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Issue Details

Issue #587
Published October 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "THE LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 587." Code number is L.S.O.S. #587-5410. Copyright 1954 by Roland Coe. Based on "The Little Scouts" children's books by Roland Coe. Last of five Little Scouts Four Color issues. Would have been Little Scouts #10 had regular series continued.

Cover Details

Characters The Little Scouts [Wimbish; Wilmar; Jebby]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Indicia title is "THE LITTLE SCOUTS, No. 587." Code number is L.S.O.S. #587-5410. Copyright 1954 by Roland Coe. Based on "The Little Scouts" children's books by Roland Coe.

1 page [The Little Scouts] story "Clearing the Field"

Characters The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Beller; Jebby; Sprig]
Synopsis A mouse scares a group of girls playing croquet, clearing the way for the Scouts to play baseball.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

8 page The Little Scouts story "Alias Mr. Johnson"

Characters The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Jebby; Beller; Wilmar; Wimbish]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis Big Dan Dunkel escapes from prison and he and his accomplices stumble across the Scouts' campground. Dunkel turns out to be a perfect twin of Scoutmaster Johnson and tries to impersonate him to avoid the law.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Letters Don Gunn
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

8 page The Little Scouts story "The Perfect Host"

Characters The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Sprig; Beller; Jebby]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis The Scouts have to play host to the girls from Camp Jo-May.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Letters Don Gunn
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

6 page The Little Scouts story "Campfire Tale"

Characters The Little Scouts [Wimbish; Snackbar; Dragheels; Wilmar]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis Farmer Brown tells a tale of a bear that used to live in area of the Scouts' camp, leading Wimbish to have a dream about bears.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Letters Don Gunn
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

2 page Snackbar story "Ulterior Motive"

Characters The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Jebby; Sprig]
Synopsis The rest of the scouts are mystified when Snackbar is playing house with the girls.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Letters Don Gunn
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

8 page The Little Scouts story "The Silver Snuffbox"

Characters The Little Scouts [Snackbar; Wilmar; Beller]
Synopsis The Scouts deliver a suit from the cleaners to Mrs. Greenleaf, who lives in a house that once was a wax museum. She gives them a silver snuffbox that contains a series of mysterious notes.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Letters Don Gunn

1 page [Scoutmaster Johnson] story "An Imperfect Gentleman"

Characters Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis Scoutmaster Johnson helps an elderly lady across the street, but then hurts his back and the lady has to help him.
Genre humor
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Inside back cover; black and white; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page [The Little Scouts] story "The Haircut"

Characters The Little Scouts [Jebby]; Scoutmaster Johnson
Synopsis When Jebby can't see because his hair is too long, Scoutmaster Johnson gives him a haircut. Then Jebby can't see because his hat has fallen over his eyes.
Genre children
Pencils Don Gunn
Inks Don Gunn
Notes Back cover; pantomime story. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)