Dotty Dripple (1946) comic books 1951-1953

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Stories by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Art by Bill Schreiber, Buford Tune, Art Helfant 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. Horace's similarities to Dagwood Bumstead include his love of baths and naps; Horace is good at getting rid of salesmen, but baby-sitter Connie is better; Holly of Hollywood takes no prisoners while playing bridge with her friends. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Catches Hi Jackers," as well as instructions for making a scooter out of an orange crate. Dotty Dripple; Li'l Taffy; Li'l Taffy Puzzle Page; Holly of Hollywood; Rumpus; Nothing Like a College Man; How to Make a Scooter; The Pixie Search. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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. Dotty figures out how to keep Horace from sliding down the bannister; Horace demonstrates the difference between "book smart" and "street smart"; Pepper the dog relishes having a human family that does whatever she wants. The Long End of It; Cooked Goose; Double Crossed; Finders Keepers; Emergency Call; Free Show; Book Learnin; Bargain Day; You Cant Win; Growing Up; Surprise Date; No Fun; Sleep Talking; Surprise Dish; A Dogs Life; All Washed-Up; Mechanical Genius; Home Entertainment; How to Make a Cork Face Pin; A Little Training; The Riddle; Dangerous Talk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.