(September 1954)

Toby, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Toby Press Inc.
Brand
Toby Press
Editing
Mell Lazarus (art director)

Issue Notes

Al Capp had numerous assistants who helped him with the writing and drawing of the Li'l Abner newspaper strip. Until their contributions can be accurately recorded, all credits are asigned to Al Capp.

Distributed by American News Company (ANC).

Fearless Fosdick Is Back! (Table of Contents)

Fearless Fosdick / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
Al Capp
Colors
?
Letters
Al Capp
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery; satire-parody
Characters
Fearless Fosdick; Li'l Abner
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"Come on, Buddy, quit being a bag of bones like I was!" (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buy Popsicle Win a Bicycle! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Poisoned Bean Case (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Abner's Fearless Fosdick / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
Al Capp
Colors
?
Letters
Al Capp
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; satire-parody
Characters
Fearless Fosdick; Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Countless unnamed victims of Fosdick's foolishness.
Synopsis
After discovering that a single can beans has been poisoned, Fosdick begins a crusade to prevent anyone from eating beans, even if it means shooting them.
Reprints
  • From Li'l Abner Newspaper Strip (United Feature Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Indexer Notes

Ads appear between pages 14 and 15 of this story.

Boys! Girls! Now You Can Own Official Major League T-Shirts with Your First Name on Them (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Little Shaver Shirt Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Jetex / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Look Here! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Medium Rare (Table of Contents: 7)

A Memphis Smith Adventure / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
ty
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Memphis Smith

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

Rudy Rear Rank / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
O'Brien (signed)
Pencils
O'Brien (signed)
Inks
O'Brien (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
O'Brien (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Comrade meet our new booby trap for Yankee soldiers!
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Rudy Rear Rank

G. I. Giggles (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
O'Brien (signed)
Pencils
O'Brien (signed)
Inks
O'Brien (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
O'Brien (signed)
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
Six gag cartoons related to military life.

[Spain] (Table of Contents: 10)

Brain Teasers / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Genre
adventure; history
Synopsis
Various pencil activities.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Westward Ho-Ho-Ha-Ha / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
O'Brien (signed)
Pencils
O'Brien (signed)
Inks
O'Brien (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
O'Brien (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My sixth sense tells me thar is injuns close by!
Genre
adventure; humor; western-frontier
Characters
Dan'l Bonehead
Synopsis
Dan'l and his friend encounter a group of Indians who want to trade trinkets.

Live Toy Circus with Performing Chameleon -- Free! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Box of 21 Christmas Cards Yours Free (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Singing Lasso (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Crackerjack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fearless Fosdick Is Back!
    Fearless Fosdick
  2. 1. "Come on, Buddy, quit being a bag of bones like I was!"
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Buy Popsicle Win a Bicycle!
    Popsicle Products
  4. 3. Poisoned Bean Case
    Li'l Abner's Fearless Fosdick
  5. 4. Boys! Girls! Now You Can Own Official Major League T-Shirts with Your First Name on Them
    Little Shaver Shirt Corp.
  6. 5. Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane!
    Jetex
  7. 6. Look Here!
  8. 7. Medium Rare
    A Memphis Smith Adventure
  9. 8. ["Comrade meet our new booby trap for Yankee soldiers!"]
    Rudy Rear Rank
  10. 9. G. I. Giggles
  11. 10. [Spain]
    Brain Teasers
  12. 11. ["My sixth sense tells me thar is injuns close by!"]
    Westward Ho-Ho-Ha-Ha
  13. 12. Live Toy Circus with Performing Chameleon -- Free!
  14. 13. Box of 21 Christmas Cards Yours Free
    Stuart Greetings
  15. 14. Singing Lasso
    Crackerjack
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