Indicia title is "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1002." Code number is BUFFALO.BEE.O.S. #1002-596. Copyright 1959 by the National Biscuit Company. Second of three Buffalo Bee Four Colors. Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Comic Story
Dynamite-eating Mule (1 page)
Synopsis
Buffalo Bee's mule causes an explosion by eating dynamite.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Herman Hare
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Tall Timber Tussle (8 pages)
Synopsis
Millionaire Skinflint T. Nursenickle has cornered the market on toothpicks back east and his timber operations are going full blast until a series of accidents and misfortunes cause him to call in Buffalo Bee for help. The Catfish Kid builds a dam to block the river that Nursenickle needs to get his logs to market, then asks for a half-interest in the business to turn the water back on.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Skinflint T. Nursenickle; Catfish Kid (villain)
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Redskin Rumpus (8 pages)
Synopsis
Tenderfoot Herman Hare tries to prove he's a red-blooded westerner and has to be saved from his foolish escapades by Buffalo Bee.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Herman Hare; Chief Eaglebeak
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Outlaw Lawman (6 pages)
Synopsis
The Catfish Kid wins the election for Sheriff of Fleabite by stuffing the ballot box. After the plot is discovered, Catfish and his gang kidnap Honey, Buffalo Bee's girlfriend, and try to escape.
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Rogue Roundup (10 pages)
Synopsis
Prof. Presto uses a fake magician's act at a rodeo to capture Buffalo Bee. Before Buffalo Bee can escape, Presto's gang robs the bank and takes refuge in Mammoth Cave.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Prof. Presto (villain)
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Hypnotist (1 page)
Synopsis
Prof. Presto practices hypnotism with a mirror and puts himself in a trance.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan (cameo); Prof. Presto (villain)
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Jailhouse Escape (1 page)
Synopsis
The Catfish Kid breaks out of jail using a hammer and chisel. Buffalo Bee catches him and puts him and his hammer and chisel to use on the rockpile.
Feature
Buffalo Bee
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Western-frontier
Characters
Buffalo Bee; Catfish Kid (villain)
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Back cover; color; pantomime story. Some copies have a "Western Mystery Horse" ad in place of this sequence, according to Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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