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- Crossword Fun
- Characters
- Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson; Mr. Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin
A crossword puzzle, scramble the letters of the listed words to form new words, and a word ladder going from moth to mass.
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- Bill Woggon (signed)
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- Thanks to the following readers who designed this type gown for Katy:
- Genre
- humor; fashion; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (comic cover); Katy Keene; Sis Keene; K. O. Kelly; Doctor Kildear
- Synopsis
- Katy has a fancy date with Doctor Kildear, but can't decide what gown to wear. K. O. gets rid of the doctor by sending him to the hospital on a fake emergency call and then takes Katy and Sis out to a diner.
- Keywords
- bath; candy; hospital; jukebox; mirror; telephone
Sis is reading an Archie comic book on page 3 and plugs Archie, Pep, Wilbur, and Laugh Comics. Sis uses the "pickle in the middle and the mustard on top" catch phrase from Mr. Kitzel, a character on the Jack Benny radio program.
The splash panel has a large logo and Katy in a red gown with an all-black background and looks much like a Spirit splash panel, particularly the January 19, 1947 edition. The splash panel gown is credited to 12 readers: Louis Jacobs (Buffalo, N.Y.), Lynn Hurley (Roselle Park, N.Y.), Shirley Lee O'Brien (Amelia, Ohio), Norma Jean Williams (Modesto, Calif.), Don (no last name) (Baldwin Park, Calif.), Jean Frances Wyatt (Fort Worth, Texas), Mirian Rabbins (Forrest City, Calif.), Natlie Davies (S. Gardner, Mass), Joan Young (Miami, Fla.), Ruth Lember (Lynn, Mass.), Rae Jeanne Featherston (Denver, Colo.), and June Fletcher (Greenville, S.C.)
Other fashions are by Shirley Sidwell (Menlo Park, Calif.), Jeanne Griede (Long Beach, N.Y.), Pauline Liss (Jersey City, N.J.), Nona Harding (Durdam, N.C.), Marilyn Mills (Cleveland, Ohio), Maxine Shaneyfelt, (Black Diamond, Wash.), and Elsie Crane (Miami, Fla.).
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- Wilbur was in the basement when Red's voice floated down to him from the head of the stairs.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
- Synopsis
- Wilbur has invented a Rube Goldberg-style burglar trap that includes a bear trap. He leaves it in the basement by the cellar door when he sneaks out for a double-date with Red. Things get painful when Wilbur tries to sneak back into the house by using the cellar door.
- Keywords
- bear trap; double date; invention
Text with no illustration. Subtitled "A Wilbur Story."
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- Bill Vigoda (signed)
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- No homework again, Wilbur! Never mind the excuses! You can do your explaining to Principal Dripwaite! Now march, young man!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Miss Gargle; Mr. Dripwaite; Coach Canvasback; Red Wilson; Bruiser
- Synopsis
- Wilbur is sent to the principal's office for not having his homework done. He alibis that he's been busy training on the boxing team, but then has to go to boxing practice where he's matched with the school champ.
- Keywords
- black eyes; boxing; fourth wall
Last panel is Wilbur talking to the readers about his story in Laugh Comics #23.
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- Matchstixs; Word Ladder; Crossword Fun
- Characters
- Linda Moore; Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson (cameo); Miss Gargle (cameo); Mr. Dripwaite (cameo)
A puzzle using matchsticks, a crossword puzzle; and a word ladder: bull to fish.