(March 1959)

Charlton, 1957 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Humor Magazines Inc.
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Jack O'Brien (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1958 by Humor Magazines, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Colors
?
Genre
humor
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Duggles Fast-1 Ad (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jo Albistur
Inks
Jo Albistur
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Husband takes fast plane home and finds his wife in bed with someone else.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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Indexer Notes

Spot illos from inside the magazine.

Letters to the Editor (Table of Contents: 3)

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?
Letters
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Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 4)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Draw stick-figure girl and win art scholarship.

Shrimp Creole (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Jo Albistur ?
Inks
Jo Albistur ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Movie parody on an Elvis Presley film.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

The Russians Are Stealing Our Comics! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (sourced)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (sourced)
Letters
?
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Synopsis
Russian versions of beloved comics: "Dennis the Terrible", "Comrade Beetlnik", "Is Happening Plenty Times", "Nanski", "Commissar Abernathski", and "Peanutskis".

Indexer Notes

Comics lampooned are: "Dennis the Menace", "Beetle Bailey", "They'll Do It Every Time", "Nancy", "Mr. Abernathy", and "Peanuts".

1958's Ten Best Accidents (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
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Tony Couch ?
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Tony Couch ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Wonderful accidents and how they happened".

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Aesappy Fable! (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Letters
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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Kid's story in big letters, some of the words are substituted by spot illustrations.

Those Jinx Covers (Table of Contents: 9)

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?
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Tony Couch ?
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Tony Couch ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Athletes appear on the cover of JINX magazine - and are jinxed afterwards.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Those Fabulous Firsts (Table of Contents: 10)

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satire-parody
Synopsis
Facts about history parody.

Florman Decent Deal Questions Your Questions (Table of Contents: 11)

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Letters
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Synopsis
Parody on advice columns.

Fact Realism vs. TV Is 'Em Real (Table of Contents: 12)

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Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
How historical western characters (Geronimo, General Custer, Calamity Jane) looked like - and how TV depicts them.

Junior Kits (Table of Contents: 13)

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typeset
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
"Original ideas for new kits": Politician, Comedian, Viking or Eartha Kitt kit.

Let's Bring Back "Dear John" Letters (Table of Contents: 14)

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Letters
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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Handwritten letters to famous people.

American Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Tony Couch (signed)
Inks
Tony Couch (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
African visitor looks at the US - "to get even with Margaret Mead and those other sociologists".

On the Late Show (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Jo Albistur
Inks
Jo Albistur
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Enter Crazy's Money Contest (Table of Contents: 17)

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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Impossible puzzle.

Finger Signs (Table of Contents: 18)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Tell-tale arms show the way to a destination, e.g. a skeletal hand to the x-ray ward.

Crazy's Small-American Team (Table of Contents: 19)

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?
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Tony Couch ?
Inks
Tony Couch ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
A crazy football team.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Is Your Name on this Page? (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
List of names to be shown to friends - to make them see their name in print.

The American Teacher (Table of Contents: 21)

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?
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Genre
satire-parody

Let's Jazz Up Our License Plates! (Table of Contents: 22)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Comical license plates.

Crazy's Very Own Sympathy Cards (Table of Contents: 23)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Funny greeting cards.

BAD (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Belkin (sourced)
Pencils
Tony Couch Jr.
Inks
Tony Couch Jr.
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor; satire-parody
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman; Boob; Roy
Synopsis
Parody on MAD magazine, with MAD-like illustrations, comics and advertisements.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Confirmed in "Behaving Madly" (IDW Publishing, 2017), Ger Apeldoorn and Craig Yoe.
Art drawn in the styles of Mort Drucker, Joe Orlando, and Don Martin.

Winsom Cigarette Ad (Table of Contents: 25)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of Winston cigarette ad: "Winsom Gals Act Good Like a Good Gal Should".

Crust Toothpaste Ad (Table of Contents: 26)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Look, mom! No cavities!", shouts a toothless boy.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Duggles Fast-1 Ad
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Letters to the Editor
  5. 4. Draw Me!
  6. 5. Shrimp Creole
  7. 6. The Russians Are Stealing Our Comics!
  8. 7. 1958's Ten Best Accidents
  9. 8. Aesappy Fable!
  10. 9. Those Jinx Covers
  11. 10. Those Fabulous Firsts
  12. 11. Florman Decent Deal Questions Your Questions
  13. 12. Fact Realism vs. TV Is 'Em Real
  14. 13. Junior Kits
  15. 14. Let's Bring Back "Dear John" Letters
  16. 15. American Sketchbook
  17. 16. On the Late Show
  18. 17. Enter Crazy's Money Contest
  19. 18. Finger Signs
  20. 19. Crazy's Small-American Team
  21. 20. Is Your Name on this Page?
  22. 21. The American Teacher
  23. 22. Let's Jazz Up Our License Plates!
  24. 23. Crazy's Very Own Sympathy Cards
  25. 24. BAD
  26. 25. Winsom Cigarette Ad
  27. 26. Crust Toothpaste Ad
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