(September 1952)
Toby,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-08-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Toby Press Inc.
- Brand
-
Toby Press
- Editing
- Mell Lazarus (editor)
Issue Notes
Al Capp used numerous writing and art assistants. Because they are not easily identifiable, credit for art and story is given to Al Capp. Credits will be updated as their identitities and contributions are discovered. The stories reprinted in this issue originally appeared during 1946.
On sale date is based on newsdealer's date written on cover. (Gene Reed, 10-24-2015)
On sale date is based on newsdealer's date written on cover. (Gene Reed, 10-24-2015)
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You are the world's greatest plastic surgeon!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Mammy Yokum; Roger J. Creep; Gat Garson
- Synopsis
- Roger J. Creep discovers what life can be like after he has plastic surgery that makes him look like Li'l Abner.
- Reprints
- From newspaper strips. Exact date unknown.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Groan-n!!! - Ah didn't make it t' West Po'k Chop agin', Presy-dunt!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey Bones; Mammy Yokum; various Dogpatch citizens
- Synopsis
- Mammy Yokum saves the local railroad from bankruptcy.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Egad!! ONE Glance Will Make Up Her Mind!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- J. Herringbone Tweed; Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; The Scraggs; Clandestine Van Romance; Salomey
- Synopsis
- J. Herringbone Tweed enlists the aid of the Scraggs to kidnap Salomey from the Yokums.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Unhappy Home of Hubert McOx
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Clambert McOx; Hambert McOx; Mammy McOx
- Synopsis
- Clambert McOx frames Li'l Abner for his kidnapping in order to collect a ransom of $64.00.
Peeping Tomahawk
A Memphis Smith Adventure / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Memphis Smith
- Reprints
-
from Al Capp's Li'l Abner (Toby, 1949 series) #75 (March 1950), #75 (March 1950)
-
[no title indexed]
Kid Science / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Vic Herman (signed)
- Pencils
- Vic Herman (signed)
- Inks
- Vic Herman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Vic Herman (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There Goes Kid Science in his new pet jet!
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- Kid Science.
- Reprints
- from Al Capp's Li'l Abner (Toby, 1949 series) #75 (March 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
The last two pages of this story do not seem to fit the first two pages. It could be an editorial mix-up, or it could just be bad writing.
What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings into Men!
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Which Li'l Abner Is the Phoney?
Li'l Abner -
1.
Amuse and Amaze Friends with the Library of Fun
-
2.
["You are the world's greatest plastic surgeon!"]
Li'l Abner -
3.
["Groan-n!!! - Ah didn't make it t' West Po'k Chop agin', Presy-dunt!!"]
Li'l Abner -
4.
["Egad!! ONE Glance Will Make Up Her Mind!!"]
Li'l Abner -
5.
["The Unhappy Home of Hubert McOx"]
Li'l Abner -
6.
Make It a Christmas They'll Never Forget
-
7.
Peeping Tomahawk
A Memphis Smith Adventure -
8.
["There Goes Kid Science in his new pet jet!"]
Kid Science -
9.
Date Changes Automatically Every Day!
-
10.
Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains
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11.
What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings into Men!
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
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