Kilroys (1947) comic books 1950-1959

Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops tries to get the kids to help him put up storm windows; The family is curious about the mysterious box Pops brings home at Christmastime; Wilbur tries to trick Natch into paying his parking ticket. Window Pains; Loop-the-Loop; Winter Wonderland; Solid Jackson; Wilbur Muscles In; Week-end Miracle; The Kilroys; Hubba Hubbard; Sign Here, Pop! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops decides to try wearing a toupee to look younger, and comic chaos results; Solid Jackson buys a love potion from a gypsy at a carnival; Pops tells the story of how the first banana was discovered. Toupee or Not Toupee!; Divine Man; A Tall Story; Solid Jackson; Winning Campaign; Pop Knows -- or Does He?; Neat 'N' Sweet; Happy Anniversary. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and Al Hartley. Art by Owen Fitzgerald and Al Hartley. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops gets locked out of the house in his underwear, so he decides to pretend hes running a marathon; Moronica gets a job in the pet section of a department store; Betsy, who looks like a female Alfred E. Neuman, gets some clueless dating advice from her dad. Galloping Pop; The Awkward Age; Tuxedo-Happy; Solid Jackson; Betsy; Independence Day for June; Moronica; Pop's Millions; The Girl Next Door; Dootsie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid Jackson decide to skip the museum field trip and go fishing; Natch hires Solid to be his chauffeur after he comes into some money; Solid, Natch and Slim accidentally wind up doing each others homework. Somethin's Fishy!; Theme Song; Grandmaw Kilroy; One of the Gang; Home, James!; The Way to His Heart; Moronica; Kilroy Kutups; Rockabye Baby. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops gets the family packed for their vacation, but hes a month early; Wilbur decides to play a trick on Natch when he finds his wallet; Sadie Stardust finally wins a film role, only to be hidden under ugly witch makeup. Pop's Vacation; The Big Difference; Engine Trouble Blues; Sadie Stardust; Fair Exchange; Kilroy Kutups; Moronica; Sugar 'N' Spice; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and Al Hartley. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch wins a luxury ship at a boat show; Betsy doesnt understand how a girl whos so popular with the boys can get low grades; Betsy tries to decide whether a date with Wilbur is more exciting than washing her hair. Pop's Vacation; The Big Difference; Engine Trouble Blues; Sadie Stardust; Fair Exchange; Kilroy Kutups; Moronica; Sugar 'N' Spice; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid Jackson scheme to meet pretty girls by holding a beauty contest; Solid Jacksons superstitions come to the fore on Friday the 13th; Moronica has a bad cold and can't smell anything, which leads to trouble with a skunk. A Good Judge of Beauty; Miss Callie Slocum!; Kilroy Kutups; Wrong Side of the Fence; Puppy Love; Moronica; Pig in a Poke. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid Jackson enlists Natch to help take his reluctant Scooby-Doo-sized dog to the vet; The Kilroys and the Jacksons deal with a holiday mix-up in the form of a secondhand gift containing a secret cash stash; Moronica gets a job in a department store and drives her co-workers crazy with her literal-mindedness. Solid Jackson; The Awkward Age; Kristmas at the Kilroys; A Girl for Mickey; Our Kid Sister; Moronica; Real Gone; Amo, Amas, Amat!; May the Better Man Win. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. A snowy day of sledding turns into a reckless competition for the Natchs gang of friends; Natchs tune-up of the family car becomes a long and expensive project; Solid Jackson gets sidetracked on a rainy-day errand for his mom. Solid Jackson; Flash; Facing the Facts!; The Kilroys; Five Ways to Ruin a Romance!; Moronica; Any Questions?; Bathtub Blues; Wishing; Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella; Jerry. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. An eccentric relative sends the Kilroys a monkey who quickly takes over the house; Moronica gets a job in a drugstore, with disastrous results; Solid Jackson finally agrees to go to a party with Portia, but only so he can meet prettier girls. Monkey Business; Mood Music; Solid Jackson; Three Drams of Trouble; Moronica; Missing, One Hat!; Chick on a Pedestal; Bathtub Blues; Natch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops relishes the prospect of having the house to himself when the rest of the family goes on vacation; Teen beatnik Jazzy suffers from acute teenageitis and excessive jitter-bugging; Solid Jackson winds up alone in an airborne plane, but he doesnt know how to land. Two Weeks Off!; Freckles; Solid Jackson; Lover, Come Back to Me!; Moronica; Star in Her Eyes; Like a Bird on the Wing; Embarrassing Moment; Jazzy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid decide to make extra money by mining for uranium; Natch makes trouble for Pops when he switches the old family cars engine for one of his racing engines; Solid Jackson thinks hes part dog after a mix-up at the lab. Thar's Loot in Them Thar Hills!; The Older Set; Solid Jackson; Love's Old, Sweet Song; Moronica; Betsy and Cleopatra; Motor Trouble!; In Real Life; Tom; Dog Bones. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch decides its time for Solid to have a steady girlfriend; Solid is concerned when Natch drops out of sight; Peggy and her brother Jazzy argue over who uses the phone more. Steady Trouble!; Just Plain Parents!; Solid Jackson; Missing -- One Kilroy!; Glamor Is As Glamor Does!; The Best of a Bad Bargain!; Bertie's Boomerang; Peggy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Eccentric Grandmaw Kilroy pays a surprise visit and turns the house upside down; Orvilles tiny car causes confusion. The Kilroys and Grandmaw Kilroy; Barbie Comes of Age; Solid Jackson; Neat Pete; Ain't It True!; Hi, Heel!; Just Average; Orville. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops tries to get rid of tickets for the opera before his wife sees them; Solid Jackson gets too much of a good thing when three cute girls show up at Judys house; Natch gets sweet revenge when he switches jobs with the motorcycle cop whos always hassling him. There's No Business Like Show-Off Business!; Advice to the Lovelorn --- Editor!; Solid Jackson; Fair Exchange!; A Woman Spurned!; Kid Sister. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch catches Katie listening to his conversations on the extension phone; Solid Jackson and Portia pool their money to buy the cheapest car they can find; Natchs habit of offering rides to pretty girls gets him in trouble with Judy. Talk is Cheap; That Irresistible Personality!; Our Merry Old Jallop!; Scat; Sister; Wily Wilbur; The Grass is Greenest; Moronica. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid go gaga over Judys even more attractive cousin; Pops is forced to baby-sit his bosss bratty kid; Natch and Solid decide to join the girls who are camping in the woods, but they get a little too close to the girls camp. Relatively Speaking!; Boss's Little Helper!; Goodbye, Romance, Hello!; Natch and Jackson; Cupid's Bow and --- Violin!; Moronica. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. Cover by Lynn Karp. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solids school essay gets mixed up with a writers latest trashy novel; Judy wants to rent a clubhouse for the gang, but Solid believes the old place is haunted; Katie has a crush on Natchs handsome new friend. Solid Jackson; That Fascinating Older Man; Buster; Typical Tommy; The Haunted Club House; Back to Normal; Lovely to Look At; The Greatest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. Cover by Lynn Karp. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid takes Slim up on his challenge to run the soda shop for two weeks without going broke; Natch goes shopping for a new suit, but his hep teen lingo perplexes the sales help; A large dog follows Mrs. Kilroy home, and she decides to keep him, to Pops dismay. Solid Jackson; Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers!; Girl-Shy; Suit for Damages!; Digby; Mother Wore Bobby-sox!; It's a Dog's Life!; Real George. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid and Natch decide to skip school and go pheasant hunting; Pops hates flying, so Natch offers to drive him to Washington in his souped-up jalopy; Portia hatches a leap-year plan to win Solids affections. Solid Jackson; A-Hunting We Will Go!; Something Went Click!; The Kilroys; Pop Knows -- or Does He?; Betsy in the Pink!; Music Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. When Jackson boasts that he could be a TV singing sensation and girl-magnet, Natch calls his bluff; Pops disrupts the established order when he goes back to high school to get his diploma; Grandma Kilroy is a little old lady who loves fast cars, and teaches the kids a thing or two about them. The Chick Charmer; First Date for Diane; Natch; Mary Lou; A Dillar, a Dollar, a Very Old Scholar!; Out of This World and Back!; Natch and Grandma. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Wilbur tries to sabotage Judys date with Natch by giving him a flat tire; Pops offers to put his boss up in the Kilroy house for a few days, and disaster looms; Natch chooses fishing over a date with Judy, but neglects to tell Judy. The Big Blow Out!; Big Date; Hot Rod Robbie; I Love You, Boss!; Handsome Is...; Natch and Jackson; The Frampton Twins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson decides to pattern himself after the suave, debonair TV character The Continental; Wilbur goes to extreme lengths to get Natch burdened with traffic tickets, but it backfires; Katies disastrous pursuit of the new boy in school results in a date with a movie star (featuring a cameo by Rock Hudson). Doing the Continental; A Whistle for Wanda; Jitterbuck; Reserved!; Natch; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Wilbur wants his pretty cousin to make trouble for Natch and Judy, but she falls for Solid Jackson instead; Natch and Solid decide to join the girls who are camping in the woods, but they get a little too close to the girls camp; Katie organizes a benefit dance, but when she neglects to hire a band, 50s music star Lawrence Welk steps in (featuring a cameo by Lawrence Welk). Also includes a bewildering full-page advertisement for Hitler stamps left over from WWII Europe. Solid Jackson; Quick as a Flash!; Girl Gets Boy!; Bye, Bye, Bonds!; Natch; Nice Work; The Big Promotion!; Winner Take All! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Portia tries to set up a romantic evening for herself and Jackson, but he only has eyes for snacks; Pops tries to prove how ridiculous modern teen trends are by bringing out a raccoon coat and doing the Charleston; The Brain builds a robot out of a barrel, but it strips him to his underwear. It Takes Two to Tangle; Homer for Hilly!; Thar's Gold in Them Shoes!; The Awkward Type; Jitterbuck; Spots Before your Eyes!; Pop; The Brain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson and Natch try to earn money as porters at the train station, but Jackson doesnt have the patience or people skills; Jitterbuck has a series of misadventures while trying to get to school on time; The Brain builds a boat called the "Neversink," but doesn't see the inevitable approaching. Kilroy Kutups; A Living Doll; Taffy-Daffy; The Brat; Jitterbuck; The Brain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The gangs skiing trip for winter break gets sidetracked, literally, when the train car is diverted to Florida; Jacksons attempt to look stronger than he is with fake barbells fools Pops into believing hes a he-man; Jackson attempts to out-poetry the popular new kid, but his verse isnt up to it. The Midterm Break!; Knothead Nancy; The Right Kind of Girl; The Big Buildup!; Jitterbuck; Romantic Yarn; Solid Jackson, Poet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. A robbery scene being filmed at the Sweet Tooth soda shop gets complicated when real robbers show up; The Kilroys dream house in the country is next door to an insane asylum; Ollie takes a super-strength pill to impress Nancy and learns the sad truth about performance-enhancing drugs. Produced in 3-D Truevision, says the cover, with no glasses needed. This turns out to mean the panels are shaped like little TV screens against a black background, with no 3-D effects, a gimmick ACG used on many of its 1954 titles. Lights, Camera, Action!; Permanently Yours!; Ollie; A-Haunting We Will Go!; Three Cheers for Romance!; The Brain; Lend Me Your Pencil! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Natch and Solid Jackson want to raise animals, but the irate creatures keep attacking Pops (and who raises bears and gorillas anyway?); Jackson offers to help Natch deliver ice, but the house is atop an endless stairway; The fellas go fishing at a remote cabin near a bank robbers hideout. Produced in 3-D Truevision, says the cover, with no glasses needed. This turns out to mean the panels are shaped like little TV screens against a black background, with no 3-D effects, a gimmick ACG used on many of its 1954 titles. Who's Zoo!; The Athletic Type; Kilroy Kapers; Double Trouble Plus!; Gotta Get Away from Wimmen! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue has Solid Jackson in "Calling Doctor Headbone," Jitterbuck in "No News is Good News," Chuck in an untitled story, and Natch in "To the Rescue." Issue also has two one-page text features "The Stern Voice of Duty" and "Public Secret" and several one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown.11/54, 10c. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson and Natch go out west in search of uranium and a fortune; Solid Jackson reluctantly agrees to go to Portias party to meet other girls, but soon regrets it; Zoot tries to show up Cookie with his wealth, but the jokes on him when he forgets his wallet. Go West --- Young Man!; Both of Them; It's Love, Love, Love; Good Old School!; Solid Jackson; Zoot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley and others. Art by Al Hartley and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Solid Jackson tries to fake his way into a rich kids party and just finds himself in escalating trouble; Natch gets pulled over for distracted driving; Algy enters the wrong locker room at the beach. High Society; The Lesson; Brilliant Betty; Fewer Words Were Never Spoken!; The Athlete; Algy; What's Cooking?; Ickey Ike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Jackson and Natch wind up in a runaway hot air balloon and get stranded in a jungle inhabited by cannibals; Buster and the boys try to figure out how to get money to attend a beach party; Jackson ends up doing all of Natch's chores while waiting for Natch to come home. Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine!; Lemonade, Sir?; A Girl Called!; Everything's Relative; That Extra Dollar; Solid Jackson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley and others. Art by Al Hartley and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. A lovesick monkey makes trouble for Solid Jackson at the zoo; Homer and Betsy decide to go Dutch on their latest date; Natch and Jackson are only too eager to help a pretty girl move into her house. Shine, Sir?; Brand-New Car; Pals; Basketball Boo-Boo; Brainy; Solid Jackson. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.