Joker Comics #4

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Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy

Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy are hired by a circus to stop Micky Th' Mug's protection racket. The two get Micky caught for handing out counterfeit money.

| 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)

**Other Characters:** * Unnamed Man * Mister Brown * 5th National Bank ** Unnamed Bank Guard ** Unnamed Bank Clerk * Egboit * Mary (Cleaning Lady) **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earthspace ** Earth *** United States of America **** Gantz Building **** 5th National Bank * Heaven)

| Synopsis2 = Tessie meet with a man looking for someone who doesn't work in her office then goes to the bank and asks a bunch of questions. Tessie then wakes up late and rushes to work only to realize it's Sunday and she doesn't work on Sundays. Tessie is about to ask for a raise when her conscious makes her belief she isn't worth one so she marches to her boss and demands he not give her a raise. Tessie stays up all night typing letters for her boss who tells her he doesn't need them the following day.

| 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))

**Antagonists:** * Imperial Japan) ** Imperial Japanese Navy) *** Four unnamed sailors

**Races and Species:** * Humans) * Cats * Termites * Bedbugs * Beetles) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis3 = Sarge and Rook investigate the docks where they stop some Japanese saboteurs that want to blow it up with their own explosives.

| 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. Jenks * Three unnamed children **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis4 = Skinny and Herby play hooky and get caught by the truant officer. Mr. Jenks offers Skinny a dollar to help put in and wash some windows. Skinny uses the money to buy some baseball stuff which he uses and breaks a window.

| StoryTitle5 = Louisville Jockey Club | 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)

**Antagonists:** * Two unnamed criminals **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Jockey * Jockey's Horse * Swizzelstick) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Horses **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Kentucky) **** Louisville

| Synopsis5 = Dippy runs from some crooks after they attempt to rob him and he ends up winning the Kentucky Derby. Dippy has breakfast in bed then goes to a fancy restaurant for a single toothpick.

| 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) * United States Marine Corps) ** Unnamed Sergeant ** Joe ** Numerous unnamed marines **Antagonists:** * Two unnamed saboteurs **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Shepherd * Two unnamed women **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Bears * Sheep **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** DuBonnt Munition Company Inc. Building

| Synopsis6 = Tommy tries to use shells that are bigger than the cannon. Tommy counts sheep to try and sleep. Tommy and the rest of his squad are working on Tommy's catching skills when the Sarge orders them to practice dropping bombs. They use this as an excuse to let Tommy continue to practice his catching skills on the bombs. Tommy finds a sea mine on the beach he mistakes for a beach ball. Tommy stops a saboteur but eats his "lunch" that were actually explosives.

| 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) Professor Phooie **Supporting Characters:** * Unnamed Rabbit

**Other Characters:** * Unnamed Woman * Woman's Son * Unnamed Man * Unnamed Kid * Unnamed Barber * Searchlight) (Horse) * Unidentified Police Department ** Unnamed Police Officer **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Rabbits * Horses **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis7 = Bugs sells a hat to a mother and her son. Bugs cons a man by pretending to be the fortune teller "Professor Phooey". Bugs cons a barber to give him and a street kid a free shampoo. Bugs rides his horse and cart through town and is stopped for running a red light.

| StoryTitle8 = Phoney Fish | Writer8_1 = Mickey Spillane | Letterer8_1 = Typeset | Editor8_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Frankie Fitchsniggle) **Supporting Characters:** * Hiram Itchyback) * Snookey) (Mouse) * Joe Mangano) (Fish Merchant) **Antagonists:** * Mike Magoniggle) **Other Characters:** * Sambo * Rod and Reel Club ** Numerous unnamed members * Neptune) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Fish ** Barracuda * Flies * Octopuses * Crabs * Mice **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Deep Sea Museum

| Synopsis8 = Frankie Fitchsniggle, a janitor at the Deep Sea Museum accidently won a most unusual fish contest when he took a fish to eat to the museum at the same time the man expected to win, Mike Magoniggle, was exposed as a phoney.

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

| Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Scottie) **Supporting Characters:** * British Empire ** British Army) *** McGinty *** Numerous unnamed soldiers ** British Indian Army) *** Ghandi *** Numerous unnamed military personnel **Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Afrika Korps) *** Two unnamed soldiers **Other Characters:** * Numerous unnamed tribal Africans * Greta Garbo * Lana Turner **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Horses **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Africa *** Egypt **** Sidi Barrani ** Calcutta, India, Asia

| Synopsis9 = Scottie hitches a ride in a jeep, learns about tribal beauty standards, uses fakir tricks to his advantage, hides from McGinty whom he owes money, uses a planes propeller to cool off, and captures two Nazi soldiers because the walk to their camp would have taken to long if they captured him.

| 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:** * Skinny's Mom

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

| Synopsis10 = Skinny makes some money to see the rodeo that's coming to town by selling the junk people throw at him for singing. Skinny gets yelled at to come home on the phone by his mom. While still on the phone he makes it home before she hangs up.

| 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:** * Pvt. Rolly) * Solly) **Supporting Characters:** * United States Army) ** Unnamed Sergeant ** General U.S. Ade * Ms. Ade (U.S. Ade's Daughter) **Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Hans a United States Army soldier) ** Heilski Hitlerwitz) **Other Characters:** * Uncle Izzy * Samuel W Hill|Sam Hill **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Alligators * Skunks * Chickens **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America **Items:** * Krazy Komics Vol 1|Krazy Komics * Terry-Toons Comics Vol 1|Terry-Toons

| Synopsis11 = It's General Ade's birthday and Nazi saboteurs get Rolly and Solly to deliver him a present before swapping it out with a bomb. Rolly and Solly first alarm the General desk before finding out the present is a bomb and try to retrieve it. While attempting to get it back they inform the General of its contents who quickly gives it to Rolly. Rolly then sticks it in the pants of one of the spies Heilski Hitlerwitz who runs away with it on his person.

| StoryTitle12 = Educatin' Otto | Writer12_1 = Art Helfant | Penciler12_1 = Art Helfant | Inker12_1 = Art Helfant | Colorist12_1 = N/A | Letterer12_1 = N/A | Editor12_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing12 = **Featured Characters:** * Otto) **Supporting Characters:** * "Pop" (Otto's Father) * "Ma" (Otto's Mother)

**Other Characters:** * Unnamed Actress * Unnamed Actor Richard * Unidentified Police Department ** Two unnamed police officers * Unidentified Insane Asylum ** Unnamed Insane Asylum Chief **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis12 = Otto's parents find out how much he's been keeping up with his homework. Otto is taken to an insane asylum after two police officers mistake him for an escaped patient. The chief of the asylum informs them that they made a mistake and that the real patient isn't so simple or silly looking.

| StoryTitle13 = Eustis Hayseed | Writer13_1 = Ed Robbins | Penciler13_1 = Ed Robbins | Inker13_1 = Ed Robbins | Colorist13_1 = N/A | Letterer13_1 = N/A | Editor13_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing13 = **Featured Characters:** * Eustis Hayseed) **Supporting Characters:** * Chief Blackfeet) * Baby's Mother * Baby **Antagonists:** * Butch **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Butler * Two unnamed children * Unnamed Dog * United States Marine Corps) ** Tommy Gunz) * Theodore) (Bear) * Unnamed Tax Collector * Unnamed Book Seller * Unnamed Woman **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Dogs * Flies * Bears **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

| Synopsis13 = Eustis Hayseed and Chief Blackfeet are hired to find a missing woman named Baby who's mother believed she was kidnapped. The pair find the woman in the forest but she wasn't kidnapped she just followed the most "manly man" after being tired of "glamor boys" so she shacked up with Butch. After Eustis beat up Butch, Baby gladly followed him back to her mother who rewarded the two with $5,000. A near by tax collector charged them $4,999 with a service charge of $500 leaving the pair broke again. Using their last two bits Eustis buys a book called "How to be a Detective" which includes disguises and a badge. Putting on the disguise doesn't make the Chief react so he takes it off which scares a nearby woman.

| StoryTitle14 = Beauty Contest | Writer14_1 = Guy Blythe | Penciler14_1 = Guy Blythe | Inker14_1 = Guy Blythe | Colorist14_1 = N/A | Letterer14_1 = N/A | Editor14_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing14 = **Featured Characters:** * Dippy Diplomat) **Supporting Characters:** * Two unnamed judges * Numerous unnamed women

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

| Synopsis14 = Dippy judges a beauty contest and deems himself the winner.

| StoryTitle15 = Powerhouse Pepper | Writer15_1 = Basil Wolverton | Penciler15_1 = Basil Wolverton | Inker15_1 = Basil Wolverton | Colorist15_1 = N/A | Letterer15_1 = Basil Wolverton | Editor15_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing15 = **Featured Characters:** * Powerhouse Pepper) **Supporting Characters:** * Gertie (Crumby Crumb Cafe) * Casper Crunch) (Cracked Concrete Construction Co. President) **Antagonists:** * Bo Roarman) (Cracked Concrete Construction Co. Foreman) **Other Characters:** * Cracked Concrete Construction Co.) ** Clarence Cootie) (Manager) ** Clem Clank) (Treasurer) ** Cuthbert Clunk) (Secretary) ** Claude Clout) (Office Boy) ** Calvin Clump) (Janitor) ** Caleb Clinch) (Yes Man) ** Hank ** Myers ** Brown ** Mabel ** Safety Squad *** Paul *** "Pop" * Vunk * Yank * Two unnamed tire thieves * Vonk * Vink * Boswell * Claude Carp) * Clark Grable * Betty Gable * Snable * Venk * Heath * Leath * Johnson * Bronson **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Dogs * Storks **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Tyers Tiars Tires *** Crumby Crumb Cafe

| Synopsis15 = Powerhouse Pepper is working on a construction job for Cracked Concrete Construction Co. when he gets into a feud with the foreman. Over the course of their confrontation Pepper finds out he is also a saboteur and takes care of him by knocking him into a cement mixer.

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| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * The *Educatin' Otto)* feature had been appearing in Comedy Comics Vol 1 10|*Comedy Comics* and now moves here.

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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, Art Helfant, Ed Robbins, Guy Blythe, Basil Wolverton

Interior art: Art Gates, N/A, N/A, Marz Occhi, Guy Blythe, Al Fagaly, N/A, N/A, Marz Occhi, N/A, Art Helfant, Ed Robbins, 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, N/A

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