(July-September 1962)

Dell, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1962-04-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand
Dell [rectangle]
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Cover code is 01-057-209. First issue, but no number in the indicia, just the date. Copyright in the indicia is listed for each character as by Robert E. (Bob) Clampett. "And" is spelled out on the cover and indicia, but an ampersand "&" is used on story feature titles.

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

Beany and Cecil appeared in the 1959-1962 television cartoon "Matty's Funday Funnies" (retitled "Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil" in 1962).
Keywords
tryout issue

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Willie Ito ?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Dishonest John; Mr. Crow
Reprints

Everything's Ship-Shape (Table of Contents: 1)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff (cameo); Mr. Crow
Synopsis
Beany and Cecil help clean up the Leaking' Lena.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Old Paint (Table of Contents: 2)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow; Old Paint (a painter)
Synopsis
Dishonest John is copying Old Paint's paintings and selling them.

Indexer Notes

Writer credits by Martin O'Hearn.

Table Manners (Table of Contents: 3)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow
Synopsis
Beany lectures Cecil on etiquette and table manners.

Indexer Notes

Reference is made to "Emory Prost", a take-off on etiquette expert Emily Post.

Security Leak (Table of Contents: 4)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow; Dishonest John
Synopsis
Beany and Cecil fix up the Leakin' Lena and take her on a sea cruise. Dishonest John and his submarine complicate matters.

Beany uses his head... (Table of Contents: 5)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow
Synopsis
Beany comes to the rescue when the Leakin' Lena's sails are torn.

The Mess Maker (Table of Contents: 6)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don Segall
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow; Dishonest John
Synopsis
Dishonest John is running a street-cleaning scam.

"Sea-Sick Cecil" (Table of Contents: 7)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Mr. Crow; Captain Huffenpuff (cameo)
Synopsis
Cecil gets seasick during a storm.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white. Mr. Crow has his only dialogue in the whole comic: two words.

"North by What?" (Table of Contents: 8)

Beany & Cecil / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Chilly ?
Inks
Jean Calaguire
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Beany; Cecil; Captain Huffenpuff; Mr. Crow
Synopsis
Captain Huffenpuff is navagating without a compass, with predictable results.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; color.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Everything's Ship-Shape
    Beany & Cecil
  3. 2. Old Paint
    Beany & Cecil
  4. 3. Table Manners
    Beany & Cecil
  5. 4. Security Leak
    Beany & Cecil
  6. 5. Beany uses his head...
    Beany & Cecil
  7. 6. The Mess Maker
    Beany & Cecil
  8. 7. "Sea-Sick Cecil"
    Beany & Cecil
  9. 8. "North by What?"
    Beany & Cecil
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