TV Comic #111

(Friday, December 18, 1953)

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

Polly Copter's adventures / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whew! I've been trying to get Copty started for hours,

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Copty (helicopter); Mr. Polly (parrot); Doctor Fix-it

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A & BC chewing gum / advertisement / 0.4 page (report information)

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Harry Corbett's Sooty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Pencils

Tony Hart (credited)

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Tony Hart (credited)

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When Harry Corbett went to see Sooty the other day,

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Sooty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Tusker & Tikki in Australia / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Spike (signed)

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Spike (signed)

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Australian Bush. Beware of Bush rangers

Genre

humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tusker (elephant); Tikki (young boy)

Indexer Notes

A single picture with no dialogue but with various captions on signposts.

Smokey the Pigeon Fancier (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Dorothy Dee

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There was much bustle and excitement in the tiny village of Much Nestling,

Genre

animal

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Cadbury's chocolate / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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A page for cubs and brownies / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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Getting ready for Christmas

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Leo the lion cub / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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I'm off to do some skating

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Leo the lion cub

Miss Fluffy-Bustle's Tail (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Margaret Connor

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Miss Fluffy-Bustle was a little rabbit with a very big tail.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Miss Fluffy-Bustle; Grandfather Rabbit; Fairy Queen

Indexer Notes

Left half of page.

The Angel's Message (Table of Contents: 10)

Stories from the bible / text story / 0.375 page (report information)

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In a little village called Nazareth in Palestine,

Genre

historical; religious

Characters

Mary; Joseph

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Wilkinson's liquorice allsorts / comics-form advertising / 0.125 page (report information)

Larry's Xmas Shopping (Table of Contents: 12)

Larry the Lamb / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Mrs. S. G. Hulme-Beaman (credited)

Pencils

George Moreno (credited)

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Well Dennis, all our Christmas shopping is done!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Larry the Lamb; Dennis (dog); Mr. Ernest (policeman)

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Holland Toffee Twins / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

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Job Number

46

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Quickly! You know what to do, Merry!

Genre

children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Boy and girl twins the boy called Merry; Princess; Genie

Indexer Notes

Comic strip sponsored by Holland Toffee with last panel being a picture of a jar of Holland Toffees being admired by the twins and the Princess from the strip.

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Larry the Lamb / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

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Neville Main

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Neville Main

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Neville Main

Job Number

111

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I want you to build me a special construction while I fetch another pipe Peter -

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Muffin the Mule; Peter (dog)

Indexer Notes

Continued from front cover. Top left of the centre spread.

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Jack and Jill / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

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Talintyre (signed)

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Talintyre (signed)

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I'll just try this one for size

Genre

children; detective-mystery

Characters

Jack; Jill; male shop assistant

Indexer Notes

Middle of the centre spread.

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Prudence Kitten / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

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Only a week to Christmas!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Prudence Kitten; Baba (small dog); Alex (mouse)

Indexer Notes

Top right of the centre spread.

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Peregrine and the twins / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

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I need 6d badly! Hmm? The boy's money box? No! I mustn't!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peregrine (penguin); Esk; Moe (twin boy penguins)

Indexer Notes

Along the bottom of the centre spread.

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Mr Pastry / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Richard Hearne [Mr Pastry] (credited)

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111

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It was a dress rehearsal of Mr. Pastry's pantomime, 'Dick Wittington'.

Genre

humour

Characters

Mr. Pastry; Mortimer Timblethwaite

Indexer Notes

Is signed and the surname is Roberts but cannot make out first name.

Comic strip with captions beneath each panel, no speech balloons.

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advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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T. V. Tim / comic story / 0.45 page (report information)

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Spike (signed)

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Spike (signed)

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Genre

humour; children

Characters

T. V. Tim; Cathode (his dog)

Indexer Notes

Eight panel strip with captions under blocks of two panels, no speech balloons.

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Jasper the T. V. Pup / comic story / 0.45 page (report information)

Script

Macdonald Daly (credited)

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22

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I hurried next inside an igloo,

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Jasper (dog); Eskimo

Indexer Notes

Six panels with a four line verse beneath each, no speech balloons.

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Muffin's lucky dip / in-house column / 0.1 page (report information)

The Lost Ballerina (Table of Contents: 23)

The adventures of Philip and Anne / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Roland Davies (credited)

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Philip and Anne are staying with their Grandmother.

Genre

drama; children

Characters

Philip; Anne

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activity / 0.25 page (report information)

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Try and solve these yuletide puzzles

Indexer Notes

Two puzzles, a maze and a dot-to-dot.

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Muffin club news / in-house column / 0.9 page (report information)

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Twinkle and his magic wand / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

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Oh dear! - how am I going to saw up these logs - I haven't a saw!

Genre

children; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Twinkle (an elf)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Roy Rogers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom McKimson (credited as Al McKimsom)

Pencils

Pete Alvarado (credited as Al McKimsom)

Inks

Pete Alvarado (credited as Al McKimsom)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

5-17

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sorry I had t'knock you out, Pete.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Roy Rogers; Snapper Sloan (villain); Pete (his sidekick)

Indexer Notes

Newspaper comic reprint.

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Charlie Parkin / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Gosh! The woods are covered in snow

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Charlie Parkin (squirrel)

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

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Francis Coudrill's Hank / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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We've got to catch that lioness!

Genre

humour; western-frontier

Characters

Hank; Mexican Pete

Indexer Notes

Masthead states "drawn & told by Murdoch & Phillips".

Back cover.