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Issue Details

Issue #192
Published August 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
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Notes Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 192." Code number is BROWNIES O.S. #192-488. Copyright 1948 by Oskar Lebeck.

Cover Details

Characters The Brownies
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly

1 page The Brownies filler "Night Noises"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis A poem about Brownies being scared by night noises.
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Inside front cover; black, red and white. Text and illustrations.

7 page The Brownies story "They Help the Toymaker / How to Build a Boat"

Characters The Brownies; Ooglie
Synopsis Three Brownies decide to help the toymaker. They are joined by an "out of town" Brownie, Whiskers, who sabotages their efforts.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes The bottom tier of panels on the last six pages is a separate story: "How to Build a Boat."

2 page The Brownies story "My Friend the Flea"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis A poem about a Brownie and his friend, a flea.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly

6 page The Brownies story "A Trip to the Moon / The Telescope"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis The Brownies notice a piece is out of the moon and recruit a duck to fly them there to repair it. They don't get very far.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Bottom tier of panels on each page is a separate pantomime story: "The Telescope."

2 page The Brownies activity "Here's a Fire in Brownie Town and Where's the Fire Brigade?

Characters The Brownies
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Two-page drawing across the centerfold that features hidden drawings of firemen for the reader to find.

6 page The Brownies story "The Chicken's Child / The Hockey Game"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis A Brownie hides in an Easter egg. A chicken tries to hatch it and when the Brownie emerges the chicken assumes the Brownie is her "chick."
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes The bottom tier of panels on each page is a separate story: "The Hockey Game."

Half page filler "Musical Instruments"

Synopsis Text and illustrations.
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Reprinted A poem about musical instruments.

Half page filler "The Rain"

Synopsis A poem about rain.
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Text and illustrations.

8 page The Brownies story "The Ooglies and the Cuckoo Clock / The Musician"

Characters The Brownies; The Ooglies
Synopsis The Ooglies steal a cuckoo clock. The Brownies trick them into putting it back.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes The bottom tier of panels on each page is a separate pantomime story: "The Musician."

1 page filler "The Cooking Corner"

Synopsis Fanciful instructions for cooking an elephant.
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Text and illustrations.

1 page The Brownies story "The Bath"

Characters The Brownies
Synopsis A Brownie tries to give a beetle a bath.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Walt Kelly
Inks Walt Kelly
Notes Back cover; pantomime story.