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Foodini (1950) comic books 1938-1955

  • Issue #1
    Foodini (1950) 1
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #19-320DEF4-015
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    Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Pinhead and Foodini risk their lives to foil a nefarious plot. Foodini demonstrates how to do magic tricks. The adventures of Jingle Dingle the weather elf, another popular icon from the early days of television. The Great Foodini; Foodini's Deed For the Day; Pinhead Takes Over; Jingle Dingle; Foodini's Fortune; Foodini's Guest Appearance; Foodini's Last Mile; Foodini's Circus Mystery; Foodini's Ghost of a Chance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Foodini (1950) 2

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    Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini and Pinhead attend a magician's convention. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, another popular icon from the early days of television, looks for a lost treasure at sea. Plus magic tricks submitted by readers. The Great Foodini Goes West; Foodini's Great Magic; On a Merry-Go-Round with Foodini; Jingle Dingle; Trail of the Pearls; Magic Merry-Go-Round; Gone to See; Jingle Dingle's Recipe for Good Living; Dilly Dolly Makes a Down Payment; A Blue Ribbon for Pinhead; Keeping Fit with Jingle Dingle; Foodini's Magic. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Foodini (1950) 3
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #19-320DEF4-016
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    Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini and Pinhead go West to help Willy save her dude ranch from a conniving cowhand. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, another popular icon from the early days of television, has an Old West adventure when his "telebell" leads him to bank-robbing outlaws. Escaped convicts get ahold of the remote for Foodini's new robot. Magic tricks submitted by readers. Plus an illustrated feature on the creators of the puppets, Hope and Morey Bunin. Meet the Bunins, Hope and Morey; Foodini Finds an Island; Sand Drifters; Foodini's Great Magic; Reptile Rhapsody; Jingle Dingle: The Little Man Who Is Always There; Westward Ho With Pinhead; Robot Trouble; Foodini's Predicament; Jingle Dingle: Things You'll Never See; Foodini's Magic. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Foodini (1950) 4

    Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini decides to add a "William Tell" stunt to his show, much to Pinhead's distress. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, uses his "telebell" to help detective Hokey Pokey find the thief who's been robbing the modern art museum. Wagons Wheeler goes after the kidnapper who nabbed Lulubelle, but the real hero is his talking donkey, Mo. Magic tricks submitted by readers. Foodini With the Indians; Foodini's Western Follies; Mr. Pitch's Spot Remover; Wagon Wheeler: Kidnap At Cripple Creek; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: The Museum Mystery; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: In a Days; Foodini's Predicament; Jolo; Creepy Hollow; Jingle Dingle: Zoo Interview; Foodini's Magic Dept.. Final issue of the series; followed by Pinhead and Foodini (1951 Fawcett) #1. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.