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469May 1953
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Four Color #469

Dell · May 1953 · on sale 1953-04-03

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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#469
Issue title
Beetle Bailey
Publication date
May 1953
Key date
1953-05-00
On-sale date
1953-04-03
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Mort WalkerBeetle Bailey
1Sleeping on Saturdaycomic story1script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred Rhoads; letters: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey; Killer
2Stuck in the Scenery for USO Showcomic story12script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred Rhoads; letters: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey; Killer; Sgt. Snorkel
3Sarge has a Crush on PX Girlcomic story10script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred Rhoads; letters: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Zero (cameo)
4Tied to His Workcomic story10script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred Rhoads; letters: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey; Sgt. Snorkel; Cookie
5The Last Strawcomic story1script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey
6Bottle of Sodacomic story1script: Mort Walker; pencils: Mort Walker; inks: Fred Rhoads; letters: Fred RhoadsBeetle Bailey

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