Spotlight on Fred Fredericks - Other Comics - Rebel

Country:	USA / English

In 1964, Fred Fredericks heard about a new magazine to be distributed in US schools, "Scholastic Scope". He took some of his art to Scope headquarters, and in due course, Rebel was born. Fredericks produced the strip for over 30 years and it has also been reprinted in collections. Some of the ideas for strips came to him through write-in gags from the public. Each kid who wrote in got a credit within the comic.

Comic strip story and characters

Rebel

Rebel is a leather-clad high school musician. The book jacket promises he’ll a rebellious trouble-maker, but he’s actually quite tame. In fact, Rebel is always trying to convince his zanier, chubby hippie friend Wreck to stay in school! Staying in school is a big theme in Rebel. Sometimes Rebel, Wreck and their other pal Groover will hang out with girls, but relationships aren’t nearly as important as being a committed student.

Mr. Mellon

Walter Melon is principal at Finster High School.

Scholastic Scope

Scholastic Scope is a magazine intended for students at high school. The first issue was published in autumn 1964. The publication follows the school year from September to May, and the release rate is a mix between weekly and fortnightly. Usually 25 issues were published during a school year. In the beginning, the magazine followed the various semesters, so that volume one was published from September to January 1964. And volume two was in the spring until May 1965. This changed in the autumn of 1976, when the entire school year became volume 25.

From the very beginning, each issue had a page of jokes along with the humorous comic strip "Rebel" by Fred Fredericks.

Cover

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  1966, March 25

Books

In December 1969 Scholastic Book Service released the first Rebel book, with 61 selected strips from the years 1964 to 1969.

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  Rebel
  1969

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  Rebel Rides Again
  1974

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