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Issue Details

Issue #99
Published August-September 1966
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox; Stanley Dover; Stanley's monster; Schnitzel; Shaugnessy; Ghost of Napoleon
Genre humor; funny animals
Pencils Mort Drucker
Inks Mort Drucker
Letters Ira Schnapp

9 page Stanley and His Monster story "Gnome, Sweet Gnome!"

Characters Stanley Dover; Stanley's monster; Mitch Dover; Sheila Dover; Shaugnessy (introduction); Schnitzel (introduction); Ghost of Napoleon
Synopsis Stanley's mom gives him two puppets, a gnome and a leprechaun, but they turn out to be real.
Genre humor
Script Arnold Drake ?
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Stanley's monster is not yet named Spot.

Half page Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen promo (ad from the publisher) "Introducing Jimmy Olsen..."

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes House ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1955 series) #95 [80 Page Giant G-25]; on sale June 14

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Draggin'?? Complainin'??"

Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page public service announcement "The Policeman Is Your Friend"

Synopsis Tim convinces Pete to ask Officer Perry about Pete's lost dog, because policemen do many more things than fight crime.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

3 page The Fox and the Crow story "Alone at Last"

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Crow won't leave Fox alone to eat in peace.
Genre funny animals
Script Cecil Beard
Pencils James F. Davis
Inks James F. Davis

5 page The Hounds and the Hare story "Robot vs. Rabbit"

Synopsis The Hounds send a robot dog after the Hare.
Genre funny animals
Script Cecil Beard
Pencils James F. Davis
Inks James F. Davis

5 page The Fox and the Crow story "And on seeing Jack approaching..."

Characters Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis After reading about Jack the Giant-Killer, Fox tries to convince Crow that he is a giant, but Crow turns the tables on him.
Genre funny animals
Script Cecil Beard
Pencils James F. Davis
Inks James F. Davis

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1965 Average number of copies sold in preceding 12 months: 160,515 Owners: National Periodical Publications, Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints story "Your model trains run sluggish."

Synopsis cleaning the tracks of your model trains to make them run better
Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Hint submitted by Julio Hernandez, Jr.

Half page Direct Currents promo (ad from the publisher)

Letters typeset
Notes listing of DC Comics on sale between June 30 and July 14

1 page From Fox & Crow's Mailbox letters page

Synopsis Page includes information on artist Win Mortimer, and the 1965 Alley Awards nominations that went to The Fox and the Crow as Best Humor Title, Arnold Drake as Best Writer, and Murray Boltinoff as Best Editor.
Script Murray Boltinoff
Pencils James F. Davis (logo illustration)
Inks James F. Davis (logo illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Jan R. Taylor; Roberta Segall; Bernard Frank; Steven DeBravo; Billy Barnsworth; Helen Costello