Hickory #1
(October 1949)

Quality Comics, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Elaine Allen; Everett M. Arnold (general manager)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1949 by Comic Favorites, Inc.

Donkey Fer Sale (Table of Contents)

Hickory / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Hickory; Paw

Enjoy Hilarious "Monkey-Shines" at Your Next Masquerade Party (Table of Contents: 1)

Rubber-For-Molds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black and white.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hickory / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah'm sure glad we fixed thet fence, Hickory!
Genre
humor
Characters
Hickory; Paw; Amy Cornell [also as Annie Oakley Cornell]; Lank Laramie (first appearance); Shotgun (a horse); Mr. Topps

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Peachy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beanie, sigh, wasn't that picture just out of this world?
Genre
teen
Characters
Peachy Pitts; Beanie Brown; Mr. Pitts; Mrs. Pitts; Jim Turner

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hickory / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hickory! Ah thought yo' was gonna paint th' barn!
Genre
humor
Characters
Hickory; Paw; Amy Cornell; Lank Laramie; Zoom O'Day (first appearance); Jed Cornell

Hickory's Hideaway (Table of Contents: 5)

Hickory / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Hickory; Paw

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

Hickory / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Paw, when will yer new invention start watering the plants?
Genre
humor
Characters
Hickory; Paw; Amy Cornell; Lank Laramie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dewey Drip / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble ?
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If we don't find one soon, J.B., I'll just about collapse!
Genre
humor
Characters
Dewey Drip; J.B.; Conway
Synopsis
Dewey leads two tourists to a "bar"--they think it's a place to get a drink, but "bar" is the way hillbillies say "bear." An unpleasant surprise for the outsiders.

Indexer Notes

Final appearance. Dewey Drip was a long-running "hillbilly" feature that mostly appeared in Police Comics (1941 series).

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

The Electric Game Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Jim Prentice now brings you the amazing new 1950 Electric Baseball
Genre
sports

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover in black and white.

Focusing on the Firebug (Table of Contents: 9)

U.S. Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino [as Plastino] (signed)
Inks
Al Plastino [as Plastino] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
U.S. Royal

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Donkey Fer Sale
    Hickory
  2. 1. Enjoy Hilarious "Monkey-Shines" at Your Next Masquerade Party
    Rubber-For-Molds
  3. 2. ["Ah'm sure glad we fixed thet fence, Hickory!"]
    Hickory
  4. 3. ["Beanie, sigh, wasn't that picture just out of this world?"]
    Peachy
  5. 4. ["Hickory! Ah thought yo' was gonna paint th' barn!"]
    Hickory
  6. 5. Hickory's Hideaway
    Hickory
  7. 6. ["Gosh, Paw, when will yer new invention start watering the plants?"]
    Hickory
  8. 7. ["If we don't find one soon, J.B., I'll just about collapse!"]
    Dewey Drip
  9. 8. ["Boys! Jim Prentice now brings you the amazing new 1950 Electric Baseball"]
    The Electric Game Co., Inc.
  10. 9. Focusing on the Firebug
    U.S. Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • David Wilt