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Issue Details

Issue #837
Published September 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "COTTON WOODS, No. 837." Code number is C.W.O.S. #837-579. Copyright 1957 by General Features Corporation. Based on the 1955-58 "Cotton Woods" newspaper strip by Ray Gotto.

Cover Details - "The Big Game"

Characters Cotton Woods
Genre sports
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset
Notes Indicia title is "COTTON WOODS, No. 837." Code number is C.W.O.S. #837-579. Copyright 1957 by General Features Corporation. Based on the "Cotton Woods" newspaper strip by Ray Gotto.

1 page filler "Batting Tips"

Characters Cotton Woods
Synopsis Cotton Woods demonstrates proper batting techniques.
Genre fact; sports
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white.

16 page Cotton Woods story "World Series Fever"

Characters Cotton Woods; Cy; Candy
Synopsis After Cotton stars in the first game of the World Series, the opposing team uses rough tactics to injure Cotton and keep him out of action until the final and deciding game of the series.
Genre sports
Pencils Bill Lignante
Inks Bill Lignante
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

16 page Cotton Woods story "The Big Game"

Characters Cotton Woods; Brick Batz
Synopsis Cotton moves on to play quarterback for a pro football team, but has trouble with a rookie who's jealous of his success. The rookie is released and is signed by another team. The two teams meet in a game to decide the championship.
Genre sports
Pencils Bill Lignante ?
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Letters credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page Cotton Woods filler "Passing Tips"

Characters Cotton Woods
Synopsis Cotton Woods demonstrates proper techniques for passing the football.
Genre sports; fact
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Cotton Woods filler "Stealing Bases"

Characters Cotton Woods
Synopsis Cotton demonstrates proper technique for stealing bases in baseball.
Genre fact; sports
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 6.

1 page Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum advertisement "Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz"

Synopsis Four "What's Wrong With This Picture" puzzles about summer safety.
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Illustrated ad for Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum. Part of a Summer Safety series. This ad replaces Sequence 5 in some copies.