Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	February-March 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadle (actual)
Notes	Original index by Lee Randall. Update 9/08 by Bob Hughes

Cover Details

Characters	Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; Snoony Jibbet
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer
Inks	Sheldon Mayer
Notes	Original index by Lee Randall. Update 9/08 by Bob Hughes

7 page Scribbly story "The Importance of Being Scribbly"

Characters	Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; O'Hara; Snoony Jibbet; Mom Jibbet; Leila Jones; Mr. Birdnest; Wilton Jibbet
Synopsis	Scribbly's Mom learns how important he is to the office.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Notes	Scribbly works for the Morning Bugle.

7 page Scribbly story "That's how I draw a villain!"

Characters	Scribbly Jibbet; Red Rigley; O'Hara; Harry-the-Heel; Mr. Birdnest
Synopsis	"King For an Hour" makes Scribbly editor of the Morning Bugle.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)

3 page Littul Snoony story "I'm a clock!"

Characters	Snoony Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel
Synopsis	Snoony meets a kid who believes he is a clock.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Half page Jerry The Jitterbug filler

Genre	teen; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Liebowitz
Letters	typeset
Notes	Publisher National Comics, 480 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: F. W. Ellsworth; Owners: H. Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, Gussie Donenfeld, Rose Liebowitz, Sophie Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Donenfeld, Frederick Iger, Arlene Donenfeld

6 page Scribbly story "Return of the Light-Finger Kid"

Characters	Scribbly Jibbet; O'Hara; Red Rigley; Mr. Birdnest
Synopsis	Scribbly draws O'Hara as the villain in a comic strip, so O'Hara prints a story in the paper saying that Scribbly can really do all the Light-Finger Kid's trick shots.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)

5 page Liz story "Freddie's New Car"

Characters	Liz; Freddie; Merwin
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Frank Harry
Inks	Frank Harry
Notes	art ID by Jerry Bails

2 page text story "What's in a Word"

Pencils	Raymond Perry ?
Inks	Raymond Perry ?
Colors	Raymond Perry ?
Letters	typeset

Half page It's the Talk of the Teen filler

Genre	teen; humor
Script	Martin Naydel
Pencils	Martin Naydel
Inks	Martin Naydel

12 page Scribbly story "So much for John Paul Jones"

Characters	Scribbly Jibber; Clover Cooley; Claudia Birdnest; Snoony Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Leila Jones; O.P. Birdnest
Synopsis	Clover plots to get Scribbly to invite her to the Newspapermen's Ball.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (signed)