Four Color #811 - Howdy Doody
(July 1957)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1957
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Based on the television series created by Bob Smith. Final issue. The show ended in 1960.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Howdy Doody / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Gantz ? (painting)
Inks
David Gantz ? (painting)
Colors
David Gantz ? (painting)

Genre
children; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally
Keywords
astronomy; telescopes

[The Hit of the Show] (Table of Contents: 1)

Clarabell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
children
Characters
Clarabell; Dilly Dally; Flub-a-Dub

Indexer Notes

In black and white on inside front cover.

Howdy Doody Saves the Zoo (Table of Contents: 2)

Howdy Doody / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean (?)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Job Number
H. D. O. S. #811-577
Genre
children; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Phineas T. Bluster; Dilly Dally

Popcorn for Sale (Table of Contents: 3)

Heidi Doody / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean (?)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
children
Characters
Heidi Doody; Flub-a-Dub; Clarabell

Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie (Table of Contents: 4)

Dilly Dally / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean (?)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
children
Characters
Dilly Dally; Clarabell

Dilly Goes to Press (Table of Contents: 5)

Dilly Dally / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean (?)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
children
Characters
Dilly Dally; Phineas T. Bluster

Windy Comes Through Again (Table of Contents: 6)

Howdy Doody / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean (?)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley

Genre
children; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Clarabell; Captain Scuttlebutt; Windy

[Bone Savings] (Table of Contents: 7)

Windy / comic story / 0.875 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?

Genre
children
Characters
Windy

Indexer Notes

In black and white on inside back cover. Dell Pledge to Parents fills the last panel.

Captain Scuttlebutt (Table of Contents: 8)

Captain Scuttlebutt / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Gantz ? (painting)
Inks
David Gantz ? (painting)
Colors
David Gantz ? (painting)

Genre
children
Characters
Captain Scuttlebutt; Windy

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Howdy Doody
  2. 1. [The Hit of the Show]
    Clarabell
  3. 2. Howdy Doody Saves the Zoo
    Howdy Doody
  4. 3. Popcorn for Sale
    Heidi Doody
  5. 4. Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie
    Dilly Dally
  6. 5. Dilly Goes to Press
    Dilly Dally
  7. 6. Windy Comes Through Again
    Howdy Doody
  8. 7. [Bone Savings]
    Windy
  9. 8. Captain Scuttlebutt
    Captain Scuttlebutt
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Tanya Schuehle
  • Karl Wilcox