(1943)

Columbia, 1943 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1943
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Publication Enterprises
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent Sullivan) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
newsprint
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Incomplete index.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bo; Captain Yank; Charlie Chan; Dixie Dugan; Joe Palooka; Sparky Watts / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe Palooka welcome to Boys Town
Genre
adventure; humor; animal; detective-mystery; sports; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts; Captain Yank; Dixie Dugan; Joe Palooka; Charlie Chan; Bo

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Joe Palooka / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly I'm so sleepy I won't be able t' drive much longer.
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Eddie; Edward J. Flanagan; Abe Shapiro; Cletus Conroy; Jerry Shafer
Synopsis
Joe visits Boys Town.
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips

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

Sparky Watts / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Boody Rogers
Pencils
Boody Rogers
Inks
Boody Rogers
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's fantastic Doc Static charges me with the cosmic ray and here I am th' strongest man in th' world pledged to fight all that's evil
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts; Doc Static; Slap-Happy; Nutsy; Blubber; Sue
Synopsis
Sparky is accidentally charged with the glamor ray.

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

Charlie Chan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alfred Andriola (signed)
Inks
Alfred Andriola (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the Centropolis beach, a baffling mystery confronts Charlie - a young girl, apparently stricken dumb, walking with outstretched hands, plunges into the ocean and swims for the distant horizon...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Charlie Chan; McCoy; Dr. Prinz; Sally Lafton [Constance Marsh]; Dick Colte; The Professor; John Blackley; Tom
Synopsis
A woman is hypnotized to kill herself.

Indexer Notes

newspaper strips

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

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

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

Hollywood Husband / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jeff Machamer)
Pencils
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jeff Machamer)
Inks
Jefferson Machamer (signed as Jeff Machamer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The studio wants me for retakes, Otho!
Genre
humor
Characters
Otho
Synopsis
Otho doesn't want to go horse-riding alone, and Otho tries to help a dog with fleas.
Reprints
  • from Hollywood Husband, 194x-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

Two Sunday comics.

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

Captain Yank / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Tinsley (credited)
Inks
Frank Tinsley (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Yank--a P.8's back already...without her fighters!
Genre
military
Characters
Captain Yankee Doodle; Baron Kursu; Mutso; Van Noorten; Coober; Kara
Synopsis
Captain Yank fights a Japanese fleet in a small channel.
Reprints
  • newspaper strips

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

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)
Inks
John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where's your uniform, Buddy?
Genre
humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan; Wilbur; Imogene; John; Bert; Ted; Mazie; Bill Hefty; Mickey Mackey; Eddie; Bud; Jones
Synopsis
Dixie teaches some people lessons.
Reprints
  • newspaper strips

Indexer Notes

Ten different Sunday comics.

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

Bo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Get away from that bone fertilizer, Bo.
Genre
animal; humor
Characters
Bo; Junior; Kitty; Alice
Synopsis
Bo eats bone meal and grows bigger.

Indexer Notes

Five Sunday strips.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)