Humdinger #v1#1 [1]
(May-June 1946)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
Editing
Robert D. Wheeler

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Speck, Spot and Sis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Fago (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; children
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Humming Along with Humdinger (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Aunt Tillie; Speck; Sis; Butch; Mickey Starlight; Dink

Indexer Notes

Introductory editorial for first issue. Characters in comic appear as thumbnail sketches at top of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Speck, Spot and Sis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Inks
Jack Warren [as Vincent] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flash! The annual Big!!! Pushmobile Race!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Speck; Spot; Sis
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is a track meet the same as horse meat, Pepsi?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pepsi

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Kids is Kids / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bert Green (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy, I could lap up an ice cream soda this high!
Genre
children
Characters
Hervy; Slats; Chubby; Prissy; Washington Jefferson Lincoln Brown

The Story of Apollo and Clytie (Table of Contents: 5)

Mickey Starlight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Rico (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children
Characters
Mickey Starlight; Miss Sprague; Hermit of the Woods; Apollo; Clytie

The Magic Specs (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mickey Klar Marks
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dink / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you want to join our Courage Club, you've got to do something real brave!
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Jerkwater Line / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
3 a.m. Hit the deck!
Genre
humor
Characters
Aunt Tillie; Snorter; Clinker; Belva; Marmaduke

Humdinger Fun Page (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Sis; Brickbatt

Indexer Notes

Tricks and puzzles for readers to try.

His Shocking Tussle with the Electric Dragon (Table of Contents: 10)

Butch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Gage (signed)
Pencils
Hy Gage (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; children
Characters
Butch
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Dink / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We kids really have it tough, huh, Chuck!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Dink; Chuck
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Catching rabbits can be played by two or more persons.

Indexer Notes

Game with instructions.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Speck, Spot and Sis
  2. 1. Humming Along with Humdinger
  3. 2. ["Flash! The annual Big!!! Pushmobile Race!"]
    Speck, Spot and Sis
  4. 3. ["Is a track meet the same as horse meat, Pepsi?"]
    "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop
  5. 4. ["Oh boy, I could lap up an ice cream soda this high!"]
    Kids is Kids
  6. 5. The Story of Apollo and Clytie
    Mickey Starlight
  7. 6. The Magic Specs
  8. 7. ["If you want to join our Courage Club, you've got to do something real brave!"]
    Dink
  9. 8. ["3 a.m. Hit the deck!"]
    The Jerkwater Line
  10. 9. Humdinger Fun Page
  11. 10. His Shocking Tussle with the Electric Dragon
    Butch
  12. 11. ["We kids really have it tough, huh, Chuck!"]
    Dink
  13. 12. ["Catching rabbits can be played by two or more persons."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
  • James Zee
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