(November 1955)

Harvey, 1951 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fun Parade Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Pencils
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Inks
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure the Marines are supposed to take this island?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two women on an island hope the Marines will be coming there.

[Jayne Mansfield] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

[Sailor Brings Anchor to Tunnel of Love] (Table of Contents: 2)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Pencils
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Inks
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A sailor brings an anchor with him into the tunnel of love.
Keywords
tunnel of love

Indexer Notes

Issue #v1#12 had the same joke drawn by a different cartoonist.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Pencils
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Inks
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Darned telephone! Now where was I?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man's time with his girlfriend was interrupted by a telephone call.

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

A Lass and a Laugh / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guy: I walk in my sleep.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Pencils
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Inks
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wait a minute! He was following me first!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
One woman is incensed that the man who was following her has wound up with another woman.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Pencils
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Inks
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are without a doubt the laziest guy in Company C!
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A soldier who is supposedly the laziest man in Company C shows great energy when a woman drops her handkerchief.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you playing hard to get?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman thinks a man is "playing hard to get" because he hasn't telephoned her in 2 years.

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

Laugh It Off / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Pinky: Who's that a picture of?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You needn't bring me flowers, candy and such Harry.
Genre
humor
Characters
Harry
Synopsis
Harry's girlfriend tells him that instead of flowers or candy he could simply bring her an engagement ring.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Pencils
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Inks
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think I'm making some progress.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman believes she's making progress with her boyfriend because they received a parking ticket.

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

Keep It Clean / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Husband: This room is filled with smoke.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Pencils
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Inks
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pardon me, miss, but have you ever considered...
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A soldier asks a woman if she's ever taken an interest in the armed forces.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Inks
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At least it keeps him home nights!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife justifies her husband's affair with their maid because it keeps him home at night.

[Man Reaches for Lamp, Woman for Flashlight] (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Pencils
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Inks
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
As a man is about to switch off a lamp his girlfriend seated next to him reaches for a flashlight.

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

Naughty... But Nice! / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Hal: Do you like big weddings or little ones?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Pencils
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Inks
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where have you been?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman in a harem has been waiting for her man for several months.
Keywords
harem

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Pencils
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Inks
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His curiosity got the best of him - he asked me to marry him!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man asked his girlfriend to marry him out of curiosity.

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

The Marriage Ring / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Paul: I was home for the weekend, and went...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
F. T. Scott (signed as F. T. Scott)
Pencils
F. T. Scott (signed as F. T. Scott)
Inks
F. T. Scott (signed as F. T. Scott)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now if you'll just sign here - your first payment won't...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man gives his girlfriend an engagement ring then tells her she'll have to pay for it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Pencils
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Inks
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm warning you, Ellen, don't ever go out with him...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Ellen
Synopsis
Ellen's friend warns her than an officer likes to pull his rank on female subordinates.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Taber (signed as Taber)
Pencils
Taber (signed as Taber)
Inks
Taber (signed as Taber)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning, Mr. Martin.
Genre
humor; medical
Characters
Mr. Martin
Synopsis
Mr. Martin lies in the threshold of his hospital room so that he can gaze at the nurses.

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

A Few Quick Ones / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Souse: What time is it?
Genre
humor

[Woman Drops Several Handkerchiefs] (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)
Pencils
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)
Inks
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman drops a handkerchief in front of each man she passes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Pencils
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Inks
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I feel down in the dumps today!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Women at a charm school keep smiling even when they're depressed.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Pencils
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Inks
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I forgot my glasses!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man is disappointed to be stranded on a desert island with a woman and a crate of books because he forgot his glasses.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Inks
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Congratulations! It's a man!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A mother congratulates her daughter when a man telephones her.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Inks
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If these are supposed to be the best years of our lives...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two little boys wonder how they could be living the "best years of their lives" when they aren't allowed to kiss girls.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Pencils
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Inks
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You always were the clumsy one!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife visits her husband in prison and calls him clumsy.

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

Trial Fun / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Client: My wife left me two weeks ago and hasn't...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I thought you gentlemen would like to know that if...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman on trial tells the jury she'll throw a big party if she's acquitted.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Pencils
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Inks
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And now, gentlemen, Miss Devere has a dance for you...
Genre
humor
Characters
Miss Devere
Synopsis
Before Miss Devere dances for a group of bald men the M.C. claims she'll curl their hair.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Inks
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She certainly can draw, can't she?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Men admire a woman sketching a picture.

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

Hash House Howls / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Diner: This meat is not too fresh.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Inks
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Maybe her hands do tell the story, but it's the rest...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man enjoys the rest of a Hawaiian dancer's body more than the hands telling the story.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Pencils
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Inks
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As I recall it, Baby, his exact words were: 'I want to...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A father wanted to see the reason for his son's low grades so the son brought his girlfriend home.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Campus Roundup / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Jacobson: What is your son studying at college?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Pencils
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Inks
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the rhumba, you shake your hips clockwise, in the...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A dance teacher explains the difference between the rhumba, samba and mamba.

[Snow Drifts Indoors While Couple Kiss] (Table of Contents: 38)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Pencils
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Inks
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A couple have been kissing at an open door so long that a snowdrift is forming inside their house.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beaven
Pencils
Frank Beaven
Inks
Frank Beaven
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The evening worked out fine.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman turned on the charm to her boyfriend and he turned off the lights.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Higher Yearning / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sophomore: My roommate moved out with half...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Pencils
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Inks
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
As a man proposes to his girlfriend her father yells "yes!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Harley] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Harley] (signed)
Inks
? [as Harley] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just won a quarter from Eddie.
Genre
humor
Characters
Eddie
Synopsis
Eddie bet a woman $0.25 that her lipstick would smudge so she kissed him to win the bet.

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

Co-Ed Cut-Ups / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coed: I'm graduating next June.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Pencils
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Inks
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I guess I'll go up and get dressed now - if there's...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A sororiety sister mocks the enormous gowns her sisters are wearing.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Rodrigues] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Rodrigues] (signed)
Inks
? [as Rodrigues] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Would you hurry it up, Mac?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man in a desert crawls to a cold drink stand. The clerk tells him to hurry because he's closing in five minutes.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Inks
? [as Mazza] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's finally something good behind the news today!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man compliments a woman who is holding up a newspaper.

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

Honey Hostess / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Sonny: What would you do if you were in my shoes?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Inks
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just love your company, captain... Company B, isn't it?
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A woman dating an officer has apparently previously dated his subordinates.

[Surrender Perfume] (Table of Contents: 49)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Pencils
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Inks
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman is selling 'Surrender' perfume. A man waves a white flag at her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Wenzel (signed as BW)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as BW)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as BW)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't lie to me!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman stranded on a desert island with a man wonders why she found another woman's hair on him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Pencils
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Inks
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can read the future by your handwriting - just scribble...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman asks her boyfriend to write on a cheque so that she can tell his future.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Good for a Laugh / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Will: See this watch?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Lohr (signed as Jack Lohr)
Pencils
Jack Lohr (signed as Jack Lohr)
Inks
Jack Lohr (signed as Jack Lohr)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But who surrenders - him or me?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman wonders who surrenders to 'Surrender' perfume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 54)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ali (signed as Ali)
Pencils
Ali (signed as Ali)
Inks
Ali (signed as Ali)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come in, come in!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman drags her boyfriend indoors while complimenting him on being forceful.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Inks
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You saw me wink - why didn't you return it?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A policeman wonders why a woman didn't return his wink.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

Guy, Gal & Gag / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Private Ham: You chase girls too much.
Genre
humor

[Man and Woman Slapped Each Other] (Table of Contents: 57)

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Script
Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)
Pencils
Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)
Inks
Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man and woman slapped each other in the face.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 58)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Pencils
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Inks
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But we've ordered the sandwiches and everything!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
When the groom doesn't appear at the wedding the mother of the bride is most concerned about the catering bill.

Stout Hearted Sergeants (Table of Contents: 59)

Toonful Topics / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 60)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)
Pencils
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)
Inks
Charles Strauss (signed as Chas.)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coming, sarge!
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A woman in the army mistakes a barking dog for her sergeant.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 61)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No buyers today, but plenty of lookers!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman selling refrigerators hasn't attracted buyers but she has attracted lookers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 62)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Pencils
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Inks
Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Allow me to introduce Miss LaVere, who is equipped...
Genre
humor; medical
Characters
Miss LaVere
Synopsis
Nurse LaVere helps raise patients' blood pressure.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 63)

Oh Nurse! / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor: The trouble with your leg stems only from...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 64)

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Script
Art Kenik (signed as Kenik)
Pencils
Art Kenik (signed as Kenik)
Inks
Art Kenik (signed as Kenik)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I believe it is sending out an SOS!
Genre
humor; medical
Synopsis
A patient's heart is beating out an S.O.S.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 65)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Inks
Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Atlas Collection Agency... Dear sir... Received your letter...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
The editor of a western fiction magazine challenges a collection agency to get his money.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

Gag Bag / text story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's human to have your mind wander, but the trouble comes...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes from radio programs including Amos 'N' Andy and My Little Margie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 67)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Pencils
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Inks
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bumped into Jim Carson today, dear.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A pickpocket robbed an old friend of his.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 68)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Pencils
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Inks
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't have to treat me with so much respect...
Genre
humor
Characters
Donald
Synopsis
Donald's girlfriend doesn't need him to respect her because she'll never marry him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 69)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
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Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Inks
Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
Letters
typeset

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My boyfriend goes to models - he's the artistic type!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman thinks her boyfriend is artistic because he likes models.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 70)

Artists and Models / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
1st Artist: (boasting) I'm kept so busy with commissions...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 71)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm exercising to keep slim - Slim has a million dollars!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman is exercising to keep Slim - her boyfriend.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 72)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Pencils
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, thanks a lot anyway!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A pilot who tried to rescue a man from a desert island accidentally crashed his plane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 73)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
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Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll find me very easy to please as long as you...
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A sergeant tells female recruits that they'll have no problems as long as they're above reproach.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 74)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Pencils
Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
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Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Letters
typeset

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Now shall we play for fun like I first suggested!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
After winning all the money in a poker game a man asks the other players if they'd like to play for fun.

[Woman Knits with TV Antennae] (Table of Contents: 75)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Pencils
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
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A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman uses a television antennae to organize her ball of yarn.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 76)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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? [as Mazza] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Mazza] (signed)
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? [as Mazza] (signed)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're right, you just can't trust men.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman agrees that men can't be trusted but she has no other options.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 77)

Kiddie Korner / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Tommy: Mother, can I borrow your lipstick?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 78)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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Aw, leave him alone.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A father thinks his son will outgrow kissing girls in a few years.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 79)

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Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)
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Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)
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Chas. Skiles (signed as Chas. Skiles)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll go to bed now... if you two can spare me!
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
A little boy offers to leave his sister alone with her boyfriend.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 80)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
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Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
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Try to make it snappy - I'm double-parked!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A groom asks the minister to marry him quickly because he's double-parked.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 81)

Have You Heard??? / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Texas: You mean to say that in California you have...
Genre
humor

[Husband Sneaks Look at Television] (Table of Contents: 82)

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Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
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Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
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Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A husband appears to be asleep under his newspaper but is actually sneaking a look at women dancing on television.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 83)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just one more piece of advice... try to get out of this alive!
Genre
humor; sports
Synopsis
A boxer's coach advises him to stay alive in the next round.
Keywords
boxing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 84)

Ringside Rousers / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Pvt. Brown: Where'd you get that shiner?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 85)

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Script
Charles Strauss
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Charles Strauss
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Charles Strauss
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Yes, dear, I'm right here watching the television match!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A husband claims to be watching a wrestling match on television but is actually watching the couple next door.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 86)

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A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
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A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
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A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, I know it's ten o'clock, Madam...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A maid is told to "arouse" her master.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 87)

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Script
Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
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Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
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Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You look like a million, dearie.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
One woman thinks another looks like a million - a million years old.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 88)

Animal Antics / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Zoo Attendant: (on telephone) Hello!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 89)

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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
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Joe Buresch (signed as Joe E. Buresch)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
And this house is within walking distance of stores...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A realtor tells parents a house is nearby a reform school as a selling point.

[Deliverymen Collide] (Table of Contents: 90)

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Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman distracts two deliverymen who are about to collide.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 91)

Best of the Month / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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No birds, no bees, no flowers, no trees, November!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 92)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Pencils
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Inks
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
Letters
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We can't leave everything to the magic of the moon...
Genre
humor
Characters
Herbert
Synopsis
Herbert's girlfriend doesn't want to rely entirely on the moon for romance.

The Freshest Funfest of Gals 'N' Gags! (Table of Contents: 93) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 94)

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Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
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Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
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Glenn R. Bernhardt (signed as BERNHARDT)
Letters
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If you don't feel like a new man pretty soon, I will!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife tells her husband that if his pills don't make him feel like a new man she'll find a new man.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 95)

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Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Inks
Harold Sharp [as Sharp] (signed)
Letters
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Pardon me - do you have a girl in this port?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A mermaid asks a sailor if he has a girlfriend in this port.
Keywords
mermaid

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 96)

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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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We got the air out just in time - here they come now!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two women fake car troubles to attract men.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 97)

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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
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No more gadding about for me... no sir...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man tells his girlfriend he's met the girl of his dreams; he's dating her the following night.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 98)

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Script
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm an artist who lives across the court!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An artist painted a portrait of a woman changing her clothes.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Are you sure the Marines are supposed to take this island?"]
  2. 1. [Jayne Mansfield]
  3. 2. [Sailor Brings Anchor to Tunnel of Love]
  4. 3. ["Darned telephone! Now where was I?"]
  5. 4. ["Guy: I walk in my sleep."]
    A Lass and a Laugh
  6. 5. ["Wait a minute! He was following me first!"]
  7. 6. ["You are without a doubt the laziest guy in Company C!"]
  8. 7. ["Are you playing hard to get?"]
  9. 8. ["Pvt. Pinky: Who's that a picture of?"]
    Laugh It Off
  10. 9. ["You needn't bring me flowers, candy and such Harry."]
  11. 10. ["I think I'm making some progress."]
  12. 11. ["Husband: This room is filled with smoke."]
    Keep It Clean
  13. 12. ["Pardon me, miss, but have you ever considered..."]
  14. 13. ["At least it keeps him home nights!"]
  15. 14. [Man Reaches for Lamp, Woman for Flashlight]
  16. 15. ["Pvt. Hal: Do you like big weddings or little ones?"]
    Naughty... But Nice!
  17. 16. ["Where have you been?"]
  18. 17. ["His curiosity got the best of him - he asked me to marry him!"]
  19. 18. ["Pvt. Paul: I was home for the weekend, and went..."]
    The Marriage Ring
  20. 19. ["Now if you'll just sign here - your first payment won't..."]
  21. 20. ["I'm warning you, Ellen, don't ever go out with him..."]
  22. 21. ["Good morning, Mr. Martin."]
  23. 22. ["Souse: What time is it?"]
    A Few Quick Ones
  24. 23. [Woman Drops Several Handkerchiefs]
  25. 24. ["I feel down in the dumps today!"]
  26. 25. ["I forgot my glasses!"]
  27. 26. ["Congratulations! It's a man!"]
  28. 27. ["If these are supposed to be the best years of our lives..."]
  29. 28. ["You always were the clumsy one!"]
  30. 29. ["Client: My wife left me two weeks ago and hasn't..."]
    Trial Fun
  31. 30. ["I thought you gentlemen would like to know that if..."]
  32. 31. ["And now, gentlemen, Miss Devere has a dance for you..."]
  33. 32. ["She certainly can draw, can't she?"]
  34. 33. ["Diner: This meat is not too fresh."]
    Hash House Howls
  35. 34. ["Maybe her hands do tell the story, but it's the rest..."]
  36. 35. ["As I recall it, Baby, his exact words were: 'I want to..."]
  37. 36. ["Mr. Jacobson: What is your son studying at college?"]
    Campus Roundup
  38. 37. ["In the rhumba, you shake your hips clockwise, in the..."]
  39. 38. [Snow Drifts Indoors While Couple Kiss]
  40. 39. ["The evening worked out fine."]
  41. 40. ["Sophomore: My roommate moved out with half..."]
    Higher Yearning
  42. 41. ["Yes!"]
  43. 42. ["I just won a quarter from Eddie."]
  44. 43. ["Coed: I'm graduating next June."]
    Co-Ed Cut-Ups
  45. 44. ["I guess I'll go up and get dressed now - if there's..."]
  46. 45. ["Would you hurry it up, Mac?"]
  47. 46. ["There's finally something good behind the news today!"]
  48. 47. ["Pvt. Sonny: What would you do if you were in my shoes?"]
    Honey Hostess
  49. 48. ["I just love your company, captain... Company B, isn't it?"]
  50. 49. [Surrender Perfume]
  51. 50. ["Don't lie to me!"]
  52. 51. ["I can read the future by your handwriting - just scribble..."]
  53. 52. ["Pvt. Will: See this watch?"]
    Good for a Laugh
  54. 53. ["But who surrenders - him or me?"]
  55. 54. ["Come in, come in!"]
  56. 55. ["You saw me wink - why didn't you return it?"]
  57. 56. ["Private Ham: You chase girls too much."]
    Guy, Gal & Gag
  58. 57. [Man and Woman Slapped Each Other]
  59. 58. ["But we've ordered the sandwiches and everything!"]
  60. 59. Stout Hearted Sergeants
    Toonful Topics
  61. 60. ["Coming, sarge!"]
  62. 61. ["No buyers today, but plenty of lookers!"]
  63. 62. ["Allow me to introduce Miss LaVere, who is equipped..."]
  64. 63. ["Doctor: The trouble with your leg stems only from..."]
    Oh Nurse!
  65. 64. ["I believe it is sending out an SOS!"]
  66. 65. ["Atlas Collection Agency... Dear sir... Received your letter..."]
  67. 66. ["It's human to have your mind wander, but the trouble comes..."]
    Gag Bag
  68. 67. ["Bumped into Jim Carson today, dear."]
  69. 68. ["You don't have to treat me with so much respect..."]
  70. 69. ["My boyfriend goes to models - he's the artistic type!"]
  71. 70. ["1st Artist: (boasting) I'm kept so busy with commissions..."]
    Artists and Models
  72. 71. ["I'm exercising to keep slim - Slim has a million dollars!"]
  73. 72. ["Well, thanks a lot anyway!"]
  74. 73. ["You'll find me very easy to please as long as you..."]
  75. 74. ["Now shall we play for fun like I first suggested!"]
  76. 75. [Woman Knits with TV Antennae]
  77. 76. ["You're right, you just can't trust men."]
  78. 77. ["Tommy: Mother, can I borrow your lipstick?"]
    Kiddie Korner
  79. 78. ["Aw, leave him alone."]
  80. 79. ["I'll go to bed now... if you two can spare me!"]
  81. 80. ["Try to make it snappy - I'm double-parked!"]
  82. 81. ["Texas: You mean to say that in California you have..."]
    Have You Heard???
  83. 82. [Husband Sneaks Look at Television]
  84. 83. ["Just one more piece of advice... try to get out of this alive!"]
  85. 84. ["Pvt. Brown: Where'd you get that shiner?"]
    Ringside Rousers
  86. 85. ["Yes, dear, I'm right here watching the television match!"]
  87. 86. ["Yes, I know it's ten o'clock, Madam..."]
  88. 87. ["You look like a million, dearie."]
  89. 88. ["Zoo Attendant: (on telephone) Hello!"]
    Animal Antics
  90. 89. ["And this house is within walking distance of stores..."]
  91. 90. [Deliverymen Collide]
  92. 91. ["No birds, no bees, no flowers, no trees, November!"]
    Best of the Month
  93. 92. ["We can't leave everything to the magic of the moon..."]
  94. 93. The Freshest Funfest of Gals 'N' Gags!
  95. 94. ["If you don't feel like a new man pretty soon, I will!"]
  96. 95. ["Pardon me - do you have a girl in this port?"]
  97. 96. ["We got the air out just in time - here they come now!"]
  98. 97. ["No more gadding about for me... no sir..."]
  99. 98. ["I'm an artist who lives across the court!"]
This issue was modified by
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore