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Issue Details

Issue #551
Published April 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "BOZO, featuring Bozo the Capitol Clown, No. 551." Code number is BOZO O.S. #551-544. Copyright 1954 by Capitol Records Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Bozo; Sparky
Pencils Lee Hooper (painting)
Inks Lee Hooper (painting)
Colors Lee Hooper (painting)
Notes Pencils, inks, and colors credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Bozo the Capitol Clown story "Bozo's Day Off"

Characters Bozo; Sparky
Synopsis Bozo has the day off and decides he wants to see a circus.
Pencils Lee Hooper
Inks Lee Hooper
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

25 page Bozo the Capitol Clown story "Professor Calculas and the Voodoo Box"

Characters Bozo; Sparky; Professor I. Q. Calculas
Synopsis Bozo takes a trip in a balloon to investigate strange objects which appear to be floating in the sky. He and Sparky get involved with a strange inventor who wants the pair to help him in his search for the "missing link."
Genre fantasy
Pencils Lee Hooper
Inks Lee Hooper
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

9 page Bozo the Capitol Clown story "Bozo the Lion Tamer"

Characters Bozo; Sparky; the Boss
Synopsis The circus owner wants Bozo to do the lion-tamer act while their handler is away.
Pencils Lee Hooper
Inks Lee Hooper
Notes Story continues on inside back cover in black and white and concludes on back cover in color. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).