Indicia title is "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, No. 999." Code number is L.I.T.BEAVER O.S. #999-596. Copyright 1959 by Gomalco Productions, Inc. Based on the "Leave It to Beaver" TV series. On-sale date from 1959 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Cover
1 page
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Letters
typeset
Genre
Children
Characters
Beaver Cleaver (photo of Jerry Mathers); Wally Cleaver (photo of Tony Dow)
Foreword/Afterword
Nobody Understands Me (1 page)
Synopsis
Preview of the story "Beaver Runs Away."
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
Children
Characters
Beaver Cleaver (photo of Jerry Mathers); Wally Cleaver (photo of Tony Dow); Ward Cleaver (photo of Hugh Beaumont); June Cleaver (photo of Barbara Billingsley)
Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from the TV show and brief typeset text.
Comic Story
Beaver Runs Away (12 pages)
Synopsis
When Beaver is reprimanded for using power tools after he was told not to; he becomes upset and runs away from home. But not too far away.
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Genre
Children
Characters
Beaver Cleaver; Wally Cleaver; Ward Cleaver; June Cleaver; Larry Mondello
Pencils
David Gantz ?
Inks
David Gantz ?
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Pencils: Ger Apeldoorn supports the Gantz credit. (Info via the error tracker).
Comic Story
Henrietta (9 pages)
Synopsis
Despite being told not to, Beaver handles one of a rabbit's babies and then panics when the mother won't accept it.
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Genre
Children
Characters
Beaver Cleaver; Wally Cleaver; Ward Cleaver; June Cleaver
Pencils
David Gantz ?
Inks
David Gantz ?
Letters
John Duffy
Comic Story
Eddie's Girl (11 pages)
Synopsis
Eddie wants to go to the dance with Caroline, but Caroline wants Wally to take her.
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Genre
Children
Characters
Beaver Cleaver; Wally Cleaver; Ward Cleaver; June Cleaver; Eddie Haskell; Caroline Cunningham
Pencils
David Gantz ?
Inks
David Gantz ?
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Comic Story
Nice Catch (1 page)
Synopsis
Beaver misses all the fly balls. His brother makes him water boy and he catches a ball in his bucket.
Feature
Leave It to Beaver
Genre
Children; Sports
Characters
Beaver Cleaver; Wally Cleaver; Eddie Haskell
Pencils
David Gantz ?
Inks
David Gantz ?
Letters
John Duffy
Notes
Inside back cover; black and white.
Comic Story
Dirty Towel (1 page)
Synopsis
When his mother scolds him for leaving handprints on a towel, Beaver solves the problem by buying a black towel.
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