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Issue Details

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."

Cover Details

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."

1 page Super Circus story "Cooking a Pie"

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.

10 page Super Circus story "Farmer Brown's Substitute Circus"

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)

6 page Super Circus Menagerie story "Ellie the Dancing Elephant"

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)

8 page Super Circus Clown Alley story "Car Salesmen"

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)

8 page Super Circus Sideshow story "Freddy the Giant"

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)

1 page Super Circus story "Magician's Hat"

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)

1 page Super Circus story "The Photographer"

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)