(January 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Format:
- Color; standard Golden Age and later Silver Age formats; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was an On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "CURLY KAYOE, No. 871." Code number is C.KAYOE O.S. #871-581. Copyright 1957 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Based on the 1946-60 "Curly Kayoe" newspaper strip by Sam Leff.
Curly Kayoe versus the Barefoot Blockbuster
Curly Kayoe / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ernest Nordli [as EN] (painting)
- Inks:
- Ernest Nordli [as EN] (painting)
- Colors:
- Ernest Nordli [as EN] (painting)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe; the Bayou Blockbuster
Indexer Notes
Cover is signed "EN" on the cuff of the boxing glove in the lower left hand corner.
Sparring With Curly Kayoe
Curly Kayoe / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe
- Synopsis:
- Facts about how boxers train for their matches.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Knockout
Curly Kayoe / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ben Brown
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe (origin); Happy; Joe Jinks; Boris Borsht (cameo); Abdoola Boola (cameo); Pepito Diablo (cameo); The Masked Mauler (cameo); The Bayou Blockbuster
- Synopsis:
- A brief review of Curly's life from the time Joe Jinks discovered him until his winning the heavyweight championship. He must defend his title against Swampy Glades, the Bayou Blockbuster, who fights barefoot.
Indexer Notes
Script credit from "Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928-1999" website. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Ring Tactics
Curly Kayoe / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe; Happy
- Synopsis:
- Curly demonstrates some different punches and tactics used in boxing.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Keeping Fit with Curly Kayoe
Curly Kayoe / comic story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe; Happy
- Synopsis:
- Curly demonstrates proper form for push-ups, sit-ups, and toe raises.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Fit to Fight
Curly Kayoe / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ben Brown
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- sports
- Characters:
- Curly Kayoe; Happy
- Synopsis:
- Curly works a teen boy into good physical condition so that he can defend himself against a bully.
Indexer Notes
Script credit from "Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928-1999" website. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
History of Boxing
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Synopsis:
- A history of boxing, from the ancient Olympics until the adoption of the Marquis of Queensberry rules in 1866.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with typeset text over them. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
The Long Count
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact; sports
- Characters:
- Jack Dempsey; Gene Tunney
- Synopsis:
- A re-telling of the "Long Count" that occurred in the Dempsey-Tunney championship fight in 1927.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Panels with typset text underneath. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Table of Contents
-
1.
Sparring With Curly Kayoe
Curly Kayoe -
2.
Knockout
Curly Kayoe -
3.
Ring Tactics
Curly Kayoe -
4.
Keeping Fit with Curly Kayoe
Curly Kayoe -
5.
Fit to Fight
Curly Kayoe -
6.
History of Boxing
-
7.
The Long Count
- Alan Hutchinson
- Merlin Haas
- Gene Reed
- Roger A. Budnick
- John P. Selegue
- Merlin Haas
- Ken Lemons
- Chris Launder
- Jim Walls
- Terry Vraspir
- Gary Perlman
- Jerry Hillegas
- Craig Delich
- James Ludwig
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Kenneth Blair
- Mike Nielsen
- David Porta
- Matthew Torrance
- Ken Kwilinski
- Gary L. Watson
- Gregg Whitmore
- Max Capp
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mazzella
- Rodney Hinkle
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Darrel McCann
- Peter Croome
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