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Issue Details

Issue #469
Published May 1953
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Notes Indicia title is "BEETLE BAILEY, No. 469." Code number is B.BAILEY O.S. #469-535. Copyright 1953 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. First of four Beetle Bailey Four Colors.

Cover Details

Characters Beetle Bailey
Genre humor
Pencils Mort Walker
Inks Mort Walker

1 page Beetle Bailey story "Sleeping on Saturday"

Characters Beetle Bailey; Killer
Synopsis Beetle persists in sleeping in until he's told it's Saturday.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker
Pencils Mort Walker
Inks Fred Rhoads
Letters Fred Rhoads
Notes Script, Pencils, Inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)

12 page Beetle Bailey story "Stuck in the Scenery for USO Show"

Characters Beetle Bailey; Killer; Sgt. Snorkel
Synopsis Beetle gets his head caught in a bannister used as scenery for a USO show on base and has to stay onstage as the show is being performed.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker (signed)
Pencils Mort Walker (signed)
Inks Fred Rhoads
Letters Fred Rhoads
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)

10 page Sarge story "Sarge has a Crush on PX Girl"

Characters Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Zero (cameo)
Synopsis Sarge has a crush on the girl who sells ice cream at the PX.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker
Pencils Mort Walker
Inks Fred Rhoads
Letters Fred Rhoads
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)

10 page Beetle Bailey story "Tied to His Work"

Characters Beetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Cookie
Synopsis Tired of Beetle loafing on the job, Sarge ties his wrists to a wheelbarrow loaded with sand. The wheelbarrow goes out of control down a hill, taking Beetle with it on a slapstick rampage through the base and into town.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker (signed)
Pencils Mort Walker (signed)
Inks Fred Rhoads
Letters Fred Rhoads
Notes Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)

1 page Beetle Bailey story "The Last Straw"

Characters Beetle Bailey
Synopsis Beetle laboriously puts on heavy equipment for a hike, then falls through the wooden floor when he grabs his rifle.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker
Pencils Mort Walker
Inks Fred Rhoads
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Script, pencils, and inks credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)

1 page Beetle Bailey story "Bottle of Soda"

Characters Beetle Bailey
Synopsis Beetle brings along a bottle of soda on a hike on a hot day.
Genre humor
Script Mort Walker (signed)
Pencils Mort Walker (signed)
Inks Fred Rhoads
Letters Fred Rhoads
Notes Back cover; color. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits from "Beetle Bailey's Secret Life" by Craig Shutt in Hogan's Alley #12 (2004)