Four Color #974 - The Little Rascals
(March 1959)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
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Issue Notes

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 974." Code number is L.RASCALS.O.S. #974-593. Copyright 1959 by Hal Roach Studios.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Little Rascals / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso]
Keywords
mirrors; safety razors; shaving

[Welcome Mat] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry! Into the clubhouse...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Farina; Fatso]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

The Model Boy (Table of Contents: 2)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Aunt Matila; Toughie McGurk
Synopsis
In an effort to earn money, the Rascals set up a booth with Alfalfa sticking his head through a hole and dodging soft balls. Aunt Matilda wrecks their plans, as usual.

Night Maneuvers (Table of Contents: 3)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Miss Pretty; Mr. Grumble
Synopsis
Fatso draws an unflattering picture of Mr. Grumble on the blackboard. Later, the Rascals try to get into the school to erase the picture.

The Late Show (Table of Contents: 4)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Spanky's sister; Spanky's mother; Spanky's father; Billy (goat)
Synopsis
When Spanky has to baby-sit his little sister, the Rascals decide they should do some baby-sitting as a group. They line up six more small children to watch and end up taking them to a drive-in movie.

Catching Trouble (Table of Contents: 5)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Toughie McGurk; Waldo Worthington; Billy (goat)
Synopsis
Toughie McGurk and the Pirates make rich kid Waldo Worthington their treasurer so that he can buy them sodas--whether he wants to or not.

Indexer Notes

The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

[Violin lesson] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alfalfa, where do you think you're going?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Alfalfa; Spanky; Fatso; Farina]; Aunt Matilda
Synopsis
Alfalfa puts his baseball bat and glove in his violin case to fool Aunt Matilda.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[Hat Catchers] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]
Synopsis
The Rascals get tips for catching runaway hats on a windy day.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; pantomime story.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Little Rascals
  2. 1. [Welcome Mat]
    The Little Rascals
  3. 2. The Model Boy
    The Little Rascals
  4. 3. Night Maneuvers
    The Little Rascals
  5. 4. The Late Show
    The Little Rascals
  6. 5. Catching Trouble
    The Little Rascals
  7. 6. [Violin lesson]
    The Little Rascals
  8. 7. [Hat Catchers]
    The Little Rascals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose