(August 1939)

Dell, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1939-07-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
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Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 427714. Copyright given to Stephen Slesinger, Inc.

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cover / 1 page (report information)

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Gosh! They Don't Feed These Animals Enough!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two boys look at skeleton in a museum exhibit.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Alley Oop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
Pencils
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
Inks
V. T. Hamlin (credited, signed)
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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
By golly, Umpa - for a while, there, I was beginnin' to think...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Alley Oop Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Down the Wyoming Trail (Table of Contents: 2)

Tex Ritter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Frank Frollo (signed)
Inks
Frank Frollo (signed)
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?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Trigger Men (Table of Contents: 3)

The Crime Busters / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Al McWilliams (credited as A. McWilliams)
Inks
Al McWilliams (credited as A. McWilliams)
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?
Letters
?
Genre
crime

[A Princess of Mars - Episode 5] (Table of Contents: 4)

John Carter Warlord of Mars / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs (original story); John Coleman Burroughs (adaptation)
Pencils
John Coleman Burroughs (signed)
Inks
John Coleman Burroughs (signed)
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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Carter and the princess, Dejah Thoris, are being taken to the Green Martian's capital city...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carter

Indexer Notes

Adapts Edgar Rice Burroughs' "A Princess of Mars."

Script adaptation credit per Western's then policy per Oskar Lebeck cited by Michael Barrier, p. 28, Funnybooks (UC Press, Oakland, 2015). These credits continue until the strip was canceled.

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

Captain Easy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Roy Crane (credited)
Pencils
Roy Crane (credited)
Inks
Roy Crane (credited)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick! My jug! My gun!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Wash Tubbs; Captain Easy
Reprints
  • from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Out Our Way / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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J. R. Williams (credited)
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J. R. Williams (credited)
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J. R. Williams (credited)
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Mother isn't feeling well
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Out Our Way with the Willets
Genre
humor
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  • from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Frameup (Table of Contents: 7)

Gene Autry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
western-frontier

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

Our Boarding House / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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What can I do for you my good man?
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Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Salesman Sam / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

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C. D. Small
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C. D. Small
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C. D. Small
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whazza matter, Duzz?
Genre
humor
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  • from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Out Our Way / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
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J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
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J. R. Williams (credited, signed)
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I know how to handle him
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Out Our Way with the Willets
Genre
humor
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  • from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

$25 Prize Money - Kids! Paste-up Goofuss (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

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

Lightning Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Lightning Jim and his Deputy, Whitey Larsen, are trailing the bank bandits, who...
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Lightning Jim Whipple U.S. Marshal
Genre
western-frontier

The Black Widow (Table of Contents: 13)

Tom Beatty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Out Our Way / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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J. R. Williams (credited) (signed as J. R. Williams)
Pencils
J. R. Williams (credited) (signed as J. R. Williams)
Inks
J. R. Williams (credited) (signed as J. R. Williams)
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Th' only one we have to worry about
Feature Logo
Out Our Way with the Willets
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Out Our Way Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Our Boarding House / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Yes, sir - as a mere lad of eight I had mastered the art...
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Our Boarding House with Major Hoople
Genre
humor
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  • from Our Boarding House Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

Dick Tracy at Homeville (Table of Contents: 16)

Dick Tracy / text story / 3 pages (report information)

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typeset
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Small
Pencils
C. D. Small
Inks
C. D. Small
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's th' contraption, Sam?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Curious Facts about Stamps / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Small
Pencils
C. D. Small
Inks
C. D. Small
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeh, Duzz, this year, instead o' plantin' onions, I'm gonna some leek!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Bosko / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
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Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
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Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
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Remember the jellyfish - floating so bold...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Four Aces / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Hal Forrest (credited)
Inks
Hal Forrest (credited)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Larry and Ronnie, having completed their motion picture work in Florida...
Genre
adventure; aviation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

How to Draw / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Hugh Harmon (credited as Hugh Harman)
Pencils
Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
Inks
Win Smith (credited as Rudolf Ising)
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Letters
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Wizard of Oz / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Walt Spouse
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Walt Spouse (signed)
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Walt Spouse (signed)
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Ojo, Scraps and the magic cat
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The Wonderland of Oz
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ojo; Scraps
Reprints
  • from Wonderland of Oz Sundays (C. C. Winnigham) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Salesman Sam / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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C. D. Small
Pencils
C. D. Small
Inks
C. D. Small
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Duzz has gone home, but it was swell o' him ta lemme...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Salesman Sam Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Gosh! They Don't Feed These Animals Enough!"]
  2. 1. ["By golly, Umpa - for a while, there, I was beginnin' to think..."]
    Alley Oop
  3. 2. Down the Wyoming Trail
    Tex Ritter
  4. 3. Trigger Men
    The Crime Busters
  5. 4. [A Princess of Mars - Episode 5]
    John Carter Warlord of Mars
  6. 5. ["Quick! My jug! My gun!"]
    Captain Easy
  7. 6. ["Mother isn't feeling well"]
    Out Our Way
  8. 7. Frameup
    Gene Autry
  9. 8. ["What can I do for you my good man?"]
    Our Boarding House
  10. 9. ["Whazza matter, Duzz?"]
    Salesman Sam
  11. 10. ["I know how to handle him"]
    Out Our Way
  12. 11. $25 Prize Money - Kids! Paste-up Goofuss
  13. 12. ["Lightning Jim and his Deputy, Whitey Larsen, are trailing the bank bandits, who..."]
    Lightning Jim
  14. 13. The Black Widow
    Tom Beatty
  15. 14. ["Th' only one we have to worry about"]
    Out Our Way
  16. 15. ["Yes, sir - as a mere lad of eight I had mastered the art..."]
    Our Boarding House
  17. 16. Dick Tracy at Homeville
    Dick Tracy
  18. 17. ["What's th' contraption, Sam?"]
    Salesman Sam
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Curious Facts about Stamps
  20. 19. ["Yeh, Duzz, this year, instead o' plantin' onions, I'm gonna some leek!"]
    Salesman Sam
  21. 20. ["Remember the jellyfish - floating so bold..."]
    Bosko
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Funnies Crossword Puzzle Page
  23. 22. ["Larry and Ronnie, having completed their motion picture work in Florida..."]
    Four Aces
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    How to Draw
  25. 24. ["Ojo, Scraps and the magic cat"]
    Wizard of Oz
  26. 25. ["Well, Duzz has gone home, but it was swell o' him ta lemme..."]
    Salesman Sam
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