(1951)

Fawcett, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fawcett Publication
Editing
Wendell Crowley

Issue Notes

Indexed from copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

Rookie on Trial! (Table of Contents)

Jackie Robinson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Jackie Robinson
Keywords
baseball

Never a Dull Day in Brooklyn (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Wilbert Robinson; Casey Stengel; Dixie Walker; Babe Herman; Cookie Lavagetto; Leo Durocher; Johnny Vander Meer

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover. Describes various members of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Crucial Series (Table of Contents: 2)

Jackie Robinson / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Dexter
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker
Inks
Clem Weisbecker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jackie Robinson; Pete Reiser; Howie Pollet; Roy Campanella; Marv Rackley; Max Lanier; Bill Baker; Pee Wee Reese; Stan Musial; Chuck Diering; Carl Furillo; Mike McCormack; Luis Olmo; Gene Hermanski
Synopsis
The history of the Dodgers-Cardinals rivalry, leading up to the 1949 clash where the Dodgers won the National League title.

Indexer Notes

All credits per Brian Cremins in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #168 (March 2021).

Babe Herman (Table of Contents: 3)

Dodgers of Yesteryear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports

The Rookie on Trial (Table of Contents: 4)

Jackie Robinson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Dexter
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker
Inks
Clem Weisbecker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jackie Robinson; Tommy Carr; Mr. Kimball
Synopsis
Jackie sees youngster Tommy play ball and recommends he join the Dodgers' tryout camp. Unfortunately, an injury prevents Tommy from attending tryouts. He steals money to reach the camp, but isn't allowed to play. Tearfully, Tommy confesses all he's done to Jackie and Jackie helps him return home and repay the money he stole, encouraging Tommy to try again the following year.

Indexer Notes

All credits per Brian Cremins in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #168 (March 2021).

Managing the Dodgers (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Dexter
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; sports

All American (Table of Contents: 6)

Jackie Robinson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Dexter
Pencils
Clem Weisbecker
Inks
Clem Weisbecker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jackie Robinson
Synopsis
Recounts Jackie's career playing football at UCLA.

Indexer Notes

All credits per Brian Cremins in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #168 (March 2021).

Dodger Dandies (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Gil Hodges; Preacher Roe

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

[Jackie Robinson photograph] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jackie Robinson / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (photograph)

Genre
sports
Characters
Jackie Robinson

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rookie on Trial!
    Jackie Robinson
  2. 1. Never a Dull Day in Brooklyn
  3. 2. The Crucial Series
    Jackie Robinson
  4. 3. Babe Herman
    Dodgers of Yesteryear
  5. 4. The Rookie on Trial
    Jackie Robinson
  6. 5. Managing the Dodgers
  7. 6. All American
    Jackie Robinson
  8. 7. Dodger Dandies
  9. 8. [Jackie Robinson photograph]
    Jackie Robinson
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  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin