Issue | #813 |
Published | July 1957 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "CIRCUS BOY, No. 813." Code number is C. BOY O.S. #813-577. Copyright 1957 by Norbert Productions, Inc. Based on the 1956-58 NBC/ABC "Circus Boy" TV series. Third of three Circus Boy Four Color issues. |
Characters | Corky (as played by Mickey Braddock aka Mickey Dolenz, photo) |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | How elephants are captured in East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh). |
Genre | fact; jungle |
Pencils | Sparky Moore |
Inks | Sparky Moore |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Craftint shading. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Corky; Joey; Mr. Champion; Bimbo (elephant); Colonel Jack Bixby |
Synopsis | Corky meets Colonel Jack, an old man who claims to have had a number of glamorous jobs all over the world. Shortly after the Colonel joins the circus, disasters start to happen, culminating in a fire that destroys the main tent and equipment. The show people think the Colonel is a jinx, but when a tiger escapes, the Colonel takes Corky and his elephant out to capture the big cat. |
Genre | adventure; period |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Corky; Joey; Mr. Champion; Bimbo (elephant); Professor Ferrand; Collette |
Synopsis | After the Burke and Walsh circus signs Professor Ferrand and his daughter to do a high-diving act from a hot air balloon, thugs from a rival carnival attempt to disrupt his act so that he will sign with them. |
Genre | adventure; period |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Notes | The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Joseph Montgolfier; Etienne Montgolfier |
Synopsis | How the Montgolfier brothers of 18th Century France invented the hot air balloon. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Sparky Moore |
Inks | Sparky Moore |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Craftint shading. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |
Characters | Corky; Bimbo (elephant) |
Synopsis | A fold-together model of a circus wagon, along with standup cutout figures of Corky and Bimbo. |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). |