Humdinger #v1#4 [4]
(November-December 1946)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
Editing
Robert D. Wheeler; Jane Spaulding Nye (managing editor); Helen Doig Schmid (associate editor); Mel Cummin (art director); Al Fago (art consultant)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Speck, Spot and Sis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Inks
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
humor
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Speck, Spot and Sis / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren ?
Pencils
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Inks
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Warren ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, sis, since when have you gone in for muscle building?
Genre
humor

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

Pepsi; Pepsi the Pepsi-cola cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Twelve Olympians (Table of Contents: 4)

Mickey Starlight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don Rico (signed)
Pencils
Don Rico (signed)
Inks
Don Rico (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mickey Starlight; Mr. Starliht (Mickey's father); Mr. Hermit; Zeus; Hera [aka Juno]; Prince Paris
Synopsis
Mr. Hermit tells Mickey who the twelve Olympians were.
Keywords
Olympus

Indexer Notes

According to Don Rico, Mickey was based on Don as a boy.

The Cyclops of Ophir (Table of Contents: 5)

Butch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Gage (signed)
Pencils
Hy Gage (signed)
Inks
Hy Gage
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Butch

Saving the Warden's Daughter (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Genevieve's Quest (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mickey Klar Marks
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

The Jerkwater Line / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)
Inks
Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marmaduke do Something!
Genre
humor

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

Dink / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer ?
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, oh, boy
Genre
children
Characters
Dink

The Case of the Mysterious Jewel Thefts (Table of Contents: 10)

Foxy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Gage (signed)
Pencils
Hy Gage (signed)
Inks
Hy Gage
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Foxy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Kids is Kids / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bert Green ?
Pencils
Bert Green (signed)
Inks
Bert Green
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have a sneakin' idea I'm on the trail of an important criminal!!
Genre
children
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Dink / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer ?
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's see who we can try our hypnotic power on, Swipes!!
Genre
children
Characters
Dink

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Speck, Spot and Sis
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. ["Gosh, sis, since when have you gone in for muscle building?"]
    Speck, Spot and Sis
  4. 3. ["S.O.S. Police-boat long overdue"]
    Pepsi; Pepsi the Pepsi-cola cop
  5. 4. The Twelve Olympians
    Mickey Starlight
  6. 5. The Cyclops of Ophir
    Butch
  7. 6. Saving the Warden's Daughter
    "U. S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Bike Tires
  8. 7. Genevieve's Quest
  9. 8. ["Marmaduke do Something!"]
    The Jerkwater Line
  10. 9. ["Boy, oh, boy"]
    Dink
  11. 10. The Case of the Mysterious Jewel Thefts
    Foxy
  12. 11. ["I have a sneakin' idea I'm on the trail of an important criminal!!"]
    Kids is Kids
  13. 12. ["Let's see who we can try our hypnotic power on, Swipes!!"]
    Dink
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
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  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • James Ludwig
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore
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