Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 809." Code number is L.P.O.S. #809-576. Copyright 1957 by NEA Service, Inc. Based on the 1952-69 newspaper strip "The Little People" by Walt Scott. Sixth of ten Little People Four Color issues.
Cover
The Little People in the Days of Knights / 1 page
Feature
The Little People
Letters
typeset
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Loop; Cork; Chub; Jinx]
Pencils
David Gantz (painting) ?
Inks
David Gantz (painting) ?
Colors
David Gantz (painting) ?
Comic Story
Candidates for Knighthood (1 page)
Synopsis
Old One raises bumps on the others' heads when he hits them with a sword to knight them.
Feature
The Little People
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Loop; Cork; Chub; Jinx]
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Days of Knights (32 pages)
Synopsis
The Little People are sent back to the days of Chivalry when the Old One makes a wish with a magic wand. They rescue a damsel in distress from the Black Knights (the ancestors of the Groons.)
Feature
The Little People
Job #
L. P. O. S. #809-576
Genre
Fantasy; Historical
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Loop; Cork; Chub; Jinx]; The Groons; Tar (crow)
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Knight in Armor (1 page)
Synopsis
Chub outfits Jinx with a full set of armor, complete with can-opener.
Feature
The Little People
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
The Little People [Chub; Jinx]
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Scary Shield (1 page)
Synopsis
Loop is frightened by something he sees on Cork's shield--his reflection.
Feature
The Little People
Genre
Fantasy
Characters
The Little People [Cork; Loop]
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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