Tip Top Comics #v8#4 (88)
(September 1943)

United Feature, 1936 Series
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Volume
8
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-07-30
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, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fritzi Ritz; Nancy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Nancy

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

Fritzi Ritz; Nancy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll have to hurry if I want to enter that beauty contest.
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 6 pages.

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

The Triple Terror / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot
Pencils
Paul Berdanier
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! It's great to be out again - now to report for duty!
Genre
adventure; war

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

The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rudolph Dirks
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

The 2 strips share 6 pages.

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

Tailspin Tommy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tommy and Skeets have been captured by Slade and Gorgona...
Genre
adventure

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

Iron Vic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble [as Dib]
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vic and his Marines, after a long siege of action, are about to land on a Pacific isle
Genre
humor; sports; war
Characters
Iron Vic; Biff Bono; Swifty Nolan; Big Bagoo
Synopsis
Former boxer Biff is coerced by his Marine pals into fighting Big Bagoo, the champion fighter of the natives on the Pacific island where he's stationed. After a tough bout, Biff finally wins.

Our Good Neighbors (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

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

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A couple of city slickers, hard-up for money, giving Li'l Abner a lift home...
Genre
humor

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

The Mirror Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Nazi U-boat commander has been terrorizing shipping - his favorite sport...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
V. Kripp (The Mad Monster)

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

Gordo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gus Arriola
Pencils
Gustavo Arriola
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Jim Hardy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; sports
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fritzi Ritz; Nancy
  2. 1. ["I'll have to hurry if I want to enter that beauty contest."]
    Fritzi Ritz; Nancy
  3. 2. ["Boy! It's great to be out again - now to report for duty!"]
    The Triple Terror
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective
  5. 4. ["Tommy and Skeets have been captured by Slade and Gorgona..."]
    Tailspin Tommy
  6. 5. ["Vic and his Marines, after a long siege of action, are about to land on a Pacific isle"]
    Iron Vic
  7. 6. Our Good Neighbors
    Pan American Stamp Tips
  8. 7. ["A couple of city slickers, hard-up for money, giving Li'l Abner a lift home... "]
    Li'l Abner
  9. 8. ["A Nazi U-boat commander has been terrorizing shipping - his favorite sport... "]
    The Mirror Man
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Gordo
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Jim Hardy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky