Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 527." Code number is C.Mc. O.S. #527-541. Copyright 1953 by Edgar Bergen. On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1954 Books and Pamphlets, page 70. Fifth of six Charlie McCarthy Four Colors.
Cover
1 page
Pencils
? (painting)
Inks
? (painting)
Colors
? (painting)
Genre
Humor
Characters
Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Comic Story
Memory-Joggers (1 page)
Synopsis
Mortimer uses a number of reminders to jog his memory.
Feature
Mortimer Snerd
Genre
Humor
Characters
Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthy
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Wax Museum / Charlie McCarthy (19 pages)
Synopsis
While visiting a wax museum, Mortimer accidentally finds a string of pearls in the dummy of Napoleon. Mortimer and Charlie give the guard the pearls, only to later find out he is part of a jewel-smuggling gang. The pair are captured and imprisoned in the gang's hide-out in an old house, but manage to escape. The police don't believe their story, so Charlie and Mortimer come up with their own plan to capture the crooks.
Genre
Humor
Characters
Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
Baby-Sitting a Gorilla / Charlie McCarthy (8 pages)
Synopsis
Charlie and Mortimer have to baby-sit a lady's pet gorilla for an afternoon.
Genre
Humor
Characters
Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Lunch Wagon / Charlie McCarthy (7 pages)
Synopsis
Mortimer trades a cow for a broken-down lunch wagon.
Genre
Humor
Characters
Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg
Notes
Story continues on the inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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