(January 1954)

Dell, 1950 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand:
Dell Comic
Editing:
Helen Meyer (Editor); Chase Craig (Managing editor); Tom McKimson (Art director)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; Newsprint; Stapled; On-going Series
Color:
Color
Dimensions:
Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock:
Newsprint
Binding:
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
Ongoing Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Looney Tunes [and] Merrie Melodies / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks:
Ralph Heimdahl
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports
Characters:
Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny

Indexer Notes

[Bugs playing basketball on stilts]


The same to you...and many of 'em!" (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
none
Synopsis:
Ad for Milky Way candy bars from the Mars Company

Indexer Notes

Inside Front Cover


[Lots of peace and quiet] (Table of Contents)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tony Strobl
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset
Job Number:
L. + M. #147-541

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis:
First line: "You'll work for the cawwots you took fwom my hotel kitchen, or I'll blast you, wabbit!"

[Porky's interrupted sleep] (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Carl Fallberg
Pencils:
John Carey
Inks:
John Carey
Colors:
?
Letters:
John Carey

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Porky Pig
Synopsis:
First line: "Golly, I'm tired! It's been a rough week! I'm going to take a hot bath and sleep for two days!"

Indexer Notes

Title in Carl Fallberg's notes is Sleep


[Duckhunting at Lake Mallard] (Table of Contents)

Elmer Fudd and Daffy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Phil de Lara
Inks:
Phil de Lara
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Elmer Fudd; Daffy Duck
Synopsis:
First line: "Goin' away, Fuddsy?"

Santa Claus Junior (Table of Contents)

[Cicero Pig] / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Carey
Inks:
John Carey
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Cicero Pig; Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig

[Pack rat trouble] (Table of Contents)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tony Strobl
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy
Characters:
Mary Jane; Sniffles
Synopsis:
First line: "This you've gotta see!"

[Lifesaving merit badges] (Table of Contents)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Vivie Risto
Inks:
Vivie Risto
Colors:
?
Letters:
Vivie Risto

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters:
Henery Hawk; Mr. Oliver Owl, Sr.; Ollie Owl; Ozzie Ostrich; Mabel (a hen); Foghorn J. Leghorn
Synopsis:
First line: "Whee! This Scout hat sails just like a boomerang!"

[Come in out of the cold] (Table of Contents)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ken Champin
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
Synopsis:
First line: "Ooh! I'm fweezing! I better find me a nice, warm home before it too late!"
Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

[The end of the rainbow] (Table of Contents)

Little Pancho Vanilla / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gil Turner?
Pencils:
Gil Turner
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
children
Characters:
Little Pancho Vanilla; el señor Pancho Vanilla; la señora Vanilla; Chavez Ravine (villain)
Synopsis:
First line: "Bah! How you like thees? My son calmly reads fairy tales while I am shaking een my boots!"
Reprints:

Parents! Give Dell comic gift subscriptions! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Ad and subscription blank for various Dell comics; Shown (Walter Lantz New Funnies completely, others partially) are Front Covers of Walter Lantz New Funnies (1946 Series), Vol. 1, No. 203 (January 1954), Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1950 Series), #147 (January 1954), Tom and Jerry Comics (1949 Series) Vol. 1, No. 114 (January 1954), Roy Rogers Comics, Tarzan, Gene Autry Comic, The Lone Ranger, and Marge's Little Lulu; Free with each subscription is a lucky penny pocket piece.


[The auto accident] (Table of Contents)

Petunia / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Carey
Inks:
John Carey
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Petunia Pig; Porky Pig
Synopsis:
First line: "Porky, may I borrow your car? I have some shopping to do!"

Indexer Notes

Lower tier filled by Dell Statement of Account


Statement...showing the ownership, management, and circulation of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies...for October 1, 1953. (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

No circulation figures given.
George T. Delacorte Jr.; Helen Meyer; Margarita Delacorte; John C. Weber


[Putting on the brakes] (Table of Contents)

Cicero / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Abranz
Inks:
Fred Abranz
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children
Characters:
Cicero Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis:
First line: "Ready for your first piano lesson, Cicero?"

Indexer Notes

Inside Back Cover


"Spark up! fake out that pass defender!" said Tom Fears, star end, Los Angeles Rams (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Don Komisarow?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Tom Fears
Synopsis:
Ad for Wheaties cereal from General Mills

Indexer Notes

Back Cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Looney Tunes [and] Merrie Melodies
  2. 1. The same to you...and many of 'em!"
  3. 2. [Lots of peace and quiet]
    Bugs Bunny
  4. 3. [Porky's interrupted sleep]
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. [Duckhunting at Lake Mallard]
    Elmer Fudd and Daffy
  6. 5. Santa Claus Junior
    [Cicero Pig]
  7. 6. [Pack rat trouble]
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  8. 7. [Lifesaving merit badges]
    Henery Hawk
  9. 8. [Come in out of the cold]
    Tweety and Sylvester
  10. 9. [The end of the rainbow]
    Little Pancho Vanilla
  11. 10. Parents! Give Dell comic gift subscriptions!
  12. 11. [The auto accident]
    Petunia
  13. 12. Statement...showing the ownership, management, and circulation of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies...for October 1, 1953.
  14. 13. [Putting on the brakes]
    Cicero
  15. 14. "Spark up! fake out that pass defender!" said Tom Fears, star end, Los Angeles Rams
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • R. J. Roper
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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