(Spring 1948)
Fawcett,
1947 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-01-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Incorporated
- Brand
-
A Fawcett Publication
- Editing
- Roy Ald (editor); Will Lieberson (executive editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 91, registration number B115819. Indicia states Copyright 1947 by Fawcett Publications, Inc. No advertising in this issue. The Algernon story and all of the Ozzie and Babs stories in this issue are drawn by the same artist.
[no title indexed]
Ozzie and Babs / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're pushing too fast, Ozzie!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; boy reading comic book
- Keywords
- jalopy
Indexer Notes
Young boy on the curb is reading a Nyoka comic book.
University Yuk Yuks
Whipper-Snappers / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a nice apartment but I don't see any bath!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover, printed in four color.
[no title indexed]
Ozzie and Babs / table of contents / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The whole town's bubbling over about Ozzie and Babs
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester
Mercury's Messenger
Ozzie and Babs / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's right dear. The boss has invited all his...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Mr. Forester; Mrs. Forester; Mr. Forester's boss
- Synopsis
- Ozzie tries to help Bab's dad with a gift but things get fouled up.
- Keywords
- passenger train; Pottsville; Riverdale
Indexer Notes
Passengers on a train are reading copies of Wow, Whiz and Nyoka comics.
Method in His Madness
Willie the Wolf / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, oh! Willie is arguing with his new flame!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Willie the Wolf; Willie's girlfriend; Willie's friends
- Synopsis
- Willie explains the arguements with his girlfriend.
- Reprints
-
in TV Teens (Charlton, 1954 series) #14 [1] (February 1954)
-
It's Cupid, Stupid!
Ozzie and Babs / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow!! Look at that gorgeous 1947 model of muscles!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Babs Forester; Midge; Damon (Dippy) Pythius Prattle
- Synopsis
- Babs forces Ozzie to get Dippy to date Midge, or else.
- Reprints
- in TV Teens (Charlton, 1954 series) #14 [1] (February 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Statement of ownership for Ozzie and Babs for October 1, 1947. Sworn to and submitted by Gordon Fawcett, business manager, before Lillian M. Bushley, notary public, on September 10, 1947. Roy Ald is named as editor, Ralph Daigh, managing editor, Gordon Fawcett, business manager. Circulation figures were not required.
Be-Bop Bopworthy
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Rod Reed [as Clement Good] (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Beverly Bopworthy never played baseball.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Beverly Bopworthy; O.O. Bopworthy; Mulligan; Colleen Mulligan
- Synopsis
- Two friends make a bet on the outcome of Beverly Bopworthy's chances in a violin concert contest.
- Reprints
- in Sweethearts (Charlton, 1954 series) #28 (February 1955)
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- Keywords
- music contest; popular music; violin
Algie Gets a Haircut!
Algernon / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'ya, Babs! How about going to the movies with me?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Algernon Forester (younger brother of Babs)
- Synopsis
- Ozzie takes a stubborn Algernon to the barber for a haircut
- Keywords
- barber shop
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Algernon? Also appeared in future issues of Ozzie and Babs, Master Comics and Whiz Comics.
Dream Boy
Ozzie / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Dip, Magneto, the hypnotist in person!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Dippy; Magneto the Hypnotist; Mr. Phil Turner; Mrs. Turner; Glitter Gaye; Babs Forester; Slick; Mugger Maguff
- Synopsis
- Ozzie gets hypnotized and determines to become a hypnotist, with mixed results.
- Keywords
- hypnotism; theater
Overdid It
Meathead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the matter, Meathead?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Meathead; friend of Meathead
- Synopsis
- Meathead is down in the dumps.
- Reprints
- in TV Teens (Charlton, 1954 series) #14 [1] (February 1954)
-
Bedlam at Bigibell's
Babs / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yoo-hoo, Babs! I've been looking for you.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Babs Forester; Midge; Mr. Ashton Sackcloth; Mrs. Gruntia Bigibell; Mrs. Touchy
- Synopsis
- Babs works in the pet department of a downtown store until the animals get out of control.
Indexer Notes
department store; pet shop
Fast Money
Chuck / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'ya, Chuck, old pal, old sock!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chuck; Chuck's friend
- Synopsis
- Chuck's friend needs a loan.
Sloppy Jalopy
Ozzie and Babs / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, father, I missed all the other telephone poles!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Babs Forester; Mr. Phil Forester; Glitter Gaye; Ozzie Turner; Mr. Slitzel
- Synopsis
- Ozzie convinces Babs to buy a junk car for $10; chaos rapidly follows.
- Keywords
- jalopy; junk yard; motorcycles; trolley car
Moths
Whippersnappers / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What makes you think moths live terrible lives?
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- moth balls; moths
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover, printed in four color.
[no title indexed]
Ozzie and Babs / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heh! Heh! Too much flash powder!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Ozzie Turner; Babs Forester; Mr. Forester; Mrs. Forester
- Keywords
- camera; photography
Indexer Notes
On back cover, printed in four color.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You're pushing too fast, Ozzie!!"]
Ozzie and Babs -
1.
University Yuk Yuks
Whipper-Snappers -
2.
["The whole town's bubbling over about Ozzie and Babs"]
Ozzie and Babs -
3.
Mercury's Messenger
Ozzie and Babs -
4.
Method in His Madness
Willie the Wolf -
5.
It's Cupid, Stupid!
Ozzie and Babs -
6.
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-
7.
Be-Bop Bopworthy
-
8.
Algie Gets a Haircut!
Algernon -
9.
Dream Boy
Ozzie -
10.
Overdid It
Meathead -
11.
Bedlam at Bigibell's
Babs -
12.
Fast Money
Chuck -
13.
Sloppy Jalopy
Ozzie and Babs -
14.
Moths
Whippersnappers -
15.
["Heh! Heh! Too much flash powder!"]
Ozzie and Babs
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- Dwayne Best
- Bill Devine
- Michael Hoskin
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