(October 1954)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- 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 LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 587." Code number is L.S.O.S. #587-5410. Copyright 1954 by Roland Coe. Based on "The Little Scouts" children's books by Roland Coe. Last of five Little Scouts Four Color issues. Would have been Little Scouts #10 had regular series continued.
[Clearing the Field]
[The Little Scouts] / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Beller; Jebby; Sprig]
- Synopsis:
- A mouse scares a group of girls playing croquet, clearing the way for the Scouts to play baseball.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Alias Mr. Johnson
The Little Scouts / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Jebby; Beller; Wilmar; Wimbish]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis:
- Big Dan Dunkel escapes from prison and he and his accomplices stumble across the Scouts' campground. Dunkel turns out to be a perfect twin of Scoutmaster Johnson and tries to impersonate him to avoid the law.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Perfect Host
The Little Scouts / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Sprig; Beller; Jebby]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis:
- The Scouts have to play host to the girls from Camp Jo-May.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Campfire Tale
The Little Scouts / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Wimbish; Snackbar; Dragheels; Wilmar]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis:
- Farmer Brown tells a tale of a bear that used to live in area of the Scouts' camp, leading Wimbish to have a dream about bears.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[Ulterior Motive]
Snackbar / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Jebby; Sprig]
- Synopsis:
- The rest of the scouts are mystified when Snackbar is playing house with the girls.
Indexer Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Silver Snuffbox
The Little Scouts / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Beller]
- Synopsis:
- The Scouts deliver a suit from the cleaners to Mrs. Greenleaf, who lives in a house that once was a wax museum. She gives them a silver snuffbox that contains a series of mysterious notes.
[An Imperfect Gentleman]
[Scoutmaster Johnson] / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis:
- Scoutmaster Johnson helps an elderly lady across the street, but then hurts his back and the lady has to help him.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
[The Haircut]
[The Little Scouts] / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Gunn
- Inks:
- Don Gunn
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Scouts [Jebby]; Scoutmaster Johnson
- Synopsis:
- When Jebby can't see because his hair is too long, Scoutmaster Johnson gives him a haircut. Then Jebby can't see because his hat has fallen over his eyes.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Clearing the Field]
[The Little Scouts] -
2.
Alias Mr. Johnson
The Little Scouts -
3.
The Perfect Host
The Little Scouts -
4.
Campfire Tale
The Little Scouts -
5.
[Ulterior Motive]
Snackbar -
6.
The Silver Snuffbox
The Little Scouts -
7.
[An Imperfect Gentleman]
[Scoutmaster Johnson] -
8.
[The Haircut]
[The Little Scouts]
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