(May 1944)

American Comics Group, 1943 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Creston Publications Corp.
Editing
Gerald Albert

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Larry Riley
Inks
Larry Riley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Art identification based on how the cat and dog drawn on this cover are consistent with the cat and dog characters in Riley’s signed work from Funny Funnies #1 (April, 1943) and Ha Ha Comics #6 (March, 1944). Previous indexer suggested John C. Walworth Jr.

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

Izzy and Dizzy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are yuh making Uncle Looie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Anthony, the Rogue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nobody knows the real me...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Fenwell Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Hultgren
Inks
Ken Hultgren
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only Tuesday, and I've used up all my meat stamps already!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer attributed the art to Bob Wickersham, but the fox and raccoon characters more closely resemble those in Hultgren’s signed work from Giggle Comics #8 (May 1944).

Carl Goes to Sea (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lee Hill (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Mr. MacGonigle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Woody Gelman (signed)
Inks
Woody Gelman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don't you get your own paper?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Signature was misread as “Gordie Heiman”.

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

Detective Kyoodle Coyote and Bertram Bunny / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lynn Karp (signed)
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bertram, if we don't get some business...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

The Slumberjacks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll have you outa that iceberg in a minute, VIC!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Battling Bim Beaver (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
J. M. Hall (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Chouncedy Chilly Wave the Polar Bear and Mac Muskrat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Guess I'll warm up a bit, Chauncey....
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer attributed the art to Ken Hultgren, but the bear characters more closely resemble those in Karp’s signed art from Giggle Comics #9 (June 1944).

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

Talbott the Timid Tiger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Riley
Inks
Larry Riley
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There goes Timid Talbott!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Dogs and bears are consistent with the dogs and bears in Riley’s signed work from Goofy Comics #2 and Ha Ha Comics #6 (1943-1944).

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

Crash Kangaroo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Weissman (signed)
Inks
Sam Weissman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last stop!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Black Sheep (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
H. W. Penny (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Hubert Hound / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lost your job again...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Dog characters are consistent with those in Gordon’s signed work from Giggle Comics #22 (September 1945).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["What are yuh making Uncle Looie?"]
    Izzy and Dizzy
  3. 2. ["Nobody knows the real me..."]
    Anthony, the Rogue
  4. 3. ["Only Tuesday, and I've used up all my meat stamps already!"]
    Fenwell Fox
  5. 4. Carl Goes to Sea
  6. 5. ["Why don't you get your own paper?"]
    Mr. MacGonigle
  7. 6. ["Bertram, if we don't get some business..."]
    Detective Kyoodle Coyote and Bertram Bunny
  8. 7. ["I'll have you outa that iceberg in a minute, VIC!"]
    The Slumberjacks
  9. 8. Battling Bim Beaver
  10. 9. ["Guess I'll warm up a bit, Chauncey...."]
    Chouncedy Chilly Wave the Polar Bear and Mac Muskrat
  11. 10. ["There goes Timid Talbott!"]
    Talbott the Timid Tiger
  12. 11. ["Last stop!"]
    Crash Kangaroo
  13. 12. The Black Sheep
  14. 13. ["Lost your job again..."]
    Hubert Hound
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)