(August 1940)

United Feature, 1940 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fritzi Ritz / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble
Keywords
sea gulls; swimsuit; water skiing

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

United Comics Patterns / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Little Mary Mixup's In Another "Mixup" (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Little Mary Mixup / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Presenting the Rise of Ernie Bushmiller Creator of Fritzi Ritz (Table of Contents: 3)

Fritzi Ritz / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (illustrations)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Most great men start out as boys and Ernie Bushmiller was no different.
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Ernie Bushmiller (illustrations and photograph); editor of the New York World newspaper
Synopsis
Story of Ernie Bushmiller beginning as a copy boy, becoming a newspaper cartoonist and creating Fritzi Ritz.
Keywords
National Academy of Design; New York World

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

Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't usually go in for practical jokes -
Genre
humor
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Nancy; Wally
Reprints
  • from Fritzi Ritz Sunday page (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx through 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

48 Fritzi Ritz half page Sunday strips on the top half of pages 4 through 33 and 36 through 53.

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

Phil Fumble / comic story / 23.5 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh - Phoebe is sore at me -
Genre
humor
Characters
Phil Fumble; Phoebe
Reprints
  • from Phil Fumble Sunday page (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx through 193x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

47 Phil Fumble half page Sunday strips on the top half of pages 4 through 10, 12 through 33 and 36 through 53.

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

Fritzi's Fashions / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm lending Fritzi my space folks-
Genre
fashion
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Phil Fumble
Reprints
  • from Fritzi's Fashions Sunday page (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx
Keywords
paper doll

Indexer Notes

Bottom half of page 11.

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

Hingeing on Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (title)
Letters
? (title); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Getting Equipped
Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
album; catalogue; pen pals; perforation gauge; philately

Indexer Notes

Centerspread text article on stamp collecting with two columns of advertisements from stamp dealers. Pages 34 and 35.

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

Fritzi Ritz / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Aunt Fritzi didn't you work in the movies...
Genre
humor
Characters
Fritzi Ritz; Nancy; Pa (Fritzi's father); Wally; Wallace Beery; Joan Crawford
Synopsis
Fritzi goes to Hollywood to get into the movies and takes Nancy along with her.
Reprints
  • from Fritzi Ritz dailies (United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx to 193x-xx-xx
Keywords
Hollywood

Indexer Notes

About 32 daily pages modified to make a continuous story. Pages 54 through 66.

Jumbo Books (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Watch For the Big 4 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Tootsie Roll of Honor (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fritzi Ritz
  2. 1. ["No. 3306.... You can put this dress on all by yourself..."]
    United Comics Patterns
  3. 2. Little Mary Mixup's In Another "Mixup"
    Little Mary Mixup
  4. 3. Presenting the Rise of Ernie Bushmiller Creator of Fritzi Ritz
    Fritzi Ritz
  5. 4. ["I don't usually go in for practical jokes -"]
    Fritzi Ritz
  6. 5. ["Gosh - Phoebe is sore at me -"]
    Phil Fumble
  7. 6. ["I'm lending Fritzi my space folks-"]
    Fritzi's Fashions
  8. 7. ["Getting Equipped"]
    Hingeing on Stamps
  9. 8. ["Oh Aunt Fritzi didn't you work in the movies..."]
    Fritzi Ritz
  10. 9. Jumbo Books
  11. 10. Watch For the Big 4
  12. 11. The Tootsie Roll of Honor
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bill Devine