([Fall] 1948)
The Ohio Automobile Dealers Association,
1948 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US
- Paper Stock
- heavy stock paper
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- giveaway
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scanned copy at http://comicbookplus.com.
One variant has back cover note presented by "Jamestown Automobile Dealers' Association" of Jamestown, New York.
Per newspaper article appearing in the Detroit Free Press (Friday, July 9, 1948) page 25, that the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) would be distributing the comic book during the Fall of 1948.Keywords giveaway
One variant has back cover note presented by "Jamestown Automobile Dealers' Association" of Jamestown, New York.
Per newspaper article appearing in the Detroit Free Press (Friday, July 9, 1948) page 25, that the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) would be distributing the comic book during the Fall of 1948.
[no title indexed]
Henry / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All little kids who play in the street...
- Genre
- advocacy; children
- Characters
- Henry
- Synopsis
- Henry teaches children to stay off roads.
[no title indexed]
The Toodles / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oooh - lookit Dinky -!
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; domestic
- Characters
- Dinky; Mr. Kelly; Toodles Twins
- Synopsis
- The Toodles Twins appear on a radio program in which children are quizzed about safe ways to cross streets.
[no title indexed]
Bruce Gentry / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now that I'm old enough t'drive, how about a coupla tips, Bruce?
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Bruce Gentry; Chick
- Synopsis
- Bruce gives Chick advice on driving.
[no title indexed]
The Berrys / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Carl Grubert (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Grubert (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Grubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's th' matter with that guy?
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Peter Berry; Pat Berry; Jill Berry
- Synopsis
- Peter gets into a car accident and blames the other driver, who does likewise.
[no title indexed]
Bugs Bunny / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you'll pay close attention, boys and girls...
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
- Synopsis
- Bugs teaches lessons about traffic safety.
[no title indexed]
Tim Tyler's Luck / cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He ran out into the street from behind that parked car, Spud!
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Tim Tyler; Spud
- Synopsis
- Tim and Spud see a boy struck by a car.
[no title indexed]
Elmer / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come, now, boys, you'll have to stop coasting...
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; children
- Characters
- Elmer; Mr. Duffy
- Synopsis
- Mr. Duffy asks Elmer to help prevent children from sledding down a hill into the street. Elmer finally rolls up all the snow on the hill into giant snowballs so the other children will stop sledding.
Joe Jinks Gives a Practical Demonstration of What Not to Do!
Joe Jinks / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Formhals (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Formhals (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Formhals (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; advocacy
- Characters
- Joe Jinks; Tom Jinks
- Synopsis
- Joe doesn't think Tom is riding his bicycle safely and demonstrates improper behavior - thus getting himself in a traffic accident.
[no title indexed]
Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Raeburn Van Buren (signed)
- Pencils
- Raeburn Van Buren (signed)
- Inks
- Raeburn Van Buren (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're a good driver, Bathless!
- Genre
- advocacy; domestic
- Characters
- Abbie; Slats; Becky Groggins; Bathless
- Synopsis
- Bathless takes his friends for a ride and they converse about safe driving.
[no title indexed]
Dixie Dugan / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did we get any mail today?
- Genre
- advocacy; domestic
- Characters
- Dixie Dugan; Ma Dugan; Pa Dugan
- Synopsis
- Dixie points out how dark the street outside her family's house is. Pa ignores it until a car hits his fence. Afterward, he becomes an advocate for safe driving.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Betcha Didn't Know!
-
2.
["All little kids who play in the street..."]
Henry -
3.
["Oooh - lookit Dinky -!"]
The Toodles -
4.
["Now that I'm old enough t'drive, how about a coupla tips, Bruce?"]
Bruce Gentry -
5.
["What's th' matter with that guy?"]
The Berrys -
6.
["If you'll pay close attention, boys and girls..."]
Bugs Bunny -
7.
["He ran out into the street from behind that parked car, Spud!"]
Tim Tyler's Luck -
8.
["Come, now, boys, you'll have to stop coasting..."]
Elmer -
9.
Joe Jinks Gives a Practical Demonstration of What Not to Do!
Joe Jinks -
10.
["You're a good driver, Bathless!"]
Abbie an' Slats -
11.
["Did we get any mail today?"]
Dixie Dugan -
12.
[no title indexed]
Cokey -
13.
How to Drive and Stay Alive
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Matthias Hofmann
- Michael Hoskin
- Donald Dale Milne
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