(December 1945)

Hillman, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1945-10-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Ed Cronin (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1945, page 532, registration number B696015.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Orestes Calpini
Inks
Orestes Calpini
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Punch; Judy; Starry Eyes; Pinkie the Pony; Bucky the Mule; Fatsy McPig; Officer Hippo; Mr. Moonbeam

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s intro in Comics Journal #278.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Punch and Judy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uncle Tony the toymaker made Punch
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Punch; Judy; Uncle Tony

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

Fatsy McPig / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Orestes Calpini
Inks
Orestes Calpini
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come out and play with us, Fatsy McPig!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters
Fatsy McPig; Mr. Moonbeam; Fido; McBeetle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s intro in Comics Journal #278. Vadeboncoeur states that Calpini never signed his Fatsy McPig comics.

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

Buttons the Rabbit / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Officer Hippo--wake up!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Buttons; Officer Hippo; Buffalo Bill

Punch Meets Old Iron-Head (Table of Contents: 4)

Punch and Judy / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Uncle Ed
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Punch; Judy Jones; Uncle Tony

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Horse Feathers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh--it's high up here
Genre
children
Characters
Little Horse-Feathers

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

Captain Codfish / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Cronin ? (signed as E. C.)
Pencils
Tom Golden (signed as Tom G.)
Inks
Tom Golden (signed as Tom G.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Codfish sits on a dock, as big and solid as Plymouth Rock
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Captain Codfish

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

Starry Eyes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Orestes Calpini (signed as Ore. Cal.)
Inks
Orestes Calpini (signed as Ore. Cal.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's late at night after the big show
Genre
children
Characters
Starry Eyes; Pinkie the Pony; Bucky the Mule; Bobo the Clown

Indexer Notes

Signature is the same as in previous issues.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Uncle Tony the toymaker made Punch"]
    Punch and Judy
  3. 2. ["Come out and play with us, Fatsy McPig!"]
    Fatsy McPig
  4. 3. ["Hey Officer Hippo--wake up!"]
    Buttons the Rabbit
  5. 4. Punch Meets Old Iron-Head
    Punch and Judy
  6. 5. ["Gosh--it's high up here"]
    Little Horse Feathers
  7. 6. ["Captain Codfish sits on a dock, as big and solid as Plymouth Rock"]
    Captain Codfish
  8. 7. ["It's late at night after the big show"]
    Starry Eyes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt