(October 1943)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

Issue Notes

First half contains four half-sheets, so the leaf-count from front to center is 17 leaves (34 pages), but the leaf-count from back to center is 13 leaves (26 pages), for a total of 60 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
detective-mystery

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

The Ripples / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Clark (credited)
Pencils
George Clark (credited)
Inks
George Clark (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'll be back soon.
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from the Ripples 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
?

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 / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Pencils
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Inks
Ed Leffingwell (signed as Leffingwell)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm hungry enough to eat almost anything...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

Brenda Starr / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dale Messick (credited)
Pencils
Dale Messick (credited)
Inks
Dale Messick (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho-hum, birth and death notices are all I get to supply the Globe with.
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Brenda Starr
Reprints
  • from Brenda Starr Sundays (Chicago Tribune) 1940-06-30 - 1940-07-14 (Panels 1-4)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the "Brenda Starr" feature in a standard comic book.

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

The O'Malley Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Smith (credited)
Inks
Win Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't help feeling that if you had put all that money in the bank...
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of "The O'Malley Kids" feature.

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

Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Smith (credited)
Inks
Win Smith (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Pudgie!
Feature Logo
Penguin Pete
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Indexer Notes

The "Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie" feature formerly appeared in Crackajack Funnies (Western, 1938 Series), but is now appearing in Super Comics for one issue only. This is the final appearance of the "Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie" feature.

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

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
You mean to say in order to get a job here you told the hotel manager you were single?
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If that ain't just like a lazy lummox like you!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins 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
Say, chum, how about a nice bone for me?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's that gangster program again--
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Ripples / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Clark (credited)
Pencils
George Clark (credited)
Inks
George Clark (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Butch, I was about to phone in my grocery order - why?
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from the Ripples Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
Won't do no good to go to th' sugar bowl...
Genre
teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He'll be tickled - he never gets outdoors
Genre
children
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Norwegian Nut Cracker (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Clyde stages a big parade down Main Street!
Genre
adventure; jungle; animal
Characters
Clyde Beatty; Tom; Rajah (tiger); Jim Tracker
Synopsis
As the circus moves to the next town, Clyde discovers that the links between the train cars have been tampered with. He suspects Gaywood.
Keywords
parades; trains; welding

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Write Love Letters (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Laughter for the Millions (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

X-acto Knives (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["We'll be back soon."]
    The Ripples
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["I'm hungry enough to eat almost anything..."]
    Little Joe
  5. 4. ["Ho-hum, birth and death notices are all I get to supply the Globe with."]
    Brenda Starr
  6. 5. ["I can't help feeling that if you had put all that money in the bank..."]
    The O'Malley Kids
  7. 6. ["Come on, Pudgie!"]
    Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie
  8. 7. ["You mean to say in order to get a job here you told the hotel manager you were single?"]
    Winnie Winkle
  9. 8. ["If that ain't just like a lazy lummox like you!"]
    Moon Mullins
  10. 9. ["Say, chum, how about a nice bone for me?"]
    Smitty
  11. 10. ["There's that gangster program again--"]
    Sweeney & Son
  12. 11. ["Yes, Butch, I was about to phone in my grocery order - why?"]
    The Ripples
  13. 12. ["Won't do no good to go to th' sugar bowl..."]
    Harold Teen
  14. 13. ["He'll be tickled - he never gets outdoors"]
    Tiny Tim
  15. 14. Norwegian Nut Cracker
  16. 15. ["Clyde stages a big parade down Main Street!"]
    Clyde Beatty
  17. 16. ["So!"]
    Sweeney & Son
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  19. 18. How to Write Love Letters
  20. 19. Laughter for the Millions
  21. 20. X-acto Knives
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jeffrey Lindenblatt
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Dave Porta
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler