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Issue Details

Issue #462
Published April 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 462". Code number is L.S.O.S. #462-534. Copyright 1953 by Roland Coe. Based on The Little Scouts children's books by Roland Coe.

Cover Details

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson; The Little Scouts [Wimbish]
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Scouts story "Basement Barbeque"

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson; The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Jebby; Wilmar; Wimbish]
Synopsis When it rains, Scoutmaster Johnson turns a basement window well into a barbeque pit.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

12 page The Little Scouts story "Scouts at Sea"

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson; The Little Scouts [Wilmar; Dragheels; Snackbar; Jebby; Beller; Wimbish]; Whoosh (dog)
Synopsis The Scouts take a cruise on an ocean liner.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

6 page The Little Scouts story "Bear Trouble"

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson; The Little Scouts [Dragheels; Jebby; Snackbar; Wilmar]
Synopsis The Scouts camp is invaded by a trained bear named Bertha.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

6 page The Little Scouts story "Saving Robby the Horse"

Characters The Little Scouts [Jebby; Snackbar; Wimbish]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis Tony the fruit peddler has bought a new truck and is going to take his horse Robby to the glue factory. The Scouts raise 50 cents to buy the horse on the installment plan. The Scouts take their new pet to Mr. Johnson's house where the horse causes havoc.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

8 page The Little Scouts story "Captain Booty's Haunted Cave"

Characters The Little Scouts [Doc; Jebby; Snackbar; Wilmar; Wimbish]; Hobo Joe
Synopsis Mr. Mead, the grocer, tells the Scouts the tale of Captain Booty, who hid a treasure in a cave in the area in 1669 and supposedly still haunts the cave. A bit later Mr. Mead discovers that his store has been broken into and groceries stolen. The Scouts suspect Hobo Joe and trail him to the haunted cave.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Scouts story "Diving Board"

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson; The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Jebby; Wimbish]
Synopsis Scoutmaster Johnson proves too heavy for a homemade diving board.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Scouts story "Getting a Lift from Books"

Characters The Little Scouts [Jebby]
Synopsis Jebby uses books to boost himself on a chair to be able to read his comics in the library.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Back cover; color; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).