Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1955-12-22
Editing: John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Pat the Brat (Archie, 1955 series) #3 Edit Cover
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Pat the Brat / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children; domestic
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Okay, Robinson Crusoe... out of the tub!!
Characters:
Fleabite

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel cartoons.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Pat the Brat / cartoon / 1 page

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Pat threatens a bully at a soda fountain; Pat holds up a woman in the supermarket aisle; Pat saws the coat rack in half; Pat swings through the neighbor's window.

Indexer Notes

Four one-panel cartoons.
The inside-front cover.

The Welcher
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Patty ... how come you're snubbing Billy?
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Billy
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Pat is mad at Billy because he won't pay the trillion dollar bet he owes.

Relatively Speaking
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Patty, now don't give your Aunt Martha any trouble at the zoo!
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Pat warns his aunt about the anteater at the zoo.

He Got Her Number
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Patrick! What did I tell you about scribbling on the wall?!
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Pat gets in trouble for writing on the wall and points out the phone numbers his mother has written on the wall by the phone.

Lucky Break
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey, Patty, look what I got...
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Pat uses two hands to break a wishbone and falls backwards into mud.

On the Ball
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ha! Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Pat carries snowballs in an instrument case.

A Shrewdy
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm not speaking to you, Patrick!
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Synopsis:
Pat insults his friend.

A Born Bachelor
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's play house!
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Pat resolves to never get married after playing house and walking past his friends with a baby carriage.

Smooth Operator
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Synopsis:
Pat oils the refrigerator's hinges so he won't get caught sneaking food.

Makeup!
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's the idea of the new hair-do, Patty boy?
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Synopsis:
Pat gets a new haircut to hide a black eye.

Tit for Tat
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now!
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Fleabite
Synopsis:
Pat and Fleabite get revenge on a passing motorist for splashing them with water.

Hedging
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm gonna tell my mother!
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Synopsis:
Pat cuts the pigtail off his friend with pruning shears.

The Bottle Imp
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah ... it's finished at last!
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Synopsis:
Pat plays with his father's model ship in the bathtub.

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Pat's Quick Yak Page / comic story / 1 page

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Pat asks why soldiers are tired on April 1; Pat asks why they didn't play cards on Noah's Ark; Patty explains why "smiles" is the longest English word; Pat asks an artist if he's sold anything lately.

Indexer Notes

Three two-panel and one three-panel comic.

The Outfielder
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Got ya!
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Pat catches a cherry bouncing down the soda fountain counter.

Hot-Dog
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Pat roasts a hot dog using a fire breather.

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

Dog-gone Brave!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Fleabite / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gr-r-r-gr-r-r!
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Fleabite
Synopsis:
Fleabite believes he successfully defeated a melting snowman.

Shush!
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't hear you Patty boy!
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Synopsis:
Oswald tries to make Pat pray louder.

Practice Makes Perfect
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Grandma .... if I was invited to a party, should I eat pie with a fork?
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Grandma
Synopsis:
Pat tries to practice eating a pie.

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Pat the Brat Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's raining ... and Pat wants to munch on some gum drops
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Indexer Notes

Maze to get Pat through the sewer pipes to the candy store.

Zany, But Brainy
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Some snazzy new tie you're wearing Charlie .... c'n I try it on?
Characters:
Charlie
Synopsis:
Pat uses a mirror to see how he looks in his friend's bowtie.

Clean as a Whistle
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Anything I c'n help you with today Mom?
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Synopsis:
Pat cleans his bedroom.

Very Lucky
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Archie / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh boy, I just love fishing through the ice!
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
Archie catches a fish but falls through the ice.

Party-Smarty
(Table of Contents: 24)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Like to have more fruit and cookies, Patty?
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Synopsis:
Pat loads his pockets with food at a birthday party.

Manners Menu
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:See this list, young man ... every time you use any one of these expressions we'll deduct accordingly from your allowance!
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Synopsis:
Pat thinks he's lucky with his father's manners menu because he knows some curse words that aren't on the list.

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Pat's Magical Moments / activity / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I c'n lift a brick without touching it!
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Synopsis:
Pat shows the readers how to do a disappearing coin trick with a hat and pot.

He-Deedn't
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Remember, Pat, that a gentleman does a good deed a day...
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Synopsis:
Pat chickens out of an opportunity to be a gentleman.

Silent Partner
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Patty! Are you in the kitchen?
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Synopsis:
Pat frames Fleabite for his candy theft in the kitchen.

The Whole Tooth?
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hurry Patty!! You have to be at the dentist two o'clock!
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Synopsis:
Pat goes to the dentist.

Unlucky Break
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A horseshoe!! That means...good luck!
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Synopsis:
Pat throws a horseshoe over his shoulder and breaks a window.

A Bed Day
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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Wow! Friday the 13th!
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Synopsis:
Pat tries staying in bed to avoid bad luck on Friday the 13th, and a portrait above his bed falls on his head.

Smacko!
(Table of Contents: 32)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How'd you make out at the club boxing match today, Patty?
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Synopsis:
Pat makes One Punch M'Gee look silly by requiring three punches to get knocked out.

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Pat's Good Manners Page / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There once was a small boy named Pat...
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Indexer Notes

Four examples of good manners.

Kill or Cure
(Table of Contents: 34)

text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Old Doc Folsom gave Georgie a shot in the arm.
Characters:
Doc Folsom; Georgie; Jimmy
Synopsis:
Jimmy tries to cure his brother Georgie of the hiccups.

Pop's Gumdrops
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have a gumdrop, boys?
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Blinky
Synopsis:
Oswald tries to teach Pat about snacking etiquette.

Washed Out
(Table of Contents: 36)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mud pies are fun, huh, Pat, ol' pal!
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Blinky
Synopsis:
Pat thinks that Blinky is dirty after washing up.

A Lot of Bull
(Table of Contents: 37)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:S'matter, Blinky?
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Blinky
Synopsis:
Blinky has regrets over trading his pet.

Kid Gloves
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Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's your mom rushin' for, Jane?
Characters:
Jane; Jane's mother
Synopsis:
Pat and Jane send up her mother's gloves on her dog's ears.

Dolly's Folly
(Table of Contents: 39)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Howdy, stranger!
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Blinky; Jane
Synopsis:
Jane admonishes the boys for playing childish games but can't join them because her dolly has a fever.

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Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Get out your crayons, gang, and color this swell picture!
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Indexer Notes

A picture to color.

Guess What?
(Table of Contents: 41)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi! I'm going over to Pat's house to see his birthday present!
Characters:
Blinky; Jane
Synopsis:
Pat's friends guess what he got for his birthday.

Clean Up Campaign
(Table of Contents: 42)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh dear! There goes the stew!
Characters:
Fleabite
Synopsis:
Alice asks Pat for something to clean the spilled stew, so Pat brings in Fleabite.

Pipe Gripe
(Table of Contents: 43)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This bubble pipe will make a swell birthday present for Jane!
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Synopsis:
Pat wraps a gift box without the gift inside.

Giving His All
(Table of Contents: 44)

Wilbur / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; domestic; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ahem! ... Dad may I have an advance on my allowance?
Characters:
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin; Laurie Lake
Synopsis:
Wilbur gets an advance on his allowance to make a charitable donation - to Laurie's kissing booth.

The Brain Buster
(Table of Contents: 45)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This book has me astonished at the advancement of science!
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Synopsis:
Pat's friend shares a fact about the brontosaurus.

The Cut Up
(Table of Contents: 46)

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gee, Dad's making a do-it-yourself coffee table!
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Synopsis:
Pat gives himself a DIY haircut.

Ice Cream Scheme
(Table of Contents: 47)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's your ice cream and the groceries your mother ordered, Pat!
Characters:
Blinky
Synopsis:
Pat and Blinky both hide their ice cream cones from each other.

Jammed Up
(Table of Contents: 48)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:So this is where they're hiding the jam!
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Fleabite
Synopsis:
Pat's messy face reveals whether he's been eating jam again.

Box Battle
(Table of Contents: 49)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's going on here?!
Characters:
Jane; Jane's mother
Synopsis:
Pat and Jane argue over a box with a lizard inside.

Timely Tots
(Table of Contents: 50)

Pat the Brat / comic story / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's all the laughing about?
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Blinky
Synopsis:
Pat and Blinky make fun of the fashions in Oswald's childhood photo album before stepping outside in astronaut and Davy Crockett costumes.

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(Table of Contents: 51)

Pat the Brat / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Fer another sip, I'll let you spin my propeller!
Characters:
Jane
Synopsis:
Pat bargains for a sip of ice cream; Pat spoils a movie; Pat blows his bicycle horn.

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel cartoons.
The inside-back cover.

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Pat the Brat / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You know too much!
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Synopsis:
Pat holds up an information desk; Pat insults the child psychologist; Pat looks for a missing baseball.

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel cartoons.
The back cover.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Okay, Robinson Crusoe... out of the tub!!"]
    Pat the Brat
  2. ["Step outside and say that!!"]
    Pat the Brat
  3. The Welcher
    Pat the Brat
  4. Relatively Speaking
    Pat the Brat
  5. He Got Her Number
    Pat the Brat
  6. Lucky Break
    Pat the Brat
  7. On the Ball
    Pat the Brat
  8. A Shrewdy
    Pat the Brat
  9. A Born Bachelor
    Pat the Brat
  10. Smooth Operator
    Pat the Brat
  11. Makeup!
    Pat the Brat
  12. Tit for Tat
    Pat the Brat
  13. Hedging
    Pat the Brat
  14. The Bottle Imp
    Pat the Brat
  15. [no title indexed]
    Pat's Quick Yak Page
  16. The Outfielder
    Pat the Brat
  17. Hot-Dog
    Pat the Brat
  18. Dog-gone Brave!
    Fleabite
  19. Shush!
    Pat the Brat
  20. Practice Makes Perfect
    Pat the Brat
  21. ["It's raining ... and Pat wants to munch on some gum drops"]
    Pat the Brat Puzzle Page
  22. Zany, But Brainy
    Pat the Brat
  23. Clean as a Whistle
    Pat the Brat
  24. Very Lucky
    Archie
  25. Party-Smarty
    Pat the Brat
  26. Manners Menu
    Pat the Brat
  27. ["I c'n lift a brick without touching it!"]
    Pat's Magical Moments
  28. He-Deedn't
    Pat the Brat
  29. Silent Partner
    Pat the Brat
  30. The Whole Tooth?
    Pat the Brat
  31. Unlucky Break
    Pat the Brat
  32. A Bed Day
    Pat the Brat
  33. Smacko!
    Pat the Brat
  34. ["There once was a small boy named Pat..."]
    Pat's Good Manners Page
  35. Kill or Cure
  36. Pop's Gumdrops
    Pat the Brat
  37. Washed Out
    Pat the Brat
  38. A Lot of Bull
    Pat the Brat
  39. Kid Gloves
    Pat the Brat
  40. Dolly's Folly
    Pat the Brat
  41. ["Get out your crayons, gang, and color this swell picture!"]
    Fun Page
  42. Guess What?
    Pat the Brat
  43. Clean Up Campaign
    Pat the Brat
  44. Pipe Gripe
    Pat the Brat
  45. Giving His All
    Wilbur
  46. The Brain Buster
    Pat the Brat
  47. The Cut Up
    Pat the Brat
  48. Ice Cream Scheme
    Pat the Brat
  49. Jammed Up
    Pat the Brat
  50. Box Battle
    Pat the Brat
  51. Timely Tots
    Pat the Brat
  52. ["Fer another sip, I'll let you spin my propeller!"]
    Pat the Brat
  53. ["You know too much!"]
    Pat the Brat
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