(July 1956)

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)

Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A painter puts his initials on his canvas.

[Linda Cristal] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

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

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
I always put up a fight - just for the record!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman puts up a token resistance to her boyfriend.

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

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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 tried being a perfect lady, but it cut down on my popularity!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman found that behaving like a perfect lady diminished her popularity.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kitty: The cirumstances surrounding Helen's birth are...
Genre
humor

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

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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
The international situation being what it is...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man uses the tense international situation as an excuse for romance.

[Deep Sea Diver on an Island] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Instead of going underwater a deep sea diver has gone to romance a woman on a nearby island.

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

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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
What's wrong, dear?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife wonders why her husband is staring at a dancer instead of eating his dinner.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Pete: My girl's father wants to take me into his...
Genre
humor

[Stripper Receives Stage Instructions] (Table of Contents: 9)

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Script
Ali
Pencils
Ali
Inks
Ali

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A stripper needs stage directions in order to perform her act.

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

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
We were whispering sweet nothings in each other's...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A couple tried whispering "sweet nothings" to each other until they ran out of words.

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gal: Keep your hands where they belong.
Genre
humor

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

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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
I discovered a way to keep men from looking through...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman prevents men from looking through her keyhole by leaving the door open.

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

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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
Yes, Miss, the view is wonderful from here!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man at a lookout point ogles a woman.

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

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
He's very easy to get along with!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman in torn clothes describes her boyfriend as "easy to get along with."

[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
Guy: What attracted you to me?
Genre
humor

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

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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
Yes, yes, I have the time!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man asks a woman for the time and she reponds very affirmatively.

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

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

Job Number
4383
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure you didn't do it just to break off our engagement?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A bride wonders if her husband married her just to end their engagement.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Paul: Smith certainly married a big woman, didn't he?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
George Troop
Pencils
George Troop
Inks
George Troop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bartlett on third?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman thinks the baseball game she's watching is repeating itself.

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

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Script
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Pencils
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Inks
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, originally, we came up to complain about the noise!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two women who came to complain about a noisy party decide to join it instead.

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

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Script
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Pencils
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Inks
Bo Brown (signed as Bo Brown)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I told you this place still serves a nickel beer!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A bar serves nickel beers which are incredibly tiny.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Weight put on by over indulgence in alcoholic beverages...
Genre
humor

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

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Script
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Pencils
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Inks
A. Cramer (signed as A Cramer)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
4383
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wait a minute! I'm your husband!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A husband is surprised to find his wife in a romantic mood.

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

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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
She was much prettier before I had my appendix out!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A sailor's tattoo of a woman was spoiled by his appendix scar.

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

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Script
Charles Strauss (signed as CES)
Pencils
Charles Strauss (signed as CES)
Inks
Charles Strauss (signed as CES)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But if I paid you all a living wage, I'd go bankrupt!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A businessman claims he can't afford to pay his employees a living wage.

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

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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
If you think it's rough outside, you ought to see what...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
One woman thinks the weather on a boat is rough but another thinks its rougher aboard ship with the men.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So that's where you've been, Higglesby!
Genre
humor
Characters
Higglesby
Synopsis
Higglesby the baker is found inside a cake with a dancer.

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

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Script
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Pencils
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Inks
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of course it's bedtime.
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A mother shows proof to her son that it's bedtime by observing her husband watching half-dressed women.

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
1st Detective: What makes you say this is a murder...
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Al Ross
Pencils
Al Ross
Inks
Al Ross
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Would you mind hearing the testimony before giving...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A lawyer asks the jury to hear a woman's testimony before deciding she's not guilty.

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

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
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I feel fined, how are you?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman leaving auto court feels "fined."

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

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
I'd like to take something out to eat - who do you suggest?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man asks a waitress to recommend someone to take out for dinner.

[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
Soldier: Have some peanuts?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't let on, but some sailors are looking us over!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Sailors spy on two women using a periscope.

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

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
Let's go to the Rialto - the picture isn't good but...
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
A teenage girl likes a cinema because of the handsome ushers.

[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
Psychology Teacher: I will lecture today on liars.
Genre
humor

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

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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 don't dare look down at the floor - my height terrifies me!
Genre
humor; sports
Synopsis
A basketball player is so tall he's afraid of heights.
Keywords
basketball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Pencils
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Inks
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here are some selections they can't stand!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife suggests playing music her guests don't like so that they'll leave.

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

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
It will give you height, madame!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A short woman tries on a hat with a very long feather to make her appear tall.

[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
Student: Did your millionaire uncle remember you...
Genre
humor

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

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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
Of course I bought it - you couldn't afford it!
Genre
humor; domestic
Synopsis
A wife bought a fur coat because her husband couldn't afford it.

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

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
Now if you printed Miss DeVere's picture on stamps...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man suggests putting a dancer on stamps to raise money.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coed Cora: I don't intend to be married until I'm...
Genre
humor

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

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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
Something in brown, not too dark, a bit of white trim...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman has exacting requirements for her casual shoes.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Levinson (signed as Levinson)
Pencils
Fred Levinson (signed as Levinson)
Inks
Fred Levinson (signed as Levinson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This looks like a pleasant spot!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A hobo wants to sit in a restaurant next to the exit door.

[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
I really don't care about his past, I'm only interested...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman is only interested in her boyfriend's future, not his past.

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

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

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Honey: Why do you have doubts about marrying Helen?
Genre
humor

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

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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
You could recognize me by a pearl necklace, Mr. Dexter...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman suggests her admirer give her a pearl necklace so that he'll recognize her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll have to ask father yourself - we don't talk to...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man wants his girlfriend's father to approve of their engagement but they haven't been speaking to each other since he started dating her.

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

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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
Hello, Eddie... I've got a hunch... put a hundred down...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
After being rejected by a woman, a man decides to bet on a horse named 'Hard to Get.'

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

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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
Err - I hope you don't think the joke was too frisky!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A bashful man is trying to be risque but his girlfriend is merely bored.

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

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

Script
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Pete: Where's Smith?
Genre
humor

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're hired, Miss Sanders.
Genre
humor
Characters
Miss Sanders
Synopsis
Miss Sanders is hired as a secretary although she hasn't demonstrated any skills.

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

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Script
Irv Hagglund (signed as Hagglund)
Pencils
Irv Hagglund (signed as Hagglund)
Inks
Irv Hagglund (signed as Hagglund)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Care for some cocoa... tea... oxygen?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman offers her boyfriend something to keep him awake.

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

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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
Please, miss. Don't make selling any more difficult...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An insurance salesman is flustered by a beautiful woman.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gal: What do you think is a nice age for a woman?
Genre
humor

[Balloon Dealer with Female Balloon] (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A balloon seller offers one shaped like a woman.

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

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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
You're hired! You're just what I need till my wife...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A businessman hires a woman while his wife is away.

Home, Home for a Change (Table of Contents: 59)

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

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?
Letters
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Genre
humor

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

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
Let's go prospecting for some uranium prospectors!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two women go looking for uranium prospectors.

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

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Script
Charles Strauss
Pencils
Charles Strauss
Inks
Charles Strauss
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The reason I chose Harold over all the others is that...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman decided to marry Harold because he was the only man to ask her.

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

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Script
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Pencils
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Inks
George Troop (signed as Troop)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ooo, I just love talking to you, Egbert.
Genre
humor
Characters
Egbert
Synopsis
Egbert's girlfriend likes him because he never makes sense.

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nosy Old Lady: Why, you've broken your leg!
Genre
humor

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

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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
My advice to you is eat, drink and be merry!
Genre
humor; medical
Synopsis
A physician tells a sickly man to "eat, drink and be merry."

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're going to kill your eyes reading in that light!
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
A sergeant complains about a soldier's reading habits.

[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
Irma: I helped my boss, Mr. Clyde, with his income tax...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes from radio programs My Friend Irma, Jack Benny Program, Edgar Bergen and My Little Margie.

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

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Calkins (signed)
Pencils
Calkins (signed)
Inks
Calkins (signed)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have a date with the second, third and fourth from the end!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A harem master boasts that he's secured dates with three nightclub dancers.

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

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Script
Lou Calnek (signed as Calnek)
Pencils
Lou Calnek (signed as Calnek)
Inks
Lou Calnek (signed as Calnek)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gotta run do something before he gets home and...
Genre
humor; domestic
Synopsis
A wife has to make it appear as though she's been busy while her husband was at work.

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

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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 can't afford a model!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An artist can't afford a model so has a child pose with her head on a statue.

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I bet you'd like to paint my picture.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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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)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Helen here married Joe Higgins, the star basketball player!
Genre
humor
Characters
Helen
Synopsis
Helen married a basketball player and has a permanent knot in her neck.

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

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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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Certainly you were the man of my dreams - but I woke up!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A boyfriend used to be the man of a woman's dreams but now she's woken up.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
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Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
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Brad Anderson (signed as Brad Anderson)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, Jim, but I'll need a few weeks to wind up some...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jim
Synopsis
Jim proposes to his girlfriend but she says she has to wind up other matters first.

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

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
Sorry, it's already been paid for!
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
A little boy pays for a little girl's ice cream soda.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 75)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ali
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Ali
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Ali
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I said: 'Darling, will you marry me?'
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man proposing to his girlfriend repeats himself to her parents.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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A. Cramer
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A. Cramer
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A. Cramer
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You might have spread a newspaper on it first!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A wife admonishes her husband for standing on the sofa as he prepares to hang himself.
Keywords
suicide

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Teacher: Are you the oldest in your family?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
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
Leave him alone, the kid never had a chance...
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
A bully advises against bothering a little boy whose parents are a teacher and a police officer.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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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)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Frankly, this is the only time I'm at ease behind the wheel!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman driver only feels safe behind the wheel while being towed.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmmm - yes, you got the raise!
Genre
humor; domestic
Synopsis
A wife takes her husband's money immediately after he received a raise in salary.

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

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

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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Private Don placed a long distance phone call.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 82)

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)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's having a last fling!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A groom at the altar for his wedding has a fling before the ceremony.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great going, kid - I bet he won't be afraid to give us...
Genre
humor; sports
Synopsis
After losing a fight a boxer's manager tells him the opponent won't be afraid of a rematch.
Keywords
boxing

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

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

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I heard you're taking boxing lessons.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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George Troop (signed as Troop)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've nothing to worry about, dear - we're working...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A convict finds his girlfriend and his lawyer are falling in love.

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

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Charles Strauss
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Charles Strauss
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Charles Strauss
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
And I'm getting thirty miles to the fender!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman driver gets "thirty miles to the fender."

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
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Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
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Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Instead of a saddle, do you mind putting a pillow on him?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman wants to ride a horse upon a pillow instead of a saddle.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jim: I feel like a two year old!
Genre
humor

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

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Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
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Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
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Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't bother getting dressed after the show...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man tells a nightclub dancer not to change her clothes after work for their date.

[Chiropodist's Clock] (Table of Contents: 90)

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Charles Dennis
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Charles Dennis
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Charles Dennis

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A chiropodist's clock has legs instead of arms.

[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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Pvt. Pat: Gosh, my brother's a freak!
Genre
humor

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

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)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is my business suit - I mean business!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman calls her wedding dress a 'business suit.'

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

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

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?
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Bob Tupper (signed)
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Bob Tupper (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hello Buddies #76.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
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Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
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Frank Beaven (signed as F.)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, we're partly engaged - Wilbur gave me the setting!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman's boyfriend gave her a setting for a ring.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
Pencils
George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
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George Ludway (signed as G. Ludway)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch out for the guy in room four - he claims he's...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An apartment washroom has a broken door.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
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Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're giving my son too much homework...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A father complains that he doesn't have enough time to do all of his son's homework.

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

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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I thought he was a stage door Johnny, but he's only...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman thought a man was a stage door Johnny but he was actually a peeping Tom.

[Couple on Desert Island Find Baby Carriage] (Table of Contents: 98)

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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)
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Bob Tupper (signed as Tup)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A couple who have just been washed up on a desert island find a baby carriage waiting for them.

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 99)

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Bill Wenzel (signed as B. Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as B. Wenzel)
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Bill Wenzel (signed as B. Wenzel)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
But if you do her a good turn, you'll do me a bad turn!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A Boy Scout tries to stop a masher but the masher observes that it would be tantamount to doing him a bad turn.

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Linda Cristal]
  3. 2. ["I always put up a fight - just for the record!"]
  4. 3. ["I tried being a perfect lady, but it cut down on my popularity!"]
  5. 4. ["Kitty: The cirumstances surrounding Helen's birth are..."]
    A Lass and a Laugh
  6. 5. ["The international situation being what it is..."]
  7. 6. [Deep Sea Diver on an Island]
  8. 7. ["What's wrong, dear?"]
  9. 8. ["Pvt. Pete: My girl's father wants to take me into his..."]
    Laugh It Off
  10. 9. [Stripper Receives Stage Instructions]
  11. 10. ["We were whispering sweet nothings in each other's..."]
  12. 11. ["Gal: Keep your hands where they belong."]
    Keep It Clean
  13. 12. ["I discovered a way to keep men from looking through..."]
  14. 13. ["Yes, Miss, the view is wonderful from here!"]
  15. 14. ["He's very easy to get along with!"]
  16. 15. ["Guy: What attracted you to me?"]
    Naughty... But Nice!
  17. 16. ["Yes, yes, I have the time!"]
  18. 17. ["Are you sure you didn't do it just to break off our engagement?"]
  19. 18. ["Pvt. Paul: Smith certainly married a big woman, didn't he?"]
    The Marriage Ring
  20. 19. ["Bartlett on third?"]
  21. 20. ["Well, originally, we came up to complain about the noise!"]
  22. 21. ["I told you this place still serves a nickel beer!"]
  23. 22. ["Weight put on by over indulgence in alcoholic beverages..."]
    A Few Quick Ones
  24. 23. ["Wait a minute! I'm your husband!"]
  25. 24. ["She was much prettier before I had my appendix out!"]
  26. 25. ["But if I paid you all a living wage, I'd go bankrupt!"]
  27. 26. ["If you think it's rough outside, you ought to see what..."]
  28. 27. ["So that's where you've been, Higglesby!"]
  29. 28. ["Of course it's bedtime."]
  30. 29. ["1st Detective: What makes you say this is a murder..."]
    Trial Fun
  31. 30. ["Would you mind hearing the testimony before giving..."]
  32. 31. ["I feel fined, how are you?"]
  33. 32. ["I'd like to take something out to eat - who do you suggest?"]
  34. 33. ["Soldier: Have some peanuts?"]
    Hash House Howls
  35. 34. ["Don't let on, but some sailors are looking us over!"]
  36. 35. ["Let's go to the Rialto - the picture isn't good but..."]
  37. 36. ["Psychology Teacher: I will lecture today on liars."]
    Campus Roundup
  38. 37. ["I don't dare look down at the floor - my height terrifies me!"]
  39. 38. ["Here are some selections they can't stand!"]
  40. 39. ["It will give you height, madame!"]
  41. 40. ["Student: Did your millionaire uncle remember you..."]
    Higher Yearning
  42. 41. ["Of course I bought it - you couldn't afford it!"]
  43. 42. ["Now if you printed Miss DeVere's picture on stamps..."]
  44. 43. ["Coed Cora: I don't intend to be married until I'm..."]
    Co-Ed Cut-Ups
  45. 44. ["Something in brown, not too dark, a bit of white trim..."]
  46. 45. ["This looks like a pleasant spot!"]
  47. 46. ["I really don't care about his past, I'm only interested..."]
  48. 47. ["Honey: Why do you have doubts about marrying Helen?"]
    Honey Hostess
  49. 48. ["You could recognize me by a pearl necklace, Mr. Dexter..."]
  50. 49. ["You'll have to ask father yourself - we don't talk to..."]
  51. 50. ["Hello, Eddie... I've got a hunch... put a hundred down..."]
  52. 51. ["Err - I hope you don't think the joke was too frisky!"]
  53. 52. ["Pvt. Pete: Where's Smith?"]
    Good for a Laugh
  54. 53. ["You're hired, Miss Sanders."]
  55. 54. ["Care for some cocoa... tea... oxygen?"]
  56. 55. ["Please, miss. Don't make selling any more difficult..."]
  57. 56. ["Gal: What do you think is a nice age for a woman?"]
    Guy, Gal & Gag
  58. 57. [Balloon Dealer with Female Balloon]
  59. 58. ["You're hired! You're just what I need till my wife..."]
  60. 59. Home, Home for a Change
    Toonful Topics
  61. 60. ["Let's go prospecting for some uranium prospectors!"]
  62. 61. ["The reason I chose Harold over all the others is that..."]
  63. 62. ["Ooo, I just love talking to you, Egbert."]
  64. 63. ["Nosy Old Lady: Why, you've broken your leg!"]
    Oh Nurse!
  65. 64. ["My advice to you is eat, drink and be merry!"]
  66. 65. ["You're going to kill your eyes reading in that light!"]
  67. 66. ["Irma: I helped my boss, Mr. Clyde, with his income tax..."]
    Gag Bag
  68. 67. ["I have a date with the second, third and fourth from the end!"]
  69. 68. ["Gotta run do something before he gets home and..."]
  70. 69. ["I can't afford a model!"]
  71. 70. ["I bet you'd like to paint my picture."]
    Artists and Models
  72. 71. ["Helen here married Joe Higgins, the star basketball player!"]
  73. 72. ["Certainly you were the man of my dreams - but I woke up!"]
  74. 73. ["Okay, Jim, but I'll need a few weeks to wind up some..."]
  75. 74. ["Sorry, it's already been paid for!"]
  76. 75. ["I said: 'Darling, will you marry me?'"]
  77. 76. ["You might have spread a newspaper on it first!"]
  78. 77. ["Teacher: Are you the oldest in your family?"]
    Kiddie Korner
  79. 78. ["Leave him alone, the kid never had a chance..."]
  80. 79. ["Frankly, this is the only time I'm at ease behind the wheel!"]
  81. 80. ["Hmmm - yes, you got the raise!"]
  82. 81. ["Private Don placed a long distance phone call."]
    Have You Heard???
  83. 82. ["He's having a last fling!"]
  84. 83. ["Great going, kid - I bet he won't be afraid to give us..."]
  85. 84. ["I heard you're taking boxing lessons."]
    Ringside Rousers
  86. 85. ["You've nothing to worry about, dear - we're working..."]
  87. 86. ["And I'm getting thirty miles to the fender!"]
  88. 87. ["Instead of a saddle, do you mind putting a pillow on him?"]
  89. 88. ["Jim: I feel like a two year old!"]
    Animal Antics
  90. 89. ["Don't bother getting dressed after the show..."]
  91. 90. [Chiropodist's Clock]
  92. 91. ["Pvt. Pat: Gosh, my brother's a freak!"]
    Best of the Month
  93. 92. ["This is my business suit - I mean business!"]
  94. 93. The Freshest Funfest of Gals 'N' Gags!
  95. 94. ["Well, we're partly engaged - Wilbur gave me the setting!"]
  96. 95. ["Watch out for the guy in room four - he claims he's..."]
  97. 96. ["You're giving my son too much homework..."]
  98. 97. ["I thought he was a stage door Johnny, but he's only..."]
  99. 98. [Couple on Desert Island Find Baby Carriage]
  100. 99. ["But if you do her a good turn, you'll do me a bad turn!"]
This issue was modified by
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Chad Wicker