Four Color
#550 - The Little Scouts
(April 1954)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "THE LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 550." Code number is L.S.O.S. #550-544. Copyright 1954 by Roland Coe. Based on "The Little Scouts" children's books by Roland Coe.
[Gallantry Backfires]
The Little Scouts / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar]
- Synopsis
- Snackbar places his shirt over a puddle for a little girl to cross over; but splits his pants in the process.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Hidden Cave
The Little Scouts / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Beller; Jebby; Sprig]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis
- While on a boat ride, the Scouts and Mr. Johnson find an opening to a huge cave. They go exploring but find something they weren't expecting.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Seeing Double
The Little Scouts / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Sprig]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis
- Snackbar, Wilmar, and Mr. Johnson get confused when a pair of twins with contrasting personalities moves into the neighborhood.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Campfire Tale
The Little Scouts / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Sprig; Jebby; Wimbish]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis
- Scoutmaster Johnson tells the scouts about the stars and Wimbish has a dream about visiting the Milky Way.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Bagging a Big One
The Little Scouts / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Sprig]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis
- Scoutmaster Johnson gets himself stuck in an extra-large sleeping bag when the zipper jams.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Little Scouts -
1.
[Gallantry Backfires]
The Little Scouts -
2.
The Hidden Cave
The Little Scouts -
3.
Seeing Double
The Little Scouts -
4.
Campfire Tale
The Little Scouts -
5.
Bagging a Big One
The Little Scouts -
6.
[Improvised Ladder]
The Little Scouts -
7.
[Sneak Attack]
Scoutmaster Johnson
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Tony R. Rose
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