Foodini (1950) comic books 1959 or before
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Issue #4
Published Aug 1950 by Continental.$8.00
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.
