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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published [1953]
Cover Price $0.25
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes based on "Rootie Kazootie" TV series. Cover title is "3-D-ell featuring Rootie Kazootie". No date in indicia except for 1953 copyright date. Cover is not true 3-D. Three-dimensional comic with red and blue glasses inserted. Copyright is by TV show creator Steven R. Carlin.

Cover Details - "3-D-ell featuring Rootie Kazootie"

Characters Rootie Kazootie
Genre children
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Notes based on "Rootie Kazootie" TV series. Cover title is "3-D-ell featuring Rootie Kazootie". No date in indicia except for 1953 copyright date. Cover is not true 3-D. Three-dimensional comic with red and blue glasses inserted. Copyright is by TV show creator Steven R. Carlin.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "3 ways to use your long wearing 3-D-ell glasses"

Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover. Mostly black and white with some red lettering. Explanation of how to separate 3-D glass from binding and how to use them to read the comic.
Reprinted in 3-D-ell #3 (1953)

12 page Rootie Kazootie photo story "Poochie to the Rescue"

Characters Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie Pup (a dog); El Squeako Mouse; Poison Zanzaboo (villain)
Synopsis Poison Zanzaboo disquises himself as Rootie to steal Rootie's magic "kazootie" from Polka Dottie, who is holding it for safe-keeping while Rootie is away.
Genre children
Notes 3-D. Photographs of stop-action puppets with word balloons and sound effects added.

10 page Rootie Kazootie photo story "Polka Dot Treasure"

Characters Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie Pup (a dog, cameo); El Squeako Mouse; Poison Zanzaboo (villain)
Synopsis Rootie and Polka Dottie find a treasure map. They take a ship to find the treasure, but Polka Dottie is kidnapped by Poison Zanzaboo (posing as a pirate).
Genre children
Notes 3-D. Photographs of stop-action puppets with word balloons and sound effects added.

10 page Rootie Kazootie photo story "Trouble at the Zoo"

Characters Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Gala-Poochie Pup (a dog); El Squeako Mouse; Poison Zanzaboo (villain)
Synopsis Poison Zanzaboo steals the animals from Rootie's zoo in order to perfect his gravity-defying pills.
Genre children
Notes 3-D. Photographs of stop-action puppets with word balloons and sound effects added.

1 page Rootie Kazootie story "Zanzaboo foiled by conscience"

Characters Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Poison Zanzaboo (villain)
Synopsis Poison Zanzaboo's miniature conscience foils his attempt to blow up Rootie and Dottie.
Genre children
Pencils Dan Gormley?
Inks Dan Gormley?
Letters ?
Notes Inside back cover; red and black; not 3-D. Pantomime story.

1 page [Rootie Kazootie] story "Open Manhole"

Characters Rootie Kazootie; Polka Dottie; Poison Zanzaboo (villain)
Synopsis Poison Zanzaboo falls into an open manhole while fleeing from Rootie and Dottie.
Genre children
Pencils Dan Gormley?
Inks Dan Gormley?
Notes Back cover; color; not 3-D. Pantomime story.