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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published September 1956
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee ?

Cover Details

Genre Humor
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #2 (January 1970)

5 page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin...Dinner!"

Characters Melvin; Mom; Dad
Synopsis Melvin's parents have trouble getting him to wash his hands before dinner.
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Now, Melvin, I know you like to hit the keys..."

Characters Melvin; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin, Lightning wants to go out!"

Characters Melvin; Dad; Lightning
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin, you're spending too much time watching television!"

Characters Melvin; Mom; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin! Look at you!"

Characters Melvin; Mom; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Mary, where's Melvin?"

Characters Melvin; Mom; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "It'll take me hours to tidy up Melvin's room!"

Characters Mom; Melvin
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin, go and wash your hands before you eat!"

Characters Melvin; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Little boy!"

Characters Melvin
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

2 page Melvin The Monster story "You can't be a Boy Scout yet, Melvin!"

Characters Melvin
Synopsis Melvin wants to do a good deed in order to get into the Boy Scouts, but things don't work out.
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Melvin! Yes, Dad?"

Characters Melvin; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

Half page Melvin The Monster story "Dad! Dad! Wake up!"

Characters Melvin; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

5 page Little Zelda story "What a charming little girl!"

Characters Zelda Snorkle; Mrs. Snorkle; Shutter Q. Bugg
Synopsis Zelda causes havoc when a photographer wants to use her for a model.
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Zelda" changed to "Pixie"]

2 page text story "Bad Boy"

Genre Humor
Pencils Joe Maneely ? (illustration)
Inks Joe Maneely ? (illustration)
Letters Typeset
Reprinted in Homer the Happy Ghost (Marvel, 1955 series) #13 (March 1957) [retitled: New Friend]

1 page Melvin The Monster story "I'm taking Melvin to the circus parade!"

Characters Melvin; Dad
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

1 page Melvin The Monster story "Here's a present for you, Melvin!"

Characters Melvin; Mom: Dad; Seymour
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

1 page Melvin The Monster story "Little boy, how can I get to the bus station?"

Characters Melvin
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]

3 page Melvin The Monster story "Yes Mrs. Jones, Melvin will be at little Brunhilda's party in a few minutes!"

Characters Melvin; Mom; Dad; Mrs. Jones; Brunhilda Jones
Synopsis Melvin doesn't want to go to Brunhilda's birthday party, but he decides he likes it after he has made lots of trouble.
Genre Humor
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Joe Maneely
Inks Joe Maneely
Reprinted in Peter the Little Pest (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (March 1970) ["Melvin" changed to "Peter"]