Beep Beep
#6
(August-October 1960)
Dell,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-06-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
Issue Notes
No ads, all 36 pages are comics or comics-related text material. On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[Bus Stop]
Beep Beep the Road Runner / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote
- Synopsis
- While Beep Beep waits at a bus stop, Wile E. sneaks up on him hidden behind a traffic signal.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bus stop; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; traffic signal
in 
in 
In the Bag
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beep Beep!
- Feature Logo
Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote
- Synopsis
- Beep Beep and the boys are playing leap-frog (or would that be "Beep-Frog"?), when they are nabbed and tossed into a sack by Wile E. Coyote. They escape by resuming their hopping, while inside the bag.
- Reprints
-
in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967) - in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- desert setting; hopping; leap-frog; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; sack
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
The Appetite Fright
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Steve Steere
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- Job Number
- BEEP BEEP #6-608
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poppa, what is that noise? It sounds like thunder?
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote; Uncle Hardrock
- Synopsis
- Wile E. plays up to his visiting rich Uncle Hardrock, who happens to be a strict vegetarian.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; uncharacteristic behavior; vegetarian; visiting relatives
Indexer Notes
Story title is "The Big Appetite" in Fallberg's notes.
The Caught Coyote
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Don R. Christensen
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Steve Steere
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beep Beep! Missed again, old bean!
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote
- Synopsis
- Wile E. formulates his latest Road Runner-catching plans by obsessively consulting his horoscope.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
- in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #39 (September 1974)
-
- Keywords
- astrology; decoy; desert setting; dummy; horoscope; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; stars; vacuum
Indexer Notes
Christensen's original title: "Star Scars", from his notes.
Puppy Pranks
Petunia and Cicero Pig / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Oh, Cicero," Petunia Pig called one sunny day, "will you please come and help me clean up the house? My artists club is having an art show here this afternoon, and I want everything to be just perfect."
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Thorndyke (Cicero's puppy); members of Petunia's artists club; Splasher Dolly (art critic)
- Synopsis
- Cicero's lively puppy makes a mess with Petunia's paints and canvas, which wins an award as modern art.
- Keywords
- art; award; painting; puppy
Ducking the Duck
Daffy Duck / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Michael Maltese
- Pencils
- Phil De Lara
- Inks
- Phil De Lara
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Today I'm going to duck that fweeloading duck!
- Feature Logo
Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
- Synopsis
- Elmer tries in vain to have a quiet woodland picnic without Daffy intruding.
- Reprints
- in Porky Pig (Western, 1965 series) #15 (November 1967)
-
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; camouflage; canoe; forest setting; mooching; picnic
Seeing Isn't Believing
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Carl Fallberg
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Steve Steere
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is a m-i-r-a-g-e, oh poppa dear?
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote; two guys in a jeep
- Synopsis
- Wile E. tries to confound the Beeps by faking a series of elaborate desert mirages.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; desert setting; jeep; mirage; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal
Escape Scrape
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Don R. Christensen
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Steve Steere
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beep Beep!
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep's three sons; Wile E. Coyote; Little Fish (Indian); other Indians; desert tortoise
- Synopsis
- Inspired by a western movie, Little Fish decides to become a bow-and-arrow-hunter like his ancestors. The Beeps are his target for tonight… but Wile E. Coyote has plans of his own for the rhyming road runners that just might conflict with Little Fish’s goals. Will the fish and feathers fly when they meet?
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- boulders; bow and arrow; desert setting; feathers; hunting; lasso; Native Americans; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; tortoise; tradition; western movie
Indexer Notes
Christensen's original title: "Warpath Worries", from his notes.
Boomerang Ball
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote; motorist
- Synopsis
- Wile E.'s cannon ball strikes an unfortunate target.
- Keywords
- cannon; cannon ball; desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. The Dell Pledge to Parents fills the last panel.
Pot of Plenty
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote
- Synopsis
- Wile E. traps Beep Beep in a large metal stewpot, but not for long.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- cliff; desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; stewpot
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.
Slide For Life
Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Beep Beep the Road Runner [Dell / Western Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote
- Synopsis
- Wile E. uses a long spear to pole vault and reach Beep Beep atop a huge rock. Beep Beep uses the same spear to slide down to a getaway.
- Reprints
- in Top Comics Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)
- in Beep Beep the Road Runner (Western, 1966 series) #5 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; pole vaulting; spear
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Color on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Bus Stop]
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
1.
In the Bag
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
2.
The Appetite Fright
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
3.
The Caught Coyote
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
4.
Puppy Pranks
Petunia and Cicero Pig -
5.
Ducking the Duck
Daffy Duck -
6.
Seeing Isn't Believing
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
7.
Escape Scrape
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
8.
Boomerang Ball
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
9.
Pot of Plenty
Beep Beep the Road Runner -
10.
Slide For Life
Beep Beep the Road Runner
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Joe Torcivia
- Michael Vance
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