Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 1137." Code number is L.RASCALS O.S. #1137-608. Copyright 1960 by Hal Roach Studios. On-sale date from 1960 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
Spanky and Alfalfa the Little Rascals / 1 page
Feature
Spanky and Alfalfa The Little Rascals
Letters
typeset
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso]
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Billy Goat's Show (1 page)
Synopsis
Spanky and Buckwheat charge the kids to watch Billy eat junk.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Buckwheat]; Billy (goat)
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Reward (10 pages)
Synopsis
The Rascals and Toughie McGurk's Pirates look for a gold watch on the McDonald farm in order to get a $10 reward.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat; Farina]; Toughie McGurk; Billy (goat)
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Truants (8 pages)
Synopsis
Mr. Grumble fires Mr. Hooker as truant officer because the school district has no truants. The Rascals decided to play hooky the next day so Mr. Hooker will get his job back.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat; Farina]; Mr. Grumble; Mr. Hooker; Miss Pretty
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Statue Maker (8 pages)
Synopsis
Aunt Matilda decides that Alfalfa is going to be a great sculptor and takes him to a sculptor's studio for lessons.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Pet (6 pages)
Synopsis
Spanky trades Billy the goat for Waldo the rich kid's rabbit. Billy proceeds to cause havoc in the Worthington household.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Buckwheat; Farina]; Waldo Worthington; Billy (goat)
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
The Diet (1 page)
Synopsis
Farina puts Fatso on a diet, but not for long.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Fatso; Farina]
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Comic Story
You're Out (1 page)
Synopsis
Toughie hits a baseball that unravels in midair. Alfalfa catches the ball and rewinds it and tags out Toughie.
Feature
The Little Rascals
Genre
Humor; Children
Characters
The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa]; Toughie McGurk
Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
David Gantz
Inks
David Gantz
Notes
Back cover; pantomime story. Script credit from "The Works of Paul S. Newman Part 25: 1960" by Robin Snyder in The Comics Vol. 19, No. 1 (January 2008). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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