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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published [September] 1961
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing ?
Notes First issue of The Flintstones.

Cover Details - "Bedrock Bedlam"

Characters Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Dino
Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Letters typeset
Notes First issue of The Flintstones.

1 page The Flintstones story "Meet the Flintstones"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.

8 page The Flintstones story "Friendship Fall-Out"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

8 page The Flintstones story "The Hopped Up Hassle"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

9 page Perry Gunnite story "Fred's Private Eye Try"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Pete Alvarado
Inks Pete Alvarado

1 page The Flintstones activity "Barney Rubble's Favorite Yummy"

Notes Puzzle page.

1 page activity Double "OO" Fun Game

Notes Game page.

7 page The Flintstones story "Vim and Vigor Vendors"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

6 page The Flintstones story "The Social Wheel"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

1 page activity

Notes Puzzle page.

8 page The Flintstones story "A-Hunting They Go"

Characters Snorky the Snorkasaurus
Genre humor; TV cartoon
Script Michael Maltese; Warren Foster
Pencils Pete Alvarado
Inks Pete Alvarado
Notes Based on the TV episode "The Snorkasaurus Hunt" by Michael Maltese & Warren Foster.

1 page activity "Fred Flintstone's Trace the Dots Pool Fooler"

Notes Puzzle page.

6 page The Flintstones story "Trumped-Up Tramps"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

1 page activity "The Flintstones' Laughtime Card Game"

Notes Game page.

6 page The Flintstones story "Brainy Bowling"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

8 page The Flintstones story "Deeno's Big Day"

Characters Wilma Flintstone; Betty Rubble; Dino
Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Pete Alvarado
Inks Pete Alvarado

1 page activity "Stone Age Crossword"

Notes Crossword puzzle.

8 page The Flintstones story "Getting the Bird"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

1 page biography (nonfictional) "The Rocky Road to Fame"

Synopsis Text article on the careers of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes On inside back cover.

1 page The Flintstones story "Deeno's Juggle Teaser"

Genre humor; TV cartoon
Notes On back cover.