Binky #80
(August 1971)

DC, 1970 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-06-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor); Carmine Infantino (editorial director)

Issue Notes

August in indicia; September on cover. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Binky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Job Number
J-1259
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Binky (DC, 1970 series) #80
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Cover gallery

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editing
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Oh, What a Pal! (Table of Contents: 2)

Binky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
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Job Number
J-1126
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Buzzy; Cat Lady
Synopsis
Buzzy talks too much, so Binky gets whacked on the head a lot.
Reprints

Sleep Tight! (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Albano (signed as J. A.)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number
J-1245
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Muffins the dog
Synopsis
Leroy sleeps in the dog house.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed in The Comic Reader #219, submitted by John Hedegor.

The Weird World of Aurora (Table of Contents: 4)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
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Editing
?
Characters
Dr. Deadly; Vampirella; Frankenstein's Monster

The Teen-Tour... Play as You Go! (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-406
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Miss Grimsby; Mr Hollis (bus driver); Marsha; Peggy Baxter; Sylvester
Synopsis
Binky goes on a school trip with a cranky bus driver.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. Continued in "Heap Big End of Trip!"

From Beyond the Unknown (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

The "Sweet Pain" of Frank Demme (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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? (photo)
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? (photo)
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?
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typeset
Job Number
J-1289
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Frank Demme
Synopsis
Article on singer/guitarist Frank Demme.

Now You See It-- Now You Don't! (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number
J-1293
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Leroy's mother; Muffins the dog
Synopsis
Leroy teaches Muffins to carry things in his mouth.

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

National Diamond Sales [Jewelry] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Heap Big End of Trip! (Table of Contents: 10)

Binky / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-407
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Miss Grimsby; Mr Hollis (bus driver); Peggy Baxter
Synopsis
The teen-tour meets some indians.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3. Note that part 2 isn't reprinted in this issue.

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

Folk Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Appears on the page after page 5 of the previous story sequence.

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

Lucky Clover Club Games and Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Appears on the page before page 6 of the previous story sequence.

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

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

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?
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen

The Golden Guitar! (Table of Contents: 14)

Binky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-909
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Sherwood; Benny
Synopsis
Binky make some money with his guitar.
Reprints

Play 1971 Big League Baseball Games (Table of Contents: 15)

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

Appears on the page between page 2 and page 3 of the previous story sequence.

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

It's Peggy's Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
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?
Letters
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Job Number
J-779
Characters
Goldie Hawn; Elvis Presley; Nancy Sinatra; Tom Jones
Synopsis
Letters page on famous people and fashion.

Chivalry Anyone? (Table of Contents: 17)

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1198
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Buzzy
Synopsis
Binky and Buzzy think a little girl has fallen into a pond and they come to the rescue.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits and reprint information from The Comic Reader #219, submitted by John Hedegor.

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

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sold by Honor House products.

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

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Honor House products.

The Challenge! (Table of Contents: 20)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1246
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Richard; Pam
Synopsis
Leroy runs from Richard's challenge.

The Messenger! (Table of Contents: 21)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1245
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy
Synopsis
Leroy keeps his friends hanging.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
More for your money...
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carmine Infantino
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Fans...
Synopsis
Letter from editorial director Carmine Infantino on the inflation in the USA and National Publications raising the price of its comics.

Ready and Waiting! (Table of Contents: 24)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
?
Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1244
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Leroy's mother
Synopsis
Leroy practises playing the violin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Flying Coffins; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editing
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Indexer Notes

Ad for two games from Helen of Toy, Co.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

747 Jumbo Jet Model / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sold by National P.P. Jet.
Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Mattel's Hot Birds planes.
Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Binky
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  3. 2. Oh, What a Pal!
    Binky
  4. 3. Sleep Tight!
    Li'l Leroy
  5. 4. The Weird World of Aurora
    Aurora Products
  6. 5. The Teen-Tour... Play as You Go!
    Binky
  7. 6. From Beyond the Unknown
  8. 7. The "Sweet Pain" of Frank Demme
  9. 8. Now You See It-- Now You Don't!
    Li'l Leroy
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    National Diamond Sales [Jewelry]
  11. 10. Heap Big End of Trip!
    Binky
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Folk Records
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Lucky Clover Club Games and Toys
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Scooter
  15. 14. The Golden Guitar!
    Binky
  16. 15. Play 1971 Big League Baseball Games
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    It's Peggy's Page
  18. 17. Chivalry Anyone?
    Binky
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Monster Size Monsters
  21. 20. The Challenge!
    Li'l Leroy
  22. 21. The Messenger!
    Li'l Leroy
  23. 22. ["More for your money..."]
    Superman
  24. 23. ["Dear Fans..."]
  25. 24. Ready and Waiting!
    Li'l Leroy
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Flying Coffins; Task Force
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    747 Jumbo Jet Model
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Mattel Toys
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