Leave It to Binky
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Leave It to Binky is a comic book
series published by DC Comics
which ran for 82 issues. It started in February-March 1948 and ran for 60 issues coming to an end in 1958. The series was revived in June-July 1968 and continued the numbering of the original series. With issue #72 (April-May 1970), the title was shortened to Binky and the series ran until issue #81 (Oct.-Nov. 1971). Issue #82 was published in Summer 1977. Its success inspired the creation of a spin-off title, Binky's Buddies, which began in January-February 1969 and was cancelled with issue #12 (Nov.-Dec. 1970). It was basically a teen-humor series of the Archie Comics
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It earned for itself some recognition in the field, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1970 for Henry Scarpelli
for his work on it, Date With Debbi
, and other DC comics.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series published by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
which ran for 82 issues. It started in February-March 1948 and ran for 60 issues coming to an end in 1958. The series was revived in June-July 1968 and continued the numbering of the original series. With issue #72 (April-May 1970), the title was shortened to Binky and the series ran until issue #81 (Oct.-Nov. 1971). Issue #82 was published in Summer 1977. Its success inspired the creation of a spin-off title, Binky's Buddies, which began in January-February 1969 and was cancelled with issue #12 (Nov.-Dec. 1970). It was basically a teen-humor series of the Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
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It earned for itself some recognition in the field, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1970 for Henry Scarpelli
Henry Scarpelli
Henry Scarpelli was an American comic book artist who has worked in comics. His work in comics has won him recognition from the industry, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker in 1970, for his work on Date With Debbi, Leave It to Binky, and other DC comics...
for his work on it, Date With Debbi
Date With Debbi
Date With Debbi is a comic book series, published by DC Comics which ran for 18 issues between 1969 and 1972. The series was about the attempts of Debbi to find happiness, often through dating...
, and other DC comics.