Tippy Teen
#14
(July 1967)
Tower,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- eight times a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Tower Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
America's Teen-Age Sweetheart
- Editing
- Samm Schwartz
Color Them Love!
Tippy Teen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Tommy
- Keywords
- coloring book
Indexer Notes
Figures and foreground taken from the cover of the Tippy Teen Coloring Book.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
One sentence description of each story and article.
Lamping Along Together
Tippy / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Mrs Teen; Mr. Teen; Tommy Trippit; Aunt Emma; Mrs. Trippit
- Synopsis
- Tippy breaks a lamp while dusting, the lamp that rich Aunt Emma gave the Teens when they got married.
- Reprints
-
in Vicki (Seaboard, 1975 series) #3 (June 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Mrs Teen says that the Teens have been married for 22 years.
Stop that Steak!
Tippy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Tommy Trippit; Go-Go West; Animal; Ashley Hartburn
- Synopsis
- Ashley is having a bbq at his place, when the grill rolls down the street.
- Reprints
- in Tippy's Friend Go-Go (Tower, 1969 series) #13 (June 1969)
-
- Keywords
- BBQ
Indexer Notes
Hartburn house is located at 46 Oak Street. A character in the story is singing "Winchester Cathedral", a hit by The New Vaudeville Band in November and December 1966.
Masquerade Massacre
Go Go and Animal / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Go-Go West; Animal
- Synopsis
- Dressed in a lion costume, Animal tries to flag a taxi but is mistaken by the police for a real lion and is chased into the Big Game Club's annual dinner.
Negative Results
Tippy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Animal; Tommy Trippit; Tippy Teen; Peggy Fleagle
- Synopsis
- To make the school newspaper more interesting, Tommy plans to put cheesecake photos of Tippy on the front page, however Peggy insists that she be featured.
- Reprints
- in Vicki (Seaboard, 1975 series) #2 (April 1975)
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Wheel of Misfortune
Tippy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Go-Go West; Tommy Trippit
- Synopsis
- Tippy gets her driver's license.
Age Before Duty
Tippy's Dad / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Mr. Teen; Mrs. Krumley
- Synopsis
- Mrs Krumley tells Mr. Teen that he has a lovely daughter.
Subscribe Now to Go-Go
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Half page subscription ad. Six issues of Go-Go for $1.25.
A Special Money Saving Message From Tippy Teen
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
Half page subscription ad. Ten issues of Tippy Teen for $2.00.
[no title indexed]
Dear Tippy, Tell us, Please... / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many times should you date a boy before you kiss him?
"Here's a little poem that we feel deserves first prize ..."
P.A.L. Club Bulletin Board / letters page / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- Reader's letter and article by Mariene Thorsky and Susan Brahin
Indexer Notes
Only art is a reproduction of the Tippy P.A.L. Club member card and button.
King of the Road Party
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
Indexer Notes
How to hold a "Hobo Party" with suggested costumes, food and games.
[no title indexed]
Mad Fads / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Swinging Slacks
Indexer Notes
Activities and crafts sent in by readers. Color spot illustrations.
Pen Pals
text story / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- teen
- Synopsis
- "Here's a chance to meet people from all over the continent and around the world. Dip your pen in friendship and start writing now."
Indexer Notes
List of names and addresses of readers seeking pen pals.
A Grapple a Day
Tippy / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tippy Teen; Ashley Hartburn; Tommy Trippit; Boo-Boo Branigan; Mad Turk; Animal
- Synopsis
- Tippy goes with Ashley to the wrestling matches, because Tommy has a business deal that afternoon. He is selling peanuts at the wrestling match.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Color Them Love!
Tippy Teen -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Lamping Along Together
Tippy -
3.
Stop that Steak!
Tippy -
4.
Masquerade Massacre
Go Go and Animal -
5.
Negative Results
Tippy -
6.
Wheel of Misfortune
Tippy -
7.
Age Before Duty
Tippy's Dad -
8.
My Achin' Back!
Animal -
9.
Subscribe Now to Go-Go
-
10.
A Special Money Saving Message From Tippy Teen
-
11.
["How many times should you date a boy before you kiss him?"]
Dear Tippy, Tell us, Please... -
12.
"Here's a little poem that we feel deserves first prize ..."
P.A.L. Club Bulletin Board -
13.
Tippy's Fashion Album
-
14.
King of the Road Party
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15.
["Swinging Slacks"]
Mad Fads -
16.
Pen Pals
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17.
A Grapple a Day
Tippy
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- Nick Caputo
- Mickey Coalwell
- Kirk House
- Edgar Loftin
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
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