Issue: #[nn]
Published: [May 1934], Price: 0.00 FREE, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Collected Edition
Notes: The publisher name or date is not listed in the comic itself. The date is an estimate based on the advertisements for the comic book.
Max C. Gaines' is known to have been the publisher of this comic book as a premium giveaway with the purchase of a 25 cents Phillip's Dental Magnesia. The premium was probably promoted on the Phillip's Dental Magnesia sponsored radio program, Big Hollywood Show, Sunday nights on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) network.
Earliest known reference to this comic book appears in a Read's Drug Store advertisement for Phillip's Dental Magnesia in The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) on May 30, 1934 (on page 5) with a formal Phillip's Dental Magnesia advertisement appearing in numerous newspapers starting June 12th and continuing through the rest of the month. With the last strip date reprinted from the end of April 1934, this makes May 1934 the probable publication date.
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Cover (1 page) |
48 Pages... Over 1000 Skippy and Other Pictures in Bright Colors |
Genre: |
Humor |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner |
Text Article (1 page) |
Letter from Skippy |
Genre: |
Children |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup and Hoiman are listening to the radio when Northrup states he is hoping Aunt Gussie remembers to order fish the next day. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy returns Ray's cap he left at Skippy's home. Ray offers Skippy milk and cookies in return. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Ray |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman is questioning why Northrup is looking for golf balls since the golf course is on the other side of the mountain. Northrup tells him that Skippy's father was the one golfing there yesterday. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup keeps catching the same fish. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup tricks Hoiman into thinking it is raining so he can avoid giving him the soft drink he promised him. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy asks the kid in the suit what he was waiting on. The boy states he is waiting on Beansy to take him to a movie but if he doesn't show he'll treat someone else instead. Skippy goes to check on Beansy and comes back with a black eye ready to see a movie. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Unnamed Dark-haired Kid In A Suit |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup asks his teacher a question she could not answer. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman bragging about his Uncle Louie's raise in pay turns out to not be much anyway. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup decides the doctor Hoiman knows is not safe enough to take out a splinter. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy tells Ray that love is the greatest force in the world, before and after Skippy beat him up. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Ray |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman's fire to cook hot dogs does not work as he is using asbestos paper to start the fire. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup tips over the ladder Hoiman is climbing up on. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup finds the local swimming hole full of junk. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy reminds Beansy of all he owes Skippy in order to get Beansy to spend that dime his mother gave him. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Beansy Skippy Skinner |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup offers Hoiman a sieve to help Hoiman figure out what to devote his life to. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup changes the radio channel on Hoiman to a stock market report when Hoiman goes and gets a chair to listen to World's Greatest Orchestra and the World's Greatest Tenor. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy sends a letter to an ice cream company and pretends to be sick in order to get a free pint of ice cream. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup has a bad day crabbing. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
While practicing military drills, Skippy manages to drill his friends over a ledge. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup checks up on available rooms at the hospital before riding in Uncle Louie's car. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup tells Hoiman he is upset that the new greenhouse being built nearby is being made out of unbreakable glass. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman tells the painter that his painting is not good enough because it does not contain enough flies. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Unnamed Painter |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman lets Northrup know the bundle he carries is a cook book for Freddie's mother, who cooked for him the night before. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Mortimer tricks Skippy into inviting him to dinner he doesn't have, Skippy returns the meal in kind by throwing cans of food at him. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Mortimer |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Mortimer tells Skippy that his bother Louie is now a ticket taker at the Bijou Theater. Skippy gives Mortimer all his jean beans in exchange for the information. When Skippy goes to the theater to get in for free he is thrown out. Mortimer then tells Skippy over the phone that his brother had gotten fired the night before. Skippy pays a visit to Mortimer's home with a club in return. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Mortimer |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
A man asks Northrup to direct him to the public library. He finds himself instead in a stare down with Northrup. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Unnamed Man |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman tells Northrup if he learns the lesson tomorrow, the teacher will give him a prize. Hoiman races back to the school to get his books. When Hoiman finds out the prize is just "two stars", he throws the books at Northrup's head. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Ray lets Skippy know that Hecky received a package. At first, he doesn't care but after a while, his curiosity causes him to visit Hecky. Hecky's mom lets him know Hecky is out of town with his aunt. Skippy goes home to call Hecky long-distance to which Hecky tells Skippy it is his laundry he mailed home to wash. Skippy is disappointed. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Ray |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman is impressed by Northrup never missing in his target shooting. Then he sees Northrup shooting into a metal funnel centered over the target's center coated inside with oil. Northrup cannot miss. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy tries trick shooting, with the rifle over his shoulder using a mirror. Skippy shoots wildly, missing the target, causing him to think the gun is shooting blanks. When done, Skippy calls up the person who sold him the shells complaining they were blanks. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner Unnamed Man |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup asks for a glass of Hoiman's lemonade. After drinking it, Hoiman asked Northrup if he liked it. Northrup replies writing I.O.U. on the penny price sign. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy tries to study but can only think about cake. He sneaks to the kitchen, but his effort to get some cake causes an entire cabinet to fall over. He races back to his room then screams out the door for his mother to cut down the noise so he can study. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman suggests giving a gift to the teacher so she treats them better. Northrup points out she gets them every day. Hoiman suggests they get her something to put in. Northrup has an idea and goes and gets the container for them to give. He comes back with a wire trash can. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy keeps swinging and missing the golf ball until he builds up a pile of dirt and grass. Placing the ball on top of the pile and getting on top of a box, he is finally able to hit the golf ball like a baseball on top of a baseball tee. |
Genre: |
Humor Children Sports |
Characters: |
Skippy Skinner |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup tries his best to explain to Hoiman that they need to tell Shulz and Dusenberry that they need to get their cows home since his Uncle Olaf has gone hunting. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup asks Hoiman why people like him so. Hoiman says it is because he so so much empathy for their plights he wants to jump in a lake. They arrive at a lake and Northrup tells Hoiman that Freddy is having a tooth pulled tomorrow. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup chases down a police officer who follows him thinking there is an emergency. Instead Northrup shows the officer a car parked an inch too close to a fire hydrant. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup An Unnamed Police Officer |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Northrup keeps calling for Hoiman and when he finally shows up Northrup tosses a coconut pie into Hoiman's face. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Northrup Hoiman |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Skippy works really hard to build a for-sale sign and then regrets not having anything to sell. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Skippy |
Comic Story (0 pages) |
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Synopsis: |
Hoiman gets Northrup to get an invitation to Van's for him, which Northrup is able to do. Northrup later waits for Hoiman who shows up with a fishing pole and wishes Northrup well at the party. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Hoiman Northrup |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Beansy tells Skippy that if one wishes on a pile of hay, their wish comes true. Skippy then points out that Rockefeller didn't get rich from wishing on some hay nor would Roosevelt give up being President if Beansy wished to be President. Skippy then wishes for an apple and a piece of fruit falls on his head. Skippy then points above and it is a pear tree, not an apple. |
Genre: |
Humor Children |
Characters: |
Beansy Skippy |
Comics-form Advertising (1 page) |
Discouraged Jane |
Featuring: |
Toby Wing |
Advertisement (1 page) |
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Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) |
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