(May 1946)

Hillman, 1944 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-03-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Ed Cronin (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1946-1947 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Punch and Judy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Hudson ?
Inks
Bill Hudson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Punch; Uncle Tony; Pinky the Pony; Bobo the Clown; Bucky the Mule; Fatsy McPig; Mr. Moonbeam; Starry Eyes

Indexer Notes

Characters from 3 different comic strips are featured on the cover.

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

Punch and Judy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Hudson ?
Inks
Bill Hudson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Punch is at it again!!
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Punch; Judy; Uncle Tony; Scarecrow; Mrs. Scarecrow; Tatters; Patches
Synopsis
Punch mocks Uncle Tony's Scarecrow, who comes to life and takes Punch home as a toy for his two scarecrow children. An escaped circus zebra threatens to eat the straw-stuffed youngsters, but Punch saves the day.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
See the Children's Day Parade Today!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fatsy McPig; Grandma Pig
Synopsis
Fatsy falls asleep and is mistaken for a parade balloon. Inflated with helium to a huge size, he has various misadventures.

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

Little Horsefeather the Indian / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We have strawberries for lunch today, boys!
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Little Horsefeather; Pantywaist; father; mother; Big Splash the rain-god
Synopsis
Disappointed at the scarcity of strawberries, Little Horsefeather and Pantywaist manipulate the rain-making machine of Big Splash in hopes of creating a bigger crop, but get more than they bargained for.

Punch Goes Hunting (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Punch; Judy; Uncle Tony

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

Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Stupid Goat!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Buttons; Officer Hippo; Stupid Goat
Synopsis
Buttons offers to help Stupid Goat sell a vacuum cleaner to Officer Hippo.

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

Captain Codfish / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Giella (signed)
Inks
Joe Giella (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Captain Codfish--haven't you ever been caught on a hook?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Captain Codfish; fisherman
Synopsis
Two human fishermen try to catch Captain Codfish, while he in turn attempts to catch them. Eventually, they decide to be friends.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Orestes Calpini ?
Inks
Orestes Calpini ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There it is, Starry Eyes--Biffsniff Mountain!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Starry Eyes; Bobo the Clown; Bucky the Mule; Pinky the Pony; Witch; Blockhead; Circus-Master
Synopsis
The Circus-Master wants to buy a rare Biffsniff animal from a witch for his circus. The witch turns Pinky and Bucky into Biffsniffs and sells them to the circus. Bobo and Starry Eyes defeat the witch and all the Biffsniffs return to their original form. However, the circus will put the witch on display instead.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Punch and Judy
  2. 1. ["Punch is at it again!!"]
    Punch and Judy
  3. 2. ["See the Children's Day Parade Today!"]
    Fatsy McPig
  4. 3. ["We have strawberries for lunch today, boys!"]
    Little Horsefeather the Indian
  5. 4. Punch Goes Hunting
    Punch and Judy
  6. 5. ["Hello, Stupid Goat!"]
    Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo
  7. 6. ["Hey, Captain Codfish--haven't you ever been caught on a hook?"]
    Captain Codfish
  8. 7. ["There it is, Starry Eyes--Biffsniff Mountain!"]
    Starry Eyes
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