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Issue Details

Issue #15
Published October 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "A Private Affair"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Genre teen; humor; drama
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "A Private Affair"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Tough Teddy
Synopsis Samantha gets a beautiful new dress for her first formal party, one of the most important experiences of a young woman's life -- only to find that Bingo has broken his arm and can't go with her.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "My Country 'Tis of Thee"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Uncle Herman; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead
Synopsis Mr. Smythe complains that today's dances are too wild and untamed, and demands to see a dance that's quintessentially American.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Goody By-By!"

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

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Protector"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe
Synopsis Samantha uses her martial arts skills to protect Bingo from a bully, while making Bingo think he's the one doing the fighting.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Sabrina makes a non-speaking cameo appearance.

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Final Inning"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin; Wilma Wilkin; Uncle Herman; Rebel; Tough Teddy; Buddy Drumhead
Synopsis Uncle Herman falls off a ladder and goes into a coma. Bingo and his friends play music under his hospital window to try and revive him.
Genre teen; drama; soap
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

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

Synopsis Bingo and Samantha answer reader mail.
Script Eda Edwards [as Bingo and Samantha]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

2 page Teach-In filler "A Wild Stretch!"

Characters Geraldine Grundy; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews
Synopsis Miss Grundy teaches about the history and uses of rubber.
Genre teen; fact
Pencils Bob White
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Some Spelll!"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Li'l Jinx tests Charley's spelling ability.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

8 page That Wilkin Boy story "Honest Injun!"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis Mr. Smythe is once again furious with Bingo, until he has a dream that Bingo is the first astronaut to travel to Venus.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida