Swing with Scooter #3

(October-November 1966)

For the First Time on the Motion Picture Screen in Color (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

20th Century Fox Movies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Chapter 1] Action at the Auction! (Table of Contents: 2)

Scooter / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as J. M.); Barbara Friedlander (credited as B. F.)

Pencils

Joe Orlando (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scooter; Sylvester; Cynthia; Aunt Hatta; Malibu; Kenny; Cookie; Penny; Babyface; Nick the Creep; Itchyfingers; Eraser; Punchy

Synopsis

Aunt Hatta buys an ugly statue at an auction but Babyface wanted it and he and his gang try several ruses before they simply steal the statue and take Sylvester hostage.

Indexer Notes

Credits for writers, penciler, and inker credited in book. Pages numbered 1-13 of 24-page story.

Look What's New on Route '66' (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Plastic Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

See the New Super Heroes Saturdays on CBS (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Scooter Scoops / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Barbara Friedlander ?

Pencils

Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)

Inks

Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

celebrity

Indexer Notes

anecdotes about several teen idols, including the Beatles and Dino, Desi and Billy

[Chapter 2] Happiness Is a Haunted House (Table of Contents: 10)

Scooter / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Barbara Friedlander; Jack Miller

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Scooter; Sylvester; Malibu; Cynthia; Kenny; Penny; Cookie; Aunt Hatta; Babyface; Muggsy; Knuckles; Bugsy

Synopsis

Babyface reveals that inside the ugly statue are printing plates for counterfeit bills. The gang rescues Sylvester by pretending to be ghosts and scaring the Babyface mob into surrendering to the police.

Indexer Notes

Pages numbered 14-24.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Malibu / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Barbara Friedlander ?; Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here comes someone now!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Malibu

Synopsis

Two kids try to scare passersby with their monster masks, but they run away themselves when they see Malibu.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Assignment: Outer Space (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Holy Hobby Kits! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)