Li'l Abner Comics
#65 (5)
(August 1948)
Harvey,
1947 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-06-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Publications H [Wings]
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (editor)
Issue Notes
Al Capp used numerous writing and art assistants. Because they are not easily identifiable, credit for art and story is given to Al Capp. Credits will be updated as their identitities and contributions are discovered.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Li'l Abner (Super Publishing, 1948 series) #65 ([circa September 1948])
-
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, unhappy Sadie Hawkins Day!!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Dateless Brown
Indexer Notes
Cover most likely composed of elements from story panels. Unable to identify any of those elements in one of the interior stories. They are most likely from issue #63 or #64.
Leader Ride Roadmasters
advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad for Roadmaster bikes.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest.
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie has the brilliant idea to fly airplanes directly into a tornado to break up the twister.
- Keywords
- airplanes; Army Air Corps; P-84 Thunderjets; tornados
Indexer Notes
Beck may have been assisted by Pete Costanza.
Can You Find the 7 Hidden Features?
Monark Bicyles / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad for Monark Super Deluxe Bicycles.
Li'l Abner Must Get 6000 Ham Sandwiches to Save Dogpatch
Li'l Abner / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Bet-a-Million Bashby; Mammy Yokum; Soft-Hearted John; Pappy Yokum
- Synopsis
- Li'l Abner struggles to deliver food to Dogpatch before the citizens die of hunger.
- Reprints
- From Li'l Abner Daily Newspaper Strip (United Feature Syndicate) 1946-03-12 to 1946-03-23 [except last half dropped from strip dated 1946-03-12].
Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part One
Li'l Abner / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Concertino Constiato; Daisy Mae
- Synopsis
- A frustrated crooner teams with Li'l Abner and promises to make him a famous crooner...using Abner's looks and his voice.
- Reprints
- From Li'l Abner daily newspaper strips (United Feature Syndicate) 1943-12-43 to 1944-14-44 [with the following exceptions: Splash panel of story is from strip dated 1/5/44 panel 1. Strip dated 1-1-44 omitted; Strip dated 1-4 panel 1 omitted; Strip dated 1-5 panel 1 omitted; Strip dated 1-7 panel 3 omitted; Strip dated 1-14 panel 1 omitted]
Indexer Notes
Al Capp pokes fun at Frank Sinatra.
Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike
Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Daydream Mike
- Synopsis
- Ad for Columbia Bicycles.
Look! Boys' Wear You Guys Really Go For!
advertisement / 2 pages
- Genre
- fashion
- Synopsis
- Ad for boys' sports wear.
Bike-Hike Quiz
Fisk Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Synopsis
- Ad for Fisk Bike Tires.
Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part Two
Li'l Abner / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Concertino Constiato; Daisy Mae
- Synopsis
- Li'l Abner is kidnapped by the Freddie McGurgle Fan Club and abandoned by Constiato when the old crooner falls in love.
- Reprints
- from Li'l Abner Daily newspaper strip (United Feature Syndicate) 1944-01-15 to 1944-02-03 [with the following exceptions: Strip dated 1-18 panels 1 and 2 omitted; Strip dated 2-1 panels 1 and 2 omitted; Strip dated 2-2 panel 1 omitted; Strip dated 2-3 panel 1 omitted]
If It's Laughter You're After
Li'l Abner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Li'l Abner; Daisy Mae; Hairless Joe
Indexer Notes
Promo ad for Li'l Abner Comics #66 on sale August 10.
[no title indexed]
Steve Canyon / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Steve Canyon discovers that he has been tricked...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Steve Canyon
Indexer Notes
House ad for Steve Canyon #4 on sale June 10.
The Art of Baby-Sitting
Tommy Tween / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Tommy Tween; Cooper family
- Synopsis
- Tommy learns about baby-sitting the hard way.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Flossie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You ain't nice to me!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Flossie
- Reprints
-
in Fun Parade (Harvey, 1947 series) #41 (February 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Flossie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- La De Da-a-a!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Flossie
- Reprints
- in Fun Parade (Harvey, 1947 series) #41 (February 1949)
-
Green Hornet Fights Crime
Green Hornet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Green Hornet; Kato; Mike Axford; Casey
Indexer Notes
House ad for Green Hornet Fights Crime #41 on sale July 5th.
Jail House Jam
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- in Blondie Comics Monthly (Harvey, 1950 series) #99 (February 1957)
-
Telephone Trouble
text story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Spooky (Harvey, 1955 series) #11 (July 1957)
- in Mutt & Jeff Jokes (Harvey, 1960 series) #3 (February 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
Adventure of Popsicle Pete with Bob Feller / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! There goes another hit off my pitching!
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Popsicle Pete; Bob Feller
Indexer Notes
Ad for Popsicle products.
Get Your Free Movie Star Pictures
Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Ad for Schwinn bicycles.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Oh, unhappy Sadie Hawkins Day!!"]
Li'l Abner -
1.
Leader Ride Roadmasters
-
2.
Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
3.
Can You Find the 7 Hidden Features?
Monark Bicyles -
4.
Li'l Abner Must Get 6000 Ham Sandwiches to Save Dogpatch
Li'l Abner -
5.
Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part One
Li'l Abner -
6.
Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike
Columbia Bicycles -
7.
Look! Boys' Wear You Guys Really Go For!
-
8.
Bike-Hike Quiz
Fisk Bike Tires -
9.
Li'l Abner Becomes the Swoon King Part Two
Li'l Abner -
10.
If It's Laughter You're After
Li'l Abner -
11.
["When Steve Canyon discovers that he has been tricked..."]
Steve Canyon -
12.
The Art of Baby-Sitting
Tommy Tween -
13.
Cartoon Laughs
-
14.
["You ain't nice to me!"]
Flossie -
15.
["La De Da-a-a!"]
Flossie -
16.
Green Hornet Fights Crime
Green Hornet -
17.
Jail House Jam
-
18.
Telephone Trouble
-
19.
["Gosh! There goes another hit off my pitching!"]
Adventure of Popsicle Pete with Bob Feller -
20.
Get Your Free Movie Star Pictures
Schwinn Bicycles -
21.
Here's a Funsational Value
-
22.
Daisy Announces an Entirely New 128 Page, Pocket Size Handbook
Daisy BB Gun
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Jean-Francois Masse
- John Pannozzi
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Walls
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