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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Jun 1956

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Aug 1956

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Nov 1956

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Feb 1957

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Nov 1957

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Jun 1958

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Jun 1959

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Dec 1959

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Apr 1960

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Oct 1960

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Dec 1960

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Mar 1961

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#33

Jul 1961

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Nov 1961

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Jan 1962

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May 1962

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Nov 1963

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Feb 1964

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Feb 1965

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May 1965

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Nov 1965

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#59

Jun 1967

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Sep 1967

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#64

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#67

Feb 1969

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#69

Jun 1969

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Oct 1969

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#72

Nov 1969

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#73 Variation A

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Jan 1970

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Mar 1970

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May 1970

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Sep 1970

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Jan 1971

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Mar 1971

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May 1971

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Oct 1971

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Jul 1972

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Oct 1972

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Nov 1973

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May 1974

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Jul 1974

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Dec 1974

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#117

Jul 1976

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#119

Nov 1976

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Apr 1978

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#121

Jun 1978

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Aug 1978

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