Spunky #4
(September 1950)

Pines, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1950-06-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Animated Cartoons Inc.
Brand
Standard Comics
Editing
Joe Archibald (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1950 Periodicals, page 272.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spunky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury ?
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children; anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Cora Sue Lee; Stanley (talking horse)

[Here's Leroy Folks!] (Table of Contents: 1)

Leroy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hop in for a Joy Ride of Fun and Frolic!
Genre
teen
Characters
Bingo (best pal); Janie (girl friend); Jasper (favorite enemy)

Cow-Punchy (Table of Contents: 2)

Spunky / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-690
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Believe me, ridin' herd on these bellerin' critturs is hot, dusty work.
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley; foreman; Sam Kidd
Synopsis
Spunky and Stanley find it very difficult to rope and bring in cattle for branding.

Notes to You (Table of Contents: 3)

Spunky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-670
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Spunky. Listen to this.
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Cora Sue Lee; Mr. Perkins; Mr. Lee
Synopsis
A letter from Cora Sue's Aunty Maude says she is sending Cora Sue a musical instrument. At the train station, Spunky, Cora Sue and Stanley mix up items 6 and 9. They manage to transport a piano to the Lee house. It turns out that the real present was a violin.

Spunky Leaves Home (Table of Contents: 4)

Spunky / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Cherr
Pencils
Joe Archibald ?
Inks
Joe Archibald ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-998
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When things go wrong, Stanley proves he has horse sense!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Sam Kidd
Synopsis
When Spunky isn't allowed to go with the men to catch a wildcat, he thinks he isn't wanted at the ranch. He decides to run away that night. Spunky gets tired, cold and a little scared. He wants to go home, but isn't sure how to get back in the dark. However, Stanley had been deliberately riding in circles, so they are in fact close to home.

Indexer Notes

Text with illustration

Hot Stuff (Table of Contents: 5)

Spunky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-664
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hola! Hola, amigo! Howdy, friend, howdy!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley (talking horse); Juan Manuel Alvarado de Pico Rivera y Perez (Pepito); Juanito (burro)
Synopsis
Spunky and Stanley meet Pepito. They break for lunch, where they learn about spicy enchiladas, and the word siesta.

Indexer Notes

The splash panel logo is "Pepito".

Injun Trouble (Table of Contents: 6)

Spunky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-672
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smack! Golly! Ice cream's sure good!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Little Injun
Synopsis
Little Injun manages to sneak Spunky's ice cream from him.

A Bum Steer (Table of Contents: 7)

Spunky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-969
First Line of Dialogue or Text
O-o-o-h-h!Those poor, poor critturs! Baw!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley (talking horse)
Synopsis
Stanley is sad that there's nothing left of some beef cattle but their hides. When Spunky says they have to go out mending fences, Stanley takes one of the hides to disguise himself.

Indexer Notes

The story logo is "Stanley".

Stanley's Lucky Shoes (Table of Contents: 8)

Spunky / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Pat Cherr
Pencils
Joe Archibald ?
Inks
Joe Archibald ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-992
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spunky and Cora Sue face danger in the desert!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Cora Sue Lee
Synopsis
Spunky, Stanley and Cora Sue are riding in the desert. A crazed prospector thinks they're after his gold, and tries to capture them. Stanley manages to throw one of his horseshoes at him, which disarms him, allowing them to escape.

Indexer Notes

Text with illustration.

The Phantom Mine (Table of Contents: 9)

Spunky / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-682
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wal, sir, son, I've tunneled in fur enough to see that it looks mighty good!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Old Bill; Squint Jackson (villain)
Synopsis
Old Bill the prospector tells Spunky that he has a good mine, and has to go file a claim on it. He's afraid Squint Jackson will sneak in and work the mine while he's gone. Spunky makes a painting of a mine entrance. When Squint comes around, he sees the "entrance", but Spunky keeps moving it before Squint reaches it. This "ghost mine" frightens Squint into leaving the area. It fools Old Bill also when he returns.

Weatherman Stan (Table of Contents: 10)

Spunky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
A-673
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Stanley. We've got a bit of fence inspectin' to do.
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spunky Kidd; Stanley
Synopsis
Spunky doesn't believe Stanley's prediction of rain. When the rain starts, he's glad Stanley brought a raincoat. Stanley also figures out how they can both use it.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spunky
  2. 1. [Here's Leroy Folks!]
    Leroy
  3. 2. Cow-Punchy
    Spunky
  4. 3. Notes to You
    Spunky
  5. 4. Spunky Leaves Home
    Spunky
  6. 5. Hot Stuff
    Spunky
  7. 6. Injun Trouble
    Spunky
  8. 7. A Bum Steer
    Spunky
  9. 8. Stanley's Lucky Shoes
    Spunky
  10. 9. The Phantom Mine
    Spunky
  11. 10. Weatherman Stan
    Spunky
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