(August-September 1954)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Brand
United Feature Approved Newspaper Comics
Editing
?

Issue Notes

"Copyright 1951-52-54"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nancy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Nancy; Sluggo

Lytle's Model Guns (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Nancy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice of Mrs. Van Snoot to offer me a job
Genre
humor
Characters
Nancy; Sluggo; Grimy Gregory
Synopsis
Strip titles: Lively Greeting; Takes the Cake; Bloomin' Genius; The Bum's Rush; Cook-eyed; Missing the Scoop;
Reprints
  • from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Pud; Fleer Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

See Nancy and Sluggo Every Month (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Nancy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll just sit here in the park and read
Genre
humor
Characters
Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz
Synopsis
Strip titles: Too Many Curls; Daisies Do Tell; Time to Get Uppity; "Painful" Truth; Down and Out; No Truck With That; Hidden Assets; The Li'l Squirt; Daisies Do Tell; Happy Landing; High Hopes
Reprints
  • from Nancy (United Features Snydicate) daily newspaper strips.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Willie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Go ahead, jump in!
Genre
children
Characters
Willie
Synopsis
Four half-page gags: empty swimming pool; covering Mr. Jackson with sand; Wild pitching; Breaking the optomitist's sign.

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in this series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. Dirks
Pencils
R. Dirks
Inks
R. Dirks
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, dollinks, Mama buyed you a book...
Genre
humor
Characters
Der Captain; Der Inspector; Hans; Fritz; Mama
Synopsis
Mama gives Hans and Fritz a "Don't" book, but it turns out Der Captain and Der Inspector need its advice more than the boys do.
Reprints
  • from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Snydicate) Sunday newspaper page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Stamp Tips... / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?; Emma Lazarus
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The biggest stamp news of the year...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Frederic August Bartholdi
Synopsis
Announcement of 8-cent Statue of Liberty stamp and facts about the statue and its creator Frederic August Bartholdi. Text of "The New Colossus" poem by Emma Lazarus on the statue is printed

Indexer Notes

One-third of each page is made up of classified-type ads offering stamps on approval.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Casey Ruggles / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Warren Tufts
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
?
Letters
Warren Tufts ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Introducing Old Ancient
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Casey Ruggles; Chris Hassenfeffer; Old Ancient (intro)
Synopsis
An old cowboy abducts Chris to make her his wife, but the pair are tracked down by Casey.
Reprints
  • from Casey Ruggles (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips 1951.02.19 to 1951.03.31.

Indexer Notes

Reprint dates are from Warren Tufts Retrospective (Western Wind, 1980). Some panels from the daily strips were dropped. "...Old Ancient, who was a direct spoof of Hopalong Cassidy in particular, and Hollywood stereotype of western heroes in general." Quote by Warren Tufts in the "Warren Tufts Retrospective."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Elsie Hix
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After he had obtained command of a ship...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Commodore Matthew C. Perry (cameo); Edward Payton Weston (cameo)
Synopsis
Topics: Commodore Matthew C. Perry; the ritual after boy and girl twins are born in Bali; the first United States coin; professional pedestrian Edward Payton Weston; Captain Joshua Slocum; lobsters
Reprints
  • from Strange as It Seems newspaper strips

Make It Yourself (Table of Contents: 11)

Hobbies for All / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Greene
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Hobbies that involve creating objects, like woodworking, making jewelry, etc.

Indexer Notes

One-sixth of page has small classified-type ads. Text article with illustrated header.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Nancy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come here, Sluggo
Genre
humor
Characters
Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz
Synopsis
Strip titles: No Traffic with Them; Double Exposure; High-Ho-HO; Just a Big Build-Up; Blowhard!
Reprints
  • from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips.

Free! 210 Stamps from all over the world (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Reduce with Delicious Kelpidine Candy Plan! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Healthaids Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Money? (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  2. 1. Lytle's Model Guns
  3. 2. ["Nice of Mrs. Van Snoot to offer me a job"]
    Nancy
  4. 3. ["Egypt sure is an interesting country"]
    Pud; Fleer Dubble Bubble
  5. 4. See Nancy and Sluggo Every Month
  6. 5. ["I'll just sit here in the park and read"]
    Nancy
  7. 6. ["Go ahead, jump in!"]
    Willie
  8. 7. ["Look, dollinks, Mama buyed you a book..."]
    The Captain and the Kids
  9. 8. ["The biggest stamp news of the year..."]
    Stamp Tips...
  10. 9. ["Introducing Old Ancient"]
    Casey Ruggles
  11. 10. ["After he had obtained command of a ship..."]
    Strange as It Seems
  12. 11. Make It Yourself
    Hobbies for All
  13. 12. ["Come here, Sluggo"]
    Nancy
  14. 13. Free! 210 Stamps from all over the world
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  15. 14. Reduce with Delicious Kelpidine Candy Plan!
    American Healthaids Company
  16. 15. Do You Need Money?
    Colonial Studios, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Len Wolinsky