(March 1942)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-15
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, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Smitty (inset); Little Orphan Annie (inset); Tiny Tim (inset); Moon Mullins (inset)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Cut that out!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover

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

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

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Karpse escapes, leaving his accomplice, Malone, to be killed by a grizzly bear.
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That hat looks funny on you
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell
Inks
Ed Leffingwell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee! I bet Maw shore will be glad to see us home again -
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Sky Ranger / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Jenney (credited)
Inks
Bob Jenney (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! This spring thaw certainly has wiped the snow blanket off the flat lands!
Genre
adventure; aviation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You tank mebbe we ketch them counterfeiters red handed, Vim?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Lightning Jim Whipple (marshal); Whitey Larsen (marshal)

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1941 by Beatrice Creamery Co.

The Rambling Reporter (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't see how I can help a man who is accused of stealing!
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You know, we're pals now - you ought to help me get back home
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lissen, Slow Motion!
Genre
teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, after that nice dip, I think I'll just lie down and take it easy -
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, just when I'm nice and comfortable, you want me to go to the store!
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

Script
Frank Willard (credited)
Pencils
Frank Willard (credited)
Inks
Frank Willard (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What if he was asleep?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the same time that Krush arrives to take over Emerald Isle, Morro disappears!
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jim Ellis gains control of the ship and puts Jose in irons.
Genre
adventure

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 8 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: 17)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is some hill!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["Hey! Cut that out!"]
    Sweeney & Son
  3. 2. ["Karpse escapes, leaving his accomplice, Malone, to be killed by a grizzly bear."]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["That hat looks funny on you"]
    Sweeney & Son
  5. 4. ["Gee! I bet Maw shore will be glad to see us home again -"]
    Little Joe
  6. 5. ["Boy! This spring thaw certainly has wiped the snow blanket off the flat lands!"]
    The Sky Ranger
  7. 6. ["You tank mebbe we ketch them counterfeiters red handed, Vim?"]
    Lightning Jim
  8. 7. The Rambling Reporter
  9. 8. ["I don't see how I can help a man who is accused of stealing!"]
    Winnie Winkle
  10. 9. ["You know, we're pals now - you ought to help me get back home"]
    Smitty
  11. 10. ["Lissen, Slow Motion!"]
    Harold Teen
  12. 11. ["Well, after that nice dip, I think I'll just lie down and take it easy -"]
    Tiny Tim
  13. 12. ["Aw, just when I'm nice and comfortable, you want me to go to the store!"]
    Sweeney & Son
  14. 13. ["What if he was asleep?"]
    Moon Mullins
  15. 14. ["At the same time that Krush arrives to take over Emerald Isle, Morro disappears!"]
    Magic Morro
  16. 15. ["Jim Ellis gains control of the ship and puts Jose in irons."]
    Jim Ellis
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  18. 17. ["This is some hill!"]
    Sweeney & Son
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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