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Issue Details

Issue #1224
Published October-December 1961
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 1224." Code number is L.RASCALS O.S. #1224-619. Copyright 1961 by Hal Roach Studios.

Cover Details

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso]; Toughie McGurk
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Letters typeset
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Rascals story "Music Lesson"

Characters The Little Rascals [Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda
Synopsis When their violin teacher leaves the room, Alfalfa and a fellow student do everything but practice the violin.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

10 page The Little Rascals story "Trouble on the Trail"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Waldo Worthington; Jarvis
Synopsis Waldo Worthington's mother sends him camping with his butler Javis along to do everything for him. The Rascals tag along and help Waldo have some real fun.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

5 page The Little Rascals story "Lighter Than Air"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Miss Pretty; Mr. Grumble
Synopsis Mr. Grumble and the Rascals go on an unscheduled trip in a hot air balloon.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

2 page The Little Rascals story "The Hidden Place"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Toughie McGurk
Synopsis Spanky and the gang take Spanky's sister along to the ice cream parlor. On the way back, a helium balloon helps the gang hide their ice cream from Toughie and his gang of Pirates.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

8 page The Little Rascals story "Haunting the House"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]
Synopsis Spanky and the gang investigate a haunted house that is on Spanky's newspaper route.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Rascals story "Keeping in Tune"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa]; Aunt Matilda
Synopsis Alfalfa gets out of practicing his violin by leaving a record of traffic noises playing.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

6 page The Little Rascals story "Hidden Treasure"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]; Aunt Matilda; Toughie McGurk
Synopsis Alfalfa finds directions to a treasure in an old diary. The Rascals and Toughie McGurk's Pirates gang both end up in the same cave looking for the treasure.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page The Little Rascals story "A Safe Place"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky; Alfalfa; Fatso; Farina]
Synopsis To protect their ice cream cones from Toughie McGurk's gang; the Rascals hide them in the headband of a wooden cigar store Indian.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

1 page The Little Rascals story "The Warning Sign"

Characters The Little Rascals [Spanky]; Mr. Grumble; Billy Goat (goat)
Synopsis After Billy butts Mr. Grumble, Spanky has to make a "Beware of Goat" sign, but Billy makes lunch of the sign instead.
Genre children
Pencils David Gantz
Inks David Gantz
Notes Back cover. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007). This sequence is replaced by an ad in some copies. See Sequence 9.

1 page Kellogg's Corn Flakes advertisement "Official Huck Hound Club Special Membership Offers"

Characters Huckleberry Hound (cameo); Yogi Bear (cameo); Pixie (cameo); Dixie (cameo); Mr. Jinks (cameo)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Illustrated ad for Huck Hound Club. Membership cost is 15 cents and one boxtop from Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Mail-in coupon is part of ad. This ad replaces Sequence 9 in some copies.