Binky #80
(August 1971)

DC, 1970 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-06-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Joe Orlando (editor); Carmine Infantino (editorial director)

Issue Notes

August in indicia; September on cover. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Binky [DC] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Job Number
J-1259
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Oh, What a Pal! (Table of Contents: 2)

Binky [DC] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1126
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Buzzy; Cat Lady
Synopsis
Buzzy talks too much, so Binky gets whacked on the head a lot.
Reprints

Sleep Tight! (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Albano (signed as J. A.)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number
J-1245
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Muffins the dog
Synopsis
Leroy sleeps in the dog house.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits confirmed in The Comic Reader #219, submitted by John Hedegor.

The Weird World of Aurora (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Teen-Tour... Play As You Go! (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky [DC] / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Scarpelli
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-406
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Miss Grimsby; Mr Hollis (bus driver); Marsha; Peggy Baxter; Sylvester
Synopsis
Binky goes on a school trip with a cranky bus driver.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. Continued in "Heap Big End of Trip!"

From Beyond the Unknown (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The "Sweet Pain" of Frank Demme (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
J-1289
Characters
Frank Demme
Synopsis
Article on singer/guitarist Frank Demme.

Now You See It-- Now You Don't! (Table of Contents: 8)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number
J-1293
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Leroy's mother; Muffins the dog
Synopsis
Leroy teaches Muffins to carry things in his mouth.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

National Diamond Sales [Jewelry] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Heap Big End of Trip! (Table of Contents: 10)

Binky [DC] / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-407
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Miss Grimsby; Mr Hollis (bus driver); Peggy Baxter
Synopsis
The teen-tour meets some indians.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3. Note that part 2 isn't reprinted in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Folk Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The Lucky Clover Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Golden Guitar! (Table of Contents: 14)

Binky [DC] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-909
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Sherwood; Benny
Synopsis
Binky make some money with his guitar.
Reprints

Play 1971 Big League Baseball Games (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Strat-o-matic Game Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

It's Peggy's Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-779
Characters
Goldie Hawn; Elvis Presley; Nancy Sinatra; Tom Jones
Synopsis
Letters page on famous people and fashion.

Chivalry Anyone? (Table of Contents: 17)

Binky [DC] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Henry Scarpelli
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1198
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binky Biggs; Buzzy
Synopsis
Binky and Buzzy think a little girl has fallen into a pond and they come to the rescue.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits and reprint information from The Comic Reader #219, submitted by John Hedegor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Challenge! (Table of Contents: 19)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1246
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Richard; Pam
Synopsis
Leroy runs from Richard's challenge.

The Messenger! (Table of Contents: 20)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1245
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy
Synopsis
Leroy keeps his friends hanging.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Carmine Infantino
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Fans...
Synopsis
Letter from editorial director Carmine Infantino on the inflation in the USA and National Publications raising the price of its comics.

Ready and Waiting! (Table of Contents: 23)

Li'l Leroy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
J-1244
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Leroy; Leroy's mother
Synopsis
Leroy practises playing the violin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Helen of Toy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Nation P.P. Jet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Hot Birds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Binky [DC]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  3. 2. Oh, What a Pal!
    Binky [DC]
  4. 3. Sleep Tight!
    Li'l Leroy
  5. 4. The Weird World of Aurora
    Aurora Products
  6. 5. The Teen-Tour... Play As You Go!
    Binky [DC]
  7. 6. From Beyond the Unknown
  8. 7. The "Sweet Pain" of Frank Demme
  9. 8. Now You See It-- Now You Don't!
    Li'l Leroy
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    National Diamond Sales [Jewelry]
  11. 10. Heap Big End of Trip!
    Binky [DC]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Folk Records
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Lucky Clover Club
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Scooter
  15. 14. The Golden Guitar!
    Binky [DC]
  16. 15. Play 1971 Big League Baseball Games
    Strat-o-matic Game Co., Inc.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    It's Peggy's Page
  18. 17. Chivalry Anyone?
    Binky [DC]
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  20. 19. The Challenge!
    Li'l Leroy
  21. 20. The Messenger!
    Li'l Leroy
  22. 21. ["More for your money..."]
    Superman
  23. 22. ["Dear Fans..."]
  24. 23. Ready and Waiting!
    Li'l Leroy
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Helen of Toy
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Olympic Sales
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Nation P.P. Jet
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Hot Birds
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