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Issue Details

Issue #478
Published July 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 478" Copyright by Edgar Bergan.

Cover Details

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Genre Humor
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Notes Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 478" Copyright by Edgar Bergan.

1 page Mortimer Snerd story "Walking the porcupine"

Characters Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthy
Synopsis Mortimer takes precautions before taking his pet for a walk.
Genre Humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

20 page Charlie McCarthy story "The Hunting Snerd"

Characters Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthy
Synopsis Charlie and Mortimer stow away on an expedition to the Himalayan Mountains. There they find a large, hairy beast, who turns out to be one of Mortimer's relatives.
Genre Humor; adventure
Script Don R. Christensen
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

12 page Charlie McCarthy story "The Feuders"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis While searching for Mortimer's missing grandfather, Charlie and Mortimer find themselves in the middle of a mountain feud.
Genre Humor
Script Don R. Christensen
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Script, pencils, and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Mortimer Snerd story "High Foul Ball"

Characters Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthy
Synopsis Mortimer tries to catch a very high foul ball.
Genre Humor; sports
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Charlie and Mortimer story "Specific Instructions Needed"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis Charlie sends Mortimer to check on his luggage, but neglects to tell him to bring it to him.
Genre Humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Back cover.