Camp Comics
#2
(March 1942)
Western,
1942 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-02-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in U. S. A.
- 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. 3.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- A girl dancer; a high ranking army officer
- Synopsis
- The dancer carries a circular item reading the main contents of the issue, while the officer looks on delightedly ... and might be just about to leave a burn mark on her bottom with his cigar ...
Indexer Notes
Printed in black and blue on inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Rusty O'Reilly / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh--Betsy! What's this we've walked into? We had an appointment with Major Keene, but-
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Rusty O'Reilly; Betsy Saunders; Madame Q (villainess); Major Keene; General Howett
- Synopsis
- Rusty poses as Madam Q in a jailbreak, and achieves inside information about the spy ring. Betsy seeks Rusty, gets captured by the spies, and in the last minute gets saved by Keene.
[no title indexed]
Pepsi and Pete / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Rube Goldberg (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, Pete, it's raining!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pepsi; Pete; an unnamed sailor
- Synopsis
- Pepsi and Pete scrub the ship's deck in a jiffy, so the sailor can come home to his mother.
Indexer Notes
Comic strip advertisement for Pepsi-Cola. Placed between pages 8 and 9 of the Rusty O'Reilly story.
[no title indexed]
Buck and Chuck / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thank goodness they finally got off duty!
- Characters
- Buck; Chuck
- Synopsis
- The two servicemen change for their dates in record time, and one even has time to shave.
Indexer Notes
Comic strip advertisement for GEM Clog-pruf [sic!] Razor.
[no title indexed]
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What d'ya know!
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; an army chef
- Synopsis
- Elmer wants to sell a truckload of carrots to the army, but the chef wants to buy Bugs who is hiding in the truck, instead.
Indexer Notes
Meta gag on pg. 2: "Do you figure the guy can't pronounce 'rabbits' or do you think the dope that drew this junk just can't spell?"
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aw - c'mon be a sport -
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
One cartoon about sailors.
It's Not Etiquette to Strike a Lady Who Is a Good Counter-Puncher
Seaman Sy Wheeler / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sy Wheeler; Clarence; Kitty; unnamed lady wrestler
- Synopsis
- Sy has a date with Kitty, and Clarence has a blind date that turns out to be the lady wrestler. Due to certain highly implausible complications, Sy ends up being the one that has to deal with the lady wrestler. He gets kicked around by her, 'til Clarence "saves" the lady from Sy's abuse, and all ends in pure delight.
[no title indexed]
Party Line / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He was home for only two days, but he had me all out for defense!
- Genre
- humor; erotica
Indexer Notes
Four pretty girls delivering double entendres about servicemen.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These rookies catch on pretty quick that thin Gillettes make guys look slick!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Gillette blades.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- General, I think you dropped one of your medals!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Two cartoons about soldiers, officers and pretty girls.
The Case of the Scalped Hermit
Philo Vance / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Philo Vance; Sergeant Heath; Skittles; Mr. Padgett; Markham; Joan Harrow; Simmonds
- Synopsis
- An old man has been murdered, scalped and shaved after death, and $25,000 has been drawn from his bank account after his death. Vance questions the suspects, and exposes the killer, just about to board a train out of town.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While your [sic!] at it soldier -
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Margie (tattoo)
Indexer Notes
Two cartoons about servicemen and pretty girls.
All you pipe fans, Ahoy!
advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Friends Smoking Tobacco, printed in black and magenta.
Yoshio Matsuda -- of the Japanese Navy
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Yoshio Matsuda
- Reprints
-
from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #66 (August 1941)
-
Thompson, the Masquerading Yeoman
True Spy Stories / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Harry Thomas Thompson; Toshio Myaskaki
- Reprints
- from Popular Comics (Dell, 1936 series) #66 (August 1941)
-
[no title indexed]
Rimfire Ferguson / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fork your broncs, cowpokes...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Rimfire Ferguson; Beth Hardy; Broder
- Synopsis
- Beth Hardy and her father are sheep owners and get assaulted by a bunch of cow herders, led by Broder. Rimfire intrudes on the attack and scare off the villains, but they capture him and drive a flock of cattle stampeding towards Rimfire. Beth saves the day.
Dear Ethel
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- W. B. Bingle
- Synopsis
- "Letter" from W.B. Bingle to his girl at home, Ethel, telling of events at army camp.
[no title indexed]
General Fuffle / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She ought to make a fine camp hostess.. she took a course in charm... and ju-jitsu..
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four cartoons about military life.
This issue is the only appearance of the "General Fuffle" feature.
At Camp Anemic
Hank and Lank / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Frank Thomas (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Hank; Lank; two unnamed fifth columnists; Hans; Fritz; Bubbles
- Synopsis
- Hank and Lank want to sign up for service at Camp Anemic, but are ridiculed by the recruiting officer. They prevent the fifth columnists (all looking like Hitler) from stealing the plans for the army's new, super secret potato peeler, and are finally admitted - as sweepers in the donkey stalls.
Indexer Notes
First four frames resume the protagonists' adventures in "Camp Comics" #1, breaking the fourth wall.
[no title indexed]
General Fuffle / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Pencils
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Inks
- George Lichty (signed as Lichty)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I told you this territory was no good ...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Five cartoons about military life printed in black and blue on the inside back cover.
This issue is the only appearance of the "General Fuffle" feature.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["He said I wouldn't be safe without a convoy!"]
-
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
["Oh--Betsy! What's this we've walked into? We had an appointment with Major Keene, but-"]
Rusty O'Reilly -
3.
["Golly, Pete, it's raining!"]
Pepsi and Pete -
4.
["Thank goodness they finally got off duty!"]
Buck and Chuck -
5.
["What d'ya know!"]
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd -
6.
["Aw - c'mon be a sport -"]
-
7.
For self defense
-
8.
It's Not Etiquette to Strike a Lady Who Is a Good Counter-Puncher
Seaman Sy Wheeler -
9.
["He was home for only two days, but he had me all out for defense!"]
Party Line -
10.
["These rookies catch on pretty quick that thin Gillettes make guys look slick!"]
-
11.
["General, I think you dropped one of your medals!"]
-
12.
The Case of the Scalped Hermit
Philo Vance -
13.
["While your [sic!] at it soldier -"]
-
14.
All you pipe fans, Ahoy!
-
15.
Yoshio Matsuda -- of the Japanese Navy
True Spy Stories -
16.
Thompson, the Masquerading Yeoman
True Spy Stories -
17.
["Fork your broncs, cowpokes..."]
Rimfire Ferguson -
18.
Dear Ethel
-
19.
["She ought to make a fine camp hostess.. she took a course in charm... and ju-jitsu.."]
General Fuffle -
20.
At Camp Anemic
Hank and Lank -
21.
["I told you this territory was no good ..."]
General Fuffle -
22.
Every time It's Chesterfield
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Del Gruber
- Edgar Loftin
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Claus Simonsen
- Jim Van Dore
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