Four Color #1071

(January-March 1960)

Wild Wheels / Getting Grandpa's Goat (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

? (photos); Alex Toth

Inks:

? (photos); Alex Toth

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Characters:

Grandpa Amos McCoy (photo of Walter Brennan)

Synopsis:

Previews of the two stories in the issue.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white. Two photos, one small illustration, and typeset text. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007);

Wild Wheels (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Characters:

Grandpa Amos McCoy; Luke McCoy; Little Luke McCoy; Kate McCoy; Hassie McCoy; Pepino Garcia (cameo)

Synopsis:

The McCoy menfolk go on a two-week fishing trip in Grandpa Amos's rattletrap car. Along the way they cause havoc on the freeway and later are mistaken for bank robbers. After being cleared, they go on to the lake to fish, but Little Luke discovers that the real bank robbers are there, too.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

Getting Grandpa's Goat (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Characters:

Grandpa Amos McCoy; Sy Hawkins; Luke McCoy; Little Luke McCoy; Kate McCoy; Hassie McCoy

Synopsis:

Sy Hawkins, the McCoys' cantankerous neighbor, gives the McCoys a goat with an insatiable appetite.

Indexer Notes

Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

The Think-Alikes (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See sequence 5.

Dad! New Target Special Family BB Rifle! (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Model No. 99 for $12.95 is featured. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This ad replaces sequence 4 in some copies.

Fair Measure (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Characters:

Grandpa Amos McCoy; Little Luke McCoy; Kate McCoy (cameo)

Synopsis:

Grandpa Amos buys some topsoil for Kate's yard.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

The Apology (Table of Contents)

The Real McCoys / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer

Pencils:

Alex Toth

Inks:

Alex Toth

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

domestic

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See sequence 8.

Bob's Christmas Gift! (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles. Model No. 25 for $9.95 is featured. Also depicted are models 88 and 94. Daisy Manufacturing Co., Rogers, Ark. This sequence replaces Sequence 7 in some copies.