The Kilroys
#49
(August-September 1954)
American Comics Group,
1947 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Best Syndicated Features Inc.
- Brand
-
American Comics Group ACG
- Editing
- Richard E. Hughes (credited)
Issue Notes
The cover and first story are in "Truevision" 3-D effect with black panel backgrounds.
Keywords 3-D; Truevision
Who's Zoo!
Solid Jackson / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Solid Jackson; Natch Kilroy; Mr. Kilroy
- Synopsis
- Jackson and Natch send away for some small animals, but the elderly business owner keeps sending them large animals--lynx, goat, bear, and gorilla--who keep attacking Mr. Kilroy.
- Keywords
- 3-D; bear; goat; gorilla; lynx; monkeys; Truevision; zoo
Indexer Notes
Story has Truevision 3-D effect with black page backgrounds.
The Athletic Type
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Susie; Diane; Gary Simpkins
- Synopsis
- Gary overhears Susie talking to her friend about "athletic" boys and decides to become an athlete to impress her. Unfortunately, he only heard part of the conversation.
[no title indexed]
Kilroy Kapers / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You didn't forget ta close the tail gate, didja, Jackson?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Natch Kilroy; Solid Jackson; Judy
- Synopsis
- Natch gets a summer job delivering ice. Jackson goes along to help, but just causes trouble.
- Keywords
- delivery; ice; Laurel & Hardy; Music Box; penguins; sculpture; swimming pool
Indexer Notes
One sequence has Natch and Jackson lugging a block of ice up an endless set of stairs to a house on top of a hill, the same gag as in Laurel & Hardy's "The Music Box" Academy Award-winning short film from 1932.
Double Trouble Plus!
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Billy; Murph; Professor Burton; Mr. Miller
- Synopsis
- Billy doesn't want to take his report card home, because he's flunked math and his father manufactures adding machines.
- Keywords
- adding machines; report cards
Gotta Get Away from Wimmen!
Natch Kilroy / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- A-57
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Natch Kilroy; Solid Jackson; Slim; Wilbur Morton; Judy; Portia; Hard-Boiled Hennessey; Mabel
- Synopsis
- When they are given the air by their girls, Natch and Jackson decide to go fishing at a cabin in the hills to "get away from wimmen!" To complicate matters, a bank robber and his girlfriend are hiding out at the cabin up the road.
- Keywords
- bank robber; cabin; fishing; flat tire; mountains; movie star
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["This hasta happen in 'Be Kind to Animals' week!"]
Solid Jackson -
1.
Who's Zoo!
Solid Jackson -
2.
The Athletic Type
-
3.
["Let's go see the lions and tigers now-"]
Pud; Dubble Bubble; Fleer -
4.
["By the thunder in my great sword--Here's exciting new fun!"]
Prince Valiant; House of Miniatures -
5.
["You didn't forget ta close the tail gate, didja, Jackson?"]
Kilroy Kapers -
6.
Double Trouble Plus!
-
7.
Gotta Get Away from Wimmen!
Natch Kilroy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Ramon Schenk
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