TV Comic #1378
(12 May, 1978)

Polystyle Publications, 1951 Series
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Volume
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Price
0.10 GBP
Pages
20
Indicia Frequency
every Friday
On-sale Date
1978-05-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Polystyle Publications Ltd
Brand
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Barcode
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Kicktail Kid / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Buzz Blade [Kicktail Kid]

High Flyin' Bunny (Table of Contents: 1)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The time has come for this bunny to find a work!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bugs Bunny

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

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Titcombe (signed as Bill Titcombe)
Inks
Bill Titcombe (signed as Bill Titcombe)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, rodent?
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tom; Jerry; Butch

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

The Kicktail Kid / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ferrer
Inks
Ferrer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Th-there's some kind of power unit built into the thing?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Buzz Blade [Kicktail Kid]

Indexer Notes

Second instalment of story.

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

Droopy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Excuse me, is anyone home?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Droopy; Bartender; Wild Bill Hook; Sheriff

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Basil Brush / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a borin' way to spend the day -
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Basil Brush; Chummers; policeman; army officer

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

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Mevin
Inks
Bill Mevin
Colors
? (grey tones)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nope!
Genre
humour
Characters
Popeye; Wimpy; Sam (burger shop owner)

Indexer Notes

A colour strip reprinted in black and white with the colours becoming grey tones.

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

Lucan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Leave him! He's one against many.
Genre
drama
Characters
Lucan; four motorcycle thugs; Jim Bacon

Indexer Notes

Second instalment of story.

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

Barney Bear / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Inks
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's a couple of vacancies for litter removers at the park, Barney.
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Barney Bear; Moose; park keeper; zoo keeper

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Rod Hull and Emu / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Inks
Bill Mevin (signed as Mevin)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's time to paint the walls, Emu, can you help me?
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Rod Hull; Emu; chemist

The Guardian of the Tomb (Table of Contents: 11)

Dr. Who / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Canning
Inks
John Canning
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the mist pursues...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
The Doctor; Captain Steele

Playpeople and the Accident (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Playpeople / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

The Pink Panther / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's only one way to see Wales!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pink Panther; ponies owner; coal miner

The Legacy of Lazarus (Table of Contents: 14)

Star Trek / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Alberto Giolitti
Inks
Alberto Giolitti
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a matter of months my androids have constructed a city around the silver antenna --
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Lazarus; Spock
Synopsis
A planet is seemingly populated by every famous person from Earth's ancient past. In reality they are all androids controlled by Alexander Lazarus, a mad Earth historian.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two full pages from the Gold Key issue reprinted at their original size. Remainder of pages are the title and black and white photos from the TV series at left and right of the strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Kicktail Kid
  2. 1. High Flyin' Bunny
    Bugs Bunny
  3. 2. ["What are you doing, rodent?"]
    Tom and Jerry
  4. 3. ["Th-there's some kind of power unit built into the thing?"]
    The Kicktail Kid
  5. 4. ["Excuse me, is anyone home?"]
    Droopy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. ["What a borin' way to spend the day -"]
    Basil Brush
  8. 7. ["Nope!"]
    Popeye
  9. 8. ["Leave him! He's one against many."]
    Lucan
  10. 9. ["There's a couple of vacancies for litter removers at the park, Barney."]
    Barney Bear
  11. 10. ["It's time to paint the walls, Emu, can you help me?"]
    Rod Hull and Emu
  12. 11. The Guardian of the Tomb
    Dr. Who
  13. 12. Playpeople and the Accident
    Playpeople
  14. 13. ["There's only one way to see Wales!"]
    The Pink Panther
  15. 14. The Legacy of Lazarus
    Star Trek
  16. 15. ["Another great gift from Treborland"]
    Batman and Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Stephen Mitchell