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| Here's an confusing editorial decision. A story begins on page 16 without a title or any other indication that it's the first page of a story. It looks as if a page was accidentally dropped. A caption at the bottom then tries to make a joke of there being no title. But that isn't funny, just peculiar. Very strange. |
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| At first glance, it does seem strange the story on page 16 doesn't have a title, but the more I look at it, I don't think it's missing a page. First, because the bottom panel has a box for the job number, and I think the job number was always on the first page of a story. That box could have been added later, but I think the artist usually drew it in when doing the art. Second, because the bottom panel looks very much like a typical splash page. True, splash pages aren't always the first page, so that's not definitive proof either. Third, there's the caption where they try to make a joke out of the lack of title; they mention a contest that is also referenced on the cover, to pick a winning name for the band. Finally, it looks like the artist left a lot of open space in the bottom right of the second panel and in the top right of the splash panel, presumably for narrative copy and a logo referencing the band's new name. My guess is, they either didn't have time to count the contest entries before deadline, or they didn't get any entries yet, so they ran it without a name. I wonder if they ever got a name in later issues, or if they just dropped the strip? |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1967 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | cover includes photo of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | cover includes photo of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys |
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| Illustration | The Beach Boys (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. black and white photograph of the Beach Boys. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-782 |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Swingin' Saga of Superella: Part II (4 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-785 |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Record Breaker (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-714 |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: The Modkees (see notes) [Alfie; Henry; Gabby; Otto] |
| Notes | Credits per Nick Caputo, October 2016.
At this point, the rock band starring in this story were still unnamed (and were called "The *" as a placeholder). The results of the contest to name them "The Modkees" will be announced in issue 9. |
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| Credits | Job #: B-783 |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Arneson credit per Martin O'Hearn. |
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| Text Story | The First Argument (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Rendezvous (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Snow What, a Far-Out Fairy Tale (Part 1) (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Writing credit confirmed by Steve Skeates. |
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| Illustration | The Beach Boys (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Black and white photograph of the Beach Boys. |
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