I was
rechecking Dell's
Alvin
for Don Segall's stories when I found Jack Mendelsohn's style on
#5--unexpectedly, as the
Who's
Who does not mention that as one
of his
strips. Since I'd been looking through Standards' funny animal
titles just
before that, I soon recognized refries from Mendelsohn-scripted stories at Standard as well as
Quality. Does anyone recognize the plots of the two stories for which I
didn't find earlier versions?
It looks like Segall returns
after this one Mendelsohn issue, but other hands have taken over the
writing by the end of the run of new stories in 1967.
Alvin
(* = single page)
| O-D/62 |
#1 |
A
Trip to Chinatown * |
w: Don Segall |
|
|
Alvin
the Scientist
|
w: Segall |
|
|
Alvin's
Pet |
w: Segall |
|
|
A
Day in the Country |
w: Segall |
|
|
Let's
Paint a House |
w: Segall |
|
|
Flying
Studio |
w: Segall |
|
|
David's
Birthday Present * |
w: Segall |
|
|
Car
Trouble * |
w: Segall |
| J-M/63 |
#2 |
Do-It-Yourself
Disaster * |
w: Segall |
|
|
A
Day at the Farm
|
w: Segall |
|
|
Alvin
and the Burglars |
w: Segall |
|
|
Alvin
in Orbit |
w: Segall |
|
|
Team
Spirit |
w: Segall |
|
|
Alvin's
Interview |
w: Segall |
|
|
Wrong
Number * |
w: Segall |
| A-J/
|
#3 |
Bubble
Up * |
w: Segall |
|
|
Among
the Canned Goods
|
w: Segall |
|
|
Alvin's
Paper Route |
w: Segall |
|
|
A
Day at the Zoo... |
w: Segall |
|
|
The
Motor Scooter |
w: Segall |
|
|
E-fishin'-cy |
w: Segall |
|
|
Chicken
for Dinner * |
w: Segall |
| J-S/
|
#4 |
Spoiled
Brat * |
w: Segall |
|
|
Roughing
It |
w: Segall |
|
|
Subway
Sidney |
w: Segall |
|
|
Sweet
Kids |
w: Segall |
|
|
Culture
Caper |
w: Segall |
|
|
Tree
House |
w: Segall |
| O-D/
|
#5 |
Share
and Share a Bike * |
w: Jack Mendelsohn |
|
|
from "3 of a Kind" |
|
|
|
Buddy Bear
in GOOFY
44 (Jul/51) |
|
|
Water
on the Brain |
w: Mendelsohn |
|
|
from "Water,
Water Everywhere" |
|
|
Percy Pig
in HAPPY
41 (Feb/51) |
|
|
via "Water
on the Brain" |
|
|
BUSTER BEAR 5 (Aug/54) |
|
|
from 1st Prince Pinky and Pudd story |
|
|
in MARMADUKE MOUSE 35 (Feb/53) |
|
|
Auto
Mission |
w: Mendelsohn |
|
|
Rink
Jinx |
w: Mendelsohn |
Little
Angela in Alvin
| O-D/63 |
#5 |
No
Space for Rant |
w: Mendelsohn |
I didn't find an earlier version of this particular story, the first in
the backup series, but Mendelsohn wrote
for Standard's
Little Angel--what's
the difference in a single letter?
For those of us without Alvin #5, any summaries of sample pages?
ReplyDeleteDave finds a leak in a faucet, and the boys try to fix the plumbing. Water comes out of the phone, and so on. When the house is finally inundated, they have to go to a hotel for the night. (In the earlier stories the house is demolished.)
ReplyDeleteThe ones where I ask about whether they remind anyone of stories from Standard or Quality--"Auto Mission": a ride in Dave's new antique car ends up with a giant boulder in the back seat and then gravel. "Rink Jinx": Alvin sneaks into an ice show and the audience thinks he's part of the entertainment.