come to the rescue.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story.
The Brownies Find a Home and Wobble Takes a Trip
The Brownies / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies [Brainy; Spindley; Wobble] Uncle Dude; Farmer Brown
- Synopsis:
- The Brownies decide they ned to move to a bigger place. They take up residence in Farmer Brown's mailbox. When Farmer Brown mails a letter, it comes unsealed and Wobble gets caught inside then the mail carrier picks it up. When the letter and Wobble arrive at the Tractor Co. office, Wobble meets up with a family of mice that help him get sealed up with the reply letter back to Farmer Brown. The Brownies decide the mailbox isn't a good place to live and end up moving into a discarded carburetor.
Indexer Notes
Farmer Brown's address is "R.F.D. #6, Pottstown, Ill." There is a real Pottstown, Ill., near Peoria. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Brownies Go to Work
The Brownies / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies [Wizard; Brainy; Spindley; Wobble]
- Synopsis:
- After being scolded by the Wizard for not working, the Brownies decide to take up careers. Spindly becomes a detective; Brainy a doctor; Wobble a cowboy. Others are a mechanic and an animal trainer. After some mishaps, the group decides they prefer loafing to working.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Brownies and Prof. Teeny's Magic Hair Restorer
The Brownies / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies [Wobble; Wizard]; Prof. Teeny
- Synopsis:
- Prof. Teeny comes to Brownieland with his medicine show, selling hair restorer. After Wobble is doused with the stuff, he wanders off and gets his head caught inside a chestnut burr. When Wobble goes back to the other Brownies, who are still at the Professor's wagon, they all think he has grown hair because of the potion.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letter credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Badkins Kidnap Peanut
The Badkins / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Badkins; The Brownies [Peanut; Wizard; Spindly]
- Synopsis:
- The Badkins kidnap Peanut, a "junior-sized Brownie" in order to have him wash their dishes. With the other Brownies' help, the Wizard fools the Badkins into thinking they are being attacked by a giant-size caterpillar and they flee.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Building a Birdhouse]
The Brownies / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies
- Synopsis:
- The Brownies build a log-cabin birdhouse for a homeless bird.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story.
[Hot-Seat]
The Brownies / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fantasy
- Characters:
- The Brownies
- Synopsis:
- A Brownie finds a broken pair of spectacles. He carries it home but the sun shining through the lens sets the seat of his pants smoldering.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Flower Trap]
The Brownies -
2.
The Brownies Find a Home and Wobble Takes a Trip
The Brownies -
3.
The Brownies Go to Work
The Brownies -
4.
The Brownies and Prof. Teeny's Magic Hair Restorer
The Brownies -
5.
The Badkins Kidnap Peanut
The Badkins -
6.
[Building a Birdhouse]
The Brownies -
7.
[Hot-Seat]
The Brownies
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