| Issue | #1002 |
| Published | June-August 1959 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | Indicia title is "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1002." Code number is BUFFALO.BEE.O.S. #1002-596. Copyright 1959 by the National Biscuit Company. Second of three Buffalo Bee Four Colors. Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal. |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Herman Hare |
| Synopsis | Buffalo Bee's mule causes an explosion by eating dynamite. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Inside front cover; black and white. |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Skinflint T. Nursenickle; Catfish Kid (villain) |
| Synopsis | Millionaire Skinflint T. Nursenickle has cornered the market on toothpicks back east and his timber operations are going full blast until a series of accidents and misfortunes cause him to call in Buffalo Bee for help. The Catfish Kid builds a dam to block the river that Nursenickle needs to get his logs to market, then asks for a half-interest in the business to turn the water back on. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Herman Hare; Chief Eaglebeak |
| Synopsis | Tenderfoot Herman Hare tries to prove he's a red-blooded westerner and has to be saved from his foolish escapades by Buffalo Bee. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Catfish Kid (villain); Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Honey Bee |
| Synopsis | The Catfish Kid wins the election for Sheriff of Fleabite by stuffing the ballot box. After the plot is discovered, Catfish and his gang kidnap Honey, Buffalo Bee's girlfriend, and try to escape. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Prof. Presto (villain) |
| Synopsis | Prof. Presto uses a fake magician's act at a rodeo to capture Buffalo Bee. Before Buffalo Bee can escape, Presto's gang robs the bank and takes refuge in Mammoth Cave. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan (cameo); Prof. Presto (villain) |
| Synopsis | Prof. Presto practices hypnotism with a mirror and puts himself in a trance. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Inside back cover; black and white. |
| Characters | Buffalo Bee; Catfish Kid (villain) |
| Synopsis | The Catfish Kid breaks out of jail using a hammer and chisel. Buffalo Bee catches him and puts him and his hammer and chisel to use on the rockpile. |
| Genre | funny animal; western |
| Pencils | David Gantz |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| Notes | Back cover; color; pantomime story. Some copies have a "Western Mystery Horse" ad in place of this sequence, according to Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007) |