(August-October 1959)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1959-06-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Larry Nadle (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; Sam
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover dated October.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[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
228
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, there, Mr. Hummingbird -- What are you doing?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 5)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Mervin Mouse

Indexer Notes

Repeat PSA. Originally appeared in DC books around August 1954.

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

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

Script
Alpine Harper; Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
230
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow-wow-wow! You hit me on my little pumpkin head!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

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

Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Dickey Dusk / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Twiddle and Twaddle / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper ?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
47
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Twaddle -- get a load of what I found in the trash pile!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Twiddle; Twaddle; Dog [Rat Terrier]

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Fun Shop / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gaze intently at the funny black ghost...

Strange Green Eyes (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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
231
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gracious me, it's nine o'clock!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad! (Table of Contents: 18)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Flippity and Flop
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. ["Hey, there, Mr. Hummingbird -- What are you doing?"]
    Flippity and Flop
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  6. 5. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!
    Peter Porkchops
  7. 6. ["Wow-wow-wow! You hit me on my little pumpkin head!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Scrambled Squares
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Dickey Dusk
  12. 11. ["Hey, Twaddle -- get a load of what I found in the trash pile!"]
    Twiddle and Twaddle
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  14. 13. ["Gaze intently at the funny black ghost..."]
    Fun Shop
  15. 14. Strange Green Eyes
  16. 15. ["Gracious me, it's nine o'clock!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  19. 18. Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad!
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • J.D. Sebastian
  • Jim Van Dore