We begin with Binky in "Oh, What a Pal" by creators unknown. Buzzy talks too much, so Binky gets whacked on the head a lot.
Next up is Li'l Leroy in "Sleep Tight!" by John Albano and Henry Boltinoff. Leroy sleeps in the dog house. Reprinted in The Best of DC #53 (1984).
Next is Binky in "The Teen-Tour... Play as You Go" drawn by Henry Scarpelli and reprinted from Leave It to Binky #70 (1969). Binky goes on a school trip with a cranky bus driver.
The next story is Li'l Leroy in "Now You See It-- Now You Don't!" drawn by Henry Boltinoff. Leroy teaches Muffins to carry things in his mouth.
That is followed by Binky in "Heap Big End of Trip" and reprinted from Leave It to Binky #70 (1969). The teen tour meets some Native Americans.
Next is Binky in "The Golden Guitar" by creators unknown. Binky makes some money with his guitar.
We end with Binky in "Chivalry Anyone?" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky and Buzzy think a little girl has fallen into a pond and they come to the rescue. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Scooter and Sylvester in "The Supernut" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. After a clothes-changing accident in a phone booth, Sylvester ends up in Superman's costume, while the real Superman fights a monster.
Next up is Scooter in "Sylvester... Son of Ahbu" drawn by Henry Scarpelli and reprinted from Swing With Scooter #14 (1968). Sylvester is mistaken for the son of a pasha and kidnapped.
We follow that with Scooter in "Sink or Swim" drawn by Henry Scarpelli and reprinted from Swing With Scooter #15 (1968). Scooter needs to raise some cash when he breaks a statue at his aunt's house, so he gets a lifeguard job from Penny's dad, even though he can't swim.
Next we have an untitled Penny and Cookie one-pager drawn by Henry Scarpelli and reprinted from Swing With Scooter #18 (1969). Penny takes drastic steps to meet a lifeguard.
We end this last regularly scheduled issue of Swing with Scooter with a Scooter and Sylvester tale: "The Cross-Eyed Pussycat" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Sylvester thinks he has magical powers (thanks to Pussycat). This tale was reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Debbi in "The Chick-Watcher" drawn by Doug Crane and Henry Scarpelli.
We follow that with Debbie in "All Wet" penciled by Stan Goldberg.
Next up is Debbi in "Equal Rights" by John Albano, John Rosenberger, and Henry Scarpelli. This was reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
That is followed by Buddy in "Funny Feelings" penciled by Stan Goldberg.
Next is Debbi and Buddy in "The Raving Rivals" penciled by Stan Goldberg.
We end with Debbi in "Great Roving Robots" with pencils by Samm Schwartz.
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Binky in "The Slow Talker" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Buzzy doesn't talk fast enough to get Binky out of trouble. Reprinted in Best of DC #39 (1983).
Next, we have Buzzy in "Having a Beastly Time." Buzzy gets a job as a tiger trainer.
That is followed by three one-page Sonny stories. We start with "Fast Service!" Sonny takes another customer's food and gives it to his friend. In "Quick Justice!" Sonny shoots a fly, and in "The Gourmet!" Sonny's boss eats at the competition across the street.
Next up is Buzzy in "The Ugly Beauty" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky pressures Buzzy to take Peggy's "ugly" cousin Suzy to the music festival, but Buzzy already has a date with the beautiful Marge Midcroff. Reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
That is followed by three one-page Li'l Leroy stories. We start with "The Trader!" Snake trades for little brother. In "New Instructions!" Leroy holds hands with his little brother., and in "Keep Calm!" Joseph throws a pebble at Leroy.
Next is Binky and his Buddies in "The Safety Patrol Boys." The buddies are volunteering to help the police.
Following that is Binky in "Paid in Full" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Benny's father forces Benny to spend the night studying, so Benny "gives" his date with Gwen to Binky. Reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
We end the issue with Binky in "Never When You Need One" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky is robbed and has his car hijacked, but no policemen are to be found. Reprinted in Best of DC #39 (1983).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Scooter in "No Place for a Hero" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Sylvester has a toothache but he's afraid of dentists. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
We follow that with Sylvester in "The Vote Getter" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Sylvester will do anything to be elected student council president.
Next is Scooter in "The Free-Loader" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Sylvester seems to have a good system for getting others to pay for everything he wants.
That is followed by Penny and Cookie in "The Checker Players" inked by Henry Scarpelli.
Next up are Penny and Cookie in "The Servant Problem" inked by Henry Scarpelli. When Penny's dad fires Harvey the butler, Pussycat sabotages all the possible replacements.
We next find Scooter in "True Blue Friends" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. When the girls think Scooter is moving away, they conspire with Sylvester to scare off any prospective buyers for Aunt Hatta's house.
That brings us to Scooter in "The Dating Game" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Cookie ends up with multiple dates for Saturday night.
We end with Scooter in "Malibu the Matchmaker" by Barbara Friedlander, Doug Crane, and Henry Scarpelli. Malibu gets Sylvester to take out his cousin Mala, who turns out to be a real dog! Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Debbi in "Take It Off" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Debbi helps Lylia lose weight. Reprinted in Best of DC #39 (1983).
Next is Debbi in "You Never Take Me Anywhere."
The next story is Debbi in "Spots and Flowers" by John Albano, Doug Crane, and Henry Scarpelli. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
That is followed by Debbi in "It's a Small, Small World" by John Albano, Doug Crane, and Henry Scarpelli. Debbi drives over Mr. Krunch's foot, twice! Reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
Next we have Debbi in "The Truth Can Hurt." Mr. Blooper hands out demerits.
The next story is Debbi in "Housework, Yeech."
As a change of pace, we have Benedict in "The Slow Learner." Debbi tries to teach Benedict some manners.
We end with Debbi in "The Loud Mouth of Debbi."
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Binky in "All in a Day's Work" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky accidentally runs Prof. Dripp over with his bike, hits him in the head with a piece of lumber, and blows him up with some highly explosive chemicals. Reprinted in Best of DC #39 (1983).
Next is Binky in "Real Swinging Advice" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky gives out advice that doesn't work for anybody. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
We have another Binky story, "The Hobo" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky hires a hobo magician to entertain at a child's birthday party. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Continuing our Binky extravaganza we have "Nobody Nose" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky finds Buzzy a date. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984)
Yep, it is Binky again in "The Exterminator" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky works in pest control. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Binky (duh) is next in "The Forty Dollars That Grew" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Binky and Buzzy build a coffin.
As a change of pace, we have Buzzy in "All the Help I Can Get" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Buzzy has to hide from Big Stanley.
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Scooter in "Temporary Manners" drawn by Artie Saaf and Henry Scarpelli. The boys try to brush up on their manners to impress their pretty new teacher.
Next, we have Scooter in "Trips Can Be Too Cool" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Scooter and Sylvester are sent back to the time of King Arthur, where they help the early development of steam power, baseball, and miniskirts.
We have yet another Scooter tale, "All for the Love of Miss Throbb" inked by Henry Scarpelli. The boys stage a publicity stunt to sell tickets to the school play.
Next is "David Cassidy and the Girls He Loves!" written by Barbara Friedlander. This text feature is on the Partridge Family singer, but due to a production mishap, the article is accompanied by a photo of Barry Williams from the Brady Bunch.
That is followed by Malibu in "Midnight Snack" drawn by Henri Scarpelli. Malibu feeds bats in the park instead of birds.
Next, it is back to Scooter in "Not a Very Safe Place to Be" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Accidents are constantly happening to Mr. Otis when Scooter is around. Reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
Next, we have Penny and Cookie in "Tale of a Pussycat" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Apparently, Penny's cat has magical powers, as a witch is trying to get it back.
That is followed by Sylvester in "The Plenty Potent Potion" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Malibu gives Sylvester a magic potion to make him irresistible to girls. Reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
We end with Penny and Cookie in "True Love" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Why did that boy steal Penny's hat?
Edited by Joe Orlando.
The first of six Debbie stories is "Speak Louder, Please" by John Albano, Doug Crane, and Henry Scarpelli. Mona bets Debbi she can't go an entire day without losing her temper. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Next, we have "Muffins Keeps 'em Moving" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Debbi's dog has a habit of ripping people's pants. Reprinted in Best of DC #53 (1984).
Our next story is "The Little Cowboy" by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner, and Henry Scarpelli. Debbi takes Tommy to the rodeo. Reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
That is followed by "Scrambled Brains" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. After Debbi hits Mona in the head, Mona pretends to have brain damage. Reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
Next is "Everybody's Doing It" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Benedict has learned hypnotism and is using it to make people do strange things.
We end with "Love Those Bad Kids" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. The kids want to hold a rock festival but the city council wishes to shut them down. Reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
The issue begins with Binky in "Predictions, Anyone?" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky comes into possession of a box that predicts the future. Reprinted in Best of DC #39 (1983).
Next is Binky in "The Earth People" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Binky and the gang clean the forest and put all the garbage outside the police station. Reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
That is followed by Benny in "Hey, Manikin Man." Benny is to deliver a manikin, but loses it and has to pose as one himself
Next, we have Binky in "Nobody's Fool." Binky is fooled over and over again.
Next up is Binky in "The Useless Bunch." Binky and the gang help a man with a chicken bone in his throat and catch a couple of crooks.
The next story features Peggy in "Binky's Good Deed."
That is followed by Binky in "Sets a New Record." Binky makes a record as a birthday gift for Peggy.
We end with Binky in "A Natural Born Foul-Up." Binky tries to fix Mr. Baxter's car and then happens to destroy a sofa. Reprinted in Best of DC #28 (1982).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Scooter in "Hex the Falling Star" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Scooter and Sylvester help Elvis West, a singing star who was hexed by a jealous competitor.
Next are Penny and Cookie in "The Cat That Stole" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Pussycat is stealing things, but all is forgiven when his kleptomaniac ways foil a robbery. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
Next, we have Scooter in "Vote for Miss Noble" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Scooter and Sylvester campaign for pretty Nancy Noble but their help becomes a liability in the election. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
That is followed by Sylvester in "Too Much Is Too Much" drawn by Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Sylvester is helpful to a crabby old woman in hopes of an inheritance someday.
Next Scooter and Penny star in "The Date" drawn by Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Penny thinks Scooter is faking illness to get out of their date.
That leads us to Sylvester in "The Voice That Failed" drawn by Winslow Mortimer and Henry Scarpelli. When Malibu plays a trick on Sylvester with ventriloquism, Sylvester tries to learn how to throw his voice as well.
Next, we have Scooter in "Caught in the Act" inked by Henry Scarpelli. Mr. Otis tries to catch the boys doing something wrong.
We end with Scooter in "Present for a Sassy Kid" by Barbara Friedlander, Stan Goldberg, and Henry Scarpelli. Scooter and Sylvester try to provide a nice Christmas for a young boy. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #70 (1986).
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin Debbi with "When Good Friends Get Together!" penciled by Doug Crane. Mr. Anderson thinks Debbi has fallen off the roof,
Next is Debbi in "Desperate for a Date" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. After a fight with Buddy, Debbi tries to find another date.
That is followed by Debbi in "Debbi's Heroes" penciled by Doug Crane. With an escaped prisoner in the neighborhood, everyone wants to protect Debbi.
Next is Benedict in "A Reputation Is Important" drawn by Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Miss Frippe is out to prove that Benedict is a cheater.
Next, we have Debbi in "Oh, Those Beautiful Chicks" by John Albano, Bill Williams, and Henry Scarpelli. Buddy tries to improve his concentration. Reprinted in Best of DC #45 (1984).
Following that is Benedict in "You Can Fool Some of the People..." penciled by Bob Oksner. Benedict and Mona try to make Debbi think Buddy is crazy.
Next is Debbi in "Mona's Big Chance" penciled by Doug Crane. Mona tries to visit Buddy in the hospital.
We end with Debbi in "Robust Female" penciled by Doug Crane. Debbi and Mona plot to get Helen Carwell away from Buddy.
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Benedict in "Turn on with a Kiss" drawn by Bill Williams and Frank McLaughlin.
Next is a Buddy one-pager, "The Criers."
That is followed by Buddy in "Don't Say It with Flowers" drawn by Bill Williams and Frank McLaughlin.
Next is the Teeny-Boppers in "The Disco As Seen by the Teeny-Boppers" written and drawn by Phil Mendez.
We end with Harold in "Boy, Is the School Principal Mad" drawn by Bill Williams and Frank McLaughlin.
Bill Williams was an artist who started out on the Lana book and strip for Atlas (Marvel) in 1949 and then spent the 1950s with Dell Publishing where he produced such humorous series as Henry Aldrich and Homer Brown. In the 1960s, he has also drawn comics with Millie, The Chipmunks and Tweety and Silvester. He drew Millie the Model during 1967 and also drew for Marvel in the late 1980s doing Dennis the Menace. Also did the long-running Pee Wee Harris strip in Boy's Life. His only work for DC was in this and the previous issue of Debbi's Dates.
Edited by Dick Giordano.
We have very little information on this book. It begins with Binky in "A Couple of Fakers."
That is followed by Binky in "Guard Duty," drawn by Stan Goldberg.
Next is Binky in "The Great Defender."
We end with Binky in "The Blabbermouth."
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We being this issue with Scooter in "Clothes Make the Man," a six-page tale drawn by Artie Saaf and Henry Scarpelli. Scooter goes on a disastrous shopping trip with Cynthia..
Next is Scooter and Sylvester in "A Hairy Tale!" by John Albano, Stan Goldberg and Henry Scarpelli. Mr. Otis wants the boys to get haircuts. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #70.
We end with Malibu in "The Ghost Is Clear" by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Oksner and Henry Scarpelli. Malibu's new girlfriend is as creepy as he is. This story was also reprinted in Best of DC #70.
Edited by Joe Orlando.
We begin with Binky's Buddies in "Kisses, Kisses, Kisses" by Henry Boltinoff, Doug Crane and Henry Scarpelli. This story was reprinted in Best of DC #45.
That is followed by Benny in "What More Can Happen?", drawn by Stan Goldberg.
Next we have Buzzy in "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere."
We end with another tale of Buzzy, "Big Charade."
Edited by Joe Orlando.
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