Tip Top Comics #174

(May-June 1952)

Rings Only $1.78 (Table of Contents)

Harem Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for men's and women's rings for $1.74 each from Harem Co., New York, N.Y.

"I wonder where everybody is today?" (Table of Contents)

Nancy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Script:

Ernie Bushmiller

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Ernie Bushmiller

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Ernie Bushmiller

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz

Synopsis:

Squirt-guns; fishing for money in a grate; the art museum; the carpet sweeper; Sluggo the loafer; bathtub full of dirty dishes; Fritzi returns from vacation; key to the pantry; sharing a fish

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• from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

Sailing Close to the Wind (Table of Contents)

How It Began / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

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Topics: Sailing close to the wind; orchestras; blue songs; grass roots; why a man carries a cane; weak sister; ether; handball; flood protection; fish cakes; polecat; commercial art

Indexer Notes

Text article with illustrated header.

"Stop clowning und go to vork, Mister Funnybone..." (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

R. Dirks

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R. Dirks

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R. Dirks

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; jungle

Characters:

Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz; Mister Funnybone

Synopsis:

Mister Funnybone, a clown, is always looking for a free meal in exchange for his jokes.

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• from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

The Onagadori (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Facts about the Japanese bird called the "onagadori."

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Text article with illustrated header. About two-thirds of each page consists of classified-type ads offering postage stamps for approval.

"Der Professor is digging up der bones of der missing link..." (Table of Contents)

The Captain and the Kids / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

R. Dirks

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R. Dirks

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R. Dirks

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Genre:

humor; jungle

Characters:

Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz

Synopsis:

The skull of the missing link; hearing the ocean in a seashell; trading the mule for an auto

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• from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

"Here comes the matador!" (Table of Contents)

Pud; Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.)

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Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.)

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Genre:

children

Characters:

Pud

Synopsis:

Pud is playing matador with a calf.

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic form for Fleer Dubble Bubble chewing gum. Frank H. Fleer Corp., Philadelphia, Pa.

Special Two Year Subscription Offer! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Nancy; Sluggo

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Promo for two-year subscriptions to Sparkle Comics. 12 issues for $1.00.

"While admiring Tarzan's hunting skill..." (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Genre:

jungle

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Tarzan

Synopsis:

Tarzan leads the Duru natives in an attack upon Arab slave traders who have captured their village.

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• from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

"Peter of Blois..." (Table of Contents)

Strange as It Seems / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

Elsie Hix

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Elsie Hix

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Elsie Hix

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Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Peter of Blois; Louis XII of France; Sir Thomas Gresham

Synopsis:

Topics: Peter of Blois; Hydrophane opal; Victoria Falls; "Let George Do it"; Ferns; Sir Thomas Gresham; San Francisco artesian well after 1906 earthquake.

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• from Strange as It Seems (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

Fireworks! (Table of Contents)

Super Fireworks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for 933 piece fireworks set for $4.25 from Super Fireworks, St. Helens, Ore.

Boom-Boom Assortment! (Table of Contents)

Superior Fireworks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for 1445 piece fireworks set for $3.95 from Superior Fireworks, Canby, Ore.

Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop (Table of Contents)

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for "Bonnie Braids" doll; Mystery fish-bowl; "Ginger" doll; and "Happy the Cowboy" ventriloquist dummy. Available by mail for $2.98 to $3.98 from Novelty Mart, New York, N.Y.