Joke Comics #20

[Another Free Cut-out Mask!] (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ted Steele (signed as TAS)

Inks

Ted Steele (signed as TAS)

Letters

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Characters

Spike

Indexer Notes

A cut-out mask that runs across the interior front and interior back covers.

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

Private Stuff / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Steele (signed)

Pencils

Ted Steele (signed)

Inks

Ted Steele (signed)

Letters

Ted Steele (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I put two bucks on "Tomatoes," but he ran in the can!

Genre

humour

Characters

Private Stuff; Private Ward; General Store; Herr Von Sneek

Synopsis

Stuff and Ward disguise themselves as a horse.

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

Th' Chief / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Caw! Caw! Caw!

Genre

humour

Characters

Th' Chief

Synopsis

A crow steals th' Chief's feather.

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

J. C. Flatbottom / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Brunt (signed)

Pencils

Harry Brunt (signed)

Inks

Harry Brunt (signed)

Letters

Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey gang! Meet a new pal "J. C." Flatbottom, known to his friends as "J. C.".

Genre

humour

Characters

J. C. Flatbottom; Mike; Tommy; Walter; Freddy; Red; Harry James

Synopsis

J. C. and his band play at Desolation Beach.

The Ragtime Killer... (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Kelly (signed)

Pencils

Fred Kelly (signed)

Inks

Fred Kelly (signed)

Letters

Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It all started the day that Jerry Jordan, young rancher, rode over to El Lopo to call on Elsie Elders, daughter of Jim Elders, sheriff of Norman County.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jerry Jordan; Elsie Elders; Jim Elders

Synopsis

There's a crime wave in the town of El Lopo.

The Clue of the Crooked Camera!! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Pencils

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Inks

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Letters

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Capital City is all a twitter... the reason?? Why, the bullfights have come to town........

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Wing [Trixie Rogers]; Carlos Deos; Artie Rich [Arthuros Richardo]

Synopsis

A bullfighter is killed.

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

Dingwallis / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Keith (signed)

Pencils

Frank Keith (signed)

Inks

Frank Keith (signed)

Letters

Frank Keith (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!

Genre

humour

Characters

Dingwallis

Synopsis

Dingwallis is upsetting his music teacher.

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

Doodlebugs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Alton (credited)

Pencils

Ed Alton (credited)

Inks

Ed Alton (credited)

Letters

Ed Alton (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy, will I surprise this gang when I pull off my sneak raid.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Granite Gus; King Bizzby; Herman Honeyhive; Allura; Spike

Synopsis

Spiders are eating Doodlebugs.

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

Ricco Vez / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Pencils

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Inks

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Letters

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh my poor leetle sonflower - my leetle sonflower - I am ruined man

Genre

humour; western-frontier

Characters

Zombie; Ricco Vez; Sancho; Sisto; Ebony

Synopsis

A man's horse has been poisoned before a race.

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

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

Script

Fred Kelly (signed)

Pencils

Fred Kelly (signed)

Inks

Fred Kelly (signed)

Letters

Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dirk! That citadel is going to be a tough nut to crack!

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Blade; Dirk; Danny the Buckle

Synopsis

The Blade has to invade the fortress of Danny the Buckle.

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

Spike and Mike / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Saakel (signed)

Pencils

Ross Saakel (signed)

Inks

Ross Saakel (signed)

Letters

Ross Saakel (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can ya spare fifty cents, mister!

Genre

humour

Characters

Spike; Mike Rafone; Mr. Zootari; George; Jonssy

Synopsis

Zootari plans to insure Spike and Mike for $20,000 dollars, then kill them.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Oolay the Eskimo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Cal (signed as Cal [cursive])

Pencils

Cal (signed as Cal [cursive])

Inks

Cal (signed as Cal [cursive])

Letters

Cal (signed as Cal [cursive])

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's the whale blubber that you ordered, Oolay!

Genre

humour

Characters

Oolay

Synopsis

Oolay gets a lot of deliveries.

Black Ivory (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty Burd / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Kelly (signed)

Pencils

Fred Kelly (signed)

Inks

Fred Kelly (signed)

Letters

Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Am I seeing things, or is that a steamer anchored on this unexplored coast?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Betty Burd

Synopsis

The Japanese are enslaving natives.

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

Dingwallis / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Keith (signed)

Pencils

Frank Keith (signed)

Inks

Frank Keith (signed)

Letters

Frank Keith (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now Dingwallis, I want ya t' stay away from Dubby -he's just gittin' over th' measles!

Genre

humour

Characters

Dingwallis; Dubby

Synopsis

Maw is worried Dingwallis will catch the measles.

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

Ivar of Mars / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Pencils

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Inks

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

Letters

Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ivar - from the planet Mars and his companion - Erin Shore are on their way home when over the car radio comes -

Genre

humour; science fiction

Characters

Ivar; Erin Shore

Synopsis

Ivar and Erin help some Anzacs against the Japanese.

Indexer Notes

Pages 2 and 3 printed out of order.

Plate No. 3 Family Pelicans. Family Ducks. (Table of Contents: 16)

Know Your Birds / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Pencils

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Inks

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Colors

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Letters

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

White pelican, California brown pelican, red-breasted merganser, and hooded merganser.

Back cover.