(July 1976)

Ballantine Books, 1956 Series
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Price
1.25 USD
Pages
192
On-sale Date
1976
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ballantine Books Inc.
Brand
BB A Ballantine Book
Mass Market Paperback Book Number
25340
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Mingo
Inks
Norman Mingo
Colors
Norman Mingo
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Alfred E. Neuman

Melvin of the Apes (Table of Contents: 1)

Jungle Dept.: Africa! / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); John Severin (signed as Melvin Severin)
Inks
John Severin (signed as Melvin Severin)
Letters
?
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
historical; satire-parody
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Book! Movie! (Table of Contents: 2)

Cinema Dept.; Literature Dept. / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

Robin Hood! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hysterical Historical Dept. / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
satire-parody; adventure; humor
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G.I. Schmoe! (Table of Contents: 4)

War Comics Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman; Wally Wood (additional dialogue)
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda; Wally Wood
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
satire-parody; war; humor
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Frank N. Stein! (Table of Contents: 5)

Terror Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed)
Letters
Bill Elder; ?
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
horror-suspense; satire-parody
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Little Orphan Melvin! (Table of Contents: 6)

Girl-And-Dog-Type-Story Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman; Wally Wood (additional dialogue)
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Wally Wood (signed)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed)
Letters
Wally Wood; ?
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
satire-parody; humor; children
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The Raven (Table of Contents: 7)

Classical Type Comics Dept. / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Allan Poe (credited) (original poem); Harvey Kurtzman (adaptation)
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Bill Elder (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed)
Letters
Bill Elder
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
satire-parody; humor; horror-suspense
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Supermarkets! (Table of Contents: 8)

The American Scene Dept. / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Harvey Kurtzman
Pencils
Harvey Kurtzman (layouts); Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Letters
?
Editing
Harvey Kurtzman

Genre
satire-parody; humor
Reprints

Scenes We'd Like to See: Stagecoach (Table of Contents: 9)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Interlandi
Pencils
Phil Interlandi (signed)
Inks
Phil Interlandi (signed)
Editing
Al Feldstein

Genre
humor; western-frontier
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Indexer Notes

The story title was shortened for the reprint volume.

Scenes We'd Like to See: The Race (Table of Contents: 10)

Hollywood Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Phil Interlandi
Pencils
Phil Interlandi (signed)
Inks
Phil Interlandi (signed)
Editing
Al Feldstein

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story title was shortened for the reprint volume.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Melvin of the Apes
    Jungle Dept.: Africa!
  3. 2. Book! Movie!
    Cinema Dept.; Literature Dept.
  4. 3. Robin Hood!
    Hysterical Historical Dept.
  5. 4. G.I. Schmoe!
    War Comics Dept.
  6. 5. Frank N. Stein!
    Terror Dept.
  7. 6. Little Orphan Melvin!
    Girl-And-Dog-Type-Story Dept.
  8. 7. The Raven
    Classical Type Comics Dept.
  9. 8. Supermarkets!
    The American Scene Dept.
  10. 9. Scenes We'd Like to See: Stagecoach
    Hollywood Dept.
  11. 10. Scenes We'd Like to See: The Race
    Hollywood Dept.
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  • mcomics
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Jochen G.