Digital Comic Museum - Hillbilly Comics 001


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Hillbilly Comics 001 [Aug'55]-36p-c2c

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Issue: #1
Published: August 1955, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Genre:	Humor

Advertisement (1 page)	Anazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money? $35.00 Is Yours
Featuring:	Cheerful Card Company
Synopsis:	Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (7 pages)
Synopsis:	Gumbo tries to live up to the legend of "Daveeee Crockhead" so that Honeydew will come back to him. Things are complicated because Honeydew's dad is running for re-election to the sheriff's office.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Gumbo Galahad Honeydew Crawfisher Dreary Sam

Advertisement (1 page)	America's Greatest Bargains
Featuring:	Harem Co.
Synopsis:	Ad for several different styles of rings.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (1 page)	A bill fer hog feed!
Synopsis:	Hilda gets a bill!
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Hillside Hilda

Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis:	The McSleezy family is visited by a rich relative.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Pa Hannibal Magnolia Luke Ma Merciless Honest McSleezy

Advertisement (1 page)	Do You Want Up to $50 or $100 Extra Money?
Featuring:	The FUNman
Synopsis:	Ad to recruit salespeople for religious wall mottos.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Text Story (2 pages)	The Hillbilly Who Wouldn't Quit
Synopsis:	Gumbo faces a rival for Honeydew's affections.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Moose McGrunt Gumbo Galahad Honeydew Crawfisher

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Pokey
Synopsis:	Pokey feeds his pets
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Pokey

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (0 pages)	Next Issue
Synopsis:	Preview of Hillbilly Comics #2.
Credits:	Script: Art Gates \| Pencils: Art Gates \| Inks: Art Gates
Characters:	Weddable Willie Gumbo Galahad

Advertisement (1 page)	Learn to Dance in Your Own Home
Featuring:	Pickwick Co.
Synopsis:	Ad for books that teach people how to dance.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages)	Mountain Music
Synopsis:	Two song pluggers scour the hills in their search for a hit song.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Lamentin' Luke Mousey Barney The Barrister

Comic Story (3 pages)	The Man Who Hated the Moon
Synopsis:	A hillbilly hates the moon for sending a meteor that destroys his shack.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Tetcher

Advertisement (1 page)	Lovelier Hair in 7 Days
Featuring:	Juel Company
Synopsis:	Ad for hair treatments.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (1 page)	The Inquiring Artist
Synopsis:	Opinions of mountain folk on burning questions of the day.
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Eben Flow Murk Mudhen Zeke Hoghead Pudge Weaselchip Katy Fishbone Jed Peatpunk

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	A Meeting of the Staff of Hillbilly COmics
Synopsis:	A request for letters. Original artwork is promised to the twenty-five most helpful letters.
Credits:	Script: Art Gates \| Pencils: Art Gates \| Inks: Art Gates
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Unnamed Characters

Advertisement (1 page)	Given Premiums - Cash
Featuring:	Wilson Chemical Co
Synopsis:	Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)	Let me give you a He-Man body!
Featuring:	Charles Atlas
Synopsis:	Body-building ad.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Characters:	Charles Atlas

Advertisement (1 page)	Appear Slim n' Trim in only 5 Seconds
Featuring:	Ward Green Co.
Synopsis:	Ad for an abdominal flattener.
Credits:	Letters: typeset

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