Tip Top Comics #v4#6 (42)
(October 1939)

United Feature, 1936 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Captain and the Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Home Towners / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Dodd (signed)
Pencils
Ed Dodd (signed)
Inks
Ed Dodd (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.
On the inside-front cover.

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

Tarzan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
R. W. Palmer [as Edgar Rice Burroughs] (credited)
Pencils
Rex Maxon (signed)
Inks
Rex Maxon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From an Arab prison...
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton, Lord Greystoke]; Bob Trevor; Mary Trevor; Sheik Ali Hassen; 'Red' Wolfe
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sundays (United Feature Syndicate) 5-3-1931 to 6-21-1931 (all copyright dates and one-line synopses of next week's strip are obliterated). "The Perils of Bob and Mary Trevor" sequence.

    The original header is replaced on the last of these by an ad for the Tarzan Clans of America.

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

The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Inks
Rudolph Dirks [as R. Dirks] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Safed in der klick of time.
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from The Captain and the Kids Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate), copyright dates obliterated.

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 5 pages. Hawkshaw the Detective is credited to "Watso", a pseudonym for Dirks.

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

Benny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Pencils
J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Inks
J. Carver Pusey [as Pusey] (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Benny
Reprints
  • from Benny Sunday page (United Features Syndicate).

Indexer Notes

A wordless story.

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

Home Towners / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Ed Dodd (signed)
Pencils
Ed Dodd (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ol Dad Amos; Doodlebug
Reprints
  • from Home Towners Sunday page (United Features Syndicate).

Indexer Notes

Two one-panel gags, the first featuring Ol Dad Amos, the second Doodlebug.

The Emerald Empire - Chapter Five (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot [as Lt. Fred A. Methot] (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mark Mann; Red Herndon

Indexer Notes

Final Chapter

A Topmost Tosser (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Allan Maver
Pencils
Allan Maver (signed)
Inks
Allan Maver (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Slingin' Sam Baugh

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

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

Script
Dick Moores
Pencils
Dick Moores
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (signed)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inks
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama
Reprints
  • From Ella Cinders Sunday pages (United Features Syndicate) 193- (fourth figure obliterated).

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders does not appear in this sequence.
The top tier of each page consists of a two-panel gag featuring Chris Crusty.

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

Frankie Doodle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Batsford (signed)
Pencils
Ben Batsford (signed)
Inks
Ben Batsford (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Frankie Doodle; Queen of the Stinging Wasps; Captain Ku; Ming Low; Mickey
Reprints
  • from Frankie Doodle Sunday pages (United Features Syndicate) 1939.

Indexer Notes

All references on the WWW say the strip ended in 1938, but a 1939 copyright date is prominent on this sequence.

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

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
John Hix
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Broncho Bill; Bumps / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harry O'Neill (signed)
Pencils
Harry O'Neill (signed)
Inks
Harry O'Neill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill.
Reprints
  • From Broncho Bill Sunday pages (United Feature Syndicate).

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 4 pages. The Bumps half of the page is signed "O'Neill".

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

Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Model wanted - must be beautiful...
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 4 pages.

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

Joe Jinks; Divot Diggers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; sports

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 4 pages.

On Poland (Table of Contents: 15)

Stamp Tips / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

Buster Beans / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Robert L. Dickey
Pencils
Robert L. Dickey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

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

Bucky and His Pals / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Robert L. Dickey
Pencils
Robert L. Dickey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Four Aces / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Forrest
Pencils
Hal Forrest
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation

Be a Cartoonist (Table of Contents: 19)

Tip Top Cartoon Club / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Home Towners / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Dodd
Pencils
Ed Dodd
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Four 1-panel jokes.

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Samson and Delilah, Wall St. brokers, invested $5,000,000 in cornering the turnip market...
Genre
humor
Characters
'Honey-Chile' Bullroar

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

Little Mary Mixup / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
R. M. Brinkerhoff
Pencils
R. M. Brinkerhoff (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Home Towners
  3. 2. ["From an Arab prison..."]
    Tarzan
  4. 3. ["Safed in der klick of time."]
    The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Benny
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Home Towners
  7. 6. The Emerald Empire - Chapter Five
  8. 7. A Topmost Tosser
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Jim Hardy
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Ella Cinders
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Frankie Doodle
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Strange as It Seems
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Broncho Bill; Bumps
  14. 13. ["Model wanted - must be beautiful..."]
    Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Joe Jinks; Divot Diggers
  16. 15. On Poland
    Stamp Tips
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Buster Beans
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Bucky and His Pals
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Four Aces
  20. 19. Be a Cartoonist
    Tip Top Cartoon Club
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Home Towners
  22. 21. ["Samson and Delilah, Wall St. brokers, invested $5,000,000 in cornering the turnip market..."]
    Li'l Abner
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Little Mary Mixup
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler