Star Ranger
#7
(October-November 1937)
Ultem,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Ultem Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Harry "A" Chesler (Editor & Publisher); Kenneth Fitch (Managing Editor)
Issue Notes
The indicia, printed on the Table of Contents page, reads as follows:
'STAR RANGER is published monthly by Ultem Publications, Inc., Mount Morris, Illinois. Editorial office, 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post office, Mount Morris, Illinois, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: 12 issues in the United States and its possessions and Canada, $1.00. Single copies, 10 cents.
The publishers accept no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts but will exercise due care in handling same. Drawings and manuscripts, to receive consideration, must be accompanied by postage sufficient to insure their return to owner. BEFORE SUBMITTING DRAWINGS OR MANUSCRIPTS WRITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS. This magazine printed in U. S. A. and entire contents COPYRIGHTED, 1937, by ULTEM PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.'
'STAR RANGER is published monthly by Ultem Publications, Inc., Mount Morris, Illinois. Editorial office, 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at post office, Mount Morris, Illinois, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: 12 issues in the United States and its possessions and Canada, $1.00. Single copies, 10 cents.
The publishers accept no responsibility for unsolicited drawings or manuscripts but will exercise due care in handling same. Drawings and manuscripts, to receive consideration, must be accompanied by postage sufficient to insure their return to owner. BEFORE SUBMITTING DRAWINGS OR MANUSCRIPTS WRITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS. This magazine printed in U. S. A. and entire contents COPYRIGHTED, 1937, by ULTEM PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved.'
A Bit Off the Trail
The Roundup / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Synopsis
- A promo for Centaur's sister titles, Star Comics, Funny Pages, and Funny Picture Stories.
Indexer Notes
Article with spot illustration.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
lists the editor credits, features names, and the indicia. Page also features the union 'bug'.
Chief White Wolf
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; western-frontier
- Characters
- Chief White Wolf; Buffalo Bill Cody
- Reprints
-
in Authentic Police Cases (St. John, 1948 series) #1 (February 1948) - in Western Bandit Trails (St. John, 1949 series) #3 (July 1949) which is reprinted
- in Approved Comics (St. John, 1954 series) #9 (July 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
credit by Jerry Bails
[no title indexed]
Tenderfoot Joe / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aw, I didn't know it was that bad!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tenderfoot Joe
- Synopsis
- Joe is put to work as the chef when the regular cook goes on strike, but isn't really suited for the job.
[no title indexed]
Tenderfoot Mary / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello Mary - How's things at the cabin?
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tenderfoot Mary
- Synopsis
- Mary has rats in her cabin.
The Little Papoose
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- a poem to a Native American baby
[no title indexed]
Cowboy Jake / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mayor of the City wore a very troubled look
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cowboy Jake
- Synopsis
- The story of how Jake rid the town of the tough guy with his wits.
- Reprints
- in Star Ranger Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#4 (August 1939)
-
Indexer Notes
Creator credit confirmed by Ken Quattro (23 June 2019)
[no title indexed]
Lyin' Lou / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's a right smart dog I got there, Lou
- Characters
- Lyin' Lou
- Synopsis
- Lou spins a tale about how smart his dog was.
[no title indexed]
Wild West Junior / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Run home little boy and ride your hobby horse
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Junior signs up for the rodeo, despite the taunts about his age, throws the bull, rescues the damsel in distress...all before his Mom wakes him for school.
Indexer Notes
credit from Jerry Bails
[no title indexed]
Killer McGee / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- McGee, yah boined down a bank last week...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Killer McGee
- Synopsis
- Killer McGee can calmly take being called a menace and thief, but won't abide being accused of eating onions.
- Reprints
- in Star Ranger Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#4 (August 1939)
-
John Dillinger
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; crime
- Characters
- John Dillinger
- Synopsis
- Facts about the life and death of infamous outlaw John Dillinger.
Dynamite Trail
comic story / 5 pages
- Synopsis
- A ranger investigates strange accidents at a mining operation and finds a disgruntled employee.
[no title indexed]
Ace and Deuce / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two Noo Yawk gentlemen arriving on the 2:15...
- Characters
- Ace; Deuce
- Synopsis
- A couple New York City mob members come to the Dude ranch to lay low, but Ace and Deuce sniff them out.
Killer's Horse
text story / 7 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
text story with spot illustrations
One Less Horse-Thief!
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
center-spread art piece of the lynching of a horse-thief.
[no title indexed]
Bad Medicine / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Fred Guardineer (signed) [as F. B. G.]
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (signed) [as F. B. G.]
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (signed) [as F. B. G.]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They won't be any chuck tonight, men.
- Genre
- western-frontier
[no title indexed]
Grizzly Dunn / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Rafael Astarita (signed)
- Pencils
- Rafael Astarita (signed)
- Inks
- Rafael Astarita (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mighty fine hoss flesh, kid.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Grizzly Dunn
- Synopsis
- Grizzly gets challenged to a horse race.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#7 (July 1939)
-
Errand of Mercy
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Reprints
- in Comic Pages (Centaur, 1939 series) #v3#4 (July 1939)
-
Big Trees in America
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Lore about the history of trees in America, and of giant pre-historic petrified tree remains in Arizona.
Words Without Music
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Null; Void
- Synopsis
- a lyrical poem about migrant cowboys looking for work.
[no title indexed]
Null and Void / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Lit-Win ? [as Todmoro] (signed)
- Pencils
- Lit-Win ? [as Todmoro] (signed)
- Inks
- Lit-Win ? [as Todmoro] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This round up is a tuff job, eh, Void?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Null; Void
- Reprints
- in Star Ranger Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#4 (August 1939)
-
Indexer Notes
Lit-Win creator credit possibility from Ken Quattro (23 June 2019).
[no title indexed]
Homeless Oscar / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aren't those flowers beautiful!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Homeless Oscar (a skunk)
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Death's Head Range / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shore is a tough break for your Dad...
- Characters
- Bob Horn
- Synopsis
- Bob Horn lives on his Dad's ranch, which has a valuable oil well just across the fence on his neighbor's property. Bob discovers by accident that the neighbor moved the fence, and that the well is really his father's property.
Indexer Notes
credits by Jerry Bails
Marked Bullets
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Star Ranger Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#3 (June 1939)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Nigel Cantwell via the GCD Error List (21 August 2006). Bails lists Will Harr as writer only.
[no title indexed]
Jess Phoolin / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say - Join me in a drink Buddy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jess Phoolin
[no title indexed]
Jest the Type / cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Could we interest you in our latest super-electric Frigidaire?
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Lonesome Luke / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're the guys for ya!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lonesome Luke
Indexer Notes
Luke advertises for tough guys for his ranch and a bunch of guys with broken noses show up to apply. Luke tells them to go home and send the guy who broke their noses.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Cowboy Jake -
1.
A Bit Off the Trail
The Roundup -
2.
Table of Contents
-
3.
Chief White Wolf
-
4.
["Aw, I didn't know it was that bad!"]
Tenderfoot Joe -
5.
["Hello Mary - How's things at the cabin?"]
Tenderfoot Mary -
6.
The Little Papoose
-
7.
["The Mayor of the City wore a very troubled look"]
Cowboy Jake -
8.
["That's a right smart dog I got there, Lou"]
Lyin' Lou -
9.
["Run home little boy and ride your hobby horse"]
Wild West Junior -
10.
["McGee, yah boined down a bank last week..."]
Killer McGee -
11.
John Dillinger
-
12.
Dynamite Trail
-
13.
["Two Noo Yawk gentlemen arriving on the 2:15..."]
Ace and Deuce -
14.
Killer's Horse
-
15.
One Less Horse-Thief!
-
16.
["They won't be any chuck tonight, men."]
Bad Medicine -
17.
["Mighty fine hoss flesh, kid."]
Grizzly Dunn -
18.
Errand of Mercy
-
19.
Big Trees in America
-
20.
Words Without Music
-
21.
["This round up is a tuff job, eh, Void?"]
Null and Void -
22.
["Aren't those flowers beautiful!"]
Homeless Oscar -
23.
["Shore is a tough break for your Dad..."]
Death's Head Range -
24.
Marked Bullets
-
25.
"I hope no calls come in..."
Jest A Laugh -
26.
["Say - Join me in a drink Buddy!"]
Jess Phoolin -
27.
["Could we interest you in our latest super-electric Frigidaire?"]
Jest the Type -
28.
["We're the guys for ya!"]
Lonesome Luke
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- Michael Hoskin
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