Ace Comics #116
(November 1946)

David McKay, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-09-27
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, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Katzenjammer Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Musial
Inks
Joe Musial
Colors
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hans; Fritz
Keywords
football

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

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Ace]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good football weather, this!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-front cover.

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

The Phantom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Falk (credited)
Pencils
Ray Moore (credited)
Inks
Ray Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night, and the stolen S.S. Harvey reaches a small tropical port.
Genre
adventure; jungle; superhero
Reprints
  • From Phantom daily strips (King Features Syndicate) 1943-10-16, 1943-10-18 - 1943-10-23, 1943-10-25 - 1943-10-29.
    [Two daily strips per page, but some panels are stretched or clipped in order to fit them to the comic's pages, and a few panels are omitted.]

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

Daffydoodles / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doc Winner (credited)
Inks
Doc Winner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trying to save the day that dies in the west.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers (for $1 if published).

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

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

Script
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr)
Pencils
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Inks
Harold Knerr (credited as Knerr) (signed as Knerr)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No! You can't vatch me fix der chimbley! Iss dot clear?
Genre
humor; children

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

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

Script
Lyman Young (credited)
Pencils
Lyman Young (credited)
Inks
Lyman Young (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do we do now? Say nothing and see what happens.
Feature Logo
Tim Tyler
Genre
adventure

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

Pete the Tramp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
C. D. Russell (credited)
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
A guy down at the carnival reads handwriting.
Genre
humor

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

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
Jim starts to back the car down the mountain trail to escape...
Genre
adventure; jungle

Indexer Notes

The 4th page is dated 11-25-45.

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

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Pencils
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Inks
Fred Lasswell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Balls o' fire!! Pay-day terday!!
Feature Logo
Barney Google
Genre
humor

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

Blondie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Young (credited)
Pencils
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Inks
Chic Young (credited) (signed as Chic Young)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a letter for you, from Jugoslavia.
Genre
humor; domestic

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

Teddy and Sitting Bull / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Musial (credited)
Pencils
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Inks
Joe Musial (credited) (signed as Musial)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mom, give me the keys to the cellar...
Genre
humor; children; domestic

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

Tillie the Toiler / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russ Westover (credited)
Pencils
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Inks
Russ Westover (credited) (signed as Russ Westover)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, I'd love to be a model, but I'm too stout.
Genre
drama; humor
Keywords
soap opera

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

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

Script
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster)
Pencils
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Inks
Hal Foster (credited as Harold R. Foster) (signed as HAL FOSTER)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'There is fur I'll need this winter', whispers Sigrid, pointing to a bear...
Genre
adventure; historical

Vol. 5 No. 8 November 1946 (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Hal Fox (credited) (editor)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover.

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

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

Script
Jimmy Hatlo (credited)
Pencils
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Inks
Jimmy Hatlo (credited) (signed as Jimmy Hatlo)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The coach better throw out the team...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  2. 1. ["Good football weather, this!"]
  3. 2. ["Night, and the stolen S.S. Harvey reaches a small tropical port."]
    The Phantom
  4. 3. ["Trying to save the day that dies in the west."]
    Daffydoodles
  5. 4. ["No! You can't vatch me fix der chimbley! Iss dot clear?"]
    The Katzenjammer Kids
  6. 5. ["What do we do now? Say nothing and see what happens."]
    Tim Tyler's Luck
  7. 6. ["A guy down at the carnival reads handwriting."]
    Pete the Tramp
  8. 7. ["Jim starts to back the car down the mountain trail to escape..."]
    Jungle Jim
  9. 8. ["Balls o' fire!! Pay-day terday!!"]
    Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
  10. 9. ["Here's a letter for you, from Jugoslavia."]
    Blondie
  11. 10. ["Mom, give me the keys to the cellar..."]
    Teddy and Sitting Bull
  12. 11. ["Oh, I'd love to be a model, but I'm too stout."]
    Tillie the Toiler
  13. 12. ["'There is fur I'll need this winter', whispers Sigrid, pointing to a bear..."]
    Prince Valiant
  14. 13. Vol. 5 No. 8 November 1946
    The Young Reporter
  15. 14. ["The coach better throw out the team..."]
    They'll Do It Every Time
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky