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Issue Details

Issue #21
Published January 1973
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Strong Finish!"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
Genre teen; humor; drama
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jon D'Agostino

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "Help From Beyond"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Mrs. Smythe
Synopsis A mysterious old lady tells Bingo that there's a fire at the Smythe house.
Genre teen; humor; drama; fantasy
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "An Eye Popper"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Russ
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Price of Advice"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis Bingo says the doctor told him to take it easy.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

9 page That Wilkin Boy story "Responsibility"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin
Synopsis Mr. Wilkin tells Bingo to call off his date with Samantha so he can stay home and help paint the house.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page letters page "Bingo and Samantha Tell It Like It Is!"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis Bingo and Samantha give advice to their readers.
Script Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

10 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Bees Are For the Birds"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Uncle Herman
Synopsis Mr. Smythe is furious when he learns that there's a sex education course in Bingo and Samantha's school. He's even more furious when Mr. Wilkin and Uncle Herman don't share his belief that sex education is for "liberal minded pinkos."
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Dinner Belle!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

2 page That Wilkin Boy story "Mum's the Word"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
Synopsis Mr. Smythe complains that today's generation has no gumption or backbone, but then Bingo saves his life.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dick Malmgren
Inks Dick Malmgren
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page That Wilkin Boy story "Strong Finish"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis Bingo declares that he's breaking up with Samantha because he can't bear the shame of everyone knowing she's stronger than he is.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida