(July-August 1947)

DC, 1943 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-04-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Bernard Breslauer ? (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Penniless Palmer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Kaye ?
Inks
Stan Kaye ?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Penniless Palmer

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

U Is for Unicorn (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

His Nibs, King Neptune (Table of Contents: 3)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Thurston Harper
Inks
Thurston Harper
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Penniless Palmer
Synopsis
Penniless is hired by Mr. Fish to find Mr. Finn and King Neptune gets in his way. A definite fish story.

Buddy Rosar (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Hamilton and Egbert / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the only way we keep out of trouble!
Genre
humor
Characters
Hamilton; Egbert
Synopsis
They invent a bank robbery protection device.

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

Old Mill Stabilizer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Silly Willie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Tom McNamara (signed)
Pencils
Tom McNamara (signed)
Inks
Tom McNamara (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh! Heh! Har! Har! Ho!
Genre
humor
Characters
Willie Nilly
Synopsis
A totem pole makes Willie a ventriloquist.

Indexer Notes

Story told in rhyme.

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

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wild an' Wooly Razz-Matazz! (Table of Contents: 10)

Two-Gun Percy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Two-Gun Percy
Synopsis
Deadwood Dan schemes up a way to rob the stage at Messy Mesa.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wait up, Jerry!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A new girl is trying to get a date.

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Tom Orzechowski.

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

Walt Disney Treasure Chest of Films / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mister Grumble / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh - I'm lost. I must have driven off the main road...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Mr. Grumble needs to find a road sign at night.

Smooth Worker (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Tom Neil]
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Fracas in Fruit! (Table of Contents: 15)

Cave-Man Curly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Sulman
Pencils
Joe Sulman
Inks
Joe Sulman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Cave-Man Curly
Synopsis
After dumping the stew on his mother-in-law's head, Curly is hungry as they do some inventing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Scuffy the Tramp / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sorry I didn't settle down...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
At one time, when he was younger, he almost settled down.

How to Grind the Mill (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Barnstormer (Table of Contents: 18)

Tinkerman Tad / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Thurston Harper (signed)
Inks
Thurston Harper (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Tinkerman Tad
Synopsis
Tad fixes up a weathervane and messes everything else up as usual.

Outwitting the Kidnappers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Blacksmith? (Table of Contents: 20)

Dover and Clover / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
humor
Characters
Dover; Clover
Synopsis
The blacksmith is going to "forge a check" for Farmer Jones, a gate-check that is.

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein (as reported in his blog Klein Letters, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-all-funny-comics/#more-32167 , retrieved 12 September 2016). Originally credited to Henry Boltinoff.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kilroy Is Here! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

The Killroys / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The "Cuckoo Kayo" (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Penniless Palmer
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. U Is for Unicorn
  4. 3. His Nibs, King Neptune
    Penniless Palmer
  5. 4. Buddy Rosar
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Jack Treddle Gets Hero's Medal
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  7. 6. ["This is the only way we keep out of trouble!"]
    Hamilton and Egbert
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Old Mill Stabilizer
  9. 8. ["Heh! Heh! Har! Har! Ho!"]
    Silly Willie
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  11. 10. Wild an' Wooly Razz-Matazz!
    Two-Gun Percy
  12. 11. ["Wait up, Jerry!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Walt Disney Treasure Chest of Films
  14. 13. ["Gosh - I'm lost. I must have driven off the main road..."]
    Mister Grumble
  15. 14. Smooth Worker
  16. 15. Fracas in Fruit!
    Cave-Man Curly
  17. 16. ["I'm sorry I didn't settle down..."]
    Scuffy the Tramp
  18. 17. How to Grind the Mill
    Winchester Roller Skates
  19. 18. Barnstormer
    Tinkerman Tad
  20. 19. Outwitting the Kidnappers
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  21. 20. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Blacksmith?
    Dover and Clover
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun
  23. 22. Kilroy Is Here!
    The Killroys
  24. 23. The "Cuckoo Kayo"
    Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore