The Kilroys #45

(December 1953-January 1954)

It Takes Two to Tangle (Table of Contents: 1)

Solid Jackson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Solid Jackson; Natch Kilroy; Portia; Judy Farrell; Slim

Synopsis

Portia is upset because Jackson is never romantic. She tries to set up a romantic evening for the two, but in the end popcorn and fudge are the keys to Jackson's heart.

Keywords

asthma; fudge; perfume; popcorn; records; romance

Homer for Hilly! (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Genre

romance; teen

Characters

Hilly Lawson; Wilbur Hathaway

Synopsis

Hilly thinks that an expensive perfume will get a boy to notice her, but her enthusiasm at a baseball game proves more important.

Keywords

baseball; perfume

Thar's Gold in Them Shoes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Katie Kilroy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Katie Kilroy; Natch Kilroy; Mr. Kilroy; Mrs. Kilroy; Mr. Patrick; Mrs. Patrick; Judy Farrell

Synopsis

Katie has been invited to the Governor's Ball. She needs a pair of $25 gold evening shoes, but her father refuses to spend that much. Katie's mother suggests she borrow a pair of shoes from the Patricks, the richest people in town. Mr. Patrick loans her the shoes. Meanwhile, her father feels guilty and buys Katie the shoes she wanted. When he sees Mrs. Patrick's shoes on the table, he tosses them in the trash and replaces them with the new ones. However, to complicate matters, Mr. Patrick arrives and says that his wife had hidden $25,000 in jewels in the toes of that pair of shoes.

Keywords

city dump; DDT; jewels; shoes; trash

Indexer Notes

The plot gets even more complicated before the story's done.

The Awkward Type (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

teen

Characters

Susie; Malcom

Synopsis

Susie finally gets Malcom to come to her house, but he's very uncomfortable. At least until the lights go out and he's able to tackle a burglar.

Keywords

burglar; tackle

The Gayest, Giddiest Teen-Age Comic You've Ever Read! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Cookie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jitterbuck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon

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Dan Gordon

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Dan Gordon

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why don'tcha try wishing on a star, Jit?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jitterbuck; Cookie

Synopsis

Jitterbuck doesn't believe in superstitions.

Reprints

• from Cookie (American Comics Group, 1946 series) #2 (August 1946)

Keywords

luck; superstition

Indexer Notes

Credits from Cookie #2 index.

Spots Before your Eyes! (Table of Contents: 7)

Natch and Jackson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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humor; teen

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Solid Jackson; Slim; Wilbur Morton; Portia; Judy Farrell; Natch Kilroy

Synopsis

Wilbur Morton, jealous because Natch won the big football game, schemes to have him catch chicken pox so he won't be able to attend a tribute party in his honor.

Keywords

chicken pox; football; television

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Pud; Dubble Bubble; Fleer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

For Recommended Reading---American Comics Group! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

American Comics Group / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Pop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Dratted noise--They call that music?

Genre

humor

Characters

Solid Jackson; Portia; Natch Kilroy; Mr. Kilroy; Mrs. Kilroy; Katie Kilroy; Judy Farrell

Synopsis

Mr. Kilroy complains about the music the kids are listening to, then digs out his raccoon coat and demonstrates the dance of his day--the Charleston!

Keywords

Charleston; dancing; nostalgia; raccoon coat; records; slang

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Brain / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Dan Gordon [as dang] (signed)

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Dan Gordon [as dang] (signed)

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Ah! A successful conclusion has been-ah-attained!

Genre

humor

Characters

The Brain

Synopsis

The Brain makes a home-made robot to be his slave. It doesn't work out.

Reprints

• from Cookie (American Comics Group, 1946 series) #6 (April-May 1947)

Keywords

robot