Tip Top Comics #v1#12 (12)
(April 1937)

United Feature, 1936 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Li'l Abner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Li'l Abner; Mammy Yokum; Salome
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See what mighty mechanical marvels you can build... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Erector; A. C. Gilberton Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 3.33 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Der Captain; Der Inspector; Hans; Fritz; Mama
Reprints
  • from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper pages.

Indexer Notes

The strip appears on the top or bottom 2/3 of 5 pages.

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

Hawkshaw the Detective / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The strip appears on the top 1/3 of 3 pages.

Drums of Doom - Chapter V (Table of Contents: 4)

Golden Thunder / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot [as Lieutenant Fred A. Methot] (credited)
Pencils
Peter Hayle [as Hayle] (signed) (3 spot illustrations)
Inks
Peter Hayle [as Hayle] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Golden Thunder; The Black Phantom; Red Dog

Coming Next Month (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Rex Randall / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Dick Moores
Pencils
Dick Moores
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hero of bus plunge rewarded.
Genre
adventure
Reprints

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

Benny; Opportunity Knox / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Carver Pusey
Pencils
J. Carver Pusey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Back Home Again / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Ed Dodd
Pencils
Ed Dodd
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

[Kamur] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tarzan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Carlin (credited as Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Pencils
Hal Foster (signed as H FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (signed as H FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For centuries the Ibeks, a fierce tribe of mountaineers, had maintained their indepenence.
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Prince Kamur; Princess Nikotris; Tutamken (The Pharaoh)
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sundays (United Feature Syndicate) 1933-10-01 - 1933-11-05. The Egyptian Saga sequence.
    10-1 - Kamur
    10-8 - For the Love of the Queen
    10-15 - The Ibek Horde
    10-22 - To the Death!
    10-29 - Combat
    11-5 - Prisoners

Indexer Notes

Title from the first strip in the reprint sequence.

Free! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Lacrosse! Its History (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Allan Maver
Pencils
Alan Maver (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Wilson Johnson

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free medicine show! The Great Prof. Zapristi will give an exhibition...
Genre
humor

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

Little Mary Mixup; All in the Family / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
R. M. Brinkerhoff
Pencils
R. M. Brinkerhoff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share the 3 pages.

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

Danny Dingle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (signed)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
drama; humor

Indexer Notes

Crusty occupies the top ¼ of each page.

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

Be a Cartoonist! / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes 2 pages of black & white cartoons submitted by readers.

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

Cynical Susie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Becky Sharp
Pencils
LaVerne Harding
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Frankie Doodle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Batsford
Pencils
Ben Batsford (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
drama; domestic

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

Joe Jinks; Fussy Foursome / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; sports

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

Peter Pat; Percy Penguin / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mo' Leff
Pencils
Mo' Leff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; children

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

Tip Top Ticklers / text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

Street Lights (Table of Contents: 22)

How It Began / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Paul Berdanier
Pencils
Paul Berdanier
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

The Thistle of Scotland (Table of Contents: 23)

If You Want to Know / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Paul Berdanier
Pencils
Paul Berdanier
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

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

Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

In Persia (Table of Contents: 26)

Stamp Tips / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Billy Make-Believe; How to Make It / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
H. E. Homan
Pencils
H. E. Homan
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Bucky and His Pals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert L. Dickey
Pencils
Robert L. Dickey (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children; domestic

Say: Do You Know a Funny Joke? (Table of Contents: 29)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Broncho Bill; Bumps / comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script
Harry O'Neill
Pencils
Harry O'Neill
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When old Sam Tyndall left Bill to face the lions alone, he didn't fail to take with him...
Genre
humor; domestic; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Bumps occupies the bottom half of 4 of 5 pages.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Li'l Abner
  2. 1. See what mighty mechanical marvels you can build...
    Erector; A. C. Gilberton Co.
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hawkshaw the Detective
  5. 4. Drums of Doom - Chapter V
    Golden Thunder
  6. 5. Coming Next Month
    Rex Randall
  7. 6. ["Hero of bus plunge rewarded."]
    Jim Hardy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Benny; Opportunity Knox
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Back Home Again
  10. 9. [Kamur]
    Tarzan
  11. 10. Free!
    Tarzan
  12. 11. Lacrosse! Its History
  13. 12. ["Free medicine show! The Great Prof. Zapristi will give an exhibition..."]
    Li'l Abner
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Little Mary Mixup; All in the Family
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Danny Dingle
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Be a Cartoonist!
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Cynical Susie
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Frankie Doodle
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Joe Jinks; Fussy Foursome
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Peter Pat; Percy Penguin
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Tip Top Ticklers
  23. 22. Street Lights
    How It Began
  24. 23. The Thistle of Scotland
    If You Want to Know
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser
  27. 26. In Persia
    Stamp Tips
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Billy Make-Believe; How to Make It
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Mr. and Mrs. Beans; Bucky and His Pals
  30. 29. Say: Do You Know a Funny Joke?
  31. 30. ["When old Sam Tyndall left Bill to face the lions alone, he didn't fail to take with him..."]
    Broncho Bill; Bumps
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  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler
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