(August 1944)

Dell, 1943 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Magazine
Editing
Oskar Lebeck

Issue Notes

Copyright 1944 by K. K. Publications, Inc

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy; Harold Teen; Smitty / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
detective-mystery; teen; humor
Characters
Dick Tracy; Harold Teen

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

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)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I was ze leetle boy, I weesh veree much to be ze...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Little Joe 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
Help! Help me, s'body--- Help---
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
You're great, Brenda.
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Brenda Starr
Reprints
  • from Brenda Starr Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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 can't sleep when Bill's out with that tough-looking McReady person!
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
Yup! It's best for all concerned -
Genre
teen
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now don't blame it on trick photography if they print that picture.
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
So Mr. Bailey thinks he's got worries!!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smitty Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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
So you failed to bring back those five white devils, eh?
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

Clyde Beatty / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Clyde Beatty
Pencils
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attacking an antiaircraft crew at Clyde's command, the black panthers kill three Japs...
Genre
jungle; animal
Characters
Clyde Beatty; José; Ranee (leopard); Gunga (leopard); Captain Yagawa
Synopsis
When Clyde and José raid a Japanese army camp, José is wounded.
Keywords
hand grenades; Japanese Imperial Army; stereotyping of Japanese; World War II

Indexer Notes

Du Bois script credit from Gaylord DuBois's account books, compiled by Randall W. Scott and transcribed by David Porta.

Spiked Shoes (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama
Characters
Buddy Kirkland

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray (credited)
Pencils
Harold Gray (credited)
Inks
Harold Gray (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee. That little kid scares me! So calm and poised and deadly...
Genre
drama; adventure; children
Characters
Annie; Driftwood (a refugee child)
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie daily (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll pay you $8 for two tickets
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

the second page is the inside-back cover

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

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
Look, Kitchie, let's see if they made any too big by mistake
Genre
humor; domestic
Reprints
  • from the Ripples Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

the back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy; Harold Teen; Smitty
  2. 1. ["When I was ze leetle boy, I weesh veree much to be ze..."]
    Little Joe
  3. 2. ["Help! Help me, s'body--- Help---"]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["You're great, Brenda."]
    Brenda Starr
  5. 4. ["I can't sleep when Bill's out with that tough-looking McReady person!"]
    Winnie Winkle
  6. 5. ["Yup! It's best for all concerned -"]
    Harold Teen
  7. 6. ["Now don't blame it on trick photography if they print that picture."]
    Moon Mullins
  8. 7. ["So Mr. Bailey thinks he's got worries!!"]
    Smitty
  9. 8. ["So you failed to bring back those five white devils, eh?"]
    Tiny Tim
  10. 9. ["Attacking an antiaircraft crew at Clyde's command, the black panthers kill three Japs..."]
    Clyde Beatty
  11. 10. Spiked Shoes
  12. 11. ["Gee. That little kid scares me! So calm and poised and deadly..."]
    Little Orphan Annie
  13. 12. ["I'll pay you $8 for two tickets"]
    Sweeney & Son
  14. 13. ["Look, Kitchie, let's see if they made any too big by mistake"]
    The Ripples
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Dick Sabo
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Warren Zeigler