(October 1976)
Fitzgerald Publications,
1976 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1976
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
-
FP
Issue Notes
In an interview in Back Issue #49 (Twomorrows 2011), publisher Bertram Fitzgerald says that all artwork for this series was done by Gus LeMoine. Fitzgerald says he wrote "some" of the stories. In a 2016 Facebook post, Barry Grossman states that he did all the coloring and lettering on this series, and wrote "some" stories.
[no title indexed]
Fast Willie Jackson / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine (signed as G. Lemoine)
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine (signed as G. Lemoine)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you dig it?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hannibal; Jabar; Fast Willie Jackson; Jo-Jo; Frankie Johnson; Dee Dee Wilson
- Reprints
-
in Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #136 (October 1976) [black & white copy]
-
Do It Again, Willie
Fast Willie Jackson / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Letters
- ? (title and door sign)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Please turn me over
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fast Willie Jackson
- Keywords
- pantomime
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
They're Cool, Bad, Fast and Together!
Fast Willie Jackson / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're the brothers and sisters of Mocity U.S.A.!
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Officer Flagg; Hannibal; Jabar; Fast Willie Jackson; Jo-Jo; Frankie Johnson; Dee Dee Wilson
Finders Keepers
Fast Willie Jackson / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Willie, pick up that gum wrapper before...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Officer Flagg; Hannibal; Fast Willie Jackson; Jo-Jo; Frankie Johnson; José Martinez; Dee Dee Wilson
- Synopsis
- Willie is hassled by The Man.
Spanish Food For Thought
José Martinez / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Papa! Why do you look so sad?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- José Martinez; Maria Martinez
- Synopsis
- José reads about how many Spanish-speaking folk there are in the city.
Happy Birthday, Frankie
Frankie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, sweet sugar! What's wrong?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hannibal; Fast Willie Jackson; Jo-Jo; Frankie Johnson; Dee Dee Wilson
- Synopsis
- Dee Dee gives Frankie a present on her birthday.
Don't Thread On Dee Dee
Dee Dee / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daddy! I need these cool threads!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fast Willie Jackson; Dee Dee Wilson; Mr. Wilson (Dee Dee's dad)
- Synopsis
- Dee Dee wants cool clothes.
The Good Old Days
Jabar / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We should be proud of our Black Heritage!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hannibal; Jabar; Jo-Jo; Frankie Johnson; Martin Luther King, Jr. (poster); Dee Dee Wilson
- Synopsis
- Jabar stresses black pride to Dee Dee.
Lost Souls
Fast Willie Jackson / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fast Willie Jackson; Jo-Jo; Farmer
- Synopsis
- Willie and Jo-Jo are lost.
King Of Kung-Fu
Hannibal / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hannibal! You look all strung out!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Hannibal; Fast Willie Jackson; Dee Dee Wilson; Kung-Fu instructor
- Synopsis
- Hannibal tries learning martial arts.
[no title indexed]
Write On... / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey brothers and sisters! Since this is...
- Characters
- Fast Willie Jackson
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Invitation to submit letters, jokes, poems to the letters page.
The One and Only
Jabar / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bertram Fitzgerald ?; Barry Grossman ?
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine
- Inks
- Gus Lemoine
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Barry Grossman
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're prejudiced! The system made us...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jabar; Dee Dee Wilson
- Synopsis
- Jabar and Dee Dee discuss prejudice.
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Can you dig it?"]
Fast Willie Jackson -
1.
Do It Again, Willie
Fast Willie Jackson -
2.
They're Cool, Bad, Fast and Together!
Fast Willie Jackson -
3.
Finders Keepers
Fast Willie Jackson -
4.
Spanish Food For Thought
José Martinez -
5.
Happy Birthday, Frankie
Frankie -
6.
Don't Thread On Dee Dee
Dee Dee -
7.
The Good Old Days
Jabar -
8.
Want to Learn More About Black History?
Golden Legacy -
9.
Lost Souls
Fast Willie Jackson -
10.
King Of Kung-Fu
Hannibal -
11.
["Hey brothers and sisters! Since this is..."]
Write On... -
12.
The One and Only
Jabar
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- Nick Caputo
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- Bill Devine
- Frank Plowright
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
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