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Issue Details

Issue	#974
Published	March 1959
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 974." Code number is L.RASCALS.O.S. #974-593. Copyright 1959 by Hal Roach Studios.

Cover Details - "Spanky and Alfalfa"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso]
Genre	children

1 page The Little Rascals story "Welcome Mat"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Farina; Fatso]
Genre	children
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white.

8 page The Little Rascals story "The Model Boy"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Aunt Matila; Toughie McGurk
Synopsis	In an effort to earn money, the Rascals set up a booth with Alfalfa sticking his head through a hole and dodging soft balls. Aunt Matilda wrecks their plans, as usual.
Genre	children

10 page The Little Rascals story "Night Maneuvers"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Miss Pretty; Mr. Grumble
Synopsis	Fatso draws an unflattering picture of Mr. Grumble on the blackboard. Later, the Rascals try to get into the school to erase the picture.
Genre	children

8 page The Little Rascals story "The Late Show"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Spanky's sister; Spanky's mother; Spanky's father; Billy (goat)
Synopsis	When Spanky has to baby-sit his little sister, the Rascals decide they should do some baby-sitting as a group. They line up six more small children to watch and end up taking them to a drive-in movie.
Genre	children

6 page The Little Rascals story "Catching Trouble"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Toughie McGurk; Waldo Worthington; Billy (goat)
Synopsis	Toughie McGurk and the Pirates make rich kid Waldo Worthington their treasurer so that he can buy them sodas--whether he wants to or not.
Genre	children
Notes	The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

1 page The Little Rascals story "Violin lesson"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Alfalfa; Spanky; Fatso; Farina]; Aunt Matilda
Synopsis	Alfalfa puts his baseball bat and glove in his violin case to fool Aunt Matilda.
Genre	children
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page The Little Rascals story "Hat Catchers"

Characters	The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]
Synopsis	The Rascals get tips for catching runaway hats on a windy day.
Genre	children
Notes	Back cover; pantomime story.