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| Publication | Winter 1953 | Price: 0.00 free | Pages: 1 |
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| Synopsis | Split cover: top 80% is an illustration of the lead story, "Zakka's Debt," featuring Zakka on deck holding up a broken mast as Joseph looks on; bottom tier is an ad for the Buster Brown shoe store where this promotional comic was given away, and a promo for the Buster Brown radio and TV shows, showing a winking image of Buster and his smiling dog, Tag. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ray Willner? | Inks: Ray Willner? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Zakka; Joseph Chatham |
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| Advertisement | Jingle Bells Jubilee (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for the Christmas Buster Brown stores shoe sale, "Jingle Bells Jubilee." Promo for the Buster Brown radio and TV shows. |
| Content | Characters: Images of: Buster Brown; Tag; Smilin' Ed McConnell; Froggy the Gremlin; Midnight the Cat; Squeekie the Mouse |
| Notes | Cover #2. Inside front cover. Black and white. |
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| Comic Story | Zakka's Debt (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joseph Chatham and his parents are sailing from their American plantation to England. Joseph befriends Zakka, a Pacific Islander giant who is devoted to the Captain. The crew mutiny's and assaults Zakka, who defends himself, but is put below in chains. A storm breaks out and the mast breaks and kills the Captain. The cowardly crew abandons ship. The storm subsides, but the ship is tilted by the fallen mast. Joseph persuades his father to free Zakka, who lifts the mast and tosses it overboard. He can sail the ship, and Mr. Chatham can navigate, so they return home. |
| Credits | Pencils: Reed Crandall | Inks: Reed Crandall |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Zakka; Joseph Chatham; Mr Chatham; Mrs Chatham; The Captain; Mister Hawkins; Zolus |
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| Comic Story | Smilin' Ed and His Gang Visit Santa Claus Land (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The gang is in bed on Christmas Eve as Smilin' Ed decorates the tree and puts presents under it. He is pooped, and collapses in the easy chair. Froggy gives him candy that shrinks them all. They fly the toy airplane to Santa Claus Land, where Santa shows them around and the gang lends a hand. Disasters occur and Ed flees to the airplane, which careens out of control. Then Ed wakes from his nightmare in his tumbled-over easy chair. |
| Featuring | Smilin' Ed and His Gang |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Smilin' Ed McConnell; Froggy the Gremlin; Midnight the Cat; Squeekie the Mouse; Santa Claus; Mrs. Santa |
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| Comic Story | Gunga (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Padmah the cow elephant goes berserk while in Babu's care. She runs off and joins a wild herd. Gunga sets out to capture her alone. |
| Featuring | Gunga |
| Credits | Pencils: Ray Willner | Inks: Ray Willner |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Gunga the elephant handler; Rama; Babu; Padmah the elephant; Tusker the baby elephant |
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| Advertisement | Expert Fit (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Buster Brown Shoes ad. They fit children's feet. Head illo of Smilin' Ed. Photo of stockinged foot in foot measurer. |
| Content | Characters: Smilin' Ed McConnell |
| Notes | Cover #3. Inside back cover. Black & white. |
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| Advertisement | Buster Brown Jingle Bells Jubilee (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Eight show styles are shown. "Ask Mom to get you a pair of these swell Buster Browns for Christmas." |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Buster Brown; Tag |
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