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| OK grab bag. The Joy Family, a Blondie & Dagwood knockoff, is actually kind of funny. One Round Hogan, a Joe Palooka knockoff, isn't badly drawn. Rick Evans is no Buck Rogers. |
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| Publication | Spring 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | The cover reproduces one panel from the Joy Family story "Happy Birthday" and one panel from the Rick Evans story. |
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| Featuring | Joy Family; Rick Evans |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Science Fiction |
| Notes | The cover reproduces one panel from the Joy Family story "Happy Birthday" and one panel from the Rick Evans story. |
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| Synopsis | Cuthbert wants to enjoy a 3-day weekend, but his wife Judy insists that he take her and their two children on a picnic. After being chased out of his golf club, Cuthbert accepts Bingle's offer to picnic at his country house. The caretaker scares them off with tales of hordes of insects, but Cuthbert discovers the man is just covering up a card game. Cuthbert drops his family off at a nearby farm and returns to play cards. |
| Featuring | Joy Family |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Zere | Inks: Al Zere |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy; Junior Joy; Baby Joy; Mr. Bingle |
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| Comic Story | Happy Birthday (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cuthbert wants to enjoy his birthday but his wife Judy has plans of her own. She takes him to lunch with the boring Hoppers. Cuthbert tries to entertain Cecil Hopper, with disastrous results. To cap things off, Cecil sits in an antique chair Judy bought Cuthbert for his birthday and breaks it. It'll cost $50 for Cuthbert to have a replacement chair made. |
| Featuring | Joy Family |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Zere | Inks: Al Zere |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy; Cecil Hopper; Mrs. Hopper |
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| Synopsis | When the Gainsboro baby is kidnaped, the criminals think private detective Dick is on the case, so they abduct him as well. Louis the Dip is caring for the child, and he and Dick team up to foil the kidnaping. Dick gets the reward and Louis is pardoned, so he can open his own shop selling children's clothing. |
| Featuring | Dick Transom |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Zere | Inks: Al Zere |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Dick Transom; Mrs. Transom; Louis the Dip |
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| Text Story | Human Bait (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Land of the Snake Men (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A Nobel Prize winning scientist is dying and the only cure requires Rick, Stringbean and Astra to fly to the Land of the Snake Men to retrieve it. When they arrive, the trio is captured by Serpo, who already has Dr. Gale prisoner. Rick and the others escape, taking with them a snake whose venom will cure the sick man. |
| Featuring | Rick Evans |
| Credits | Script:? [as Stan Ford] |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rick Evans; Stringbean; Astra; Dr. Towers; Dr. Gale; Serpo |
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| Synopsis | Hogan, who should be training for his bout with Frisco, is pining for Lillian, a young woman he rescued in a previous story. She's now attending an exclusive girl's school. Hogan's manager Spigot is kidnaped. Lillian, realising she's a distraction, sends Hogan a telegram indicating she's running away. Hogan is losing the fight to Frisco when Lillian shows up at ringside and says she loves him. Hogan knocks out his opponent and Spigot appears, safe and sound. |
| Featuring | One Round Hogan |
| Credits | Script:? [as Joe Logan] | Pencils: Al Zere | Inks: Al Zere |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: One Round [Tim] Hogan; Spigot Barnett; Lillian; Mack; Blimp; Frisco Scalla |
| Notes | Lillian is spelled "Lillyan" in one panel; this was the way her name was spelled in the story where she was introduced, in The Green Mask (1940 series) #v2#1 [12] Spring 1945. |
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