Beetle Bailey (Vol. 1)

    (Charlton, 1953-1980)
™ and ©1976 King Features Syndicate
Series numbering continued from appearances in Four Color Comics; Early issues by Dell, King. Charlton published a "Complimentary Copy" of #33 in cooperation with the Cerebral Palsy Association)

Mort Walker’s bumbling G.I. Beetle Bailey was long a favorite of the newspaper comics pages. After making several appearances in Dell’s Four Color Comics, he received this, his first self-titled comic book series, in 1962. The title then ran through numerous publishers during its eighteen-year run, finally concluding in 1980.

Beetle Bailey is one of the most enduring (and lighthearted) strips to base its humor on the foibles of army life. Beetle, a layabout private, is constantly running into trouble and getting called on the carpet by blowhard Sergeant Snorkel. The hijinks continue up the chain of command, culminating with General Halftrack, a lecherous Army lifer whose lifetime ogling of his nubile assistant was all good fun for the 1960s. In the politically correct 1990s, however, it would spark a feminist protest on the grounds that the cartoon made light of sexual harassment.
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  • 5
    #5
    Apr 1956
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    Earlier issues appeared as Four Color #469, #521, #552, and #622
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    May 1957
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    Nov 1957
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    Feb 1958
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    Jun 1958
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    Aug 1958
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    Jun 1959
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    Dec 1959
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    Feb 1960
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    Dec 1960
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    Mar 1961
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    May 1961
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    #33
    Jul 1961
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    #33 Variation A
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    Jan 1970
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    #34
    Sep 1961
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    Nov 1961
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    May 1962
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    #39
    Beetle Bailey pin-up #1 on back cover by Mort Walker
    Nov 1962
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    Feb 1963
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    Aug 1964
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    Nov 1964
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    May 1965
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    Aug 1965
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    Nov 1965
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    Feb 1966
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    #53
    May 1966
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    #54
    Aug 1966
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    May 1980
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    Oct 1966
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    Dec 1966
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    Feb 1967
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    Apr 1967
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    Jun 1967
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    Jul 1967
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    Aug 1967
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    May 1980
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    Sep 1967
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    May 1980
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    #67
    Feb 1969
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    Feb 1969
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    #68
    Apr 1969
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    Jun 1969
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    ca. 1969
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    Oct 1969
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    Mar 1970
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    Sep 1971
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    Dec 1971
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    Jan 1972
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    Apr 1972
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    #90
    Jun 1972
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