Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY, No. 515." Code Number is A.H.O.S. #515-5311. Copyright 1953 by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953 Books and Pamphlets, page 684. Fourth of four Andy Hardy Four Colors. Continues as Andy Hardy (Dell, 1954 series) #5 (February-April 1954).
Cover
1 page
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Polly
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Comic Story
Baby Picture / Andy Hardy (1 page)
Synopsis
Andy is upset because Dennis Martin will have his picture published in the newspaper.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Mrs. Hardy (his mother); Mr. Hardy (his father)
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Andy's Musical Talent / Andy Hardy (8 pages)
Synopsis
Andy's mother hopes that Andy has some musical talent. He tries several instruments with no success.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Mrs. Hardy (his mother); Mr. Hardy (his father)
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Job at a Costume Shop / Andy Hardy (7 pages)
Synopsis
Andy gets a temporary job at a costume shop, which leads to an extended problem with a knight's helmet.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Beezy
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Souped-Up Hot Rod / Andy Hardy (11 pages)
Synopsis
Polly decides that she'll go to the Prom with whoever wins the Jones Beach Hot Rod Race. Stuffy buys a fancy $10,000 race car, but Andy befriends Elwood Undershod, a teen genius who soups up Andy's car with high-octane fuel.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Polly; Stuffy Dingleberry IV; Elwood Undershod
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Word Association / Andy Hardy (3 pages)
Synopsis
Elwood teaches Andy to use word association to help memorize information for a class.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Elwood Undershod
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Andy in High Heels / Andy Hardy (4 pages)
Synopsis
Andy's mother has bought some high heels, but they are a little tight. She asks Andy to wear them for a while to stretch them out. Polly comes to visit and Andy can't get the high heels off because his feet have swelled.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Mrs. Hardy (mother); Polly
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Tails for the Party / Andy Hardy (1 page)
Synopsis
Andy rents a tuxedo when he is told to wear tails to a party; but it turns out to be a costume party with people dressed as animals.
Genre
Teen
Characters
Andy Hardy; Polly (cameo); Beezy (cameo)
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Letters
Melvin Millar
Notes
Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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