Zoot Comics
#6
(March-April 1947)
Fox,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-02-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fox Feature Publication
- Editing
- Victor Fox
Issue Notes
Last issue in the humour format. With the next issue, this title became an adventure comic focusing on jungle girl Rulah.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
[no title indexed]
Peter Poke / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Notso High School Junior Prom
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peter Poke
Indexer Notes
The blonde on the cover could be Honey, or Dotty Doakes (both have stories in this comic), or even the anonymous blonde from the Peter Poke story inside the comic.
[no title indexed]
Honey / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meet Miss America!!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Honey; Chester
- Synopsis
- Teenager Honey schedules a date with her boyfriend Chester. Chester is proud to discover "a whisker!" so he decides to shave for the first time, with predictable results.
Indexer Notes
Only appearance of this "Honey" feature at Fox. Not to be confused with other "Honey" features at other publishers.
[no title indexed]
Peter Poke / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jump thru the hoop for Peter Poke...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peter Poke; Miss Figgle; Butch
- Synopsis
- High school student Peter insists he's brave. When a lion escapes from the zoo, fellow student Butch tries to play a prank on Peter but it backfires. Peter captures the lion and is a hero.
Senor Tamale Goes to a Fiesta
Senor Tamale / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
[no title indexed]
Dotty Doakes / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One night, Dotty's snooty friend phoned...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dotty Doakes; the Escort
- Synopsis
- Dotty goes on a blind date that ends poorly.
Indexer Notes
Like the Dotty Doakes story in the previous issue, this is not told in traditional panel format. All of the text rhymes.
[no title indexed]
Buster Bang / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mugsy was a bully
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Buster Bang; Mugsy; Little Nell
- Synopsis
- Mugsy bullies Buster but Little Nell shows him who's toughest.
Indexer Notes
6 separate drawings but no panel lines or dialogue balloons. All text rhymes.
Only appearance of the "Buster Bang" feature.
[no title indexed]
Gloria on the Job / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My, but you mountain climbers are brave!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Gloria; Gus; Boss
- Synopsis
- Newspaper photographer Gloria is assigned to photograph some mountain climbers. In her quest to get good pictures, she climbs Breakneck Mountain ahead of them.
[no title indexed]
Lefty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lefty loved the game of golf to play
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lefty
- Synopsis
- An ostrich eats Lefty's golf balls.
Indexer Notes
Told in 6 separate drawings, but no panel lines. Text is rhyming and appears in 6 numbered boxes, one next to each drawing.
Only appearance of the "Lefty" feature.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Notso High School Junior Prom"]
Peter Poke -
1.
["Hey kids! Get valuable premiums by saving above coupon now!"]
-
2.
["Meet Miss America!!"]
Honey -
3.
["Jump thru the hoop for Peter Poke..."]
Peter Poke -
4.
Senor Tamale Goes to a Fiesta
Senor Tamale -
5.
["One night, Dotty's snooty friend phoned..."]
Dotty Doakes -
6.
["Mugsy was a bully"]
Buster Bang -
7.
["My, but you mountain climbers are brave!"]
Gloria on the Job -
8.
[Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.]
-
9.
["Lefty loved the game of golf to play"]
Lefty -
10.
["Free premium offer"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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