Issue | #759 |
Published | December 1956 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Notes | Indicia title is "CIRCUS BOY, No. 759." Code number is C.BOY O.S. #759-5612. Copyright 1956 by Norbert Productions, Inc. First of three Circus Boy Four Colors. Based on the 1956-58 "Circus Boy" TV series. |
Characters | Corky (as played by Mickey Braddock [Mickey Dolenz], photo); Bimbo (elephant, photo) |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Characters | Corky (as played by Mickey Braddock [Mickey Dolenz], photo); Bimbo (elephant, photo); Tim Champion (as played by Robert Lowery, photo); Uncle Joey (as played by Noah Beery Jr., photo) |
Synopsis | Introduction of cast of characters. |
Pencils | ? (photos) |
Inks | ? (photos) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. Four cropped photos with typeset text. |
Characters | Corky; Uncle Joey; Tim Champion; Bimbo (elephant) |
Synopsis | Corky, a young boy, has traveled with the circus since his parents, The Flying Falcons, were killed during their act. The circus' new owner, Tim Champion, decides that Corky should leave. Corky and Uncle Joey, his clown friend, travel to Prairie City, where they find that an enemy of Champion is waiting to ambush him on the way to Kansas City. |
Genre | period; adventure |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Notes | Intro to series, which is set in the late 19th Century. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Characters | Corky; Uncle Joey; Tim Champion; Prince Ben Ali; Bimbo (elephant); Sgt. Price; Sinbad (camel) |
Synopsis | After Corky's elephant threatens the circus' star horse rider, Prince Ben Ali, Corky decides it's all his fault and runs away from the circus. He stumbles across a ghost town, inhabited by a former soldier--Sgt. Price, fifth in command of the Camel Regiment--and his camel Sinbad. |
Genre | period |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle |
Inks | Dan Spiegle |
Notes | The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | Dan Spiegle ? |
Inks | Dan Spiegle ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. Four multiple choice questions about illustrated circus animals. |
Characters | Uncle Joey |
Synopsis | Description of some of the activities of clowns. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Back cover. Large illustration with typeset text. |