Miss Peach #PR-42

(September 1962)

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

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Inside front cover

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

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

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Miss Peach by Mell. (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

?; typeset

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For the Peaches in My Life

Indexer Notes

Dedication

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

credits, title page / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

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Front matter

Introduction (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Capp (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

There once was (and still is) a bustling institution in New York called Capp Enterprises, which ruthlessly exploited me, and which I owned.

Preface (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are three ways to create a comic strip.

Characters

Marcia

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

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Contents (Table of Contents: 10)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now turn the book sideways, stupid!

Characters

Francine; Ira

Meet Freddy (Table of Contents: 12)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My kid's father is a cartoonist... and Freddy's father is a psychiatrist.

Characters

Freddy

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes -- even bonnie Prince Charlie goes to school...and I understand his teachers give him excellent marks!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Freddy; Ira; Francine; Marcia; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis; Mr. Musselman; students

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Marcia is a Stinker (Table of Contents: 14)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The phrase, 'Marcia is a stinker,' has never been uttered in Miss Peach's classroom nor scrawled or any fences in proximity thereto.

Characters

Marcia

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Miss Peach

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Miss Crystal; Marcia; Ira; Freddy; students

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Introducing Ira... Who Attracts Criticism (Table of Contents: 16)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ira attracts criticism the way month-old candy draws flies.

Characters

Ira

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our barbecue seems to have been a success!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Miss Crystal; Ira; Freddy; Marcia; Arthur; Francine; Mr. Grimmis; students

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Women Will Talk (Table of Contents: 18)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What does the hair-ribbon set talk about within the sanctity of the dormitory or the sewing circle?

Characters

Francine

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Being a 'wife' is better than being just a 'daughter.'

Characters

Marcia; Francine; Miss Peach; Miss Crystal; students

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

The Betrothal of Marcia and Ira (Table of Contents: 20)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ira doesn't love Marcia.

Characters

Ira; Marcia

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Miss Peach / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

... The girls have raffled off Ira?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Ira; Marcia; Francine; Freddy; students; Mr. Grimmis

Synopsis

Ira and Marcia are engaged, much to Ira's chagrin.

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Clubs, Squads, and Committees (Table of Contents: 22)

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Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An average of three committees per pupil -- that's the latest count at the Kelly School.

Characters

Francine

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ira is sick at home, children.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Ira; Freddy; Marcia; Francine; Arthur; students; Miss Crystal; Miss Elliot; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Arthur Out of Orbit (Table of Contents: 24)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arthur's not really stupid.

Characters

Arthur

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arthur Strimm! Why did you give me this letter to read?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Arthur; Marcia; Ira; Freddy; Francine; students; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis; Mr. Musselman

Keywords

Elementary school; summer camp

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

A Star for Miss Crystal (Table of Contents: 26)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In every red-blooded American school there come moments when the faculty, or a representative thereof, must be made to appear ridiculous.

Characters

Miss Crystal

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

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Miss Crystal will join us here in a while for our nature lesson, children.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis; students

Keywords

Elementary school; summer camp

Indexer Notes

Collection of newspaper comic strips

Bulletin Board Jungle (Table of Contents: 28)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arthur's responsibilities are few, and they're carefully chosen to allow for his limitations.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arthur's in charge of the bulletin board, Miss Peach.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Arthur; Francine; Ira; students; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

The Green Bird of Happiness (Table of Contents: 30)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Arthur's pet parakeet, Tweetie, took off on February 15, 1957, and hasn't been seen since.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Tweetie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Miss Peach / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was nice of Arthur to bring his parakeet to school today!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Arthur; Tweetie; students

Indexer Notes

Elementary school

Weeds Are Only Human (Table of Contents: 32)

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Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

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Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Weeds are human just like any other plant, so Arthur figures they deserve to be cultivated and loved.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And what kind of a garden is Miss Peach's class growing?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Arthur; Ira; Francine; Marcia; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

Muscles vs. Lester (Table of Contents: 34)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When you're an underweight kid like our Lester, who cares that Metropolitan Mutual considers you a Class A risk?

Characters

Lester

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Musselman says I have a powerful build!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Lester; Ira; Freddie; Arthur; Mr. Grimmis; Mr. Musselman

Keywords

Summer camp

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

Science Since Sputnik (Table of Contents: 36)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Science used to be cute, but since Sputnik it's become a pretty serious business.

Characters

Arthur

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The children really seem to enjoy the science lab, Mr. Grimmis.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Ira; Arthur; Freddy; Marcia; Stuart; Francine; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

Egg-Laying and Other Natural Events (Table of Contents: 38)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In merely one Nature Period per day, Miss Peach's class clearly demonstrates the growing popularity of egg-laying among nature's creatures, as well as the lack of courtesy shown by bees who don't wipe their feet on your flowers.

Characters

Ira

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Miss Peach / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm raising Sweet William for the class.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Marcia; Ira; Arthur; Francine; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school; gardening

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

The Liveliest Arts (Table of Contents: 40)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The question is which art is the liveliest around here -- what with art, dancing, and the Kelly School Dramatic Society in full flower.

Characters

Francine

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Miss Peach / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fabulous!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Miss Crystal; Marcia; Ira; Arthur; Francine; Freddy; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

Mom and Pop (Table of Contents: 42)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kids have big mouths.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Miss Peach / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why did you allow the twins to bring all their toys to camp, Miss Crystal?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Miss Peach; Francine; Freddy; Arthur; Ira; Marcia; Miss Crystal; Mr. Grimmis

Keywords

Elementary school; summer camp

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily newspaper comic strips

The Principal of the Thing (Table of Contents: 44)

Miss Peach / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus

Pencils

Mell Lazarus

Inks

Mell Lazarus

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Regardless of what the kids will say, I'm going to wind up with the following tribute to Mr. J. W. Grimmis, principal of Kelly School....

Characters

Mr. Grimmis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

Miss Peach / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Pencils

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Inks

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

Letters

Mell Lazarus (signed) [as Mell]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Please do not remove these books.

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Newspaper comic strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Includes inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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