(April-June 1958)

Dell, 1954 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
George Delacorte (publisher); Helen Meyer (president); Paul R. Lilly (executive vice president); Harold Clark (vice president-advertising director); Albert P. Delacorte (treasurer)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

I Love Lucy / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Lucy [as portrayed by Lucille Ball]; Ricky [as portrayed by Desi Arnaz]
Synopsis
Full-page color photo depicts Lucy and Ricky against a green background.

Indexer Notes

front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

I Love Lucy / photo story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lucy's tired of staying home...
Genre
humor
Characters
Lucy [as portrayed by Lucille Ball]; Ricky [as portrayed by Desi Arnaz]
Synopsis
Lucy's daydream ends when Ricky calls for food. Four black and white photos illustrate a doggerel verse.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Understudy (Table of Contents: 2)

I Love Lucy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
LUCY #19-584
Genre
humor
Characters
Lucy; Ricky; Fred; Ethel; Little Ricky; Trash Haulers; Mark Miwerd (summer stock director); Jane Wane (actress); Ambulance Driver; Doctors; Nurse; Announcer
Synopsis
Lucy goes to great lengths to get the role of Juliet in a summer stock production of "Romeo and Juliet".

"It Suits Me" (Table of Contents: 3)

I Love Lucy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Lucy; Ricky; Little Ricky; Laughing Bystanders; Department Store Clerk; Department Store Customers
Synopsis
Ricky buys his son a new suit but suffers one mishap after another in doing so.

Dyed in the Fool (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (header illustration)
Inks
? (header illustration)
Colors
? (header illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Pam Green; Joan (Pam's friend); Pam's mother; Pam's father; Hairdresser
Synopsis
Pam wants to dye her hair blonde and makes a mess using a clothing dye.

A Close Shave (Table of Contents: 5)

Cyrus Shy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Cyrus Shy; Advertising Executive; Television Producer; Cameraman; Starlet
Synopsis
An ad executive wants to use Cyrus to promote a new shaving cream because his face is "average".

Don't Step on the Grass (Table of Contents: 6)

I Love Lucy / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Lucy; Ricky; Ethel; Little Ricky; Department Store Clerk; Two Neighbors; Three Teenagers; Sewer Repairman
Synopsis
Lucy wants to install a lawn but settles for pouring concrete and painting it green.

"Statement required..." (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Statement of ownership.

[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Trail Kit Offer] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    I Love Lucy
  2. 1. ["Lucy's tired of staying home..."]
    I Love Lucy
  3. 2. The Understudy
    I Love Lucy
  4. 3. "It Suits Me"
    I Love Lucy
  5. 4. Dyed in the Fool
  6. 5. A Close Shave
    Cyrus Shy
  7. 6. Don't Step on the Grass
    I Love Lucy
  8. 7. "Statement required..."
  9. 8. [Subscription Offer]
  10. 9. [Trail Kit Offer]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Kathryn Wright