(Summer 1950)

Dell, 1939 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
A Dell Magazine
Editing
Mort Walker (credited) (editor); Robert Levin (assistant editor); Edwin Kunz (art editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Pencils
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Inks
Bill Wenzel (signed as Wenzel)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That isn't the latest style, silly...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man mistakes undressed mannequins as wearing the latest fashions.

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Pencils
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Inks
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She sleeps four to eight - if the eight are good friends.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Pencils
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Inks
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, it's nothing really.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Al Ross (signed as Ross)
Pencils
Al Ross (signed as Ross)
Inks
Al Ross (signed as Ross)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now isn't that a coincidence!
Genre
humor

[Pointing Statue] (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as Clyde Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as Clyde Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as Clyde Lamb)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Art gallery visitors gaze at where a statue seems to be pointing.

Burma Shave (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
? [as K.] (signed)
Pencils
? [as K.] (signed)
Inks
? [as K.] (signed)

Genre
humor

Pests I Have Known (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn (credited) (signed as Mendelsohn)
Pencils
Jack Mendelsohn (credited) (signed as Mendelsohn)
Inks
Jack Mendelsohn (credited) (signed as Mendelsohn)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Quotes By Hope (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Hope (credited)
Pencils
Rudy Cristiano (signed)
Inks
Rudy Cristiano (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jaro Fabry (signed as Jaro Fabry)
Pencils
Jaro Fabry (signed as Jaro Fabry)
Inks
Jaro Fabry (signed as Jaro Fabry)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There must be some mistake. I married you for your money!
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Pencils
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Inks
Ernest Marquez (signed as Marquez)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you have to smile?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Pencils
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Inks
Hank Ketcham (signed as Ketcham)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good heavens! Is this Russia right over here?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mischa Richter (signed as Richter)
Pencils
Mischa Richter (signed as Richter)
Inks
Mischa Richter (signed as Richter)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, son, you gotta decide for yourself which one you like...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Pencils
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Inks
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your father and I thought that after you were married...
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Pencils
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Inks
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Regret circumstances unable attend - wish every success...
Genre
humor

Office Scene (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Herb Green (credited)
Pencils
Herb Green (credited)
Inks
Herb Green (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Pencils
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Inks
Reamer Keller (signed as Reamer Keller)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The brink of the falls is receding, or moving back at the...
Genre
humor

[Umbrella Salesman] (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Pencils
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Inks
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
After seeing people use newspapers to shield themselves from rain an umbrella salesman switches to selling newspapers.

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Clyde Lamb (signed as Lamb)
Pencils
Clyde Lamb (signed as Lamb)
Inks
Clyde Lamb (signed as Lamb)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, the red one is mine... or... no, on second thought...
Genre
humor

Seaside Primers (Table of Contents: 19)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gabriel (credited)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

The Raise (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)
Pencils
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)
Inks
Les Colin (signed as Les Colin)

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Fred Balk (signed as Fred Balk)
Pencils
Fred Balk (signed as Fred Balk)
Inks
Fred Balk (signed as Fred Balk)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shall we embarrass them?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Pencils
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Inks
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Finish in 25 words or less.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Pencils
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Inks
Michael Berry (signed as MICHAEL BERRY)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before I smile back - are you an eligible bachelor?
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell)
Pencils
Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell)
Inks
Jack Tyrrell (signed as Jack Tyrrell)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, play any old thing.
Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ali (signed as Ali)
Pencils
Ali (signed as Ali)
Inks
Ali (signed as Ali)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, you didn't get me out of the bathtub!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Pencils
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Inks
Tom Hudson (signed as Tom Hudson)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing to worry about - just a small case of evil spirits...
Genre
humor

Rube Goldberg's Latest Gadget Gazette (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rube Goldberg (credited)
Pencils
Rube Goldberg (credited)
Inks
Rube Goldberg (credited)
Letters
Rube Goldberg (credited)

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Pencils
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Inks
Bob Schroeter (signed as Bob Schroeter)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just bought a '50 sedan.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Pencils
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Inks
Bernard Wiseman (signed as B. Wiseman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I sure hope he's going the whole way.
Genre
humor

[Man Sits on Bus Stop Sign] (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
John Norment (signed as normEnt)
Pencils
John Norment (signed as normEnt)
Inks
John Norment (signed as normEnt)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A bus stop has no bench so a man bends the stop sign down and sits on it.

[Pants on Coat Rack] (Table of Contents: 31)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
David Huffine (signed as Huffine)
Pencils
David Huffine (signed as Huffine)
Inks
David Huffine (signed as Huffine)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man is surprised to see a pair of pants on a coat rack.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
? [as Lucas] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Lucas] (signed)
Inks
? [as Lucas] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't wanta live here.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Harrison (signed as BILL HARRISON)
Pencils
Bill Harrison (signed as BILL HARRISON)
Inks
Bill Harrison (signed as BILL HARRISON)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What was that, dear?
Genre
humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I need advice, I'll ask for it.
Genre
humor
Keywords
fishing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Pencils
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Inks
Al Kaufman (signed as Al Kaufman)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And I say it was foul! Foul! Foul!
Genre
humor
Keywords
baseball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
William Teason (signed)
Pencils
William Teason (signed)
Inks
William Teason (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now do you believe me?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Pencils
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Inks
George Crenshaw (signed as George Crenshaw)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks, but we already have one.
Genre
humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Pencils
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Inks
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)
Letters
Dick Cavalli (signed as Cavalli)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To be continued...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Pencils
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Inks
Sid Gordin (signed as Sivic)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I really must hang up now, dear.
Genre
humor

Big News from New York (Table of Contents: 40)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["That isn't the latest style, silly..."]
  3. 2. ["She sleeps four to eight - if the eight are good friends."]
  4. 3. ["Oh, it's nothing really."]
  5. 4. ["Now isn't that a coincidence!"]
  6. 5. [Pointing Statue]
  7. 6. Burma Shave
  8. 7. Pests I Have Known
  9. 8. Quotes By Hope
  10. 9. ["There must be some mistake. I married you for your money!"]
  11. 10. ["Do you have to smile?"]
  12. 11. ["Good heavens! Is this Russia right over here?"]
  13. 12. ["No, son, you gotta decide for yourself which one you like..."]
  14. 13. ["Your father and I thought that after you were married..."]
  15. 14. ["Regret circumstances unable attend - wish every success..."]
  16. 15. Office Scene
  17. 16. ["The brink of the falls is receding, or moving back at the..."]
  18. 17. [Umbrella Salesman]
  19. 18. ["No, the red one is mine... or... no, on second thought..."]
  20. 19. Seaside Primers
  21. 20. The Raise
  22. 21. ["Shall we embarrass them?"]
  23. 22. ["...Finish in 25 words or less."]
  24. 23. ["Before I smile back - are you an eligible bachelor?"]
  25. 24. ["Oh, play any old thing."]
  26. 25. ["No, you didn't get me out of the bathtub!"]
  27. 26. ["Nothing to worry about - just a small case of evil spirits..."]
  28. 27. Rube Goldberg's Latest Gadget Gazette
  29. 28. ["I just bought a '50 sedan."]
  30. 29. ["I sure hope he's going the whole way."]
  31. 30. [Man Sits on Bus Stop Sign]
  32. 31. [Pants on Coat Rack]
  33. 32. ["Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't wanta live here."]
  34. 33. ["What was that, dear?"]
  35. 34. ["When I need advice, I'll ask for it."]
  36. 35. ["And I say it was foul! Foul! Foul!"]
  37. 36. ["Now do you believe me?"]
  38. 37. ["Thanks, but we already have one."]
  39. 38. ["To be continued..."]
  40. 39. ["I really must hang up now, dear."]
  41. 40. Big News from New York
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Chad Wicker