Nuts #2 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Premiere Comics
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Publication Date: May 1954
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Editor: Not specified
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Cover Artist: Hy Fleishman
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Interior Artist: Hy Fleishman
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Genre: Humor / Satire / Parody
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Pages: Not specified in supplied details
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Original Cover Price: Not specified in supplied details
🔥 Key Significance
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The second issue of Nuts, featuring a collection of satirical parodies inspired by popular movies and radio entertainment.
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Includes “Sane,” a takeoff on the classic Western film Shane.
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“Peter Gorre the Delirious Traveler” spoofs the popular radio series The Mysterious Traveler.
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Hy Fleishman provides signed artwork on two stories, “Peter Gorre the Delirious Traveler” and “Marvin Shame, Shamus,” and also handles the cover.
📖 Story Highlights
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“Sane” – 7 pages. A satirical takeoff on the Western movie Shane.
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“Peter Gorre the Delirious Traveler” – 6 pages. A parody of the radio series The Mysterious Traveler. Pencils and inks by Hy Fleishman (signed).
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“Try Lumpy Chew!” – 2-page humorous text story with typeset lettering.
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“Come Back Little Heba” – 6 pages. A parody of the movie Come Back, Little Sheba.
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“Marvin Shame, Shamus” – 6 pages. Pencils and inks by Hy Fleishman (signed).
📌 Additional Details
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The issue contains five listed features: four comic stories and one text story.
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The listed contents account for 27 pages.
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The issue's humor relies heavily on recognizable entertainment parodies, giving it a distinctly mid-1950s pop-culture flavor.
An entertaining follow-up to the debut issue, with movie and radio spoofs and signed Hy Fleishman artwork.
