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Issue Details

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.

Cover Details - "The Fabulous Colonel Jack"

Characters Corky (as played by Mickey Braddock aka Mickey Dolenz, photo)
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset

1 page filler "Elephant Roundup"

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).

20 page Circus Boy story "Circus Boy and the Fabulous Colonel Jack"

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).

12 page Circus Boy story "Leap for Life"

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).

1 page filler "The Great Balloon"

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).

1 page Circus Boy activity "Circus Wagon Model"

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).