(August 1941)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1941-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

Issue Notes

Distributed by American News Company.
Copyright 1941 by K. K. Publications, Inc.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Owl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Owl [Nick Terry]

Manse of the Mad Madespos (Table of Contents: 1)

The Owl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Thomas ?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Owl [Nick Terry]; Officer Dozey O'Toole; Chief Murphy; Belle Wayne

Balled Up (Table of Contents: 2)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (credited)
Pencils
Bill Holman (credited)
Inks
Bill Holman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1939.?

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1939 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

The "Smokey Stover" feature is currently appearing in Super Comics (Dell, 1938 Series) and will now be appearing in Crackajack Funnies also.

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

Cyclone / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
John Hampton
Inks
John Hampton
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cyclone I'm happy to pay you this reward...
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Cyclone; Midge; Sandy Waters

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay..take it easy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1939.?

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1939 by the Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Chambers (signed)
Inks
Jim Chambers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Indian witchdoctor demonstrates his gratitude to Clyde for saving his and his peoples lives...
Genre
adventure; jungle; animal
Characters
Wig Wong; Clyde Beatty; Burt Slay
Synopsis
Slay and his henchman are knocked out by the witch doctor and Clyde elects to take them with the party to the mysterious mountain.
Keywords
Klow Museum Expedition; masks; soporific drugs; witch doctors

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

The Crusoes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Micale (signed as Albert Micale)
Inks
Al Micale (signed as Albert Micale)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While on a hunting and exploring expedition...
Genre
adventure

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

Bob and Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Brice (signed)
Inks
Robert Brice (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob and Bill the scout twins...
Genre
adventure

Just a Kid (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hal Bittner (signed as Hal BiT)
Inks
Hal Bittner (signed as Hal BiT)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Artist signature combines the "l" and "B", making it look like HaBiT.

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

Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al McWilliams
Inks
Al McWilliams
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Flying Fortress carrying Princess Helen...
Genre
adventure; aviation

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

Ellery Queen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A patient is discharged from Central Hospital...
Genre
detective-mystery

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

Don Winslow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank V. Martinek (credited as F. V. Martinek)
Pencils
Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
Inks
Leon A. Beroth (signed as L. A. Beroth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aboard the yacht off the Cuban coast...
Genre
adventure; war; military
Characters
Don Winslow

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

Gabby Scoops / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
William Treadwell (signed as Bill Treadwell)
Pencils
Bill Connor (signed)
Inks
Bill Connor (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gabby Scoops has been sent to the training camp...
Genre
adventure; humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Owl
  2. 1. Manse of the Mad Madespos
    The Owl
  3. 2. Balled Up
    Smokey Stover
  4. 3. ["Cyclone I'm happy to pay you this reward..."]
    Cyclone
  5. 4. ["Okay..take it easy..."]
    Smokey Stover
  6. 5. ["The Indian witchdoctor demonstrates his gratitude to Clyde for saving his and his peoples lives..."]
    Clyde Beatty
  7. 6. ["While on a hunting and exploring expedition..."]
    The Crusoes
  8. 7. ["Bob and Bill the scout twins..."]
    Bob and Bill
  9. 8. Just a Kid
  10. 9. ["The Flying Fortress carrying Princess Helen..."]
    Stratosphere Jim and His Flying Fortress
  11. 10. ["A patient is discharged from Central Hospital..."]
    Ellery Queen
  12. 11. ["Aboard the yacht off the Cuban coast..."]
    Don Winslow
  13. 12. ["Gabby Scoops has been sent to the training camp..."]
    Gabby Scoops
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)