(November 1954)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Famous Name Comics
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

Indexed from issue missing four pages between sequences 6 and 7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dagwood / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood

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

Dagwood / table of contents / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Dagwood Bumstead

Indexer Notes

Gives titles of four of the issue's stories.

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

Dagwood / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two cents due on this letter
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Mr. Beasley; Dagwood Bumstead
Synopsis
Dagwood and Beasley fight over a postage-due letter.

Funny Money! (Table of Contents: 3)

Dagwood / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Daisy; Cookie Bumstead; Julius Dithers; McFig
Synopsis
When Dagwood gets a letter saying he has inherited a fortune, he quits his job--then regrets it.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in "Fair Share."

Cheerful (Table of Contents: 4)

Dagwood / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Daisy
Synopsis
Four four-panel gags strung together.

Fair Share (Table of Contents: 5)

Dagwood / comic story / 4.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Daisy; Blondie Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead
Synopsis
Dagwood tells his family the bad news, and they briefly consider trying to be extra nice to him.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from "Funny Money!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dagwood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Julius Dithers
Synopsis
Teaser for one of the stories in next month's issue.

Sleep! (Table of Contents: 7)

Dagwood / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead
Synopsis
A sequence of six four-panel gags involving Dagwood and Blondie trying to get to sleep.

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

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tom Sims (credited)
Pencils
Bill Zaboly (credited)
Inks
Bill Zaboly (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Read it and in one week you will be a bride!
Genre
humor
Characters
Olive Oyl; Popeye; Rough-House
Synopsis
Olive buys a book called "Why Men Wed Women."

Indexer Notes

Reprinted Sunday newspaper page.

Food For Thought! (Table of Contents: 9)

Dagwood / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Cookie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead; Daisy
Synopsis
Dagwood can't sleep and is keeping the rest of the family awake.

The Perfect Wife! (Table of Contents: 10)

Dagwood / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead
Synopsis
Blondie has bought a new winter coat.

The Slow Snail (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Sylvester; Sally; Mayor Stanford the Seal; Selma
Synopsis
Sylvester is ridiculed by the other snails for being so slow, until one day he has reason to hurry.
Reprints

The Homeless Kitten (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Katy was a kitten... the cuddliest little kitten you ever did see.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Katy; young girl
Synopsis
Katy the homeless kitten dreams of a fancy home, but when she is adopted by a poor young woman she realizes that it's love that matters.
Reprints

The Fixer (Table of Contents: 13)

Dagwood / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Mrs. Kramer
Synopsis
A sequence of six four-panel gags involving Dagwood the handyman.

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

The Little King / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Otto Soglow (signed)
Pencils
Otto Soglow (signed)
Inks
Otto Soglow (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your Majesty, the water mains are bursting
Genre
humor
Characters
The Little King
Synopsis
When the kingdom's water mains start bursting, it hits close to home for the Little King.

The Hero (Table of Contents: 15)

Dagwood / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chic Young (signed)
Pencils
Chic Young (signed)
Inks
Chic Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Dagwood Bumstead; Blondie Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead
Synopsis
Two four-panel gags, unrelated except that both involve Alexander playing in the yard with his friends.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dagwood
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dagwood
  3. 2. ["Two cents due on this letter"]
    Dagwood
  4. 3. Funny Money!
    Dagwood
  5. 4. Cheerful
    Dagwood
  6. 5. Fair Share
    Dagwood
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Dagwood
  8. 7. Sleep!
    Dagwood
  9. 8. ["Read it and in one week you will be a bride!"]
    Popeye
  10. 9. Food For Thought!
    Dagwood
  11. 10. The Perfect Wife!
    Dagwood
  12. 11. The Slow Snail
  13. 12. The Homeless Kitten
  14. 13. The Fixer
    Dagwood
  15. 14. ["Your Majesty, the water mains are bursting"]
    The Little King
  16. 15. The Hero
    Dagwood
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Craig Richardson
  • Warren Zeigler