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Issue Details

Issue #515
Published November 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "ANDY HARDY, No. 515." Code Number is A.H.O.S. #515-5311. Copyright 1953 by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. Fourth of four Andy Hardy Four Colors. Continues as Andy Hardy (Dell, 1954 series) #5 (February-April 1954).

Cover Details - "Andy Hardy"

Characters Andy Hardy; Polly
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard

1 page Andy Hardy story "Baby Picture"

Characters Andy Hardy; his mother; his father
Synopsis Andy is upset because Dennis Martin will have his picture published in the newspaper.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Andy Hardy story "Andy's Musical Talent"

Characters Andy Hardy; his mother; his father
Synopsis Andy's mother hopes that Andy has some musical talent. He tries several instruments with no success.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

7 page Andy Hardy story "Job at a Costume Shop"

Characters Andy Hardy; Beezy
Synopsis Andy gets a temporary job at a costume shop, which leads to an extended problem with a knight's helmet.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

11 page Andy Hardy story "Souped-Up Hot Rod"

Characters Andy Hardy; Polly; Stuffy Dingleberry IV; Elwood Undershod
Synopsis Polly decides that she'll got to the Prom with whoever wins the Jones Beach Hot Rod Race. Stuffy buys a fancy $10,000 race car, but Andy befriends Elwood Undershod, a teen genius who soups up Andy's car with high-octane fuel.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

3 page Andy Hardy story "Word Association"

Characters Andy Hardy; Elwood Undershod
Synopsis Elwood teaches Andy to use word association to help memorize information for a class.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

4 page Andy Hardy story "Andy in High Heels"

Characters Andy Hardy; his mother; Polly
Synopsis Andy's mother has bought some high heels, but they are a little tight. She asks Andy to wear them for a while to stretch them out. Polly comes to visit and Andy can't get the high heels off because his feet have swelled.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Story concludes on inside back cover in black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Andy Hardy story "Tails for the Party"

Characters Andy Hardy; Polly (cameo); Beezy (cameo)
Synopsis Andy rents a tuxedo when he is told to wear tails to a party; but it turns out to be a costume party with people dressed as animals.
Genre teen
Pencils Al Hubbard
Inks Al Hubbard
Letters Mel "Tubby" Millar
Notes Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)