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Issue Details

Issue #22
Published April 1973
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Of Crime and Punishment"

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

8 page That Wilkin Boy story "Of Crime and Punishment"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe; Uncle Herman
Synopsis When Uncle Herman insists on going for a walk alone at night, everyone is afraid that he'll get mugged.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Jim DeCarlo
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes A topical take on increased fears of mugging in the early '70s. Some of the drawings of Mr. Smythe, particularly the third panel on page 3, show the more realistic, Marvel-style drawing and inking Dan DeCarlo's stories were using at this time.

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "It's Your Move"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin
Synopsis When he sees all the Smythe furniture being loaded onto a moving van, a despairing Bingo stows away on the van so he can find out where Samantha is moving.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "By George"

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

8 page That Wilkin Boy story "Phantom Strikes Again"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Buddy Drumhead
Synopsis After Mr. Smythe throws him out again, Bingo asks Buddy to deliver a note to Samantha.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Samm Schwartz
Inks Samm Schwartz
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Samm Schwartz

2 page That Wilkin Boy letters page "Dear Bingo & Samantha"

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

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "Journey Into Jeopardy!"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Smythe
Synopsis Bingo has an extra-sensory premonition that the Smythes' car trip will end in disaster, so he sabotages their car to keep them from going.
Genre teen; humor; drama
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page That Wilkin Boy story "The Start of Something Big!"

Characters Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Sampson Smythe
Synopsis Bingo is flattered when Mr. Smythe trusts him with the key to his house.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida