Smiles #22
(Summer 1947)

Hardie-Kelly, 1942 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1947
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Band Leaders Publishing Company Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Pencils
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Inks
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please, please, junior - introduce me!
Genre
humor
Keywords
beaches; swimsuits

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I asked her to come to our party and not worry - just come in her working clothes!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Open it for me, Chloe - it's probably my costume for tonight's show.
Genre
humor
Characters
Chloe

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

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Script
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Pencils
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Inks
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By the way, Elsie - there's something I've intended asking you for some time-
Genre
humor
Characters
Elsie

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

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Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like to see the look on the center fielder's face!
Genre
humor; sports
Keywords
baseball

[Woman Sees Man in Soap Bubble] (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Pencils
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Inks
Woody Kimbrell (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman in her bath sees the reflection of man peeping on her from one of the soap bubbles.

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

Smiles! / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mister, did you hit that little girl?
Genre
humor
Characters
Johnny

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look what I found, Pop!
Genre
humor
Keywords
beaches; swimsuits

[Husband Has Fun in Bed] (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)
Pencils
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)
Inks
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A husband is eager to use what he learned from reading 'Fun in Bed.' But it isn't about sex as he begins beating his wife.

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

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Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I always told you Perkins doesn't have a brain in his head - he's got the motor going again!
Genre
humor; aviation
Characters
Perkins

[Man on Island Prepares Pot for Companion] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script
Posner Cherry (signed)
Pencils
Posner Cherry (signed)
Inks
Posner Cherry (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two men are stranded on an island. One of them is preparing a pot to cook the other.

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've been overseas five years!
Genre
humor; military

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Cherry (signed)
Pencils
John Cherry (signed)
Inks
John Cherry (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sure I approve.
Genre
humor

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You don't work for a zoo anymore, Benwick!
Genre
humor
Characters
Benwick

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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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 think it's for you, son.
Genre
humor

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

Slap Happy / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The little girl who used to want an all day sucker, now just wants one for the evening.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chuck Thurston (signed)
Pencils
Chuck Thurston (signed)
Inks
Chuck Thurston (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The first I noticed I was losing weight was when I started wearing suspenders on my girdle.
Genre
humor; medical
Characters
Dr. Horace Treeter

The Successful Cat Boarder (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
J. Edgar Grove (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
The milkman keeps delivering more milk than is requested.

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

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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
And what did you see when you peeked?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

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Script
Posner Cherry (signed)
Pencils
Posner Cherry (signed)
Inks
Posner Cherry (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, no! That isn't what we meant by putting her on the canvas!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Pencils
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Inks
Woody Kimbrell (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We repaired Grandpa's wheel-chair - he's just like a kid with a new toy!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I like to think I'm the heroine in his stories!
Genre
humor

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

Great Grins / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was a young lady from Maine
Genre
humor
Characters
Pete

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

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Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Warden, the boys suggested I design a flag for our institution.
Genre
humor
Characters
Lamb the Lug (picture)

[Umpire Hit By Baby Bottle] (Table of Contents: 25)

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Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)

Genre
humor; sports
Synopsis
An umpire is hit by a thrown baby bottle.
Keywords
baseball

Super-Husband Flies Again (Table of Contents: 26)

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Script
Robert Rieker (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Chedworth Stidgy; Bertha Stidgy; Mert
Synopsis
Mr. Stidgy sends away for a Super-Husband cape.

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

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Script
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)
Pencils
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)
Inks
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Never mind about him - who gets custody of the apartment?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good heavens! Haven't you fellows heard?
Genre
humor; military

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Letters
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Down with Ramsley's
Genre
humor

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

In the Groove / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He certainly looks worried!
Genre
humor
Characters
Susie

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

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Script
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Pencils
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Inks
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And where do you think you're going all sheiked up?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Forney Mumford (signed)
Pencils
Forney Mumford (signed)
Inks
Forney Mumford (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Music, dancing, laughter - and here we sit talking!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

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Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a man-hater - I hate to be without them!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)
Pencils
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)
Inks
Dick Ericson (signed as Dick Ericson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And then what did Daddy say to Mommy?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jake O'Brien (signed)
Pencils
Jake O'Brien (signed)
Inks
Jake O'Brien (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know the old saying, you've got to make hay while the sun shines.
Genre
humor
Keywords
beaches

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
F. J. Collins (signed)
Pencils
F. J. Collins (signed)
Inks
F. J. Collins (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's all right - I was a brat myself once.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who's it for?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll admit he sings Ave Maria beautifully - but your guitar playing is atrocious!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you mean you've got the wrong number?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Let's Smile / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Engineer: If you start at a given point on a given figure and travel the entire distance around it, what will you get?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you don't quit this pluggin' away, you're liable to get ahead - then think of the tax problems you'll have!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sometimes I feel I no longer love him...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Bishop (signed)
Pencils
J. Bishop (signed)
Inks
J. Bishop (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, it'll keep your feet warm all right - but, confidentially, it'll never replace a good warm back.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, most men are all right, but this one was ambidextrous!
Genre
humor
Keywords
beaches; swimsuits

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

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Cherry (signed)
Pencils
John Cherry (signed)
Inks
John Cherry (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, relax!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

Crazy Cracks / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The lunch counter man had ambitions to better his station in life and secured employment in a fashionable jewelry store.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Pencils
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Inks
Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, it's a long story.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's those glasses - you've picked up the wrong bag again.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, stop that fuss - you'll be fed!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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
Er, do you know any games?
Genre
humor

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

Chuckles / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sometimes a pinch of salt can be improved by dropping it into a glass of beer.
Genre
humor
Characters
Danny; Kitty

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't my husband a darling?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Posner Cherry (signed)
Pencils
Posner Cherry (signed)
Inks
Posner Cherry (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch. I'll make him drown himself out!
Genre
humor

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

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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
Oh, I forgot to tell you - we're just moving next door!
Genre
humor

[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
It's an open and shut case.
Genre
humor
Characters
Hinke

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

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Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The trouble with me is I'm always drunk before I feel I've had enough.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 57)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Hoiman - $75!
Genre
humor

[Rabbit Pulls Magician from Hat] (Table of Contents: 58)

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Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A rabbit pulls a magician from a hat.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59)

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Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll be late tonight, dear - this big deal is going to take longer than I thought.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here comes Mr. Dimwit.
Genre
humor
Characters
Dimwit

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

Laff with Us / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She: Will you think of me always, darling?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
J. Bishop (signed)
Pencils
J. Bishop (signed)
Inks
J. Bishop (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gimme five thousand dollars to take out!
Genre
humor

[Stenographer Training] (Table of Contents: 63)

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Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Stenographers train by sitting on the laps of mannequins.

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

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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
Did my hat blow down there?
Genre
humor

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

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?
Pencils
?
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?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All together now... hands on hips... place!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

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Script
Roy Fish (signed)
Pencils
Roy Fish (signed)
Inks
Roy Fish (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mind if I join you folks?
Genre
humor

[Redwood Toll Booth] (Table of Contents: 67)

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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)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A road through a redwood tree has a toll booth.

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

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Script
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Pencils
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Inks
Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bigger crowds since that gagman was here.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Ted Morris (signed)
Pencils
Ted Morris (signed)
Inks
Ted Morris (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wouldn't a nice, big, cold glass of beer hit the spot, boys?
Genre
humor

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

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But, Gwendolyn, didn't you tell me to come dressed in my evening clothes?
Genre
humor
Characters
Gwendolyn

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

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Script
Ted Morris (signed)
Pencils
Ted Morris (signed)
Inks
Ted Morris (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come to think of it - I do need a broom!
Genre
humor

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

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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
He says if others can have indirect lighting, so can we!
Genre
humor

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

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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
What's good for a splitting headache?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had a breakdown on the way!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was tall and had blue eyes - before he started making advances!
Genre
humor

[Hugging Coats] (Table of Contents: 76)

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Script
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed as Hoppes)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two coats in a closet have their sleeves posed as though hugging each other.

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

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? [as JEB] (signed)
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? [as JEB] (signed)
Inks
? [as JEB] (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
She figures if she doesn't win the beauty contest, maybe they'll give her a prize for being the cutest baby!
Genre
humor
Keywords
swimsuits

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

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Script
Roy Fish (signed)
Pencils
Roy Fish (signed)
Inks
Roy Fish (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, dear, I won't forget it's our wedding day!
Genre
humor

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

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Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
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Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
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Clyde Lamb (signed as C Lamb)
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No! I haven't any more nickels!
Genre
humor

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Hot Stuff! / text story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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She: Here is your ring back! I can't marry you. I love someone else.
Genre
humor

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

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Roy Fish (signed)
Pencils
Roy Fish (signed)
Inks
Roy Fish (signed)
Letters
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He says he can't play for sour apples!
Genre
humor

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

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Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll pay me what I'm worth?
Genre
humor

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

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? [as B. Brandon] (signed)
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? [as B. Brandon] (signed)
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? [as B. Brandon] (signed)
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This little piggy went to market...
Genre
humor

[Secretary Has Running Shoes] (Table of Contents: 85)

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Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Pencils
Lowell Hoppes (signed)
Inks
Lowell Hoppes (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A secretary keeps running shoes at her desk.

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

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Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
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Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
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Ray Dabbs (signed as Dabbs)
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I find this more convincing than crying!
Genre
humor

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

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Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
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Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
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Robert Barnes (signed as BOB BARNES)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, have I got a hangover this morning!
Genre
humor

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

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?
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?
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She's ticklish!
Genre
humor; medical

[Telescope by Woman] (Table of Contents: 89)

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?
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?
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?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A pay-to-use telescope is pointed at a woman's rear.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 90)

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The doctor was interviewing the last patient in his office when a woman rushed in crying: 'Doctor! Doctor! Come quickly. My husband has swallowed a mouse!'
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 91)

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? [as Mat] (signed)
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? [as Mat] (signed)
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? [as Mat] (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's doing as well as can be expected!
Genre
humor

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

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Norman Illiver (signed)
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Norman Illiver (signed)
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Norman Illiver (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're always home, Mrs. Hannegan - don't you ever do anything?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mrs. Hannegan

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Please, please, junior - introduce me!"]
  2. 1. ["Here's entertainment... as you like it!"]
  3. 2. ["I asked her to come to our party and not worry - just come in her working clothes!"]
  4. 3. ["Open it for me, Chloe - it's probably my costume for tonight's show."]
  5. 4. ["By the way, Elsie - there's something I've intended asking you for some time-"]
  6. 5. ["I'd like to see the look on the center fielder's face!"]
  7. 6. [Woman Sees Man in Soap Bubble]
  8. 7. ["Mister, did you hit that little girl?"]
    Smiles!
  9. 8. ["Look what I found, Pop!"]
  10. 9. [Husband Has Fun in Bed]
  11. 10. ["I always told you Perkins doesn't have a brain in his head - he's got the motor going again!"]
  12. 11. [Man on Island Prepares Pot for Companion]
  13. 12. ["You've been overseas five years!"]
  14. 13. ["Sure I approve."]
  15. 14. ["You don't work for a zoo anymore, Benwick!"]
  16. 15. ["I think it's for you, son."]
  17. 16. ["The little girl who used to want an all day sucker, now just wants one for the evening."]
    Slap Happy
  18. 17. ["The first I noticed I was losing weight was when I started wearing suspenders on my girdle."]
  19. 18. The Successful Cat Boarder
  20. 19. ["And what did you see when you peeked?"]
  21. 20. ["No, no! That isn't what we meant by putting her on the canvas!"]
  22. 21. ["We repaired Grandpa's wheel-chair - he's just like a kid with a new toy!"]
  23. 22. ["I like to think I'm the heroine in his stories!"]
  24. 23. ["There was a young lady from Maine"]
    Great Grins
  25. 24. ["Warden, the boys suggested I design a flag for our institution."]
  26. 25. [Umpire Hit By Baby Bottle]
  27. 26. Super-Husband Flies Again
  28. 27. ["Never mind about him - who gets custody of the apartment?"]
  29. 28. ["Good heavens! Haven't you fellows heard?"]
  30. 29. ["Down with Ramsley's"]
  31. 30. ["He certainly looks worried!"]
    In the Groove
  32. 31. ["And where do you think you're going all sheiked up?"]
  33. 32. ["Music, dancing, laughter - and here we sit talking!"]
  34. 33. ["I'm a man-hater - I hate to be without them!"]
  35. 34. ["...And then what did Daddy say to Mommy?"]
  36. 35. ["You know the old saying, you've got to make hay while the sun shines."]
  37. 36. ["It's all right - I was a brat myself once."]
  38. 37. ["Who's it for?"]
  39. 38. ["I'll admit he sings Ave Maria beautifully - but your guitar playing is atrocious!"]
  40. 39. ["What do you mean you've got the wrong number?"]
  41. 40. ["Engineer: If you start at a given point on a given figure and travel the entire distance around it, what will you get?"]
    Let's Smile
  42. 41. ["If you don't quit this pluggin' away, you're liable to get ahead - then think of the tax problems you'll have!"]
  43. 42. ["Sometimes I feel I no longer love him..."]
  44. 43. ["Oh, it'll keep your feet warm all right - but, confidentially, it'll never replace a good warm back."]
  45. 44. ["Oh, most men are all right, but this one was ambidextrous!"]
  46. 45. ["Oh, relax!"]
  47. 46. ["The lunch counter man had ambitions to better his station in life and secured employment in a fashionable jewelry store."]
    Crazy Cracks
  48. 47. ["Well, it's a long story."]
  49. 48. ["It's those glasses - you've picked up the wrong bag again."]
  50. 49. ["Oh, stop that fuss - you'll be fed!"]
  51. 50. ["Er, do you know any games?"]
  52. 51. ["Sometimes a pinch of salt can be improved by dropping it into a glass of beer."]
    Chuckles
  53. 52. ["Isn't my husband a darling?"]
  54. 53. ["Watch. I'll make him drown himself out!"]
  55. 54. ["Oh, I forgot to tell you - we're just moving next door!"]
  56. 55. ["It's an open and shut case."]
  57. 56. ["The trouble with me is I'm always drunk before I feel I've had enough."]
  58. 57. ["Look, Hoiman - $75!"]
  59. 58. [Rabbit Pulls Magician from Hat]
  60. 59. ["I'll be late tonight, dear - this big deal is going to take longer than I thought."]
  61. 60. ["Here comes Mr. Dimwit."]
  62. 61. ["She: Will you think of me always, darling?"]
    Laff with Us
  63. 62. ["Gimme five thousand dollars to take out!"]
  64. 63. [Stenographer Training]
  65. 64. ["Did my hat blow down there?"]
  66. 65. ["All together now... hands on hips... place!"]
  67. 66. ["Mind if I join you folks?"]
  68. 67. [Redwood Toll Booth]
  69. 68. ["Bigger crowds since that gagman was here."]
  70. 69. ["Wouldn't a nice, big, cold glass of beer hit the spot, boys?"]
  71. 70. ["But, Gwendolyn, didn't you tell me to come dressed in my evening clothes?"]
  72. 71. ["Come to think of it - I do need a broom!"]
  73. 72. ["He says if others can have indirect lighting, so can we!"]
  74. 73. ["What's good for a splitting headache?"]
  75. 74. ["I had a breakdown on the way!"]
  76. 75. ["He was tall and had blue eyes - before he started making advances!"]
  77. 76. [Hugging Coats]
  78. 77. ["She figures if she doesn't win the beauty contest, maybe they'll give her a prize for being the cutest baby!"]
  79. 78. ["No, dear, I won't forget it's our wedding day!"]
  80. 79. ["No! I haven't any more nickels!"]
  81. 80. ["Illustrated comic booklets the kind men like!"]
  82. 81. ["She: Here is your ring back! I can't marry you. I love someone else."]
    Hot Stuff!
  83. 82. ["He says he can't play for sour apples!"]
  84. 83. ["You'll pay me what I'm worth?"]
  85. 84. ["This little piggy went to market..."]
  86. 85. [Secretary Has Running Shoes]
  87. 86. ["I find this more convincing than crying!"]
  88. 87. ["Boy, have I got a hangover this morning!"]
  89. 88. ["She's ticklish!"]
  90. 89. [Telescope by Woman]
  91. 90. ["The doctor was interviewing the last patient in his office when a woman rushed in crying: 'Doctor! Doctor! Come quickly. My husband has swallowed a mouse!'"]
    'Nuff Said
  92. 91. ["He's doing as well as can be expected!"]
  93. 92. ["You're always home, Mrs. Hannegan - don't you ever do anything?"]
  94. 93. ["Thousands are enjoying rollicking bedside fun... and you will too when you possess 'the Pleasure Primer'"]
  95. 94. ["Eeney, meeney, miney, mo!"]
This issue was modified by
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Banks S. Robinson
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Chad Wicker