Plop! #15
(August 1975)

DC, 1973 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1975-05-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #118.

Roarin' Rodney Roadrunner (Table of Contents)

Plop! / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (border); Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (border); Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
ZA-569
Genre
humor
Characters
Roarin' Rodney Roadrunner; Cain; Abel; Eve
Reprints

3 Free Baseball Cards (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Plop! / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés ? (story); Steve Skeates (script)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed as Aragonés)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-589
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh...heh-heh...Hi there, readers!
Genre
humor
Characters
Cain; Abel; Eve; Dr. Savin
Synopsis
Our three hosts are deep in the jungle to test a new gizmo which translates human talk into animal language.

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence on first and next-to-last non-cover pages of issue. Amazing World of DC Comics #5 (1975), in promoting this issue, provided the following credits: “intros by Sergio Aragonés and Steve Skeates....” This ordering of credits seems to suggest that Aragonés originated the pages, and that Skeates added dialog to the art. The AWODCC credits appear to cover non-consecutive pages in this issue.

All Wet! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Lee Marrs (credited)
Inks
Lee Marrs (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-314
Genre
humor
Characters
Dennis; Dennis's parents; Fido; Cookie Jar Genie; Freddy's parents; Eve (host)
Synopsis
Dennis gets a puppy for his birthday and mistreats it, until a genie grants both Dennis and the puppy a wish.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dennis's parents look very much like Dennis The Menace's parents.

Enter the Razzles Dazzle Stakes (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Razzles Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Look What You Can Make with an Alabe Play Lab Kit! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Alabe Products Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Any 6 Tapes or Records - $1.69 (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Monster Plops (Table of Contents: 7)

Plops / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Larter ?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (background); John Larter (signed as Larter)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (background); John Larter (signed as Larter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-512; ZA-510
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, as a matter of fact I do have some experience!
Genre
humor
Characters
a vampire; Frankenstein
Synopsis
A vampire applies for a job at a blood bank; Frankenstein waters a potted palm.

Indexer Notes

Two 1-panel gags.

Animal Plops (Table of Contents: 8)

Plops / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (background); Malcolm Hancock (signed); Robert Johnson (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (background); Malcolm Hancock (signed); Robert Johnson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-103; ZA-479; ZA-506
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, No -- Just the peanut, stupid!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An elephant eats the person feeding him a peanut; a bear appears to a camper, wearing a sign about preventing forest fires; Mrs. Potter has been swallowed by a crocodile.

Indexer Notes

Three 1-panel gags: 2 by Slim and 1 by Mal.

Prescription Plops (Table of Contents: 9)

Plops / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (background); Robert Johnson (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (background); Robert Johnson (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
ZA-248; ZA-553
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A patient undressing for an examination, removes his head; doctors consult with a witch doctor.

Indexer Notes

Two 1-panel gags.

Learn the Secret Powers of the Deadliest Killers in the Orient (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

G. P. Exports / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Damien's Aunt Had to Take the Kid (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano (credited)
Pencils
John Albano (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-125
Genre
humor
Characters
Damien Daniels; Damien's aunt; circus owner; Rudy The Midget; animal wranglers; Cleo (snake); gangsters; talking ant; Cain (host)
Synopsis
Damien runs off to join the circus, which is such a disaster that he returns to his abusive aunt. There, he unwittingly causes tragedy to befall her.

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

Abracadabra Magic Shop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

What to Sink Your Teeth into When You're Hungry and You're Not a Werewolf. (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

First DC Gave You the Worlds Greatest Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Deadliest Man Alive (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Black Dragon Fighting Society / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Second Chance for High School Dropouts (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wayne School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dynamite from DC (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

TV Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

TV Magic Ltd. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We Have a Limited Supply of These Other Issues! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Dive Bomber; The Snack (Table of Contents: 22)

Fowl Plops / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak ?
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed as Manak)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed as Manak)
Colors
?

Job Number
A-124-D; ZA-507
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A pigeon is keeping score of the hats he has hit; a man feeding pigeons becomes a snack for a large bird.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Two multi-panel gags.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Plop Drop / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés ?
Inks
Sergio Aragonés ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
ZA-587

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Robert Clan, Billy Buffington, Clark Kent, Crae Z. Person, Oliver Markanjevic, Ivant Muneyback, with some fake letters or aliases used, along with title header illustration.

Following page is final page of framing sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Excellent Extra Cash... (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Impossible? (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Outgrown Your Old Daisy? (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Roarin' Rodney Roadrunner
    Plop!
  2. 1. 3 Free Baseball Cards
    Hostess
  3. 2. ["Oh...heh-heh...Hi there, readers!"]
    Plop!
  4. 3. All Wet!
  5. 4. Enter the Razzles Dazzle Stakes
    Razzles Gum
  6. 5. Look What You Can Make with an Alabe Play Lab Kit!
    Alabe Products Inc.
  7. 6. Any 6 Tapes or Records - $1.69
    Columbia Record & Tape Club
  8. 7. Monster Plops
    Plops
  9. 8. Animal Plops
    Plops
  10. 9. Prescription Plops
    Plops
  11. 10. Learn the Secret Powers of the Deadliest Killers in the Orient
    G. P. Exports
  12. 11. Write Right Now!
  13. 12. Damien's Aunt Had to Take the Kid
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Abracadabra Magic Shop
  15. 14. ["Well, Abel -- What did you think of the special Joe Orlando issue of Amazing World of DC Comics?"]
  16. 15. What to Sink Your Teeth into When You're Hungry and You're Not a Werewolf.
    Slim Jim
  17. 16. First DC Gave You the Worlds Greatest Super-Heroes
    DC Comics
  18. 17. Deadliest Man Alive
    Black Dragon Fighting Society
  19. 18. Second Chance for High School Dropouts
    Wayne School
  20. 19. Dynamite from DC
  21. 20. TV Magic Tricks
    TV Magic Ltd.
  22. 21. We Have a Limited Supply of These Other Issues!
    DC Comics
  23. 22. Dive Bomber; The Snack
    Fowl Plops
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Plop Drop
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    American Circle Products
  26. 25. Make Excellent Extra Cash...
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  27. 26. Impossible?
    Universal Bodybuilding
  28. 27. Outgrown Your Old Daisy?
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Van Dore