(March 1939)

Western, 1938 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Whitman Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Oskar Lebeck (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; detective-mystery

[Johnny Mintworth] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Johnny Mintworth; Danny Supeena (villain); Pat Patton
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Little Joe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Leffingwell ?
Pencils
Robert Leffingwell ?
Inks
Robert Leffingwell ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
---Ah---good---you sign over your ranch to Don Jose...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Little Joe; Constable Utah Smirk; Don Jose; Sebastian; Mrs. Oak
Reprints
  • from Little Joe Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx – 193x-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (signed)
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How's tricks at home, Smokey - have you had any more robberies?
Genre
humor
Characters
Smokey Stover; Chief Cash U. Nutt
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

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

Little Orphan Annie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Gray
Pencils
Harold Gray
Inks
Harold Gray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; children; adventure
Characters
Little Orphan Annie
Reprints
  • from Little Orphan Annie Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx – 1937-xx-xx

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

Manuk the Arctic Crusoe / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck ?
Pencils
Oskar Lebeck ?
Inks
Oskar Lebeck ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Manuk! Will -- will it strike us?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Manuk; Neelah

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

Gasoline Alley / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank King
Pencils
Frank King
Inks
Frank King
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, I saw you one night a week or so ago, Nina, an' you didn't see me.
Genre
humor; domestic; drama
Characters
Skeezix Wallet; Trixie; Gootch; Nina; Tops
Reprints
  • from Gasoline Alley daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx - 193x-xx-xx

Dick Tracy and Young Jim's Legacy (Table of Contents: 7)

Dick Tracy / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery

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

Terry and the Pirates / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff (signed as Milton Caniff)
Pencils
Milton Caniff (signed as Milton Caniff)
Inks
Milton Caniff (signed as Milton Caniff)
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Engli

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! Did she calm that mob!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Connie; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Terry Lee; Pat Ryan; Connie; Tony Sandhurst; Normandie Drake
Reprints
  • from Terry and the Pirates daily and Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-03-xx - 1937-03-xx

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

Smarty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Pencils
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Inks
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While you keep an eye on my dog while I go shopping?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Smarty; Mam

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

Sweeney & Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Pencils
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Inks
Al Posen (signed as Posen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's wrong, Ma?
Genre
humor
Characters
Sweeney; his son; Ma Sweeney
Reprints
  • from Sweeney & Son Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx

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

Moon Mullins / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)
Pencils
Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)
Inks
Frank Willard (credited) (signed as Willard)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're from headquarters.
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Moon Mullins; Lord Plushbottom; Lady Emmy Plushbottom; William P. Mullins; Kayo Mullins
Reprints
  • from Moon Mullins daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx

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

Tim Todd the Boy Detective / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russ Winterbotham (sourced)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Herbert! Don't let that vicious dog bite me
Genre
children; detective-mystery
Characters
Tim Todd; Herbert; Alice; Mr. Todd; Limping Louie (crook)

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

Winnie Winkle / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
Pencils
Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
Inks
Martin Branner (signed as Branner) (credited as Branner)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, so your new boy friend is a porter, huh?
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Winnie Winkle; Fanny Fitts; Pa Winkle
Reprints
  • from Winnie Winkle daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-xx-xx – 1936-xx-xx

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

Smokey Stover / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman
Pencils
Bill Holman
Inks
Bill Holman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a swell day for rabbits - with a dog like Blazer along...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Smokey Stover Sundays (Chicago Tribune) xxxx-xx-xx

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

The Gumps / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gus Edson (signed)
Pencils
Gus Edson (signed)
Inks
Gus Edson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help!! Help!
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Tilda; "Runt" Radcliff; Pierre
Reprints
  • from The Gumps daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-xx-xx - 1936-xx-xx

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

Harold Teen / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Ed (credited, signed)
Pencils
Carl Ed (credited, signed)
Inks
Carl Ed (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm happy Gramps has taken care of Harold's training...
Genre
teen
Characters
Harold Teen; Shadow Smart; Lillums Lovewell; Grampa Teen; Popem Pete
Reprints
  • from Harold Teen daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx- xx

Terry on the Yacht (Table of Contents: 17)

Terry and the Pirates / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Holman (signed)
Pencils
Bill Holman (signed)
Inks
Bill Holman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spooky (a cat); Fenwick Flooky
Reprints
  • from Spooky Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx

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

Smarty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Pencils
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Inks
Oskar Lebeck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Betcha two bits you'll never catch one that big
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Smarty; Benny Boaster

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Smarty" feature in Super Comics. The feature will move to Circus Comics (Farm Women's Publishing Company, 1945 Series), starting with #1 (April 1945).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Wyoming Willie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck (sourced)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is my lucky day
Feature Logo
Wyomin' Willie
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Wyomin' Willie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Peter and His Mutt / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Oskar Lebeck (sourced)
Pencils
Oskar Lebeck (sourced)
Inks
Oskar Lebeck (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But Peter, I want you to water the flower garden
Genre
humor; children; animal
Characters
Peter

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Peter and His Mutt" feature.

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

Streaky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Loy Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Loy Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Loy Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, shux - I wish I had a gurl!
Genre
humor
Characters
Streaky; Whitey; Jeanie; Elaine
Reprints
  • from Streaky Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1936-xx-xx – 1936-xx-xx

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

Smitty / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Pencils
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Inks
Walter Berndt (credited as Berndt)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
George was supposed to meet us here at the end of the line...
Genre
humor
Characters
Smitty [Augustus Smith]; Mr. Bailey
Reprints
  • from Smitty Sunday (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx – 193x-xx-xx

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

Tiny Tim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Link (signed)
Pencils
Stanley Link (signed)
Inks
Stanley Link (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look Dotty - there's that little bunny we saw last week...
Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Tiny Tim; Dotty
Reprints
  • from Tiny Tim daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 193x-xx-xx – 193x-xx-xx

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Smilin' Jack / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Zack Mosley (credited, signed)
Pencils
Zack Mosley (credited, signed)
Inks
Zack Mosley (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I should have had better sense than to fall in love with Dixie...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Smilin' Jack Martin; Skip; Rufus; Dixie Lee; Dude
Reprints
  • from Smilin' Jack daily (The Chicago Tribune - N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc.) 1937-xx-xx - 1937-xx-xx
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. [Johnny Mintworth]
    Dick Tracy
  3. 2. ["---Ah---good---you sign over your ranch to Don Jose..."]
    Little Joe
  4. 3. ["How's tricks at home, Smokey - have you had any more robberies?"]
    Smokey Stover
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Little Orphan Annie
  6. 5. ["Oh, Manuk! Will -- will it strike us?"]
    Manuk the Arctic Crusoe
  7. 6. ["Well, I saw you one night a week or so ago, Nina, an' you didn't see me."]
    Gasoline Alley
  8. 7. Dick Tracy and Young Jim's Legacy
    Dick Tracy
  9. 8. ["Boy! Did she calm that mob!"]
    Terry and the Pirates
  10. 9. ["While you keep an eye on my dog while I go shopping?"]
    Smarty
  11. 10. ["What's wrong, Ma?"]
    Sweeney & Son
  12. 11. ["We're from headquarters."]
    Moon Mullins
  13. 12. ["Herbert! Don't let that vicious dog bite me"]
    Tim Todd the Boy Detective
  14. 13. ["Oh, so your new boy friend is a porter, huh?"]
    Winnie Winkle
  15. 14. ["What a swell day for rabbits - with a dog like Blazer along..."]
    Smokey Stover
  16. 15. ["Help!! Help!"]
    The Gumps
  17. 16. ["I'm happy Gramps has taken care of Harold's training..."]
    Harold Teen
  18. 17. Terry on the Yacht
    Terry and the Pirates
  19. 18. ["Whew!"]
    Spooky
  20. 19. ["Betcha two bits you'll never catch one that big"]
    Smarty
  21. 20. ["This is my lucky day"]
    Wyoming Willie
  22. 21. ["But Peter, I want you to water the flower garden"]
    Peter and His Mutt
  23. 22. ["Aw, shux - I wish I had a gurl!"]
    Streaky
  24. 23. ["George was supposed to meet us here at the end of the line..."]
    Smitty
  25. 24. ["Look Dotty - there's that little bunny we saw last week..."]
    Tiny Tim
  26. 25. ["I should have had better sense than to fall in love with Dixie..."]
    Smilin' Jack
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Simone Nardi
  • Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore