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Issue Details

Issue #1061
Published December 1959-February 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1061." Code number is B.BEE O.S. #1061-5912. Copyright 1959 by the National Biscuit Company. Third of three Buffalo Bee Four Colors. Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal.

Cover Details

Characters Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz

1 page Buffalo Bee story "The Steak Dinner"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Herman O'Hare; Sheriff Happy Harrigan
Synopsis Herman O'Hare uses bait and switch tactics to sell his tiny steak dinners.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Herman O'Hare was just Herman Hare in the previous Buffalo Bee Four Color (#1002). Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

10 page Buffalo Bee story "The Rajah's Ruby"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Banker Greenbacks; Catfish Kid (villain)
Synopsis The Rajah of Dishpanistan comes to Fleabite to rest his nerves after four attempts to remove him from the throne by stealing the Sacred Ruby which makes its possessor the Rajah. Prince Ali-Oop uses the Catfish Kid and his gang to try to steal the ruby.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

7 page Buffalo Bee story "The Totem Pole"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Herman O'Hare; Chief Eaglebeak (villain)
Synopsis An anthropologist who has bought a wagonload of totem poles hires Herman to guard them. Chief Eaglebeak steals the totems. Herman, disguised as The Masked Avenger, attempts to catch the thieves, but needs all the help Buffalo Bee can provide.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page Buffalo Bee story "The Wind Wagon"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; T. Skinflint Nursenickle; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Prof. Presto (villain)
Synopsis T. Skinflint Nursenickle, an eccentric millionaire, invents a wind-powered wagon that sails on land or water. Nursenickle is hired to transport gold from Fleabite to Wishbone City, but his wagon is hijacked by Prof. Presto and his gang.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes T. Skinflint Nursenickle was called Skinflint T. Nursenickle in the previous Buffalo Bee Four Color (#1002). Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

6 page Buffalo Bee story "The Iron Man"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan (cameo); Honey Bee (cameo); Catfish Kid (villain)
Synopsis The Catfish Kid outfits his gang in suits of bullet-proof armor to rob the Eldorado gold mine.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents". Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Buffalo Bee story "The Litterbug"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan; Catfish Kid (villain)
Synopsis The Catfish Kid breaks a new law against littering, but is quickly caged in a wastepaper basket by Buffalo Bee.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Buffalo Bee story "The Free Shine"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Honey Bee; Catfish Kid (villain)
Synopsis Thinking it's a wishing lamp, the Catfish Kid inadvertently polishes Honey's lamp given her by the Rajah of Dishpanistan.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Reference to the Rajah of Dishpanistan from sequence two of this issue. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Buffalo Bee story "The Lazy Mule"

Characters Buffalo Bee; Sheriff Happy Harrigan
Synopsis Buffalo Bee fools his mule into thinking it has other mules helping him pull the wagon.
Genre funny animal; western
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Back cover; color. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)