(September 1952)

Toby, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Toby Press Inc.
Brand
Toby Press
Editing
Benton J. Resnik (General Manager); Mel Lazarus (Art Director)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spike and Bat / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
? (partially typeset)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I'll be..!
Genre
adventure; humor; war
Characters
Spike; Bat; Harem Girl

[Televiewer Offer] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Double Doublecross (Table of Contents: 2)

Spike and Bat / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; war
Characters
Spike; Bat
Reprints

Hawaiian Maneuvers (Table of Contents: 3)

Spike and Bat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; war
Characters
Spike; Bat; Lani; Drunken Sailor; Shore Patrol
Synopsis
The Shore Patrol is called in when Spike and Bat battle for the attentions of Lani. Transvestite scene.
Reprints

Mighty Mabel (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charles F. X. Houts (credited as Staff Sergeant Charles F. X. Houts) (Marine Corps correspondent)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Almost hidden in the shadows of a ridge, lurked the grim form of an M-26 tank.
Genre
adventure; war
Reprints

Mam'selle Spells Trouble (Table of Contents: 5)

Spike and Bat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; war
Characters
Spike; Bat; Fifi Delorm; Captain; Colonel; Two Female News Correspondents
Synopsis
Spike and Bat strike-out with Fifi Delorm, a French news correspondent.
Reprints

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

Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So we all got liberties...
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Lover O'Leary; Roundhouse Rhoda; Hot-Rod Hattie; Airline Amy; Steamboat Sal; nerdy, young Marines
Synopsis
Good girl art.
Reprints

Ever-Lovin' Wuff (Table of Contents: 7)

Wuff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Pencils
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Inks
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wuff
Synopsis
Wuff thinks he's found a way to get into a burlesque star's dressing room.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

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

Prospector Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well! Well!
Genre
humor
Characters
Prospector Pete; Shopkeeper
Synopsis
Pete buys a firecracker for the Fourth of July.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Pencils
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Inks
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's what he gets for opening his big mouth!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Five single-panel cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

[Electronic Walkie-Talkie Offer] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Binoculars Offer] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Supporter Belt Offer] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Physique Development Offer] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Well, I'll be..!"]
    Spike and Bat
  2. 1. [Televiewer Offer]
  3. 2. Double Doublecross
    Spike and Bat
  4. 3. Hawaiian Maneuvers
    Spike and Bat
  5. 4. Mighty Mabel
  6. 5. Mam'selle Spells Trouble
    Spike and Bat
  7. 6. ["So we all got liberties..."]
    Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles
  8. 7. Ever-Lovin' Wuff
    Wuff
  9. 8. ["Well! Well!"]
    Prospector Pete
  10. 9. ["That's what he gets for opening his big mouth!"]
  11. 10. [Electronic Walkie-Talkie Offer]
  12. 11. [Binoculars Offer]
  13. 12. [Supporter Belt Offer]
  14. 13. [Physique Development Offer]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Pat Conolly
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt
  • Kathryn Wright