(April 1944)

American Comics Group, 1943 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-02-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Creston Publications Corporation
Editing
Jerry Albert (credited as Gerald Albert) (editor); Richard Hughes (actual editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1944 Periodicals, page 162.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Larry Riley
Inks
Larry Riley
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And where did you get that bag, bub?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Keywords
stereotyping of African natives

Indexer Notes

Native is consistent with the natives from Riley’s work in America's Funniest Comics (1944).

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

The Duke and the Dope / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look out, Duke!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

The Gnatzis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Wessler
Inks
Carl Wessler
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heil me!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Art identification based on how the bugs are stylistically similar to the bugs in Wessler’s credited work from Giggle Comics #1 (October, 1943).

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

Zamboni the Great / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Gordon
Pencils
Dan Gordon
Inks
Dan Gordon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And now I will make gen-u-wine flowers...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who.

Ray Raccoon Gets a Wish (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
M. W. Saunders
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Nutsy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Talcott (signed)
Inks
Jimmy Talcott (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yippee! I finally got my driver's license...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Nutsy

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

Monty Monk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Bradbury
Pencils
Lynn Karp (sourced)
Inks
Lynn Karp (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All or nothing at all
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Monty Monk

Bubby Beaver Saves the Day (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Andrews
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Shif'less Sam / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Gordon
Pencils
Dan Gordon
Inks
Dan Gordon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, wake up, Pappy!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Shif'less Sam

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who.

[Parade View] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jerry the Chimp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Tendlar (signed as Dave Tendlar)
Inks
David Tendlar (signed as Dave Tendlar)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jerry the Chimp
Synopsis
Jerry signs out books from the library to create a high seat so he can view a parade.

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

Tim an' Jim / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's where I have some fun and at the same time...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tim; Jim

The Prize Fight (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jay Harvey
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Decoyed! By de Code (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Smith
Inks
Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Birds are consistent with the birds in Smith‘s signed art from Goofy Comics #2 (September 1943).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["And where did you get that bag, bub?"]
  2. 1. ["Look out, Duke!"]
    The Duke and the Dope
  3. 2. ["Heil me!"]
    The Gnatzis
  4. 3. ["...And now I will make gen-u-wine flowers..."]
    Zamboni the Great
  5. 4. Ray Raccoon Gets a Wish
  6. 5. ["Yippee! I finally got my driver's license..."]
    Nutsy
  7. 6. ["All or nothing at all"]
    Monty Monk
  8. 7. Bubby Beaver Saves the Day
  9. 8. ["Hey, wake up, Pappy!"]
    Shif'less Sam
  10. 9. [Parade View]
    Jerry the Chimp
  11. 10. ["Here's where I have some fun and at the same time..."]
    Tim an' Jim
  12. 11. The Prize Fight
  13. 12. Decoyed! By de Code
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Pat Conolly
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Ramon Schenk