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Issue Details

Issue #527
Published January 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "CHARLIE McCARTHY, No. 527." Code number is C.Mc. O.S. #527-541. Copyright 1953 by Edgar Bergen. Fifth of six Charlie McCarthy Four Colors.

Cover Details - "Charlie McCarthy"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Genre humor
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)

1 page Mortimer Snerd story "Memory-Joggers"

Characters Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthy
Synopsis Mortimer uses a number of reminders to jog his memory.
Genre humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Letters Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

19 page Charlie McCarthy story "The Wax Museum"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis While visiting a wax museum, Mortimer accidentally finds a string of pearls in the dummy of Napoleon. Mortimer and Charlie give the guard the pearls, only to later find out he is part of a jewel-smuggling gang. The pair are captured and imprisoned in the gang's hide-out in an old house, but manage to escape. The police don't believe their story, so Charlie and Mortimer come up with their own plan to capture the crooks.
Genre humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Letters Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Charlie McCarthy story "Baby-Sitting a Gorilla"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis Charlie and Mortimer have to baby-sit a lady's pet gorilla for an afternoon.
Genre humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Letters Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

7 page Charlie McCarthy story "The Lunch Wagon"

Characters Charlie McCarthy; Mortimer Snerd
Synopsis Mortimer trades a cow for a broken-down lunch wagon.
Genre humor
Pencils Harvey Eisenberg
Inks Harvey Eisenberg
Letters Harvey Eisenberg
Notes Story continues on the inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)