(February-March 1955)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1954-12-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Alpine Harper was lead writer on Flippity and Flop strips and Cecil Beard was lead on Twiddle and Twaddle. However, they were a husband and wife team known to write collaboratively. Credits by Jerry Bails at http://www.bailsprojects.com/. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Flippity and Flop / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop
Cover Thumbnail for Flippity & Flop (DC, 1951 series) #20
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Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
126
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! What happened to you?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam; John L.; Spider

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's the pet food you ordered, ma'am!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Riddle: What always does a smooth job?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Binky's Special Christmas Quiz (Table of Contents: 7)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

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

Twiddle and Twaddle / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
29
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ya know, Twaddle, we're big shots!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Twiddle; Twaddle; Dog [Rat Terrier]
Synopsis
Twiddle and Twaddle decide the dog needs a name, and settle on "Fago."

Indexer Notes

This story firmly establishes that the dog is unnamed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There has never been a mutiny on a United States naval vessel!
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Winter Holiday (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help! Sam! Flop has me again!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

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Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Flippity and Flop
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever
  3. 2. ["Wow! What happened to you?"]
    Flippity and Flop
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. ["Here's the pet food you ordered, ma'am!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  7. 6. ["Riddle: What always does a smooth job?"]
    Fun Shop
  8. 7. Binky's Special Christmas Quiz
    Binky
  9. 8. ["Ya know, Twaddle, we're big shots!"]
    Twiddle and Twaddle
  10. 9. ["There has never been a mutiny on a United States naval vessel!"]
    Funny Facts
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  12. 11. Winter Holiday
  13. 12. ["Help! Sam! Flop has me again!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Cheerful Card Company
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
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