(March 1942)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-01-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
Editing
?

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. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #60
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Forward MARCH! (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Ace]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A landing party of marines is launched from the destroyer..
Genre
adventure; jungle
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1938-11-02 - 1938-11-05, 1938-11-07 - 1938-11-12 & 1938-11-14 - 1938-11-19.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

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

Daffydoodles / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Getting a 'raise' from the boss.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Contributions from readers.

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's the door-bell. I'll get it.
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

First of three 1-page strips spread through the issue.

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

Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Raymond (credited)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited) (signed as AR)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Kitty!' Jim gasps, 'where in thunder...'. 'I stowed away in a locker...'
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
R. J. Scott
Pencils
R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)
Inks
R. J. Scott (signed as Scott)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The huge Council Madrone tree...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Assorted facts, not news.

Do You Know... (Table of Contents: 7)

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That reports smuggled out of Greece tell of the British bombardment...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chust in time! Dot might haf set der house on fire!
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say Doc! This sounds great.
Genre
humor

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

Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are all the small craft ready for inspection?
Genre
adventure

Flaming Coffin (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rutherford Montgomery (credited)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Inks
Clayton Knight (credited) (signed as Clayton Knight)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Stormy Marsh; Mel Lester

Submarine versus Submarine (Table of Contents: 12)

The Battle of the Atlantic / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Franklin Wittmack (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Pencils
Franklin Wittmack (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Inks
Franklin Wittmack (credited as E. Franklin Wittmack)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
adventure; war

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

Key-Man (Table of Contents: 13)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sords ?
Inks
Jack Sords ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Billy Herman
Keywords
baseball

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Darling, will you wash the dishes for me?
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unable to storm the barricade, the Hun chieftain orders his men to dismount...
Genre
adventure; historical

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well Tillie -- we're all setfor the moonlight boat ride.
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Forrest Tucker; Clark Gable; Chrispin Martin
Keywords
Celebrity

K. R. Scully Co. (Table of Contents: 18)

Polka-Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was your dumb idea to join up...
Genre
humor; military

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Curley Harper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You haven't forgotten our dinner date for to-night...
Genre
drama; adventure

Sold -- Again? (Table of Contents: 21)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Kirby Higbe
Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

No feature name.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Teddy, will you please leave my curls alone?
Genre
humor; children; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Elmer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Run along -- I've got to dress...
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll have none of your insolence, Meadows.
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited as James Hatlo)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You see, Al?
Genre
humor
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. Forward MARCH!
  3. 2. ["A landing party of marines is launched from the destroyer.."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Getting a 'raise' from the boss."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["That's the door-bell. I'll get it."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  6. 5. ["'Kitty!' Jim gasps, 'where in thunder...'. 'I stowed away in a locker...'"]
    Jungle Jim
  7. 6. ["The huge Council Madrone tree..."]
    News in Pictures
  8. 7. Do You Know...
    Collectin' Stamps
  9. 8. ["Chust in time! Dot might haf set der house on fire!"]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  10. 9. ["Say Doc! This sounds great."]
    Pete the Tramp
  11. 10. ["Are all the small craft ready for inspection?"]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  12. 11. Flaming Coffin
  13. 12. Submarine versus Submarine
    The Battle of the Atlantic
  14. 13. Key-Man
    Sports in Pictures
  15. 14. ["Darling, will you wash the dishes for me?"]
    Blondie
  16. 15. ["Unable to storm the barricade, the Hun chieftain orders his men to dismount..."]
    Prince Valiant
  17. 16. ["Well Tillie -- we're all setfor the moonlight boat ride."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  19. 18. K. R. Scully Co.
    Polka-Dot Pictures
  20. 19. ["It was your dumb idea to join up..."]
    Pete the Tramp
  21. 20. ["You haven't forgotten our dinner date for to-night..."]
    Curley Harper
  22. 21. Sold -- Again?
    Sports in Pictures
  23. 22. ["Teddy, will you please leave my curls alone?"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  24. 23. ["Run along -- I've got to dress..."]
    Elmer
  25. 24. ["I'll have none of your insolence, Meadows."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  26. 25. ["You see, Al?"]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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