Indicia title is "THE THREE STOOGES, No. 1078". Code number is T.STOOGES.O.S. #1078-602. Copyright 1959 by Norman Maurer Productions, Inc. Second of five Three Stooges Four Colors. On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
The Three Stooges / 1 page
Feature
The Three Stooges
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)]
Comic Story
To Gobble or Not to Gobble (1 page)
Synopsis
The Stooges wish for turkeys at a wishing well.
Feature
The Three Stooges
Genre
Humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Shading is done with craftint, or zip-a-tone, not common for Dell comics.
Comic Story
Canine Capers (12 pages)
Synopsis
The Three Stooges are barbers. Curly Joe brings in a sheepdog for them to practice on. After giving it a trim, the Stooges find that the dog is Snoodles, a millionaire's pet, and there is a $500 reward for his return.
Feature
The Three Stooges
Job #
T. STOOGES O.S. #1078-602
Genre
Humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola
Comic Story
Monkey Business (7 pages)
Synopsis
After failing to make a go as organ-grinders (with Curly Joe as the monkey), the Stooges decide to enter Curly Joe in a fight with Crusho the Great (a gorilla) in order to win enough money to buy a real monkey.
Feature
The Three Stooges
Genre
Humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola
Comic Story
Something's Fishy (10 pages)
Synopsis
While fishing, the Stooges get lost and end up at a rocket training center. They enter a rocket during a countdown and get blasted to Mars. On Mars the three are put on display in a museum.
Feature
The Three Stooges
Genre
Humor; Science Fiction
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola
Notes
Follow-up story in Sequence 5 in this issue.
Comic Story
Home, Sweet, Home (2 pages)
Synopsis
The Stooges are back home from Mars, with a couple of sentences explaining how they got back. Curly Joe goes to a bakery and buys two pies and lets Moe and Larry have them--right in the face.
Feature
The Three Stooges
Genre
Humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola
Notes
Follow-up story to Sequence 4.
Activity
3 Stooges Racing Rampage (1 page)
Synopsis
Board game featuring the Three Stooges.
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Comic Story
Kit and Kitty (1 page)
Synopsis
A homeowner ignores salesman Curly Joe's extended banging on the door, but hears the scratching of his cat and opens up.
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