Additional Information |
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Publication | March 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
Notes | Cover is collage of black and white photos and painting. |
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Featuring | Super Circus |
Credits | Pencils:? (painting);? (photo) | Inks:? (painting);? (photo)? | Colors:? (painting) |
Content | Characters: Mary Hartline (photo); Claude Kirchner (photo); Cliffy the Clown (photo of Clifford Soubier); Nicky the Clown (photo of Nicky Francis); Scampy the Clown (photo of Sandy Dobritsch) |
Notes | Cover is collage of black and white photos and painting. |
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Comic Story | Feeding the Giraffe (1 page) |
Synopsis | The clowns perform an acrobatic act to feed a giraffe. |
Featuring | Super Circus |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Characters: Claude Kirchner; Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white; pantomime story. Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | Cyril the One-Man Circus (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Looking for new acts, Claude puts a super-intelligent young boy, Cyril Scatterwit, on the bill. Cryil reads from a book on how to do the acts, then performs them to perfection. |
Featuring | Super Circus |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Characters: Claude Kirchner; Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Nicky; Scampy; Alfootzo; the De Sotos |
Notes | Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | Leo the Lion (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Leo the Lion's bad disposition is causing problems. A monkey takes him out of his cage and shows him how the other animals are working to make the circus better. |
Featuring | Super Circus Menagerie |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Genre: Animal | Characters: Claude Kirchner; Bernie the Trainer; Leo the Lion |
Notes | The animals can talk to each other in this story; though not to humans. Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | The Circus Performers Foil a Robbery (4 pages) |
Synopsis | The circus performers join forces to capture four crooks who try to steal the circus payroll. |
Featuring | Super Circus Sideshow |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Characters: Mary Hartline; Fatima; Claude Kirchner |
Notes | Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | The Clowns Repair Mary's New House (10 pages) |
Synopsis | The clowns try to do some repairs in Mary's new cottage, with disastrous results. |
Featuring | Super Circus Clown Alley |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Characters: Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky |
Notes | Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | Trick Tightrope (1 page) |
Synopsis | Nicky does an act on a trick tightrope. |
Featuring | Super Circus |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) (see notes) | Inks:? (assist) (see notes) |
Content | Characters: Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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Comic Story | False Alarm (1 page) |
Synopsis | The clowns race to a fire in their fire engine to enjoy a wiener roast. |
Featuring | Super Circus |
Credits | Pencils:? (assist) | Inks:? (assist) |
Content | Characters: Mary Hartline (cameo); Claude Kirchner; Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky |
Notes | Back cover. Initials VVG appear on the back cover on a crate in the lower left corner. Hames Ware and Michael Barrier say that this appears to be shop work with the figures of Mary Hartline and others by Vernon Greene; animals are by H.R. McBride; and additional art by an unknown artist. (March 2011). |
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