(January 1944)

American Comics Group, 1943 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1943-11-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Creston Publications Corporation
Editing
Gerald Albert

Issue Notes

Scanned copy on DCM and Comic Book Plus websites is 54 pages but appears to be missing parts of at least one story. On sale date taken from markings on cover of comic being indexed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John C. Walworth Jr. [as J. C. W. Jr.] (signed)
Inks
John C. Walworth Jr. [as J. C. W. Jr.] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Lambie-Pie Lion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gordon
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who's King of Beasts?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Lambie-Pie Lion; Mrs. Lion; Llewellyn Lion

Indexer Notes

Tiger and facial expressions are consistent with those in Gordon’s signed art from Giggle Comics #23 (November 1945).

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

Pete Parrot, Rookie Policeman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Martin W. Smith (credited)
Pencils
Jim Tyer (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Wait'll you see what happens when Pete Parrot tangles with America's greatest menace, the movies' terrible Boris Bearloff!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pete Parrot; Clarence the Genie; Boris Bearloff

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

Fenwell Fox / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Hultgren [as K. H.] (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's so funny, Fenwell?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fenwell Fox

Indexer Notes

Initials "KH" in last panel.

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

Bow-Wow Beagle, Dog Detective / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Sheehan (credited)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Suds the janitor learned all about the power of mind over matter and created himself at will in the image of his ideal--Bow-Wow Beagle, Dog Detective--that's when crime went to the dogs!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Suds; Bow-Wow Beagle

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

Young Hippo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Hudson (signed)
Inks
Teddie Hudson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh what a thrill, to call on Tiger Lil!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

First page signed "Bill/Teddie Hudson."

Whitey Weasel's Hat Trouble (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Wessler
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Whitey Weasel; King

Indexer Notes

Art is consistent with Wessler’s credited Whitey Weasel art from Ha Ha Comics #7 (April 1944).

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

Killer Gorilla / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Schwalb (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmmm...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Killer Gorilla

Billy Bull Comes Through (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Edward Grant
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Hard Working Ken / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now where did I put that motor?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Kenneth Kangaroo; Herr Schmaltz; Detective Droopy Archer

The Hiccups of Herbie Hare (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Brand
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Storekeeper Stan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I guess I better get ready for the shopping rush!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Who's King of Beasts?"]
    Lambie-Pie Lion
  3. 2. ["Wow! Wait'll you see what happens when Pete Parrot tangles with America's greatest menace, the movies' terrible Boris Bearloff!"]
    Pete Parrot, Rookie Policeman
  4. 3. ["What's so funny, Fenwell?"]
    Fenwell Fox
  5. 4. ["When Suds the janitor learned all about the power of mind over matter and created himself at will in the image of his ideal--Bow-Wow Beagle, Dog Detective--that's when crime went to the dogs!"]
    Bow-Wow Beagle, Dog Detective
  6. 5. ["Oh what a thrill, to call on Tiger Lil!"]
    Young Hippo
  7. 6. Whitey Weasel's Hat Trouble
  8. 7. ["Hmmm..."]
    Killer Gorilla
  9. 8. Billy Bull Comes Through
  10. 9. ["Now where did I put that motor?"]
    Hard Working Ken
  11. 10. The Hiccups of Herbie Hare
  12. 11. ["I guess I better get ready for the shopping rush!"]
    Storekeeper Stan
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt