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Issue Details

Issue #535
Published February 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Cover is a cropped photo with a background painting. Indicia title is "I LOVE LUCY, No. 535." Code number is LUCY O.S. #535-542. Copyright 1954 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. First of two I Love Lucy Four Colors. Based on the 1951-57 "I Love Lucy" TV series.

Cover Details - "I Love Lucy Comics"

Characters Lucille Ball (photo)
Genre sitcom
Pencils ? (painting); ? (photo)
Inks ? (painting); ? (photo)
Colors ? (painting); ? (photo)
Notes Cover is a cropped photo with a background painting. Indicia title is "I LOVE LUCY, No. 535." Code number is LUCY O.S. #535-542. Copyright 1954 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez. First of two I Love Lucy Four Colors. Based on the 1951-57 "I Love Lucy" TV series.

1 page [I Love Lucy] foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Characters Lucille Ball [as Lucy Ricardo]; Desi Arnez [as Ricky Ricardo]
Synopsis Introduction to series.
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Four photos from the TV series with typeset text.

12 page I Love Lucy story "The Midnight Snack"

Characters Lucy Ricardo; Ricky Ricardo; Fred Mertz
Synopsis Lucy's midnight snacks are giving her hiccups, which are keeping Ricky awake.
Genre sitcom
Pencils Hy C. Rosen
Inks Hy C. Rosen
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

10 page I Love Lucy story "Suds in Your Eyes"

Characters Lucy Ricardo; Ricky Ricardo; Ethel Mertz
Synopsis Lucy buys boxes of Fado Soap Flakes looking for the lucky ticket that's included in a box as a prize.
Genre sitcom
Pencils Hy C. Rosen
Inks Hy C. Rosen
Notes In a caption, Ethel is identified as "Ethel Merk" rather than "Ethel Mertz." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

12 page I Love Lucy story "Strike Up the Band"

Characters Lucy Ricardo; Ricky Ricardo
Synopsis Ricky's orchestra gets a job playing a a party on Mr. Bluechip's yacht. Lucy stows away and causes havoc while trying to stay out of sight.
Genre sitcom
Pencils Hy C. Rosen
Inks Hy C. Rosen
Notes Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)