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| Publication | August 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson |
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| Featuring | Wilson Chem. Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Information Squeeze! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur gets Linda to do his homework while he and Laurie go on the Truth and Catastrophies radio show. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Linda Moore; Chympansy (gorilla) |
| Notes | Truth and Catastrophies is a parody of the Truth and Consequences radio show. |
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| Advertisement | The Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Old Nick protects spectators after an accident at the midget races. |
| Featuring | Old Nick |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Old Nick; Honey |
| Notes | Ad in comic form. |
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| Comic Story | Ship Ahoy (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur accidentally buys his father a boat for his birthday. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Barnacle; Eleanor Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin |
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| Featuring | Wilbur Quiz |
| Notes | A crossword puzzle, name unscramble, and a rebus. |
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| Content | Characters: Suzie |
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| Comic Story | The Joint's Jumpin' (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The gang rehearses at Laurie's house for a dance contest. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Laurie Lake; Slats Morgan; Linda Moore; Red Wilson; Wilbur Wilkin; Commodore Lake; J. Jones |
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| Featuring | Wilbur Quiz |
| Content | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin |
| Notes | Maze puzzle, optical illusion, and a word ladder (bath to soak). |
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| Comic Story | Of Mice & Wilbur (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur borrows a mouse to scare Laurie with, but it gets away from him. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Laurie Lake; Wilbur Wilkin; Miss Frogleg; Red Wilson; Miss Gargle; Mr. Dripwate [Mr. Dripwaite]; Miss McWig |
| Notes | Principal Dripwaite's name is misspelled Dripwate in this story. |
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| Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Captain Tootsie and army pilots take on a tornado. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Secret Legion |
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| Text Story | Passing the Buck (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A few days after smashing the fender of his father's car, Wilbur gets permission to borrow it again. |
| Featuring | Wilbur |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Eleanor Wilkin; Red Wilson |
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| Synopsis | Lesley has to get a good pin-up picture of Katy or he's fired. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Fashion | Characters: Katy Keene; Sis Keene; Lesley Wesley |
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| Publisher advertisement | Watch for Katy Keene the Pin-Up Queen (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Fashion | Characters: Katy Keene; Sis Keene |
| Notes | Designs by Yvonne Rice, Elsie Zguri, Beverly Ferngold, Rita Gianotti, Margaret Slater, Shirley Cohen, and Joan Lorence. |
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| Featuring | M. P. K. Company |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for pens. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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