Giant Comics
#3
(Winter 1957)
Charlton,
1957 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
A Charlton Publication
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Pat Masulli (credited) (excutive editor)
Christmas Book
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit; Li'l Genius; Li'l Tomboy / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Maurice Whitman ?
- Inks
- Maurice Whitman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero; children
- Characters
- Atom the Cat; Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Atomic Rabbit; Li'l Genius [Ollie Orwell]; Li'l Tomboy; Santa Claus
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
Li'l Genius; Li'l Tomboy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look how dirty the chimney is!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Genius [Ollie Orwell]; Li'l Tomboy
- Synopsis
- The kids are trying to make Santa's arrival easier.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Night Before Christmas
Atomic Mouse / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- S3038
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Count Gatto; Santa Claus; Dasher; Dancer; Prancer; Vixen; Comet; Cupid; Dander; Blitzen
- Synopsis
- Gatto poses as Santa Claus.
- Reprints
-
in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (Yoe Books, 2010 series) (December 2010) - in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (IDW, 2018 series) (November 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Playing It Safe
Atom the Cat / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- 3083
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atom the Cat; Cuckoo Cat
- Synopsis
- Cuckoo Cat is walking on his hands so he won't track mud on his sister's floors with his shoes.
It Was the Day Before Christmas...
Li'l Tomboy / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- 3021
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Tomboy; Dan Dapper
- Synopsis
- Li'l Tomboy's father dresses up like Santa Claus.
- Reprints
- in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (Yoe Books, 2010 series) (December 2010)
- in The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (IDW, 2018 series) (November 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Milton Mouse's Discovery
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Milton Mouse; Morton; Midge; Maxwell Mouse; Margaret Mouse; Maurice Mousez; Von Mousenstein; Hans Muenster
- Synopsis
- Milton Mouse and his wife go to Europe to find a new cheese formula.
How Do You Explain That?
Li'l Mouse / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- S 2217
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Li'l Mouse
- Synopsis
- Li'l Mouse is asked to explain why only one of the two pies is left.
A Special Present
Timmy the Timid Ghost / comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- S 3020
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timmy the Timid Ghost
- Synopsis
- Timmy's dad buys him a gift that couldn't possibly hurt anyone.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Find the Strength for Your Life...
public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Religion in American Life Program.
Me and My Badge
Atomic Rabbit / comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- 3090
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Rabbit; Goofy Rabbit; Dead Eye Dixon (villain)
- Synopsis
- Goofy has become the sheriff of Tombstone.
[no title indexed]
Gus the Goofy Ghost / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- S2188
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now for our nature lesson!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Gus
- Synopsis
- Gus's teacher asks him why he's scratching.
[no title indexed]
Atomic Mouse / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's this?! Count Gatto has stolen Atomic Mouse's U-235 pills!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Count Gatto (villain); Shadow (villain)
- Synopsis
- Count Gatto gets ahold of Atomic Mouse's U-235 pills and gets superpowers.
- Reprints
- from Atomic Mouse (Charlton, 1953 series) #17 (March 1956)
-
- Keywords
- Mouseville; U-235 pills
Indexer Notes
Artist signature removed from reprint.
[no title indexed]
Atomic Mouse / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is one of Count Gatto's tricks!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Count Gatto (villain); Professor Invento; Shadow (villain); Sir Harry Bulgebags
- Synopsis
- Count Gatto steals an unsinkable boat.
- Reprints
- from Atomic Mouse (Charlton, 1953 series) #17 (March 1956)
-
- Keywords
- Mouseville
Indexer Notes
Artist signature removed from reprint.
What's in a Name?
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- animal; children
- Characters
- Regie Skunk; Mrs. Skunk; Richie Rabbit; Buster Bear
- Synopsis
- Regie Skunk thinks the other kids don't like him because of his name.
- Reprints
A Dragon Has Many Lives!
Atomic Mouse / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Count Gatto (villain) (also as Sir Stickum); Little Squeeky
- Synopsis
- A dragon comes to Mouseville.
- Reprints
- from Atomic Mouse (Charlton, 1953 series) #2 (May 1953)
-
- Keywords
- Mouseville; U-235 pill
Indexer Notes
Artist signature removed from reprint.
Circus Capers
Happy the Magic Bunny / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Happy; Millie; Skinflint Sloth; Gorilla Gus; Mr. Clown
- Synopsis
- Millie puts on a circus for the orphans, but Skinflint wants half the profits for using his property.
- Reprints
- from Atomic Mouse (Charlton, 1953 series) #17 (March 1956) which is reprinted
- from Fawcett's Funny Animals (Fawcett, 1942 series) #60 (Fall 1948) [Feature name change]
-
- Keywords
- circus
Winter Sports
Willie the Worm / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; sports
- Characters
- Willie the Worm; Sammy Skunk
- Synopsis
- Willie tries to stop some crooks at a winter resort.
- Reprints
- from Fawcett's Funny Animals (Fawcett, 1942 series) #65 (Winter 1949-1950)
-
- Keywords
- snow skiing
A Late Christmas
Atomic Rabbit / comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- S2712
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Rabbit; Santa Claus; Sly Fox (villain); Li'l Foxes (villains)
- Synopsis
- Santa is late for Christmas because of Sly Fox.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas; North Pole
The Giftnappers
Atom the Cat / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S3045
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atom the Cat; Santa Claus; Bulldozer (villain); Long John (villain)
- Synopsis
- Long John has tricked Santa into coming to his house first.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
Seal Psychology
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- William Martin; Herbert Gintler; Fred Lorman; John Simpson; Squirro the Squirrel; Cecil the Platypus; Sobo the Seal; Penelope Platypus
- Synopsis
- Penelope the Platypus has gone missing.
- Reprints
Li'l Ghost
Timmy the Timid Ghost / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- S2265
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timmy the Timid Ghost; Li'l Ghost
- Synopsis
- Li'l Ghost is sad that his brother gets all the holidays.
- Reprints
The Trap
Atom the Cat / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- S2714
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atom the Cat; Bulldozer (villain); Long John (villain)
- Synopsis
- Long John and Bulldozer trap Atom in an unbreakable cage.
- Reprints
A Lot of Good
Timmy the Timid Ghost / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- S2283
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Timmy the Timid Ghost
- Synopsis
- Timmy has improved since his visit out west.
- Reprints
The Longest List Ever
Atomic Rabbit / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- S3044
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Rabbit; Li'l Rabbit
- Synopsis
- Li'l Rabbit is writing an incredibly long list for Christmas.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
Bearing Gifts
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit / comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- S3262
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Atomic Rabbit; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Atomic Rabbit and Atomic Mouse warn Santa of a plot to capture him.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Santa Gets Going
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Whitman (signed as Whitman)
- Inks
- Maurice Whitman (signed as Whitman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- S3260
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Atomic Mouse [Cimota Mouse]; Atomic Rabbit; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa's sleigh is magnetized to the north pole.
- Keywords
- Christmas; snow
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Christmas Book
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit; Li'l Genius; Li'l Tomboy -
1.
["Look how dirty the chimney is!"]
Li'l Genius; Li'l Tomboy -
2.
The Night Before Christmas
Atomic Mouse -
3.
Playing It Safe
Atom the Cat -
4.
It Was the Day Before Christmas...
Li'l Tomboy -
5.
Milton Mouse's Discovery
-
6.
How Do You Explain That?
Li'l Mouse -
7.
A Special Present
Timmy the Timid Ghost -
8.
Find the Strength for Your Life...
-
9.
Me and My Badge
Atomic Rabbit -
10.
["Now for our nature lesson!"]
Gus the Goofy Ghost -
11.
["What's this?! Count Gatto has stolen Atomic Mouse's U-235 pills!"]
Atomic Mouse -
12.
["This is one of Count Gatto's tricks!"]
Atomic Mouse -
13.
What's in a Name?
-
14.
A Dragon Has Many Lives!
Atomic Mouse -
15.
Circus Capers
Happy the Magic Bunny -
16.
Winter Sports
Willie the Worm -
17.
["Kids! Be the first to send for the new plastic Kings' Knights only $1 postpaid"]
Kings' Knights -
18.
A Late Christmas
Atomic Rabbit -
19.
The Giftnappers
Atom the Cat -
20.
Seal Psychology
-
21.
Li'l Ghost
Timmy the Timid Ghost -
22.
The Trap
Atom the Cat -
23.
A Lot of Good
Timmy the Timid Ghost -
24.
["Watch for these 68. page comic books"]
-
25.
The Longest List Ever
Atomic Rabbit -
26.
Bearing Gifts
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit -
27.
Santa Gets Going
Atomic Mouse; Atomic Rabbit
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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