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| 1st page/cover is scan taken from a printout of the cover image from GCD & Comicvine so that readers can see the whole cover. The 2nd page/cover is the actual cover from the issue that was scanned, which you can see has serious fading/damage. |
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| http://www.comicvine.com/suzie-comics-95-groom-to-let/4000-495954/ |
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| Publication | October 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
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| Comic Story | Groom to Let (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Suzie's aunt is so impressed by Gregory that she wants to date him herself. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory van Dripp; Aunt Mathilda |
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| Comic Story | Best Man (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ferdie lists the ways in which he's not as good as his friend Bill, leading Suzie to ask whether she can meet Bill. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
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| Comic Story | Vacation Daze (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Suzie reconciles the vacation preferences of her boss and his wife. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Mr. Jarvis; Mrs. Jarvis |
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| Comic Story | Life Saver (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Suzie says she would drop dead if Ferdie brought her a gift, so he shows up empty-handed to save her life. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
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| Comic Story | Safety at Last! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ferdie is electrocuted by a fraying cord while attempting to tell Suzie he won an essay contest on preventing accidents in the home. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones |
| Notes | Full page ad for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #2 featuring comic panels portraying Archie and the Gang breaking the 4th wall to sell the magazine to the readers. |
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| Comic Story | Dance in his Pants (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Suzie and Ferdie get jealous of each other's dance instructors. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie; Miguel; Miguel's Sister |
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| Comic Story | Goon, But Not Forgotten (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ferdie is nervous that Suzie's father is still angry with him. |
| Content | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
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| Featuring | Suzie's Movie Diary |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Synopsis | Katy and Sis go fishing with K.O., and the birds are drawn to the fish designs on their outfits. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly |
| Notes | Katy's surf fishing pose, outfit, etc. by Lou Anne Moore (Macon, GA); Sis's nightie, nite-cap, and pose by Judy Bush (Detroit 8, MI); Katy's pose by Marsha Peters (Northwest Rochester, MN); nightie by Barbara Mick (Spencer, OK); P.J.'s by Jean Moyers (Bristol, VA) and Fredricka Tuoderman (Dallas 16, TX); lamps, pillow, and dressing table by Donnella George (Odessa, TX); Katy's fish hat by L. Gentile (Philadelphia 40, PA); Sis's outfit by Carla Dunn (Hamden, CT); Katy's playsuit and pose by Eva Karatassos (Savannah, GA); K.O.'s outfit by Becky Jean Rice (Shreveport, LA); pose, etc. by Gayle Phillip (Dallas 18, TX).
1st page is a pin-up of Katy with no dialog |
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| Comic Story | The Surprised Party (2.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ferdie plans to attend Suzie's "come as you are" party in a suit and ends up being the most dressed up. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory van Dripp |
| Notes | Among the invitees Suzie mentions, all of whom are references to Archie artists/executives and their families: Harry and Rose [Shorten], Joe and Eda [Edwards], Bill and Anita [Vigoda], John [Goldwater], Maurice [Coyne], and Louis [Silberkleit]. |
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| Content | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Laurie Lake; Slats Morgan |
| Notes | Mostly original art promo for Wilbur Comics, with a small version of Wilbur #53 depicted. |
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| Comic Story | Reasonable Pout (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ginger tells Monk that Ickky is annoying her so that he'll separate Ickky and Bunny. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Ginger Snapp; Monk; Ickky Jones; Bunny Clarke |
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| Featuring | Suzie Fun Page |
| Notes | Includes maze, fill in the blanks, rebus, and drawing activity. |
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| Comic Story | Well Balanced (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Suzie balances the books by setting them on opposite sides of a plank. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Mr. Bindlesnaff |
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| Content | Characters: Archie Andrews; Suzie; Jughead Jones; Ginger Snapp; Wilbur Wilkin; Katy Keene |
| Notes | Promo for Laugh Comics featuring laughing child reading an issue. |
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| Comic Story | Stuporstition (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ferdie meets a run of bad luck on Friday the 13th. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Suzie; Ferdie |
| Notes | Second panel on third page interrupts the story with a promo for Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series). |
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