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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published September 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Part of the Family"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Uncle Herman
Genre teen; humor; drama; soap
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

11 page That Wilkin Boy story "It's All So Involved"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Uncle Herman; Rebel
Synopsis Bingo meets a boy who's run away from home and decides to help him, despite Samantha's warnings against getting involved with other people's troubles.
Genre teen; humor; drama; soap
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Quick Change!"

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

7 page That Wilkin Boy story "Bully For You"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Synopsis Mr. Smythe won't let Samantha play in Bingo's group with long-haired sissies, so the Archies come up with a plan to make him think that long-haired musicians are actually strong.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page letters page "Dear Bingo & Dear Sam Tells It Like It Is"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy
Synopsis Bingo and Samantha respond to reader questions.
Script Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Cook Look"

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

5 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Fourth Man Theme"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead; Matt Turner
Synopsis When Buddy is sick, Samantha recommends her brilliant musician friend Matt Turner as a replacement.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Matt was an attempt to add a black character to the comic a la Chuck Clayton, but he didn't last long.

10 page That Wilkin Boy's Uncle Herman story "Part of the Family"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Uncle Herman; Rebel; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead
Synopsis When no one in the Wilkin household wants his help, Uncle Herman decides to pack up and leave.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Letters Bill Yoshida