Issue Details

Issue	#80
Published	June-July 1963
Cover Price	$0.12
Pages	36
Editing	Lawrence Nadle

Cover Details

Characters	Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis	Fauntleroy Fox leaps from a trapeze toward Crawford Crow, whose trapeze has an "Out to Lunch" sign.
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis?

1 page public service announcement "Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!"

Characters	Alvin; Tom; George
Synopsis	Alvin thinks about dropping out of high school. A visit to George, who is working and going to night school to get his high school degree, convinces him otherwise.
Notes	Inside front cover; Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for National Health, Welfare and Recration Agencies of the U. S. (c) 1963 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

5 page Fox and the Crow, The story "Ah--The dream of my life has come true--I own my own pleasure craft!!"

Characters	Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis	Fauntleroy Fox takes an early morning cruise on his new boat. Crawford Crow stows away and crashes the boat on a desert island. Fox swims back to shore, while Crow plans to finish the supplies and fly back later.
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Jim Davis?
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis?
Notes	Crow breaks the fourth wall by assuring the reader that Fox will make it back to shore.

Half page advertisement "Try a tongue teaser!"

Synopsis

Tootsie Roll ad with tongue twister.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The swing is to DC!"

Characters	Johnny DC; Superman; Metal Men; Superboy
Synopsis	House ad for Action Comics 301, Adventure Comics 309, Metal Men 2 and Strange Adventures 153, showing Johnny DC hitting the DC logo with a bat

1 page activity "Jumbled Crosswords"

Synopsis	Crossword puzzle with scrambled names of sea creatures as clues
Script	Martin Naydel?
Pencils	Martin Naydel?
Inks	Martin Naydel?
Letters	Martin Naydel?

Half page advertisement "Sell Grit"

Synopsis	Ad for Grit Publishing Co.
Letters	Typeset

Half page advertisement "Curious coins! Odd paper money!"

Synopsis	Ad for Littleton Coin Co.
Letters	Typeset

5 page Fox and the Crow, The story "Hold still, little birdie-- this will only take a minute!"

Characters	Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis	While Fox is bird-watching, Crow disguises himself as a yellow-breasted crow catcher and a purple-striped fox-snatcher in order to fool Fox into feeding him.
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Jim Davis?
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis?

Half page advertisement "Great masterpieces"

Synopsis	Ad for Tootsie Roll Fudge, featuring da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Letters	Typeset

1 page activity "True or False Kwiz"

Synopsis	True-False quiz
Script	Martin Naydel?
Pencils	Martin Naydel?
Inks	Martin Naydel?
Letters	Martin Naydel?

Half page advertisement "Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park"

Characters	Superman
Synopsis	Ad with coupon for Palisades Amusement Park
Pencils	Wayne Boring?
Inks	Wayne Boring?
Letters	Typeset

Half page advertisement "Free! These... and more new issue stamps... just released"

Synopsis	Ad for Garcelon Stamp Co.
Letters	Typeset

6 page Hound and the Hare, The story "Now what on earth could be keeping those hounds--I've been waiting for them all morning!"

Characters	Hare; Hound Senior; Hound Junior
Synopsis	Hare assembles a boot on a pogo stick to fake the trail of a hunter. The Hounds find the pogo stick and use it to chase Hare.
Genre	Funny animals
Script	Jim Davis?
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis?

1 page text story "The Super Riddle"

Characters	Chucky Chipmunk; Willie Weasel; Glenn Groundhog; Oliver Owl; Platypus
Synopsis	Chucky Chipmunk asks Willie Weasel and Glenn Groundhog a riddle about a platypus and they laugh at him. Oliver Owl answers the riddle with a platypus's scientific name. A playpus shows up!
Genre	Funny animals
Letters	Typeset

5 page Fox and the Crow, The story "Lessee! Add 4 carry 2, multiply by 14, divide by 6!"

Characters	Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow; Mr. Gyppe; Jeeves (Fox's chauffeur)
Synopsis	Crow dupes Fox into buying 100 acres of worthless swampland for $35. Fox pretends to make a fortune on frogs' legs and sells it back to Crow for $1000.
Genre	Funny animals
Pencils	Jim Davis
Inks	Jim Davis?
Notes	A rare appearance by other characters in The Fox and the Crow.

Half page advertisement "Your eyes may play tricks...but not your taste!"

Synopsis	Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops with an optical illusion
Letters	Typeset

1 page advertisement "Missile Attack!"

Synopsis	Ad for Strathmore Toys
Letters	Typeset

1 page advertisement "147 famous automobiles"

Synopsis	Ad for Auto Models
Letters	Typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...]"

Characters	Johnny DC
Synopsis	House ad for DC subscriptions at 10¢ per issue
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside back cover

1 page advertisement "100 Toy Soldiers $1.25"

Synopsis	Ad for 100 Toy Soldiers
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Back cover