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Issue Details

Issue #1043
Published October-December 1959
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "THE THREE STOOGES, No. 1043". Code number is T.STOOGES.O.S. #1043-5910. Copyright 1959 by Norman Maurer Productions, Inc. First of five Three Stooges Four Colors.

Cover Details - "The Three Stooges"

Characters The Three Stooges; Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)
Genre humor
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Letters typeset
Notes Indicia title is "THE THREE STOOGES, No. 1043". Code number is T.STOOGES.O.S. #1043-5910. Copyright 1959 by Norman Maurer Productions, Inc. First of five Three Stooges Four Colors.

1 page [The Three Stooges foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Intro"

Characters The Three Stooges; Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)
Synopsis Intro to series has photo of Three Stooges looking into a mirror at their drawn "cartoon" counterparts.
Genre humor
Pencils ?; ? (photo)
Inks ?; ? (photo)
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Photo and illustration.

12 page The Three Stooges story "Westward Whoa"

Characters The Three Stooges (Moe; Larry; Curly Joe); Black Phantom (villain)
Synopsis The Stooges head west and unknowingly buy three outfits identical to that of the outlaw called the Black Phantom. They are mistaken for the Phantom in three different parts of town at the same time, driving the Sheriff to distraction. Larry gets a job in a bakery which leads to their capture of the Phantom.
Genre humor; western

20 page The Three Stooges story "Yukon Yokels"

Characters The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]; Yukon Kate; Dandy Eddie (villain)
Synopsis Curly Joe answers a question on the phone from a TV quiz show and wins a car and trailer and half-interest in a gold mine in Alaska. The Stooges go to Alaska, where they help a pretty girl get her money back from the crook who sold her the other half-interest in the Stooges' mine. Despite being told the mine is worthless, the Stooges go to investigate and find their mine is occupied by a bear. Giving up any idea of mining, the Stooges enter a mountain-climbing contest to earn money to pay their way home.
Genre humor

1 page The Three Stooges activity "Three stunts"

Characters The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Synopsis Each Stooge is given a task to perform, all of which have a trick to them.
Letters typeset
Notes Includes Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Inside back cover; black and white. Three illustrations and typeset text.

Half page The Three Stooges advertisement "The Three Stooges in Have Rocket, Will Travel"

Characters The Three Stooges; Moe Howard (photo); Larry Fine (photo); Curly Joe DeRita (photo)
Synopsis Promo for the Three Stooge movie "Have Rocket, Will Travel". Includes colorized version of photo on movie poster.
Genre humor
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes Upper half of back cover. NOTE: Some issues have a "Stooginary" (daffy definitions) on back cover instead of ads.

Half page The Three Stooges advertisement "3-Stooges Fan Club"

Characters The Three Stooges [Larry; Moe; Curly Joe]
Synopsis Promo for the Three Stooges Fan Club.
Notes Bottom half of back cover. Illustrated ad for Three Stooges Fan Club kit of certificate, Stooge stamps, membership card, and two autographed photos. Cost is 50 cents with mail-in form to Box 791, Hollywood 28, Calif.