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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published February-March 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadle (actual)
Notes Original index by Lee Randall. Update 9/08 by Bob Hughes

Cover Details

Characters Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; Snoony Jibbet
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Sheldon Mayer
Inks Sheldon Mayer
Notes Original index by Lee Randall. Update 9/08 by Bob Hughes

7 page Scribbly story "The Importance of Being Scribbly"

Characters Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; O'Hara; Snoony Jibbet; Mom Jibbet; Leila Jones; Mr. Birdnest; Wilton Jibbet
Synopsis Scribbly's Mom learns how important he is to the office.
Genre teen; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Notes Scribbly works for the Morning Bugle.

7 page Scribbly story "That's how I draw a villain!"

Characters Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; O'Hara; Harry-the-Heel; Mr. Birdnest
Synopsis "King For an Hour" makes Scribbly editor of the Morning Bugle.
Genre teen; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)

3 page Littul Snoony story "I'm a clock!"

Characters Snoony Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel
Synopsis Snoony meets a kid who believes he is a clock.
Genre children; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Half page Jerry The Jitterbug filler

Genre teen; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre fact
Script Jack Liebowitz
Letters typeset
Notes Publisher National Comics, 480 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: F. W. Ellsworth; Owners: H. Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, Gussie Donenfeld, Rose Liebowitz, Sophie Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld, Frederick Iger, Arlene Donenfeld

6 page Scribbly story "Return of the Light-Finger Kid"

Characters Scribbly Jibbet; O'Hara; Red Rigley; Mr. Birdnest
Synopsis Scribbly draws O'Hara as the villain in a comic strip, so O'Hara prints a story in the paper saying that Scribbly can really do all the Light-Finger Kid's trick shots.
Genre teen; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)

5 page Liz story "Freddie's New Car"

Characters Liz; Freddie; Merwin
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes art ID by Jerry Bails

2 page text story "What's in a Word"

Pencils Raymond Perry ?
Inks Raymond Perry ?
Colors Raymond Perry ?
Letters typeset

Half page It's the Talk of the Teen filler

Genre teen; humor
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel

12 page Scribbly story "So much for John Paul Jones"

Characters Scribbly Jibber; Clover Cooley; Claudia Birdnest; Snoony Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Leila Jones; O.P. Birdnest
Synopsis Clover plots to get Scribbly to invite her to the Newspapermen's Ball.
Genre teen; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)