Issue | #592 |
Published | October 1954 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Cover is a collage of photos with painted background. Indicia title is "SUPER CIRCUS featuring Mary Hartline, No. 592." Code number is S.CIRCUS O.S. #592-5410. Copyright 1954 by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. Second of three Super Circus Four Colors. Based on the 1952-55 version of the ABC TV series "Super Circus." |
Characters | Mary Hartline (photo); Claude Kirchner (photo); Clifford Soubier (as Cliffy the Clown, photo); Nicky Francis (as Nicky the Clown, photo); Sandy Dobritsch (as Scampy the Clown, photo) |
Pencils | ?; ? (photos) |
Inks | ?; ? (photos) |
Colors | ?; ? (photos) |
Notes | Cover is a collage of photos with painted background. Indicia title is "SUPER CIRCUS featuring Mary Hartline, No. 592." Code number is S.CIRCUS O.S. #592-5410. Copyright 1954 by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. Second of three Super Circus Four Colors. Based on the 1952-55 version of the ABC TV series "Super Circus." |
Characters | Mary Hartline; Claude Kirchner; Cliffy; Nicky; Scampy |
Synopsis | The clowns "help" Mary bake a pie. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. |
Characters | Mary Hartline; Claude Kirchner; Cliffy (cameo); Nicky (cameo); Scampy (cameo) |
Synopsis | All the star performers are ill or injured and it looks like the circus show at Pleasantville will be cancelled. Mary takes a walk and finds that Farmer Brown has farm animals that can perform tricks and can be substitutes for that night's show. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Claude Kirschner; Leo the Lion; Ellie the elephant |
Synopsis | Ellie, the baby elephant, wants to be a graceful dancer, but is heart-broken when the crowd laughs at her. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | The animals can talk to each other in this story, but not to humans. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Mary Hartline; Cliffy; Nicky; Scampy |
Synopsis | The clowns try to sell Mary their old car. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Claude Kirchner; Mary Hartline; Strongo; Fatima |
Synopsis | Freddy the giant boy joins the circus; but there are problems finding a job for him to do. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Cliffy; Scampy; Nicky |
Synopsis | The clowns produce a herd of rabbits from the magician's hat. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Cliffy; Nicky |
Synopsis | Nicky has a unique way of taking Cliffy's picture. |
Pencils | Joe Certa ? |
Inks | Joe Certa ? |
Notes | Back cover; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |