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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published May 1956
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Characters Homer
Genre children
Pencils Dan DeCarlo ?
Inks Dan DeCarlo ?

5 page Homer the Happy Ghost story "Hey! We've got nothing else to do..."

Characters Homer; Dugan; Melvin; Gobby; Invisible Irwin
Synopsis The boys go to a taping of "The Fifty-Four Thousand Dollar Question" telvision show.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Melvin the Mixed-Up Ghost story "I sure like to visit zoos and see the animals!"

Characters Melvin
Synopsis Melvin doesn't read the signs at the zoo.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

5 page Homer the Happy Ghost story "Zelda! Did Homer tell you the big news?"

Characters Homer; Melvin; Dugan; Zelda; Uncle Goldplate; Redbeard; Momma (cameo); Poppa (cameo)
Synopsis When Homer's Uncle Goldplate takes the gang out on his yacht, they are attacked by Redbeard's band of pirates.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Momma and Poppa Ghost story "Do you like my new apron, Poppa?"

Characters Momma; Poppa
Synopsis Poppa just can't say the right thing.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Homer the Happy Ghost story "Would you like to go out with me tonight, Alice?"

Characters Homer; Alice
Synopsis Alice won't go out with Homer because he can't make up his mind.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

4 page Melvin the Mixed-Up Ghost story "Melvin, your hair is getting too long!"

Characters Melvin; Melvin's Dad
Synopsis Melvin goes to the barbershop.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page text story "The Raft"

Letters typeset
Reprinted in Cartoon Kids (Marvel, 1957 series) #1 [retitled The World Travelers]

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1955. Publisher: Animirth Comics, Inc., 655 Madison Avenue, New York 21, NY. Owners: Martin Goodman and Jean Goodman at same address. No circulation figures given.

1 page Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch story "Golly. Zelda, are you still wearing that beat-up old hat?"

Characters Zelda; Homer
Synopsis Zelda tries to buy a new hat.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

1 page Dugan the Dead End Ghost story "I'm gonna buy me some dumbbells!"

Characters Dugan
Synopsis Dugan wants to start exercising.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo

4 page Homer the Happy Ghost story "Children, I have to step out of the room for a while!"

Characters Homer; Dugan; Melvin; Alice; Invisible Irwin; Gobby; Miss Ghostly; Principal Porkle
Synopsis Homer is appointed class monitor while Miss Ghostly is away, but the other kids don't behave for him.
Genre children
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Dan DeCarlo