(August 1955)
Charlton,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1955
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
A Charlton Publication
- Editing
- ?
Anazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money? $35.00 Is Yours
Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.
[no title indexed]
Gumbo Galahad / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She's still daft about thet thar Daveeee Crockhead!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gumbo Galahad; Honeydew Crawfisher; Dreary Sam
- Synopsis
- Gumbo tries to live up to the legend of "Daveeee Crockhead" so that Honeydew will come back to him. Things are complicated because Honeydew's dad is running for re-election to the sheriff's office.
America's Greatest Bargains
Harem Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for several different styles of rings.
Indexer Notes
Ad appears between pages 3 and 4 of the Gumbo Galahad story.
[A bill fer hog feed!]
Hillside Hilda / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hillside Hilda
- Synopsis
- Hilda gets a bill!
[no title indexed]
Th' MacSleezy's / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whatcha grabbin' mah potatoes fer?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pa; Hannibal; Magnolia; Luke; Ma; Merciless; Honest McSleezy
- Synopsis
- The McSleezy family is visited by a rich relative.
Indexer Notes
For this story only, the feature name is "Th' McSleezy's". Next issue it changes to "Th' MacSleezy's" for the rest of its run.
Do You Want Up to $50 or $100 Extra Money?
The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople for religious wall mottos.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 3 and 4 of The McSleezy story.
The Hillbilly Who Wouldn't Quit
Gumbo Galahad / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moose McGrunt; Gumbo Galahad; Honeydew Crawfisher
- Synopsis
- Gumbo faces a rival for Honeydew's affections.
[no title indexed]
Pokey / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dinosaur Bones!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pokey
- Synopsis
- Pokey feeds his pets
Next Issue
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Weddable Willie; Gumbo Galahad
- Synopsis
- Preview of Hillbilly Comics #2.
Learn to Dance in Your Own Home
Pickwick Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for books that teach people how to dance.
Mountain Music
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lamentin' Luke; Mousey; Barney the Barrister
- Synopsis
- Two song pluggers scour the hills in their search for a hit song.
The Man Who Hated the Moon
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tetcher
- Synopsis
- A hillbilly hates the moon for sending a meteor that destroys his shack.
Lovelier Hair in 7 Days
Juel Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for hair treatments.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 2 and 3 of "The Man Who Hated the Moon."
The Inquiring Artist
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Eben Flow; Murk Mudhen; Zeke Hoghead; Pudge Weaselchip; Katy Fishbone; Jed Peatpunk
- Synopsis
- Opinions of mountain folk on burning questions of the day.
A Meeting of the Staff of Hillbilly COmics
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Unnamed characters
- Synopsis
- A request for letters. Original artwork is promised to the twenty-five most helpful letters.
Given Premiums - Cash
Wilson Chemical Co / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Anazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money? $35.00 Is Yours
Cheerful Card Company -
2.
["She's still daft about thet thar Daveeee Crockhead!"]
Gumbo Galahad -
3.
America's Greatest Bargains
Harem Co. -
4.
[A bill fer hog feed!]
Hillside Hilda -
5.
["Whatcha grabbin' mah potatoes fer?"]
Th' MacSleezy's -
6.
Do You Want Up to $50 or $100 Extra Money?
The FUNman -
7.
The Hillbilly Who Wouldn't Quit
Gumbo Galahad -
8.
["Dinosaur Bones!"]
Pokey -
9.
Next Issue
-
10.
Learn to Dance in Your Own Home
Pickwick Co. -
11.
Mountain Music
-
12.
The Man Who Hated the Moon
-
13.
Lovelier Hair in 7 Days
Juel Company -
14.
The Inquiring Artist
-
15.
A Meeting of the Staff of Hillbilly COmics
-
16.
Given Premiums - Cash
Wilson Chemical Co -
17.
Let me give you a He-Man body!
Charles Atlas -
18.
Appear Slim n' Trim in only 5 Seconds
Ward Green Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Clint Maxwell
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
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