Issue: #482
Published: July 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indicia title is "THE BROWNIES, No. 482." Code number is BROWNIES O.S. #482-537. Copyright 1952 by Western Printing & Lithographing Company. Eighth of ten Brownie Four Colors.
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Comic Story (1 page) |
Flower Trap |
Synopsis: |
A Brownie takes a nap on a flower, but the petals close up, forcing the Brownie emergency squad to come to the rescue. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Brownies Find a Home and Wobble Takes a Trip |
Synopsis: |
The Brownies decide they ned to move to a bigger place. They take up residence in Farmer Brown's mailbox. When Farmer Brown mails a letter, it comes unsealed and Wobble gets caught inside then the mail carrier picks it up. When the letter and Wobble arrive at the Tractor Co. office, Wobble meets up with a family of mice that help him get sealed up with the reply letter back to Farmer Brown. The Brownies decide the mailbox isn't a good place to live and end up moving into a discarded carburetor. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies [Brainy Spindley Wobble] Uncle Dude Farmer Brown |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Brownies Go to Work |
Synopsis: |
After being scolded by the Wizard for not working, the Brownies decide to take up careers. Spindly becomes a detective; Brainy a doctor; Wobble a cowboy. Others are a mechanic and an animal trainer. After some mishaps, the group decides they prefer loafing to working. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies [Wizard Brainy Spindley Wobble] |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Brownies and Prof. Teeny's Magic Hair Restorer |
Synopsis: |
Prof. Teeny comes to Brownieland with his medicine show, selling hair restorer. After Wobble is doused with the stuff, he wanders off and gets his head caught inside a chestnut burr. When Wobble goes back to the other Brownies, who are still at the Professor's wagon, they all think he has grown hair because of the potion. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies [Wobble Wizard] Prof. Teeny |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Badkins Kidnap Peanut |
Featuring: |
The Badkins |
Synopsis: |
The Badkins kidnap Peanut, a "junior-sized Brownie" in order to have him wash their dishes. With the other Brownies' help, the Wizard fools the Badkins into thinking they are being attacked by a giant-size caterpillar and they flee. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Badkins The Brownies [Peanut Wizard Spindly] |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Building a Birdhouse |
Synopsis: |
The Brownies build a log-cabin birdhouse for a homeless bird. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Hot-Seat |
Synopsis: |
A Brownie finds a broken pair of spectacles. He carries it home but the sun shining through the lens sets the seat of his pants smoldering. |
Genre: |
Fantasy |
Characters: |
The Brownies |
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