| 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. |
| Characters | Beetle Bailey |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | Mort Walker |
| Inks | Mort Walker |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |