Suzie Comics #53

(Spring 1946)

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

Suzie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Al Fagaly (signed)

Inks

Al Fagaly (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Am coming to visit you.

Genre

humor

Characters

Suzie; Grandpa

Synopsis

When Suzie's grandfather comes for a visit, she prepares to care for a sick old man, but instead finds he's a jive talker with an appetite for carnivals, boxing, and the jitterbug.

Keywords

boxing; carnival; grandfather; jitterbug; visit

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

Suzie Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Fagaly

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Suzie

Indexer Notes

Includes treasure hunt maze, connect-the-dots to form a cat, and anagram.

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

Suzie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Fagaly (signed)

Inks

Al Fagaly (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whew! What a day!

Genre

humor

Characters

Suzie; Suzie's mom; Angela

Synopsis

Suzie's mischievous niece Angela comes for a visit and goes to the park with Suzie.

Keywords

hair remover; niece; park; visit

Indexer Notes

Suzie appears naked in silhouette on page 8.

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

Suzie's Movie Diary / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Diary: I am so thrilled I can hardly s-s-s-speak.

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

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Fagaly (signed)

Inks

Al Fagaly (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whew! Me and my big business ideas!

Genre

humor

Characters

Suzie; Beely; Baby

Synopsis

Suzie gets roped into babysitting an elephant for a circus performer.

Keywords

babysitting; circus; elephant

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

Suzie Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al McLean (signed)

Inks

Al McLean (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

Includes spotting mistakes in drawing, connect-the-dots, and crossword puzzle.

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

Debby / Taffy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Woggon (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meet Taffy - she's terrif!

Feature Logo

Taffy

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Taffy Twist; Betsy Ross; Lotta Twist; Oliver Twist

Synopsis

Taffy dresses up for the new history teacher, who is heard to resemble a handsome actor, only to find that he is attracted to "primitive women" that don't wear makeup or fancy clothes.

Keywords

school; teacher

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Taffy, one of many Archie clones published by Archie in the 1940s and 1950s. Taffy's differentiating characteristics are her boy-craziness and constant use of 1940s teenage slang.

Issues of Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) and Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) are displayed in a bookstore window on page three.

Suzie Goes West! (Table of Contents: 8)

Suzie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Woggon (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Suzie is learning about the West fast --- she's already found out that an Indian reservation wasn't a lay-away...

Genre

humor

Characters

Suzie; Don; Calamity Jane

Synopsis

Suzie goes to work on Don's Dude Ranch, where she wears chaps in underwear and puts a corset on a horse.

Keywords

chaps; cowboy; cowgirl; dude ranch; horseback riding; Native Americans; west

Indexer Notes

It's amazing that this comedy series with a dumb blonde protagonist and good-for-nothing boyfriend not only predated radio's My Friend Irma debut by five years but that Suzie also went west four years before the film My Friend Irma Goes West!