(January 1950)

Dell, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Editing
George Delacorte (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1949, by Robert E. (Bob) Smith.
Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
All information for this issue from Karl Wilcox, January 2008.

Howdy Steps From The Television Screen Into The Comics (Table of Contents)

Howdy Doody / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody

Meet Howdy Doody (Table of Contents: 1)

Howdy Doody / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody

Indexer Notes

In black-and-white on inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Howdy Doody / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
H.D.#1-501
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here we are at the beginning of my career!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Clarabell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Sniff,) (Sniff..)
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Clarabell; Flub-a-Dub

Howdy and the Pirates (Table of Contents: 4)

Howdy Doody / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

Whatzits? (Table of Contents: 5)

Howdy Doodlings / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Flub-a-Dub

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

Flub-a-Dub / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've got a big date tonight
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flub-a-Dub

Mister Bluster's Circus (Table of Contents: 7)

Phineas T. Bluster / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]; Clarabell; Flub-a-Dub; Jack; Joe

Howdy's Camping Adventure (Table of Contents: 8)

Howdy Doody / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Bosco, the Talking Bear

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

Dilly Dally / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I gotta hurry!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dilly Dally; Howdy Doody; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

[Howdy Doodlings] (Table of Contents: 10)

Howdy Doodlings / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Howdy Doody; Flub-a-Dub

Howdy in Alaska (Table of Contents: 11)

Howdy Doody / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dick Hall
Inks
Dick Hall
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Ikky; Joe; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

Meet Mr. Bluster (Table of Contents: 12)

Phineas T. Bluster / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

Indexer Notes

In black-and-white on inside back cover.

Your Most Favorite Television Stars! (Table of Contents: 13)

Howdy Doody / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Howdy Steps From The Television Screen Into The Comics
    Howdy Doody
  2. 1. Meet Howdy Doody
    Howdy Doody
  3. 2. ["Here we are at the beginning of my career!"]
    Howdy Doody
  4. 3. ["(Sniff,) (Sniff..)"]
    Clarabell
  5. 4. Howdy and the Pirates
    Howdy Doody
  6. 5. Whatzits?
    Howdy Doodlings
  7. 6. ["I've got a big date tonight"]
    Flub-a-Dub
  8. 7. Mister Bluster's Circus
    Phineas T. Bluster
  9. 8. Howdy's Camping Adventure
    Howdy Doody
  10. 9. ["I gotta hurry!"]
    Dilly Dally
  11. 10. [Howdy Doodlings]
    Howdy Doodlings
  12. 11. Howdy in Alaska
    Howdy Doody
  13. 12. Meet Mr. Bluster
    Phineas T. Bluster
  14. 13. Your Most Favorite Television Stars!
    Howdy Doody
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