(July-August 1964)

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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1964-05-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Scared Silly! (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner ?
Inks
Bob Oksner ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; Dracula; Wolf Man; Frankenstein's monster
Synopsis
Jerry Lewis cheerfully encounters monsters.
Keywords
celebrity; comedy; horror; monster

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (artwork); ? (photograph)
Inks
? (artwork); ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
18 small ads, with order coupon, from Honor House Prod. Corp.
Keywords
jiu jitsu; Joy buzzer; x-ray glasses

Scared Silly! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; Boris Killoff (Krankenstein); Bela Le Ghouli (Count Drinkula); Peter Leery (Dog-Boy); Sy Coe; Jeri Coe; Bride of Krankenstein
Synopsis
Jerry Lewis rents a creepy house and finds it occupied by out of work horror movie actors, who hope to terrify a director and inspire him to re-hire them.
Reprints
Keywords
celebrity; comedy; Hollywood; horror; monster; movie; robot

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I like chocolate fudge best!

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

Willy and Dilly / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got some money for my birthday...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Willy; Dilly
Synopsis
Willy and Dilly discuss how to spend birthday money.
Keywords
toys

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

Superboy Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch for the first 80 page Superboy Annual!
Characters
Superboy
Synopsis
Promo for "Giant Superboy Annual" #1

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail of cover

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

L. C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as Williams] (signed)
Inks
? [as Williams] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've got to cover this hole...
Characters
Lucky Charms Leprechaun; kids

Scared Silly! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Characters
Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle J. Moose
Keywords
bicycle

Indexer Notes

On the page between the 3rd page and the 4th page of the previous story sequence.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tootsie Rolls go on and on after other candy is gone!

Learn from Your Hobbies! (Table of Contents: 10)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Jim; Brad; teacher
Synopsis
Jim scorns stamp collecting and geography, but comes to to realize geography will be important once he becomes a pilot.
Keywords
Mount Everest

Indexer Notes

Misspelling in second panel -- "lof" for "lot."

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The whole Batman family!
Characters
Batman

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail of cover

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park
Characters
Superman (cameo)
Synopsis
Ad for Palisades Amusement Park, with coupons for rides and parking

The Man Behind Jerry Lewis (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Article on Bob Oksner, artist for "The Adventures of Jerry Lewis"

Indexer Notes

"Based on Arnold Drake's more fully developed, highly hilarious story, beginning in this issue, the art has more verve and comic sharpness, encompasses more detail and greater dimension. This is the work of Bob Oksner...."

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.34 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Legally-required statement of ownership, etc.

Indexer Notes

Filing date October 1, 1963; average of 353,000 copies printed for each issue in previous 12 months; average of 184,730 circulated; signed by Irving Donenfeld, Business Manager

Scared Silly! Part 3 (Table of Contents: 15)

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue of Jerry Lewis
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; pretty girl
Synopsis
Promo with order coupon for subscriptions to "Jerry Lewis" and other titles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brother, can YOU spare a dime?
Characters
Ben Rebhun; Bill Butler
Synopsis
Ad with order coupon for American Body Building Club

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman Plastic Hobby Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit
Characters
Bill; Mr. Handy; Bill's friend; Bull's sister; Superman (cameo)
Synopsis
Comic story in which Bill buys and assembles the Superman model kit from Aurora

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Scared Silly!
    The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
  3. 2. Scared Silly! Part 1
    Jerry Lewis
  4. 3. ["I like chocolate fudge best!"]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  5. 4. ["I got some money for my birthday..."]
    Willy and Dilly
  6. 5. ["Watch for the first 80 page Superboy Annual!"]
    Superboy Annual
  7. 6. ["We've got to cover this hole..."]
    L. C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  8. 7. Scared Silly! Part 2
    Jerry Lewis
  9. 8. ["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
    Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios
  10. 9. ["Tootsie Rolls go on and on after other candy is gone!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  11. 10. Learn from Your Hobbies!
  12. 11. ["The whole Batman family!"]
    Batman Annual
  13. 12. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  14. 13. The Man Behind Jerry Lewis
  15. 14. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
  16. 15. Scared Silly! Part 3
    Jerry Lewis
  17. 16. ["What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  18. 17. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue of Jerry Lewis"]
    Jerry Lewis
  19. 18. ["Brother, can YOU spare a dime?"]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. ["Boys and girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit"]
    Superman Plastic Hobby Kit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Kirk House
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore