Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Double Date with Candy and Tippy


Candy 42 Tippy 1 Chemical Formula, Warfare

Just as Stan Lee reused only his own scripts when he refried Millie the Model stories, when Jack Mendelsohn reused old scripts as a writer for Tippy Teen at Tower, he reused only his own—his own Candy stories from Quality in the Fifties. They are indeed rewrites, some more, some less; the gag climaxing "Chemical Warfare" is different from the one ending "Chemical Formula."

The Tippy character Ashley Hartburn (think Reggie Mantle) comes directly from Candy's cast with no name change.

The first story in Tippy 1, "Great Skate," is by Mendelsohn, as I've mentioned, but I don't see an earlier version of it. There are a lot more Quality/Tower refries, but since I have a gap in Tippi issues on hand after 3, I'll stop here for now.

Jack Mendelsohn Tippy Teen 1-3 scripts
reworking his Candy ones


Nov/65 Chemical Warfare
    from "Chemical Formula" CANDY 42 (Sep/53)
Jan/66 Hearts and Flowers
    from "Hearts and Flowers" CANDY 33 (Dec/52)

Muscle Tussle
    from "Muscle Tussle" CANDY 32 (Nov/52)
Inferior Decorating
    from 2nd Candy story CANDY 37 (Apr/53)
Volley Folly
    from 4th Candy story CANDY 37 (Apr/53)
A Sight for Sore Eyes [GO-GO AND ANIMAL]
    from "A Sight for Sore Eyes" CANDY 49 (July/54)
Starlet Fever
    from "Is It a Cinema?" CANDY 33 (Dec/52)
Mar/   3rd Finger Right Hand
    from "3rd Finger Right Hand" CANDY 51 (Nov/54)

Very Dear Diary
    from 1st Candy story CANDY 37 (Apr/53)

Sweep No More My Lady
    from "Sweep No More, My Lady" CANDY 45 (Dec/53)
A Stretch in Time
    from 2nd Candy story CANDY 36 (Mar/53)
Odd Appreciation [GO-GO]
    from "Odd Appreciation" CANDY 33 (Dec/52)
Keeping 'Em in Stitches
    from "Knot One, Purl Two" CANDY 35 (Feb/53)
Good Deed Indeed-y
    from "One Good Turn Deserves Another" CANDY 51 (Nov/54)
Axe Me No Questions
    from 5th Candy story CANDY 36 (Mar/53)

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