Panhandle Pete and Jennifer (1951) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Jul 1951 by J. Charles Laue.$6.00
Cover by Bill Newton. Stories and art by Ray Chan, Bill Newton, and Stan Louis. Kids' comics featuring Panhandle Pete, a character from a 1950s children's TV show. When Pete and his talking burro George meet a fire-breathing, Gertie-like dinosaur in the desert, they make him into a circus star. Samson the mouse uses a giant mouse balloon to get even with the cat who's been terrorizing him. An article about the Panhandle Pete and Jennifer TV show. Plus a pin-up of Chicago actor Johnny Coons in his Panhandle Pete getup. Panhandle Pete and the Dinosaur; Li'l Wigwam: The Magic War Drum; George Burro and the Exploding Flowers; Meet Panhandle Pete; Samson and Hercules: The Cat's Me-ouse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Sep 1951 by J. Charles Laue.$8.00
$8.00
- 1.5" Cumulative spine split.
Cover by Bill Newton. Stories and art by Bill Newton and Stan Louis. Kids' comics featuring Panhandle Pete, a character from a 1950s children's TV show. Pete and his talking burro George are followed into the desert by Rapid Jack Rabbit, a most determined "drummer," or traveling salesman. Samson the mouse dresses like a lion to win the reward for an escaped lion, but then the real lion shows up. The outlaw called the Coyote Kid (an actual coyote) tries repeatedly to break out of jail. Plus a pin-up of Chicago actress Jennifer Holt, the "Jennifer" of the title. The Drummer; The Coyote Kid and the Traveling Jail; How Li'l Wigwam Got His Feathers; Samson and Hercules: The Great Lion Hunt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Nov 1951 by J. Charles Laue.$8.00
Cover by Stan Louis. Stories and art by Bill Newton and Stan Louis. Kids' comics featuring Panhandle Pete, a character from a 1950s children's TV show. The outlaw called the Coyote Kid tricks Dennis, the fire-breathing dinosaur, into helping him escape from jail and rob a bank. Samson and Hercules the mice travel through a coaxial cable and wind up in a television studio. A migrating Whinglebird leads Pete's Native American pal on a chase all the way to the North Pole. Plus a puzzle page, and a pin-up of Chicago actor Johnny Coons in his Panhandle Pete getup. Return of Dennis the Dinosaur; How Li'l Wigwam Discovered the North Pole; Rapid Jack Rabbit and the X-Ray Glasses; Jennifer's Game Page; Samson and Hercules: Television. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
