Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	October 1967
Frequency	none listed
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?

Cover Details - "Operation Gertrude!"

Characters	Gomer Pyle (as portrayed by Jim Nabors); Sgt. Vince Carter (as portrayed by Frank Sutton)
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (photographs)
Inks	? (photographs)
Colors	? (photographs)
Letters	typeset

1 page Gomer Pyle illustration "Do you know something the doc hasn't told me, Pyle?"

Characters	Gomer Pyle (as portrayed by Jim Nabors); Sgt. Vince Carter (as portrayed by Frank Sutton)
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside front cover

18 page Gomer Pyle story "Operation Gertrude"

Characters	Gomer Pyle; Sgt. Vince Carter
Synopsis	Sgt. Carter is sent to the Arctic Circle to keep an iceberg from endangering the shipping lanes, and Gomer is an accidental stowaway.
Genre	Sitcom; Television Adaptation
Notes	Per Mark Evanier, the artwork in this issue is not by Warren Tufts, but "by someone else imitating him. In fact, half the drawings...were swipes or tracings from [the] first issue." Former Tufts credit from Scott Shaw.

1 page filler "Monster Museum"

Synopsis	three illustrations of humorous monsters
Genre	humor

1 page filler "Jest for Fun"

Synopsis	page of jokes
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (illustrations)
Inks	? (illustrations)
Colors	? (illustrations)
Letters	typeset

1 page story "Mini-Comics"

Synopsis	An eagle is having trouble with his eyesight.
Genre	humor

1 page filler "Chuckle Time"

Synopsis	four gag cartoons
Genre	humor; gags
Letters	typeset

8 page Gomer Pyle story "Pie in the Eye"

Characters	Gomer Pyle; Sgt. Vince Carter
Synopsis	Gomer's grandma sends him a rhubarb pie that causes a big misunderstanding and big trouble for Sgt. Carter.
Genre	humor
Notes	Per Mark Evanier, the artwork in this issue is not by Warren Tufts, but "by someone else imitating him. In fact, half the drawings...were swipes or tracings from [the] first issue." Former Tufts credit from Scott Shaw.

1 page Quick Takes filler "Quick Takes"

Synopsis	four gag comic strips
Genre	humor; gags

1 page Picture Dictionary filler "Gaur"

Synopsis	Information about the gaur, a type of wild ox from India.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page Gomer Pyle illustration "You're a kind human being, Sgt. Carter..."

Characters	Gomer Pyle (as portrayed by Jim Nabors); Sgt. Vince Carter (as portrayed by Frank Sutton)
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Letters	typeset
Notes	inside back cover

1 page Gomer Pyle illustration "Gol-lee, you're a pal, Sarge!"

Characters	Gomer Pyle (as portrayed by Jim Nabors); Sgt. Vince Carter (as portrayed by Frank Sutton)
Genre	humor
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Colors	? (photograph)
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover pin-up