(February-April 1960)
- 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 "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 1079." Code number is L.RASCALS O.S. #1079-602. Copyright 1959 by Hal Roach Studios.
The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso]
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The License
The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Fatso; Alfalfa (cameo); Buckwheat (cameo); Farina (cameo)]; Billy (goat)
- Synopsis:
- A policemen stops the Rascals goat-powered cart because it doesn't have license plates.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
The New Teacher
The Little Rascals / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Fatso; Alfalfa; Buckwheat]; Miss Pretty; Mr. Grumble; Mr. Strict (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Miss Pretty, the Rascals' school teacher, is fired because a science experiment flooded the classroom. Her replacement, Mr. Strict, turns out to be behind the botched experiment which he designed to get Miss Pretty fired. Spanky sabotages Strict's experiments so he will be fired and Miss Pretty will return.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from Robin Snyder, taken from Paul S. Newman's personal records. (November 2007)
The Devil to Pay
The Little Rascals / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda; Toughie McGurk (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Alfalfa is having to pay "toll" to Toughie McGurk and his gang to cross the street. Alfalfa's Aunt Matilda plucks him from the ensuing scuffle (thinking he had started it) and tells him that he has to play an angel in her Women's Club play. The day of the play, Toughie and his gang waylay the child who's supposed to play the Devil in the play and Toughie dresses in his costume. Alfalfa is strapped in a flying harness for his role in the play, but Toughie mans the controls and gives him a wild ride.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
The Dog Catcher
The Little Rascals / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Fatso; Alfalfa; Buckwheat; Farina]; Waldo Worthington; Scrappy (dog); Billy (goat)
- Synopsis:
- Spanky "borrows" the dog license of Waldo's Great Dane for his dog Scrappy to try to trick the dog catcher; but the dog catcher takes Waldo's dog to the pound instead. The gang tries a variety of methods to get the dog free from the pound.
Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
The Snow Fight
The Little Rascals / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat; Farina]; Spanky's kid sister; Toughie McGurk (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Spanky's kid sister proves to be the Rascals' secret weapon in their snowball fight with Toughie McGurk and his Pirates.
Indexer Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
The Performer
The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- David Gantz
- Inks:
- David Gantz
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda; Prof. Harmony
- Synopsis:
- Alfalfa's violin teacher, Prof. Harmony, takes him to play at his rival Prof. Chord's school, using Alfalfa's poor playing as bad publicity for Prof. Chord.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
The Fly Ball
The Little Rascals / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat]; Toughie McGurk
- Synopsis:
- Outfielder Buckwheat accidentally catches a fly ball with his cap.
Indexer Notes
Back cover; color; pantomime story. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in "The Comics" Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008).
Table of Contents
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1.
The License
The Little Rascals -
2.
The New Teacher
The Little Rascals -
3.
The Devil to Pay
The Little Rascals -
4.
The Dog Catcher
The Little Rascals -
5.
The Snow Fight
The Little Rascals -
6.
The Performer
The Little Rascals -
7.
The Fly Ball
The Little Rascals
- 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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