(March 1944)

Marvel, 1944 Series
 
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1944-05-15 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corporation
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Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, Vol. 39, No. 2, p. 161, Copyright number: B631844.

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Tessie the Typist / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish to exchange this for something less genuine!!
Genre
humor
Characters
Tessie the Typist; sales clerk

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Tessie the Typist / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Jeb Skatter you will report at Camp Dix
Genre
humor
Characters
Tessie; Jeb Skatter; Mr. Strongheart; Bessie; Mr. Grubber; Vincent B. Wainwrong
Synopsis
Tessie goes to Washington and gets a government job to help out the war effort.

Case of the Purloined Pearls! (Table of Contents: 3)

Squat Car Squad / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Hah! What luck finding this empty cage!
Genre
humor
Characters
Sarge; Rook; The Funster
Synopsis
Sarge and Rook are sent to Coney Island to capture the Funster.
Keywords
Coney Island

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Half Chief Poke-In-Nose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Mister, do you think I can
Genre
humor
Characters
Half Chief Poke-In-Nose; game warden; Indian chief; Mad Mike; Sheriff Clem
Synopsis
Half Chief Poke-In-Nose is sent out to hunt food before the winter snow falls.

The Strange Case of the Bananna Brain (Table of Contents: 5)

Eustace Hayseed and Choo Choo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Our hero's favorite hobby is eating...
Genre
humor
Characters
Eustace Hayseed; Choo Choo; J. "Wildcat" Gusher; Jones; Reed; Mike
Synopsis
Eustace has developed a skill at finding oil.

Indexer Notes

"Banana" is misspelled several times in the story as "bananna." Characters are drawn in the style of Al Capp's Li'l Abner.

They're Nautical, But Nice! (Table of Contents: 6)

Star and Tar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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But he only wanted to give you a haircut!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Star; Tar; Ivan Bullshivitzky
Synopsis
Star and Tar sneak off the ship to go dancing with girls.

Photo Finish (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Helen King
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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Mitchell family was an average family in a suburban town called...
Genre
teen
Characters
Father Mitchell; Mother Mitchell; Jimmie Mitchell; Grandma; Lorraine Page; Bruce Roberts
Synopsis
Jimmie captures the scene of a horse riding accident with his dad's movie camera.
Keywords
West Hills

Case in the Suit Case (Table of Contents: 8)

Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Ha.. Ha... I sure outsmarted dat dumb cop Snoopy!
Genre
humor
Characters
Snoopy; Dr. Nutzy; Professor; Boss; hotel manager
Synopsis
Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy investigate a series of robberies at a hotel.

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Mopey of the Merchant Marine / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Captain, it sure looks bad!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Mopey; captain; first mate
Synopsis
While lost at sea, Mopey fires off some sky rockets.

The Puny Person With the Potent Paws (Table of Contents: 10)

Powerhouse Pepper / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Wolverton)
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Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Wolverton)
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Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Wolverton)
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Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Wolverton)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've a passion to purchase a piece of property in these parts!
Genre
humor
Characters
Powerhouse Pepper; Casper Grasper; Wayne Strain; Ferdie Sturdy
Synopsis
Powerhouse goes after a couple of swindlers who cheated him and others in a land deal.
Keywords
Soursaddle City

Announcing the Winners of the February No. 14 Joker Comics Popularity Contest (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Standard American Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I wish to exchange this for something less genuine!!"]
    Tessie the Typist
  2. 1. ["Amaze your friends!"]
  3. 2. ["Jeb Skatter you will report at Camp Dix"]
    Tessie the Typist
  4. 3. Case of the Purloined Pearls!
    Squat Car Squad
  5. 4. ["Say, Mister, do you think I can"]
    Half Chief Poke-In-Nose
  6. 5. The Strange Case of the Bananna Brain
    Eustace Hayseed and Choo Choo
  7. 6. They're Nautical, But Nice!
    Star and Tar
  8. 7. Photo Finish
  9. 8. Case in the Suit Case
    Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy
  10. 9. ["Captain, it sure looks bad!"]
    Mopey of the Merchant Marine
  11. 10. The Puny Person With the Potent Paws
    Powerhouse Pepper
  12. 11. Announcing the Winners of the February No. 14 Joker Comics Popularity Contest
  13. 12. ["New enlargement"]
  14. 13. ["Sensational new necktie glows in the dark!"]
  15. 14. ["Comic readers amazing gift offer!"]
    Standard American Encyclopedia
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • David Bruce
  • Bill Devine
  • John DiBello
  • Del Gruber
  • Rob Johnson
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Banks S. Robinson