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| The index card and credits are for the issue 4 of the 1949-50 series; this is dated 1958.
There's something creepy about that cover. The pose and position of Spooky's hand combined with the mound on the snowman's (snowwoman's?) chest and his/her expression makes it look like Spooky is creating a Me Too Moment. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Cora Sue Lee; Stanley (talking horse) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Here's Leroy Folks! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Leroy |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Bingo (best pal); Janie (girl friend); Jasper (favorite enemy) |
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| Comic Story | Cow-Punchy (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spunky and Stanley find it very difficult to rope and bring in cattle for branding. |
| Credits | Job #: A-690 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley; foreman; Sam Kidd |
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| Comic Story | Notes to You (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A letter from Cora Sue's Aunty Maude says she is sending Cora Sue a musical instrument. At the train station, Spunky, Cora Sue and Stanley mix up items 6 and 9. They manage to transport a piano to the Lee house. It turns out that the real present was a violin. |
| Credits | Job #: A-670 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Cora Sue Lee; Mr. Perkins; Mr. Lee |
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| Text Story | Spunky Leaves Home (1 page) |
| Synopsis | When Spunky isn't allowed to go with the men to catch a wildcat, he thinks he isn't wanted at the ranch. He decides to run away that night. Spunky gets tired, cold and a little scared. He wants to go home, but isn't sure how to get back in the dark. However, Stanley had been deliberately riding in circles, so they are in fact close to home. |
| Credits | Job #: A-998 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Sam Kidd |
| Notes | Text with illustration |
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| Comic Story | Hot Stuff (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spunky and Stanley meet Pepito. They break for lunch, where they learn about spicy enchiladas, and the word siesta. |
| Credits | Job #: A-664 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley (talking horse); Juan Manuel Alvarado de Pico Rivera y Perez (Pepito); Juanito (burro) |
| Notes | The splash panel logo is "Pepito". |
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| Comic Story | Injun Trouble (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Little Injun manages to sneak Spunky's ice cream from him. |
| Credits | Job #: A-672 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Little Injun |
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| Comic Story | A Bum Steer (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Stanley is sad that there's nothing left of some beef cattle but their hides. When Spunky says they have to go out mending fences, Stanley takes one of the hides to disguise himself. |
| Credits | Job #: A-969 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley (talking horse) |
| Notes | The story logo is "Stanley". |
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| Text Story | Stanley's Lucky Shoes (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Spunky, Stanley and Cora Sue are riding in the desert. A crazed prospector thinks they're after his gold, and tries to capture them. Stanley manages to throw one of his horseshoes at him, which disarms him, allowing them to escape. |
| Credits | Job #: A-992 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Cora Sue Lee |
| Notes | Text with illustration. |
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| Comic Story | The Phantom Mine (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Old Bill the prospector tells Spunky that he has a good mine, and has to go file a claim on it. He's afraid Squint Jackson will sneak in and work the mine while he's gone. Spunky makes a painting of a mine entrance. When Squint comes around, he sees the "entrance", but Spunky keeps moving it before Squint reaches it. This "ghost mine" frightens Squint into leaving the area. It fools Old Bill also when he returns. |
| Credits | Job #: A-682 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley; Old Bill; Squint Jackson (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Weatherman Stan (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spunky doesn't believe Stanley's prediction of rain. When the rain starts, he's glad Stanley brought a raincoat. Stanley also figures out how they can both use it. |
| Credits | Job #: A-673 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Spunky Kidd; Stanley |
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