Indicia title is "HOWDY DOODY, No. 761." Code number is H.D.O.S. #761-571. Copyright 1956 by California National Productions, Inc. Based on the "Howdy Doody" TV series created by Bob Smith. Continued from Howdy Doody (Dell, 1950 series) #38 (July-September 1956).
Cover
1 page
Genre
Children
Characters
Howdy Doody
Pencils
Mel Crawford ? David Gantz ?
Notes
Mel Crawford art credit from Karl Wilcox (January 28, 2008). David Gantz art credit from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Packing for Airplane Trip (1 page)
Synopsis
Howdy asks Clarabell to pack a bag for an airplane trip.
Feature
Clarabell
Genre
Children
Characters
Howdy Doody; Clarabell
Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
A Big Day at the Zoo / Howdy Doody (8 pages)
Synopsis
A chimpanzee escapes from the Doodyville Zoo and raises havoc in town.
Genre
Children
Characters
Howdy Doody; Phineas T. Bluster
Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Taffy Trap (6 pages)
Synopsis
Howdy sets a trap to catch Heidi's cookie thief.
Feature
Heidi Doody
Genre
Children
Characters
Heidi Doody; Howdy Doody; Flub-a-Dub
Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie (6 pages)
Synopsis
Dilly buys a uranium detector...but the hobby shop sold him an egg timer by mistake. After he
has already dug up his back yard, he turns it into an ice skating rink.
Feature
Dilly Dally
Genre
Children
Characters
Dilly Dally
Script
Edward Kean ?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Comic Story
Wallpapering (1 page)
Synopsis
Flub-a-Dub tries hanging wallpaper but is all thumbs. So he decides to paint the wall instead.
Feature
Flub-a-Dub
Genre
Children
Characters
Flub-a-Dub
Script
Edward Kean ?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Haste Makes Waste (6 pages)
Synopsis
Dilly and the Flub-a-Dub compete for a job at the grocery store.
Feature
Dilly Dally
Genre
Children
Characters
Dilly Dally; Flub-a-Dub
Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Thunder and Lightning Wars (5 pages)
Synopsis
When the Inspector hears two Indian tribes are planning a war, he doesn't realize that it's a price-cutting war with the cheap souvenir shop on the reservation.
Feature
Princess Summerfall Winterspring
Genre
Children
Characters
Princess Summerfall Winterspring; Inspector John J. Fidoozle
Script
Edward Kean
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Football on TV (1 page)
Synopsis
Clarabell buys a TV set to watch the football game.
Feature
Clarabell
Genre
Children
Characters
Clarabell
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Illustration
The Inspector (1 page)
Feature
Inspector John J. Fidoozle
Genre
Children
Characters
Inspector John J. Fidoozle
Pencils
David Gantz (painting)
Inks
David Gantz (painting)
Colors
David Gantz (painting)
Notes
Back cover. In other media/merchandise, the Inspector's last name is spelled Fedoozle (the correct spelling). Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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