(October-November 1955)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-08-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Alpine Harper was lead writer on Flippity and Flop strips and Cecil Beard was lead on Twiddle and Twaddle. However, they were a husband and wife team known to write collaboratively. Credits by Jerry Bails at http://www.bailsprojects.com/. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flippity and Flop / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "What'sa matter, Flop?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

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

Find the Twins / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 4)

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?" (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Jan

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll catch a canary and brew me a stew!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam
Reprints

Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone (Table of Contents: 7)

Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Stop or Go! (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel ?
Pencils
Martin Naydel ?
Inks
Martin Naydel ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a night!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

The Daring Deer (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Funny Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A pig is a naturally clean animal...
Genre
non-fiction

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

Twiddle and Twaddle / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh! Heh! Heh!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dog; Twaddle; Twiddle

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Artistic Card Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Schwinn American / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Flippity and Flop
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. ["Ooo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "What'sa matter, Flop?"]
    Flippity and Flop
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Find the Twins
  5. 4. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Roller Skates
  6. 5. Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. ["Roses are red, violets are blue, I'll catch a canary and brew me a stew!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  8. 7. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
    Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk
  9. 8. Stop or Go!
  10. 9. ["What a night!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  11. 10. The Daring Deer
  12. 11. ["A pig is a naturally clean animal..."]
    Funny Facts
  13. 12. ["Heh! Heh! Heh!"]
    Twiddle and Twaddle
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Card Co., Inc.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn American
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