(June 1941)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1941-05-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (signed)
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who was that on the phone, Smokehouse?
Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; The Chief
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

the inside-front cover - printed in red and white

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

Dick Tracy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould (signed)
Pencils
Chester Gould (signed)
Inks
Chester Gould (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pat and Junior, having followed the truck...
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Leffingwell (credited) (signed as Leffingwell)
Pencils
Robert Leffingwell (credited) (signed as Leffingwell)
Inks
Robert Leffingwell (credited) (signed as Leffingwell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! What yer tryin’ t’do?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Little Joe; Utah
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sunday (News Syndicate, Inc.) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (signed)
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What’s got you so burned up, Smokey?
Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; The Chief
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Fletcher (credited as Richard Fletcher) (signed as Fletcher)
Inks
Dick Fletcher (credited as Richard Fletcher) (signed as Fletcher)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whatta mess… why’d I ever horn in on that execution…
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tom; Betty; Bud

Indexer Notes

Six pages, each signed 'FLETCHER'.

Baseball Banter (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bobby Feller was just a boy from the farm...
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Bobby Feller; Bob Henricksen

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Branner (credited as Branner)
Pencils
Martin Branner (credited as Branner)
Inks
Martin Branner (credited as Branner)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just think! It says in this movie magazine that…
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Winnie Winkle; William Wright; Margie Mellow; Konk
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daaily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-09-11 - 1937-09-17

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Pencils
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Inks
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That tenth street team is a tough gang
Genre
humor
Characters
Pa Sweeney; Son Sweeney; Ma Sweeney
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard
Pencils
Frank Willard
Inks
Frank Willard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! A wire from my rich sister Susie!
Genre
humor
Characters
Lord Plushbottom; Lady Emma Plushbottom
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link (credited, signed)
Pencils
Stanley Link (credited, signed)
Inks
Stanley Link (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, smarty - see what you’ve done!
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty; Joey the clown; Barnes; Lotta
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1934-xx-xx - 1934-xx-xx

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; adventure; children
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed (credited)
Pencils
Carl Ed (credited)
Inks
Carl Ed (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yum! Yum! Just a wee bit of a snack before I retire
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harold Teen; Shadow; Prunella; J. Mortimer Jenks; Lillums
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (credited, signed)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (credited, signed)
Inks
Walter Berndt (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wockle wockle
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Smitty; Bailey
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-04-xx - 1937-04-09

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

Magic Morro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scene: the Florida estate of Sam Goodwin...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Magic Morro; Mary; Oomla; Professor Van Dyke

The Owl (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Owl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Jack Wander, War Correspondent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moore (credited, signed)
Inks
Ed Moore (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Plane exhaust marks in the sky!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jack Wander

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (signed)
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the tenth fire today…
Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; The Chief
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1938-xx-xx

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff (credited, signed)
Pencils
Milton Caniff (credited, signed)
Inks
Milton Caniff (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Geedoodles! Missy Burma almost get evil Judas to spill beans!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie; Terry Lee; Burma; Captain Judas; Big Stoop
Reprints
  • from Terry and the Pirates daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["Who was that on the phone, Smokehouse?"]
    Smokey Stover
  3. 2. ["Pat and Junior, having followed the truck..."]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Hey! What yer tryin’ t’do?"]
    Little Joe
  5. 4. ["What’s got you so burned up, Smokey?"]
    Smokey Stover
  6. 5. ["Whatta mess… why’d I ever horn in on that execution…"]
    Jim Ellis
  7. 6. Baseball Banter
  8. 7. ["Just think! It says in this movie magazine that…"]
    Winnie Winkle
  9. 8. ["That tenth street team is a tough gang"]
    Sweeney & Son
  10. 9. ["Look! A wire from my rich sister Susie!"]
    Moon Mullins
  11. 10. ["Now, smarty - see what you’ve done!"]
    Tiny Tim
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  13. 12. ["Yum! Yum! Just a wee bit of a snack before I retire"]
    Harold Teen
  14. 13. ["Wockle wockle"]
    Smitty
  15. 14. ["Scene: the Florida estate of Sam Goodwin..."]
    Magic Morro
  16. 15. The Owl
    The Owl
  17. 16. ["Hey! Plane exhaust marks in the sky!"]
    Jack Wander, War Correspondent
  18. 17. ["This is the tenth fire today…"]
    Smokey Stover
  19. 18. ["Geedoodles! Missy Burma almost get evil Judas to spill beans!"]
    Terry and the Pirates
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Len Wolinsky