Issue Details

Issue	#646
Published	September 1955
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia title is "DOTTY DRIPPLE AND TAFFY, No. 646". Code number is DOT D. O.S. #646-559. Copyright 1955 by Publisher's Syndicate. Based on the "Dotty Dripple" newspaper strip by Buford Tune.

Cover Details

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple; Taffy Dripple; Pepper (dog)
Genre	sitcom
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "A Pledge to Parents"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white. Full page of Dell's "A Pledge to Parents".

5 page Dotty Dripple and Taffy story "Putting on the Dog"

Characters	Horace Dripple; Taffy Dripple; Wilbert; Pepper (dog)
Synopsis	The dog Pepper gets snobbish when Taffy buys him a doggie sweater.
Genre	sitcom

7 page Dotty Dripple story "On the Job"

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple; Mr. Jerkimer (Horace's boss)
Synopsis	Horace's boss, Mr. Jerkimer, asks him to buy an emerald brooch for Mr. Jerkimer's wife birthday. Horace gets the brooch, but accidentally puts it in an envelope containing bids for a city contract. The police come and arrest Horace and Mr. Jerkimer, thinking the brooch was a bribe for the city engineer.
Genre	sitcom

10 page Dotty Dripple story "The Super Snoozer"

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple; Taffy Dripple; Wilbert
Synopsis	Dotty, Horace, and the kids go to Market Utopia, a gigantic shopping center that's just been built. While the others shop, Horace falls asleep and has a nightmare about shopping in a store that's so big it crosses state lines.
Genre	sitcom

9 page Dotty Dripple story "Nothing New"

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple; Taffy Dripple
Synopsis	Horace receives a telegram saying he's won $25,000 first grand prize in the Slippery Soap Limerick Contest. He is immediately besieged by salesmen and people wanting donations for their charities.
Genre	sitcom

Half page Angel promo (ad from the publisher) "Want To Meet An Angel?"

Characters	Angel (cameo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Promo for Dell's "Angel" comic.

1 page Dotty Dripple story "Fixing Garage Doors"

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple
Synopsis	Horace has to repair the garage doors after Dotty keeps hitting them with the car.
Genre	sitcom
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Dotty Dripple and Taffy story "Piggy Banks"

Characters	Dotty Dripple; Horace Dripple; Taffy Dripple; Wilbert
Synopsis	Every member of the household has their own piggy bank--even Horace.
Genre	sitcom
Notes	Back cover; color. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents".