I was rechecking Dell's
Alvinfor 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 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?
