Joker Comics #3

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Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy

Nutzy and Snoopy go to Florida to assist a woman who was being threatened to stay out of a beauty contest. They help the woman win the competition after exposing the wife of the man who threatened her was using Nutzy's Plastic Make-Up.

| StoryTitle2 = Tessie the Typist | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = N/A | Inker2_1 = N/A | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Tessie the Typist (Tessie)) **Supporting Characters:** * J. Pennypincher and Co.) ** J. Pennypincher) * Egboit * Mrs. Pennypincher **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Criminal **Other Characters:** * United States Government) ** Mr. Smithers * Acme Window Washers) Acme Window Washers ** Unnamed Widow Cleaner * Unnamed Store Clerk (Kacey's Store) * Marlene **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Gantz Building *** Kacey's Store

| Synopsis2 = Tessie gets into numerous hijinks including: Having Mr. Smithers, a government agent, thrown out before he could hand over his government contract. Going to Kacey's Store and browsing a $2000 mink coat with no intension of buying it. Getting jealous of a French star that Egboit is going to take pictures of for work, until she realizes she's just a child. Handing a criminal a box of bonds worth $50,000. Lastly, accidentally telling Mr. Pennypincher's wife what he really thinks of her to her face.

| StoryTitle3 = Squat Car Squad | Writer3_1 = N/A | Penciler3_1 = N/A | Inker3_1 = N/A | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = N/A | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Squat Car Squad) ** Sarge_(Earth-616)) ** Rook_(Earth-616)) **Supporting Characters:** * Film Crew ** Unnamed Cameraman ** Unnamed Director ** Four unnamed actors

**Other Characters:** * Brooklyn Dodgers) * Unnamed Air Raid Warden * Sam (Sam's Tailor Shop) * Phil Emup) **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Museum of Un-Natural History *** Sam's Tailor Shop

| Synopsis3 = Sarge and Rook go to investigate burglars seen in the Museum of Un-Natural History. The find some interesting characters such as mummies, a dinosaur, an air raid warden, Sam the tailor, and a movie crew. The never end up finding any burglars and think they may have made a wrong turn.

| StoryTitle4 = Adventures of Skinny | Writer4_1 = Marz Occhi | Penciler4_1 = Marz Occhi | Inker4_1 = Marz Occhi | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Skinny) **Supporting Characters:** * Herby Jones) **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Truant Officer **Other Characters:** * Mr. Haskins * Skinny's Father **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Fish * Birds **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis4 = Skinny and Herby go fishing to try and catch a fish Mr. Haskins lied about in order for them to waste their time. They return with a fish that looks exactly like the one he made up.

Truant Officer tracks down Skinny while he's skipping school but rather than bust him he was just trying to tell him to inform his father that there will be a lodge meeting that night.

| StoryTitle5 = Dippy Diplomat | Writer5_1 = Guy Blythe | Penciler5_1 = Guy Blythe | Inker5_1 = Guy Blythe | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Dippy Diplomat) **Supporting Characters:** * Swizzelstick)

**Races and Species:** * Humans) * Rabbits **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Unidentified Embassy

| Synopsis5 = Dippy does some ice skating and enjoys a snack with an associate.

| StoryTitle6 = Tommy Gunz | Writer6_1 = Al Fagaly | Penciler6_1 = Al Fagaly | Inker6_1 = Al Fagaly | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Tommy Gunz) **Supporting Characters:** * Theodore) (Bear)

**Other Characters:** * United States Marine Corps) ** Unnamed Sergeant ** Unnamed Major ** Unnamed Military Police Officer ** Numerous unnamed marines **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Bears **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis6 = Tommy learns how to drive a tank, goes to a USO dance, defends Theodore from a gun happy marine, christens a new ship, and cleans up the street.

| StoryTitle7 = E. Radicate de Bugs | Writer7_1 = N/A | Penciler7_1 = N/A | Inker7_1 = N/A | Colorist7_1 = N/A | Letterer7_1 = N/A | Editor7_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * E. Radicate de Bugs) **Supporting Characters:** * Unnamed Rabbit

**Other Characters:** * Spunky * Unnamed Woman * Unnamed Apple Merchant * Unnamed Man **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Rabbits * Horses **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis7 = Bugs' pants are on fire, gets a new job, watches a wagon and horse for the local apple seller, and waits on costumers for his pal Spunky.

| StoryTitle8 = Spy Paper | Writer8_1 = Mickey Spillane | Letterer8_1 = Typeset | Editor8_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Oswald "Ossie" Chippenblock) **Supporting Characters:** * Daily Chronicle) ** Hiram Klink) (City Editor) **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Butler * Mr. Hauser **Other Characters:** * Nazi Germany) * Imperial Japan) * Fascist Italy) * FBI) * British Empire * New York Yankees) * Unidentified Police Department ** Numerous unnamed police officers * Mike Gutler) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Mice * Bats) * Cockroaches * Squirrels * Cats * Ants * Fish **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America ** France, Europe

| Synopsis8 = Ossie a reporter of the Daily Chronicle catches a pair of spies who have been using kids to send messages from France.

| StoryTitle9 = Scottie | Writer9_1 = Melville Henry | Penciler9_1 = Melville Henry | Inker9_1 = Melville Henry | Colorist9_1 = N/A | Letterer9_1 = N/A | Editor9_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Private Scottie) **Supporting Characters:** * British Army) ** Unnamed Bugle Player ** Unnamed Captain ** Numerous unnamed soldiers **Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Luftwaffe) *** Unnamed Pilot ** Heer) *** Five unnamed soldiers **Other Characters:** * Jane Vane) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Mules **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Africa *** Egypt **** Sidi Barrani

| Synopsis9 = Scottie has trouble sleeping due to a bugle player, tries to get the edge on his fellow soldiers to get some grub, hitches a ride on a mule, gets a promotion, takes some Nazi prisoners, and hangs out with some local girls.

| StoryTitle10 = Adventures of Skinny | Writer10_1 = Marz Occhi | Penciler10_1 = Marz Occhi | Inker10_1 = Marz Occhi | Colorist10_1 = N/A | Letterer10_1 = N/A | Editor10_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing10 = **Featured Characters:** * Skinny) **Supporting Characters:** * Herby Jones) * Unnamed Teacher * Skinny's Father

**Other Characters:** * Isaac Newton) * Unnamed Truant Officer **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Lizards * Cows * Mules * Pigs * Ducks **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis10 = Skinny and Herby try to make a discovery like Isaac Newton then Skinny tries to find himself.

| StoryTitle11 = Rolly and Solly | Writer11_1 = N/A | Penciler11_1 = N/A | Inker11_1 = N/A | Colorist11_1 = N/A | Letterer11_1 = N/A | Editor11_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing11 = **Featured Characters:** * Rolly) * Solly) **Supporting Characters:** * United States Army) ** General U. S. Ade **Antagonists:** * Imperial Japan) ** Two unnamed spies * Nazis) ** Unnamed Soldier **Other Characters:** * Unidentified Police Department ** Unnamed Police Officer * Flo Filly) (Horse) * Jensen * Uncle Don **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Crabs * Horses * Sheep * Cows **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Pearl Harbor, Hawaii *** Central Park, New York City, New York **Items:** * Krazy Komics **Vehicles:** * General U. S. Ade's Car

| Synopsis11 = Rolly and Solly defeat some Axis spies after they mistake them for General Ade.

| StoryTitle12 = Eustis Hayseed | Writer12_1 = Tex Blaisdell | Penciler12_1 = Tex Blaisdell | Inker12_1 = Tex Blaisdell | Colorist12_1 = N/A | Letterer12_1 = N/A | Editor12_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing12 = **Featured Characters:** * Eustis Hayseed) **Supporting Characters:** * Honey Jeeper) * Chief Blackfeet) * Sea-Cupcake) (Horse) **Antagonists:** * Mr. Squeeze **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Sheriff * Mr. Bones * Barnum **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Horses **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America ** Borneo, Asia

| Synopsis12 = Eustis promises Honey Jeeper he'll help her pay off her mortgage before Mr. Squeeze can foreclose and take her house. Eustis and Chief Blackfeet stumble upon a man talking to a horse and offers to buy him. At first they try to make money selling admission to see the horse but Sea-Cupcake is bashful and doesn't talk. The they enter him in a horse race and despite being the slowest horse a tornado carries him over the finish line to first place.

| StoryTitle13 = Dippy Diplomat | Writer13_1 = Guy Blythe | Penciler13_1 = Guy Blythe | Inker13_1 = Guy Blythe | Colorist13_1 = N/A | Letterer13_1 = N/A | Editor13_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing13 = **Featured Characters:** * Dippy Diplomat)

**Other Characters:** * Mergetroide) **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis13 = Dippy tries to make a speech by the mic stand is too tall. Dippy then has a duel but takes a tank to a gun fight.

| StoryTitle14 = A Puny Punk -- But Plenty Powerful! | Writer14_1 = Basil Wolverton | Penciler14_1 = Basil Wolverton | Inker14_1 = Basil Wolverton | Colorist14_1 = N/A | Letterer14_1 = Basil Wolverton | Editor14_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing14 = **Featured Characters:** * Powerhouse Pepper) **Supporting Characters:** * "Fanny" Frances) (Horse) **Antagonists:** * Saddlesore Sam) * Gunpowder Gus) **Other Characters:** * Numerous unnamed residents of Sorehead City * Black Blazebiter) * United States Army) * Baboon Bill) (Sticky Saddle Saloon Bartender) * Muskrat Mickey) * Cowhand Katie) * Hank Shank) * Sheriff Sherman Shiftless) * Silver_(Earth-616)) (Horse) * Unnamed Eskimo **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Vultures) * Horses * Chickens * Cows **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America **** Sorehead City ***** Sticky Saddle Saloon ***** Wet Louse Laundry ***** Shiny Shin Shindig Shanty ***** Black Blazebiter Blacksmith ***** Blue Blood Barber Shop **** Greasy Gulch ** North Pole **Items:** * Joker Comics

| Synopsis14 = Powerhouse Pepper gets shot at on his way to Greasy Gulch so he turns around and investigates who did the deed. He quickly finds out it was Gunpowder Gus and Saddlesore Sam that did the deed and he chases them all the way to the North Pole where and Eskimo keeps them.

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| Notes = ===Continuity Notes=== * Honey Jeeper), girlfriend of Eustace Hayseed, suddenly disappears after this issue. It is possibly that the writers forgot about her, because a new girlfriend named Choo Choo) will be introduced in Joker Comics Vol 1 12 and become Eustace's co-star.

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Creative credits

Writers: Art Gates, N/A, N/A, Marz Occhi, Guy Blythe, Al Fagaly, N/A, Mickey Spillane, Melville Henry, Marz Occhi, N/A, Tex Blaisdell, Guy Blythe, Basil Wolverton

Interior art: Art Gates, N/A, N/A, Marz Occhi, Guy Blythe, Al Fagaly, N/A, Melville Henry, Marz Occhi, N/A, Tex Blaisdell, Guy Blythe, Basil Wolverton

Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

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