Indicia title is "RUFF AND REDDY, No. 1038." Code number is RUFF+REDDY O.S. #1038-5910. Copyright 1959 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Based on the animated TV series "Ruff and Reddy." Third of three Ruff and Reddy Four Colors. Continues as Ruff and Reddy (Dell 1960 series) #4 (January-March 1960). On-sale date from 1959 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
1 page
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Comic Story
A Fair Share / Ruff and Reddy (1 page)
Synopsis
Ruff and Reddy argue over an umbrella.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Comic Story
Pioneer Pilots / Ruff and Reddy (10 pages)
Synopsis
After building a jumbo model airplane, Ruff and Reddy go on a test flight and crash-land at a scientist's compound. He has a rocket ready for launch and needs two pilots. Ruff and Reddy volunteer. The rocket takes the two to a planet where civilization is at a Middle Ages level, complete with knights, castles, and kings. The two adapt their model plane design to work with horsepower and defeat a knight who is threatening the castle.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Science Fiction
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Comic Story
Surf-Bored / Ruff and Reddy (8 pages)
Synopsis
Ruff and Reddy accidentally sail to Hawaii, wrecking their rented ship on the beach. They try their hand at surf boarding in order to win a contest, but end up far offshore. They are picked up by a boat that's short of crewmen. Ruff and Reddy's lack of sailing skills ends up beaching that boat, too; but it turns out the two men on the boat were pirates who had just stolen it. The reward allows them to book passage on a cruise back to the states.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Script, pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008). The script was submitted under the title "Surf Poked" according to Carl Fallberg's notes.
Comic Story
Snooper Detective / Ruff and Reddy (8 pages)
Synopsis
Reddy becomes a "Private Nose." He and Ruff try to solve the mystery of a race car whose engine is missing (not running smoothly). In the meantime a dimwitted crook decides to use the race car for a bank robbery. He coasts it downhill to the bank, robs it, then tries to make his getaway. He doesn't get far because the engine starts sputtering and missing and the police capture him. Ruff solves the problem of the missing engine by finding a peanut stuck in the fuel line.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Reddy as a "Private Nose" is a take-off on the many "Private Eye" detective series that were popular then. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Comic Story
Ruff and Reddy and the Tiny Twister / Ruff and Reddy (5 pages)
Synopsis
Ruff and Reddy are hired to clean up a man's yard and pull out a stump. A tiny talking tornado comes by and helps them accomplish all their chores and later provides emergency power for a merry-go-round.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Comic Story
Overlooking the Obvious / Ruff and Reddy (1 page)
Synopsis
Reddy has Ruff puzzled when he chips away at a block of stone with a hammer and chisel.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Activity
The Caged Lion / Ruff and Reddy (1 page)
Synopsis
When a lion escapes from a zoo, Ruff captures him by a method that requires reader participation.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Activity is in comic form. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
Comic Story
The Car Wash / Ruff and Reddy (1 page)
Synopsis
When Reddy's shower doesn't work, Ruff takes him to the car wash.
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Back cover; color; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (January 8, 2008).
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