(November-December 1952)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell Comic
- Editing:
- George T. Delacorte, Jr. (president); Helen Meyer (vice-president); Albert P. Delacorte (vice-president)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title: Howdy Doody Comics.
Copyright, 1952, by Kagran Corporation.
Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
Wild Ghost Chase
Howdy Doody / text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Flub-a-Dub; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; continued on inside back cover
["Boy, that was the best movie I've seen in a long time."]
Howdy Doody / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Clarabell
- Synopsis:
- After seeing a science fiction movie, Dilly dreams that he, Howdy and the Flub-a-Dub are captured by Martians.
["Howdy Doody & Co. Paper Hanging"]
Howdy Doody's Oldtime Silent Movie / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]
- Synopsis:
- Howdy and Dilly are wallpaper hangers.
["Okay, Mr. Bluster. We'll come right away!"]
Howdy Doody / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Howdy Doody; Dilly Dally; Mr. Bluster [Phineas T. Bluster]; Wuzzy
- Synopsis:
- In this hilarious outing, a little African boy stows away in a crate of monkeys shipped to Mr. Bluster's circus. Howdy and Dilly try their best to tame the wild boy.
["Watcha lookin' at, Dilly?"]
Dilly Dally / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Dilly Dally; Flub-a-Dub; Pretty Boy Burt (villain)
["Sniff! Ah!"]
Clarabell / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Edward Kean ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Children
- Characters:
- Clarabell; Flub-a-Dub
- Synopsis:
- Flub-a-Dub tries to steal a pie from Clarabell's window sill, but the clown has set a trap for him.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Vote for Howdy Doody
Howdy Doody -
1.
Wild Ghost Chase
Howdy Doody -
2.
["Boy, that was the best movie I've seen in a long time."]
Howdy Doody -
3.
["Howdy Doody & Co. Paper Hanging"]
Howdy Doody's Oldtime Silent Movie -
4.
["Okay, Mr. Bluster. We'll come right away!"]
Howdy Doody -
5.
["Watcha lookin' at, Dilly?"]
Dilly Dally -
6.
["Sniff! Ah!"]
Clarabell
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Karl Wilcox
- Gregory Fischer
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Craig Delich
- John P. Selegue
- Donald Dale Milne
- Karl Wilcox
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
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