(July 1951)

Hillman, 1944 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Edward Cronin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Punch; Judy

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

Punch and Judy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're in Uncle Tony's toyshop...
Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Punch; Judy; Uncle Tony; The Wonderful Snickelfritz; Mr. Man-in-the-Moon; Big Moonbeam
Synopsis
Punch boasts that he could run the moon better than The Wonderful Snickelfritz, a puppet who is the assistant to the Man in the Moon. Snickelfritz hears this, and brings Punch to the moon to give him a chance to make good on his claim, with disastrous results.

The Comics That Always Win the Pennant! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

Earl the Rich Rabbit / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marty Taras ?
Inks
Marty Taras ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earl is the richest rabbit in the world...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Earl; Wentworth the butler; Elmer McSnargle; Mrs. McSnargle
Synopsis
Earl the rich rabbit sponsors a horse race. One of the prizes is the McSnargle house. To try and save his house, Elmer McSnargle disguises himself as a horse and participates in the competition.

Punch's Railroad (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Punch

McMussel the Mighty (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
McMussel

Indexer Notes

No dialogue in this one-page filler strip.

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

Bummer the Little Dutch Drummer of Old New York / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bummer was a little Dutch boy.
Genre
humor; historical
Characters
Bummer; New Jersey Charlie; Chief Hotbox; Peter Stuyvesant
Synopsis
Drummer Bummer is abducted by Native Americans who feel they were cheated by the Dutch, who purchased Manhattan Island from them for $24.

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

Burp the Buffalo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Burp the Buffalo is the worst in the West!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
Characters
Burp the Buffalo; Hot Dog
Synopsis
Outlaw Burp the Buffalo and Hot Dog the Indian compete in robbing banks, stagecoaches, etc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Punch and Judy
  2. 1. ["We're in Uncle Tony's toyshop..."]
    Punch and Judy
  3. 2. The Comics That Always Win the Pennant!
  4. 3. ["Earl is the richest rabbit in the world..."]
    Earl the Rich Rabbit
  5. 4. Punch's Railroad
    Punch and Judy
  6. 5. McMussel the Mighty
  7. 6. ["Bummer was a little Dutch boy."]
    Bummer the Little Dutch Drummer of Old New York
  8. 7. ["Burp the Buffalo is the worst in the West!"]
    Burp the Buffalo
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt