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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published December 1952-January 1953
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Indicia: THE FOX & THE CROW, No. 7, Dec., '52-Jan., '53. Published bi-monthly by National Comics Publications, Inc., 2 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. Editorial and executive offices, 480 lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Whitney Ellsworth, Editor. Entered as second class matter Feb. 18, 1952, at the post office at Bridgeport, Conn. under the act of March 3, 1879. Yearly subscription in the U. S. 75ยข including postage. Foreign, $1.50 in American funds. For advertising rates address Richard A. Feldon & Co., 205 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. Entire contents copyrighted 1952 by National Comics Publications, Inc. Except for those who have authorized use of their names, the stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this periodical are entirely imaginary and fictitious, and no identification with acual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A.

Cover Details

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Crow cuts Fox's window-washer's strap.
Genre Funny animals
Script Cal Howard ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

1 page advertisement "Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop"

Synopsis Ad for Novelty Mart
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover

5 page The Fox and the Crow story "Little boy blou-hoo, come blow your horn"

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Fox drives Crow crazy with his music for "Little Boy Blue". Crow shows up as Little Boy Blue, dupes Fox out of $200, and makes him stop singing.
Genre Funny animals
Script Cal Howard ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

Half page Tootsie Rolls advertisement "Boys! Girls! Tune in to Tootsie Hippodrome"

Characters Captain Tootsie
Synopsis Ad for Tootsie Rolls and the Tootsie Hippodrome television show
Pencils C. C. Beck ?
Inks C. C. Beck ?
Letters Typeset

Half page Dubble Bubble advertisement "Whoopee! This is the real Wild West!"

Characters Pud
Synopsis Pud scares off a gang of stagecoach robbers by popping his bubble gum.
Genre Children
Script Ray Thompson ?
Pencils Ray Thompson
Inks Ray Thompson
Colors Ray Thompson ?
Letters Ray Thompson ?
Notes Ad in comic strip style

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Editorial Advisory Board"

Characters Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
Synopsis Listing of DC's Editorial Advisory Board: Dr. Lauretta Bender, Josette Frank, Dr. W. W. D. Sones and Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard, listing of DC titles and spot promotion for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series).
Pencils Howie Post ?
Inks Howie Post ?
Letters Typeset; ?

1 page Superman public service announcement "Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World"

Characters Superman
Synopsis Superman convinces a group of children to contribute their movie money to UNICEF.
Genre Superhero; political
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp ?
Notes This page is published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations. Credits from a list by Lionel English.

5 page The Fox and the Crow story "And now for the news..."

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Crawford Crow makes amends with Fauntleroy Fox to trick him into giving him half of his inherited billion -- feet of string!
Genre Funny animals
Script Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

Half page advertisement "I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!"

Synopsis Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil with gag cartoon
Letters Typeset; ?

Half page activity "Picture Math"

Synopsis Rebus with error in answer
Script Martin Naydel ?
Pencils Martin Naydel ?
Inks Martin Naydel ?
Letters Typeset; ?

Half page advertisement "Hurry! Get your own personalized wallet!"

Synopsis Ad for personalized "Pure vinyl, embossed calf-grain" wallet from Smith Brothers cough drops.
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes Illustrated ad

1 page activity "Fun Shop"

Synopsis Riddles, puzzles and facts
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel

1 page activity "Play Letters"

Characters Crawford Crow
Synopsis Word puzzle
Script Martin Naydel?
Pencils Martin Naydel ?; Jim Davis ?
Inks Martin Naydel ?; Jim Davis ?

1 page filler "Animal Wonderland"

Synopsis Facts about toucans, bears and Alaskan blackfish
Genre fact
Script Martin Naydel
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel

5 page The Hound and the Hare story "Arf! Arf! Arf! Yeurf!"

Characters Hound; Hare
Synopsis Hound decides to hunt geese, but Hare convinces him to go back to hunting hares.
Genre Funny animals
Script Cal Howard ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

1 page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer promo (ad from the publisher) "Rudolph is Back Again!"

Characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus
Synopsis House ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (DC, 1950 series) #[3 1952].
Genre Funny animals
Pencils Rube Grossman ?
Inks Rube Grossman ?
Letters Ira Schnapp

2 page text story "Painting the Town Pink"

Characters Simon Swordfish; Oliver Owl
Synopsis The residents of Salty Center make their town into a tourist attraction with the help of crazy-looking but cagey Oliver Owl.
Genre Funny animals
Letters Typeset
Notes One small illustration

3 page The Fox and the Crow story "I'm worried! How will I ever get these groceries home..."

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Fauntleroy Fox fails to sneak his groceries past Crawford Crow.
Genre Funny animals
Script Cal Howard ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

2 page The Fox and the Crow story "Crow! Stop skating past my house!"

Characters Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis Fauntleroy Fox glues Crawford Crow's skates to his sidewalk.
Genre Funny animals
Script Cal Howard ?
Pencils Jim Davis
Inks Jim Davis ?

1 page advertisement "Draw Me!"

Synopsis Draw a girl from free $280 art course from Art Instruction, Inc.
Letters Typeset

1 page Daisy Air Rifles advertisement "The famous Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine"

Characters Red Ryder
Synopsis Ad for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Company
Pencils Fred Harman; ?
Inks Fred Harman?; ?
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes Inside back cover

1 page Thom McAn advertisement "Wear 'em once... You'll be a lifetime fan"

Synopsis Illustrated ad from Thom McAn shoes.
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes Back cover