(Fall 1945)

DC, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-09-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
An All-American Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor)

Issue Notes

M. C. Gaines' name was clearly removed from indicia, leaving a blank space.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

J. Rufus Lion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Arsenic the Giraffe; Blackie Bear

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Santi ?
Inks
Ron Santi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I perform, the audience is glued to the seats!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Arsenic; Auntie
Synopsis
Rufus studies ventriloquism, but it's Arsenic who actually learns it.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Three Mouseketeers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Santi ?
Inks
Ron Santi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was a heckuva dirty trick to play on the Three Mouseketeers...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Amouse; Porterhouse; Dartagmouse; Duke Bazook
Synopsis
The Duke frames the boys for murder.

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

Bulldog Drumhead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Santi (signed)
Pencils
Ron Santi (signed)
Inks
Ron Santi (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wheeeeeeeee!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Oliver Wendel McDuffy
Synopsis
Oliver opens a detective school.

Meet --- Movie Mike (Table of Contents: 7)

Who's Who in Zooville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Santi
Pencils
Ron Santi
Inks
Ron Santi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Meet --- Flying Frank (Table of Contents: 8)

Who's Who in Zooville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Santi
Pencils
Ron Santi
Inks
Ron Santi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Meet --- Barber Bill (Table of Contents: 9)

Who's Who in Zooville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Santi
Pencils
Ron Santi
Inks
Ron Santi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Ol' Judge Owl / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed) (illustrations)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed) (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Meet --- Garage-Man George (Table of Contents: 12)

Who's Who In Zooville / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Santi
Pencils
Ron Santi
Inks
Ron Santi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Lion Tamer! (Table of Contents: 13)

Blackie Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Saul Kessler
Inks
Saul Kessler
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Blackie sneaks into show business and then finds out he's supposed to be a lion tamer!

Want to Be a Football Champion? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

McSnurtle Goes A-Courtin' (Table of Contents: 15)

McSnurtle the Turtle: The Terrific Whatzit / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Widow Jones; Conscience
Synopsis
Widow Jones, a traveling saleswoman, sweeps McSnurtle off his feet with her high-class ways.

How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

3 Big Values in One (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    J. Rufus Lion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["You're on the right track..."]
  4. 3. ["When I perform, the audience is glued to the seats!"]
    J. Rufus Lion
  5. 4. ["Paydays he always hightails it for town..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["It was a heckuva dirty trick to play on the Three Mouseketeers..."]
    The Three Mouseketeers
  7. 6. ["Wheeeeeeeee!!"]
    Bulldog Drumhead
  8. 7. Meet --- Movie Mike
    Who's Who in Zooville
  9. 8. Meet --- Flying Frank
    Who's Who in Zooville
  10. 9. Meet --- Barber Bill
    Who's Who in Zooville
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Bit-o-Honey
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Ol' Judge Owl
  13. 12. Meet --- Garage-Man George
    Who's Who In Zooville
  14. 13. Lion Tamer!
    Blackie Bear
  15. 14. Want to Be a Football Champion?
    Wheaties
  16. 15. McSnurtle Goes A-Courtin'
    McSnurtle the Turtle: The Terrific Whatzit
  17. 16. How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble
    Thom McAn
  18. 17. 3 Big Values in One
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  19. 18. Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Pannozzi
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore