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| Joe Palooka wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but he is a genius compared to Humphrey. I don't know why this dumbbell was popular enough to take over Joe's newspaper strip. The artwork is pleasant, though. Moe Leff? |
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| Publication | October 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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| Comic Story | Honesty Is the Best Policy (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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| Comic Story | The Despirit Derby (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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| Captain Tootsie to the Rescue (1 page) |
| Credits | Job #: CT-1 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Tootsie |
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| Comic Story | Little Max Goes to School (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Max; Joe Palooka |
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| Beating the Best at the Fair (1 page) |
| Featuring | Gillette Bicycle Tires |
| Notes | Comic book format ad for Gillette Bicycle Tires. |
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| Comic Story | Waisted Effort (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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| Comic Story | At the Library (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Li'l Dot (the original version of the later Little Dot by Steve Muffati) |
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| Text Story | Sacrifice at the Circus (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Max |
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| Featuring | Sportopics |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports |
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| Comic Story | Hot Sweaty Day (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sad Sack is so hot and sweaty that he passes out and falls through the window of a jewelry store. The police assume he was robbing the store. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sad Sack |
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| Text Story | The Wood Chopper (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Max |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
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| The Insult That Turned a "Chump" into a Champ (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Charles Atlas. |
| Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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