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Issue Details

Issue #196
Published September 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY in the HAUNTED HIDE-OUT, No. 196." Code number is C.M.O.S. #196-489. Copyright 1948 by Edgar Bergan Interests. Some information for this issue from Karl Wilcox, January 2008.

Cover Details - "The Haunted Hide-Out"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Genre Humor
Pencils ? (photo); Harvey Eisenberg
Inks ? (photo); Harvey Eisenberg
Colors ? (photo)

2 page Charlie McCarthy filler "Charlie McCarthy Trivia"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis Trivia about Charlie McCarthy.
Genre Humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Inside front cover and inside back cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

25 page Charlie McCarthy story "The Haunted Hide-Out"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd; Grampaw Snerd; Skinny Dugan
Synopsis Charlie and Mortimer go into the laundry business, with disastrous results. To drum up business, Mortimer decides to go to a haunted house to see if the ghosts need their sheets washed and Charlie follows. The haunted house happens to be the hide-out of a couple of bank robbers.
Genre Humor; adventure
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

7 page Charlie McCarthy story "Charlie McCarthy and His Pet Ostrich"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd; Penelope the Ostrich; Skinny Dugan
Synopsis When Charlie's pet ostrich causes problems, Charlie tries to sell her to Mortimer.
Genre Humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg

1 page Charlie McCarthy illustration "Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd"

Characters Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis Studio photo of Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd dressed in Mexican costumes, with sombreros. Bergan is playing a guitar.
Genre Humor
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover.