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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published December 1966-January 1967
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack Miller; Barbara Friedlander (Associate Editor)

Cover Details - "I Was A Teenage Martian's Bride (Almost!)"

Characters Scooter; Cynthia; a Martian
Genre teen
Pencils Joe Orlando ?
Inks Mike Esposito ?
Letters Ira Schnapp

14 page Swing with Scooter story "Election au Go Go"

Characters Scooter; Cookie; Kenny; Malibu; Penny; Sylvester; Cynthia; Mr. Otis; Nester Nutmeg; Ernie Ajax; Fortella Knox; Brunnhilde Bluff; Frank Flunkworthy; Miss Forthright
Synopsis Each member of the gang gets sent to detention by a different teacher, so Sylvester comes up with the idea of a faculty popularity contest which will make the teachers all act nicer.
Genre teen
Script Jack Miller ?; Barbara Friedlander ?
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito

Half page Direct Currents promo (ad from the publisher)

Letters typeset
Notes listing of DC comics on sale the last week of October and first week of November 1966

1 page Sylvester story "The One and Only Tubby Greenbacks"

Characters Sylvester; Batman
Synopsis Sylvester tries to convince Batman that he would be a perfect sidekick.
Genre teen
Script Jack Miller ?; Barbara Friedlander ?
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito ?

9 page Swing with Scooter story "I Was A Teenage Martian's Bride -- (Almost!)"

Characters Scooter; Cynthia; Penny; Cookie; Sylvester; Malibu; Kenny; Jenkins; Martians
Synopsis When Martians land in Penny's backyard, no one believes they are real at first. Then they get annoying with all their threats to conquer Earth, but they finally have to leave when one of them falls in love with Cynthia, who gets him to promise to do whatever she asks.
Genre teen; science fiction
Script Barbara Friedlander ?; Jack Miller ?
Pencils Joe Orlando
Inks Mike Esposito ?

Half page Superman and Batman with Robin promo (ad from the publisher) "Thumbs Down for Batman..."

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #163, on sale October 25

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints story "I'm going to fix up this old battery-run car..."

Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Scooter Scoops text article

Synopsis anecdotes about several teen idols, including Elvis Presley and David McCallum
Genre fact; celebrity
Script Barbara Friedlander ?
Pencils Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)
Inks Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)
Colors ? (logo illustration)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1 (June-July 1966)