Mulligan Stew: The Comic Book (Part 2)

We continue our look inside the Mulligan Stew comic book today! 

Here is a recipe for that 4-4-3-2 superstar, pizza!

And here is another page of story. Note that the stories are not adaptations of the TV episodes, but many seem to be continuations or at least reference those episodes.

Here's a groovy game that is inside the comic. 

Finally, here is another recipe, but not just any recipe. Read on to learn how to make Mulligan stew! "Everybody likes it!"

Mulligan Stew: The Comic Book (Part 1)

Today and tomorrow, we present some pics from the Mulligan Stew comic book we discuss on the latest podcast! Thanks again to Mike for getting this for me and setting us down this path!

Here's the cover and back cover of the comic, which is pretty thick. There's a lot of value in here, what with the stories, recipes, games, songs, and more!

There are more lyrics inside, like the following. Check out my personal favorite, "Good Nutrition":

And here's a look at an actual story page. The original owner of the comic book beat me to the puzzles in this issue!

Tomorrow, we'll look at a recipe!

Show Notes and Video Playlist: Episode 13-6: Mulligan Stew

*Thanks for listening to our exploration of USDA/4H educational 1970s series Mulligan Stew. Do you remember seeing this one? 

The show premiered on PBS stations in 1972 and aired in syndication and in classrooms throughout the decade and beyond.

*Here is the 1974 New York Times article I mention.

*RFK Stadium opened in 1961. The Washington Senators played there until 1971 and then moved to Texas and became the Rangers.

*Teisco was a Japanese guitar brand big in the Sixties. It was owned by Kawai at the time of this series.

*4-4-3-2 = 4 bread and cereal, 4 fruits and vegetables, 3 from milk, 2 from meat.

*This series should not be confused with short-lived 1977 NBC series Mulligan's Stew starring Elinor Donahue.

*ABC aired The Monkees 1966-1968.

*I couldn't find any more information about nutrition expert Peggy Walton.

*Here's a great look at the series and the tie-in comic book!

*I can't find the other series mentioned in the above article: 1986's "Blue sky below my feet adventures in space technology" from 4-H and NASA.

*Leesburg is in Loudon County in Northern Virginia, about 40 miles from Washington D.C.

*Please enjoy our video playlist for this episode with nutritional PSAs, commercials, and more! We put all 6 Mulligan Stew episodes at the front of the list, so just skip through if you don't want to watch all of them. Click below to go right to the list, or you can always visit our official YouTube page for all of our past episodes and similar lists for each one of them!

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