Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalog (Kagran Corporation) comic books 1988-1990

Replica of the 1955 Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalog. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of the merchandise. The list of licensed items is enormous. For example, lunch box, pencil box, sunglasses, dominoes, mugs, balls, puppets, sandbox, shoes, umbrellas, games, cookie jar, halloween costumes, purses, night lights and much, much more. As the catalog says, it's a Howdy Doody World. Back cover shows the NBC affiliates that were broadcasting the TV show. Centerfold gives a sampling of the foods Howdy Doody has licensing agreements with. The reprint has less vivid colors on the cover (the original has a bright red coloring where the reprint is a muted brick color, the royal blue background on the original is a muted purple). In addition, the spine is perfect and looks brand-new and the copyright at the bottom right of the cover is better positioned than the reprint, which is crowded at the bottom and the right side. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 20 pages, black and white with added spot color.