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| Name | Wilbur Comics 4 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1945, page 262, registration number B682316. There are sparse references to the ongoing war. There are four references in this issue: 1.) In the opening Wilbur story, "Elmer The Card," Wilbur's dad complains about shortages of cigars and socks. 2.) In the Wilbur's Trouble Page, war bonds and stamps are awarded for the best letters submitted. 3.) In the story "The Weaker Sex," Wilbur and a sailor clash when Wilbur's accused of flirting with the sailor's girlfriend. 4.) in the text story "Information Please" a number of references are made regarding the use of telegram services during the war. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Miss Gargle |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda ? |
| First Line | Aw! Stop worrying Linda! That old battle-axe ballet teacher won't be back for hours! |
| Notes | An online scan shows a cut-off signature that might read Billy or Bill V, which could be Bill Vagoda, but needs verifying. |
| Advertisement | Boys and Girls! (1 page) |
| Feature | Miss Judith Allen |
| Script | ?; Roger Batton |
| Pencils | ? (photographs) |
| Inks | ? (photographs) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Characters | Roger Batton (photograph); Judith Allen |
| First Line | Here's how I landed a movie contract |
| Notes | Inside front cover mail order ad for the book 'How to get Into the Movies' by Miss Judith Allen, Dept. 61, 117 West 48th St., New York 19, New York. |
| Contents | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| First Line | Wilbur... and Elmer, the Card |
| Comic Story | Wilbur and Elmer the Card (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur's uncle Elmer, a practical joker, shows up for a surprise visit. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Frank Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Elmer; Thaddeus; Mr. Bloog |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Inks | Theresa Woik (signed) |
| First Line | Surprise! I'm going to visit with you for the week-end! |
| Letters Page | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Wilbur's Trouble Club |
| First Line | One day I asked my mother for some money so that I could... |
| Notes | Winning letter from William Shumacher and a list of other readers with addresses who also sent letters. |
| Comic Story | The Weaker Sex / Wilbur (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur tries to show Linda that men are stronger and more skilled than women. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | carnival workers; Vincent; Vincent's girl; India Rubber man |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Inks | Theresa Woik (signed) |
| First Line | Oh, Wilbur! I just adore carnivals! |
| Text Story | Information Please / Wilbur (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur had almost forgot to get Linda a birthday gift until Red reminded him. Because she is away in Boston, he decides to send her a birthday telegram. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Red Wilson; telegram clerks; gas station attendant |
| First Line | Red started it. He walked into Wilbur Andrew's room... |
| Notes | An error in the story has Wilbur Wilkin referred to as 'Wilbur Andrews'. |
| Comic Story | No Title (5.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hank Swoonatra comes to Mudcat with the intention to marry Catfish Joe's girlfriend Maybelle. |
| Feature | Catfish Joe |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Catfish Joe; Hank Swoonatra; Maybelle; Zeke; Professor Undersnatch |
| Script | Larry Harris (byline) |
| Pencils | Larry Harris |
| Inks | Larry Harris |
| Letters | Larry Harris ? |
| First Line | Joe has finally arrived back at Mudcat only to... |
| Notes | Hank Swoonatra is a parody of Frank Sinatra. Last page has references to this feature appearing in Pep Comics. |
| Illustration | No Title |
| Feature | Animal-Antix |
| Genre | Animal |
| Script | Larry Harris |
| Pencils | Larry Harris |
| Inks | Larry Harris |
| Letters | Larry Harris ? |
| First Line | Miss Dorothy Harris of Compton, Cal. writes that... |
| Notes | Odd stories about animals sent in by readers. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Jest Jokes |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | What's your phone number? |
| Notes | Eight one-panel gag jokes. |
| Story | Wilbur (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur prefers to fish from his boat, rather than on the dock with Red. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Red Wilson |
| First Line | Imagine that guy, Red wantin' to fish on the dock instead of coming out with me! |
| Comic Story | The Shrinking Violet / Wilbur (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur has a date with Linda coming up, however, as usual, he is broke. He and Red concoct a water-proofing spray to sell and make money. Meanwhile, Dripwaite has a dinner date with Miss Gargle. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Red Wilson; salesman; Frank Wilkin; policemen; Mr. Dripwaite; Miss Gargle; coat check girl; maitre d; diners |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Inks | Theresa Woik (signed) |
| First Line | Yeah, sure! I haven't forgotten about the dance Saturday night! |
| Advertisement | It's Easy to Win Her! (1 page) |
| Feature | Stravon Publishers |
| Pencils | ? (illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Genre | Romance |
| First Line | Women are funny - you never know... |
| Notes | Mail order ad for 'How to Get Along With Girls' from Stravon Publishers, Dept. D652, 342 Madison Avenue, New York 17, New York. |
| Advertisement | Now You Can Lick Any Auto Repair Job! / MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Car |
| First Line | No auto repair job is too tough when you've got... |
| Notes | Inside back cover mail order ad for Motor's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals from Motor Book Department, Desk 79B, 572 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York. |
| Advertisement | He Mailed This Coupon / Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (photographs) |
| Inks | ? (photographs) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Characters | J. G. O'Brien (photograph) |
| Script | Charles Roman ? |
| First Line | J. G. O'Brien saw my coupon. He clipped and mailed it. |
| Notes | Back cover mail order ad from Charles Atlas, Dept. 362, 115 East 23rd St., New York 10, New York. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
