Barbie #48 [Direct Edition]

(December 1994)

"This Issue" (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Trina Robbins

Pencils

Mario Capaldi

Inks

John Lucas

Colors

Victoria Erskine; Maria DeSimone

Letters

George Roberts

The Fire That Never Went Out (Table of Contents: 2)

Barbie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Trina Robbins

Pencils

Mario Capaldi

Inks

John Lucas

Colors

Victoria Erskine; Maria DeSimone

Letters

George Roberts

Genre

teen

Characters

Barbie; Skipper; Lady Buffington; Oliver Cromwell (Flashback); Lord Buffington (Flashback)

Synopsis

Barbie and Skipper are vacationing in the Lake District of England. Their innkeeper, Lady Buffington tells her family history and how her father's fortune was stolen. Later on Barbie discovers the Buffington treasure hidden in a space under the fireplace hearth.

Tim Allen (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Santa Clause / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Captain Crunch (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Crunch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Cookie Crisp (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Cookie Crisp / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Romantic Revival (Table of Contents: 6)

Barbie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Trina Robbins

Pencils

Mario Capaldi

Inks

John Lucas

Colors

Victoria Erskine; Maria DeSimone

Letters

George Roberts

Genre

fashion; romance; teen

Characters

Barbie; Elizabeth Patterson; Jake Winslow

Synopsis

On her way to a meeting in London, Barbie has to fix her flat tire and gets dirty. Luckily, a woman stops and lets Barbie borrow one of her old sixties outfits. Her retro outfit not only sparked a new design line but a fond memory of the designer's lost love.

SweetTarts (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Sunline Brands / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Power Rangers Power Pak (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Oriental Trading Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Disney's The Little Mermaid (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Letters to Barbie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Smashing Sixties! (Table of Contents: 11)

Barbie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mario Capaldi

Inks

John Lucas

Colors

Victoria Erskine; Maria DeSimone

Letters

George Roberts

Genre

fashion; teen

Characters

Barbie

Synopsis

Reader submitted fashions by Victoria Smowdon, Kalamazoo, MI; Sara Phillips, Chula Vista, CA; Cecily Cavell, Ontario, Canada

Marvel Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)