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Issue Details

Issue #602
Published November 1954
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "The Nearsighted MR. MAGOO and GERALD McBOING BOING, No. 602." Code number is MAGOO O.S. #602-5411. Copyright 1954 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.

Cover Details - "The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing"

Characters Mr. Magoo
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley ?
Inks Dan Gormley ?
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "Deep-sea Diver"

Characters Mr. Magoo
Synopsis Magoo mistakes a deep-sea diver for a Martian invader.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils, inks and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

9 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "Fox Hunt"

Characters Mr. Magoo; Waldo
Synopsis Magoo and Waldo go on a fox hunt.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

6 page Gerald McBoing Boing story "Haunted House"

Characters Gerald McBoing Boing
Synopsis Gerald visits Mr. Lyon, an old violinist, whose house he rents is being sold. Gerald makes ghostly noises so the prospective buyer thinks the house is haunted.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes As in the cartoons, Gerald speaks in sounds, not words, with the word balloons containing pictures representing the sounds. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

10 page The Nearsighted Magoo story "Press Photog"

Characters Mr. Magoo; Waldo
Synopsis Magoo enters a photography contest.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Feature logo is just "The Nearsighted Magoo," with no "Mr." Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

6 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "Checkup"

Characters Mr. Magoo; Waldo
Synopsis Magoo mistakes a TV repair shop for a doctor's office.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Store sign on page two reads "Noonan's." Maybe a reference to Dell artist Dan Noonan? Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "The Eye Has It"

Characters Mr. Magoo
Synopsis Magoo mistakes a store window sign for a woman.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "Mailbox or Rubbish Box"

Characters Mr. Magoo
Synopsis Magoo mistakes a rubbish box for a mail box when he tries to mail a letter.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo story "At the Aquarium"

Characters Mr. Magoo
Synopsis Magoo mistakes an aquarium building for a savings and loan.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan Gormley
Inks Dan Gormley
Letters Dan Gormley
Notes Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)