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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published August-September 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Albert B. Feldstein

Cover Details - "Which Twin Has The Phony*?"

Characters Melvina; Irvina
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)

7 page story "Smiddy"

Characters Smiddy; Melvin Bully; Smiddy's mother; Smiddy's father; Hoiby; Winnie Winkie; a smilin' airplane pilot; Real George; "Old" Punchdrunk; Little Mousse
Synopsis Smiddy and his boss try to land "Old Punchdrunk" the fighting fish.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Bill Elder (signed)
Inks Bill Elder (signed)
Colors Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of comic strip "Smitty".
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)

1 page text article "The Crippling Washington Letter"

Synopsis Parody of investors newsletter.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)

8 page story "Hindu"

Characters Hindu; Melvin; Mrs. Lowlife; Irving Lowlife; Ed Lowlife; Buffle Head; Apaches
Synopsis Parody of 3-D John Wayne movie "Hondo".
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Wallace Wood (signed)
Inks Wallace Wood (signed)
Colors Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)

6 page story "Just Plain Bull"

Synopsis Parody of radio soap operas.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Colors Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)

7 page story "I Touched A Flying Saucer!"

Characters Pvt. "Skull" Elmer Adams Keyhole; Gloria (Ethel) Keyhole
Synopsis Parody of popular flying saucer theories books.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Colors Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997)