Tip Top Comics
#v7#1 (73)
(May 1942)
United Feature,
1936 Series
- Volume
- 7
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-03-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- United Feature Syndicate Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 3.5 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mama; Queen; Hans; Fritz; Inspector; King Bongo; Captain
Indexer Notes
The top halves of the first seven pages, starting with the inside front cover.
"The Captain and the Kids" Sunday pages, February 5 through March 19, 1939.
A Fatal Fitting; The Onion Trail; The Poor Fish; The Amusing Episode of the Royal Visitor; Darkest Africa; Trapped; Strange Dental Episode
Hawkshaw the Detective / comic story / 3.5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hawkshaw; Watso; Bull Magouchy; Inspector Mullen; Scallion Jack; Twittle; Major Gordon-Gordon; English Toby; Mrs. Dreamer; Wilbur Dreamer; Professor Dreamer
Indexer Notes
The bottom halves of the first seven pages, starting with the inside front cover.
"Hawkshaw the Detective" Sunday pages, February 5 through March 19, 1939.
"The Triple Terror have swapped their crime-fighting costumes for Uncle Sam's war regalia."
The Triple Terror / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Menta [Bruce Brandon]; Lectra [Richard Brandon]; Chemix [Barton Brandon]
- Synopsis
- The three brothers are sent out in two planes to find a secret Japanese airplane base on an uncharted island.
[no title indexed]
Jim Hardy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Five of seven. Have to hurry. Don't want to keep Mollie waiting.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jim Hardy; Mollie; Charlie; Uriah Skab; Bill [AKA "Little Masked Marvel"]
Indexer Notes
Edited from "Jim Hardy" dailies, June 24 through July 20, 1939.
[no title indexed]
Iron Vic / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Opening game! A monster crowd greets the Panthers and rival Pumas...
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Iron Vic; Ben Benson; Mr. Benson; Mac; Betty Boone; Gunner Garvey; Dan Dooin
- Synopsis
- In the Panthers' opening game of the season, Vic convinces the manager to start Vic's rookie discovery, Ben Benson, in right field. Ben suffers from the jitters and looks to be the goat of the game until he hits a game-winning home run in the ninth inning.
[no title indexed]
Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Pencils
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Inks
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ernie Bushmiller
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hm--it's getting cloudy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble; Nancy; Charlie
Indexer Notes
The top halves of six pages.
"Fritzi Ritz" Sunday pages, July 9 through August 13, 1939.
[no title indexed]
Nancy / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Pencils
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Inks
- Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ernie Bushmiller
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well--if it isn't my old friend Bobby!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Nancy; Bobby; Chester; Fred; Joe; Fritzi Ritz; Sluggo
Indexer Notes
The bottom halves of six pages.
"Nancy" Sunday pages, July 9 through August 13, 1939.
Peace Treaty
Stamp Tips on United States / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Includes many ads from stamp sellers.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Abner / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The night before Sadie Hawkins' Day--
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Strange Gal; Daisy Mae; Marryin' Sam; Abner Yokum; Abijah Gooch; Belinda; Ole Widower Cornpone; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Black Rufe
Indexer Notes
Edited from "Li'l Abner" dailies, October 3 through October 28, 1938.
[no title indexed]
The Mirror Man / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At American Intelligence Headquarters in Iceland, Dean Alder, now in Uncle Sam's service...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Mirror Man [Dean Alder]; Slim; Winetka
- Synopsis
- Dean is sent to Norway to rendezvous with an agent who has important papers the US government needs.
[no title indexed]
Funny Side Up! / cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...And people always said I wouldn't be worth two cents!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Entwistle; Mulligan; Mrs. Billingsley; Mamie-Liz; Henry
Indexer Notes
Twelve unrelated single-panel gags.
[no title indexed]
Looy Dot Dope / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Looy and his friend, Indian Joe Bono, have been shanghaied with two other men aboard a sinister mystery ship.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Looy Feitelbaum; Indian Joe Bono; Captain Karkis; Honest John Bloodby
Indexer Notes
Edited from "Looy Dot Dope" dailies, May 8 through May 28, 1936.
[no title indexed]
Strange As it Seems / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Short - Okla., and Sweet - Idaho, are towns in the U.S.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
"Ripley's Believe It or Not"-style odd facts in a single panel.
[no title indexed]
Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tommy, Skeets, Barbara and Tex arrive in Marquie in search of Betty-Lou...
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Tommy Tomkins; Skeets Milligan; Betty-Lou Barnes; Baron Von Hapseig; Tex; Colonel Le Compte; Babiste; Francois; Gaston
Indexer Notes
Edited from "Tailspin Tommy" dailies, November 19 through December 11, 1940.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["On der valls giffs pranks - on der pants giffs spanks"]
The Captain and the Kids -
1.
[no title indexed]
The Captain and the Kids -
2.
A Fatal Fitting; The Onion Trail; The Poor Fish; The Amusing Episode of the Royal Visitor; Darkest Africa; Trapped; Strange Dental Episode
Hawkshaw the Detective -
3.
"The Triple Terror have swapped their crime-fighting costumes for Uncle Sam's war regalia."
The Triple Terror -
4.
["Five of seven. Have to hurry. Don't want to keep Mollie waiting."]
Jim Hardy -
5.
["Opening game! A monster crowd greets the Panthers and rival Pumas..."]
Iron Vic -
6.
["Hm--it's getting cloudy!"]
Fritzi Ritz -
7.
["Well--if it isn't my old friend Bobby!"]
Nancy -
8.
Peace Treaty
Stamp Tips on United States -
9.
["The night before Sadie Hawkins' Day--"]
Li'l Abner -
10.
["At American Intelligence Headquarters in Iceland, Dean Alder, now in Uncle Sam's service..."]
The Mirror Man -
11.
["...And people always said I wouldn't be worth two cents!"]
Funny Side Up! -
12.
["Looy and his friend, Indian Joe Bono, have been shanghaied with two other men aboard a sinister mystery ship."]
Looy Dot Dope -
13.
["Short - Okla., and Sweet - Idaho, are towns in the U.S."]
Strange As it Seems -
14.
["Tommy, Skeets, Barbara and Tex arrive in Marquie in search of Betty-Lou..."]
Tailspin Tommy -
15.
[no title indexed]
Tip Top's Pen Pals -
16.
The Slatfields; Doodlebug!
Back Home Again
This issue was modified by, among others
- Joey Beretta
- Del Gruber
- Warren Zeigler
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