Digital Comic Museum - Kilroys 045


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Issue: #45
Published: December 1953-January 1954, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Richard E. Hughes (credited)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was On-going Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Solid Jackson
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Solid Jackson Slim

Comic Story (7 pages)	It Takes Two to Tangle
Featuring:	Solid Jackson
Synopsis:	Portia is upset because Jackson is never romantic. She tries to set up a romantic evening for the two, but in the end popcorn and fudge are the keys to Jackson's heart.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Solid Jackson Natch Kilroy Portia Judy Farrell Slim

Text Story (1 page)	Homer for Hilly!
Synopsis:	Hilly thinks that an expensive perfume will get a boy to notice her, but her enthusiasm at a baseball game proves more important.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance Teen
Characters:	Hilly Lawson Wilbur Hathaway

Comic Story (7 pages)	Thar's Gold in Them Shoes!
Featuring:	Katie Kilroy
Synopsis:	Katie has been invited to the Governor's Ball. She needs a pair of $25 gold evening shoes, but her father refuses to spend that much. Katie's mother suggests she borrow a pair of shoes from the Patricks, the richest people in town. Mr. Patrick loans her the shoes. Meanwhile, her father feels guilty and buys Katie the shoes she wanted. When he sees Mrs. Patrick's shoes on the table, he tosses them in the trash and replaces them with the new ones. However, to complicate matters, Mr. Patrick arrives and says that his wife had hidden $25,000 in jewels in the toes of that pair of shoes.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Katie Kilroy Natch Kilroy Mr. Kilroy Mrs. Kilroy Mr. Patrick Mrs. Patrick Judy Farrell

Text Story (1 page)	The Awkward Type
Synopsis:	Susie finally gets Malcom to come to her house, but he's very uncomfortable. At least until the lights go out and he's able to tackle a burglar.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Teen
Characters:	Susie Malcom

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	The Gayest, Giddiest Teen-Age Comic You've Ever Read!
Featuring:	Cookie

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Jitterbuck
Synopsis:	Jitterbuck doesn't believe in superstitions.
Credits:	Script: Dan Gordon \| Pencils: Dan Gordon \| Inks: Dan Gordon
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Jitterbuck Cookie

Comic Story (7 pages)	Spots Before your Eyes!
Featuring:	Natch and Jackson
Synopsis:	Wilbur Morton, jealous because Natch won the big football game, schemes to have him catch chicken pox so he won't be able to attend a tribute party in his honor.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Solid Jackson Slim Wilbur Morton Portia Judy Farrell Natch Kilroy

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring:	Pud; Dubble Bubble; Fleer
Synopsis:	Pud blows a super bubble to blast all the snow off the skating pond.
Credits:	Pencils: Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed) \| Inks: Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Characters:	Pud Butch Tim Janie

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	For Recommended Reading---American Comics Group!
Featuring:	American Comics Group

Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	Pop
Synopsis:	Mr. Kilroy complains about the music the kids are listening to, then digs out his raccoon coat and demonstrates the dance of his day--the Charleston!
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Solid Jackson Portia Natch Kilroy Mr. Kilroy Mrs. Kilroy Katie Kilroy Judy Farrell

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	The Brain
Synopsis:	The Brain makes a home-made robot to be his slave. It doesn't work out.
Credits:	Pencils: Dan Gordon [as dang] (signed) \| Inks: Dan Gordon [as dang] (signed)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	The Brain

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