Leave It to Binky #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeLeave It to Binky #7 (cover-dated March 1949) is a snapshot of DC's postwar publishing ecosystem at its most expansive: a 52-page teen-humor anthology stuffed with backup features, house advertisements, and cross-promotional insertions that collectively put the entire Golden Age DC line under one cover. The sheer breadth of characters catalogued in this issue — from Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to Ibis the Invincible, Robotman, and Red Ryder — reflects DC's editorial strategy of using its humor titles as promotional vehicles for the superhero, adventure, and western comics it was simultaneously publishing. The issue also showcases Sheldon Mayer's parallel creative worlds colliding: Scribbly Jibbet and his brother Snoony, Mayer's semi-autobiographical boy-cartoonist characters, appear here as both story characters and in advertisements for the concurrent Scribbly solo series, demonstrating how tightly interconnected DC's Golden Age output was. That Harry Lampert — the co-creator of Jay Garrick, the original Flash — contributed backup 'Lila' stories to this very issue adds a further layer of creative lineage.
In this 1949 gem, Binky dodges his lawn-mowing duty by hiring Allergy to do it—only to find himself caught in a surprisingly elaborate scheme involving Allergy, Uncle Snootly, and a full-on steam shovel. Written by Hal Seegar and brought to life with lively art by Bob Oksner (pencils and inks), the cover by Oksner captures the chaotic charm of the moment perfectly.
In this lighthearted 1949 tale from *Leave It to Binky #7*, Herbert panics when he realizes he’s left his wallet behind after a dinner with Lucy—only to watch her dash off to retrieve it, her good intentions sidetracked by a series of small, charming distractions on the way home.
In this 1949 slice of suburban teen life, Binky dodges his lawn-mowing duty by hiring Allergy to do it—only to find himself caught in a surprisingly elaborate scheme involving Allergy, Uncle Snootly, and a full-on steam shovel. The chaos unfolds with classic comic flair, as a simple chore spirals into a full-blown backyard adventure.
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Leave It to Binky was conceived by Sheldon Mayer, who designed its characters and concept, with artist Bob Oksner handling the drawing from the series' launch through its 1958 cancellation; as Oksner later recalled, Binky was envisioned as 'a little older version of Scribbly, more of a teenage focus.' The series debuted in February–March 1948 as DC's answer to the booming postwar teen-humor market dominated by Archie Comics, with Larry Nadle serving as editor and Hal Seeger co-contributing scripts alongside Mayer. By issue #7 in early 1949 the series had settled into its anthology format of roughly 52 pages, blending multiple story strips — Binky's misadventures, the Lucy/Herbert domestic comedy, and Harry Lampert's 'Lila' featurettes — with house advertisements for the rest of DC's line.
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- Cover date: March 1949 (cover-dated); 52 pages, published by National Comics Publications (DC).
- Primary creative team for Binky stories: script by Sheldon Mayer and/or Hal Seeger, pencils and inks by Bob Oksner — the same team that carried the series from its 1948 launch through 1958.
- Issue contains multiple backup strips: 'Herbert the Intellectual' and 'Jail Break' (Oksner art), 'Allergy Gets Lost' (Mayer script/Oksner art), 'The Love Letter' (Seeger script/Oksner art), and 'Extreme Working Conditions starring Lila' (Harry Lampert script and art).
- Harry Lampert — the co-creator of Jay Garrick / The Flash (first appearing in Flash Comics #1, 1940) — contributed the 'Lila' featurette, making him a direct creative link between DC's Golden Age superhero line and its teen-humor output.
- Scribbly Jibbet and his brother Snoony Jibbet appear in this issue; Snoony is the renamed version of the character called 'Dinky' in the earlier All-American Comics run, reflecting Sheldon Mayer's revision of his own semi-autobiographical strip when it relaunched as a solo title in 1948.
- The broad roster of indexed characters — including Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Robotman, Ibis the Invincible, Red Ryder, and others — almost certainly reflects in-issue house advertisements and cross-promotional insertions for DC's concurrent titles rather than story appearances, consistent with DC's established editorial practice across its 52-page humor books of this era (e.g., confirmed ad for Scribbly Comics and Superboy #1 in the adjacent issue #8).
- The series of which this is part ran 82 issues total (1948–1977), was revived via Showcase #70 (September 1967), and spun off a companion title, Binky's Buddies, which ran 12 issues from 1969–1970.
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