(April 1961)

Western, 1946 Series
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Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
20
On-sale Date
1961-03-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Code on bottom of third panel states, "KKGA. #217-614," which translates as "K. K. Publications GiveAway #217 - 1961 April." Interior covers are blank; back cover repeats the series title, with a drawing of Lassie; and identifies the vendor giving away the comic. On-sale date from 1961 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue is a variant of Boys' and Girls' March of Comics (Western, 1946 series) #217 [Non-Advertisement]. There exist further variants:
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The Moonlight Prowler (Table of Contents: 1)

Lassie / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; animal
Characters
Timmy; Jody (a school friend); Lassie; Skipper (Jody's pup); Hobo man
Synopsis
Timmy and Jody with Lassie and Skipper investigate a spider-infested, bat-infested, musty-smelling haunted house where a dim light was seen. Jody trips on Skipper's leash, ties him to the sofa leg. A creaking door. Thump. Clink! Clank! Lassie runs upstairs and disappears. Timmy finds her wrapped in a blanket in an old chest. Lassie reveals the hobo man squatter, the oil lamp falls, sets hobo's coat afire; he runs outside, jumps in the pond, explains to the boys. Lassie braves the conflagration; frees Skipper. The hobo skedaddles. The boys will call the Fire Department.

Indexer Notes

Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 40, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Script identification by David Porta (September 2013).

14 half pages.

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

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Timmy has four equal pieces of cloth and each piece has a different design.
Characters
Timmy
Synopsis
Fit the parts together.

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

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lassie wants to pick up the basket of food and bring it to Timmy.
Characters
Lassie; Timmy
Synopsis
maze

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

Lassie / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Lassie
Synopsis
Top tier of back cover, green background, "March of Comics" Illustration of standing Lassie holding a doctor's bag by its handle in her mouth. Bottom two thirds of page is for vendor identification.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. The Moonlight Prowler
    Lassie
  2. 2. ["Timmy has four equal pieces of cloth and each piece has a different design."]
  3. 3. ["Lassie wants to pick up the basket of food and bring it to Timmy."]
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Lassie
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