Indicia title is "HENNESEY, No. 1200," Code number is HENNESEY O.S. #1200-617. Copyright 1961 by Emcee S. A. Coire. Based on the 1959-1962 "Hennesey" TV series.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Hennesey
Letters
typeset
Genre
Humor; Medical
Characters
Lt. Charles Hennesey [Chick Hennesey] (photo of Jackie Cooper); Nurse Martha Hale (photo of Abby Dalton)
Foreword/Afterword
The New Doctor / Under Observation (1 page)
Synopsis
Previews of two stories in the comic.
Feature
Hennesey
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Humor; Medical
Characters
Lt. Charles "Chick" Hennesey (as played by Jackie Cooper, photo); Nurse Martha Hale; Lt. Wellington Wells; Rocky Preston
Pencils
Gil Kane
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and two two-panel previews of the interior stories.
Comic Story
The New Doctor (15 pages)
Synopsis
Hennesey finds himself competing with a new doctor, who is a medical wizard. He also is attracting the attention of Hennesey's girlfriend, nurse Martha Hale.
Feature
Hennesey
Genre
Humor; Medical
Characters
Lt. Charles "Chick" Hennesey; Martha Hale; Lt. Wellington Wells
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sal Trapani ? Gil Kane ?
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Trapani inks credit from Jim Vandeboncoeur, Jr. (December 2010). Nick Caputo believes a number of hands are involved in the inks, including Kane.
Comic Story
Navy Doctors (2 pages)
Synopsis
The history of doctors serving on Navy ships in times of war.
Feature
Hennesey
Genre
Medical; War
Characters
Joseph Harrison (cameo)
Pencils
Gil Kane
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
The Hennesey logo is on the sequence, but no characters appear.
Comic Story
Under Observation (15 pages)
Synopsis
Lt. Rocky Preston, a rock and roll star now in the Navy, causes chaos in the hospital until he is put under "quarantine."
Feature
Hennesey
Genre
Humor; Medical
Characters
Lt. Charles "Chick" Hennesey; nurse Martha Hale; Rocky Preston
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Mike Peppe ?
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Rocky Preston is loosely based on Elvis Presley, who was drafted into the Army after becoming a celebrity. Inks credit from Hames Ware (December 2010).
Comic Story
Disaster Relief (1 page)
Synopsis
The response of the Navy Medical Corps to an earthquake in Asadir, Morocco, in March 1960.
Feature
Hennesey
Genre
Non-fiction; Medical
Pencils
Gil Kane
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Panels with text underneath. The Hennesey logo is on the sequence, but no characters appear.
Comic Story
Heroic Navy Doctors (1 page)
Synopsis
Heroic achievements by two Navy doctors during World War I.
Feature
Hennesey
Genre
Medical; War
Characters
Lt. Orlando Petty; Lt. Joel Boone
Pencils
Gil Kane
Notes
Back cover. Panels with text underneath. The Hennesey logo is on the sequence, but no characters appear. There is an alternate back cover with an ad for a contest to win a Daisy BB Gun.
Advertisement
Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 Bond! (1 page)
Letters
typeset
Notes
Back cover; alternate back cover with "Heroic Navy Doctors" sequence.
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