Digital Comic Museum - Kilroys 047


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Issue: #47
Published: April-May 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 Natch Kilroy Judy Farrell Portia

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Midterm Break!
Featuring:	Natch
Synopsis:	School is out for two weeks for mid-winter break. The gang decides to charter a Pullman railroad car and go skiing in the mountains. However, while on a sidetrack, their car gets hitched to a train going to Florida.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Natch Kilroy Solid Jackson Judy Farrell Portia Mrs. Kilroy Katie Kilroy Miss Crunchpitt

Comic Story (3 pages)	"Welcome to the Bar-X Ranch, Miss Knothead!"
Featuring:	Knothead Nancy
Synopsis:	Nancy goes to a dude ranch where she gets involved with a bear and a bandit.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Nancy Pecos Bill

Text Story (1 page)	The Right Kind of Girl
Synopsis:	Glamourous Carole refuses to go to a dance with Freddie because he can't dance. Freddie gets dancing lessons from a less-pretty girl in a nearby town who is an excellent dancer and who turns out to be a lot nicer than Carole.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance Teen
Characters:	Freddie Carole Jane Hollis

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Big Buildup!
Featuring:	The Kilroys
Synopsis:	Jackson tries out for the football team but gets crushed. Natch tries to build him up with a weight-lifting program, but all Jackson does is ruin Mr. Bonecrusher's rosebush, which gets Mr. Kilroy in trouble. Trying to build up his confidence, Natch paints some light weights as heavy weights, but Mr. Kilroy tries them first and gets an inflated idea of how strong he is.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Natch Kilroy Solid Jackson Mr. Kilroy Judy Farrell Mr. Bonecrusher

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Jitterbuck
Synopsis:	Irritated by Jitterbuck's drum-playing, his father takes a turn at the drum set and lets his frustrations take over.
Credits:	Pencils: Dan Gordon [as Dan G.] (signed) \| Inks: Dan Gordon [as Dan G.] (signed)
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Jitterbuck His Father His Mother

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring:	Pud; Dubble Bubble; Fleer
Synopsis:	The gang meets a bear in the woods, but it just wants bubble gum.
Credits:	Pencils: Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed) \| Inks: Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Characters:	Pud Butch Tim Janie

Text Story (1 page)	Romantic Yarn
Synopsis:	While she's knitting on the bus, Linda Sue wonders who'll take her to the dance. When she drops her ball of yarn it gets tangled in the feet of a handsome boy.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance Teen
Characters:	Linda Sue

Statement Of Ownership (0 pages)	Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1953
Credits:	Script: Richard E. Hughes (editor) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (8 pages)	Solid Jackson, Poet!
Featuring:	That Kilroy Krew
Synopsis:	The girls fall for the new boy, who recites romantic poetry. Jackson tries to become a poet, but only one he impresses is Miss Crunchpitt.
Genre:	Humor Teen
Characters:	Solid Jackson Portia Natch Kilroy Judy Farrell Arbuthnot Allen Miss Crunchpitt

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