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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published April-June 1958
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing George T. Delacorte, Jr. (Publisher); Helen Meyer (President); Paul R. Lilly (Executive Vice President); Harold Clark (Vice President-Advertising Director); Albert P. Delacorte (Treasurer)

Cover Details

Characters Lucy [as portrayed by Lucille Ball]; Ricky [as portrayed by Desi Arnaz]
Synopsis Full-page color photo depicts Lucy and Ricky against a green background.
Genre sitcom
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes front cover

1 page I Love Lucy photo story "Lucy's tired of staying home..."

Characters Lucy [as portrayed by Lucille Ball]; Ricky [as portrayed by Desi Arnaz]
Synopsis Lucy's daydream ends when Ricky calls for food. Four black and white photos illustrate a doggerel verse.
Genre sitcom
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

10 page I Love Lucy story "The Understudy"

Characters Lucy; Ricky; Fred; Ethel; Little Ricky; Trash Haulers; Mark Miwerd (summer stock director); Jane Wane (actress); Ambulance Driver; Doctors; Nurse; Announcer
Synopsis Lucy goes to great lengths to get the role of Juliet in a summer stock production of "Romeo and Juliet".
Genre sitcom
Letters typeset

7 page I Love Lucy story "It Suits Me"

Characters Lucy; Ricky; Little Ricky; Laughing Bystanders; Department Store Clerk; Department Store Customers
Synopsis Ricky buys his son a new suit but suffers one mishap after another in doing so.
Genre sitcom
Letters typeset

1 page text story "Dyed in the Fool"

Characters Pam Green; Joan (Pam's friend); Pam's mother; Pam's father; Hairdresser
Synopsis Pam wants to dye her hair blonde and makes a mess using a clothing dye.
Genre humor
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

4 page Cyrus Shy story "A Close Shave"

Characters Cyrus Shy; Advertising Executive; Television Producer; Cameraman; Starlet
Synopsis An ad executive wants to use Cyrus to promote a new shaving cream because his face is "average".
Genre humor
Letters typeset

9 page I Love Lucy story "Don't Step on the Grass"

Characters Lucy; Ricky; Ethel; Little Ricky; Department Store Clerk; Two Neighbors; Three Teenagers; Sewer Repairman
Synopsis Lucy wants to install a lawn but settles for pouring concrete and painting it green.
Genre sitcom
Letters typeset

Half page statement of ownership "Statement required..."

Synopsis Statement of ownership.
Letters typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscription Offer"

Synopsis Full-page black and white Dell subscription promo offering a board game as a premium.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustration)
Inks ? (spot illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Trail Kit Offer"

Characters Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (cameo)
Synopsis Full-page color ad for a mail order plastic pen that can be broken down into several useful parts for surviving in the wilderness.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (spot illustrations; paintings)
Inks ? (spot illustrations; paintings)
Colors ? (spot illustrations; paintings)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover