(1960)

Western, 1960 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
20
On-sale Date
1959-02-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Also released in 1964 and 1969 under the title "The True Story of Smokey Bear" in versions that differ slightly. On-sale date from 1959 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Smokey Bear / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
animal; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Smokey Bear
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Cover Thumbnail for The True Story of Smokey the Bear (Western, 1960 series)
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[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as the Editors]
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
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The True Story of Smokey (Table of Contents: 2)

Smokey Bear / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Smokey Bear
Synopsis
A bear cub survives a forest fire and is turned into the national spokesperson for forest fire preventiion in the United States.
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Indexer Notes

Newman credit per biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol.32, No.3, March 2021.

[Dear Reader] (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Smokey Bear]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A letter to the readers discussing fire safety.
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[Remember - Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Smokey Bear / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Smokey Bear
Synopsis
A public service announcement from the Nationwide Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign.
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Smokey Bear
  2. 1. [Introduction]
  3. 2. The True Story of Smokey
    Smokey Bear
  4. 3. [Dear Reader]
  5. 4. [Remember - Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!]
    Smokey Bear
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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