(November 1956)

Pocket Magazines, 1954 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Enterprise Magazine Management Inc.
Editing
Bruce Elliott (credited) (editor); Barbara Renz (credited) (art director)

Issue Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock); ? (photograph)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock); ? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[Joan Madlyn] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

[Train Loses Pipe Cargo] (Table of Contents: 2)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A train is transporting a long piece of pipe across several cars. When the train rounds a corner, the pipe slides off.

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An awful thing just happened!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman came to a costume party as Lady Godiva but a policeman confiscated her horse.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay... okay... I was just kidding.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have an uncomfortable feeling we're not being followed.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You say the potatoes aren't mashed enough?
Genre
humor
Keywords
potatoes

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of shells?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hides his eyes, but watch that little hair...
Genre
humor

[Man Jumps in Lake] (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Lavan (signed)
Pencils
Frank Lavan (signed)
Inks
Frank Lavan (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man finishes work, drives to the country and jumps into a lake.

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carl Thomas (signed as Carl Thomas)
Pencils
Carl Thomas (signed as Carl Thomas)
Inks
Carl Thomas (signed as Carl Thomas)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hardly know how to say this, Mr. Hammer.
Genre
humor

[Woman Studies Judo] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man reconsiders approaching a woman when he sees she's reading about judo.

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

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Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see Flora got a new mink coat!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Chas. Skiles (signed)
Pencils
Chas. Skiles (signed)
Inks
Chas. Skiles (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There you are, sir. That coat is a perfect fit.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm terribly sorry Miss Birch...
Genre
humor
Characters
Miss Birch
Synopsis
Miss Birch's employer deposits her in a filing drawer labeled "unfinished business."

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Could you recommend a nudist colony, please - quickly!
Genre
humor

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You call that a simple little heart with our initials in it?
Genre
humor

[Man Shaves on Bus] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man on a bus is using an electric razor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've decided to spend the night in the Hunter's Arms...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman claims she's staying at a place called "The Hunter's Arms." She's actually lying in the arms of a hunter.

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

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Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry up, yes or no.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Pencils
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Baker (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The natives seem restless tonight!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've stayed a bachelor because I've never taken...
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tail her, O'Hara.
Genre
humor
Characters
O'Hara; Kelly
Synopsis
Policeman O'Hara is sent to tail a woman. Kelly is sent to tail O'Hara.

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

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Script
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Pencils
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Inks
Charles Dennis (signed as Dennis)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And put it in a tall glass, please.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's no set rule about how high a spite fence hasta be!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pssst... quick... we'll change it into a comedy!
Genre
humor

[Betty Brosmer] (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Centerfold.

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

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Script
? [as Radi] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Radi] (signed)
Inks
? [as Radi] (signed)
Letters
? [as Radi] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gasoline cheap why pay high prices
Genre
humor

[Three Barbers in Monkey Pose] (Table of Contents: 28)

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A trio of barbers are in the famous monkey pose of see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.

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

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you staring at, stupid?
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm dating a wrestler tonight.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You better hurry, dear.
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This should be an easy case...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman wants the bureau of missing persons to find a missing man. The bureau thinks the man must be in a mental institution because the woman is beautiful.

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

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Script
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Pencils
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Inks
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Better take the kid out for some batting practice this afternoon.
Genre
humor
Keywords
cavemen

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll have to wait a bit - Sis isn't undressed...
Genre
humor

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

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It stays up all right but see what happens when...
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What'll it be?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two men on an island see a raft with a woman and a barrel of beer approaching. They flip a coin to determine who gets which.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Pencils
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Inks
? [as W. Brown] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say when!
Genre
humor

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...But I thought you...?
Genre
humor

[Conhead in Cowboy Hat] (Table of Contents: 39)

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Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man removes his cowboy hat to reveal his head is cone-shaped.

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

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Script
Bill Mittlebeeler (signed as Bill Mittlebeeler)
Pencils
Bill Mittlebeeler (signed as Bill Mittlebeeler)
Inks
Bill Mittlebeeler (signed as Bill Mittlebeeler)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't like this loss of weight.
Genre
humor; medical

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fill 'er up!
Genre
humor

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, no - not now!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jefferson Machamer)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pst! - A pigeon I met in the park!
Genre
humor

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

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Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fido, stop that growling!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man growls at the sight of a woman. His wife thinks the dog is making the noise.

[Woman with Umbrella in Cleavage] (Table of Contents: 45)

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Script
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock)
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed as Filchock)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A woman carrying two packages in the rain has an umbrella propped up in her cleavage.
Keywords
umbrellas

[Vacuum Salesman Sees Another Vacuum Under the Door] (Table of Contents: 46)

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Script
Joseph Farris (signed as J G Farris)
Pencils
Joseph Farris (signed as J G Farris)
Inks
Joseph Farris (signed as J G Farris)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door is about to ring a doorbell when he sees a vacuum stick out through the pet door.
Keywords
vacuum cleaners

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...The most cool-nerved patient I've ever had!
Genre
humor; medical

[Beverly Montgomery] (Table of Contents: 48)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Carmen Austin (Table of Contents: 49)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Joan Madlyn]
  3. 2. [Train Loses Pipe Cargo]
  4. 3. ["An awful thing just happened!"]
  5. 4. ["Okay... okay... I was just kidding."]
  6. 5. ["I have an uncomfortable feeling we're not being followed."]
  7. 6. ["You say the potatoes aren't mashed enough?"]
  8. 7. ["Out of shells?"]
  9. 8. ["Hides his eyes, but watch that little hair..."]
  10. 9. [Man Jumps in Lake]
  11. 10. ["I hardly know how to say this, Mr. Hammer."]
  12. 11. [Woman Studies Judo]
  13. 12. ["I see Flora got a new mink coat!"]
  14. 13. ["There you are, sir. That coat is a perfect fit."]
  15. 14. ["I'm terribly sorry Miss Birch..."]
  16. 15. ["Could you recommend a nudist colony, please - quickly!"]
  17. 16. ["You call that a simple little heart with our initials in it?"]
  18. 17. [Man Shaves on Bus]
  19. 18. ["I've decided to spend the night in the Hunter's Arms..."]
  20. 19. ["Hurry up, yes or no."]
  21. 20. ["The natives seem restless tonight!"]
  22. 21. ["I've stayed a bachelor because I've never taken..."]
  23. 22. ["Tail her, O'Hara."]
  24. 23. ["...And put it in a tall glass, please."]
  25. 24. ["There's no set rule about how high a spite fence hasta be!"]
  26. 25. ["Pssst... quick... we'll change it into a comedy!"]
  27. 26. [Betty Brosmer]
  28. 27. ["Gasoline cheap why pay high prices"]
  29. 28. [Three Barbers in Monkey Pose]
  30. 29. ["What are you staring at, stupid?"]
  31. 30. ["I'm dating a wrestler tonight."]
  32. 31. ["You better hurry, dear."]
  33. 32. ["This should be an easy case..."]
  34. 33. ["Better take the kid out for some batting practice this afternoon."]
  35. 34. ["You'll have to wait a bit - Sis isn't undressed..."]
  36. 35. ["It stays up all right but see what happens when..."]
  37. 36. ["What'll it be?"]
  38. 37. ["Say when!"]
  39. 38. ["...But I thought you...?"]
  40. 39. [Conhead in Cowboy Hat]
  41. 40. ["I don't like this loss of weight."]
  42. 41. ["Fill 'er up!"]
  43. 42. ["No, no - not now!"]
  44. 43. ["Pst! - A pigeon I met in the park!"]
  45. 44. ["Fido, stop that growling!"]
  46. 45. [Woman with Umbrella in Cleavage]
  47. 46. [Vacuum Salesman Sees Another Vacuum Under the Door]
  48. 47. ["...The most cool-nerved patient I've ever had!"]
  49. 48. [Beverly Montgomery]
  50. 49. Carmen Austin
This issue was modified by
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Pat McCauslin
  • Jim Stangas
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)