TUBBY INDEX

 by Jon Merrill

 

Following is an index of all the stories in the Tubby comics from FC 381 (May 1952) through T 49 (December 1961).  The top line on the same line as the date is a description of the cover.  Titles of stories, as well as one-line plot summaries, follow, as well as number of pages. 

 

This index is meant to aid Little Lulu collectors in locating a particular Tubby comic story they remember, so that they can look for the particular issue for their collections.  Note also that there is reprint informa­tion, as well as trivia involving first appearances of characters, that sort of thing.

 

Please let me know by e-mail (jonmerrill@aol.com) if you find any errors or any entry that is incomplete.

 

--Jon Merrill, Former Editor and Publisher of The Stanley Steamer (1982-1992)

   July 2002

 

**NOTE:**  Rolf van de Kamer has done a Words and Situations Index based on my Index, and this excellent project he has done will make it easier for you to look for a certain word or phrase to find out a specific story or cover for stories you remember.  Go into his Web site and then go into Little Lulu and then into Downloads.  http://home.planet.nl/~j.kamer

 

 

FC 381   May 1952                   Tubby is Captain Yo-yo

 

Captain Yo-yo     34 pages

       Tubby dreams he is a pirate captain and rescues a princess.

 

 

FC 430   October 1952              Tubby is trying to tame a lion with a chair, but the lion eats the chair leg.

 

The Shadow of a Man-eater     32 pages

       Tubby thinks there are lions in the woods, and Gloria is missing.

 

 

FC 444   January 1953              Tubby has tied his roller skates to a horse's hitching post.

 

The Bank Robber     30 pages

       Tubby witnesses a bank robbery, but everyone thinks he is one of the robbers.

               Note:  This is the only Little Lulu/Tubby story in which their town Meadowville is named.

(dog catcher)     2 pages

       Tubby accidentally lassoes the dog catcher

 

 

FC 461   April 1953                   Tubby is using a magnet to lead a vendor's mechanical men away.

 

Tubby's Secret Weapon     32 pages

       Tubby is captured by spacemen and taken to Mars.

 

 

T 5         July 1953                    Tubby and Iggy are cooking the same hot dog over an open fire.

 

The Indian Fighter     21 pages

       Tubby dreams he is captured by Indians in the woods.

The West Side Guys Get Skunked     11 pages

       Tubby dresses up like a girl to spy on the West Side gang.

 

              Note:  Tubby comics are now officially published quarterly.

 

 

T 6         October 1953              A dog runs off with Tubby's supposedly heavy barbell.

 

The Naturalist     10 pages

       Tubby rescues Gloria and her father from a burglar.

The Chemist     10 pages

       Tubby invents a spray that makes girls fall in love with him.

The Castaway     12 pages

       Tubby finds the kidnapper of Wilbur on an island in the lake.

 

 

T 7         January 1954              Tubby uses paint to patch the hole in Iggy's pants.

 

The Fountain of Youth     10 pages

       Tubby uses Chubby to trick Gloria into thinking he has found the Fountain of Youth.

The Runaway Statue     10 pages

       Wilbur plays a trick on the Fellers using the statue on his front lawn.

Camping In     2 pages

       The Fellers are camping in Tub's living room and Tubby disappears.

The Guest in the Ghost Hotel     10 pages

       Tubby is trapped in a house that sinks into the swamp.

 

 

T 8         April 1954                   Tubby is playing the violin and fishing for his goldfish at the same time.

 

The Monster in the Lake     8 pages

       Tubby tells the Fellers the story of when he met the monster in the lake.

Lost Dog     8 pages

       Gloria thinks Tubby has kidnapped her dog.

The Greatest Acrobat in the World     10 pages

       Tubby is shot out of a cannon at the circus and lands on a flying saucer.

The Dispossessed Ghost      6 pages

       A ghost in the haunted house gets into Tubby's lunch box.

 

 

T 9         July 1954                    Tubby keeps his fireman's hat and roller skates next to his bed.

 

Tub's Mustache     6 pages

       Tubby dreams he wakes up with a handlebar mustache.

The Great Tubbo     10 pages

       Tubby, with the help of a Martian, exposes the magician as a bank robber.

The Costume Party     6 pages

       Wilbur handcuffs himself to Tubby instead of Gloria at Gloria's party.

The Time Machine     10 pages

       Tubby is sent to different periods of time by a mad professor.

 

 

T 10       October 1954              Tubby is hiding under the table from a fizzing chemical.

 

The Stamp Collector     6 pages

       Tubby makes Wilbur's father think he has a valuable stamp.

Sick Boy     6 pages

       Gloria comes to visit Tubby when he's sick in bed.

Dig That Cellar     3 pages

       The Fellers trick the West Side gang into digging a cellar for the clubhouse.   

The Captured Flying Saucer     6 pages

       The Men from Mars want Tubby to get a skunk out of their flying saucer.

               Reprinted in Tubby and the Little Men from Mars giant, October 1964.

A Gift for Gloria     4 pages

       Wilbur plays a trick on Tubby for Gloria's birthday.

Marilyn Muscle     5 pages

       Tubby disguises himself as a girl to beat himself up.

              

 

T 11       January 1955              Tubby has his lunch with him on the way to school but not his books.

 

Safe at Home     6 pages

       Tubby thinks the men who want him to open a safe are burglars.

The Hidden Girl     6 pages

       Tubby makes a rule that girls aren’t allowed in the Fellers’ rowboat.

The Stowaway     2 pages

       Gloria leaves her doll at Tubby’s and asks him to bring it back.

The Rainmaker     6 pages

       Tubby wants it to rain on Wilbur and Gloria’s picnic.

The Tree Dweller     6 pages

       Tubby is sitting in a tree outside Gloria’s house until she agrees to be his girl.

Washday     6 pages

       Tubby and Chubby take Tubby’s clothes to the “Laundrokwik.)

 

 

T 12       April 1955                   Alvin is playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey and pins the tail on Tubby.

 

The Little Man on the Cake     6 pages

       One of the men from Mars is stuck on top of a wedding cake.

The Money Finder     6 pages

       Tubby plays a trick on Wilbur with a money finder.

The Gentleman     6 pages

       Tubby dresses up like a girl to escape the West Side gang.

(dinner at Gloria’s)     2 pages

       Tubby invites himself to have dinner at Gloria’s house.

Clothes Call     6 pages

       The Fellers put their clothes in a tree while they are swimming.

Wellington Whisk     6 pages

       Tubby is baby-sitting for a little boy named Wellington Whisk who has a habit of straying away.

 

 

T 13       July 1955                    Tubby wants to use an extra large baseball bat.

 

Street Cleaner     5 pages

       Iggy’s dollar blows near the West Side gang’s clubhouse.

The Flagoogle     5 pages

       The men from Mars need a “flagoogle” for their flying saucer, which is a hairpin.

               Reprinted in Tubby and the Little Men from Mars giant, October 1964.

The X-ray Glass     5 pages

       Tubby makes Gloria and Wilbur think he can see through walls.

The War Club     5 pages

       Tubby does not want to pass the West Side gang while carrying his violin.

The Snowstorm     6 pages

       Tubby creates a snowstorm at Gloria’s house during a heat wave.

The Haunted Clubhouse     5 pages

       The Fellers tear down the clubhouse after they hear funny noises.

 

 

T 14       October 1955              Tubby is under all the other Fellers sleeping in a small tent.

 

The Flying Rowboat     7 pages

       The men from Mars make the club rowboat fly.

The Bill Collector     5 pages

       Tubby has a tough time getting newspaper money from Wilbur.

First Fudge     5 pages

       Chubby smells fudge at Gloria’s house all the way from the clubhouse.

Tub’s Taxi     4 pages

       Gloria and Wilbur want Tubby to pull them to the top of a mountain.

The Wobbleheaded Worm     6 pages

       Tubby’s worms escape from the worm ranch in Gloria’s house.

 

 

T 15       January 1956              Tubby can’t find the rabbit to pull out of his magician’s hat.

 

The Gold Nugget     5 pages

       Tubby finds what he thinks is a gold nugget to give to Gloria.

(big bubble)     5 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin plays tricks on a girl in the neighborhood (unnamed Kathy prototype).

               Note:  This story has no dialogue.

Invisible Ink     5 pages

       Tubby makes invisible ink with his chemistry set.

The Teacher     5 pages

       Tubby teaches Gloria’s parrot to say “Gloria Loves Tubby!”

The Little Men from Mars     5 pages

       Tubby’s head is stuck in the men from Mars’ flying saucer.

               Reprinted in Tubby and the Little Men from Mars giant, October 1964.

The Lost Shoe     5 pages

       Tubby finds Wilbur’s father’s lost shoe.

 

 

T 16       April 1956                   Tubby, junior barber, is trimming the hair on a mop.

 

(Gloria’s dress)     6 pages

       Gloria tricks Tubby into putting on one of her dresses.

The Salesman     5 pages

       Tubby wants to sell apples to Gloria’s mother.

The Giant     6 pages

       Tubby dreams he has made himself into a giant with his chemistry set.

A Shining Example     5 pages

       Wilbur tricks Tubby into shining a tramp’s shoes in the park.

Gloria’s Pictures     5 pages

       Tubby wants Gloria to give him a picture of herself for his wallet.

 

 

T 17       July 1956                    Tubby is a one-man band, complete with lollipop and ice cream cone.

 

The Parrot’s Pal     6 pages

       Tubby has to rescue one of the men from Mars from Miss Feeny’s parrot cage.

               Reprinted in Tubby and the Little Men from Mars giant, October 1964.

(Alvin’s dog)     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin teaches his dog to compete with Wilbur’s.

The Frog Boy     6 pages

       Tubby is running away from home with a suitcase full of frogs.

(lost in the woods)     2 pages

       Tubby and the Fellers are pretending they are lost in the woods.

The Fortuneteller     6 pages

       Tubby disguises himself as a fortuneteller to fool Gloria.

The Magician     6 pages

       Wilbur’s father has bought the land the Fellers’ clubhouse is on.

 

 

T 18       September 1956         Tubby has attached a fly swatter to his violin bow.

 

Silver Lining     8 pages

       Tubby needs to earn fifty cents in a hurry.

Go Fly a Boy     6 pages

       Tubby makes Chubby lighter than air with his chemistry set.

No Picnic     7 pages

       Wilbur traps Tubby in a well to keep him away from his picnic with Gloria.

(secret passage)     5 pages

       The Fellers dig a hole out of the clubhouse to escape from the West Side gang.

(perfume war)     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy squirt each other with their moms’ perfume.

               Note:  First appearance of Kathy.

 

               Note:  Tubby comics become bi-monthly with this issue.

 

 

T 19       November 1956          Tubby is all stuck up in model airplane glue.

 

Odd Job Business     7 pages

       Tubby wants to earn some money to go to the circus.

Oh, Fiddle     6 pages

       Tubby picks up the Professor’s Stradidoodle violin by mistake.

The Big Man     7 pages

       Tubby dreams he has shrunk very small.

Alligator at Large     7 pages

       Tubby catches a baby alligator in the woods.

(nuts in tree)     5 pages (Alvin)

               Alvin tries to knock nuts out of a tree.

                      Note:  This story has no dialogue.

 

 

T 20       January 1957              Tubby’s necktie is much too long.

 

The Serenade     8 pages

       Gloria wants Tubby to serenade her with his violin.

Parrot-sitter     4 pages

       Miss Feeny’s parrot saves the Fellers from the West Side gang.

Unwelcome to the Club     5 pages

       Wilbur’s father buys the land the clubhouse is on to give to Wilbur.

On Dasher, On Dancer, On Saucer     6 pages

       The men from Mars help Santa Claus make his rounds.

(fingerpainting)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Kathy wants to fingerpaint with Alvin.

 

 

T 21       March 1957                Tubby is weighing himself while holding fattening food.

 

Atomic Violin     9 pages

       Tubby wins a contest with his flying violin with the help of the Men from Mars.

               Reprinted in Tubby and the Little Men from Mars giant, October 1964.

(snowman contest)     2 (Alvin)

       Alvin wins a snowman contest.

               Note:  This story has no dialogue.

The Dollnapper     9 pages

       Tubby accidentally walks off with Janie’s doll.

               Note:  First appearance of Janie in Tubby comics, although she appeared earlier in the Tubby

               and His Clubhouse Pals giant.

The Waker-upper     7 pages

       Tubby wants to make sure his father wakes up in time.

(lemonade stand)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy go into business selling lemonade.

 

 

T 22       May 1957                   A bunch of ducks are crowding around Tubby’s fishing line.

 

The Experiment     8 pages

       Tubby dreams he makes a chemical that shrinks Iggy’s Gran’pa Feeb.

               Note:  First appearance of Gran’pa Feeb in Tubby comics, although he appeared earlier in the

               Tubby and His Clubhouse Pals giant.

Report Card Daze     7 pages

       Tubby is worried his report card will not be very good.

(ice cream wagon)     2 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin thinks the junk wagon bells are an ice cream truck.

(raising havoc)     8 pages

       The Fellers want Gran’pa Feeb to protect them from the West Side gang.

 

 

T 23       July 1957                    Tubby is floating in the water with food perched on his stomach.

 

Chaperon Feeb     8 pages

       Feeb chaperones the Fellers on their camping trip.

The Jumping Human Bean     8 pages

       The men from Mars keep Wilbur from ruining Tubby’s movie date with Gloria.

The Dinosaur Egg     8 pages

       Tubby and Iggy think the rock they found in the woods hatched a dinosaur.

(going shopping)     7 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy get into all sorts of trouble at the supermarket.

 

 

T 24       September 1957         Tubby hands an "Out to Lunch" sign on his shoeshine box.

 

Operating "Gumdrop"    7 pages

       Gran'pa Feeb plays that he is fighting against the Mexicans.

Tiny Tot's Tonic     7 pages

       Tubby dreams he is on a pirate ship with a crew that drinks Tiny Tot's Tonic.

Lost and Found     5 pages

       Tubby wants to find Gloria's lost cat.

Tough Night     7 pages

       Sammi from Mars gets stuck in Tubby's father's pajama pocket.

(cork gun)     5 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy play in the woods with Alvin's cork gun.

 

 

T 25       November 1957          Tubby is training dogs with a newspaper in his mouth.

 

Sweet Music from Mars     7 pages

       The men from Mars help Tubby play the violin at a concert.

First Long Pants     7 pages

       Tubby gets into all sorts of difficulties shopping for his first pair of long pants.

The Doctor     5 pages

       Tubby wants to practice his doctor skills on the Fellers.

Special Delivery     6 pages

       Tubby is showing Iggy the proper way to do a paper route.

(gumball contest)     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin wants to win a doll in the gumball contest to give to a girl.

 

 

T 26       January 1958              Tubby is giggling while writing "I Shall Not Giggle" at the blackboard.

 

Water Boy     6 pages

       Tubby goes to see Gloria in his new suit that he is not supposed to get dirty.

(insulting Janie)     4 pages

       Tubby is about to get beat up by Spike after insulting Janie.

The Duplicator     6 pages

       Tubby dreams he invented a device that created two Mr. McNabbems.

(long lost sister)     6 pages

       The Fellers help a rich lonely man find his long lost sister.

The Faceless Doll     4 pages

       Tubby wipes the face completely off Annie's doll.

(runaways)     5 pages

       Annie and Kathy decide to run away from home.

 

 

T 27       March 1958                 A bird is sharing Tubby's corn on the cob.

 

The Arctic Trail     7 pages

       Gran'pa Feeb takes Tubby and Iggy on an imaginary Arctic expedition.

The Sun Bath     6 pages

       The men from Mars help Tubby get a sun tan.

Bear Facts     7 pages

       The Fellers find a bearskin rug in Gloria's old house.

A Lesson Well Learned     6 pages

       Tubby teaches Lucky the dog how to fetch.

(mountain climbing)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy go mountain climbing on Kathy's mother's bureau.

               Note:  Story swipe from LL 1, 1948.

 

 

T 28       May 1958                   Tubby is heavier than three friends at the other end of the seesaw.

 

A Gift for Gloria     7 pages

       Tubby builds a dollhouse for Gloria's birthday.

To the Rescue     8 pages

       Tubby has to rescue one of the men from Mars from a fish tank.

The Provider     8 pages

       Tubby goes to the market for his mother and comes home with mice.

(pet show)     6 pages (Alvin)

       All Alvin can afford to take to the pet show is a clam.

 

 

T 29       July 1958                    Tubby is mowing the lawn riding on a chaise longue.

 

The Champion Slow Poke     7 pages

       Tubby wins the club presidency by being a slow poke.

The Fortune Hunter     5 pages

       Tubby tries to make his weight scales fortune come true.

Feeb to the Rescue     5 pages

       Feeb takes Tubby and Iggy to the movies.

Magically Yours     4 pages

       Iggy waves a magic wand and makes Wilbur disappear.

The Great Pudding Flood     5 pages

       Tubby dreams he causes the town to be buried under ten feet of rice pudding.

(treasure hunt)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy go treasure hunting.

 

 

T 30       September 1958         Tubby has pruned a bush in the shape of his head.

 

Strong Measures     5 pages

       The men from Mars help Tubby look strong in front of Gloria.

Magic Touch     6 pages

       Chubby ruins all the magic tricks Tubby shows him.

The Flea Circus     5 pages

       Tubby goes to a flea circus and the fleas leave with him.

(ventriloquism)     7 pages

       Tubby fools Gloria and Wilbur by throwing his voice.

(heat wave)     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin puts Kathy's doll in a seafood store to cool off on a hot day.

 

 

T 31       November 1958          Tubby watches Iggy roller skating on spurs.

 

Big Business     5 pages

       Tubby goes into business selling mechanical men and Iggy loses them all.

Circus Daze     6 pages

       Gran'pa Feeb takes Tubby and Iggy to the circus.

Space Happy     5 pages

       Tubby's father gets Tubby's space helmet stuck on his head.

Runaway Tire     3 pages

       Tubby gets stuck in a tire and rolls into the West Side gang's clubhouse and wrecks it.

Cat Fever     5 pages

       Tubby dreams the kitten he buys grows up into a lion.

(raising lizards)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin is raising lizards to make a pocketbook for his mother.

 

 

T 32       January 1959              Tubby’s full shopping cart is filled with nothing but junk food.

 

The Rare Formula     6 pages

       Tubby drops a chemical test tube out his window and it lands in Wilbur’s pocket.

Vanishing Snow     8 pages

       The men from Mars lend Tubby a special ray gun that makes snow disappear.

Ice Going     4 pages

       Tubby follows Wilbur and Gloria to the lake to ice skate.

               Note:  Story swipe from LL 18, 1949.

The Hidden Treasure     6 pages

       Tubby dreams he protects Gloria from animals in the jungle.

(telescope)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy go exploring with Alvin’s new telescope.

 

 

T 33       March 1959                Tubby’s hula hoop is jammed around his middle.

 

The Talking Snowman     6 pages

       Tubby hides inside a snowman to make it talk.

               Note:  Story swipe from LL 30, 1950 (“Do Not Look in This Hole”)

The Mysterious Suitcase     6 pages

       The Fellers think a suitcase they found in school is a bomb.

Hold the Fort     5 pages

       Feeb protects Tubby from the West Side gang with a snow fort.

(Tubby’s picture)     2 pages

       Tubby gives Gloria a picture of himself and she puts it in the doghouse.

A Musical Feast     5 pages

       Tubby’s violin is mixed up with a violin-shaped cake.

(rainy day)     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin runs an umbrella service.

               Note:  Story swipe from LL FC 146, 1947.

 

 

T 34       May 1959                   Tubby uses a clothesline to hold his watering can.

 

The Chase     8 pages

       Tubby shows a woman where to find her son’s house, and her house turns out to be Mr. McNabbem.

Jealously Yours     5 pages

       Tubby dresses Iggy up like a girl to make Gloria jealous.

Queen of the May     7 pages

       Gloria and Janie are competing in the Queen of the May contest.

Spare That Tree     6 pages

       Feeb has declared war on the noisy birds in the tree outside his room.

(fingerpainting)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy play with Kathy’s fingerpainting set.

 

 

T 35       July 1959                    Tubby is lifeguard for Alvin in the kiddie pool.

 

A Record Performance     8 pages

       Tubby records his own violin playing for Gloria’s birthday.

Willing an’ Able     5 pages

       Tubby wants a job as Mr. Grouchmeir, the butcher’s, delivery boy

Green Thumb     5 pages

       Tubby dreams he grows a giant flower.

Whale Tale     5 pages

       Tubby, Iggy, and Feeb are marooned on Pinetree Island.

Run Away, Run Away, Run Away Home     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy run away from home after they are spanked.

 

 

T 36       September 1959         An elephant is trying to eat Tubby’s peanuts.

 

Genie in the Bottle     9 pages

       Tubby runs into the men from Mars at the beach.

Scalping Party     4 pages

       Tubby tries to protect Iggy from being scalped by Feeb.

A Good Deed, Indeed     7 pages

       Tubby offers to help a salesman until he learns the salesman sells Tiny Tot’s Tonic.

Call of the Wild Man     5 pages

       Tubby has a job imitating the circus wild man using his violin.

(snowstorm)     4 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy make a showstorm with a feather pillow.

 

 

T 37       November 1959          Tubby is working a wishbone with a dog.

 

Ship Ahoy     8 pages

       Tubby and the men from Mars go sailing in Tub’s model boat.

The Secret Lesson     6 pages

       Tubby gets Chubby to do his violin practicing for him.

A Surprise for Mr. McNabbem     6 pages

       Tubby goes on an errand for Miss Feeny and is chased by Mr. McNabbem.

Raising the Roof     5 pages

       The Fellers need wood to replace the clubhouse roof which blew off in a windstorm.

Super Salesmanship     5 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy go into business selling vegetables.

 

T 38       January 1960              Tubby is having plumbing difficulties repairing a sink.

 

The Flying Umbrella     7 pages

       Feeb finds the men from Mars’ flying saucer and they want Tub to get it back.

The Key to the Situation     6 pages

       Tubby puts a lock on the clubhouse but has no key.

Musical Muddle     5 pages

       Iggy moves in with Tubby to escape Annie’s singing lessons.

Snowbound     4 pages

       The Fellers dig a tunnel through the snow to the clubhouse.

(flying carpet)     8 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin dreams he is riding on a flying carpet.

 

T 39       March 1960                Tubby is trying to learn to juggle with plates.

 

Secret Weapon     7 pages

       The men from Mars help Tubby defend the clubhouse against the West Side gang.

Valentine Special     3 pages

       Tubby wants to give Gloria a valentine bigger than Wilbur’s.

The Crystal Ball Knows All     7 pages

       Tubby disguises himself as a fortune teller to fool Gloria.

The Executive Type     7 pages

       Tubby wants to be executive of an odd-job business.

The Busy Baby-sitter     6 pages (Alvin)

       Lulu wants Alvin to think he is baby-sitting for her.

               Note:  Lulu is in this story, a first for Tubby comics.

 

 

T 40       May 1960                   Tubby is using a tablecloth as a bib while he eats a jam sandwich.

 

Two Heads Are Better Than One     8 pages

       Tubby dreams he makes a chemical that gives Feeb two heads.

The Fabulous Flying Fish     7 pages

       Tubby and the Men from Mars are inside a fish that Wilbur catches.

Camp Reunion     8 pages

       The Fellers have a camp reunion in Tubby’s back yard.

All Alone by the Telephone     5 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin tries to dial Lulu’s phone number at random.

               Note:  Lulu is mentioned in this story but not present.  Her telephone number:  AXle 9-6010.

 

 

T 41       July 1960                    Tubby is crushing Iggy’s soapbox racer while writing a ticket.

 

Toothday     7 pages

       The Men from Mars pull out Tubby’s loose tooth.

Stampede     4 pages

       Tubby tries to find the worms which have escaped in the garden.

Let Them Eat Cake     6 pages

       The Fellers eat Tubby’s mother’s cake by mistake.

(flowers)     2 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy play He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.

Boy on the Moon     8 pages

       Tubby makes Wilbur think he has landed on the moon.

 

 

T 42       September 1960         Tubby spray paints his model airplane and gets it all over himself.

 

Picnic on Pinetree Island     6 pages

       The West Side gang takes the club’s rowboat out on the lake.

Violin in the Valley     6 pages

       Tubby’s mom makes him take his violin on their vacation in the country.

Full Sail Ahead     5 pages

       Tubby uses a beach umbrella as a sail in a boat race with Wilbur.

Where Is Gloria, Where Is She     7 pages

       Wilbur pays Chubby to keep Tubby from finding him and Gloria on the beach.

A Man’s World     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin is disappointed he has a woman counselor at camp.

 

 

T 43       November 1960          Tubby is using scissors to eat spaghetti.

 

All That Glitters     6 pages

       Tubby fools Wilbur into thinking he has found a gold mine.

Genius at Work     4 pages

       Tubby figures out a way to move a heavy rowboat.

Surprise Pumpkins     6 pages

       The Men from Mars help Tubby win the pumpkin contest.

Lucky Number     3 pages

       Tubby helps Annie win a doll in the lucky number contest.

Wild Goose Chase     5 pages

       Tubby, Iggy, and Feeb go out to get a Thanksgiving turkey.

The Shopping Spree     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin gets Lulu thrown out of the supermarket.

               Note:  Lulu is in this story.

 

 

T 44       January 1961              Tubby and Gloria are wearing the same scarf while skating.

 

The Musical Mouse     7 pages

       Iggy’s trained mouse climbs into Professor Cleff’s Stradivarius.

Natural Born Detective     4 pages

       Tubby and Iggy think they are tracking a bank robber, but it’s really Mr. McNabbem.

Test-tube Genie     7 pages

       Tubby dreams he creates a genie with his chemistry set.

My Pal Santa     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin wants to show Kathy that he is friends with Santa.

New Year’s Resolutions     5 pages

       Tubby is busy giving advice about New Year’s resolutions.

 

               Note:  This is the last 10-cent Tubby comic.

 

 

T 45       March 1961                Tubby is using an umbrella while riding his tricycle.

 

Smoke Scream     6 pages

       The Fellers want Feeb to stop smoking in the clubhouse.

(spanking)     2 pages

       The whole neighborhood wants to hear Tubby getting a spanking.

Pest in a Teacup     6 pages

       Sammi’s son from Mars is in Tubby’s house with his vaporizer gun.

Groundhog Day     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin and Kathy want to keep the groundhog from seeing his shadow.

Fiddle Fuss     4 pages

       Tubby puts a new coat of varnish on his violin.

A Present for St. Patrick’s Day     6 pages

       Tubby needs a quarter to buy a shamrock for Gloria.

 

               Note:  This is the first 15-cent Tubby comic.

 

 

T 46       May 1961                   Tubby is too heavy for his tree swing.

 

One, Two, Bury My Shoe     6 pages

       Tubby is trying to find his shoe that a dog buried.

All Balled Up     3 pages

       Tubby is trying to make a solution with his chemistry set that will enlarge things.

Sammi’s Secret Mission     4 pages

       Sammi is trying to trace a mysterious noise and record it to scare away birds.

Don’t Shout; You’ll Scare the Trout     6 pages

       Tubby has to take his cousin Trudie fishing.

Stroll in the Park     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin gets into all sorts of trouble when Lulu takes him to the park.

 

 

T 47       July 1961                    Tubby is all tangled up trying to put together an outdoor chair.

 

The Art Lover     6 pages

       Tubby saves Wilbur’s father’s rare painting from a robber.

A Rash Moment     3 pages

       Tubby saves Annie’s dolls from a rash.

The Vibrant Violin     4 pages

       The West Side gang runs off with Tubby’s violin on the way to his lesson.

Water Boy     6 pages

       Tubby needs a new hose to water the circus elephants.

(death-defying dive)     2 pages

       The Fellers think up a new way to earn money for the club treasury.

Too Much Tonic     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin dreams he takes too much Tiny Tot’s Tonic and grows up all at once.

 

 

T 48       September 1961         Tubby rips his pants jumping over a fire hydrant.

 

The Keepsake     2 pages

       Tubby gives Gloria a lock of his hair.

Private Sea Monster     6 pages

       The monster in the lake turns out to be Feeb.

The Entertainer     4 pages

       Tubby buys what he thinks is a talking dog.

Endurance Flight     5 pages

       Tubby’s model airplane uncovers a nest of counterfeiters.

               Note:  Story swipe from LL 28, 1950.

Red Carpet Treatment     5 pages

       Chubby’s feet are stuck to Tubby’s rug.

Girls Aren’t So Dumb     5 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin is tired of Kathy and wants to learn to talk to animals.

 

 

T 49       December 1961          Tubby is holding onto a nail with a boxing glove while hammering it.

 

The Messy Ones     5 pages

       The Men from Mars help Tubby keep the West Side gang from getting him dirty.

What Goes Up Won’t Come Down     4 pages

       Tubby does not want Chubby to see all the food in his room.

Scattered Injuns     5 pages

       Tubby and Iggy are trying to get doughnuts from Annie.

A Mice Party     5 pages

       Tubby gives Gloria two white mice for her birthday.

The Snow Mover     3 pages

       Gloria says she will give Tubby a kiss if he shovels her sidewalk.

The Fugitive     6 pages (Alvin)

       Alvin runs away to live at Kathy’s.

 

               Note:  Tubby comics go back to being quarterly with this issue, which is a moot point, since this

               was the last one published.

 

 

O. G. Whiz    September 1978 (Honorary “T 50”)

 

Tubby the Toy Tester     5 pages

       Tubby tests a mechanical bucking bronco.

The Star Treatment     5 pages

       Tubby’s parents make him go to the planetarium instead of a ballgame.

Hubcap from Outer Space     6 pages

       Feeb thinks the Men from Mars’ flying saucer is a hubcap.

The Tubby Triangle     6 pages

       Everything of Tubby’s is disappearing from his house.

 

 

               Note:  See the Giant Index elsewhere in this site for the two Tubby giants.

 

 

End of Tubby comic index.