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Dotty Dripple (1946) comic books

  • Issue #4
    Dotty Dripple (1946) 4
  • Issue #14
    Dotty Dripple (1946) 14

    Stories by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Art by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Cover by Buford Tune. Reprints from the Dotty Dripple daily and Sunday comic strip. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Connie the baby-sitter becomes an impromptu family secretary and gets hired away; Dotty shows Horace that she still knows the meaning of the word "kiss"; Dotty ensures that the cute girls at the beach know Horace is spoken for. Dotty Dripple; Li'l Taffy; The Pay-Off; Exclusive Property; Li'l Taffy Puzzle Page; Questions and Answers; Holly of Hollywood; Star Player; Do You Know Why?; Man of Action. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Dotty Dripple (1946) 17
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Stories by Buford Tune and Matt Murphy. Art by Buford Tune, Art Helfant and Matt Murphy. Cover by Buford Tune. Reprints from the Dotty Dripple daily and Sunday comic strip. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. The family has taken the bathrooms, so Horace must shave over the bird bath; Horace gets his own name plate at work; Hector the Director's new time clock gets punched too hard. Also featuring instructions for making a doll out of an old stocking. Dotty Dripple; Li'l Taffy; Blue Monday; The Mail Must Go Through; Li'l Taffy Puzzle Page; Hector the Director; Rags Rabbit; The Raffle; How to Make a Stocking Doll; The New Dress. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Dotty Dripple (1946) 22

    Stories by Buford Tune. Art by Buford Tune. Cover by Buford Tune. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. With this issue, the format switches to original short stories featuring the family, rather than reprints of strips, although many of the gags are recycled from the strip. Horace tries to wile his way out of housework, but Dotty catches him at every turn; Horace finds that son Wilbert is turning out too much like Horace himself; Boss Mr. Jerkimer gets to the point he can predict Horace's next disaster. Handy Man; Growing Pains; Make a Li'l Taffy Walking Doll; Dog Daze; Li'l Taffy Fun Page; On The Job; Loan Wolf; Li'l Taffy; Rita Had a Little Lamb; Lights Out; Home Sweet Home; Baby Sitter...; The Last Word. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Dotty Dripple (1946) 23

    Stories by Buford Tune. Art by Buford Tune. Cover by Buford Tune. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Horace plays handyman, but tends to fix what isn't broke; Horace offers to play horsey for the kids, and quickly regrets it; Boss Mr. Jerkimer can't believe the messes that Horace creates - and that's just on his desk. Handy Horace; Office Daze; Li'l Taffy; Wilbert; Pepper; Wilbert & Li'l Taffy Fun Page; Rumpus Room; How to Make Funny Eyeglasses; Favorite Toy; Sweet Dreams; Pen Pal; New Rule; Fancy Pup. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.