Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	August 1957
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Stan Lee ?
Notes	Some basic information on this issue from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Cover Details - "Homer and the Robot!"

Characters	Homer; Monstro; the Black Witch
Genre	humor; children
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

1 page Homer the Happy Ghost story "Here comes Homer!"

Characters	Homer; Momma; Poppa
Synopsis	Homer brings a gift for his parents which includes some advice.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta

1 page Snappy the Ghost Dog story "Poor Snappy...sleeping out in the rain like that!"

Characters	Snappy; Homer
Synopsis	Snappy doesn't understand what a doghouse is for.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

6 page Adventures of Homer Ghost story "Homer and the Robot!"

Characters	Homer; Dugan; Melvin; Zelda; Doctor Doom; Monstro
Synopsis	The gang meets the mad scientist Doctor Doom and his robot Monstro.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?
Notes	Story title taken from the cover of this issue. Obviously not the same Doctor Doom as Lee's later creation in the Fantastic Four series.

1 page Homer the Happy Ghost activity

Characters	Homner; Melvin; Dugan; Zelda
Genre	children
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?
Notes	coloring page

1 page Zelda the Whacky Witch story "Let's play cards, gang!"

Characters	Zelda
Synopsis	No one will play cards with Zelda because she always uses her witchcraft to win.
Genre	children
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?

1 page Zelda the Whacky Witch story "Look! Zelda's making a witch's brew!"

Characters	Zelda; Homer; Melvin; Gobby
Synopsis	It's laundry day for Zelda.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?

1 page Zelda the Whacky Witch story "Hey gang!"

Characters	Zelda; Homer; Melvin; Dugan
Synopsis	The gang hunts for unusual birds' eggs, but only finds a golf ball.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Dan DeCarlo ?

1 page Alice the Little Ghost Girl story "I'm gonna buy a new hat so Homer will notice it..."

Characters	Alice; Homer; Dugan
Synopsis	Alice's plan doesn't work out.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

1 page Melvin the Mixed-Up Ghost story "Hey, kid, wouldja watch my seat..."

Characters	Melvin
Synopsis	Melvin is kind of dumb.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

1 page Dugan the Dead-End Ghost story "Here comes Dugan..."

Characters	Dugan; Alice; Homer
Synopsis	Dugan tries to bully Homer.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

1 page Zelda the Scatter-Brained Witch story "Look...there's a carnival!"

Characters	Zelda; Homer
Synopsis	Zelda is wary of the scary rides at the carnival.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?

2 page text story "Private Detective"

Genre	children
Script	Stan Lee ?
Pencils	? (illustrations)
Inks	? (illustrations)
Colors	? (illustrations)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Patsy and Hedy (Marvel, 1952 series) #41 (January 1956) [original title: Detective Agency]

6 page Adventures of Homer Ghost story "The Black Witch!"

Characters	Homer; Zelda; Dugan; Melvin; the Black Witch
Synopsis	The Black Witch comes to town to replace Zelda for being too nice.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?
Notes	Story title taken from the cover of this issue.

1 page The Ghost Gang story "Let's buy a camera and take pictures of ourselves!"

Characters	Homer; Dugan; Melvin; Zelda
Synopsis	Everyone wants to be in the picture, meaning no one wants to take it.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta ?