(August 1942)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-07-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
David McKay Company
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] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Keywords
American flag; United States flag
Cover Thumbnail for Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 series) #65
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Diana's ship heads northwest along a desolate Arabian coast...
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1939-02-03 - 1939-02-04, 1939-02-06 - 1939-02-11, 1939-02-13 - 1939-02-18 & 1939-02-20 - 1939-02-21.
    [One panel is omitted from one of the dailies on each page, in order to fit two 4-panel strips onto each 7-panel page.]

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wondering how a frog can swim...
Genre
humor

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Pencils
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Inks
C. D. Russell (credited) (signed as C. D. Russell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had a day off, so I thought I'd run down and see...
Genre
humor

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

Jungle Jim / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alex Raymond (credited)
Pencils
Alex Raymond (credited)
Inks
Alex Raymond (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After hearing Jim's strange story, Captain Kenedy wastes no time in weighing anchor...
Genre
adventure; jungle

Do You Know... (Table of Contents: 5)

Collectin' Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eugene Pollock (credited as Eugene L Pollock)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.
The script credit information may be copied from other issues or titles and may not be correct here. Also, the spelling may be wrong.

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

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (credited) (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

At different places in the comic.

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

The Katzenjammer Kids / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as H. H. Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

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

Tim Tyler's Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Caught in the midst of a violent storm...
Genre
adventure; children

McTavish Fills an Order (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Rutherford Montgomery (credited)
Pencils
Clayton Knight (signed as Clayton Knight)
Inks
Clayton Knight (signed as Clayton Knight)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

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

Just Kids [1920s-50s] / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Pencils
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Inks
A. D. Carter (credited as Ad Carter) (signed as Ad Carter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, dear me -- I'm so excited...
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

At various places in the comic.

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

Seein' Stars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Feg Murray (credited)
Pencils
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Inks
Feg Murray (credited) (signed as Feg Murray)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
Celebrity

Convoy (Table of Contents: 12)

The Battle of the Seven Seas / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Franklin Wittmack (credited, signed)
Pencils
Franklin Wittmack (credited, signed)
Inks
Franklin Wittmack (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war

Indexer Notes

The centrefold.

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

Blondie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can I have my deposit back...
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee -- let's hurry, Sittin' Bull!
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Elmer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited) (signed as Winner)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, cut it out!!
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Prince Valiant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Foster (credited)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; historical

King Pete of Flatbush (Table of Contents: 17)

Sports in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Pencils
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Inks
Jack Sords (signed as Sords)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Pete Reiser
Keywords
baseball

Vol 1. No. 8 (Table of Contents: 18)

The Young Reporter / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hal Fox (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Evening, Tillie -- where'd you get the pooch?
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

Edward Winslow (Table of Contents: 20)

News in Pictures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

O'Dell Cooked Cod (Table of Contents: 21)

Polka Dot Pictures / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Curley Harper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited) (signed as Lyman Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hist -- Harper -- are you all set? There's an armed guard...
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as B de B)
Pencils
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as B de B)
Inks
Billy DeBeck (credited) (signed as B de B)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heavens above!! This is th' wuss piece o' land a crow ever flew acrost...
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

They'll Do It Every Time / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited as James Hatlo) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited as James Hatlo) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited as James Hatlo) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes -- I am Miss Patricia Apppleberry.
Genre
humor; domestic
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["As Diana's ship heads northwest along a desolate Arabian coast..."]
    The Phantom
  3. 2. ["Wondering how a frog can swim..."]
    Daffydoodles
  4. 3. ["I had a day off, so I thought I'd run down and see..."]
    Pete the Tramp
  5. 4. ["After hearing Jim's strange story, Captain Kenedy wastes no time in weighing anchor..."]
    Jungle Jim
  6. 5. Do You Know...
    Collectin' Stamps
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Sports in Pictures
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  9. 8. ["Caught in the midst of a violent storm..."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  10. 9. McTavish Fills an Order
  11. 10. ["Oh, dear me -- I'm so excited..."]
    Just Kids [1920s-50s]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Seein' Stars
  13. 12. Convoy
    The Battle of the Seven Seas
  14. 13. ["Can I have my deposit back..."]
    Blondie
  15. 14. ["Gee -- let's hurry, Sittin' Bull!"]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  16. 15. ["Hey, cut it out!!"]
    Elmer
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Prince Valiant
  18. 17. King Pete of Flatbush
    Sports in Pictures
  19. 18. Vol 1. No. 8
    The Young Reporter
  20. 19. ["Evening, Tillie -- where'd you get the pooch?"]
    Tillie the Toiler
  21. 20. Edward Winslow
    News in Pictures
  22. 21. O'Dell Cooked Cod
    Polka Dot Pictures
  23. 22. ["Hist -- Harper -- are you all set? There's an armed guard..."]
    Curley Harper
  24. 23. ["Heavens above!! This is th' wuss piece o' land a crow ever flew acrost..."]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  25. 24. ["Yes -- I am Miss Patricia Apppleberry."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
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  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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