Mopsy
#1
(February 1948)
St. John,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-12-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Co.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
A collection of Mopsy strips by her creator, Gladys Parker. On-sale date from: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1948
The full color back cover has four humorous panels, featuring Mopsy.
The upper left and lower right panels were re-used as the covers to: TV Teens (Charlton, 1954 series) #9 and #10 (September and November 1955) respectively.
the coloring was changed and speech balloons redrawn for both; the wording was unchanged, except as follows; the original top left caption reads: 'You go on home Nancy.' etc, changed to 'You run along, Nancy!' etc for TV Teens #9.Keywords Humor; newspaper strip
The full color back cover has four humorous panels, featuring Mopsy.
The upper left and lower right panels were re-used as the covers to: TV Teens (Charlton, 1954 series) #9 and #10 (September and November 1955) respectively.
the coloring was changed and speech balloons redrawn for both; the wording was unchanged, except as follows; the original top left caption reads: 'You go on home Nancy.' etc, changed to 'You run along, Nancy!' etc for TV Teens #9.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (signed as Gladys Parker)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (signed as Gladys Parker)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
-
in Mopsy (Publications Services Limited, 1948 ? series) #1 ([circa March 1948])
-
Monkey Suit Magic
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Phyl Carroll (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Don Gordon; Joey Farrell; Ken Marston; Pamela; Peggy; Ray Leonard
Indexer Notes
On inside front and back covers.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm...she leaped to fame by hopping cars, eh?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy daily ?
- Keywords
- actress; newspaper strip; Supreme Studios; waitress
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yesterday Daisy called me a cat
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
6 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will be married by the end of this year
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
5 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He told her he likes the gold in her hair
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
6 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- R-ring
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You lead too strenuous a life.
- Genre
- humor; sports
- Characters
- Mopsy; Dr. Green
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- golf; newspaper strip
[Window Shades]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy Modes / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Modes Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
[Wind and Rain]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They say it's the biggest jump in the world.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy; Nancy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Without the flowers it's ten dollars less
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy Modes / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Modes Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry, miss, we can't give you a job unless you have character references!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[How to Paint]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[Hats Blowing in the Wind]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shall I hang it, boss?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ....and they're giving a prize to the best dancer tonight!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of course, I'm excited...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
5 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's drink this one for old times sake!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
6 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll never go swimming with her again
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) 1946.06.23
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
6 single panel cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Some Punkins / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Neher (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- His reputation is sorta shady
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Life's Like That Sunday (Consolidated News Features) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
6 single panel cartoons.
C'mon, You Artists and Designers!
Mopsy's Contest / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Characters
- Mopsy
Indexer Notes
Readers invited to send in their fashion designs. Winner receives $5.00 and their design shown in a subsequent issue.
[Sea Food Our Specialty]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[Phones]
Mopsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy
- Reprints
- from Mopsy Sunday (?) xxxx.xx.xx
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
[no title indexed]
Mopsy's Mailbox / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Gladys Parker (logo art)
- Inks
- Gladys Parker (logo art)
- Colors
- ? (logo art)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew! We never realized just how many pen pals Mopsy had!
- Characters
- Mopsy
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Roy Evans, Jimmy Young, Helen Celardo, Brian O'Connor, Sam Ford, Blanche Kaplan, Diane Fleming, Katherine May Carey, Lily Peterson, Walter Deslandes, and Carol Harris.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You go on home Nancy.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mopsy; Nancy
- Keywords
- newspaper strip
Indexer Notes
4 single panel cartoons on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy -
1.
Monkey Suit Magic
-
2.
["Hmm...she leaped to fame by hopping cars, eh?"]
Mopsy -
3.
["Yesterday Daisy called me a cat"]
Some Punkins -
4.
["You will be married by the end of this year"]
Some Punkins -
5.
["He told her he likes the gold in her hair"]
Some Punkins -
6.
["R-ring"]
Mopsy -
7.
["You lead too strenuous a life."]
Mopsy -
8.
[Window Shades]
Mopsy -
9.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy Modes -
10.
[Wind and Rain]
Mopsy -
11.
["They say it's the biggest jump in the world."]
Mopsy -
12.
["Without the flowers it's ten dollars less"]
Mopsy -
13.
[no title indexed]
Mopsy Modes -
14.
["Sorry, miss, we can't give you a job unless you have character references!"]
Mopsy -
15.
[How to Paint]
Mopsy -
16.
[Hats Blowing in the Wind]
Mopsy -
17.
["Shall I hang it, boss?"]
Mopsy -
18.
["....and they're giving a prize to the best dancer tonight!"]
Mopsy -
19.
["Of course, I'm excited..."]
Some Punkins -
20.
["Let's drink this one for old times sake!"]
Some Punkins -
21.
["I'll never go swimming with her again"]
Some Punkins -
22.
["His reputation is sorta shady"]
Some Punkins -
23.
C'mon, You Artists and Designers!
Mopsy's Contest -
24.
[Sea Food Our Specialty]
Mopsy -
25.
[Phones]
Mopsy -
26.
["Whew! We never realized just how many pen pals Mopsy had!"]
Mopsy's Mailbox -
27.
["You go on home Nancy."]
Mopsy
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- Frank Motler
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