Real Screen Comics, #58
Published: January 1953
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Mammoth Mouse (1)
"I saw a mouse in my pantry, and if I told you how big he was you wouldn't believe me!"
Storyline
Fox tells Crow of the giant mouse he saw in his pantry, as the mammoth mouse looms behind the pair.
Characters
- Fauntleroy Fox
- Crawford Crow
- giant mouse
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
Draw Instantly
"Amazing invention makes drawing easy!"
Story Notes
Ad for the Master Art Helper, a device that projects an image onto a sheet of paper for tracing. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
Who Watches the Watchdog? (1)
"It has to be done! Somehow it has to be done if I ever expect to accumulate any earthly belongings!"
Storyline
Fauntleroy Fox buys a watchdog to keep the Crow away, but the watchdog turns out to be Crawford Crow in disguise.
Characters
- Fauntleroy Fox
- Crawford Crow
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
"Look" What You Get in the Schwinn "Lightweight"
"Make it yours Christmas morning! Ask Dad!"
Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!
"Superboy, you're always on the lookout for safety-minded citizens trying to promote the welfare of our youth..."
Storyline
Superboy meets with the sponsors of a league of air rifle clubs and recommends that boys and girls join one.
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superboy (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Cowboy Sheriff (1)
"Wasn't that a swell movie, Rosita?"
Storyline
In order to impress Rosita, who is taken with movie cowboy lawmen, Tito and Burrito set out to capture the wanted bank bandit El Tigre.
Characters
- Tito
- Burrito
- Rosita
- El Tigre (bandito)
- sherrif
- members of posse
- bank manager
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
Two Heads (Groomed with Wildroot) are Better than One (1)
""Your hair's best friend""
Storyline
A two-headed man declares: "Since using Wildroot Cream-Oil I look twice as good!"
Characters
- Two-Headed Man
Story Notes
Ad copy is accompanied by a magazine-cartooning illustration of a two-headed man admiring himself in the mirror after using Wildroot Cream-Oil. Lower 1/4 of page.
Pud Makes a High-Jump (1)
"If you make this jump, you win the event, Pud..."
Storyline
Dubble Bubble Gum helps Pud win a high-jump competition.
Characters
- Pud
- other kids
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum, featuring "Pud", a kid resembling "Tubby" from Little Lulu. Top half of page.
Editorial Advisory Board
Featuring DC Comics; The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
"The following magazines all bear this trademark as your guarantee of the best in comics reading"
Characters
- Dean Martin
- Jerry Lewis
Story Notes
DC Comics house ad touting "Superman-DC-National Comics" as quality reading. The ad is comprised of a list of doctors and other consultants that make up the DC Comics Editorial Advisory Board, followed by a list of (presumably) all the titles published at the time by DC. Fashioned in response to the real-life 1950s crusade against comic books. Shares space with a panel advertising The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Lower half of page.
Fun Shop
Featuring Fun Shop
"What may have wings yet cannot fly?"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
A page of riddles and puzzles. Middle left page of centerfold.
Play "Colors"
"Any number may play "Colors"."
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
A game in which you slide a coin toward a series of colored circles. Collect a total of five of one color to win. Middle right page of centerfold.
Flop's Jack-in-the-Box Flop (1)
"Whee! Look at that old jack-in-the-box shoot up in the air!"
Storyline
Flop stuffs himself inside a jack-in-the-box in order to spring up and grab Flippity from his cage. Unfortunately for the cat, Sam has other ideas.
Characters
- Flippity
- Flop
- Sam
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
Mouse Machinations (1)
"Howdy, Foxie! I jus' went into da mouse extoiminatin' business!"
Storyline
Scamming exterminator Crow hires many mice to overrun the Fox's home, so he can collect $500 for services rendered.
Characters
- Fauntleroy Fox
- Crawford Crow
- lots of mice
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
Story Notes
Three-tiered panels.
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
"Say, look at what Tom Stone is doing -- tearing down the posters we've been putting up!"
Storyline
Tom Stone tears down posters for mayoral candidate Brown, and a crowd doesn't give Brown a chance to speak, until Tom's dad (who opposes Brown) speaks up for free speech!
Characters
- Buzzy
- Tom Stone
- Mr. Brown (candidate for mayor)
- Tom Stone's dad
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Billy Gets a Home
"Billy Bulldog was talking with Kate Kitten about their friends who lived in the house next door."
Storyline
Billy Bulldog tells Kate Kitten of a talk a humane officer had with a group of children about the care and safety of dogs and cats.
Characters
- Billy Bulldog
- Kate Kitten
- Carl Cat
- Tommy Terrier
Story Notes
Not an actual story as much as a guide for children on how to best treat their pets.
Dynamite Fright (1)
"Now lemme see! I gotta run down dis list again!"
Storyline
The Crow fakes swallowing dynamite to scare the panicked Fox into serving him.
Characters
- Fauntleroy Fox
- Crawford Crow
Credits
- Script: Hubie Karp
- Pencils: Jim Davis
- Inks: Jim Davis
Superman Is on Television!
"Yes, America's favorite adventure character comes right into your home in thrilling live action!"
Characters
- Superman
Story Notes
Lower 1/4 of page.
Rudolph Is Back Again!
Featuring DC Comics; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"Yessir, your Red-Nosed Reindeer friend and all his pals are here once more in a brand new, exciting, action-packed adventure!"
Characters
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa Claus
- boy
- girl
Credits
- Pencils: Rube Grossman (uncertain)
- Inks: Rube Grossman (uncertain)
Story Notes
DC Comics house ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Reproduces the cover illustration for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (DC, 1950 series) #3 (December 1952).
The Nature Scrapbook
Featuring The Nature Scrapbook
"The motmot deliberately alters the appearance of its tail, presumably for decorative purposes."
Storyline
Discusses the motmot's tail and feathers, the queen bumble bee living through the winter (when the other bees die off), and the violet expelling its seeds with great force.
Characters
- motmot (bird)
- queen bumble bee
- violet
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
Illustrated text article. On final interior page of the comic.
Thrilling Fun
"Jim Prentice Electric Games for Boys and Girls"
Story Notes
Ad offering "electric games" that light up and produce sound. Photographs of the various games are pictured in the ad and include Electric Baseball, Electric Football, Electric Tic Tac Toe, Electric Jack Straws, Electric Hot Potato, and Electric TV Quiz. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
The Famous Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine is on Display at Your Dealers Now and is Ready for Christmas!
"That's right! Red Ryder just rode into your favorite hardware, sporting goods and department store with some new Red Ryder Cowboy Carbines!"
Characters
- Red Ryder
Story Notes
Ad for Daisy’s Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine B-B Gun. Color ad on back cover.